The Physical AI Summit for builders and leaders.
20-21 October | Fort Mason, San Francisco
Two day summit, with dedicated days for robotics and embodied AI, and autonomy.
A curated list of AI, hardware, and intelligence leaders, working on the long-horizon problems that decide how these systems ship.
About the summit
30
sessions
60+
speakers
600+
builders and leaders
Speakers from
Heads of AI & CTOs
See IRL demos of frontier robotics and autonomous systems, presented by their engineers and designers.
Heads of Autonomy & Perception
Hear from the top voices in Physical AI sharing their latest research, perspectives and thinking about the space.
Founders & Research Leads
Make new connections with architects and builders across robotics, embodied AI, defense, autonomy and more.
Infrastructure & Compute Leaders
Make new connections with architects and builders across robotics, embodied AI, defense, autonomy and more.
The people building the systems on the roads, in the air, and in our homes.
Sebastian Thrun
Founder
Deepak Pathak
CEO
Alex Kendall
CEO
Qasar Younis
Founder, CEO
Quan Vuong
Co-founder
Rodney Brooks
CTO & Founder
Pim de Witte
CEO
Carolina Parada
VP and Head of Robotics
Vincent Vanhoucke
Distinguished Engineer
Ken Goldberg
Co-founder
Tye Brady
CTO
Nathan Michael
CTO
Sankaet Pathak
CEO
Alberto Rodriguez
Director, Robot Behavior
Brandon Jones
Chief Autonomous Systems & Applications Officer
DJ Sampath
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Matt George
CEO
Adarsh Kulkarni
CEO
Dan Magy
CEO
Devesh Upadhyay
CTO
Grace Brown
CEO
Eric Chan
Co-founder & CTO
Jason Ma
Co-founder
Andy Lonsberry
CEO
Peter Schmidt
CEO
Xiaodi Hou
CEO
Suthen Thomas Paradatheth
CTO
Dragomir Anguelov
VP, Head of AI Foundations Team
Thomas Kollar
Head of AI
Apeksha Kumavat
Chief Engineer and Co-founder
Michael Wiesinger
COO
Ben Burchfiel
Co-founder & CTO
Evan Beard
CEO
Hyunggi Cho
CEO
Ivan Poupyrev
CEO
Samir Menon
CEO
Ashish Kapoor
CEO
Yunzhu Li
Co-Founder
Aadeel Akhtar
CEO
Sviat Dulianinov
CEO
Abhinav Das
CEO
Kacper Nowicki
CEO
Luc Vincent
Chief R&D Officer
Arne Stoschek
Director of AI Products
Tilo Schwarz
VP of Engineering
Balajee Kannan
SVP of Autonomy Core Engineering
Harrison Shih
Head of Product, Labs
Matthew Fornero
Senior Distinguished Engineer
Nitish Srivastava
Senior Director of Autonomy
Kalpana Seshadrinathan
Director of Deep Learning
Kaustubh Khanke
Senior Principal Product Manager
Two days. Two tracks.
Conversations you can’t hear anywhere else.
Day 1
20 Oct 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Day 1 Opens
Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 09:25
Opening Keynote
- Deepak Pathak (CEO of Skild AI)
09:25 - 09:50
Keynote
- Alex Kendall (CEO of Wayve)
09:50 - 10:15
Fireside Chat
- Quan Vuong (Co-founder of Physical Intelligence)
Day 2
21 Oct 2026
08:00 - 09:00
Day 2 Opens
Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 09:25
Opening Fireside: Autonomy Anywhere
- Sebastian Thrun (Founder of Google X and Waymo)
09:25 - 09:50
Keynote
- Eric Landau (Co-CEO of Encord)
09:50 - 10:15
From Robots to Robotaxis: 20+ Years of Lessons in Autonomy
- Jeremy Ma (SVP of Hyundai)
Secure your spot
Join our flagship two-day conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco, to explore the breakthroughs defining the future of Physical AI.
Day 1 - Robotics
Tuesday, 20 October
$399
- All day 1 keynotes, panels, and workshops
- Expo floor and sponsor demos
- Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments
- Networking lounge access
Day 2 - Autonomy
Wednesday, 21 October
$399
- All day 2 keynotes, panels, and workshops
- Expo floor and sponsor demos
- Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments
- Networking lounge access
Full Access
20-21 October
$799
$699
Flash Sale
- Every session across both days
- All workshops and breakouts
- Evening after-party invitation
- Conference materials & Swag
- Networking lounge access
Full Access - Investors
Both days, limited numbers
$1499
- Full access to both days
- Hands-on workshops and breakout sessions
- Access to the expo floor and sponsor demos
Need sign-off to attend?
A ready-to-send email making the case to your leadership team.
Sessions built around real-world deployment
Fleet data flywheels, evals and the reliability bar, going from 10 to 10,000 units, simulation that survives contact with the real-world, and speakers directly responsible for answering these questions.
Showcases from teams with robots in production
Hands-on breakouts and an expo floor with hardware you can touch; humanoids, drones, autonomous vehicles.
Networking lounge
600-1,000 high-calibre attendees, entire networking spaces, an exclusive happy hour at the St Francis Yacht Club, and an invite-only executive dinner. The conversations in the venue, outside the venue, and after the event are what matter.
Gateway Pavilion, Fort Mason
Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123. On the waterfront between the Marina and Fisherman's Wharf, twenty minutes from SFO by car and a short ride from downtown.
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Rideshare drop-off at Marina Blvd Gate
On-site, paid, and limited on both days
Before you book
Long Horizon will take place this year on October 20th and 21st at Fort Mason, in San Francisco. We will be in the Gateway Pavilion building.
Long Horizon is produced by Encord, the company building the data layer for physical AI. Encord works with the teams building perception and autonomy systems across robotics, AV, and defense, which is what puts us in the best position to bring this community all together in one room.
Long Horizon is a summit built for the senior leaders who are setting the direction of Physical AI across robotics, autonomy, and infrastructure. We place less emphasis on academic research and product pitches. Focusing on giving decision-makers a platform to share technical progress and compare notes on where the field is headed.
Long Horizon is designed for Senior AI leaders, founders, and senior practitioners pushing their respective frontiers. We place less emphasis on academic research and product pitches. Focusing on giving decision-makers a platform to share technical progress and compare notes on where the field is headed.
Long Horizon is an in-person conference designed to maximize networking and hands-on experiences. However, select sessions may be recorded and made available after the event.
This year we offer three ticket options:
Full access pass:
- Access to both Day 1 (robotics) and Day 2 (autonomy)
- Hands-on workshops and breakout sessions
- Access to the expo floor and sponsor demos
- Refreshments provided throughout
- Curated networking
- Conference materials and swag
1 Day only pass - Robotics (Day 1)
- All Day 1 keynotes, talks and panels (Robotics & embodied AI)
- Hands-on workshops and breakout sessions
- Access to the expo floor and sponsor demos
- Refreshments provided throughout
- Curated networking
- Conference materials and swag
1 Day only pass - Autonomy (Day 2)
- All Day 2 keynotes, talks and panels (Autonomy)
- Hands-on workshops and breakout sessions
- Access to the expo floor and sponsor demos
- Refreshments provided throughout
- Curated networking
- Conference materials and swagYes! We have a range of options to participate in Long Horizon this year. Contact us at summit.sponsorship@encord.com to learn more about showcasing your technology or speaking opportunities. Please note we look for highly technical content from speakers, not product demos or sales pitches.
Tickets are non-refundable, but you can transfer your ticket to someone else if you're unable to attend. Please email us at summit@encord.com for support.
Yes, you can transfer your ticket to someone else if you're unable to attend. Please email us at summit@encord.com for support.
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