INAUGURAL SUMMIT×

Convergence: RL Summit

The Researchers, Founders, and Operators building the next Era, in one room.

Thu, Oct 29, 20268:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDTSVB Experience Center, San Francisco
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Register your interest and we'll follow up with the details.

SPEAKERS FROM

Speakers and Anchors

  • Ben HuffmanCo-founder and CEO, ContraAllison NultyHead of Contra Labs
  • LABLogan KilpatrickMember of Technical Staff, Google DeepMind
  • INDUSTRYSahil BhaiwalaCSO, Handshake
  • INDUSTRYDylan PorgesCBO, Deeptune
  • INDUSTRYAlex TrottDatabricks
  • INDUSTRYPratyush MainiCornell professor / Founding member, DatologyAI
  • ACADEMIAMelissa PanPhD student, UC Berkeley
  • ACADEMIAAndy ZhangResearcher, Stanford University
  • ACADEMIASteven DillmannAI4Science PhD, Stanford University
  • ACADEMIACaleb ChuckPostdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University
  • INDUSTRYAnastasios AngelopoulosCEO, Arena

What the day is

Research talks, Industry insight, live Q&A, and open panels.

Agenda

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Session scheduleHalf day  ·  8:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
  • 8:00 – 9:00 AMDoors open, coffee and breakfast networkingBadge pickup, coffee, and light breakfast.
  • 9:00 – 11:00 AMSessionsSpeakers and topics announced closer to the day.
  • 11:00 – 11:15 AMIntermissionCoffee and a chance to move around the room.
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PMSessionsSpeakers and topics announced closer to the day.
  • 12:30 – 1:00 PMCatered lunchLunch is provided, and the day closes at 1:00 PM.

SVB Experience Center

San Francisco, CA

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT on Thu, Oct 29, 2026. The venue sits a few minutes from Montgomery and Embarcadero BART.

Frequently asked

  • The researchers, founders, and operators building the next era of reinforcement learning. It is a curated, invite-only summit, and the host committee reviews the guest list by hand.

  • Leave your email address and the host committee will follow up with the details.

    Register your interest
  • Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT. The summit is at the SVB Experience Center in San Francisco, CA, a few minutes from Montgomery and Embarcadero BART.

    Read more about the location
  • Doors, coffee and breakfast networking from 8:00 AM, then sessions through the morning either side of an intermission, and a catered lunch to close at 1:00 PM.

    See the full agenda
  • Twelve speakers are confirmed so far, from Deeptune, Handshake, Databricks, DatologyAI, Stanford, Contra, Arena, Google DeepMind, Princeton and UC Berkeley. Speakers and topics for each session are announced closer to the day.

    See who is speaking
  • Yes. Coffee and a light breakfast when doors open, and a catered lunch to close the day.

Convergence: RL Summit

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