The AI Conference 2026 — Shaping the Future of AI

The AI Conference is the leading American AI conference for developers, researchers, and technology leaders. Over three days, more than 5,500 participants gather in San Francisco for in-depth sessions on agentic AI, large language models, AI infrastructure, security, and enterprise applications.

About the conference

The AI Conference is an annual multi-day conference focusing on the latest developments in artificial intelligence. The conference brings together developers, researchers, founders, investors, and AI leaders from across the entire technology sector. Confirmed speakers for 2026 come from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Andreessen Horowitz, and Stanford University, among others.

Program and content

The program spans three days and is structured around five content tracks: AI Frontiers (governance, ethics, and frontier research), AI Builders (development of agentic systems), The AI Stack (model design, infrastructure, and MLOps), Applied AI (practical implementations and automation), and AI Strategy (enterprise adoption, risk management, and leadership). Prior to the two main days, there is an exclusive program on Day Zero featuring small, focused workshops for up to 350 participants, a live AI Hack Day, and a VIP dinner. Highlights include the Startup Showdown, the Innovation Hub, and the outdoor networking event Party in the Park.

Who is the event for?

The conference focuses on software developers and tech leaders, ML researchers and AI engineers, founders and investors, product managers, and strategic decision-makers active in or around the AI ecosystem.

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