​Please note that this platform (Luma) only collects registration information and that credit card payment will be required via the TRAILS uStore after registering. A link will be provided in your confirmation email. See below for a list of TRAILS Con 2026 ticket pricing.

​Join industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to explore real-world approaches to evaluating AI performance, risk, and impact. Discover a roadmap for responsible design, metrics, and governance in dynamic thought leader panels, interactive roundtables, and deep-dive workshops on topics such as:

• ​How to Evaluate Whether an AI System Is Trustworthy in Practice

• ​Governance Approaches for Balancing Innovation, Safety, and Trust

• ​Measuring AI Risk and Impact: Tools, Metrics, and Methods

• ​Participatory Approaches to AI evaluation

• ​When Accuracy Isn’t Enough: Governing AI by Connecting Metrics to Human and Organizational Outcomes

• ​Transparency as a Tool for AI Accountability

• ​Responsible AI Governance Crash Course

• ​Assessing Security Risks in Generative AI: A Vulnerability-Centric Approach

• ​The Pause Before AI: Distinguishing when AI Should Lead, Assist, or Stay Out

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March 4 will feature several thought leader panels and fireside chats, followed by an evening reception. On March 5, attendees will take a deep dive into the concepts and tools discussed the previous day in an assortment of interactive concurrent sessions and workshops. 

​A full agenda will be published in mid - January.

​TRAILS Con Ticket Pricing

​Please note that this platform (Luma) only collects registration information and that credit card payment will be required via the TRAILS uStore after registering. A link will be provided in your confirmation email.

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​TRAILS Con 2026 Tickets

• ​TRAILS Member/Affiliate: Free

• ​General Admission: $89 (price increases to $125 after February 20th)

• ​Academic/Nonprofit: $55 (price increases to $75 after February 20th)

• ​Government: $55

• ​Students: $25

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​A quick note about purchasing TRAILS Con tickets: We are using the event platform Luma to manage our conference registrations and the TRAILS uStore to process ticket purchases. On the event page, there are several non-member ticket categories that display "Free - Require Approval". Tickets are listed this way because we are not accepting credit card transactions through the Luma platform. You will receive a link to our payment portal in a "Registration Pending" email from Luma immediately after submission. Please check your spam folder for this email and let me know if you don't receive it within a few minutes! We will approve your ticket registration within 24 hours of purchase. 

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​Sponsorship Opportunities

​Over 400 attendees from industry, academic institutions, think tanks, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations joined us for TRAILS Con 2025. Contact Mallory Smith ([email protected]) to learn how your organization can partner with TRAILS!

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