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All Things AI
The premier AI practitioners and users conference community focused on technologies, processes, and people. We believe AI fluency is the most important skill of the next decade — and we're building the community to make it accessible to everyone.
Our Mission
Making AI Fluency Universal
AI isn't just for engineers anymore. Every professional, every organization, and every community needs to understand how to work with AI effectively. That's what All Things AI is about.
Education First
From hands-on workshops to multi-track conference sessions, we create learning experiences for every skill level — from AI-curious beginners to seasoned ML engineers.
Community Driven
A 5,000+ member community with weekly meetups, regional events, and an active online network. We believe the best learning happens when practitioners share with practitioners.
Practitioner Focused
No hype, no vendor pitches. Every session, workshop, and talk is designed to deliver actionable knowledge you can apply the next day at work.
Founded by
Todd Lewis
Creator & Chair, All Things Open
Mark Hinkle
CEO, Peripety Labs / The AIE Network
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A Movement That's Growing Fast
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All Things AI 2026
Two Days of AI Immersion
March 23-24, 2026 at the Carolina Theatre and Durham Convention Center. Expanded to 6 tracks, 80+ speakers, and full-day workshops.
Monday, March 23
Training Day
Multiple workshops including half-day and full-day options
- AI for DevOps (Full Day)
- AIOS Workshop for Business Professionals (Full Day)
- AI for Agents (Full Day)
- Half-day workshops on specialized topics
Tuesday, March 24
Conference Day
Morning keynotes, lunchtime Lightning Talks, and 30-45 minute sessions across 6 tracks
Featured Speakers
World-Class Leaders. One Stage.
Senior executives and technologists from the world's most influential companies.
James Kaplan
Partner / CTO
McKinsey
Ben Heller
Field CTO
Microsoft
Akshay Sonawane
ML Engineering Manager
Apple
Owen Chen
VP, AI/ML Engineering
Fidelity Investments
Luis Lastras
Director, Language & Multimodal Technologies
IBM
Nithya Ruff
Director, Amazon OSPO
Amazon
Shamindra Peiris
Senior AI Product Manager
Visa
Ben Ilegbodu
Senior Software Engineer
Netflix
Craig McLuckie
CEO / Founder
Stacklok
whurley
CEO
Strangeworks
Speakers
And Many More Industry Leaders
80+ speakers across 6 tracks covering AI engineering, governance, enterprise transformation, and more.
Aaron Delp
Global Head of Technical Marketing
Mistral AI
Sahil Sabharwal
Senior Engineering Manager
Intuit
Akshay Pratinav
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Intuit
Jose Palafox
Strategic AI GTM Lead
GitHub
Justin Jeffress
Developer Advocate
Meta
Abby Mitchell
Developer Advocate
Meta
Briana Faulk
Senior Engineer
Dell Technologies
Micaela Eller
Associate Director
Ernst & Young
David Winter
Chief Cloud & Strategic Partnerships Officer
Orion Innovation
Hendrik Strobelt
Senior Research Scientist
IBM Research
Keith Bergelt
CEO
Open Invention Network
Igor Jablokov
Founder
Pryon
John Willis
Editor-in-Chief
AI CIO
Chris Heivly
Co-Founder
MapQuest
Nyah Macklin
Senior Developer Advocate for AI
Neo4j
Brian Moynihan
Director of AI & Automation
Duke University
Pam Didner
B2B Marketing Consultant
Author & Speaker
Taylor Desseyn
VP of Global Community
Torc.dev
Craig Jellick
VP of Engineering
Obot AI
Mary Grygleski
VP of Global (Western Hemisphere)
AI Collective
Jonathan Vogel
Developer Advocate
AWS
Mayor Leonardo Williams
Mayor
City of Durham
Mark Hinkle
CEO & Co-Founder
Peripety Labs
Todd Lewis
Creator & Chair
All Things Open
Our Journey
From Inaugural Event to Movement
In just two years, All Things AI has grown from a bold idea into the Southeast's premier AI conference and community.
All Things AI 2025
1,600+
Attendees
50+
Speakers
3
Tracks
- First-ever event at the Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC
- Two-day format: Workshop Day + Conference Day
- Tracks: AI Builders, AI Engineers, AI Users
- AIOS AI SuperUser Bootcamp & GenAI RAG Workshop
- Speakers from IBM, Netflix, Red Hat, SAS, Fidelity, U.S. Bank
- All session recordings published online
All Things AI 2026
4,000+
Expected
80+
Speakers
6
Tracks
- Expanded to Carolina Theatre + Durham Convention Center
- Doubled tracks: added AI Executives, AI Governance, AI in Enterprise
- Full-day workshops: AI for DevOps, AIOS, AI for Agents
- Lightning Talks format added for rapid-fire insights
- Speakers from McKinsey, Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Amazon, Netflix, Visa
- IBM Generative Computing Lounge & AWS-sponsored tracks
Attendee Voices
What People Are Saying
Real feedback from attendees, speakers, and community members.
“I had the opportunity to attend and speak at All Things AI 2025. The quality of speakers and the depth of conversations were outstanding. This is the real deal for AI practitioners.”
Ash Tewari
Tech Lead and Solution Architect, Enterprise
“Community over everything. Closed out the final All Things AI event of 2025 last week, and it genuinely shaped my semester.”
Siddharth Bellad
Student, Duke University
“Loved the energy in the room at the All Things AI Launchpad event yesterday! What an incredible gathering of AI practitioners, business leaders, and innovators all focused on turning AI potential into real business results.”
Deepti Kalghatgi
AI Sales and Partnerships, AI Industry
“It was a privilege to speak at the AllThingsAI Launchpad event. Having the opportunity to convey my concerns and excitement about AI development in healthcare was a very fulfilling experience.”
Yassah Reed
Speaker, Healthcare AI
“The energy from last night's All Things AI Launchpad event is still sitting with me. There's something powerful about being in a room where leaders are hungry to grow, curious enough to ask real questions, and bold enough to imagine doing things differently.”
Una Stevenson
COO, Executive Leadership
“I attended last night's All Things Open Conference Launchpad at the Durham Armory, hosted by Mark Hinkle. This was more than an event, it was a pulse check on where our community is headed.”
Robert Strunk
Technical Leadership, Technology
Community
More Than a Conference
All Things AI is a year-round community. Weekly meetups, educational content, and a growing network of 5,000+ AI practitioners.
Lunch and Learn: How Small Orgs and Non-Profits are Getting Value out of AI
Lunch and Learn: The Path to Becoming AI-First: An Operator's Playbook
Lunch and Learn: Securing your Model Context Protocol Footprint
Lunch & Learn: Building Agents with Granite Workshop
Stay Connected
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See You in Durham
March 23-24, 2026 at the Carolina Theatre and Durham Convention Center. Two days of workshops, keynotes, and hands-on training across 6 tracks. Join 4,000+ technologists and business leaders shaping the future of AI.