IoT Community Announces IoT Slam Live 2026 Agenda Focused on Connected Edge Intelligence
June 10 event at Verizon Innovation Lab in San Francisco will bring together enterprise leaders, technologists, and practitioners to explore AI, edge, IoT, private networks, connected infrastructure, and operational intelligence
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 21, 2026 — The Internet of Things Community® (IoT Community®), the world’s largest CxO-led IoT ecosystem, today announced the final agenda for IoT Slam Live 2026, taking place on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Verizon Innovation Lab in San Francisco and broadcast online.
This year’s event theme, Connected Edge Intelligence, reflects a major shift taking place across enterprise and industrial technology markets. Organizations are moving beyond connected devices, dashboards, and pilots toward intelligent, secure, adaptive systems that combine AI, IoT, edge computing, private networks, distributed infrastructure, and operational data to support real-time decision-making and action.
IoT Slam Live 2026 will convene senior business leaders, technology executives, practitioners, solution providers, and ecosystem partners to examine how connected systems are being designed, deployed, governed, secured, and scaled in real-world environments.
“Connected Edge Intelligence is becoming one of the defining conversations for the next phase of enterprise and industrial transformation,” said Kevin Grant, CMO and Co-Founder of IoT Community. “The market is moving from connected things to intelligent operations. IoT Slam Live 2026 is designed to bring together the leaders, builders, and practitioners shaping that transition, from AI at the edge and private networks to secure infrastructure, industrial intelligence, GenAIoT, and agentic workflows.”
The 2026 program will explore how enterprises are turning connected environments into more responsive and valuable operational systems.
Key themes include:
- AI and machine learning at the edge
- Private 5G, MEC, and advanced connectivity
- Converged edge architectures
- Industrial edge intelligence
- Secure connected infrastructure
- GenAIoT and AIoT deployment models
- Agentic AI for operational workflows
- Connected infrastructure at scale
- Mobility, distributed compute, and real-time execution
- Governance, trust, and resilience for intelligent systems
A Venue Aligned to the Theme
The Verizon Innovation Lab in San Francisco provides a powerful setting for this year’s program. More than a conference backdrop, the venue reflects the core themes of IoT Slam Live 2026: advanced connectivity, edge infrastructure, intelligent systems, enterprise innovation, and practical deployment.
The event will give attendees an opportunity to engage in a real-world innovation environment where the future of connected enterprise systems is being explored, tested, and demonstrated.
“The venue matters because this year’s theme is about infrastructure becoming intelligent,” added Grant. “Connected Edge Intelligence depends on the networks, platforms, architectures, and partnerships that allow AI-enabled systems to operate securely and reliably in the real world. Hosting IoT Slam Live 2026 at the Verizon Innovation Lab gives the conversation the right setting, at the right time.”
Program Highlights
The IoT Slam Live 2026 agenda will feature a mix of keynote sessions, executive panels, featured talks, fireside discussions, and networking.
Featured sessions include:
The Infrastructure Behind Connected Edge Intelligence
A headline keynote exploring the infrastructure layer enabling modern connected operations, including edge environments, private 5G, advanced connectivity, and distributed compute.
Build, Power, Connect: AI’s Next Frontier at the Intelligent Edge
A strategic session examining how AI is reshaping the foundational systems that support modern society, from energy and water to communications, construction, edge computing, and industrial infrastructure.
Converged Edge Architectures for Connected Intelligence
An expert panel focused on the realities of deploying AI at the edge, including architecture choices, data movement, operational constraints, and the transition from pilot projects to production systems.
Adding Agentic AI to the Factory Floor
A featured session exploring how manufacturers can move beyond reactive dashboards toward governed, agentic AI-driven action. The session will examine how LLM-powered agents, operating inside controlled and auditable tool-calling environments, can turn IoT data into operational workflows across maintenance, supply chain, shop-floor routing, reverse logistics, and remanufacturing.
Securing Connected Infrastructure
A panel focused on trust, resilience, governance, and operational security as IoT, edge, AI, private networks, and connected infrastructure become more distributed and mission-critical.
Connectivity & Distributed Infrastructure
A Mobility and Connectivity CoE session exploring how private networks, mobile edge compute, distributed infrastructure, and advanced connectivity are enabling more intelligent and adaptive enterprise environments.
Industrial Edge Intelligence
A practical discussion focused on real-world deployment examples, lessons learned, measurable outcomes, and how organizations are applying edge intelligence across industrial environments.
Generative AI Meets Connected Infrastructure
A GenAIoT-focused discussion examining how Generative AI and connected systems are beginning to converge across infrastructure, operations, automation, digital twins, and decision support.
Moving from Visibility to Action
A central theme of IoT Slam Live 2026 is the shift from visibility to action. For years, IoT has helped organizations connect assets, gather data, and improve operational awareness. The next phase is about turning that awareness into intelligent action through AI-enabled systems, edge processing, secure infrastructure, and governed automation.
This shift is especially visible in industrial and manufacturing environments, where sensor data, machine telemetry, predictive analytics, and operational systems are beginning to converge with agentic AI and enterprise workflows.
“The future of IoT is not just about knowing what is happening,” said Grant. “It is about building systems that can help organizations respond faster, operate smarter, and make better decisions closer to where the work happens.”
Registration Now Open
IoT Slam Live 2026 will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Verizon Innovation Lab in San Francisco, with online participation available for the global IoT Community ecosystem.
The event is designed for CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, enterprise architects, AI and data leaders, infrastructure executives, industrial operators, security leaders, systems integrators, technology partners, and practitioners responsible for building and scaling connected systems.
Registration is now open.
Register: https://iotslam.com/iot-slam-conference-registration/
View agenda: https://iotslam.com/iot-slam-live-2026-agenda/
Sponsorship and participation: https://iotslam.com/why-sponsor/
About IoT Slam Live 2026
IoT Slam Live 2026 is the flagship event produced by the Internet of Things Community®, focused on the technologies, architectures, business models, and ecosystem strategies shaping the future of IoT, AI, edge computing, connectivity, security, and operational intelligence.
About IoT Community®
The Internet of Things Community® (IoT Community®) is the world’s largest CxO-led IoT ecosystem, bringing together enterprise leaders, practitioners, technology innovators, and industry experts to advance the adoption and impact of IoT, AI, edge computing, connectivity, and intelligent infrastructure.
Media Contact
Kevin Grant
CMO and Co-Founder
Internet of Things Community®
kevin [dot] grant [at] iotcommunity [dot] net
https://iotcommunity.net