Conferences & trade shows in San Jose, CA

Nov 3–4, 2026·DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose, CA

Two-day conference in San Jose on software-defined vehicles, AI and software-driven strategies in the automotive industry, billed as the inaugural US edition.

Who it's for

Automotive OEM, supplier and software leaders working on software-defined vehicles and AI

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Ultima Media Ltd.

Year started

Unknown

Price

Full pass

• Current price: Regular ticket: $1,695

Nov 8–12, 2026·San Jose, CA

IEEE/ACM international conference on computer-aided design of integrated circuits and systems.

Who it's for

Researchers and engineers in electronic design automation

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

IEEE and ACM

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Nov 17, 2026·DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose, CA

One-day conference and exhibition on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft engineering, manufacturing, certification and commercial deployment, held near San Jose airport.

Who it's for

eVTOL OEMs, suppliers, operators, regulators, engineers and investors in advanced air mobility

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

WeConference Group

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Nov 17–19, 2026·San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Annual Responsible Business Alliance conference for members and non-member companies, government and civil society representatives, held under the Chatham House Rule.

Who it's for

RBA members, non-member companies, government and civil society representatives

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Responsible Business Alliance

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Dec 3, 2026·San Jose, CA

Part of Bisnow's DICE series, this San Jose day covers power, land, community and capital decisions that determine which Western data centers get built.

Who it's for

Data center developers, investors, operators, contractors and infrastructure providers

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Bisnow

Year started

Unknown

Price

Full pass

• Current price: End users (by request): Free
• Current ticket tier: $439

Bisnow raises prices once the current tier sells out. End users (hyperscalers, non-sales colocation providers, investors, private equity, enterprise tenants) may be considered for a complimentary pass by emailing Bisnow.

Dec 4, 2026·Nutanix HQ, San Jose, CA

Annual gathering of industry, government and academic leaders on AI, biotech, clean energy and advanced manufacturing.

Who it's for

Leaders from industry, government and academia

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Feb 17–18, 2027·San Jose, CA

Conference on value-based care readiness through quality improvement and the strategic use of technology at health centers.

Who it's for

Health center quality, clinical and technology staff

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

California Primary Care Association

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Feb 21–25, 2027·San Jose, CA

SPIE conference on lithography and patterning for semiconductor manufacturing.

Who it's for

Lithography and semiconductor patterning professionals

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

SPIE

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Feb 24, 2027·DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, San Jose, CA

One-day summit on modern FP&A: AI-equipped teams, agile planning and decision-ready analytics.

Who it's for

FP&A and finance professionals

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Finance Alliance

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Mar 15–18, 2027·San Jose McEnery Convention Center and venues across San Jose, San Jose, CA

NVIDIA's AI and accelerated computing conference in San Jose, with a keynote, technical sessions, training and an exhibit hall on AI infrastructure, robotics and more.

Who it's for

AI developers, researchers, data scientists, IT leaders and startups

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

NVIDIA

Year started

2009

Price

Not published

Mar 31 – Apr 4, 2027·Signia by Hilton San Jose, San Jose, CA

Annual gathering of electrical and computer engineering department heads with an industry exhibition, held at the Signia by Hilton San Jose.

Who it's for

ECE department heads, academics and industry partners

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA)

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Apr 14, 2027·DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Jose, San Jose, CA

One-day summit on building AI-core products, proving ROI, governance and moving from pilots to revenue-generating AI products.

Who it's for

Product leaders and managers building AI products

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Product-Led Alliance

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Apr 14, 2027·Doubletree by Hilton San Jose, San Jose, CA

One-day summit for senior AI leaders.

Who it's for

CXO and VP-level AI leaders

Approx. size

250+ attendees

Organizer

AI Accelerator Institute

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Apr 14, 2027·San Jose, CA

A one-day summit in San Jose for director-level and above product marketing leaders, focused on go-to-market strategy in the AI era.

Who it's for

Director-level and above product marketing and marketing leaders

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Product Marketing Alliance

Year started

Unknown

Price

Full pass

• Current price: PMM Leaders Pass: $995

Eligibility limited to director level or above; price excludes tax.

May 3–6, 2027·San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Four-day synthetic biology conference on AI and biology, bringing together founders, biopharma leaders and investors.

Who it's for

Biotech founders, biopharma leaders and investors

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

SynBioBeta

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jun 6–11, 2027·San Jose, CA

Display technology symposium and exhibition curated by the Society for Information Display.

Who it's for

Display technology professionals

Approx. size

200+ exhibitors

Organizer

Society for Information Display (SID)

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jun 14–16, 2027·Signia by Hilton, San Jose, CA

Annual developer conference for users and partners of Advantest's SoC test platforms, memory testers, handlers and test cell solutions.

Who it's for

Semiconductor test professionals using Advantest test platforms

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Advantest

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jun 16–17, 2027·San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA

IoT conference and exhibition with tracks including industrial IoT, smart manufacturing and digital twins, edge computing, connectivity and physical AI.

Who it's for

IoT, industrial AI and automation leaders and technology partners

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

TechEx

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jun 16–17, 2027·San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Two-day enterprise technology event in Silicon Valley bringing together seven co-located shows on AI, big data, cyber security, IoT, digital transformation, edge computing, automation and data centers.

Who it's for

Enterprise IT leaders, decision-makers and technology innovators

Approx. size

8,000+ attendees · 250+ exhibitors

Organizer

TechEx Events Ltd

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jul 11–14, 2027·San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Chip and system design conference with an exhibition, sponsored by ACM and IEEE.

Who it's for

Chip and electronic design professionals

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

ACM and IEEE (sponsors); site run by Conference Catalysts

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jul 20–22, 2027·San Jose, CA

Battery seminar covering battery training and technical sessions on energy storage and the North American battery supply chain.

Who it's for

Battery and energy storage professionals

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

PlugVolt

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Jul 25–28, 2027·San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Annual meeting of the AHRA association for healthcare imaging and radiology administration professionals, held at the San Jose Convention Center.

Who it's for

Healthcare imaging and radiology administration professionals

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

AHRA

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2027·San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA

Conference on AI infrastructure: data centers, compute, data movement and physical AI.

Who it's for

Enterprises, model builders, cloud and compute vendors, data center operators

Approx. size

12,000+ attendees · 350+ exhibitors

Organizer

Kisaco Research

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published

Sep 28–30, 2027·San Jose, CA

Three-day developer, AI builder and tech leader congress with speakers, an expo and a tech leaders summit.

Who it's for

Software developers, AI builders and tech leaders

Approx. size

10,000+ attendees

Organizer

WeAreDevelopers

Year started

Unknown

Price

Full pass

• Current price: Congress Pass: $249

Page says prices rise as the event approaches; regular price $1,399.

Oct 6–7, 2027·San Jose, CA

Open source AI conference save-the-date for October 6-7, 2027 in San Jose.

Who it's for

Open source technology community (event page published only a save-the-date)

Approx. size

Not published

Organizer

Linux Foundation

Year started

Unknown

Price

Not published