A full day of deep talks
& technical content

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8:15 am

Registration & Breakfast

Location - 

Hallway

Join us for a hearty breakfast and mingle with Modular team members, guest speakers and other event attendees.

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

Hallway

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

9:00 am

Keynote

Location - 

Epic Hall

Our Keynote featuring the latest Modular product announcements, heterogeneous software and hardware support, the evolution of Mojo 🔥 and some incredible partnerships and demos.

with 

Chris Lattner,

Tim Davis,

Abdul Dakkak,

Dan Modolvan,

Eric Johnson,

Nick Kreeger,

Tatiana Shpeisman

Epic Hall

with 

Chris Lattner,

Tim Davis,

Abdul Dakkak,

Dan Modolvan,

Eric Johnson,

Nick Kreeger,

Tatiana Shpeisman

10:00 am

Break 1

Location - 

Hallway

A restful break between sessions

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

Hallway

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

10:15 am

AI in Production

Location - 

Epic Hall

Moderated by Eric Johnson - learn from leaders in the industry about top AI production use cases, and the training and deployment challenges they see companies around the world facing.

with 

Eric Johnson,

Bratin Saha,

Kari Briski,

Kelsey Szot,

Vivek Raghunathan

Epic Hall

with 

Eric Johnson,

Bratin Saha,

Kari Briski,

Kelsey Szot,

Vivek Raghunathan

11:10 am

Investing in AI

Location - 

Epic Hall

Moderated by Tim Davis - learn from world class investors Cack (Institutional Venture Partners), Deep (General Catalyst), Vijay (Mayfield Fund) about the latest AI trends they are seeing and where they feel the market is heading.

with 

Tim Davis,

Cack Wilhelm,

Deep Nishar,

Vijay Reddy

Epic Hall

with 

Tim Davis,

Cack Wilhelm,

Deep Nishar,

Vijay Reddy

12:00 pm

Lunch Buffet

Location - 

Meal Room

Come and join us for a full lunch buffet and group discussions.

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

Meal Room

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

1:00 pm

New Tools & Extensibility in the AI Engine

Location - 

Epic Hall

This workshop will teach you how to get started with the AI Engine, including how to execute your existing AI models on any hardware.

with 

Matthew Brookhart,

Stephen McGroarty

Epic Hall

with 

Matthew Brookhart,

Stephen McGroarty

Mojo🔥: The language of AI

Location - 

ModCon 2

In this talk, we will discuss how Mojo started, what key problems it’s trying to solve and what makes it ideal for AI development.

with 

Jeff Niu,

Tatiana Shpeisman

ModCon 2

with 

Jeff Niu,

Tatiana Shpeisman

1:30 pm

Modular AI Engine Performance

Location - 

Epic Hall

This workshop will discuss Modular AI Engine performance across models and hardware architectures.

with 

Abdul Dakkak,

Hengjie Wang

Epic Hall

with 

Abdul Dakkak,

Hengjie Wang

Building Llama.🔥: A case-study

Location - 

ModCon 2

In this session, we will discuss how to develop a simple llama.🔥 inference script using Mojo and the AI Engine.

with 

Dan Moldovan,

Stef Lindall

ModCon 2

with 

Dan Moldovan,

Stef Lindall

2:00 pm

Heterogeneous compute using the Modular Stack

Location - 

Epic Hall

In this workshop, we will discuss how Mojo and the Modular AI Engine were designed to support systems with heterogeneous architectures.

with 

Abdul Dakka,

Ian Tramble

Epic Hall

with 

Abdul Dakka,

Ian Tramble

Mojo 🔥 Contest

Location - 

ModCon 2

We’re hosting a Mojo competition, where the best projects from around the community will be presented on stage. The winner will receive a box of extra special swag, and a chance to highlight your work on the Modular blog, livestreams, and Modular social channels. Submit your project, and we'll select the top 5 projects, cut-off is next week Monday, November 27th.

with 

Jack Clayton,

Ewa Matejska

ModCon 2

with 

Jack Clayton,

Ewa Matejska

2:30 pm

Deploying optimized models with the AI Engine

Location - 

Epic Hall

This workshop will discuss how to take Modular AI Engine performance optimized models to production.

with 

Alex Nikitin,

Navroop Bath

Epic Hall

with 

Alex Nikitin,

Navroop Bath

Mojo🔥 Contest

Location - 

ModCon 2

We’re hosting a Mojo competition, where the best projects from around the community will be presented on stage. The winner will receive a box of extra special swag, and a chance to highlight your work on the Modular blog, livestreams, and Modular social channels. Submit your project, and we'll select the top 5 projects, cut-off is next week Monday, November 27th.

with 

Jack Clayton,

Ewa Matejska

ModCon 2

with 

Jack Clayton,

Ewa Matejska

3:00 pm

Mojo 🔥 Panel

Location - 

ModCon 2

Moderated by Ewa Matejska - ask the creators of Mojo (including Chris Lattner) questions about Mojo, how it all started and where it’s going. Bring your language feature requests.

with 

Ewa Matejska,

Chris Lattner,

Jack Clayton,

Jeff Niu,

River Riddle,

Tatiana Shpeisman

ModCon 2

with 

Ewa Matejska,

Chris Lattner,

Jack Clayton,

Jeff Niu,

River Riddle,

Tatiana Shpeisman

3:45 pm

Break 2

Location - 

Hallway

A restful break between sessions

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

Hallway

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

4:00 pm

Future of AI Software

Location - 

Epic Hall

Moderated by Dave Munichiello - learn from world renowned AI engineers about the future of AI software and where AI infrastructure is headed.

with 

Dave Munichiello,

Bryan Catanzaro,

Chris Lattner,

Damien Sereni,

Shawn Wang (Swyx)

Epic Hall

with 

Dave Munichiello,

Bryan Catanzaro,

Chris Lattner,

Damien Sereni,

Shawn Wang (Swyx)

5:00 pm

Drinks & After Party

Location - 

Reception Upstairs

Enjoy drinks, horderves, and some good ol'fashion networking after the main event.

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

Reception Upstairs

with 

Modular Team,

All Event Participants

EVENT FAQ'S

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How do I register for ModCon?

Click this link and follow the four easy steps!

What is the deadline for registration?

Registration will remain open until tickets sell out. We will not be offering day-of registration.

How much does it cost to attend ModCon?

Early bird pricing (available until November 13th) is $150. After November 13th the price will be $200. We highly recommend that if you can get your employer to pay for a ticket to one of the best AI events of the year- please do so.

What is the cancellation policy for purchasing a ticket to ModCon?

Individual reservations can be cancelled at no charge until 72 hour prior to arrival. Please email events@modular.com for assistance.

What is included in the registration fee?

Keynote presentations, panels, lightning talks, workshops, and access to our team at our experts table. Also included is legendary swag, all you can drink espresso drinks, snacks, breakfast, lunch and drinks and appetizers at our reception!

Are hotel accommodations included in the registration fee?

No, they are not included.

After completing registration will I receive a confirmation email?

Absolutely! If you do not receive your email confirmation within 24 hours, please check your email spam folder and then contact our Events team at events@modular.com.

What is the agenda for the event?

Please see the Agenda page.

Do I need to reserve a spot at the breakouts and lightning talks?

No, you do not. Breakouts and lightning talks will be available day of.

I am under 18 - am I still allowed to attend ModCon and the reception?

Unfortunately, not for our first event.

If you are 18 or over, you can attend the event and reception. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

For those over 21, the bartenders at the reception will be checking IDs - so please bring ID if you want to drink alcoholic beverages.

Will there be free Wi-Fi?

Yes, of course. No bitcoin mining though or large AI data training workloads allowed :)

Will there be coffee?

Even better - there will be a full service espresso cart! Drip coffee will also be provided. All this as part of your ticket.

Will there be a livestream of the event available?

No, we will not livestream this event. However, we will be publishing selected recordings of some of the talks after the event concludes.

What accessibility services will be available?

Please reach out to our Events team at events@modular.com for any accessibility services you require and we’ll work with you on accommodations.

Will you have dietary restricted meals available?

Yes, you can select your dietary restrictions during the registration process.

Are sponsorships available for this event?

No, there are no sponsorships opportunities available at this event.

Join us at ModCon

We would love to see you at ModCon '23 for what will be an incredible event.

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