AI Conference San Francisco 2026

A three-day conference brings together 5,500+ AI builders, researchers and enterprise leaders for applied AI programming and hands-on workshops.

AI Conference 2026 runs Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at Pier 48 · Shed A and B in San Francisco. The event draws over 5,500 AI builders, researchers and senior leaders to explore applied AI, emerging trends and practical deployment strategies.

The agenda opens with a Day Zero featuring focused workshops and a live AI Hack Day, followed by two days of five-track programming spanning technical depth, infrastructure, product, leadership and applied AI. Featured programming includes keynote speakers, a Startup Showdown and an Innovation Hub showcasing emerging AI tools and platforms.

AI Conference 2026 Focus Areas

• AI Frontiers: Governance, ethics, societal impact and frontier research including multimodal and agentic AI.
• AI Builders: Techniques for shipping agentic and multi-LLM systems, toolchains, fine-tuning and scaling.
• The AI Stack: Model design, training, distributed inference, data evaluation, accelerators and MLOps.
• Applied AI: Real-world deployments, workflow automation, edge intelligence and case studies.
• AI Strategy: Enterprise adoption, governance, AI risk management, capability building, ROI frameworks and culture change.

Who Should Attend AI Conference 2026

The event is designed for technical and strategic professionals working across the AI landscape, including:

• AI startup CTOs: Technical leaders building AI products and infrastructure.
• Enterprise IT leaders: Executives overseeing AI adoption and governance in large organizations.
• ML researchers & engineers: Professionals focused on model design, training and deployment.
• Product managers & applied scientists: Individuals managing AI product development and real-world applications.
• Policy leaders & strategists: Experts in AI governance, ethics and societal impact.

AI Conference 2026 Sponsors

Notable sponsors associated with the event include:

• Baseten (Elite)
• Google Cloud (Partner)
• Fireworks AI (Strategic)
• Neo4j (Strategic)
• Together AI (Strategic)