The All Things AI team was beyond proud to co-host the 2026 All Things AI conference last week in downtown Durham with All Things Open and the Artificially Intelligent Enterprise Network.
This was year two of the conference and by most accounts we think it exceeded expectations.
But we aren’t satisfied with those results. We are always trying to improve. So stay tuned for next year’s event and lots of things in between.
We’ve been collecting the slides and we’ll keep updating as well as linking to our YouTube channel as soon as we have gone through the literal terabytes of video to make sure they are of decent quality.
But today you can also view or download the slides via our speaker sessions directory on All Things AI. We’ll also be cross linking the videos there as we get them processed.
Side note: This is a vibecoded directory, Mark and Claude Code did this in an afternoon after we figured it’d take days to upload the slides to a presentation service. If there’s anything wrong just reply to this email. But if slides are missing, we’re sorry, we’ve asked for all our presenters slides already. Videos are on the way and we should have all the keynotes, Deep Thoughts, and Tuesday individual sessions soon linked from the same pages.
All Things 2027 All Things AI
Dates for 2027 have already been announced – March 22 & 23, 2027 so be sure to plan ahead and save them now!
Check out the 2027 website to see testimonials from 2026, sign up for the mailing list, and generally see what you missed.
Give Us Feedback for a Better 2027 All Things AI
When we started All Things AI we had a mission to do something that didn’t stink (Mark uses a little more colorful language behind closed doors). And we know you might be tired of the request for feedback but that’s how we can make things better. For example, last year you told us traffic was bad so we hired traffic control officers from the city. And we have numerous other examples.
No obligation, but we don’t have bosses (Mark contends that he’s unemployeable) that give us bonuses based on survey results we just really want to know!
All Things AI 2026 By the Numbers
We believe that All Things AI is where enterprise strategy meets technical reality. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers.
# of overall registrations (3,477)
# of unique registrations (2,408)
# of AI workshop registrations (1,600+, all were sold out)
# of scholarships awarded to under-represented groups (1,000)
# of US states represented (39)
# of countries represented (20)
# of speakers featured (85)
# of sessions featured (73)
# of partnerships with business and diversity-focused groups (50+)
# of impressions across All Things AI websites, social, and mailing lists (3,000,000+)
# of attendees with direct influence on spending decisions – 1,672 registrants (48.5%)
All Things AI 2026: Business & Community Impact Report
The All Things AI 2026 Conference, held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina, on March 23–24, 2026, cemented its position as the premier destination for artificial intelligence practitioners and enterprise decision-makers.
This executive report details the scale, audience caliber, and undeniable business value generated across two days of intensive workshops and visionary keynotes.
Download the All Things AI Business and Community Impact Report
FOMO Inspiring photos from All Things AI 2026
If you were there, you know but send these pics to your colleagues and friends so they can come to the next edition of All Things AI.
The keynotes were packed and we had two ballrooms of overflow.
The hallway track with our sponsors was packed.
Luis Lastras, Director of Language and Multimodal Technologies at IBM Research Keynote
Virtually every session at All Things AI was packed
Don Shin of Crosscomm leading an AI Agents Workshop to a standing room only crowd.
Taylor Desseyn from Torc leading “Looking Ahead: Navigating AI and your career”
Live demo by whurley and an autonomous agent
Yassah Reed explains how we are using biased data in health care related to biased AI models
Microsoft Field CTO Ben Heller and All Things AI Advisory Board Member
Mark and Todd your conference organizersafter a long week.
Volunteers helping to get 2500 people through registration in a timely manner.
Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams with Todd Lewis and Jason Hibbets.
Mark Hinkle with Tim Wilson, Pendo’s internal AI Champion, and Boz Vitranova of Team Lift
Let’s Keep the Learning Going
We think what differentiates us is that we have a complete strategy to help you on your AI journey - Read, Gather, Learn.
Read
Through Mark’s Newsletter, The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise, he publishes five days a week a complete overview of the AI landscape with news, AI productivity instruction, and strategic deep dives. Also he’s publishing an upcoming book, The Human Signal that gives a human look at how AI should work in a fictional novel in the style of The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, and The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt.
Gather
We believe that human connection becomes even more important in the age of AI. So that’s why we do live events. And we do them in multiple ways:
All Things AI Live Meetups - We conduct live meetups most months to help provide networking and live learning around the Triangle.
All Things Open Meetups - Todd and All Things Open has been consistently providing free educational meetups for many years here in the Triangle.
The Artificially Intelligent Enteprise Events - Most of these events Mark does in conjunction with All Things AI but occasionally he does a pop-up training or other events so worth a look.
Learn
All Things AI Live Lunch and Learns - Part of the All Things AI ethos is to not just talk about AI but teach people how to use AI. Most of the year we provide Tuesday Lunch and Learns and advertise them on Meetup.com. That’s 20 minutes of your time to learn a new concept or technology and with an expert presenter to answer questions.
Workshops - Todd and All Things Open has been consistently providing free educational meetups for many years here in the Triangle. We also are going to be doing workshops like we did in March at All Things AI, so keep your eyes peeled for upcoming workshops with private access to these events.
The Artificially Intelligent Operating System - Most of these events Mark does in conjunction with All Things AI but occasionally he does a pop-up training or other events so they are definitely worth a look.
Thanks for all your interest in support and we hope to see you at a future event.
