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5–6 October 2026 NVIDIA HQ · Santa Clara, California
Mission Critical
AI Summit
The era of passive dashboards is over. Discover how leaders in transit, defense, and urban infrastructure are using mission-critical AI and token economics to turn raw signals into real-time actions.
Dates
5–6 Oct 2026
Mon – Tue
Format
Two days
on site, in person
Venue
NVIDIA HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Access
By invitation
request reviewed
The brief
We are moving the conversation from AI possibility to Mission-Critical AI deployment.
The Mission Critical AI Summit is a private forum for leaders responsible for the physical systems people depend on. Not a concept but a place to define compliance, capital transition, and operational autonomy for the next generation of AI-powered infrastructure.
Designed for executives and technical leaders responsible for deploying trusted, scalable AI across complex real-world systems. Two days, one room, four subjects that decide whether a deployment survives contact with reality.
The hosts
Hosted jointly by NVIDIA, Zensors and AWS.
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Accelerated compute
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Physical AI applications
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Cloud and compliance
Four subjects
01 · INSTALLED · TRANSITIONED
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01
Capital asset transition
Moving from installed sensor estates and legacy capital plant to AI systems, without stranding what is already in the ground.
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02
Applications
The step from dashboards that report to systems that act — what gets automated first, what stays supervised, and the operating discipline autonomy demands.
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03
Economics
Cost per decision, not cost per GPU. What the unit economics of an autonomous system actually look like once it is carrying load, and how the spend is defended internally.
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04
Governance
FedRAMP, audit trails and accountability. What it takes to clear the bar in regulated and public-sector environments — and what that constrains in the architecture underneath.
Who is in the room
Senior leaders and operators of mission critical infrastructure.
Executives and technical leaders responsible for deploying trusted, scalable AI across complex real-world systems. The people who carry the consequences.
- 01Airports
- 02Transportation
- 03Government
- 04Critical infrastructure
Who you hear from
- 01 AI infrastructure experts The people who build and run the compute the rest of this depends on.
- 02 Application providers The layer that turns a model into something an operator will actually use.
- 03 Public-sector operators Already deploying inside procurement, audit and public accountability.
The venue
NVIDIA headquarters
2788 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, California 95051
- On site
- 5–6 October 2026, both days
- Getting there
- ~15 min from San Jose (SJC) · ~35 min from San Francisco (SFO)
- Building access
- Building, room and arrival window issued with your confirmation
- Format
- In person only · not streamed
What you see on site
Watch autonomous robots in action
Watch NVIDIA Isaac autonomous robots and AI-powered sensors handle complex logistics in transit hubs and defense environments.
By invitation Every request is reviewed
The infrastructure decides
with you or without you.
The shift to active AI is already underway. Secure your seat in the room. Attendance is by invitation — tell us what you run, and we will review your request.
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01
Request
Your name, organisation, role, and the environment you are responsible for.
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Review
Read by the hosts against the seniority and operating remit the room is built around.
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03
Confirmation
Approved requests receive the agenda, speakers and building access details by email.
Request a place
Reviewed by the hosts · reply by email