AI Infra Summit 2026 conference in Paris showcased hyperscaler capex plans and neocloud investor appetite.
AI Infra Summit, the world's only full-stack AI Infrastructure conference, has expanded its roster of speakers to over 400. The conference will feature senior executives from world-leading AI pioneers as they set out their AI roadmaps for 2027 and beyond, including representatives from Google, Meta, Amazon, Intel, NVIDIA, US Bank, Oracle, HPE, Liquid AI, Digital Realty, Agility Robotics, and Philips.
Over 8,000 attendees will gather across five distinct tracks: Data and Models, Compute, Data Movement, AI Data Center, and Physical AI. The conference, which includes AWS and Oracle as Diamond Partners, will host 300+ sessions across eight stages. Notable speakers include Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist & Technical Lead for Gemini at Google and the company's 30th employee; Lip-Bu Tan, CEO at Intel, who has regularly keynoted since 2018; and Ian Buck, VP Hyperscale & HPC at NVIDIA, who launched the NVIDIA Rubin CPX at AI Infra Summit 2025.
The event will also feature Monique Picou, Chief Product Supply Officer at Google; Ramin Hasani, CEO of Liquid AI; Ori Goshen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of AI21 Labs; Kripa Krishnan, VP of Meta AI Infrastructure; Dave Lazovsky, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Marvell's Data Center Networking Business Group; Prashant Mehrotra, EVP and Chief AI Officer at US Bank; and Nick Harris, Founder & CEO of Lightmatter.
Despite market uncertainty and significant engineering challenges ahead, the AI infrastructure industry continues to execute on its growth plans with a positive and focused atmosphere. As world's largest enterprises begin to see real return on investment from AI, the industry's infrastructure buildout is drawing heightened speculation. Edmund Nelson, Strategy Director and Co-Founder of AI Infra Summit, notes that the conference has become increasingly vital as a forum where category-leading experts can move beyond speculation to focus on facts, enabling AI leaders to share knowledge and connect under one roof. With a history of significant developments launching at the event, September's conference is expected to bring notable announcements.