The AI Conference 2026
Three days of AI research and practice on the San Francisco waterfront.
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The AI Conference 2026 ran Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026 and tickets are no longer on sale. The details below are kept as a record of the event.
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The AI Conference runs at Pier 48 on San Francisco's Mission Bay waterfront from 29 September to 1 October 2026. Day ZERO on 29 September is given over to hands-on workshops, with the main two-day programme following.
It sits between research and practice: model architecture and evaluation, agents and tooling, inference economics, and what actually ships inside companies, with founders, researchers and engineering leaders on stage rather than pure vendor keynotes. Being in San Francisco in autumn means a heavy concentration of lab and startup people in the room.
Pier 48 is beside Oracle Park in Mission Bay, walkable from SoMa and a short Muni ride from downtown. SoMa and the Embarcadero put you closest; Hayes Valley and the Mission are more pleasant to stay in and still a quick ride away.
The AI Conference 2026 itinerary
Day ZERO · 29 Sep
Hands-on workshops and training sessions, ticketed separately.
Day 1 · 30 Sep
Opening keynotes and the main technical programme.
Day 2 · 1 Oct
Second day of talks, closing sessions and networking on the pier.
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FAQs about The AI Conference 2026
Common questions about The AI Conference 2026.
Pier 48 in Mission Bay, next to Oracle Park and walkable from SoMa and the Caltrain terminus at 4th and King.
Day ZERO on 29 September is a workshop day, usually a separate add-on to the main conference pass. Check the pass tiers on the official site.
SoMa and the Embarcadero are closest to the pier. Hayes Valley and the Mission are nicer bases and still a short ride or a long walk away.
