Austin · Oct 22, 2026 · AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
ENGINEERING
SUMMIT
From code to intelligence.
A one-day, single-track summit for the engineers shipping AI in production. 150+ leaders, one room, zero vendor pitches.
Early bird ends Sep 21 · CFP closes Aug 15
AGENDA
The tracks
The tracks
Six conversations across one day. Each practitioner-led, real-world, and ready to action on Monday.
Agentic Development
Multi-step tool use, autonomous workflows, and the architectures behind AI that takes action.
- Multi-agent
- Tool calling
- Long-horizon
AI to Production
From prototype to scale — deployment, monitoring, and the engineering reality of shipping AI.
- LLMOps
- Evals
- Cost & latency
Responsible AI
Safety, evals, red-teaming, and the practical governance work production AI demands.
- Red teaming
- Eval frameworks
- Governance
AI Architecture
System design for AI-native applications — patterns, trade-offs, and what’s actually working.
- RAG patterns
- LLM gateways
- Inference
AI-First Leadership
How engineering leaders are restructuring teams, hiring, and roadmaps around AI.
- AI in SDLC
- Team design
- Hiring
AI Data Infrastructure
Vector stores, embedding pipelines, and the data layer making intelligent systems work.
- Vector DBs
- Embeddings
- Pipelines
CALL FOR PAPERS · OPEN
Speak at the summit
Got something real to say about AI engineering? We want to hear from you.
We’re looking for speakers who’ve been in the trenches — not polished vendor pitches, but honest, experience-driven talks that practitioners can take back to work on Monday.
📅 CFP closes Aug 15, 2026
AUDIENCE
Who should attend
- Developers shipping AI-powered products
- Engineers building intelligent systems
- Leaders deciding how their org adopts AI
Architects designing for scale and reliability
- Compliance & governance making AI trustworthy
If AI touches your work — you need to be in the room.
DESIGNED FOR CONNECTION
More than sessions
Beyond the structured formats, the entire conference is designed for the conversations between sessions.
Open seating
No assigned seats. Sit next to someone new every session.
Shared lunch
One room, every attendee, no assigned tables.
All-day speaker access
Speakers stay the full day and are available between sessions.
Community board
Post what you’re building, what you need, who you want to meet.
WHY ATTEND?
Built for engineers who ship
Built for engineers who ship
Four reasons this isn’t another AI Conference – none of them theoretical.
01
Learn from practitioners
No fluff. Real stories from engineers who’ve shipped AI in production.
02
Stay ahead of AI trends
Agentic systems, LLMOps, MCP — learn what’s production standard next.
03
Build your network
Connect with hundreds of AI and software engineering professionals in one room.
04
Bring ideas back to your team
Leave with tools, patterns, and conversations ready to action on Monday.
What Past Attendees Say
Pricing
Choose your pass
Choose your pass
All passes include the same access. Pick by timing or team size.
- All sessions
- Lunch & Coffee
- Networking Reception
- All-day speaker access
Event Presentation
REGISTRATION · EARLY BIRD
Save $100 before September 21
Early bird at $399. Standard rate kicks in at $499 on September 22.
Group of 3+ saves 10% per seat
DESIGNED FOR CONNECTION
All sessions across six tracks
Lunch + coffee throughout the day
- Networking reception after sessions
- Speaker access all day, between sessions
Event Presentation
- Community board access
EARLY BIRD
Save $100 by registering before Sep 21.
Standard
Regular rate after early bird closes.
Group
Bring 3 or more – save 10% off the active rate.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Ten years of conferences for engineers
AI Engineering Summit launches from Testingmind — the team behind the Test Automation Summit (APAC) and Software Quality Summit (US). After a decade running technical conferences for engineers, we’re now focused on what comes next: AI engineering in production.
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VENUE
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
Conferance and hotel underone roof, on the Emory University caampus.
1900 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705, United States
25 min
from ATL airport
On-site
hotel rooms
Complimentary
parking
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
ATTENDEE RATE
Discounted hotel block available for registered attendees.
