Sponsors

IBM

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

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.

Acorn Labs

Acorn Labs is the developer of the Obot open source project. Obot is a software platform that provides turnkey solutions for building AI copilots and sharing them within your organization. Completely open source, Obot provides a multi-tenant agent platform that ships with everything you need to build and run LLM-powered agents. Obot agents support RAG, tool calling, and automation. Users can access agents through a rich chat interface and workspace to quickly interact with systems, data or general LLM knowledge.

GitLab

GitLab is the leading DevSecOps platform for software innovation. As the DevSecOps Platform, GitLab provides one interface, one data store, one permissions model, one value stream, one set of reports, one spot to secure your code, one location to deploy to any cloud, and one place for everyone to contribute. The platform is the only true cloud-agnostic end-to-end DevOps platform that brings together all DevOps capabilities in one place. With GitLab, organizations can create, deliver, and manage code quickly and continuously to translate business vision into reality. GitLab empowers customers and users to innovate faster, scale more easily, and serve and retain customers more effectively. Built on Open Source, GitLab works alongside its growing community, which is composed of thousands of developers and millions of users, to continuously deliver new DevOps innovations.

Torc

Torc is a community-first job matching platform connecting remote first talent with remote opportunities all across the globe. visit torc.dev to sign up and be apart of the community!

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.

Duke University

Pratt School of Engineering – Artificial Intelligence MEng program

Infinite Red

Our U.S.-based experts are here to build, optimize, and support your React Native app– and level up your team along the way! Since 2015, Infinite Red has been the premier React Native expert.

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

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.

Elastic

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

The New Stack

The New Stack is a media platform for the people who build and manage software the world relies on. We provide context and explanation of at-scale technologies to advance knowledge and create conversations through our coverage of modern architectures, components of the software development life cycle, and operations tools and culture.