SUMMIT SESSIONS
This is the day Seattle's AI community stops watching what's happening and starts deciding what's next. Panels, key notes, and a live podcast taping across infrastructure, the workforce question, life sciences, quantum, creative practice, the shape of human connection in the AI era, and more!
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Speaker Announcements Coming Soon!
Panel Discussions
Explore diverse perspectives from industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers shaping the AI landscape in Seattle.
MORNING
The AI Infrastructure Race
The compute buildout is happening at unprecedented speed and scale. This panel digs into who's winning, what it costs, and where the Pacific Northwest fits in the global race.
AI at Work: Hype vs Production
Agents have moved from demo to daily driver on some teams — and nowhere near it on others. Practitioners share what's actually working when AI starts running pieces of the job.
The Startup Playbook
How AI startups are building, funding, hiring, and selling in 2026. Operators who've done it walk through what's changed from last year's playbook — and what hasn't.
Creative Convergence: How Artists Use, Bend, and Break AI
Designers, musicians, filmmakers, and visual artists are reshaping their crafts with AI as a medium and a collaborator. A look at what's emerging when creative practice meets generative tools.
AFTERNOON
The Workforce Question Nobody Wants to Answer
AI is changing what work looks like — and the polite conversation isn't keeping up. An honest panel on jobs that change, jobs that disappear, and what the region's workforce strategy should actually be.
AI & Life Sciences: From Code to Cures
From drug discovery to clinical decision support, AI is reshaping how life sciences research and patient care happen. A look at what's moving from research labs to real patients.
Emotional AI & the Human Connection
AI is increasingly mediating how we connect — with friends, customers, therapists, even partners. What we're gaining, what we're losing, and where the line should be.
Quantum + AI: The Convergence Begins
Quantum computing and AI are starting to intersect in ways that matter. Where the research is real, where it's hype, and what the next five years might actually look like.
Keynotes & Fireside Chats
FIRESIDE
Live Recording of The Shift: AI Podcast
A live recording of The Shift in front of the Summit audience. Host and guests dig into the AI story of the moment, with real-time questions from the room.
KEYNOTE
Morning Key Note
Topic to be announced soon
KEYNOTE
Afternoon Key Note
Topic to be announced soon