FutureStack 2026 — Email Copy
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Email 1: Event Announcement
Subject line: FutureStack 2026 is official -- and early-bird tickets are live
Preview text: Two days of AI infrastructure, 800 engineers, Austin this October. Save $200 when you register today.
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Hi {{first_name}},
We are thrilled to announce FutureStack 2026 -- the premier conference for engineers and leaders building the infrastructure layer of AI.
October 15--16, 2026 | Austin Convention Center | Austin, TX
This year's theme is AI Infrastructure: the systems, tooling, and architecture decisions that determine whether AI actually works in production. We are bringing together 800 practitioners, researchers, and technical leaders for two days of deep-dive sessions, hands-on workshops, and the kind of hallway conversations that change how you think about your stack.
Here is what to expect:
- Keynote and plenary sessions from leaders at the frontier of AI systems
- Technical tracks covering inference optimization, training infrastructure, data pipelines, MLOps, and GPU orchestration
- Hands-on workshops where you build, not just listen
- Networking events designed for real connections, not awkward badge-scanning
Tickets are on sale now, and early-bird pricing is available for a limited time:
| Tier | Price |
|---|---|
| Early-Bird | $395 (save $200) |
| Standard | $595 |
| VIP | $1,295 (includes speaker dinner, front-row seating, exclusive lounge) |
| Student | $95 (valid .edu email required) |
Early-bird pricing closes September 5. Do not wait on this one.
Register Now at Early-Bird Price -->
We will be announcing speakers, sessions, and sponsors over the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
See you in Austin, The FutureStack Team
Email 2: Speaker Spotlight
Subject line: Dr. Amara Osei from DeepMind will keynote FutureStack 2026
Preview text: "The next bottleneck in AI isn't algorithms -- it's infrastructure." Hear her make the case live in Austin.
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Hi {{first_name}},
We have been waiting to share this one.
Dr. Amara Osei, Principal Research Scientist at DeepMind, will deliver the opening keynote at FutureStack 2026.
Dr. Osei leads DeepMind's Infrastructure Research group, where her team has pioneered new approaches to distributed training systems, fault-tolerant inference architectures, and the resource scheduling frameworks behind some of the largest model deployments in the world. Her work has directly shaped how production AI systems handle scale -- and she is coming to Austin to share what she has learned.
Her keynote: "Building the Foundations That Don't Break"
In this talk, Dr. Osei will cover:
- Why infrastructure engineering -- not model architecture -- is becoming the primary constraint on AI progress
- Lessons from scaling systems that serve billions of daily inference requests
- A practical framework for deciding when to build vs. buy your AI infrastructure stack
- What the next 3 years of AI infrastructure will demand from engineering teams
This is not a high-level hand-wave. Dr. Osei is known for talks grounded in real systems, real failures, and real solutions. If you are responsible for any part of your organization's AI stack, this is a keynote you will reference for the next year.
FutureStack 2026 | October 15--16 | Austin Convention Center
Early-bird tickets ($395, a $200 savings) are still available, but not for long.
We will be revealing the full session lineup soon. Dr. Osei is just the beginning.
The FutureStack Team
Email 3: Early-Bird Deadline Reminder (48 Hours Left)
Subject line: 48 hours left: early-bird pricing for FutureStack ends Friday at midnight
Preview text: $395 becomes $595 at midnight on September 5. This is your last window.
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Hi {{first_name}},
Quick note -- the numbers are simple on this one.
FutureStack 2026 early-bird pricing closes at 11:59 PM CT on Friday, September 5. After that, tickets move from $395 to $595. That is $200 more for the exact same experience.
Here is what you are getting:
- Keynote by Dr. Amara Osei (DeepMind) on the future of AI infrastructure
- 30+ technical sessions across five tracks: inference, training systems, data pipelines, MLOps, and GPU orchestration
- Hands-on workshops with the teams building the tools you actually use
- 800 of the sharpest AI infrastructure engineers in one building for two days
- All meals, receptions, and networking events included
If you have been meaning to register, this is the moment. If you need to get approval from your manager, forward them this email -- a $200 savings tends to accelerate procurement.
Register at $395 Before Midnight Friday -->
Already registered? Forward this to a colleague. Building AI infrastructure is a team sport.
See you October 15--16 in Austin, The FutureStack Team
P.S. Student tickets remain available at $95 with a valid .edu email -- share with any grad students or researchers on your team.
Email 4: Post-Event Thank You + Save the Date
Subject line: Thank you, FutureStack 2026 -- here is what comes next
Preview text: Slides are live, recordings drop next week, and FutureStack 2027 has a date. Read on.
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Hi {{first_name}},
We just wrapped two extraordinary days in Austin, and we want to start with the most important thing: thank you.
Thank you for showing up. Thank you for asking hard questions during Q&A. Thank you for sharing what you are building during the hallway conversations. Thank you for making FutureStack what it is -- a community of people who care deeply about getting AI infrastructure right.
Here is what you need to know right now:
Slides and resources All speaker slides and workshop materials are now available in the FutureStack 2026 Resource Hub. Bookmark it -- we will be adding materials throughout the week.
Session recordings Full session recordings will be published by October 24. Registered attendees get exclusive early access before we open them to the public.
Share your feedback We read every single response. Your feedback directly shapes next year's program. It takes about 4 minutes.
Complete the Feedback Survey -->
Stay connected Join the FutureStack Community Slack to keep the conversations going. Several speakers have already offered to do follow-up AMAs there.
And finally -- save the date.
FutureStack 2027 | October 14--15, 2027 | Austin Convention Center
We are already working on next year. If you want first access to early-bird pricing and speaker announcements, you are on the list -- we will reach out before tickets go public.
It was an honor to host you. Now go build something extraordinary.
With gratitude, Sara Chen, General Chair and the entire FutureStack Team
P.S. Had a great experience? A quick post on LinkedIn or X tagging #FutureStack2026 helps more than you know. We would love to amplify your takeaways.