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Why Attend

Choose from business and technical sessions designed for leaders, practitioners and deployment teams.

Santa Clara, CA  ·  September 23–24, 2026

Why Attend

Not just AI trends. Practical insight for industrial deployment.

AI is advancing quickly, but bringing it into physical operations requires the right infrastructure, technical strategy, workforce skills, governance and safety boundaries. The Advanced Vision & AI Conference is designed for professionals who need to understand what is ready for deployment, what is emerging and how vision, robotics and industrial AI can create measurable value in real-world environments.

What You'll Gain

Leave with decisions you can act on.

A clearer deployment roadmap

 

Understand what it takes to move vision and AI from evaluation into production environments.

Practical technical insight

 

Learn how teams are approaching machine vision, AI-enabled inspection, edge AI, robotics guidance and data infrastructure.

A stronger business case

 

Gain perspective on ROI, competitiveness, workforce readiness and technology investment decisions.

Better infrastructure decisions

 

Explore how factories, data centers and industrial operations are preparing for AI-driven systems.

A risk-aware approach to AI adoption

 

Understand governance, cybersecurity, safety boundaries and operational risk.

Relevant industry connections

 

Meet end users, practitioners, suppliers and experts working on real deployment challenges.

Conference Layout

Two tracks. One practical focus.

Whether you are shaping strategy or solving technical implementation challenges, the conference is designed to help you make better decisions about vision, AI and automation deployment.

Track OneBusiness Track

The Business Track is designed for leaders evaluating how vision, AI and automation can improve productivity, resilience, competitiveness and long-term operations.

Topics

  • Industrial AI strategy and investment
  • AI infrastructure for factories and data centers
  • ROI, efficiency and competitiveness
  • Workforce readiness and skills
  • Governance, cybersecurity and risk
  • Scaling from pilot to production

Track TwoTechnical Track

The Technical Track is designed for practitioners and technical teams responsible for building, integrating and scaling intelligent automation systems.

Topics

  • Advanced machine vision deployment, computer vision and deep learning
  • Vision-language models and foundation models
  • AI-enabled inspection and quality
  • Robotics guidance, autonomy and perception
  • Edge AI, data pipelines and system integration
  • Industrial AI agents and safety boundaries
Is This For You?

This conference is for you if you are:

  • Deploying or evaluating machine vision, robotics, AI or automation in industrial environments.
  • Responsible for improving quality, throughput, reliability, safety or operational efficiency.
  • Building the technical infrastructure needed for AI-enabled operations.
  • Moving from proof of concept to production deployment.
  • Evaluating AI readiness across skills, governance, cybersecurity or risk.
  • Looking for practical guidance on vision-language systems, foundation models or industrial AI agents.
  • Seeking partners and peers who understand real-world implementation challenges.
Registration

What's included

Dates Applicable A3 Member Non-member
Now to August 18, 2026 $1,895 $1,995
August 19, 2026 to Event $2,295 $2,395

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