AI Events in San Diego, CA

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Sep

Sat

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT

AI for Systems Engineering Tutorial/Workshop

Sorrento Valley Modern Lounge & Suiteby INCOSE San Diego

Four-hour Sorrento Valley workshop on applying large language models to complex systems-engineering analysis, covering prompt design, problem framing, collaborative exercises and lessons learned.

WorkshopBeginnerDevelopersBusinessStudents

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT

Agents, Everywhere: Bots, Channels, & More, Global Hackathon

by AI Tinkerers San Diego

AI Tinkerers San Diego’s day-long builder hackathon for creating working agent prototypes, with resources from OpenAI, CopilotKit and OpenRouter.

HackathonFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersStudents

Sep

Thu

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

AI Meetup San Diego: GenAI, LLMs, and Agents

by Google Cloud San Diego Meetup

Local AI developer meetup in San Diego featuring technical talks, hands-on code labs and workshops on generative AI, large language models and agents, plus food, drinks and networking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudents

Sep

Fri

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT

K-16 Regional AI Convening: Work Ready in the Age of AI

San Diego Mesa Collegeby Border Region Talent Pipeline K-16 Collaborative

Free regional convening at San Diego Mesa College for educators, administrators, employers and workforce partners on aligning learning pathways and entry-level talent preparation with an AI-enabled economy.

WorkshopFreeAll levelsStudentsResearchersBusinessGeneral

Sep

Mon

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

AI Industry Verticals and Functions

University of San Diego Knauss Center for Business Educationby University of San Diego

How AI is being applied across industries and business functions, with a focus on practical opportunities for ventures and organizations.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessStudentsGeneral

Oct

Mon

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

AI Startups and Investments

University of San Diego Knauss Center for Business Educationby University of San Diego

Workshop session on AI startup opportunities and investment considerations for San Diego founders, students and professionals.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessStudentsGeneral

Oct

Thu

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT

U.S.-Mexico AI Summit 2026

Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicineby U.S.-Mexico AI Summit

Cross-border summit in La Jolla on artificial intelligence governance, innovation and policy collaboration between U.S. and Mexican academic, public-interest and technology partners.

ConferenceFreeAll levelsResearchersBusinessDevelopersStudents

Oct

Mon

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

AI Privacy, IP, Legal, and Ethics

University of San Diego Knauss Center for Business Educationby University of San Diego

Workshop session on privacy, intellectual property, legal and ethical issues that shape responsible AI adoption.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessStudentsGeneral

Oct

Wed

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM PDT

Solix AI Hackathon

UC San Diego Atkinson Hall, Qualcomm Instituteby Solix Technologies, Inc.

Three-day enterprise AI hackathon at UC San Diego with tracks in data and AI, AI safety and security, pharma, finance, healthcare and social good.

HackathonFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersStudents

Nov

Mon

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

AI Startup Pitch Day Finale

University of San Diego Knauss Center for Business Educationby University of San Diego

Final workshop session and pitch day for people developing AI-driven venture concepts, following the series on AI trends, startups and responsible adoption.

WorkshopFreeBeginnerBusinessStudentsGeneral

Nov

Wed

1:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST

Bridging Biomedical Breakthroughs Summit: AI in Biomedical Innovation

UC San Diegoby UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences

Fourth annual half-day UC San Diego summit on how AI is accelerating biomedical innovation across therapeutics, diagnostics and medical imaging, with a CEO fireside chat, a venture panel, faculty pitches and a networking reception.

ConferenceFreeAll levelsResearchersBusinessStudents

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