{{ QCON AI BOSTON 2026. THE AI CONFERENCE FOR SENIOR DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERING LEADERS }}
June 1-2, 2026
Boston, MA
AI-driven engineering:
How real teams accelerate the
entire software lifecycle with AI.
Move beyond the hype. Learn how senior architects, engineers, and leaders are embedding AI to innovate faster, design smarter, and deploy enterprise scale resilient systems securely and reliably.
QCon past attendees included senior engineers from these organizations
< QCON AI Boston >
What you'll learn
Blueprints for Enterprise AI. From leaders who built them.
Accelerate your SDLC
Use AI across the lifecycle for speed.
Lead AI transformations
Guide teams, align strategy, foster culture.
Architect for scale
Implement resilient, production-ready AI systems/platforms.
Govern securely
Ensure compliance, security, and measurable value
Operate AI reliably
Master MLOps, observability, governance for production.
Optimize costs
Manage AI scaling costs effectively.
Why attend QCon AI
From production code to production AI.
Learn directly from senior engineers solving the hard problems of scaling AI in complex enterprise systems.
Leave with patterns and confidence to build AI at scale.
> Solve your real-world AI challenges:
Integrate AI strategically
Apply architectural patterns for AI integration.
Architect for scale & resilience
Design robust, production-grade enterprise AI systems.
Accelerate team velocity
Bridge Dev, MLOps, Platform, and Data for faster delivery.
Master constraints
Navigate compliance, security, cost, technical debt.
Enhance design & decision-making
Use AI for validation and strategy.
Prove value
Demonstrate clear business impact and ROI.
< QCON AI BOSTON EXPERIENCE >
The QCon AI conference experience
Talks worth your time. Connections that matter.
Deep dives
36+ peer-curated sessions.
Real stories
Unfiltered lessons from successes and failures.
Actionable frameworks
Proven playbooks you can adapt.
Peer networking
Connect with senior engineers solving your challenges.
Focused environment
A venue built for meaningful conversations.
< YOUR TEAM AT QCON AI BOSTON >
Scaling AI takes a team
Bring your colleagues for faster results.
Learn together.
Engineering Leaders
Align strategy, people, and investment.
Build faster.
Architects
Design scalable AI systems using proven patterns and reference architectures.
Reduce risk.
Staff+ Engineers
Integrate ML pipelines into your production stack.
Scale AI.
ML/MLOps Engineers
Build for scale, reliability, and efficient operations.
Bringing 3+ people?
Email info@boston.qcon.ai with your group size for team discount details.
< WHY QCON AI BOSTON >
Need to convince your boss?
Use our pre-written templates
Get two days of practical AI insights from senior peers. Use these takeaways to:
Reduce project risk
Learn from real-world failures to avoid costly mistakes.
Accelerate AI delivery
Apply proven architectural and operational practices to design, build, and scale AI initiatives faster and more reliably.
Build team capability
Equip your engineers with durable, relevant skills.
Benchmark your strategy
Learn how leading teams implement enterprise AI at scale.
“Forget the AI hype. QCon AI is focused on helping you build and scale AI reliably.
The teams speaking at QCon AI share how they are delivering and scaling AI - warts and all”
10 name:
11 Eder Ignatowicz
12 whoIs:
13 QCon AI Boston 2026 Conference Chair, Senior Principal
14 Software Engineer and Architect @RedHat
< QCON AI BOSTON VENUE >
Boston University, George Sherman Union
QCon AI Boston is held at Boston University, in the George Sherman Union*, the university's central hub.
It's the ideal environment for deep, practical conversations. A place to pressure-test designs, validate roadmaps, and and connect with peers who are building and scaling production-ready AI.
*QCon AI Boston is not affiliated with Boston University and the use of Boston University facilities does not constitute or imply the endorsement or support by Boston University
< TESTIMONIALS >
Why senior engineers trust QCon
QCon provides an opportunity to obtain new ideas and approaches to developing software. I have and would continue recommending QCon to anyone interested in keeping up with the latest trends by learning from those who are defining those trends.
Jeff Hollar
Architect @Cisco
QCon is a conference by engineers for engineers. I didn't feel like I was being sold something as part of the presentations, but rather like I was learning from what is actually happening in other companies.
Christopher Prigg
Senior Engineer @Tesco PLC
QCon provides access to use-cases and practical information that truly delivers value for short-term adoption. Organizers are accessible and committed to excellence.
Higor Granzoto
Senior Developer @Padtec
"QCon is a great place for industry leaders to share what they've learned, techniques they've discovered, and pitfalls to avoid without an overarching sponsor presence."
Michael Villalobos
Engineering Manager @FairFinancial
< WHY US >
See the QCon difference
Explore past QCon talks. Watch our deep, peer-lead focus in action.
Pioneering the Future: Advancing Infrastructure for AI Agents
Shruti Bhat
Founding Team Member @Rockset - the Search and AI Database (Acquired by OpenAI), Previously Built and Launched
Cloud, Data & AI Products @Oracle, @VMware
Why Most Machine Learning Projects Fail to Reach Production and How to Beat the Odds
Wenjie Zi
Senior Machine Learning Engineer and Tech Lead @Grammarly, Specializing in Natural Language Processing, 10+
Years of Industrial Experience in Artificial Intelligence Applications
Prompt Engineering: Is it a New Programming Language?
Hien Luu
Sr. Engineering Manager @Zoox & Author of MLOps with Ray, Speaker and Conference Committee Chair
< OUR ATTENDEES >
Who attends QCon
Senior engineering leaders, software architects, and team leads making decisions on scaling AI
Software Developer
24%
Software architects, technical team lead and Higher
34%
Senior developer / Lead engineer
23%
< AN INFOQ AND QCON EVENT >
Guiding engineering teams for 20+ years
QCon and InfoQ have guided software teams through every shift.
Now we're helping teams scale AI.
Sessions are selected for depth, relevance, and real-world value.
No hidden product pitches.
Real teams. Real stories. Real results.
20 years
Helping senior dev teams adopt the right patterns and practices
550k per month
Global senior software developers relying on the InfoQ community to stay ahead
4500+ per year
Senior developers learning emerging trends and practices at our InfoQ Dev Summit and QCon international software development conferences
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