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SUMMARY:LF AI & Data Mini Summit\, Co-Located with Pytorch Conference NA
DESCRIPTION:Event Details\nDate: October 19\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM\nLocation: Room 210B\, San Jose Convention Center\nCo-located with: PyTorch Conference North America \nJoin the LF AI & Data community for a full-day Mini Summit exploring how open source collaboration is shaping the future of AI. Developers\, maintainers\, researchers\, practitioners\, and technology leaders will share insights into the open technologies powering AI\, from data and models to infrastructure\, deployment\, governance\, and agentic systems. Come learn from peers\, explore the LF AI & Data ecosystem\, and help build a more open and interoperable future for AI. \nHow to Register\nThe LF AI & Data Mini Summit is free to attend with PyTorch Conference registration. Be sure to add the Mini Summit when registering. Register for PyTorch Conference \nMini Summit Agenda\nThe event agenda will feature community updates\, technical sessions on responsible AI and emerging standards\, project lightning talks\, a panel on the role of AI at universities\, and a hands-on Docling workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLF AI & Data Mini Summit (9AM – 5PM)\n\n\nTime\nDuration\nSession Title\nSpeaker(s)\n\n\n9:00–9:25 AM\n25min\nLF AI and Data State of the Union and Kick-Off\nMark Collier\, general manager of AI & Infrastructure at the Linux Foundation and executive director of LF AI & Data\n\n\n9:25–9:50 AM\n25min\nAI Safety and Responsible Generative AI Framework (RGAF)\nMuneeza Azmat\, Research Scientist at Red Hat\n\n\n9:50–10:15 AM\n25min\nThe Development of ISO 42001 and 42003 – and Responsible Generative AI Framework\nKaren Bennet\, Senior Engineering Leader\n\n\n10:15–10:30 AM\n15min\nMorning Break\n\n\n\n10:30–10:45 AM\n15min (lightning talk)\nGenerative AI Commons\nArnaud Le Hors\, Open Source and Standards Expert at IBM\n\n\n10:45–11:00 AM\n15min (lightning talk)\nSecurity and Compliance Workgroup\nColin Gigool\, Software Development Engineer at IBM\n\n\n11:00–11:15 AM\n15min (lightning talk)\nIREE (Intermediate Representation Execution Environment)\nRod Burns\, Head of Ecosystems at Roofline AI\n\n\n11:15–11:30 AM\n15min (lightning talk)\nFeast: Open Source Feature Store for ML\nHao Xu\, Lead Software Engineer at Apple\n\n\n11:30–11:45 AM\n15min (lightning talk)\nDocling and Doclang\nMing Zhao\, Open Source Developer and Developer Advocate at IBM\n\n\n11:45 AM–12:00 PM\n15min (lightning talk)\nONNX Project\nJavier Martinez\, AI Software Architect at Intel at Intel\n\n\n12:00–12:10 PM\n10min\nCall to Action: Engage with the LF AI & Data Foundation\nArnaud Le Hors\, Open Source and Standards Expert at IBM\n\n\n12:10–1:10 PM\n1hr\nLunch Break\n\n\n\n1:10–1:55 PM\n45min\nThe Role of AI at Universities in 2026 – Panel Discussion\n– Jorjeta Jetcheva Associate Professor and Chair of the Computer Engineering Department at San José State University\n– Akansha Bansiya\, MS Software Engineering at San José State University.\n– Jeffrey Young\, Principal Research Scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\n– Panel chair: Suja Viswesan\, Vice President\, Security Products at IBM\n\n\n1:55–2:10 PM\n15min\nAfternoon Break\n\n\n\n2:10-4:10 PM\n2.00 hr\nDocling Hands-On Workshop\n– Ming Zhao\, Open Source Developer and Developer Advocate at IBM \n– James Busche\, Senior Software Development Manager at IBM\n\n\n4:10-4:30 PM\n20min\nClosing remarks + Networking\nSusan Malaika\, Stephen Chin\n\n\n\nVisit the LF AI & Data Booth\nLF AI & Data will also have a booth onsite during PyTorch Conference on October 20–21. Stop by to meet community members\, learn more about our projects\, and discover ways to get involved! \nContinue the Conversation at SJSU\n​After the Mini Summit\, join the free Open Source AI: Building Reliable AI Systems event from 5:00–7:30 PM at San José State University. Explore Mellea\, TrustyAI\, Bob\, and Docling through technical talks\, hands-on learning\, and networking. Separate registration is required. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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