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 Perplexity, xAI, 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
- Beyond Transformers: Next Generation AI Architectures
This session is designed to surface the latest advances in AI research and connect researchers with founders and operators building real-world systems.
Networking Lunch
Lunch and curated networking - connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.
Panel: Inference Optimization
Founder of TensorMesh, CEO of Featherless, CEO of Fastino, VP of Cerebras, Partner of Lightspeed.
Lightning Pitches & Live Product Demos
Throughout the afternoon, lightning pitches and live product demos feature founders building next-generation AI products — a fast-paced format to highlight emerging ideas, tools, and companies.
Panel: Physical AI & World Models
CEO of Orbifold, VP/Head of Decart, founding engineer of Skild.AI, General Partner of Third Point.
Panel: Data Infra for Agents
CEO of Weaviate, Product Lead of Supabase, Head of AI/Data of PGIM, Partner of NEA.
Panel: Agent Security
Co-founder of Straiker, Co-founder of Natoma, Ex-CISO of Episource, General Partner of Nightdragon Capital.
Panel: Agent Runtime Environment
CEO of Veris AI, co-founder of Dagger, Senior Architect of AWS Bedrock, Director of Qualcomm, Partner of Gradient Ventures.
Cocktail Reception
Unwind and connect with founders, investors, and operators in a more relaxed setting, designed for deeper conversations and relationship building.