NODES 2026

⌖ Berlin · Berlin, Germany

Hosted by Innovatex Conferences

Experience Berlin in October 2026 at the Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science Conference. This three-day event (Oct 12–14, 2026) brings together researchers, industry leaders and developers from around the world to explore the latest advances in AI, ML, data analytics, and responsible automation. Guided by the theme “AI, Machine Learning & Data Science: Driving the Next Wave of Digital Transformation,” the conference offers a rigorous program designed for researchers and practitioners who want to translate cutting-edge science into real-world impact. What to expect: - Nearly thirty focused scientific sessions covering core AI topics, including robotics and autonomous systems, climate science applications, MLOps and scalable deployment, trustworthy AI, high-performance computing and energy-efficient AI, and multimodal vision–language–audio understanding. - Keynote lectures, interactive presentations, and dedicated poster sessions featuring leading researchers and industry experts. - A platform for learning, networking and collaboration in Berlin’s thriving tech ecosystem, with opportunities to meet researchers, engineers, product leads, and founders from across industries. - Access to useful resources such as the tentative program, brochure, and speaker guidelines, plus options to submit abstracts and register via the official site. Format and audience: - The event blends talks, panel discussions, poster exhibits and potential hands-on demonstrations, designed for a broad audience including researchers, data scientists, software engineers, product managers and startup founders who build with AI. - Speakers include notable researchers such as Elena Zaitseva (University of Žilina) and M.A. Hannan (Sunway University), among others, with sessions curated to balance foundational topics and practical deployment insights. Registration and logistics: - Conference dates: October 12–14, 2026 - Venue: Berlin, Germany - Registration and abstract submission are available on the conference site, with downloadable brochures and a tentative program to help attendees plan their schedule. Why attend: - Stay ahead of fast-moving AI and ML research and its applications in data analytics, sustainability, and industry-specific use cases. - Engage with peers on deployment challenges, governance considerations in AI, and strategies for scalable, energy-efficient systems. - Take advantage of Berlin’s vibrant tech community and establish connections for futur

⌖ New York · Manhattan, New York

Hosted by AI Engineer

AI Engineer NYC returns to Manhattan for its flagship technical conference from October 12–14, 2026, bringing together the world's leading AI engineers, CTOs, VPs of AI, and founders building the next generation of intelligent systems. This isn't just another AI conference—it's where the global AI engineering movement converges on the East Coast for three days of cutting-edge technical talks, hands-on workshops, and high-signal networking. The conference focuses exclusively on engineers who ship—no theoretical fluff or promissory keynotes. You'll hear from practitioners at companies like Google DeepMind, Anthropic, Cursor, Netflix, OpenAI, and Meta, sharing real-world insights from the trenches of AI development. Past NYC conferences have featured technical deep-dives into agent engineering, advanced LLM techniques, production deployment strategies, and the latest breakthroughs in AI tooling. What to Expect Technical Talks: Learn from engineers and founders at the cutting edge of AI Engineering. Sessions cover practical implementations, architectural patterns, performance optimization, and lessons learned from production AI systems. Cutting-Edge Expo: AI engineering moves at breakneck speed. The expo floor connects you directly with the engineers and founders behind the most innovative companies pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI. World-Class Networking: Every attendee is carefully curated—AI engineers, technical founders, CTOs, and VPs of AI. The hallway track buzzes with substantive conversations that educate and inspire. Build meaningful connections that extend far beyond the three days. Hands-On Workshops: Get your hands dirty with practical, technical workshops led by practitioners building production AI systems today. Facilitated Discussions: Engage in structured conversations about the challenges, opportunities, and technical trade-offs facing AI engineers in 2026. Who Should Attend This conference is designed for technical practitioners: AI engineers, machine learning engineers, engineering leaders (CTOs, VPs of Engineering, VPs of AI), technical founders, and anyone building production AI systems. Whether you're architecting agent frameworks, optimizing LLM inference, building AI-native applications, or leading AI engineering teams, you'll find your people here. The conference takes place in the heart of Manhattan, New York—a g

Sponsors: Arize

◎ Online

Hosted by CAKE NetworkPlus

Learn practical AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot in this online CAKE NetworkPlus workshop on 12 October 2026, featuring guided, hands-on exercises. AI coding agents can now inspect repositories, run commands and modify software on a developer’s behalf. This ByteSized dRTP session moves beyond simply prompting a model to examine the wider system, or harness, that helps an agent work reliably. You’ll explore how instructions, available tools, permissions and verification checks influence what an AI agent can do and how confidently you can use its output. What you’ll learn Using GitHub Copilot in VS Code and the terminal as the working example, the session will demonstrate how to: - use an AI coding agent to explore and understand an existing codebase; - guide the agent with project-specific instructions; - let an agent run commands and propose or make code changes; - check those changes with tests rather than accepting them at face value; - record the use of AI assistance to support reproducibility; - think about the model and its surrounding harness as separate parts of an effective workflow. Although the demonstrations focus on GitHub Copilot, the underlying approaches are intended to transfer to other AI-assisted coding tools. This makes the workshop useful for participants who want a practical framework for evaluating and supervising coding agents, not just an introduction to one product. Format and audience CAKE NetworkPlus will deliver the event online, combining instructor-led, follow-along examples with guided exercises and dedicated time for hands-on practice. It is particularly relevant to people writing or maintaining software in academia and industry, including researchers and developers who want to understand how coding agents fit into responsible, testable workflows. Foundational knowledge of Python and git will be helpful. To participate fully in the interactive exercises, you’ll need: - a GitHub account; - VS Code with the GitHub Copilot extension; - the GitHub Copilot CLI. The free version of Copilot is sufficient for the workshop. Eligible participants may also wish to apply for GitHub Education benefits in advance, as registration can take up to one week. If you cannot install or access the prerequisites, you are still welcome to attend and watch the instructor complete the interactive parts. Register for ByteSized dRTP: AI-assisted Coding

⌖ New York · Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

AI Engineer New York 2026 brings production AI and financial services together in New York, 12–14 October at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. Built for people actively deploying, optimising and investing in AI, this three-day conference explores real-world systems across banking, hedge funds, fintech, insurance and asset management. What to expect The programme combines practical learning with access to technical decision-makers and infrastructure providers: - 12 October , Deep Dives: hands-on technical workshops, first access to the expo floor and partner exhibits, followed by a welcome reception connecting attendees, speakers and sponsors. - 13 October , Keynotes and talks: a full day of sessions, expo presentations, breakouts, leadership programming and networking. - 14 October , Closing programme: more keynotes and sessions, continued expo access and a final opportunity to meet fellow builders and exhibitors. Production AI talks will examine systems and infrastructure challenges encountered by engineers and technical leaders in banking, fintech and asset management. The expo will feature companies working across model serving, compliance tooling and agent frameworks, while facilitated roundtables will dig into AI adoption in banking, trading, insurance and related fields. The event is presented by Arize. Who it’s for AI Engineer NYC expects 1,000+ in-person AI engineers and leaders, with an audience spanning startups, scaleups and major enterprises. It is particularly relevant to CTOs, CIOs, founders, VPs of AI/ML, software engineers, staff and principal engineers, data scientists, product managers and technical leaders in finance. This is a strongly experienced crowd: the published audience profile includes 22.4% C-level attendees, 20.5% staff or principal engineers and 18% senior engineers. Junior engineers and students are represented, but the content and networking are primarily geared towards practitioners already building, deploying or buying production AI systems.… Register for this event

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Sponsors: Arize · Bloomberg +14

⌖ Ho Chi Minh City · The Joi Factory

Hosted by Codex Community Events

Build real software with Codex alongside 50–70 developers, founders and students at The Joi Factory in Ho Chi Minh City. DevDay Exchange Community Meetup takes place on Monday, 12 October 2026, from 2:00–8:00 PM (GMT+7). This hands-on community session gives you a focused afternoon to make meaningful progress on an idea, compare approaches with other builders and share what you create. Bring a work tool, an early prototype or a side project you have been meaning to start, finished products are not required. Build, connect and demo Rather than sitting through a conventional conference programme, attendees will spend the session actively building with Codex. The format combines independent project work, peer learning, informal networking and community showcases. You can expect to: - Turn an idea into useful, working software with Codex - Exchange practical tips and problem-solving approaches - Meet local people creating products, automations and internal tools - Demo what you built, explain the problem it solves and show how Codex helped - Vote for your favourite projects and offer feedback to fellow builders Attendees will select the top five showcases by vote. Proposed prizes, which remain subject to OpenAI approval and eligibility confirmation, include API credits for leading teams and one-year ChatGPT Pro subscriptions for approved members of the top three teams. The proposed team awards are $1,000 in API credits for first place, $500 for second and $300 for third. Eligible attendees with verified on-site check-in may also receive $100 in Codex credits and $50 in API credits, subject to the same approval process. Fourth- and fifth-place prizes depend on additional support being confirmed. Who should attend? The meetup is designed for developers, students, founders and people building tools for their own work. You should arrive ready to build and participate in the community, but your project can still be at an early stage or remain a work in progress. Attendance details The organiser currently lists this event as full. Use the registration page to join the waitlist; a place is not guaranteed. Check availability and registration

Sponsors: OpenAI

⌖ Bangkok · Yaru @ Grande Centre Point Lumphini

Hosted by Bangkok AI Builders Meetup

เวิร์กช็อป AI ฟรีสำหรับผู้เริ่มต้นในกรุงเทพฯ เรียนรู้วิธีเปลี่ยนไอเดียให้เป็นโปรเจกต์จริงได้ แม้ไม่มีพื้นฐานการเขียนโค้ดหรือประสบการณ์ด้าน AI เวิร์กช็อปภาคปฏิบัติสองชั่วโมงนี้จัดโดย Bangkok AI Builders Meetup และดำเนินรายการโดย Yaru เหมาะสำหรับคนทำงานประจำที่เคยอยากสร้างบางอย่างของตัวเอง แต่ยังไม่รู้ว่าจะเริ่มต้นอย่างไรหรือมีเวลาจำกัด เป้าหมายคือช่วยให้ผู้เข้าร่วมใช้ AI ทำให้แนวคิดเป็นรูปธรรม และอาจต่อยอดไปสู่ช่องทางสร้างรายได้เสริมได้ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเขียนโค้ดเป็น เชี่ยวชาญคอมพิวเตอร์ หรือเคยใช้ AI มาก่อน เพียงนำ คอมพิวเตอร์หรือโทรศัพท์มือถือ มา พร้อมความตั้งใจที่จะลงมือเริ่มต้น รายละเอียด - วัน: วันจันทร์ที่ 12 ตุลาคม 2026 - เวลา: 17:00–19:00 น. ICT - สถานที่: Yaru @ Grande Centre Point Lumphini, 1188 Rama IV Road, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok 10120 - ค่าเข้าร่วม: ฟรี - รูปแบบ: เวิร์กช็อปสำหรับผู้เริ่มต้นโดยเฉพาะ กิจกรรมนี้ไม่เหมาะกับผู้ที่ใช้ AI เป็นประจำอยู่แล้ว เช่น ใช้ AI สนทนา เพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการทำงาน สร้างทักษะด้วยตนเอง หรือประยุกต์ AI กับโปรเจกต์ได้คล่อง ทั้งนี้ หน้ากิจกรรมยังไม่ได้เผยแพร่กำหนดการย่อยหรือรายชื่อวิทยากรเพิ่มเติม ลงทะเบียนเข้าร่วมเวิร์กช็อป