Open Source x Sovereign AI: 3-Day Track

Every organization is asking the same questions. How do we use AI without giving away our IP? How do we keep costs predictable as usage grows? How much of our AI should we own?

This three-day track brings enterprise leaders, builders, and researchers together to work through the answers with open-weight models and sovereign AI.

Day 1 :: Owning your AI stack (hosted by Outcast Ventures) Day 2 :: Keeping your IP private Day 3 :: The sovereign enterprise: unconference + demo night

[date] October 6–8, 2026 [loc] Apollo Innovation Commons · Venues announced daily [+] Part of SF Tech Week [+] Hosted by Apollo Innovation Commons :: https://theapollocommons.com [+] Co-hosted by Advanced AI Society :: https://advancedaisociety.org [+] Day 1 host: Outcast Ventures [+] Headline sponsor: TrustedRouter :: https://trustedrouter.com

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REGISTER

Registration is free and reviewed. -> Get on the list here and we'll confirm your spot -> Venue address goes out by email to approved registrants before Oct 6 -> Full schedule, speaker updates, and sponsorship: opensourcesf.com

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WHO SHOULD COME

$ Enterprise leaders: CTOs, CIOs, and AI leads deciding what to build, buy, or own $ Security, legal, and compliance teams who protect IP and sign off on deployments $ Finance and operations leaders watching AI spend and looking for predictable costs $ Builders and researchers creating open models and privacy tools

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HOW THE DAYS WORK

Builders' curiosity about best practices with open-weight models is at an all-time high. Each day is designed for expert discussions, builder feedback, demo tables, and connective networking.

[08:00] Doors and coffee every day [talks] Panels, talks, and working sessions where practitioners share what they chose, what it cost, and what they'd do differently [lunch] Roundtables every day, plus demo tables and a builder mixer on Day 1 [happy] Happy hour every evening: until 7:00…

Part of San Francisco Tech Week. RSVP on tech-week.com.