Audience facing a lit conference stage

14 to 15 April 2027 / Moscone Center, San Francisco

FutureStack Summit 2027

Two days of AI and developer talks, workshops and hallway conversations for engineers who ship.

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Built by builders, for builders

FutureStack is where engineers, researchers and founders compare notes on shipping AI in production, from model serving to developer tooling.

No vendor pitches on the main stage. Every talk comes with code, numbers or lessons learned the hard way.

Conference attendees listening to a talk
Main Stage, FutureStack Summit
2,000Attendees
60Speakers
4Stages
2Days

Speakers who ship

A first look at the lineup. More speakers join as the agenda fills out.

Priya Raghunathan

Head of Applied ML

Northwind Labs

Marcus Okafor

Principal Engineer, Inference

Bluefin Compute

Elena Vasquez-Hart

VP of Developer Experience

Larkspur Cloud

Tomás Lindqvist

Staff Research Scientist

Quarry AI

Aiko Morimoto

CTO and Co-founder

Tessellate

Daniel Brennan

Director of Platform Security

Halyard Systems

Folasade Adeyemi

Lead, Data Infrastructure

Fernbank Data

Rafael Duarte

Robotics Software Lead

Helio Robotics

Hannah Whitcombe

Engineering Manager, Agents

Orchard Health

Kenji Arakawa

Open Source Maintainer

Independent

Leila Haddad

Product Lead, Model Evaluation

Meridian Bio

Owen Castellano

Founding Engineer

Driftwood Dev

Two days, four stages

Keynotes on the Main Stage, deep dives on the Build, Data and Edge stages. All times Pacific.

Day 1, Wednesday 14 April

  1. 08:00 - 09:00

    Registration and breakfast

    Pick up your badge in the Moscone West lobby.

    Lobby
  2. 09:00 - 10:00

    Opening keynote: the production AI stack in 2027

    Priya Raghunathan, Northwind Labs

    Main Stage
  3. 10:30 - 11:15

    Serving large models on a budget

    Marcus Okafor, Bluefin Compute

    Build Stage
  4. 11:30 - 12:15

    Data pipelines that survive real traffic

    Folasade Adeyemi, Fernbank Data

    Data Stage
  5. 12:15 - 13:30

    Lunch and sponsor hall

    Hot food, demos and open seating.

    Hall B
  6. 13:30 - 14:15

    Running agents safely on the edge

    Rafael Duarte, Helio Robotics

    Edge Stage
  7. 14:30 - 16:00

    Workshop: evaluation harnesses from scratch

    Leila Haddad, Meridian Bio

    Build Stage
  8. 17:30 - 20:00

    Welcome reception

    Drinks and food on the Moscone South terrace.

    Terrace

Day 2, Thursday 15 April

  1. 08:30 - 09:15

    Coffee and open hallway

    Meet speakers at the hallway track tables.

    Lobby
  2. 09:15 - 10:00

    Keynote: developer tools that think with you

    Elena Vasquez-Hart, Larkspur Cloud

    Main Stage
  3. 10:15 - 11:00

    What we learned training small models

    Tomás Lindqvist, Quarry AI

    Data Stage
  4. 11:15 - 12:00

    Threat modelling for LLM features

    Daniel Brennan, Halyard Systems

    Build Stage
  5. 12:00 - 13:15

    Lunch and sponsor hall

    Final chance for demos and hiring chats.

    Hall B
  6. 13:15 - 14:00

    Clinical agents and the audit trail

    Hannah Whitcombe, Orchard Health

    Edge Stage
  7. 14:15 - 15:00

    Maintaining open source in the AI rush

    Kenji Arakawa, Independent

    Build Stage
  8. 15:30 - 16:30

    Closing keynote: the next five years

    Aiko Morimoto, Tessellate, with Owen Castellano, Driftwood Dev

    Main Stage

Tickets in USD

Pick your pass

Every pass covers both days, all four stages, lunch and coffee. Group discounts available for teams of five or more.

Until 31 December 2026

Early Bird

$549USD

  • Both days, all stages
  • Lunch and coffee
  • Talk recordings
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From 1 January 2027

Standard

$899USD

  • Both days, all stages
  • Lunch and coffee
  • Talk recordings
  • Welcome reception
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Valid student ID required

Student

$199USD

  • Both days, all stages
  • Lunch and coffee
  • Career corner access
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Our 2027 sponsors

The teams helping keep ticket prices fair and the coffee flowing.

San Francisco skyline at dusk
San Francisco, a short walk from Moscone Center

Moscone Center, San Francisco

747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Sessions run in Moscone West, with the reception at Moscone South.

  • From SFOTake BART to Powell Street, around 30 minutes, then a 5 minute walk.
  • By trainCaltrain stops at 4th and King, about 15 minutes on foot.
  • Where to stayPlenty of hotels in SoMa and Union Square, all within a 10 minute walk.
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Questions, answered

Who is FutureStack for?

Software engineers, ML practitioners, engineering leaders and founders building with AI. Talks assume you write code or manage people who do.

Will talks be recorded?

Yes. All Main Stage and Build Stage talks are recorded and shared with ticket holders within two weeks of the event.

Can I transfer my ticket?

Tickets can be transferred to a colleague free of charge until 31 March 2027. Email us with the new attendee's details.

What is the refund policy?

Full refunds until 1 February 2027, and 50% until 1 March 2027. After that we offer transfers only.

Is the venue accessible?

Moscone Center is fully step free. Tell us about any access needs at registration and we will arrange seating and support.

How do I apply to speak?

The call for proposals is open until 15 November 2026. Subscribe below and we will send the submission link.