AI Engineer · Event date November 10, 2026 - November 12, 2026

AI Engineer Code Summit 2026

Why it matters
November 10, 2026 - November 12, 2026
Scheduled event

The hybrid AI Engineer Code Summit takes place November 10–12 at Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, with a livestream also announced. Workshops are November 10; the main conference is November 11–12. The announced focus is coding agents, development workflows, code review, evaluations, and supporting infrastructure. Speakers and a detailed session program remain forthcoming.

My takeaway: Review the final program for reproducible evaluation, code-review handoffs, and controls on internal coding agents. Attendance requires an application, and workshops are a separate add-on; previous-event speaker lists do not establish this year’s lineup.
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