The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced the speaker lineup and agenda for its Advanced Vision & AI Conference, scheduled for September 23–24, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. The two-day event will feature experts from Waymo, NVIDIA, Tesla, Intrinsic, GE Vernova, Intel, FANUC, Cognex, Siemens Digital Industries and other companies, focusing on how vision and AI technologies are being deployed across manufacturing and industrial environments.
Registration is open at https://www.automate.org/events/advanced-vision-and-ai-conference.
Demand for advanced vision technologies continues to grow: North American machine vision transactions reached $789 million in the first quarter of 2026, up 6.8% year over year, according to A3 Market Intelligence. “Companies are moving quickly to figure out where vision and AI can improve quality, flexibility, and productivity,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. “This conference brings together people who are actively building and deploying these systems so attendees can learn from real applications, technical challenges, and results.”
Advanced Vision & AI Conference sessions
The conference will run dedicated business and technical tracks covering AI strategy and ROI, machine vision deployment, AI-enabled inspection, edge AI and security, robotics perception, foundation models, governance and autonomy. Featured sessions include:
– Waymo: Vincent Vanhoucke, Distinguished Engineer, on multimodal perception and generative sensor simulation for safe autonomy
– NVIDIA: Alvin Clark, Global Developer Relations Manager for Industrial and Manufacturing, on using synthetic data to accelerate AI quality models
– Intrinsic: Torsten Kroeger, Chief Science Officer, on generalized and specialized AI models for robotics and automation
– Tesla: Sparsh Gautam, Computer Vision Engineer, on sensor calibration and physical drift in real-world vision systems
– GE Vernova: Jaron Kuppers, Technology Manager for Robotics & Computer Vision, on intelligent industrial inspection and physical AI
Additional sessions from Intel, FANUC, Cognex, Teledyne, Omron Automation Americas, MathWorks, 3M and others will examine applications ranging from self-learning inspection and vision-guided robotics to edge AI security and scalable factory automation.
Attendees will also have opportunities to connect with speakers, technology providers and peers through exhibits, networking and a reception. Registration is now open; A3 members receive discounted pricing, and discounts are also available for verified educators and students. Visit https://www.automate.org/events/advanced-vision-and-ai-conference for the full agenda and registration information.
About A3
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is the leading global advocate for the benefits of automating. A3 promotes automation technologies and ideas that transform the way business is done. Members of A3 represent more than 1,450 manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, academic institutions, research groups and consulting firms that drive automation forward worldwide.
