AI Engineer 2026
Over 1,000 engineers and finance leaders will converge to explore the cutting edge where AI development intersects with financial services innovation.
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Over 1,000 engineers and finance leaders will converge to explore the cutting edge where AI development intersects with financial services innovation.
Explore eventAI Engineer NYC will gather top AI engineers, CTOs, VPs of AI, and founders for a three-day deep dive into advanced technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities focused on the future of intelligent systems.
Explore eventEnterprise software engineers and technical leaders will get hands-on with Snowflake Cortex and Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro to architect and deploy production-ready AI agents, capped off with industry networking and demos. Expect a keynote on autonomous enterprise agents followed by a 90-minute technical lab where you'll build real-world agent architectures and integrate advanced LLMs over enterprise data infrastructure.
Explore eventInnovest’s Tech x Market Decoders will bring together founders, investors, and tech operators to examine whether personal AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct are ready to handle inboxes, accounts, and money. Through focused research and lively discussion, attendees will weigh trust and privacy concerns, competitive advantage, and what the rise of agents could signal for the market.
Explore eventThe event will explore how artificial intelligence can marginalize people, from its origins to its real-world impacts. It will unpack the social forces shaping AI and the communities most affected.
Explore eventNautilus Demo Day will showcase 13 Korean startups across AI, robotics, SaaS, and deep tech through fast-paced pitches and networking with VCs, corporate innovators, founders, and international partners. Presented with Nautilus Investment, an investor and accelerator supporting deep-tech startups and international growth, the event will spotlight potential technologies, investments, and partnerships.
Explore eventA panel and live demos will explore how Agent Baseline’s six outcomes, Discover, Constrain, Authorize, Observe, Validate, and Respond, can make autonomous software factories production-ready and secure. OAuth 2.0 and JWT co-author Dick Hardt, leaders from Keycard, Socket, Braintrust, and Docker, and Insecure Agents Podcast host Allie Howe will share practical approaches to managing agent risk.
Explore eventClaude & Coffee NYC will bring founders, creators, operators, developers, and AI enthusiasts together for coworking, project feedback, and conversations about building with AI. Hosted by Brandon Slicklein, New York City’s Claude Community Ambassador and AuraPath AI co-founder, the gathering is part of Anthropic’s official Claude Community.
Explore eventDevelopers testing AI’s limits will swap practical insights on connecting agents and people on existing devices without relying entirely on the cloud, with demos and hands-on hacking. The Zed, n0, and WorkOS happy hour will bring the community together for informal conversations, food, and drinks.
Explore eventAI & The Culture will explore how creators, entrepreneurs, educators, and small teams can use AI workflows to turn one idea into platform-specific newsletters, videos, podcasts, posts, and presentations while preserving their voice. The in-person session will focus on practical, repeatable systems that save time and help strong ideas travel further.
Explore eventFireworks and Profound will host an informal AI engineering meetup featuring open office hours, peer networking, and hands-on help with training, evaluations, agents, and deployment. AI engineers and tech leads will connect with the Fireworks team, founded by the creators of PyTorch, and can work through real projects or fine-tune and deploy a model.
Explore eventIndustry veteran Bill McLean, an AWS Community Builder in AI, will share practical insights on Strands Agents and real-world use cases.
Explore eventReducto, Modal, Mintlify, and Browserbase will host an AIE NYC happy hour for directors, VPs, and executives leading engineering, AI, and ML, especially across financial services and fintech. Attendees will enjoy an open bar and relaxed conversations about building and scaling AI in production.
Explore eventLeading AI engineers, researchers, and founders will hold focused Socratic discussions on evaluation-aware models, coding agents, orchestrators, and current research, followed by technical presentations on dev environments, AI tools, and open-source projects. The selective gathering will feature high-signal conversation among frontier AI professionals and experienced builders.
Explore eventTop-tier AI engineers, researchers, and founders will explore frontier models, coding agents, orchestrators, research, and whether models recognize when they’re being evaluated through focused Socratic discussion and technical presentations. The highly selective gathering will also spotlight developer environments, AI tools, and open-source orchestrators.
Explore eventFormer consultants now building at AI startup EliseAI will share candid perspectives on moving from advising companies to creating technology, with no pitches or demos. Speakers include Stefan Miller (ex-Accenture), Cole Morgan and Vivien Huang (ex-McKinsey), Nishant Singhal (ex-EY), and Noel Antonisse (ex-BCG).
Explore eventThe upcoming AI & Machine Learning Networking Night will connect startup founders, investors, service providers, and AI/ML professionals to exchange ideas and build industry connections.
Explore eventSF Compute and Jump Trading will host an evening of conversation on AI infrastructure, quant finance, and the growing role of GPUs in capital markets, with cocktails and food after the AI Engineer New York Conference. Attendees will meet SF Compute, which builds flexible compute markets, and researchers and infrastructure experts from global trading firm Jump Trading.
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