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AI LAX Summit 2026

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  • October 18th
  • Google Playa Vista, LA
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OCTOBER 2026
2200+ ATTENDEES
10+ SPEAKERS
100+ EXHIBITORS
10+ SPONSORS
OCTOBER 2026

AI LAX SUMMIT 2026

The AI LAX Summit is dedicated to fostering a vibrant community focused on responsible AI development and innovation. Our mission is to position Los Angeles as a global hub for accessible and transformative artificial intelligence, where industry leaders, researchers, and enthusiasts can collaborate and share insights. We aim to create an inclusive environment that encourages knowledge exchange and networking among diverse stakeholders, including decision-makers, startups, and educators. By bringing together the brightest minds in AI, we strive to ensure that technology serves humanity and enhances the quality of life for all. Join us in shaping the future of AI at the AI LAX Summit!

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Explore Our Featured Speakers

Christina is a Deloitte Advisory Consulting leader with 25 years of experience serving global clients, specializing in technology and regulatory compliance; she recently helped a major cloud provider establish a trustworthy AI governance framework and achieve the first ISO 42001 certification.

Christina De Jong

Philo Juang is a hybrid Product Manager / Software Engineer currently working as an AI Engineer at Google DeepMind. Previously one of the earliest engineers at YouTube — primarily in Los Angeles and Paris — he also spent time in Product Management leading several consumer-facing YouTube teams.

Philo Juang

Dr. Seyi (Shay) Ogebule is a product leader at Intel specializing in Edge AI, where she helped develop the company’s first Edge GPU, and is also a STEAM education advocate, angel investor, and co-founder of The Joule Foundation supporting girls across Africa.

Dr. Seyi (Shay) Ogebule​

Ifeme Akpati is a technology executive with 15+ years of experience leading product and engineering at companies like Amazon and Oracle, where he currently drives cloud infrastructure strategy, AI-powered innovation, and mentors the next generation of engineering leaders.

Ifeme Akpati

Matt is currently serving as the Director of AI Agent at Box, previously served as a PM Lead for the recently launched Gemini for Workspace product, a Gen AI solution designed to transform the way we work. Matt was responsible for bringing 0-to-1 products and programs to market in the developer tools, AR/VR enterprise, and creator monetization sectors, working with leading companies and investors such as Envoy, Kitty CAD, Switchboard, a16z, and Sequoia Capital.

Matt Terell

Giacomo Santucci is Google Cloud’s Consulting Director for US Retail and CPG, leading AI-driven transformations to drive business growth. With over 25 years of experience in digital, brand, and tech services, he aligns data and AI with strategy to deliver scalable, impactful solutions. He’s also passionate about co-creation and mentoring future AI talent.

Giacomo Santucci

Manny Ojobaro is Finance Director at Google Cloud, leading major deals in tech, AI, and clean energy. He led Google’s $10B PIF partnership and supported global data center expansions. Previously Interim CFO at CapitalG, he managed investments in Airbnb and UiPath. With a background at Ernst & Young, he brings deep expertise in finance and strategy.

Manny Ojobaro

Ruchi is a cybersecurity and compliance product manager leading Google Cloud’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance portfolio. She previously advised customers in Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO and led GRC at a fintech company. With experience across regulated industries, she’s built global security programs in risk, privacy, and AI Trust.

Ruchi Khurana

Alice Murphy is a luxury marketing expert with over a decade of global experience, currently leading marketing for Roger Dubuis in the Americas by crafting bold, immersive campaigns that blend cultural insight, digital innovation, and bespoke experiences.

Alice Maria Murphy

Taylor Shead is the visionary Founder and CEO of Stemuli, an award-winning gaming company at the forefront of AI, education, and workforce development. Stemuli combines a massively multiplayer online game and edtech’s first ever AI-native game engine to personalize education and reimagine career mobility for all. Under Taylor’s leadership, Stemuli was named the 2024 United Nations Global Champion of AI for Good, representing North America among global groundbreaking startups of AI x Innovation.

Taylor Shead

Othmane Rifki is an African physicist-turned-AI researcher and Staff Research Scientist at Meta, where he develops cutting-edge multimodal generative AI systems. He previously held research fellowships at CERN and Argonne National Lab, contributing to real-time data systems and early machine learning applications.

Othmane Rifki​

Ade Adesanya is a healthcare entrepreneur and founder of CleanCut Health, leveraging AI to connect underserved populations with care, and previously scaled Movn Health into a national leader in virtual cardiac rehab, earning recognition for bridging clinical innovation, health equity, and scalable impact.

Ade Adesanya

Omari Sealey is a talent partner at OpenAI, focused on hiring world-class engineers driving the company’s core AI systems and safety infrastructure. He has played a key role in building the Data Engineering team from the ground up, supporting OpenAI’s mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. With a background in executive recruiting at Amazon and Netflix, Omari brings a strategic and inclusive lens to scaling technical teams.

Omari Sealey

Ikechukwu Uzoma is the Staff Attorney for Africa at Robert F Kennedy Human Rights. He is a lawyer with a decade long career in international human rights law and extensive experience litigating cases before domestic and regional Courts and quasi-judicial mechanisms of the African Union and United Nations. His work focuses on advancing the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom of assembly through strategic litigation and advocacy. Mr Uzoma Prior to joining Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Uzoma worked with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations on the Operationalization of the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic and with Open Society justice Initiative.

Ikechukwu Uzoma

Explore Our Exhibitors

NVIDIA

NVIDIA is driving advancements in AI with cutting-edge GPUs and platforms, empowering researchers and developers to tackle complex challenges.
 
 

Google AI

Google AI is dedicated to advancing AI research and developing innovative solutions that benefit society, from healthcare to environmental sustainability.

Microsoft AI

Microsoft AI empowers businesses with scalable AI solutions, enabling them to automate processes, gain insights, and create intelligent applications.

Amazon AWS AI

AWS AI provides a comprehensive suite of machine learning services, enabling businesses to build, train, and deploy AI models at scale with ease and efficiency.

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