October 12, 2026
08:30am - 3:30pm
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

San Francisco AI Engineering & Infrastructure Summit 2026

Shape the future of AI and join industry leaders for the first-ever San Francisco AI Engineering and Infrastructure Summit 2026 and gain insights of the future of scalable AI systems and high-performance infrastructure.

San Francisco AI Engineering & Infrastructure Summit 2026
Join us for the first edition of the AI Engineering and Infrastructure Summit in San Francisco.

This summit brings together AI engineers, data scientists, and technology leaders to explore scalable AI systems and high-performance infrastructure.

Discover best practices for deploying AI models at scale, optimizing data pipelines for machine learning workloads, and implementing continuous integration and deployment. Dive into Edge AI, discuss ethics in AI engineering, and explore whether cloud or on-prem solutions are best for AI development. Participate in interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and panel discussions to stay ahead of emerging trends in AI engineering.

Key Themes:
  • Building Scalable AI Systems
  • Leveraging AI Modernization to Transform Applications and Systems
  • High-Performance AI Infrastructure
  • Deploying AI Models at Scale
  • Optimizing Data Pipelines for ML Workloads
  • Implementing Continuous Integration and Deployment
  • Edge AI
  • Ethics in AI Engineering
  • Cloud vs. On-Prem: What Is Best for AI Development
Speakers & Full Agenda Announced Soon!

Our speaker lineup will be released in August 2026.

Register now to secure your spot and receive updates when the full program launches.

Our Speakers

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Agenda

8:30 AM
Registration Opens & Networking Breakfast

Beat the rush and join us early for complimentary barista-made coffee and breakfast.

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9:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
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920 AM
Opening Keynote: Ethical and Responsible AI Engineering

Insights into incorporating ethical considerations into AI engineering practices, including bias mitigation, transparency, and accountability.

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9:40 AM
Keynote: Optimising Data Pipelines for Machine Learning Workloads

A case study on designing efficient data pipelines to handle large-scale data ingestion, processing, and storage for AI applications.

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10:10 AM
Panel: Infrastructure for High-Performance AI: From GPUs to TPUs

Discussing the latest advancements in hardware and cloud infrastructure that enable high-performance AI computations.

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10:40 AM
How I Solved... Optimising Data Pipelines for Machine Learning Workloads

A case study on designing efficient data pipelines to handle large-scale data ingestion, processing, and storage for AI applications.

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10:55 AM
Morning Tea and Networking
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11:25 AM
Audience Activity

In this innovative session, attendees will be faced with a series of scenarios that they may face in their roles. Attendees will discuss the possible courses of action with their peers to consider the ramifications of each option before logging their own course of action.

Results will be tallied and analysed by our session facilitator and results will impact the way the group moves through the activity.

Will we collectively choose the right course of action?

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11:40 AM
How We Engineered Guardrails for AI Agents in Production

As we deployed AI agents to automate accounting workflows in a highly regulated environment, we quickly learned that model-level safeguards weren’t enough. This session explores how we built a layered safety chain, spanning the user’s role, the agent, and the underlying services and data, to manage blast radius, permissions and autonomy in production. We’ll share how targeted beta rollouts and deliberate UI design helped define clear boundaries between essential human oversight and safe, scalable automation.

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11:55 AM
How I Solved... Implementing Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) for AI Models

Practical insights into integrating CI/CD practices tailored for machine learning models to maintain performance and accuracy in production environments.

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12:10 PM
Panel: Edge AI: Bringing Intelligence Closer to the Data Source

Exploring the opportunities and challenges of deploying AI models on edge devices for low-latency and offline capabilities.

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12:40 PM
Roundtable Discussions

Select a topic of discussion and engage in an interactive roundtable discussion with a group of your like-minded peers.

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1:30 PM
Lunch and Networking
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2:20 PM
QuickFire Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Against Your Peers

Put your knowledge to the test in this fast-paced quiz covering real-world trivia, key concepts, and emerging trends. Compete for bragging rights - and a travel voucher - as the top scorer takes the crown.

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2:35 PM
Keynote: Redefining Productivity: Lessons from ahm’s Four-Day Work Week Experiment

An exploration of the complexities involved in engineering scalable AI systems, including data pipelines, model deployment, and real-time processing.

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2:55 PM
Think Tank: Cloud vs. On-Premises: The Best Environment for AI Development

A lively session on whether cloud-based or on-premises infrastructure offers the optimal environment for AI development and deployment.

This interactive session puts these questions directly to the audience. Participants vote live on a series of real-world scenarios, explore the results together, and vote again as perspectives shift through the discussion.

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3:25 PM
Event Closed
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Past Speaker Highlights

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Who Attends?

Head of AI

Head of ML

Head of AI Engineering

Head of Cloud

Head of Data

Head of Infrastructure

Chief Technology Officer

Chief Data Officer

Head of Digital Transformation

Head of DevOps

Application Development Director

Software Architect

Cloud Architecture Manager

Site Reliability Engineering Manager

Head of Platform

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Attendee Testimonials

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Our event sponsors

For sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch with Danny Perry, danny@clutchgroup.co

Past Sponsors

Event Location

Hyatt Regency San Francisco

5 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
San Francisco AI Engineering & Infrastructure Summit 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

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Get In Touch

Contact our event team for any enquiry

Danny Perry

Director of Sales
For sponsorship opportunities.
danny@clutchgroup.co

Lili Munar

Director of Client Relations
For guest and attendee enquiries.
lilibeth@clutchgroup.co

Steph Tolmie

Director of Conference Production
For speaking opportunities & content enquiries.
stephanie@clutchevents.co

Taylor Stanyon

Director of Operations
For event-related enquiries.
taylor@clutchgroup.co