November 12, 2026
08:30am - 3:00pm
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.

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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

9:00am
Arrival & Networking
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9:30 am
Keynote: Building Scalable AI Systems: Challenges and Solutions

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

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9:50am
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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10:20am
Morning Tea & Networking
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10:50am
Interactive Audience Activity: Deploying an AI Model at Scale

An interactive session where attendees collaborate to deploy a machine learning model using containerization and orchestration tools, focusing on scalability and reliability.

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11:10am
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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11:25am
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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11:40am
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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12:10pm
Roundtable Discussions

Delegates will chose from a list of pertinent peer-to-peer discussion topics focussing on evolving and emerging trends, techniques and technologies

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1:00pm
Lunch & Networking
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2:00pm
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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2:30pm
The Great Debate: Cloud vs. On-Premises: The Best Environment for AI Development

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

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3:00pm
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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Our event sponsors

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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

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Director of Client Relations
For guest and attendee enquiries.
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Director of Conference Production
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Director of Operations
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