LF AI & Data Mini Summit 2026

The LF AI & Data Mini Summit is co-located with Pytorch Conference NA 2026 and will take place in Room 210B, at the San Jose Convention Center.

The LF AI & Data Mini Summit is free to attend with PyTorch Conference registration. Be sure to add the Mini Summit when registering.

Join the LF AI & Data community for a full-day Mini Summit exploring how open source collaboration is shaping the future of AI. Developers, maintainers, researchers, practitioners, and technology leaders will share insights into the open technologies powering AI, from data and models to infrastructure, deployment, governance, and agentic systems. Come learn from peers, explore the LF AI & Data ecosystem, and help build a more open and interoperable future for AI.

Mini Summit Agenda

The event agenda will feature community updates, technical sessions on responsible AI and emerging standards, project lightning talks, a panel on the role of AI at universities, and a hands-on Docling workshop. See the full agenda here.

IBM Speakers

• Arnaud Le Hors, Open Source and Standards Expert at IBM Research
• Colin Gigool, Software Development Engineer at IBM at IBM Software
• Ming Zhao, Open Source Developer and Developer Advocate at IBM Software
• Suja Viswesan, Vice President, Security Products at IBM Software
• James Busche, Senior Software Development Manager at IBM Research