AI Conferences
2026
A focused guide to AI conferences where you'd pitch a talk on coding agents, context engineering, and production agent systems. Inspired by the conference circuit of Dexter Horthy (HumanLayer, "No Vibes Allowed", QRSPI). Sorted by CFP urgency. Open calls in green, closed in red.
| Conference | Location | CFP Deadline | Event Date | Travel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer World's Fair | San Francisco, CA | Jun 5 ✅ | Jun 29–Jul 2 | Covered |
| AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe | Amsterdam 🇳🇱 | Jun 8 ✅ | Sep 17–18 | Check |
| Agent Conf | Warsaw 🇵🇱 | Jun 20 ✅ | Sep 17–18 | €1,200 + hotel |
| Berkeley Agentic AI Summit | Berkeley, CA | Rolling ✅ | Aug 1–2 | $399 ticket |
| AGENTIC AI Summit | Loudoun County, VA | Email speakers@modev.com | Oct 5–7 | Enterprise |
| AI Engineer NYC | New York, NY | ~late Jun | Oct 12–14 | — |
| AGNTCon + MCPCon NA | San Jose, CA | ~summer | Oct 22–23 | — |
| AI Coding Summit Berlin | Berlin 🇩🇪 | TBA | TBA | — |
| AI Coding Summit NY | New York, NY | TBA | Nov 16 & 19 | — |
| AI Expo | Houston, TX | Apr 30 (notifs Jun 15) | Sep 11 | — |
| Dig South Tech Summit | Charleston, SC | Speaker app open | Jun 11–12 | — |
| Chicago AI Week | Chicago, IL | Speaker form open | Jun 24–26 | — |
| QCon AI Boston | Boston, MA | Informal form | Jun 1–2 | — |
| All Things AI | Durham, NC | Closed | Mar 23–24 | — |
| AI Coding Summit London | London 🇬🇧 | Closed | Jul 6–7 | — |
| AI Agent Conference | New York, NY | Closed | May 4–5 | — |
| AI Engineer Miami | Miami, FL | Closed | Apr 20 | — |
| Arc of AI | Austin, TX | Closed | Apr 13–16 | — |
| Data Council Austin | Austin, TX | Closed | May 12–14 | — |
AI Engineer World's Fair 2026
The largest technical AI conference globally. 4,471+ engineers, 400+ sessions, 29 tracks including Coding Agents. You know people at AIE — this is your strongest play. Speaks fee waived, travel covered, professionally recorded.
AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026
Linux Foundation event spanning agent architectures, MCP, context engineering, and production agent systems. Diamond sponsors include AWS. 25-min sessions. 500+ attendees. Strong agentic engineering track.
Agent Conf 2026
500 engineers, exclusively about agentic development. "If you're building, breaking, or battling with AI agents in production — we want to hear from you." €1,200 travel + 3 nights hotel paid. Purest agent focus on this list.
Berkeley Agentic AI Summit 2026
5,000+ in-person attendees. Academic + industry mix. Hosted by Berkeley RDI. Speaker apps accepted on a rolling basis. $399 standard ticket. Features Ion Stoica (Databricks founder), Rich Lyons (UC Chancellor).
AGENTIC AI Summit 2026
1,500+ attendees at a private winery in Data Center Alley. Three tracks: Agentic AI, Physical AI, Sovereign AI. Enterprise-heavy (Cox, McKesson, Navy Federal, Library of Congress). Apply via speakers@modev.com.
AI Engineer NYC 2026
The #1 AI engineering conference returns to NYC. Speaker apps open after the World's Fair (~late June). Coding agents track. You already have contacts in the AIE ecosystem — this is the home game play.
AGNTCon + MCPCon North America 2026
North American edition of the Linux Foundation's agent conference. CFP likely opens after the Europe edition wraps.
AI Coding Summit Berlin 2026
Same org as AI Coding Summit London (which had MCP, Claude Code, and agent workflow talks). Keep an eye on GitNation's announcements.
AI Coding Summit NY 2026
Same format as London edition. NY edition announced for November.
AI Expo 2026
Has an "AI Agents and Autonomy" track. CFP deadline was Apr 30 but speaker notifications aren't until Jun 15 — worth a late submission if you have a tight abstract ready. 5 tracks including enterprise deployment and agent architectures.
Dig South Tech Summit 2026
Anchors Charleston Tech Week. Covers AI, fintech, energy, cybersecurity. More startup/growth-stage than pure engineering. Speaker application still open via F6S.
Chicago AI Week 2026
Cross-sector (finance, healthcare, gov). Three themed days: Women in AI, Responsible AI, AI Industry. Speaker form at chicagoaiweek.com/become-a-speaker. Less technical than other options.
QCon AI Boston 2026
Has a dedicated Context Engineering track — Dex's exact lane! No formal CFP, mostly invited speakers, but has an informal submission form. $1,590 ticket. 2 weeks away so likely done, but noteworthy for 2027.
All Things AI 2026
1,600+ attendees at the Durham Convention Center. AI practitioners focus. Check for 2027.
Austin AI Scene
Arc of AI (Apr 13–16) — already passed, had an Agentic and Autonomous Systems track. Returns Apr 2027. Data Council Austin (May 12–14) — already passed. Summer AI Intensive (Jun 22–24, $349) — more of a training workshop. AI World Users Group (Nov 1–5) — industry-specific.
Best Texas play this year: AI Expo Houston (Sep 11) has an AI Agents & Autonomy track.
AI Coding Summit London 2026
Had speakers from Netflix, Google, Confluent. MCP, Claude Code, agent workflows. 200 in-person, 5k+ online.
AI Agent Conference 2026
NY Hilton Midtown. Enterprise agentic AI. Speakers from Thomson Reuters, Blackstone, CrewAI, UiPath, Glean, OpenAI.
AI Engineer Miami 2026
Dex gave his "Everything We Got Wrong About RPI" talk here. Same AIE ecosystem as World's Fair and NYC.
Coding Agents 2026 @ Computer History Museum
Dex's keynote introducing QRSPI. MLOps Community event. 114k YouTube views.
AIXP — The AI Experience
POST Houston venue. 36+ speakers.
📍 US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Berkeley, CA · Loudoun County, VA · Houston, TX · Austin, TX · Charleston, SC · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · Miami, FL · Durham, NC · San Jose, CA
🌍 International
Amsterdam 🇳🇱 · Warsaw 🇵🇱 · London 🇬🇧 · Berlin 🇩🇪 · Lisbon 🇵🇹 · Singapore 🇸🇬
Lisbon AI 2026 — Builder-Only Summit
400-person builder-only summit. No expo, no marketing — just engineers shipping AI in production. $200 price point. Tickets via waitlist. This is very much your lane if you can get in.
1. AI Engineer World's Fair — Jun 5 deadline
You know people. Coding agents track. Travel covered. Biggest AI engineering conference of the year.
2. Agent Conf Warsaw — Jun 20 deadline
Pure agent focus. €1,200 flights + hotel. Most aligned with what Dex talks about.
3. AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe — Jun 8 deadline
Linux Foundation. Agent architectures + MCP. Strong engineering credibility.
4. Berkeley Agentic AI Summit — Rolling
Easy submit, academic + industry mix, Berkeley campus.
5. AI Engineer NYC — Opens late June
Home game. You know people. Coding agents track.