PHASE 01[PRE-EVENT]
01
Narrative + intros
Founder narrative locked before the week.
Deliverables (3)
- ▸Pre-event
- ▸Account map
- ▸Intro engineering
SGLang Summit 2026 by LMSYS · Nov 12 and 13 · Fort Mason, San Francisco · AI infrastructure
SGLang Summit 2026: frontier AI infrastructure on one stage.
Two days with the people shaping frontier AI, from the teams building next-generation chips to the labs training open and frontier models and the engineers running them in production. FORKOFF is a community partner. Use FORKOFF community code COMM20-E0C05EA for 20% off an Expo Pass.
FORKOFF community partner
Nov 12 to 13, 2026Dates
Fort Mason, San FranciscoVenue
2,000+Attendance
20% off Expo PassCommunity code
▸ The wedge
Most teams buy a ticket and hope the right inference buyer walks past the expo floor. Some post once from the venue and go quiet. FORKOFF runs SGLang Summit week as an operating cycle that keeps working after the doors close.
SGLang Summit 2026 · speakers and stage
Frontier AI infrastructure on one stage: chips, open and frontier models, production inference, and the founders building on them.
LMSYSSGLangIntelOpenAIThinking Machines LabPerplexityLMSYSSGLangIntelOpenAIThinking Machines LabPerplexity
Speaker affiliations as listed by the organiser for SGLang Summit 2026.
19Flagship event weeks in 2026
4 layersPre-event, on-site, post-event, distribution
3 tiersPer-event activation band (Lite, Standard, Full)
WeeklyAudit ledger cadence
Why SGLang Summit week mattersFour reasons SGLang Summit is a
Four reasons SGLang Summit is a
high-leverage week for AI infrastructure founders.
Inference, model and hardware buyers concentrated in one two-day San Francisco window, inside a builder community that judges a product by whether it runs.
2,000+
Inference engineers, model labs, AI hardware teams and AI infrastructure founders in one venue.
2 days
Serving, hardware and model-platform decisions get discussed in the same two-day window.
SGLang
The summit grows from an open-source inference project, so practitioner credibility moves fast.
30 days
Talks and demos keep circulating for weeks when they are captured and routed after the event.
SGLang Summit intel · the room in San Francisco
What SGLang Summit 2026 actually looks like.
A main stage split across two themed days, breakout rooms, a hands-on lab, and a GPU Expo floor, all inside Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront.
Date + venue
Nov 12 to 13, 2026
Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco. Main stage, breakout rooms, a hands-on lab, the GPU Expo and exhibitor booths, plus an Open Stage and community meetups between sessions.
Expected attendance
2,000-plus engineers, researchers, builders and leaders, according to the organiser. The room spans inference and serving engineers, model labs, AI hardware teams and founders shipping on top of them.
Main-stage themes
Day one leads with infrastructure and models; day two turns to agents and applications.
SGLang ecosystemOpen modelsAI hardwareAI agentsAI applicationsPhysical intelligence
Topics across both days
Models, reinforcement learning, AI hardware, cloud infrastructure, generative media, evaluation, local AI, robotics and world models, the production stack, and recommendation systems.
2 daysGPU ExpoHands-on lab
SGLang Summit activation · 4 layers × deliverablesEvery motion
Every motion
across four layers.
PHASE 02[EVENT WEEK]
02
On-site cadence
Daily founder posts from Fort Mason across both days, timed around the main-stage themes that matter to the product..
Deliverables (3)
- ▸Daily cadence
- ▸Main-stage timing
- ▸Founder posts
PHASE 03[ON-SITE]
03
Capture + clips
Founder interviews and demo moments recorded during the week feed the clipping pipeline, cut for short-form across every platform..
Deliverables (3)
- ▸Recording
- ▸Short-form
- ▸Real-time clips
PHASE 04[POST-EVENT]
04
Compound + record
The clip cycle runs for about 30 days after the summit, and qualified intros convert into follow-up calls recorded at the T+30 close..
Deliverables (3)
- ▸T+1 to T+30
- ▸Verified record
- ▸Compounding distribution
Activation timelineRunning SGLang Summit week as an operating cycle.
Running SGLang Summit week as an operating cycle.
Operating cadence.
Narrative before the week, cadence across the two days, and a clip cycle afterwards. Each phase closes with a verified entry.
NarrativeOn-siteClipVerified
Event-week cadence
SGLang Summit 2026 week-of cadence (recommended).
Sample cadence for an on-site activation around the two summit days.
| Day | Date | Motion | FORKOFF owns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed (D-1) | Nov 11, 2026 | Land in SF · last-mile narrative cadence · intro confirmations | Intro routing + post drafting |
| Thu | Nov 12 | Summit day 1 · infrastructure, models and AI hardware on the main stage | Daily post + on-site capture |
| Fri | Nov 13 | Summit day 2 · agents, applications and physical intelligence | Daily post + founder interview capture |
| Sat (D+1) | Nov 14 | Founder recap thread · first clips cut | Thread craft + clip pipeline |
| Following weeks | Nov 15 onward | Clip cycle across X, TikTok, Reels and Shorts | Distribution sequencing + weekly record |
Fit map · SGLang Summit activationFor AI infrastructure founders who want SGLang Summit week
For AI infrastructure founders who want SGLang Summit week
to keep working after the two days end.
Who you are
- ›Founder of an inference, serving, model-platform or AI hardware company selling to the engineers in this room
- ›Developer-relations or growth lead for an AI infrastructure vendor that needs practitioner reach
- ›Team already planning to attend SGLang Summit and wanting a plan for the week
What FORKOFF delivers
- ›Pre-event narrative and an intro plan across the inference and AI infrastructure accounts attending
- ›Daily on-site cadence from Fort Mason across both summit days
- ›Post-event clip cycle across X, TikTok, Reels and Shorts for about 30 days
- ›A verified record of intros and clip reach at the T+30 close
Not the right fit
- ×Products with no AI infrastructure, inference or developer angle
- ×Teams that only want a logo on a banner for the day
- ×Anyone expecting a two-day summit to convert without a plan before and after it
LITE ACTIVATION · BY APPLICATION
by application
Lite activation
A single-track SGLang Summit activation, scoped before you land in San Francisco.
A pre-event narrative and an intro plan across the inference and AI infrastructure accounts attending SGLang Summit, delivered before the week starts. Selective on fit.
Single-track entryverified recordpairs with a fuller on-site scope
Activation tiers
SGLang Summit 2026 activation tiers.
Every tier carries the verified record. Tier scales scope, not the approach.
3 tiersLite · Standard · Full
5/quarterEngagements per cycle
By applicationSelective on ICP
Lite
by application
- Pre-event narrative and intro plan across the accounts attending
- Daily founder posts during SGLang Summit week (drafted by FORKOFF, founder approves)
- 6 clips post-event across X, TikTok, Reels and Shorts
- Weekly record delivered over Slack
Recommended
Standard
By application
- Everything in Lite, plus:
- On-site founder interview and demo capture across both days
- 12 to 18 clips post-event across every platform
- Intro engineering on 30 accounts attending SGLang Summit
- Qualified-intro record at T+30
Full
By application
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- A small curated builder dinner during summit week
- 24 to 36 clips post-event across every platform
- Intro engineering on 60 accounts with an extended pre-event window
- A dedicated FORKOFF operator on-site for both days
More events on the FORKOFF roster
Other activation weeks. Same operator.
FAQ · 7 questions
Frequently asked questions
What is SGLang Summit 2026?
SGLang Summit 2026 is a two-day conference by LMSYS, the team behind the open-source SGLang inference framework for large language models. It brings the whole AI stack to one stage: the teams building next-generation chips, the labs training open and frontier models, the engineers running them in production, and the founders putting them to work. The organiser expects 2,000-plus engineers, researchers, builders and leaders.
When and where is SGLang Summit 2026?
SGLang Summit 2026 runs November 12 and 13, 2026, at Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA. Registration is through the organiser's Luma page at luma.com/sglang-summit, and the full program and FAQ live at sglang.io/summit.
Is there a discount on SGLang Summit tickets?
Yes. FORKOFF is a community partner of SGLang Summit 2026. Use FORKOFF community code COMM20-E0C05EA for 20% off an Expo Pass at checkout on the Luma registration page. The organiser also offers a separate developer and education rate on the Expo Pass for developers, students and researchers.
Who speaks at SGLang Summit 2026?
The organiser lists Lip-Bu Tan (Intel), Lilian Weng (OpenAI), Soumith Chintala (Thinking Machines Lab) and Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity) among the speakers, with more to be announced. Main-stage sessions cover the SGLang ecosystem, open models, recursive self-improvement, AI hardware, AI agents, emerging AI labs, AI applications, and physical intelligence.
What does each ticket type include?
The Expo Pass covers the breakout rooms, the hands-on lab and the expo floor, where the GPU Expo and exhibitor booths run live demos. The Full Pass adds the main-stage talks. At the time of writing the organiser showed the Full Pass as sold out, so check the Luma page for current availability.
Why does FORKOFF partner with SGLang Summit?
FORKOFF runs event distribution for AI infrastructure and developer-tool founders, and SGLang Summit is one of the densest rooms of inference, model and AI hardware builders in the calendar. As a community partner we help builders reach the event, and for teams that want the week to keep working we run an activation: pre-event narrative, on-site cadence, and a post-event clip cycle.
Can FORKOFF run an activation around SGLang Summit week?
Yes. An activation is a pre-event narrative and intro plan across the inference and AI infrastructure accounts attending, on-site cadence across the two days, and a post-event clip cycle that keeps the week's talks circulating for about 30 days. Scope is set by application, from a single pre-event narrative to a full on-site week.
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Community partner · SGLang Summit 2026
What is SGLang Summit 2026?
SGLang Summit 2026 is a two-day conference by LMSYS, the team behind the open-source SGLang inference framework, held November 12 and 13, 2026 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. It gathers 2,000-plus engineers, researchers, builders and leaders across AI hardware, open and frontier models, production inference and AI applications. FORKOFF is a community partner, and code COMM20-E0C05EA takes 20% off an Expo Pass.
Why an inference summit is a builder room, not a booth room.
SGLang Summit grows out of an open-source inference project, so the people in the room are the engineers who run models in production, the labs that train them, and the hardware teams that serve them. That audience checks a product by whether it holds up under a real technical question. Two days at Fort Mason reward a founder who arrives with a plan for who to meet and what to show, then keeps the conversation going in public after the summit ends.
How the community code works.
As a community partner, FORKOFF shares a code that takes 20% off an Expo Pass. Enter COMM20-E0C05EA at checkout on the organiser's Luma registration page. The Expo Pass covers the breakout rooms, the hands-on lab and the expo floor. The organiser runs its own developer and education rate as well, and the full program and FAQ are on the SGLang Summit event page at sglang.io/summit.
Where this week connects.
SGLang Summit runs on the same operating spine as the rest of the FORKOFF calendar. The event management service covers the pre-event narrative, the on-site cadence and the capture that feeds a month of clips. The 2026 events calendar maps every week we run, and for the June builder week in the same city the AI Engineer World's Fair page covers the agentic AI and AI infrastructure room.
Reviewed by the FORKOFF events team, the operators who run these activations on the ground.
Register
SGLang Summit 2026. Nov 12 and 13, San Francisco.
Use FORKOFF community code COMM20-E0C05EA for 20% off an Expo Pass. Planning to make the week count for your company? Apply for a FORKOFF activation around SGLang Summit.
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