August 21, 2026San Francisco @ OpenAI
Agenda
The day
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Breakfast
- Panels Begin (until 4:00 PM)See the panels
- Lunch
- Workshops Begin (alongside the panels)
- Founder Pitches
- Closing Remarks
The panels
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Frontier + Causal AI
What’s actually happening at the edge of foundation model and causal reasoning research, told by the women running the labs.
Civics + AI Alignment
The technical and policy questions shaping how AI gets built, and who’s in the room when it’s decided.
Robotics + Hardware
AI beyond the chat window: humanoids, industrial automation, and the hardware founders building in the physical world.
Energy + Infrastructure
Powering the AI buildout: grid infrastructure, nuclear, and the founders racing to keep the lights on.
Space + Aero
The founders building beyond Earth’s atmosphere: launch systems, satellites, and the hardware powering the next space race.
Fin-tech
How AI is remaking money: payments, underwriting, and the founders building the infrastructure behind it.
Healthcare + Bio-tech
AI reaching the exam room and the lab bench: diagnostics, clinical workflows, and the founders rebuilding care delivery from the inside.
Consumer + Fashion
AI meets culture: personalization, generative design, and the founders reshaping how we shop and dress.
All times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) · Program subject to change