June 5, 2026
Event Schedule
A full day of keynotes, technical talks, panels, and networking at Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley.
AI Researcher Forum
A dedicated AI Researcher Forum featuring in-depth technical discussions and talks led by researchers from leading AI labs and academic institutions, including Nvidia, AMD, Amazon, Microsoft, Google DeepMind (Gemini), Meta, Amazon, UC Berkeley, Stanford, University of Toronto, and other emerging AI research groups.
Topics include:
- Continual Learning and Self Evolving Agents
- Multi-Modal Intelligence in the Physical World
- Scaling Agentic RL and Verified Reasoning
- Toward Autonomous AI Scientists
This session is designed to surface the latest advances in AI research and connect researchers with founders and operators building real-world systems.
Keynote 1
Le Cong
Panel: Toward Autonomous AI Scientists
Erran Li, Amber Liu, Fang Wu, Yingcheng Wu, Zhangchen Xu
Keynote 2
Bret Waters
Panel: Scaling Agentic RL & Verified Reasoning
Xiangyi Li, Xinpeng Wei, Xiaolong Jin, Zhongzhu Zhou, Tianyu Zhang, Sheng-Nan Zhao
Keynote 3
Panel: Continual Learning & Self Evolving Agents
Hanchen Li, Pengtao Xie, Chongkai Gao, Ruijie Zhu, Teddy Wu, Caitlin Dullanty
Demo: Makora
Lunch + Lightning Pitch
3 Community Speakers
Demo: Sense Space
Helena Wang
Panel: Inference Optimization
Nikola Borisov, Eugene Cheah, Ash Lewis, Qi Jin, Denise Teng, Will Horyn
CEO of Deepinfra, CEO of Featherless, CEO of Pioneer, EVP of Cerebras, Partner of Gradient Ventures, moderated by Principal of Geodesic Capital
Panel: Agent Security
Ankur Shah, Snehal Antani, Dušan Vuksanovic, Ken Elefant, Morgan Kyauk, Danny Hatfield
Co-founder of Straiker, CEO of Horizon3.ai, CEO of Swisscom SV Outpost, Partner of Sorenson Capital, Managing Director of Nightdragon Capital, Moderated by Managing Director of Stifel Bank
Demo: Pioneer
Ash Lewis
Panel: Data Infrastructure for Agent
Etienne Dilocker, Clark Zhang, Christopher Di Gioia, Madison Faulkner, Andy Triedman, Kyle McNulty
CTO of Weaviate, Co-founder of Graphon AI, Head of AI/Data of PGIM, Partner of NEA, Partner of Theory Ventures, Moderated by Investor of I-Q-T
Panel: Physical AI & World Models
Enoch Zhu, Fan-Yun Sun, Viren Tellis, Christoph Kohstall, Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Mike Obolonskyi
CEO of Orbifold, CEO of Moonlake.AI, CEO of Uthana, Physical AI Scientist of 1X, Partner of Hitachi Ventures, Moderated by Principal of Cortical Ventures
Demo: KiteAI
Panel: Agent Runtime Environment
Andi Partoli, Jonathan Chan, Leo Tchourakov, Jean Malha, Nnamdi Iregbulem, Deepak Prasad
Co-founder of Veris AI, ex-CISO/CIO of Episource, MTS of Factory.AI, Senior Architect of AWS Bedrock, Partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners, Moderated by Director of Qualcomm Ventures
Panel: Agent Production Readiness
Yaron Schneider, Andre Elizondo, Asit Sahoo, Sheridan Gray, Holly Hon, Dan Moskowitz
CEO of Diagrid, Head of AI Product of Mezmo, AI Product Lead of Iron Mountain, Product Manager of Meta, SVP - AI & Operations, Moderated by Partner of Third Point
Demo: Sylph AI
Li Yin
Panel: Agentic Application Era
Fengmin Gong, Ray Wu, Bill Sun, KJ Jia, Wickey Wang
CEO & Co-Founder of Metafoodx, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures, Founder Generative Alpha, Founder of Onepiece Labs, Moderated by the Co-Founder of SAFENAI
Panel: Unique Funding and GTM for Agents
Ankur Saxena, Ashish Kakran, Wilson Lin, Grace Gong, Dr. Paul Fang
Investment Director of TDK Ventures, Managing Partner of Seligman, AI Investment Lead of DCG, Founder & CEO of Smart Venture Media, President of Bay Area Founders
VIP Cocktail
Unwind and connect with founders, investors, and operators in a more relaxed setting, designed for deeper conversations and relationship building.