PyTorch Conference NA 2026 keynotes: Meta, Google, NVIDIA headline
Joelle Pineau, Bill Jia, and NVIDIA's Ujval Kapasi speak Oct 20-21
The PyTorch Foundation has unveiled the keynote lineup for PyTorch Conference North America, set for October 20–21, 2026, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Headliners span the AI industry's biggest names, including Meta research engineers Edward Yang and Alban Desmaison, Google Cloud VP of Engineering Bill Jia, NVIDIA VP of AI & HPC Frameworks Ujval Kapasi, Cohere Chief AI Officer Joelle Pineau, Red Hat SVP & AI CTO Brian Stevens, and several open-source ecosystem leaders. The event expects to draw over 3,000 engineers and technical leaders building next-generation AI infrastructure and applications.
Attendees can look forward to two days of technical sessions, hands-on collaboration, and community-driven discussions across the PyTorch ecosystem, from core framework development to agentic AI and HPC. Early bird registration is available until September 4, 2026. The foundation also opened its annual Flare Pin design contest; original submissions are due August 14, 2026, with the winner earning a complimentary conference pass and seeing their design produced as an enamel pin. Sponsorship opportunities remain open for companies seeking direct visibility with the open-source AI community.
- PyTorch Conference NA 2026 runs Oct 20–21 in San Jose, CA, with 3,000+ expected attendees.
- Keynotes include Meta's Edward Yang, Google Cloud's Bill Jia, NVIDIA's Ujval Kapasi, and Cohere's Joelle Pineau.
- Early-bird registration ends Sept 4; Flare pin design contest closes Aug 14 with a free ticket prize.
Why It Matters
The keynote lineup and community events shape PyTorch's roadmap, directly influencing AI infrastructure decisions for builders and enterprises.