SAN FRANCISCO
September 17th+18th 2025
The AI Conference
Shaping the future of AI
Pier 48 | Mission Rock
Share 2 days with the brightest minds in AI
Get full access to all sessions, panels, network mixers, and sponsor presentations.
2 DAYS | 4 TRACKS | 100+ SPEAKERS
Speakers
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Dr. Rodney Brooks
Co-Founder & CTO
Michele Lee
General Counsel In Residence
Jai Malkani
Global Head of AI & Product
Jeff Boudier
VP of Product
Remi Ounadjela
Head of Data Science - Transparency
Rohit Patel
Director of Generative AI
Dr. Shelby Heinecke
Senior AI Research Manager
Elliott Ning
GenAI Program Lead
PANEL
AI in Healthcare and Biotech
AI isn’t just speeding up science—it’s transforming care. Experts from Moderna, Pfizer, and Menlo Ventures discuss how AI is reshaping everything from drug discovery to patient outcomes and personalized care.
MODERATOR
Johnny Hu, Ph.D.
Principal, Bio + Healthcare
PANELIST
Susana Sellés Valls
Assoc. Dir., AI & Automation
PANELIST
Sheraz Khan
Generative AI
Samantha Arundel
Senior Science Advisor
Dr. Ali Arsanjani
Director of Applied AI
Sam Udotong
CTO, Co-Founder
Sharon Zhou
Co-founder and CEO
Naman Goyal
Machine Learning Engineer
Jure Leskovec
Chief Scientist
Dr. Garth Andrus
Global Digital & AI Transformation Leader
Dr. Rebecca Portnoff
VP of Data Science
Panel
AI In Retail
This session explores how some of the world’s largest retailers are using AI to optimize operations, enhance customer experience, and drive business outcomes at scale. From personalized recommendations and dynamic pricing to supply chain forecasting and in-store automation, our panelists will share real-world implementations, lessons learned, and the evolving role of AI in transforming the retail landscape.
MODERATOR
Winnie Cheng
Managing Director
Center for Advanced AI
PANELIST
Rajesh Sura
Head of Data Engineering and Analytics
PANELIST
Harish Krishna
Principal Engineering Lead
PANELIST
Bhanu Prakash Reddy Rella
Senior Software Engineer
Kinsey Durham Grace
Software Engineer
Daniyal Maniar
Software Engineer
Sonam Saxena
Product Manager
Philip Rathle
CTO
Chang She
CEO
Sam Julien
Director, Developer Relations
Satyanandam Kotha
Staff Software Engineer
Aarshiya Khandelwal
Marketing AI Technical Manager
Panel
AI at the Edge:
Wearables, Glasses & Ambient Devices
We’re entering an era where AI isn’t in your pocket—it’s all around you. This panel brings together product leaders from Meta and Google to explore how wearables, glasses, and ambient devices are becoming the new access points for intelligence. From real-time translation to multimodal sensing, these experiences are fast, contextual, and hands-free. Hear how the next generation of hardware is bringing AI closer to the edge—and closer to us.
MODERATOR
Pete Warden
CEO
PANELIST
Yiqi Zhao
Product Design Lead
PANELIST
Austin Mejia
Head of AI @ Pixel Watch
Prashanth Rao
AI Engineer
Alina Solotarov
AI Ethicist and Futures Researcher
Achyut Sarma Boggaram, Sr.
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer
Nick Jenkins
Lead Data Scientist
Julia Jose
PhD Candidate
Curtis Northcutt
CEO, Co-Founder
New speakers announced each week
60+ Speakers incoming!
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Testimonials
Attendee testimonials from previous conference events.
Mohamed Khalil
DevOps Engineer
It's like glimpsing the future! Had the pleasure of connecting with some truly brilliant minds.
Anish Karthik
President: TAMUhack
I had the amazing opportunity to attend the #aiconf2023 in San Francisco! Everything about the event was innovative and exciting.
Christopher Nolte
Founder: Kayana Virtual Assistants
AI & The Evolution of Programming: Insights from Peter Norvig at The #AIConference2023. The AI Conference had plenty of star power
Marcelo Farr Kerrigan
Head of Advanced Analytics | Professor
I recently attended The AI Conference in San Francisco, and the experience was truly enriching.
Luis Diaz
AI Product Manager | P&C Insurance Platforms
Jerry Liu Co-founder of LlamaIndex gave a great talk at the The AI Conference today on "Practical Data Considerations for building Production-Ready LLM Applications."
Morris Bankston
Product Management | DevOps
Day 2 of The AI Conference is on the books and the conference is a wrap for 2023! Overall this was a well run conference!
Graham Herdman
Founder @ GoalGetter | AI Engineer
What an amazing few days at The AI Conference in San Francisco! As an AI enthusiast, it was incredible to hear from so many leading experts pushing the boundaries of generative AI.
Joanna Byerley
Research Talent Hub
After an insightful couple of days at The AI Conference in San Francisco, my mind is buzzing with new ideas and inspiration!
Adam Mokan
AI Engineer @ Grain.com
An excellent start to day 1. Awesome to see so many big names in the same place.
Snehal Talati
Futurist | Creator of AgileGPT
What an amazing few days at the AI Conference 2023! I'm still processing all that I learned from the brilliant speakers, researchers, and fellow attendees who are pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence.
Naman Maheshwari
COO of Tune AI
What a great experience at The AI Conference the past two days!
Asaf Azar
Product @ Fiverr Pro
The AI Conference is over, and what an amazing experience it was!
Franziska Bell, PhD
SVP Digital Technology at bp
Thrilled to have represented bp at The AI Conference earlier this week! It was fantastic to speak again at this prestigious event, and it was inspiring to connect with brilliant people pushing the boundaries of tech. See you next year!
FOUR TRACKS
Every ticket gives you complete access to all tracks, top experts, and the most exciting innovations of the year. Connect with industry leaders, experience sessions that spark new ideas, and get inspired by breakthrough technologies.
Learn, network, and help shape what comes next in AI.
AI Frontiers
The AI Frontiers track showcases breakthrough innovations shaping the future—multimodal AI, next-gen generative models, autonomous agents, and the latest on safety and governance. See what’s redefining what’s possible in AI.
- Multimodal Frontier AI Models: Exploring systems that integrate text, images, audio, and more for enhanced human-AI interaction.
- Advancements in Generative AI: Deep dives into new large language models and generative systems that power content creation and automation.
- Open-Source & Compact Models: Practical insights on cutting-edge open-source projects and smaller models that deliver high performance.
- Scalable AI Infrastructure: Best practices for deploying and scaling AI, including specialized hardware and cloud-native solutions.
- AI Safety & Governance: Strategies for aligning AI with ethical standards and developing frameworks for safe, regulated deployment.
- Autonomous AI Agents: Case studies and developments in AI agents that manage complex workflows autonomously.
AI Developers
The AI Developers track delivers practical tools and essential skills—covering the latest frameworks, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and automation to build and deploy high-impact AI solutions.
- MLOps & LLMOps: Hands-on sessions on managing the AI lifecycle from training to production, with a focus on real-world deployment.
- Fine-Tuning Techniques: Practical approaches for adapting pre-trained models using methods like LoRA for efficient, domain-specific tuning.
- Prompt Engineering Best Practices: How to craft effective prompts to drive desired outputs and maximize the performance of large language models.
- Development Frameworks & Tools: A review of the latest libraries and platforms (e.g., Hugging Face, LangChain) that accelerate AI development.
- Automation & Agentic Workflows: Techniques for building AI-driven automation and agents to streamline multi-step processes.
AI Strategy
The AI Strategy track equips leaders and executives with actionable insights—scaling AI across enterprises, navigating ethics and regulation, seizing market opportunities, and unlocking long-term business value.
- Scaling AI in the Enterprise: From pilots to full-scale implementation—how to integrate AI across an organization for measurable impact.
- Regulatory & Ethical Compliance: Navigating the evolving landscape of AI regulation, data privacy, and responsible AI deployment.
- Monetization & ROI: Strategies for unlocking economic value with AI, including new business models and case studies of successful AI initiatives.
- Investment Trends & Market Outlook: Insights on the current funding landscape, market dynamics, and long-term opportunities in AI.
- The Future of AI: Big-picture perspectives on AI’s long-term impact on business, society, and innovation.
Applied AI
The Applied AI track exposes real-world AI in action—case studies from healthcare, pharma, finance, and retail showing how practical solutions drive results and responsible innovation.
- AI in Action: Case studies highlighting AI’s practical impact across industries.
- Smarter Healthcare: Real-world examples of AI enhancing patient care and diagnostics.
- Finance Transformed: AI applications driving efficiency, accuracy, and profitability in financial services.
- Retail Revolution: AI-powered solutions optimizing logistics, demand forecasting, and customer experiences.
- Responsible by Design: Implementing ethical and transparent AI solutions across industries.
- Agents at Work: How autonomous AI agents automate and simplify complex business workflows.
Wednesday September 17th
07:30 AM Registration & Coffee
09:00 AM Keynotes
10:50 AM Morning Break
11:30 AM Sessions
12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM Lunch Talks
02:00 PM Sessions Continued
03:30 PM Afternoon Break
04:00 PM Sessions Continued
05:00 PM Closing Receptions & Networking
Thursday September 18th
08:00 AM Registration & Coffee
09:00 AM Keynotes
10:50 AM Morning Break
11:30 AM Sessions
12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM Lunch Talks
02:00 PM Sessions Continued
03:30 PM Afternoon Break
04:00 PM Sessions Continued
05:00 PM Ice Cream Social
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WHY ATTEND?
Knowledge is power
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest advancements in AI. Explore practical information about what’s working in the best applied-AI startups to the nuances neural architectures, foundational models, alignment, and other emerging topics.
Come home with a rich tapestry of understanding and new information from our speakers and our community.
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Learn about conference happenings and involvement opportunities.
Network & Collaborate
Connect with the best minds in AI; from the founding pioneers of the field to new technical luminaries, insightful investors, founders, and leaders in what is now the fastest growing, most promising fundamental area of technology.
CONNECTThe AI CONFERENCE 2025: Join The AI Community
September 17+18 2025
Mission Rock | San Francisco
The AI Conference is a groundbreaking vendor-neutral event brought to you by the creators of MLconf and Ben Lorica, former Program Chair of The O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference.
Whether you’re a researcher, engineer or entrepreneur, you’ll find opportunities to learn, collaborate, and network with some of the brightest minds in AI. Topics will span a wide range of AI fields, including AGI, Foundation Models and Large Language Models, Generative AI, Neural Architectures, AI Infrastructure, AI Use Cases, Ethics and Alignment, Data Management tools for AI, AI Startups and Investment and much more.
Get Insight & Inspiration
Immerse yourself in thought-provoking sessions led by world-renowned AI specialists. Draw inspiration from revolutionary ideas, transformative use cases, and groundbreaking research showcased throughout the conference. Whether you're seeking to spark creativity for your next project or to gain a deeper understanding of AI's transformative power, The AI Conference is the springboard for your next leap in innovation.
2025 INFOREGISTERWHAT TOPICS TO EXPECT
Investigating AI systems with human-like cognitive abilities, including reasoning, problem-solving, and learning.
Examining advancements, challenges, and applications, including model efficiency and responsible deployment.
Diving into the development and application of AI systems such as transformers and other neural architectures, GPT4-class LLMs, and diffusion models, across various domains like image synthesis, music composition, and text generation as well as new use-cases and modalities just being discovered.
Exploring tools, frameworks, and platforms for AI development, deployment, and management, including model versioning, data management, scalability, and more.
Alignment and Responsible AI; Privacy, Security, and Governance; AI Regulations; Data-centric AI; Synthetic Data; Vector Databases; AI Metadata.
Analyzing strategies to design AI systems aligned with human values and goals, minimizing unintended consequences and risks. Discussing responsible AI development, fairness, accountability, transparency, and privacy.
Insights into building, funding, and scaling AI-driven businesses, plus a startup showcase and panel discussions with investors and entrepreneurs.
Including transformer-based models, self-attention mechanisms, model compression and distillation, and more.
LOCATION
The AI Conference 2025
San Francisco
September 17+18 2025
Pier 48 | Mission Rock
San Francisco, CA 94158
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