Convergence: RL Summit
The Researchers, Founders, and Operators building the next Era, in one room.
Spend the day with us
Register your interest and we'll follow up with the details.
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
- 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 interestThu, 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 locationDoors, 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 agendaTwelve 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 speakingYes. Coffee and a light breakfast when doors open, and a catered lunch to close the day.