DaVinci Cafe- Private Gathering on AI Infra
About DaVinci Cafe
In a world driven by rapid technological shifts, innovation thrives at the convergence of disciplines.
Welcome to DaVinci Cafe 2026 AI Event Series — a space where builders, thinkers, and investors connect and shape the future of intelligent systems together
This Event
An intimate gathering for founders, researchers, and engineers building the next generation of AI infrastructure.
We're bringing together a small group of technical builders for an evening of candid conversations on where AI infrastructure is heading—from inference and distributed systems to memory, model optimization, developer tooling, and what's coming next.
Featured Guests
Matt White, Global CTO of AI, Linux Foundation; CTO, PyTorch Foundation
Registered attendees include professionals from NVIDIA, Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Cisco, ByteDance, Tesla, Salesforce, Snowflake, Together AI, RadixArk, as well as early-stage AI startup founders.
Moderated by:
Jade Liang, Founder of Emergence Lab
Jade is the founder of Emergence Lab, an AI media and ecosystem platform connecting frontier research with the people building the future. Her work spans conversations with leading AI researchers, emerging startup founders, and the communities shaping the next generation of AI. She is passionate about research communication and building bridges across the global AI ecosystem.
Who Should Attend
We're looking for a curated group of:
AI infrastructure founders
ML systems and distributed systems engineers
Open-source AI contributors
Researchers working on LLM systems, inference, memory, networking, or agent infrastructure
Technical startup founders and builders
AI infrastructure interns and early-career engineers building in the Bay Area
If you're building the foundational layer that powers the next generation of AI, we'd love to have you join the conversation.
Space is intentionally limited to encourage meaningful discussion.
🗓️ Agenda
Date: Jul 30th, 2026
Location: Palo Alto
About the hosts & sponsors
Hosts
DaVinci Café: Where thinkers, creators, and visionaries from every industry connect, collaborate, and shape the future. Find your tribe, your partners, and your inspiration.
Sponsors
LDV Partners: A deep tech venture capital fund in Silicon Valley. LDV is named in honor of Leonardo Da Vinci, who approached the world with a fearless ambition to bring multiple disciplines together for disruptive innovation.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP: An international law firm supporting technology companies, founders, and investors through venture financing, corporate, and innovation-driven growth. We appreciate their continued partnership and support in hosting our events.
Notes
This event may be photographed or recorded for community and marketing purposes.
Due to limited capacity, registration approval may be required.