Sponsors

Red Hat

For AI applications to operate at their best, they need fast, cost-effective inference. Red Hat AI provides a unified, flexible platform to achieve this, featuring llm-d—a framework for distributed inference at scale. Built on the success of vLLM, llm-d taps into the proven value of Kubernetes and offers consistent, efficient processing that delivers predictable performance. As organizations shift to agentic, they need more than efficiency; they need an interoperable framework to connect models, data, and AI workflows across the hybrid cloud.

AWS

Since its inception, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the best place for customers to build and run open source software in the cloud. AWS is proud to support open source projects, foundations, and partners.

IBM

At IBM Research, we’re inventing what’s next in AI, quantum computing, and hybrid cloud to shape the world ahead.

Major League Hacking (MLH)

Auth0

We are the leading independent partner for Identity management. Our vision is to free everyone to safely use any technology. Now that might sound like a seriously lofty pursuit, but we’re proving it’s possible — with seamless and secure access, authentication, and authorization.

CrossComm, Inc.

CrossComm is an award-winning emerging technology consultancy based in Durham, NC, with over 25 years of experience helping organizations harness cutting-edge innovations—like Generative AI and AI Agents—to solve complex challenges. Recognized nationally as the Minority Technology Firm of the Year by the U.S. Department of Commerce and consistently ranked a top software developer by clutch.co, CrossComm combines deep technical expertise with a commitment to meaningful, mission-driven impact.

Govincorp Inc & Make.com

Govincorp Technology Group is an implementation partner of Make.com and they will be co-hosting a workshop and sponsoring a booth for the event. Abstract sent via email to Mark and Todd about their session.

Neo4j

Neo4j Graph Intelligence Platform transforms data into knowledge to power intelligent applications and AI systems so organizations can act faster with confidence.

Stacklok

Stacklok’s Enterprise MCP Platform ensures leaders can trust their AI agents with access to data and systems behind their corporate firewall. Stacklok was founded by the co-creator of Kubernetes, and its growing team of platform builders is making it easy for enterprises to curate an MCP registry, scale MCP via Kubernetes and secure their footprint with an MCP gateway. Learn more at www.stacklok.com

TiDB powered by PingCAP

PingCAP is the creator of TiDB, the most advanced, open source, distributed SQL database. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics, and continuous access to data—all in a single database.

UnicornIQ

UnicornIQ is the essential data pre-processing layer that stops the cycle of failure by automatically creating a verified Source of Truth (SoT) before the data ever reaches an AI system.

Vonage

Vonage is a cloud communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. So whether you want to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, Vonage has got you covered.

Alpha School

Alpha’s 2 Hour Learning model harnesses the power of AI technology to provide each student with personalized 1:1 learning, accelerating mastery and giving them the gift of time. With core academics completed in the mornings, they can use their afternoons to explore tons of workshops that allow them to pursue their passions and learn real-world skills at school. The truth is clear: Your kids can accomplish twice as much if they’re not sitting in a one-size-fits-all classroom for 6 hours. Alpha students are limitless, and we’ve built a limitless environment that unlocks their potential.

Atolio

Atolio is how enterprises use LLMs to find answers privately and securely – we centralize all of the public and permissioned content to provide a private enterprise-wide generative AI chat experience using the set of knowledge each user has access to.

Coginiti

Coginiti is a Semantic Intelligence company, unifying governed semantic layers with collaborative data operations to ensure business logic is consistently defined, managed, and delivered across analytics and AI initiatives. By enabling teams to develop, test, automate, and operationalize trusted data products and semantic definitions, Coginiti empowers organizations to deliver reliable insights faster and build a scalable foundation for AI-driven innovation.

Devtech

Devtech provides digital innovation services that help Fortune 1000 and emerging companies transform, scale, and disrupt. We partner with our clients to envision and develop next-gen digital and cloud solutions that drive business outcomes.

Flox

Flox is a platform that lets developers and operators focus on building fast with reproducible environments that span the enterprise SDLC. Using a declarative framework based on Nix, a package management and configuration tool, Flox allows developers to create environments that contain everything they need to build software.

Glean

Glean is the leading Work AI platform that securely connects to all your company’s apps and data. By understanding your company’s unique context, Glean empowers all employees with a personalized Assistant and enables builders to create powerful apps and agents that transform how work gets done — all with one centralized AI platform.

NC State Poole College of Mangement

We offer world-class undergraduate, graduate and executive education, providing students from freshmen to seasoned practitioners the knowledge needed to gain a competitive edge. From accounting and entrepreneurship to finance, leadership, marketing, economics and more, we cover the full spectrum of business education, and our graduates leave here ready to start or redefine their careers.

Scaled Agile, Inc.

Scaled Agile, Inc. is the provider of SAFe®, the world’s most trusted system for business agility—and empowers organizations with enterprise AI training and enablement solutions that build the fluency, systems, and skills to become truly AI-Native. Through integrated solutions that help teams unlock better ways of working, Scaled Agile is redefining how the world’s leading organizations identify and deliver customer value, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and improve business outcomes. SAFe provides the proven system, structure, and practices that help enterprises align strategy with execution, accelerate value delivery, and continuously improve at every level of the organization. Scaled Agile’s enterprise AI training and enablement solutions equip leaders and teams to embed AI into decision-making and workflows—turning potential into performance and helping organizations realize ROI where most AI programs stall.

GitButler

GitButler is the Git-backed change management tool for modern, AI coding workflows. Parallel and stacked branches, unlimited undo, agent integrations, and more. It’s Git, refined.

Six Feet Up

Six Feet Up helps purpose-driven visionaries solve hard problems by crafting superior and lasting software solutions. As a consultancy with a core focus on Python and AI for the greater good, we bring unparalleled expertise in application development, AI and big data to launch game-changing ideas faster. Driven by the EOS Process™ and home to an AWS Hero, Six Feet Up is a woman-owned software company that values a blend of emotional and intellectual intelligence. Our dedication to excellence is showcased by our 5-star referral rating on Clutch.co. Trusted by leading organizations such as Capital One, NASA, Purdue University, and UNEP since 1999, we are eager to help our clients make an impact. More info is at sixfeetup.com.