Date: December 2–3, 2026
Location: New York City, USA
Type: In-person AI Summit
Website: summit.ai
What Is ODSC AI NYC 2026?
ODSC AI NYC 2026 is a two-day, in-person AI for Work Summit taking place December 2–3, 2026, in New York City. The event is designed around the practical realities of deploying artificial intelligence in organizational settings, with a program built on agents, copilots, workflows, evaluation, governance, and enterprise AI deployment. Rather than a broad survey of research frontiers, the summit positions itself as a working event for people who build, ship, and manage AI systems inside real companies.
The AI for Work Summit format reflects a broader shift in the conference landscape: as generative AI moves from experimentation into production, practitioners need venues where the conversation centers on implementation details — how agents are orchestrated, how copilots are integrated into existing workflows, how outputs are evaluated, and how governance frameworks are applied at enterprise scale. ODSC AI NYC 2026 is structured explicitly around those concerns, combining hands-on workshops with practical demos aimed at AI practitioners, engineers, product leaders, and executives.
The event is part of the ODSC (Open Data Science Conference) family, a well-established name in the data science and AI community, and is hosted under the summit.ai domain. Its New York City location places it at the center of one of the largest enterprise AI markets in the world, giving attendees access to a dense concentration of companies actively deploying AI in production.
Why It Matters for AI Professionals
The gap between AI capability and AI deployment remains one of the defining challenges for organizations in 2026. Teams can access powerful models, but turning those models into reliable, governed, evaluated systems that fit existing workflows is a different problem entirely. ODSC AI NYC 2026 is built around that gap. Its focus on agents, copilots, evaluation, and governance maps directly onto the questions practitioners raise when moving from prototype to production: How do we measure whether an agent is working? What does responsible deployment look like at enterprise scale? How do copilots change the way teams work?
For AI professionals, the summit offers a concentrated, two-day opportunity to engage with these questions in a hands-on format rather than through passive keynote sessions. The inclusion of workshops and practical demos signals an emphasis on transferable skills and concrete implementation patterns — valuable for engineers and product leaders who need to make decisions about architecture, tooling, and process in the coming year.
What to Expect
ODSC AI NYC 2026 is organized around a defined set of themes that reflect the current enterprise AI agenda. The program emphasizes practical, deployment-oriented content across two days of in-person sessions.
- Agents: Design, orchestration, and operational considerations for agentic AI systems.
- Copilots: Integration of AI assistants into real workflows and team processes.
- Workflows: Rethinking business processes around AI capabilities.
- Evaluation: Methods and practices for measuring AI system performance and reliability.
- Governance: Frameworks for responsible, compliant enterprise AI deployment.
- Enterprise AI deployment: Practical pathways from pilot to production.
- Hands-on workshops and practical demos: Interactive sessions for practitioners, engineers, product leaders, and executives.
Specific speakers, session schedules, and workshop lineups are details to be announced. Prospective attendees should check the official summit website for the latest program information as the December 2026 dates approach.
Who Should Attend
ODSC AI NYC 2026 is aimed at professionals directly involved in building or leading AI initiatives within organizations. The stated audience includes AI practitioners, engineers, product leaders, and executives — a mix that suggests content spanning both technical implementation and strategic decision-making. Engineers and practitioners will find the hands-on workshops and demos most relevant, while product leaders and executives can expect material on deployment strategy, governance, and organizational adoption. Given the summit’s enterprise focus, teams evaluating or scaling AI programs are likely to find the program particularly useful.
How to Register
Registration and the latest program details are available on the official event website: https://summit.ai. Pricing, ticket tiers, and the full agenda for ODSC AI NYC 2026 are details to be announced; check the official site for current information and to secure attendance for the December 2–3, 2026 dates in New York City.