vLLM Inference Meetup Wellington
vLLM Inference Meetup in Wellington
Hosted by Red Hat AI, this event takes place on 23rd April 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand.
What to Expect
Deep technical sessions from vLLM committers and teams using vLLM at scale
Live demos focused on real workflows
Great networking with food and drinks
Who Should Attend
vLLM users and contributors
ML and infra engineers working on inference and serving
Platform teams running GenAI in production
Anyone curious about efficient inference across local, cloud, and Kubernetes
Agenda
17:30 – 18:00 — Registration and Opening Remarks
18:00 – 18:30 — Turning GenAI Investments into Results: Why Inference Matters
18:30 – 19:00 — AI Inference Optimisation
19:00 – 19:30 — Pizza & Drinks
19:30 – 20:00 — vLLM Project Update
20:00 – 20:30 — vLLM Inference Demo with vLLM Playground
20:30 – 21:00 — Networking, Food and Drinks
Important information
Agenda is subject to change. We may add extra demos or lightning updates.
Registration closes 24 hours before the event. We cannot admit unregistered attendees.
Please bring a photo ID to verify your registration on arrival.
See you in Wellington!
If you are building, deploying, or scaling inference, this is the room to be in. See you soon!