v 2.0 Schedule Now Live!
Good news!
We’ve updated v 1.0 of the 2026 schedule – and we think you’ll like the changes and updates that have been made.
First, what hasn’t changed?
The basic format of the 2-day conference remains the same. In short, Monday, March 23 will consist of extended workshops and programs, lunchtime 5-8 minute AI Deep Thought talks, and an end-of-day keynote. Tuesday, March 24 will be more of a traditional conference day with morning and end-of-day keynotes, 30-minute sessions across 7 tracks, and 5-8 minute lunchtime AI Deep Thought talks.
Monday, March 23
Training day with multiple workshops being hosted: AI for DevOps, AIOS Workshop For Business Professionals, and AI for Agents.
Tuesday, March 24
Traditional conference day with morning keynotes, lunchtime Lightning Talks, and 30-45 minute sessions across 6 tracks: AI Builders, AIEngineers, AI Users, AI Executives, AI Governance, Security & Compliance, and AI in the Enterprise (Transformation & Infrastructure).
What has changed?
More Speakers and Sessions
More speakers and sessions have been added to the schedule, with many of the speakers being included in the Round 2 Speaker announcement. This includes speaker and sessions for Monday (workshops, AI Deep Thought talks and the end-of-day keynote) and Tuesday (keynotes, AI Deep Thought Talks, and track talks).
Free Workshops and Programs on Monday, March 23
We’ve added, or are in the process of adding, additional extended sessions to Monday’s programming, to include:
- Letting AI Out of the Box – a 2.5 hour free workshop by Eli “the Computer Guy” Etherton of Silicon Dojo.
- Reclaiming the Workweek: Solving Bottlenecks with Automation – a 2.5 hour free workshop by the team at Make.com
- IBM Granite – a 2.0 – 2.5 hour free workshop by the world-class team at IBM
- Major League Hacking’s AI Roadshow – a free 3.0 hour program hosted by the team at MLH.
*note, if one of the above has not been added yet, stay tuned. It/they will be soon.
A New Case Study / Demo Track
A new Case Study / Demo track has been added on Tuesday, March 24. It will take place in the beautiful and historic Fletcher Hall in the Carolina Theatre. Only a few talks are included on this track at the moment, but more will be added soon, so stay tuned. *This track is designed to give attendees access to sessions that are hands-on in nature and allow a peek “under the hood”. They’re always very popular.