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Hands-On Technical Workshops:
Go beyond the theory with deep-dive sessions led by industry pioneers.
Master the full stack of agentic AI—from GPU-level inference to multi-agent orchestration.
Workshops take place on the afternoon of Day 2 at 1:00 PM on March 31.
Mastering Agentic Coding & GPUs
Anton Alexander - Sr. GenAI Specialist for NVIDIA - AWS
Mastering Agentic Coding and GPUs is a hands-on, 2-hour workshop focused on building, deploying, and scaling production-ready agentic systems. Learn how to structure agentic coding workflows, ensure reliability and safety, and effectively use GPUs and Kubernetes to run agent-driven workloads from experimentation through production.
Multi Agent Architecture using ADK (Google)
Hamza Farooq - CEO - Traversaal AI (Ex-Google)
In this 2-hour workshop, learn how to build collaborative multi-agent systems using Google’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, MCP, and the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK). This session shows how agents communicate, share context and tools, and coordinate tasks—bringing everything together to design multi-agent systems that work together on complex problems.
Optimizing Retrieval for Agentic Systems
Trey Grainger - Founder & CEO, Searchkernel | Author, AI-Powered Search | Ex-Lucidworks, Presearch, & CareerBuilder | Adjunct Professor at Furman University
In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn the core techniques and design patterns behind modern AI-powered retrieval. Since the quality of RAG systems is driven largely by retrieval, we’ll focus on how to design and optimize retrieval for AI and agentic systems, and introduce agentic search, where agents coordinate retrieval through tool calls and relevance feedback loops.
Optimizing LLM Training and Inference Performance on GPUs
Zeyuan (Faradawn) Yang- Technical Marketing Engineer - NVIDIA
This workshop explores how to optimize GPU performance and reduce operational costs when training and serving large language models. Attendees will learn practical strategies for high-throughput training and low-latency inference, including modern parallelism techniques and disaggregated serving architectures used in production-scale LLM systems.
Workshops
Hands-On Technical Workshops: Go beyond the theory with deep-dive sessions led by industry pioneers.
Master the full stack of agentic AI, from GPU-level inference to multi-agent orchestration. Workshops take place on the afternoon of Day 2 at 1:00 PM on March 31.
Building an AI-Native Career: How to use AI to Uplevel Yourself Professionally
Carter Abdallah - DevTech Engineer - NVIDIA
The way we work is evolving fast — and AI-native professionals are learning how to move from using tools to building workflows. In this session, you’ll explore how agentic CLI tools go beyond coding, how “vibe insights” reduce the distance between data and action, and how ephemeral software can help you solve niche problems quickly. Learn to see the world through “software vision” and develop the mindset needed to stay adaptable, productive, and ahead of the curve in an AI-driven era.
Optimizing LLM Training and Inference Performance on GPUs
Zeyuan (Faradawn) Yang- Technical Marketing Engineer - NVIDIA
This workshop explores how to optimize GPU performance and reduce operational costs when training and serving large language models. Attendees will learn practical strategies for high-throughput training and low-latency inference, including modern parallelism techniques and disaggregated serving architectures used in production-scale LLM systems.
Workshops take place on the afternoon of Day 2 at 1:00 PM on March 31.
Mastering Agentic Coding & GPUs
Anton Alexander - Sr. GenAI Specialist for NVIDIA - AWS
Mastering Agentic Coding and GPUs is a hands-on, 2-hour workshop focused on building, deploying, and scaling production-ready agentic systems. Learn how to structure agentic coding workflows, ensure reliability and safety, and effectively use GPUs and Kubernetes to run agent-driven workloads from experimentation through production.
Multi Agent Architecture using ADK (Google)
Hamza Farooq - CEO - Traversaal AI (Ex-Google)
In this 2-hour workshop, learn how to build collaborative multi-agent systems using Google’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, MCP, and the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK). This session shows how agents communicate, share context and tools, and coordinate tasks—bringing everything together to design multi-agent systems that work together on complex problems.
Optimizing Retrieval for Agentic Systems
Trey Grainger - Founder & CEO, Searchkernel | Author, AI-Powered Search | Ex-Lucidworks, Presearch, & CareerBuilder | Adjunct Professor at Furman University
In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn the core techniques and design patterns behind modern AI-powered retrieval. Since the quality of RAG systems is driven largely by retrieval, we’ll focus on how to design and optimize retrieval for AI and agentic systems, and introduce agentic search, where agents coordinate retrieval through tool calls and relevance feedback loops.
Context Engineering with Redis and LangChain
Tyler Hutcherson - Applied AI Engineering Manager - Redis
Design scalable AI agents by mastering context engineering — the discipline of structuring memory, retrieval, and reasoning workflows so LLMs behave reliably in production. This workshop explores how Redis and LangChain enable high-performance agent systems through semantic caching, vector search, and intelligent context management.
2026 Speakers
Kamelia aryafar
Netflix
Head of AI - Members
MIke TAMIR
Tubi
SVP ML/AI - Chief Scientist
Paige Bailey
AI Developer
Relations Lead
Carter Abdallah
NVIDIA
DevTech Engineer
Jess ramos
Big Data Energy Analytics
Founder & Content Creator
Vivek Kolasani
NVIDIA
Solutions Architect
ANTON ALEXANDER
AWS
Sr. GenAI Specialist
Ashok Prakash
Apple
Staff ML Engineer
Virtual Event Schedule
09:00 - 09:05 AM
09:05 - 09:15 AM
09:15 - 09:45 AM
09:45 - 10:15 AM
10:15 - 10:30 AM
10:30 - 11:00 AM
11:00 - 11:45 AM
11:45 - 12:15 AM
12:15 - 01:00 PM
01:00 - 01:30 PM
01:30 - 02:00 PM
02:00 - 02:30 PM
02:30 - 02:35 PM
Welcome Keynote
Conference Kickoff
What’s New and What’s Next for Generative AI?
Building Enterprise Multi-Agent Communications
Break
Deploying Agents in Enterprise
A Bold & Responsible Agentic Future
AI Knowledge Layer for Agents
Lunch Break
Self Optimizing Agents for Deep Research
Security & Governance:
The Achilles Heel of Enterprise Agentic AI
AI for Coding
Closing
Hamza Farooq
Julie Koon Koon
Paige Bailey
Jake Mannix
Josh Sutton
Marcus Eagan
Hamza Farooq
Kanika Vats
Pilar Manchón
Philip Rathle
Jakub Zavrel
Raja Iqbal
Chip Huyen
Workshops
Workshops will be held on April 16th, Day 3 of the conference. Take advantage of hands on sessions from industry experts to increase your skills in deploying models to production.
Mastering AI Agents
Hamza Farooq - Founder - Traversaal.ai/ex-Google
This workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of designing and building AI agents from the ground up. Instead of relying on pre-built frameworks like CrewAI or Autogen, participants will learn the core mechanics of agent development to create fully customizable solutions. By the end, attendees will have the tools and knowledge to build robust, scalable, and production-grade AI agents tailored to their needs.
Optimizing Enterprise RAG Systems
Trey Grainger - Author - AI-Powered Search
RAG systems will be a mainstay in every enterprise. Tuning a RAG systems involves deep knowledge of both vector and traditional keyword search, coupled with efficient context management strategies for LLMs. This entire equation becomes more complicated when multiple modalities of data enter the equation.
Mastering Optimization for GenAI Training & Inference
Mark Moyou, PhD - Sr. Data Scientist - NVIDIA
This workshop covers training and deploying large DNNs in NLP, vision, and speech AI. Learn to scale across servers, manage memory with advanced techniques, optimize performance, and deploy multi-GPU models with NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server. The techniques covers in this course are used to train model Generative AI models.
50 Talks + Workshops Included
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2 Days, Workshops Included
STUDENT pass
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Access to all talks
$100
Early bird access Pass
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Limited early access to talks
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Workshops
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Light Refreshments
$250
Full conference pass
Access to all talks
Workshops
Meals
$400
Get 25% off when you repost a conference post on LinkedIn or X—email a screenshot to team@oaiconference.com, and we’ll send you a discount code.
Why Top Speakers Attend!
Ugur
Last September, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at, now the Optimized AI Conference (then, the Southern Data Science Conference). It was an valuable experience to exchange cutting-edge ideas with industry leaders and experts. I'm looking forward to the upcoming editions for this vibrant community. See you at the next one! #OptimizedAIConference.
Paige Bailey
AI Developer Relations Lead
If you're looking for a generative AI conference that feels like home, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more welcoming event than Optimized AI in Atlanta! The camaraderie, insightful AI discussions, and collaborative spirit are unparalleled -- you'll leave feeling inspired to start building.
Sebastian Raschka
Staff Research Engineer
- Lightning AI
The Optimized AI conference was a fantastic event where I had the opportunity to share innovative ideas as a speaker and connect with industry leaders as an attendee. The engaging discussions and presentations provided invaluable insights!
Mike Tamir, PhD
Distinguished Scientist
- Shopify
This conference has been something I've looked forward to over the years as a venue to share and discuss practical applications that directly engage with cutting edge ideas!
Ugur
Last September, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at, now the Optimized AI Conference (then, the Southern Data Science Conference). It was an valuable experience to exchange cutting-edge ideas with industry leaders and experts. I'm looking forward to the upcoming editions for this vibrant community. See you at the next one! #OptimizedAIConference.
Sam Partee
Principal AI Engineer
- Arcade AI
I've been an attendee, speaker and sponsor for OAI. Every time I'm glad did so. The quality and density of content outshines many conferences on the same tier. If you're looking for an AI conference to learn the SOTA from experts, share your ideas, or grow your audience - look into OAI.
Jaya Kawale
VP of Engineering
- Tubi
Optimized AI conference was a great place to share practical, bleeding-edge ideas with practitioners and leaders and to get real time feedback. Always amazed how well it was organized.
Ugur Kursuncu
Assistant Professor
- Georgia State University
This conference has been something I've looked forward to over the years as a venue to share and discuss practical applications that directly engage with cutting edge ideas!
2026 Speakers Coming Soon
Join us for one or both days
Learning Resources (Coming Soon)
Take advantage of the plethora of learning resources (free and paid) that we have curated to help you accelerate your career.
Tutorials
Curated list of tutorials by topic. There are many great authors to learn from.
Tutorials
Podcasts
Optimize your learning with a variety of technical and non-technical AI podcasts
Podcasts
Courses
See a variety of courses from instructors we work with along with other open-source courses
Courses
Career Resources /Jobs
See jobs and other best practices to accelerate your AI career
Career Resources /Jobs
2 Days, Workshops Included
Volunteer pass
A great option for students and early-career or transitioning professionals. Volunteer during the event and get access to all talks (excluding workshops) after your shift. Volunteer passes are paid to prevent no-shows. No Meals included.
Early bird access Pass - 2 Days, Light Snacks
Limited early access at an extreme discount. Includes workshops and talks (no meals). Perfect for fast movers who want hands-on learning at unbeatable value.
$300
$250
Full conference pass + meals
Experience two days of conference talks, including keynotes and breakout sessions, with meals included — plus half-day hands-on workshops on the second day.
$450
$400
We offer a range of ticket options to keep the conference accessible and affordable.
Past Sponsors
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Companies Represented
As practitioners, we recruit speakers from top companies to bring you the latest industry best practices.
Media Partners
Community Partners
Sponsors
Program Overview
Day 1
Conference Talks
Join us for a full day of conference talks from experts across various industries. We begin the day with keynotes, then move into breakout sessions to explore more topics. After lunch, we move to the afternoon keynotes and then into the breakout sessions for the evening.
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Day 2
Conference Talks + Workshops
On Day 2 we have a hybrid day of talks and half day workshops. The day will begin with keynotes and breakout sessions. After lunch, we move straight into 4 hour technical workshops.
Venue & Hotel
venue - Cobb Galleria Center
The Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta is a premiere venue for conferences where you will enjoy spacious conference rooms to interact with attendees and nearby food options.
Day 2
Partners
2025 Speakers
Paige Bailey
AI Developer
Relations Lead
Chip Huyen
O'REILLY
Author / Founder
Pilar MaNchón
Sr Director of Engineering,
AI Research Strategy
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Jake Mannix
Walmart
Technical Fellow,
AI & Relevance
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Jakub Zavrel
Zeta Alpha
Founder / CEO
KANIKA VATS
Software Engineering
Manager
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Raja Iqbal
Ejento
Founder / CEO
Josh Sutton
66 Degrees
SVP of Innovation
Marcus Eagan
Nativelink
Founder / CEO
Hamza Farooq
Traversaal.AI / Optimized AI
CEO / Director
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