AMD Logo

AMD ANNUAL DEVELOPER, CUSTOMER, & PARTNER CONFERENCE

Build AI Systems

That Scale

at Advancing AI

Join hands-on workshops, connect with fellow AI developers, meet the builders behind leading AI projects, and leave with practical skills and tools you can apply immediately.

  • Build and deploy AI systems across compute environments
  • Hear how leading technology teams optimize AI performance at scale
  • Gain direct access to open-source AI infrastructure
  • Learn directly from AI luminaries and AMD experts building the future of AI

📍 San Francisco Moscone Center July 22-23

Advancing AI

Join Developers 

Building What's Next in AI

Why Attend

Step Inside an

AMD Developer Event

Get direct access to the engineers and visionaries shaping modern AI with 50+ hands-on workshops and deep technical sessions. Build real skills, explore the latest AI ecosystem innovations, and connect with developers pushing AI forward.

AI LUMINARIES

Learn From Industry Pioneers

Hear leading AI innovators share breakthroughs, emerging trends, and real-world production lessons.

HANDS ON-WORKSHOPS

Build Real AI Systems

Work directly with modern AI tools, frameworks, models, and production-ready development workflows.

TECHNICAL DEEP DIVES

Master Performance and Scale

Learn practical optimization techniques for inference, training, deployment, large-scale AI infrastructure and for enabling physical AI on AMD.

AMD AI LEADERSHIP

Hear the AMD AI Strategy

Gain firsthand insight into the AMD vision, roadmap, and role in shaping the future of AI.

DEVELOPER COMMUNITY

Connect With AI Builders

Meet developers, researchers, founders, and engineers building next-generation AI applications and platforms.

ECOSYSTEM SHOWCASE

Explore the AI Ecosystem

Experience live demos from partners showcasing cutting-edge AI software, hardware, developer tooling, and robotics and physical AI.

Featured Speakers

Hear From the AMD Leaders
Shaping AI

Dr. Lisa Su  Executive Photo

Dr. Lisa Su

Chair and CEO  

AMD 

Mark Papermaster Executive Photo

Mark Papermaster

EVP and CTO of Technology and Engineering 

AMD

Vamsi Boppana Executive Photo

Vamsi Boppana

SVP AI

AMD

Anush Elangovan

Anush Elangovan

CVP of AI Software & Solutions

AMD

Sharon Zhou

Sharon Zhou

VP of Engineering & AI

AI Chief of Staff

AMD

Learn From AI Industry Visionaries

Matt White

Matt White

Global CTO of AI, Linux Foundation

CTO, PyTorch Foundation

Ying Sheng

Ying Zheng

Co-founder and CEO, RadixArk

Co-creator and Core Contributor, SGLang

Jason Cong

Jason Cong

Volgenau Chair for Engineering Excellence Professor 

UCLA Computer Science Department

Simon Mo

Simon Mo

Co-Founder and CEO, Inferact

Lead Contributor, vLLM OpenSource Project

Jon Saad-Falcon

Jon Saad-Falcon

PhD Candidate, Scaling Intelligence Lab and Hazy Research

Stanford University

Avanika Narayan

Avanika Narayan

PhD Candidate, Hazy Research 
 
Standford University

Yusheng Su

Yusheng Su

Member of Technical Staff

RadixArk

More AI Luminary speakers to be announced!

Agenda Preview

Two Days.
Zero Filler.

Two days of implementation-focused sessions covering AI inference, deployment, optimization, open tooling, and production-scale infrastructure.

Featured Workshops

Build Your OpenClaw Agent with Multi-Modal Models

BEGINNER • WORKSHOP • HANDS-ON

This is a beginner level hands-on class which will show you how to build your own OpenClaw agent using opensource multi-modal models. This course will also show you how to set up an opensource model server with vLLM/SGLang and connect your agent to it.

You'll Learn
  • How OpenClaw agents use multimodal models for text, image, and other inputs
  • How to set up an open-source model server using vLLM or SGLang
  • How to connect your AI agent to a model endpoint
  • How to customize your agent for specific tasks and build custom skills for your needs
  • How to add multiple agents and delegate different tasks to each
Prerequisites
  • Basic Python familiarity
  • Basic understanding of LLMs or multimodal models
  • Laptop with development environment access
  • No prior OpenClaw experience required

AI & Machine Learning

Cloud Computing

Instinct

EPYC

ROCm

Building Hybrid Multi-Agent Systems from Client to Cloud

INTERMEDIATE • WORKSHOP • HANDS-ON

This is an intermediate level session to show you how to set-up Agent Computers - a hybrid multi-agent system spanning your personal AI on a Ryzen™ AI PC and Frontier AI models deployed on AMD Instinct GPUs for most optimum token expenditure and performance.

You'll Learn
  • How to structure a hybrid multi-agent system across client and cloud environments
  • How to run personal AI workflows locally on a Ryzen AI PC
  • How to connect local agents to frontier models deployed on AMD Instinct GPUs
  • How to route tasks between local and cloud models based on performance, cost, and latency needs
  • How hybrid agent architectures can reduce token spend while improving end-user responsiveness
Prerequisites
  • Recommended: Build Your OpenClaw Agent with Multi-Modals Models
  • Basic understanding of client/cloud architecture
  • Comfort with hands-on technical workshopss

AI & Machine Learning

Cloud Computing

Instinct

Radeon

ROCm

Ryzen AI

Mastering ROCm for AI and HPC: From Fundamentals to Performance Optimization

INTERMEDIATE • CERTIFICATION • HANDS-ON

A comprehensive hands-on workshop covering ROCm fundamentals, GPU programming, AI/HPC frameworks, and advanced performance optimization techniques for AMD Instinct platforms. Completion qualifies toward Associate Level 1 in the AMD ROCm Certified Developer Program.

You'll Learn
  • ROCm ecosystem architecture, installation, compatibility, and deployment workflows
  • HIP programming fundamentals and CUDA-to-HIP migration strategies
  • GPU architecture concepts, benchmarking, and profiling methodologies
  • Building and optimizing AI/HPC applications using ROCm libraries and PyTorch
  • Debugging, tuning, and profiling GPU workloads with rocprof and ROCm tools
  • Memory optimization, occupancy tuning, and mixed precision acceleration techniques
  • Practical performance engineering workflows for AMD Instinct GPUs
Prerequisites
  • Familiarity with Linux command-line environments
  • Basic programming experience in Python or C/C++
  • Foundational understanding of GPU computing or AI/ML workflows
  • Recommended: prior exposure to PyTorch, CUDA, or HPC development concept

AI & Machine Learning

Cloud Computing

Ryzen AI

Radeon

ROCm

Instinct

Enabling Physical AI on AMD

BEGINNER • INTERMEDIATE • HANDS-ON

In this beginner-to-intermediate session, users will execute multimodal vision and language models for robotics on the Ryzen™ AI iGPU via ROCm and Python.The session covers model loading and examines how vision and language pipelines integrate to produce actionable robot behavior.

You'll Learn
  • How multimodal vision and language models support Physical AI and robotics workflows
  • How to load and run models on the Ryzen™ AI iGPU using ROCm and Python
  • How vision and language pipelines work together to interpret inputs and generate robot actions
  • How AMD software and hardware capabilities can support local Physical AI development
Prerequisites
  • Basic Python familiarity
  • General understanding of AI models, LLMs, or computer vision concepts
  • Beginner-level familiarity with robotics or agent workflows helpful, but not required

Robotics & Physical AI

AI & Machine Learning

Ryzen Embedded

Wednesday AAI 2026 schedule
Thursday AAI 2026 schedule

CONNECT WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS

Developer Zone

Drop into hands-on AI labs, and get direct support from technical experts.

Start Building Fast
Step into bite-sized hands-on labs —no installation or scheduled workshop required.

Explore the AI Topics Developers Care About
Choose from focused stations across AI agents, model fine-tuning and training, personal and hybrid AI, physical AI, and more.

Meet the Experts
Experience lightning talks with leading open-source contributors and AI practitioners for guidance on tools, optimization, and real-world AI development challenges.

Hang Out Where Developers Connect
Recharge in the DevZone lounge with AMD-powered gaming setups, games, swag pickup, and space to connect.

Giveaways

Event Giveaways and
Onsite Perks

AMD will have giveaways throughout the event, including AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer platforms, Radeon GPUs, AI PCs, AMD apparel, swag, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Practical Stuff, Answered.

The event is free to attend but registration is required. This event is designed for AI and ML engineers, software developers, data scientists, researchers, and anyone interested in building or experimenting with GPU-accelerated AI using AMD hardware. Sessions are geared toward a range of experience levels.

Register for AAI then build your agenda the week of June 8th. Workshops are first come first serve so be sure to arrive early and secure your spot! Walk-ins are allowed if space permits, but advance registration is strongly recommended.

The program includes a keynote presentation, technical and featured talks, 30+ hands-on workshop sessions, ROCm certification classes and ample networking opportunities with AMD engineers and developer community members.

A laptop is not required for main-stage technical sessions. However, it is required for select workshops, including:

  • Build Your OpenClaw Agent with Multi-Modals Models
  • Real2Sim for Embodied Data Generation
  • Vibe Coding with Local Models
  • Building Hybrid Multi-Agent Systems from Client to Cloud
  • At scale RL with VERL and MILES
  • How To Start Generating Video Clips in 30 Mins on AMD GPUs
  • Unlocking LLM Inference Performance with ROCm FlyDSL
  • Enterprise AI Reference Stack
  • Scaling AI Education and Research with the AMD University Program 
  • Run Agentic AI in Minutes with AMD Blueprints & AIMs
  • Inference Performance Tuning with AI Agents
  • Accelerating vLLM Inference on AMD Instinct GPUs with AMD ATOM

Member Experience

AMD AI Developer Program

Unlock more from DevDay, including early event updates, workshop preparation, AMD Developer Cloud access details, and member-only onsite perks, exclusive to AMD AI Developer Program members.

BUILDING WHAT'S NEXT

Join 1,000+ Developers 
at Advancing AI

Hands-on workshops and technical sessions are first come first served.

Register Today