AI Infra Summit 2026

AI Infra Summit 2026 takes place September 15-17, 2026 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, United States. Organized by Kisaco Research, this three-day summit positions itself as AI infrastructure’s “ultimate stage,” bringing together every layer of the AI stack in one venue. Attendees focus on the chips, interconnects, data centers, networking layers, storage, and physical systems that make large-scale AI possible in production.

AI Infra Summit is designed for professionals already building and deploying AI infrastructure rather than those exploring AI from a purely conceptual angle. Enterprise practitioners, data scientists, machine learning engineers, platform engineers, and technical leads at hyperscalers and large enterprises are a core audience, and they can attend free as enterprise end-users.

The broader ecosystem spans vendors, OEMs, model builders, infrastructure investors, and adjacent industry participants. The official attendee roster highlights organizations from sectors such as enterprise technology, model development, robotics and autonomous vehicles, cloud and server infrastructure, compute, data movement, and data centers. This mix creates opportunities for technical decision-makers to meet suppliers and partners across the AI infrastructure value chain.

AI Infra Summit is explicitly designed around the infrastructure layer of AI rather than industry-specific applications. The program targets the intersection of infrastructure and models, emphasizing how hardware and systems design drive performance at the software layer. The agenda is structured around the “bottom four layers” of Jensen Huang’s AI layer cake, with dedicated content areas including:

The summit also features a main stage for high-profile keynotes, exhibition stages for rapid product pitches, and an AI Infra Hackathon running alongside the main program for a two-day build sprint.

• Compute: training and inference compute discussions for large-scale AI workloads
• Data Movement: technical sessions on data transfer and interconnect performance
• Data & Models: model and application layer discussions across multiple sectors
• AI Data Center: physical infrastructure and data center build-out topics
• Physical AI: robotics and embodied AI use cases and systems

AI Infra Summit is framed around addressing cost, energy consumption, and scalability challenges in AI. The event’s mission is to show how these issues can be tackled at the infrastructure layer, with the premise that infrastructure quality will shape both the viability of AI investment and the public’s acceptance of ongoing AI development. Rather than covering AI in broad, exploratory terms, the summit focuses on committed builders who are already deploying and optimizing systems at scale.

Testimonial quotes on the official site highlight its role in connecting AI hardware innovation with practical enterprise implementation and in surfacing critical insights and innovations for staying ahead in AI. Press coverage from outlets such as Forbes and EE Times further underlines the event’s relevance for advances in memory, design, and specialized accelerators.

Tickets for AI Infra Summit 2026 are tiered according to role and required access. Enterprise end-users and those working in technical roles at hyperscaler companies can apply for a free Enterprise End-User ticket, which is positioned as a way to support practitioners who evaluate and deploy infrastructure directly.

Paid ticket options include Expo Tickets, which provide access to the expo hall, partner meetings, and product demos across the exhibition stages, and Full-Access Tickets, which add entry to main stage keynotes, multiple content tracks, daily networking lunches, and enhanced event app features. Specific pricing and inclusions are detailed on the official registration page, and prospective attendees are advised to confirm eligibility criteria, what each pass includes, and current offers before registering.