Spacewalk 2026! Kick off the new year with "one big AI idea" at IMAX

We'll kick off 2026 with our now-famous Spacewalk event!

We use this event annually to announce the upcoming year's ATO schedule, to feature a world-class program and speaker(s), and to give away some pretty amazing swag. We hope you'll join us.

Doors open at 5:30 pm ET for networking and food and beverages, live programming in the IMAX theater begins at 6:30 pm ET sharp!

*Limited (free) food and beverages will be available onsite - pizza and drinks. We're also giving away a lot of swag - t-shirts, hats, stickers. Arrive early to ensure you get something.

Location:
Marbles Museum / IMAX Theater - downtown Raleigh
201 E Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC
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Programming:
The general focus of the evening will be AI. We'll feature 7 world-class speakers discussing the "one big thing" they feel our audience should be aware of / educate themselves on / know more about as we move into 2026. Talks will be 10 minutes each on the big IMAX stage and slides will be projected onto the HUGE IMAX screen. It's a (very) cool experience.

Speakers and Topics:

• AI Tooling in 2026 - Mark Hinkle, CEO/Founder @ Peripety Labs
• AI Governance - Nithya Ruff, Head of the Amazon Open Source Program Office/Chair Linux Foundation Board
• Severing the Tether: Why Cloud AI Can't Run the Real World - Robert Thelen, CEO & Co-Founder, LlamaFarm
• AI-powered voice agents and production-ready voice AI systems - Andre Lassiter, Managing Partner, MS3IT Business Solutions
• Tech Education in the Age of AI - Eli "the Computer Guy" Etherton, Silicon Dojo
• AI & Accessibility - Maria Lamardo, Sr. Accessibility Program Manager, GitHub
• AI & DevRel in 2026 - Director of Product Ecosystems (DoPE), Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Tyk

*This is a free event. However, an RSVP is required. Seating is limited, so RSVP's will be capped as in past years. Please move quickly and RSVP to save your spot if interested. When you RSVP you will be added to our mailing list to receive future event updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Questions? Contact us at info@allthingsopen.org.