ACM CAIS 2026 Mixer

​🚀 ACM CAIS 2026 Mixer — Hosted by EPIC Connector & FounderGro

​🎯 The Vibe

​Tired of agentic systems that almost work? So are we.

​Come unwind with the builders, researchers, and operators who are actually shipping compound AI architectures. This is the unofficial after-hours hang for ACM CAIS 2026 — no slides, no demos, just real conversations with the people behind the papers.

​Whether you're presenting research, shipping production agents, or just trying to figure out if your multi-agent pipeline will ever stop hallucinating — this is your crew. No long panels. No pitch decks. No slide karaoke. Just the conversations you came to San Jose for. 🍻

​📅 Quick Facts

​🗓 Date：28 May 2026

​📍 Location：San Jose, CA (walking distance from CAIS)

​🎟 Who's Coming：CAIS attendees, AI founders, researchers, engineers, investors

​💰 Cost：Free with RSVP

​✨ Why You Should Show Up

• ​🧠 High-signal networking — Meet the authors behind CAIS's 61 peer-reviewed papers and 45 live system demos

• ​🤝 Cross-community collision — EPIC Connector × FounderGro × the global CAIS crowd

• ​🍹 Zero agenda, maximum serendipity — No pitches, just peer-to-peer hangs

• ​🌉 Bridge academia & industry — From Stanford CRFM to Databricks to Anthropic Claude Code team

​🎤 Who You'll Meet

​🔬 Researchers shipping reproducible agent benchmarks
🏗 Engineers productionizing multi-agent orchestration
💡 Founders turning compound AI into real products
💰 Investors hunting for the next DSPy or vLLM moment

​📝 How to Join

1. ​Smash that RSVP button ☝️

2. ​Bring your CAIS badge (or your best agentic hot take)

3. ​Show up thirsty — for knowledge and refreshments 🥂

​🔗 Connect With Us

​🌐 EPIC Connector: epicconnector.ai

​📩 Questions? Drop us a line — our DMs are always open.

​Note: This is a community-organized side event and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACM or ACM CAIS 2026.