{"slug": "modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference", "title": "Modular: ModCon 2026: Modular’s Developer Conference", "summary": "Modular announced its annual developer conference ModCon 2026, themed 'Compute Unlocked,' will take place on August 18th in San Francisco. The event focuses on solving hardware scarcity by enabling AI models to run across NVIDIA, AMD, and new hardware without code changes. Registration opened Wednesday, June 17th, with early-bird pricing at $299 through July 1st.", "body_md": "# ModCon 2026: Compute Unlocked\n\n*Modular's **annual developer conference** returns to San Francisco on August 18th. One day of launches, live demos, and the people building and making big bets on the AI stack.*\n\nOn August 18th, the Modular community gathers in San Francisco for [ModCon 2026: Compute Unlocked](https://www.modular.com/modcon?utm_source=ModConblog). ModCon is an intimate one-day conference built around a single idea: solving the hardware scarcity problem.\n\n[Registration opens today](https://www.modular.com/modcon?utm_source=ModConblog), Wednesday June 17th. Early-bird pricing is $299 through July 1st, then $450. We’re opening up just 300 spots for this exclusive event.\n\n## Why \"Compute Unlocked\"\n\nFor years, the AI stack has been locked to specific hardware and switching meant rewriting everything you'd already shipped. At ModCon 2026, we’ll enable hardware flexibility and showcase what changes when the same model, code, and container run across NVIDIA, AMD, and new hardwares to be announced, with the performance and cost numbers to back it up.\n\nBe the first to learn about exclusive new launches across Modular’s software stack including Mojo, MAX, and Modular Cloud. Join us and an incredible lineup of speakers at [ModCon 2026.](https://www.modular.com/modcon#speakers?utm_source=ModConblog)\n\n## Who's speaking\n\nPhase 1 of our speaker lineup includes builders and leaders from up and down the AI stack:\n\n- Chris Lattner, Co-Founder and CEO, Modular\n- Dylan Patel, Founder and CEO, SemiAnalysis\n- Paige Bailey, AI Developer Relations Lead, Google DeepMind\n- Jerry Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, LlamaIndex\n- Debajyoti Datta, Co-Founder, Hippocratic AI\n- Jay Jackson, SVP of Cloud, Oracle\n- Linda Sheng, President, Global Business, MiniMax\n- & many more\n\n[See the full announced speaker list ](https://www.modular.com/modcon#speakers?utm_source=ModConblog)- with more coming soon.\n\n## The day at a glance\n\nModCon runs 9:00am to 7:00pm:\n\n**Morning:** keynotes and luminary fireside chat**Midday:** lunch with live demos**Afternoon:** panel discussions, technical deep dives, and hands-on breakout sessions**Evening:** a reception to close out the day\n\n## Get your ticket\n\nEvery ticket includes keynotes, expo and demo access, snacks, catered lunch, the evening reception, and Modular merch.\n\nEarly bird is $299 until July 1, then it's $450. Join us August 18th for this exclusive event.\n\n[Register for ModCon 2026](https://www.modular.com/modcon?utm_source=ModConblog)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference", "canonical_source": "https://www.modular.com/blog/modcon-2026-modular-s-developer-conference", "published_at": "2026-06-17 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-17 16:27:07.810885+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "developer-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Modular", "Chris Lattner", "NVIDIA", "AMD", "Mojo", "MAX", "Modular Cloud", "Oracle"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/modular-modcon-2026-modulars-developer-conference.jsonld"}}