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All Things AI|In partnership with All Things Open & The AIE Network

Driving AI Fluency for Everyone

All Things AI

The premier AI practitioners and users conference community focused on technologies, processes, and people. We believe AI fluency is the most important skill of the next decade — and we're building the community to make it accessible to everyone.

March 2027 Durham Convention Center expected + speakers

Our Mission

Making AI Fluency Universal

AI isn't just for engineers anymore. Every professional, every organization, and every community needs to understand how to work with AI effectively. That's what All Things AI is about.

Education First

From hands-on workshops to multi-track conference sessions, we create learning experiences for every skill level — from AI-curious beginners to seasoned ML engineers.

Community Driven

A 5,000+ member community with weekly meetups, regional events, and an active online network. We believe the best learning happens when practitioners share with practitioners.

Practitioner Focused

No hype, no vendor pitches. Every session, workshop, and talk is designed to deliver actionable knowledge you can apply the next day at work.

Founded by

Todd Lewis

Todd Lewis

Creator & Chair, All Things Open

Mark Hinkle

Mark Hinkle

CEO, Peripety Labs / The AIE Network

By the Numbers

A Movement That's Growing Fast

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Years Running

2026 Recap

Year Two Sold Out. Then Some.

All Things AI 2026 ran March 23–24 at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham. Workshops sold out. Tuesday sessions hit standing-room only through the 5:30 PM closing keynote. Here's what two days did.

3,477
Total Registrations
85
Featured Speakers
73
Sessions
1,600+
Workshop Seats (Sold Out)
39
U.S. States
20
Countries
1,000
Scholarships Awarded
48.5%
Attendees with Spend Authority

Monday workshops sold out. Don Shin (Crosscomm) led the AI Agents workshop. whurley ran a live autonomous agent demo. Yassah Reed opened a frank discussion on AI bias in healthcare. Ben Heller (Field CTO, Microsoft) and Luis Lastras (IBM) anchored the morning keynotes.

Tuesday hit capacity. Standing-room only through closing. 50+ business and diversity partnerships. 3M+ digital impressions across the run-up.

The Durham mayor stopped by. The Research Triangle showed up. The Southeast has an AI conference now.

All Things AI 2027

Two Days of AI Immersion

Coming March 2027 to Durham Convention Center. Building on 2026's 4,000+ attendees, 6 tracks, and 80+ speakers — details announced soon.

Monday, March 23

Training Day

Multiple workshops including half-day and full-day options

  • AI for DevOps (Full Day)
  • AIOS Workshop for Business Professionals (Full Day)
  • AI for Agents (Full Day)
  • Half-day workshops on specialized topics

Tuesday, March 24

Conference Day

Morning keynotes, lunchtime Lightning Talks, and 30-45 minute sessions across 6 tracks

AI Builders
AI Engineers
AI Users
AI Executives
AI Governance
AI in Enterprise

Featured Speakers

World-Class Leaders. One Stage.

Senior executives and technologists from the world's most influential companies.

James Kaplan

James Kaplan

Partner / CTO

McKinsey

Ben Heller

Ben Heller

Field CTO

Microsoft

Akshay Sonawane

Akshay Sonawane

ML Engineering Manager

Apple

Owen Chen

Owen Chen

VP, AI/ML Engineering

Fidelity Investments

Luis Lastras

Luis Lastras

Director, Language & Multimodal Technologies

IBM

Nithya Ruff

Nithya Ruff

Director, Amazon OSPO

Amazon

Shamindra Peiris

Shamindra Peiris

Senior AI Product Manager

Visa

Ben Ilegbodu

Ben Ilegbodu

Senior Software Engineer

Netflix

Craig McLuckie

Craig McLuckie

CEO / Founder

Stacklok

whurley

whurley

CEO

Strangeworks

McKinseyMicrosoftAppleIBMAmazonVisaNetflixFidelityMistral AIGitHub

Speakers

And Many More Industry Leaders

80+ speakers across 6 tracks covering AI engineering, governance, enterprise transformation, and more.

Aaron Delp

Aaron Delp

Global Head of Technical Marketing

Mistral AI

Sahil Sabharwal

Sahil Sabharwal

Senior Engineering Manager

Intuit

Akshay Pratinav

Akshay Pratinav

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Intuit

Jose Palafox

Jose Palafox

Strategic AI GTM Lead

GitHub

Justin Jeffress

Justin Jeffress

Developer Advocate

Meta

Abby Mitchell

Abby Mitchell

Developer Advocate

Meta

Briana Faulk

Briana Faulk

Senior Engineer

Dell Technologies

Micaela Eller

Micaela Eller

Associate Director

Ernst & Young

David Winter

David Winter

Chief Cloud & Strategic Partnerships Officer

Orion Innovation

Hendrik Strobelt

Hendrik Strobelt

Senior Research Scientist

IBM Research

Keith Bergelt

Keith Bergelt

CEO

Open Invention Network

Igor Jablokov

Igor Jablokov

Founder

Pryon

John Willis

John Willis

Editor-in-Chief

AI CIO

Chris Heivly

Chris Heivly

Co-Founder

MapQuest

Nyah Macklin

Nyah Macklin

Senior Developer Advocate for AI

Neo4j

Brian Moynihan

Brian Moynihan

Director of AI & Automation

Duke University

Pam Didner

Pam Didner

B2B Marketing Consultant

Author & Speaker

Taylor Desseyn

Taylor Desseyn

VP of Global Community

Torc.dev

Craig Jellick

Craig Jellick

VP of Engineering

Obot AI

Mary Grygleski

Mary Grygleski

VP of Global (Western Hemisphere)

AI Collective

Jonathan Vogel

Jonathan Vogel

Developer Advocate

AWS

Mayor Leonardo Williams

Mayor Leonardo Williams

Mayor

City of Durham

Mark Hinkle

Mark Hinkle

CEO & Co-Founder

Peripety Labs

Todd Lewis

Todd Lewis

Creator & Chair

All Things Open

Our Journey

From Inaugural Event to Movement

In just two years, All Things AI has grown from a bold idea into the Southeast's premier AI conference and community.

2025 — Inaugural

All Things AI 2025

1,600+

Attendees

50+

Speakers

3

Tracks

  • First-ever event at the Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC
  • Two-day format: Workshop Day + Conference Day
  • Tracks: AI Builders, AI Engineers, AI Users
  • AIOS AI SuperUser Bootcamp & GenAI RAG Workshop
  • Speakers from IBM, Netflix, Red Hat, SAS, Fidelity, U.S. Bank
  • All session recordings published online
2026 — Year Two

All Things AI 2026

3,477

Registrations

85

Speakers

73

Sessions

  • Sold out at the Sheraton Imperial, Durham, NC (March 23–24)
  • 1,600+ workshop seats — all sold out on Monday
  • Tuesday hit standing-room only through the closing keynote
  • 39 U.S. states and 20 countries represented
  • 1,000 scholarships awarded to underrepresented groups
  • Speakers from IBM, Microsoft, Crosscomm, and beyond
150% attendance growth year over year

Why People Love All Things AI

Why People Love All Things AI

Real words from real attendees who are preparing for the artificial intelligence age.

Stephanie Newstrom

Stephanie Newstrom

Founder/CEO · Peak Potential Talent Solutions

I had been using ChatGPT pretty regularly before bootcamp but didn't know all of the features and personalization it can do. It was a relaxed environment, not intimating at all which can be tough when teaching AI. Mar...

Christian Tate

Christian Tate

CEO · CloudTruth

Put simply... You're not working with the right team if Mark and the Peripety Labs crew is not riding shotgun on your AI journey. I continue to come away impressed with the quality of the work and spot-on recommendati...

Alan Boyd

Alan Boyd

CEO

The AI space moves so quickly and has vocabulary of its own. I depend on this newsletter to keep me up to speed and help in identifying the best tools available as well as those tools that fall behind and move ahead. ...

Nancy Bain

Nancy Bain

CEO & Founder · Supernova Media

Gen AI insights served fresh! In a technology driven and noisy world it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our team utilizes Newsletters as one of the key ways to stay informed and gain insights. The AI...

Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

CEO · Brick City Gaming, Inc.

I learned a lot from this webinar and will review the webinar in order to enhance my knowledge. Mark you out out a lot of information and I think an additional webinar would be helpful. Also, you extended time in orde...

Jorge Magana

Jorge Magana

CEO · Garments2Cozy LLC

Hi Mark! I am Jorge Magana and I found you on the Meetup App I downloaded today. You are very knowledgeable on AI and have given us information that will help us have a better framework for our prompts. I was really i...

Crystal

Crystal

CEO · Group 31 Communications

I've been thinking lots about applications that'll be good in my field. The most clear translation is in data analysis. I've been thinking about loading our website metrics along with our LinkedIn metrics to look for ...

Eleonora Klepar

Eleonora Klepar

Director, Project Management / Customer Support · Lark Health

The AIOS AI Superuser Bootcamp at AllThingsOpen.AI conference was an incredible deep dive into AI-powered productivity! As a director of project management, I found the hands-on training invaluable for optimizing work...

Jackie Brodeur

Jackie Brodeur

Market Development Director · TalentCraft Life Sciences

Mark's AI Workshop was invaluable for anyone looking to learn more about AI and walk away with tangible skills to start applying it to their daily operating rhythm. I particularly loved his SMART framework and coachin...

Sarah Finnerty

Sarah Finnerty

Senior Client Director · Kelaca

Really enjoyed everything y'all taught yesterday. Gave me a lot to think about and explore as I continue to grow my skills in AI.

Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Senior Director of Digital Transformation

I attended the recent All Things AI event in Durham and became a subscriber to the newsletter. I loved learning about new ways to use ChatGPT with real world examples. I am currently looking for a new position so I am...

Molly Hanna

Molly Hanna

Assistant Director of Research · Vela Institute

I enjoyed this comprehensive overview of AI, a start to understanding it, and how to use it in productivity flows. I wish there were even more hands on examples, but looking forward to diving in more on my own, more c...

Jim Noonan

Jim Noonan

Ops Director · Vital Plan Inc.

I learned some very useful guidelines for prompts.

Douglas Howard

Douglas Howard

Chief Engineer

I am relatively new to AI Prompting. As a previous software developer I was looking forward to Mark's presentation because his bio of a high skill level in AI Prompting, etc. I like listening to experts like Mark. He ...

Shubham Saboo

Shubham Saboo

Author | Founder of Unwind AI · Unwind AI

I've been following Mark's newsletter, The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise, and it's been incredibly helpful. Mark's experience and clear explanations make complex AI topics easy to understand. His insights and th...

Farrah Shahhosseini

Farrah Shahhosseini

Founder, AI Startup · LumiCore AI

The course was very insightful and I really enjoyed listening to the different ways that we can utilize ChatGPT, especially with the personalization feature. I would definitely recommend this event to a friend and hop...

Travis Van

Travis Van

Founder · TechNews

The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise has been a terrific resource for early detection of the AI breakthroughs I can actually use in my day-to-day.

Robert Borneff

Robert Borneff

Founder · Jazzy Jobber

This boot camp was great. I look forward to the next one.

Ernie Hayden

Ernie Hayden

Founder/Owner · Rising Moon NW Photography

Mark, this was the most comprehensive review of AI prompts I've ever viewed. Most of the time the prompt training is quite shallow and yours is awesome....worthy of a second viewing! If possible, it was challenging at...

Joanna Shannon

Joanna Shannon

VP, Brokerage Business Analysis · Fidelity Investments

I really enjoyed and got a lot out of Mark's workshop. I had always been hesitant to dive into prompt writing, it made me anxious in a way. He explained the topic so well, and at a level that I understood it. I left t...

Stephanie Newstrom

Stephanie Newstrom

Founder/CEO · Peak Potential Talent Solutions

I had been using ChatGPT pretty regularly before bootcamp but didn't know all of the features and personalization it can do. It was a relaxed environment, not intimating at all which can be tough when teaching AI. Mar...

Christian Tate

Christian Tate

CEO · CloudTruth

Put simply... You're not working with the right team if Mark and the Peripety Labs crew is not riding shotgun on your AI journey. I continue to come away impressed with the quality of the work and spot-on recommendati...

Alan Boyd

Alan Boyd

CEO

The AI space moves so quickly and has vocabulary of its own. I depend on this newsletter to keep me up to speed and help in identifying the best tools available as well as those tools that fall behind and move ahead. ...

Nancy Bain

Nancy Bain

CEO & Founder · Supernova Media

Gen AI insights served fresh! In a technology driven and noisy world it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our team utilizes Newsletters as one of the key ways to stay informed and gain insights. The AI...

Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

CEO · Brick City Gaming, Inc.

I learned a lot from this webinar and will review the webinar in order to enhance my knowledge. Mark you out out a lot of information and I think an additional webinar would be helpful. Also, you extended time in orde...

Jorge Magana

Jorge Magana

CEO · Garments2Cozy LLC

Hi Mark! I am Jorge Magana and I found you on the Meetup App I downloaded today. You are very knowledgeable on AI and have given us information that will help us have a better framework for our prompts. I was really i...

Crystal

Crystal

CEO · Group 31 Communications

I've been thinking lots about applications that'll be good in my field. The most clear translation is in data analysis. I've been thinking about loading our website metrics along with our LinkedIn metrics to look for ...

Eleonora Klepar

Eleonora Klepar

Director, Project Management / Customer Support · Lark Health

The AIOS AI Superuser Bootcamp at AllThingsOpen.AI conference was an incredible deep dive into AI-powered productivity! As a director of project management, I found the hands-on training invaluable for optimizing work...

Jackie Brodeur

Jackie Brodeur

Market Development Director · TalentCraft Life Sciences

Mark's AI Workshop was invaluable for anyone looking to learn more about AI and walk away with tangible skills to start applying it to their daily operating rhythm. I particularly loved his SMART framework and coachin...

Sarah Finnerty

Sarah Finnerty

Senior Client Director · Kelaca

Really enjoyed everything y'all taught yesterday. Gave me a lot to think about and explore as I continue to grow my skills in AI.

Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Senior Director of Digital Transformation

I attended the recent All Things AI event in Durham and became a subscriber to the newsletter. I loved learning about new ways to use ChatGPT with real world examples. I am currently looking for a new position so I am...

Molly Hanna

Molly Hanna

Assistant Director of Research · Vela Institute

I enjoyed this comprehensive overview of AI, a start to understanding it, and how to use it in productivity flows. I wish there were even more hands on examples, but looking forward to diving in more on my own, more c...

Jim Noonan

Jim Noonan

Ops Director · Vital Plan Inc.

I learned some very useful guidelines for prompts.

Douglas Howard

Douglas Howard

Chief Engineer

I am relatively new to AI Prompting. As a previous software developer I was looking forward to Mark's presentation because his bio of a high skill level in AI Prompting, etc. I like listening to experts like Mark. He ...

Shubham Saboo

Shubham Saboo

Author | Founder of Unwind AI · Unwind AI

I've been following Mark's newsletter, The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise, and it's been incredibly helpful. Mark's experience and clear explanations make complex AI topics easy to understand. His insights and th...

Farrah Shahhosseini

Farrah Shahhosseini

Founder, AI Startup · LumiCore AI

The course was very insightful and I really enjoyed listening to the different ways that we can utilize ChatGPT, especially with the personalization feature. I would definitely recommend this event to a friend and hop...

Travis Van

Travis Van

Founder · TechNews

The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise has been a terrific resource for early detection of the AI breakthroughs I can actually use in my day-to-day.

Robert Borneff

Robert Borneff

Founder · Jazzy Jobber

This boot camp was great. I look forward to the next one.

Ernie Hayden

Ernie Hayden

Founder/Owner · Rising Moon NW Photography

Mark, this was the most comprehensive review of AI prompts I've ever viewed. Most of the time the prompt training is quite shallow and yours is awesome....worthy of a second viewing! If possible, it was challenging at...

Joanna Shannon

Joanna Shannon

VP, Brokerage Business Analysis · Fidelity Investments

I really enjoyed and got a lot out of Mark's workshop. I had always been hesitant to dive into prompt writing, it made me anxious in a way. He explained the topic so well, and at a level that I understood it. I left t...

Sponsors & Partners

Backed by Industry Leaders

Some of the most influential companies in the world have partnered with All Things AI.

2026 Sponsors

Platinum

AWSIBM

Silver

Auth0CrossCommGitButlerMakeNeo4jObotRed HatSix Feet UpStacklokTiDBUnicornIQVonage

Bronze

AlphaAtolioFloxNC State Poole CollegeRandstad | TorcAi-Native

2025 Sponsors

Presenting

IBM

Gold

AcornCouchbaseCrossCommGitLabRed HatTorc

Silver

Auth0Duke AIElasticInfinite RedStacklok

See You in Durham

Coming March 2027 to Durham Convention Center. Two days of workshops, keynotes, and hands-on training. Join the 4,000+ technologists and business leaders who built the Southeast's biggest AI conference in 2026 — and help us grow it again in 2027.