The AI X Leadership Summit 2026
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Co-located with ODSC AI West Conferenc
A dedicated space for 250 exclusive enterprise leaders to validate governance, operationalize agentic automation, and scale AI strategy under intense ROI pressure
The AI X Leadership Summit is a co-located event with the ODSC AI West Conference, taking place in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Why Attend?
- Close the Gap: Bridge the divide between high-level C-suite objectives and granular technical realities to accelerate execution.
- Stay Ahead of Disruption: Gain the latest insights on emerging AI trends, LLMs, and disruptive tech to position your organization at the forefront of innovation.
- Accelerate Team Alignment: Achieve unparalleled internal alignment and rapid decision-making by attending with your core strategy team.
- Peer Validation: Validate your roadmap with 250+ VP-level leaders and practitioners in a private, non-competitive setting.
2026 Featured Speakers
Learn from the architects of the modern AI landscape. Our speakers represent the intersection of elite academia, venture-backed builders, and cutting-edge AI research:
- Thomas Dohmke, PhD – Co-founder & CEO, Entire
- Babak Hodjat, PhD – SVP, Chief AI Officer, Cognizant
- Dr. Jon Krohn – Host & Co-Founder\, SuperDataScience Podcast | Y Carrot
- Chip Huyen – Author, AI Engineering
- Peter Norvig – Researcher, Recursive
- Michael I. Jordan, PhD – Researcher & Professor Emeritus\, Inria | UC Berkeley
- Deepak Pathak, PhD – Co-Founder & CEO, Skild AI
- Charu Maheshwari – Product Finance & Strategy, Anthropic
- Alex Graveley – Director, Comet, Perplexity AI
- Nouha Dziri, PhD – Senior Research Scientist, Cohere Labs
- Sinan Ozdemir – Head of AI Developer Education | AI & LLM Advisor | Author\, Fireworks AI | Tola Capital
- Diogo Almeida – CEO & Co-Founder, TypeSafe AI
- Marius Hobbhahn – CEO & Founder, Apollo Research
- Cal Al-Dhubaib – Principal Technologist, Rubrik
- Rocky Yu – Founder & CEO, AGI House
Speakers are announced every week - https://odsc.ai/west/speakers/
The Agenda: Key AI Topics
- Work in the Age of AI: Navigate the impact on workforce roles and skills while cultivating growth.
- Generative AI: Harness the potential to automate content, design, and executive decision-making.
- AI Adoption: Master the strategies for effective integration, efficiency, and competitive edge.
- AI Strategy: Develop data-driven plans for enhanced customer experiences and operational ROI.
- Ethics & Governance: Chart a course for responsible AI, mitigating bias, and building enterprise trust.
- Agents & Automation: Discover transformative LLM-driven agent systems for intelligent automation.
Your Role. Your Action Plan.
- Enterprise AI Strategist: CDOs, Chief AI Officers, VPs of Data & Analytics
- Product Innovators: CPOs, Directors of Innovation, AI Product Leads, VC Leads
- Operations & Infrastructure: COOs, CTOs, VPs of AI Infrastructure, Regulation & Ethics Leads
- Technical-Leadership Bridge: AI Architects, MLOps Leads
Logistics & Details
- Date: October 27–29, 2026
- Location: Hyatt Regency | Burlingame\, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Useful Links
- Free Training: Ai+ Training Platform
- Insights: ODSC AI Blog
- Standards: Code of Conduct
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