Buffalo, New York · June 12–13, 2026

BUFFALO
TECH
CONF

Where Western New York Builds the Future
📍Buffalo Convention Center · Buffalo, NY
📅June 12–13, 2026
🎤40+ Speakers · 3 Tracks
👥2,000+ Attendees Expected
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Conference starts in
079
Days
:
14
Hours
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22
Minutes
:
08
Seconds
40+
Speakers
3
Tracks
2K+
Attendees
2
Days
// Featured Speakers

MEET THE
LINEUP.

Engineers, founders, researchers, and practitioners from companies shaping the next decade of technology — coming to Buffalo.

MR
Maya Rodriguez
Principal Engineer
Google DeepMind
"Large Language Models in Production: What Nobody Tells You"
DK
David Kim
Co-Founder & CTO
Northwave Security
"Zero Trust Is Not a Product — It's a Philosophy"
AT
Aisha Thompson
VP Engineering
Stripe
"Building Payment Infrastructure That Handles 10x Overnight"
JP
James Petrov
Staff Engineer
Cloudflare
"Edge Computing at Global Scale: Architecture Lessons"
LN
Lisa Nguyen
Head of AI Safety
Anthropic
"Constitutional AI and the Path to Trustworthy Systems"
RW
Ryan Walsh
Founder
BuffaloAI Labs
"Building a Tech Company in Western New York — A Founder's Story"
SO
Sandra Osei
CTO
Plaid
"The API Economy: Lessons from Moving $1 Trillion in Financial Data"
TM
Tom Marchetti
Principal Architect
Microsoft Azure
"Multi-Region Active-Active: Theory vs. Reality"
// Schedule

TWO DAYS.
THREE TRACKS.

Day 1 — June 12
Day 2 — June 13
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Main Lobby · Coffee & Networking
All Tracks
9:00 AM
Opening Keynote: The State of Tech in 2026
Maya Rodriguez · Google DeepMind
Keynote
10:15 AM
LLMs in Production: What Nobody Tells You
Maya Rodriguez · Hall A
AI/ML
10:15 AM
Zero Trust Is Not a Product
David Kim · Hall B
Security
11:30 AM
Payment Infrastructure at Scale
Aisha Thompson · Hall A
Cloud
12:30 PM
Lunch & Sponsor Expo
Main Hall · Networking
Break
2:00 PM
Edge Computing at Global Scale
James Petrov · Hall A
Cloud
3:15 PM
Hands-On: Kubernetes the Hard Way
Workshop Room · Limit 40
Workshop
5:00 PM
Closing Keynote + Day 1 Party
Ryan Walsh · Rooftop Venue
Keynote
// Tickets

JOIN US
IN BUFFALO.

// Early Access
Student
$49 USD
valid .edu email required
✓ Both conference days
✓ All general sessions
✓ Lunch both days
– Workshop access
– VIP networking dinner
Register Student
Best Value
// General
Attendee
$299 USD
early bird ends May 1 · $399 after
✓ Both conference days
✓ All sessions & workshops
✓ Lunch both days
✓ Day 1 evening party
– VIP networking dinner
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// Premium
VIP
$599 USD
limited to 100 passes
✓ Everything in General
✓ VIP speaker dinner
✓ Reserved front-row seating
✓ Speaker meet & greet
✓ Conference recordings
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// Venue

BUFFALO
CONVENTION
CENTER

Located in the heart of downtown Buffalo, the Buffalo Convention Center is a 165,000 sq ft facility minutes from the waterfront, world-class restaurants, and Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

📍153 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
✈️20 min from Buffalo Niagara International Airport
🏨Room block available at Marriott Downtown ($159/night)
🚇Accessible via Metro Rail — Fountain Plaza stop
🏛️
Buffalo Convention Center
153 Franklin Street · Buffalo, NY

SEE YOU
IN BUFFALO.

Early bird pricing ends May 1. Join 2,000+ developers, engineers, and founders for two days of talks, workshops, and networking in Western New York's fastest-growing tech scene.

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