Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT

# Events with Anthropic speakers at SF Tech Week 2026

> Anthropic has people on 54 of the 1832 events this Tech Week, running Monday, Oct 5 to Monday, Oct 12, with 17 packed into Wednesday, Oct 7; 87% require approval, so apply early.

Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 54. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- 17 of the 54 land on Wednesday, Oct 7, the heaviest day here.
- Mostly smaller rooms: median 69 RSVPs, though one has 530.
- 9 are free and 10 charge, per their pages.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/anthropic/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/anthropic/calendar.ics

## Events

Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar.

| Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 | 2 PM | The AI-Native Finance Workshop (with The FP&A Guy Paul Barnhurst) | Pluvo | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GOaiFiZ4XSmkxtSidMJl?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Private dinner: The New Tech Talent Equation / Leaders deciding what to build in-house, who to hire, and when to bring in external experts | Bayteq, José Alvarez | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Dinner | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/77y6mljh?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Automate Your SF Tech Week with n8n | Melinda Varga, Willie Macharia, Kaila Love, Matt (Murtuza) Haryanawalla | SoMa | RSVP | open | Snacks | Free | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/n8n-ntlt?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8 AM | Claude Founder House | Anthropic | SoMa | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XaBTYkfWChPrquuI6uPH?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Inside the Executive Suite - Ask Me Anything | PwC, Amanda Ritchey, Jen Wallner, Honey Gonzaga | SoMa | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QPGJFsglf42vorYNVpx9?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Robotics x AI Pitch & Wine by DigitalOcean and Catalyst Bay | Catalyst Bay, Oleksandra Kviatkovska, Alina Blyzniuk, Jacqueline Adami | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/77nr2ZLJBqO1M5wpTyIZ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Camp AI: Production-Ready Agents @ SFTW | Calah Vargas, Shreya Gupta, Adam ODonnell | Embarcadero | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/campai-sftw-2026?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | Build the Context Layer for Your GTM | Riley, Claudia Natasia, Arlene | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uiDSkJvSo4DHrCsg1SaG?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Machines with Money | SELAT AI Labs, Metix AI, Karen Sheng | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Mgw2wqcyTvHDuMzVqI56?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | Show and Tell: AI Design | Hightouch | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2365G0lOKrtdzHYHar69?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7 PM | DraperDragon/Sequoia Founders and Friends Happy Hour | Draper Dragon, Sequoia One, Tank Chen, Aleeha, Jenn Augustyn | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/m1miqW5fWjv7jLKVOmxO?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8 AM to 12:30 PM | AI Agents for Legal Teams: A Hands-On Workshop | Ping, Noa Davidson, Mel Foody | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/WPoM8ZavW8mVS4wDWdpn?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8 AM to 5 PM | init() by WorkOS | Michael Grinich | Civic Center | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/init-conf?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8 AM to 10 AM | Warm Up: GTM Run Club | Unify, Alex Starr | Embarcadero | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/rb40UnmBJyGtt6JgXBy2?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 5 PM | Leverage IL W/ Anthropic, Palantir, Cognition, Greylock, Ribbit Capital and more | Nir Naamani | Tenderloin | Apply | open | Lunch | From $18 | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/LeverageIL?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 4:45 PM | Pioneer: A summit for CX Leaders | Fin | Lower Nob Hill | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IxRXR5EjY21ZnL5llJgo?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 12 PM | 🔥 The 90-Minute Startup: BUILD SOMETHING STUPID. PITCH IT. | super{set}, Capri Wheaton, Angelo Nipay, Deirdre Mahon | FiDi | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/d4h1sCmqMxEMH8BVQQVT?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 1 PM | Apollo: Find Your Next 100 Customers | Apollo.io, Jeanine | FiDi | Apply | open | Lunch, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RP3fNdB3Jf2c9BH4aCQL?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM | Agent Hackathon: Voice Mode On - Sponsored by Anthropic | Cresta | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bq3rFJ5Lfqyjtryj5v9I?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 5 PM | UK AI Hardware Plan | British Consulate SF, British Consulate-General SF, Scott Howard, Siobhan Nuseibeh, Joe Cowen -BCG San Francisco, Florence Chaverneff, Isobel Wood, Hannah Davelman | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/vYWYVvKrK1xOzBFCLsFd?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Automotive x AI: The Future of Mobility | Catalyst Bay, Oleksandra Kviatkovska, Alina Blyzniuk, Jacqueline Adami | FiDi | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/XofV3MsDSjjM5ZBkCQej?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Tech Insider: Growth Mode | Business Insider, Business Insider Live | Fisherman's Wharf | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/gr5didkcEvmPCRi6dd0J?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Playwright + AI Agents: Workshop | TestDino, Pratik Patel | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/N3EqaRQJ64tEnXv5snLI?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 7:30 PM | Gen Z Founder + Creator Mixer | GenZtea, Natalie Neptune | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FnCfBVvLSZ1uFVZT3uJA?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Multiplayer Hackathon by Party (SoMa) | Maitai, Inc, Julian Alberts | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NkIXWEbYpOfes5rgixkn?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | Private Mixer: Engineering, product, talent and procurement at | Silicon Valley Delegations, Bayteq, José Alvarez | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IR5LwWf49vyv2yrWGClC?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM | Your Favorite AI Teammate Starts Tonight | Lava | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wSk0PTzLRpWW3We1yD73?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10 PM to 10:45 PM | Open-Source GEO: Get Cited by AI in 45 Minutes | Aigeo,Inc., Selina | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KpylwJ3RnIHcZ2hzwBkA?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Build Your AI Chief of Staff with Claude at #sf-tech-week | Arjita Sethi, Rhythm Gandhi, Build with AI Club | - | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/claude-jawm?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 10 AM to 10:45 AM | Let your AI agents manage patent protection | Lightbringer | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0eaKVcPtpQ7gIpVLNNJR?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Anthropic IPO Breakdown | Elsa Capital, Sarah Fu | Virtual | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7gkEjmj2RQD6b0Tx4J0p?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 2 PM to 5 PM | San Francisco / Claude Picnic For Latinos | Ricardo Lira de la Vega, Esteban Gorupicz, Esteban Gorupicz | Mission Dolores | Apply | sold out | - | Free | - | [View](https://luma.com/claudepicnicparalatinos?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 3 PM to 5 PM | Hands-on workshop: build an MCP app | Myop, Keren Fanan | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/SoqdNEvRKoageOhvrAYT?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM | Vibe Code Lab by Female Founder Collective x Vibe Code Mama | Female Founder collective | East Bay | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/7no3P6aPvP2HRhJRZenu?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM | Vibe Code your first MVP: What to Build, What to Skip | Table for One, Floot, Inc, Durva Mathure | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/pKJo918UfELaXTP7FZYP?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM | Vibe Night - Come Cook with Us at OBC | Ocean Beach Cafe, Joshua James | - | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jl2VkVgiwFTioL3C8jaE?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Members of the Editorial Staff with Corgi, MTS & Zipline | DoorDash, Serval, Ali Musa, Claire Ryland, Yuki Klotz-Burwell | Rincon Hill | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/qsJlQmcay1YvQ4efITKX?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Physical AI VC <> Founders Pitch Night @Mission Robotics | Raisable, Vasyl Dub, Sacha, Mattie Fairchild, Kateryna | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/J83OkLfSCZsmT6DXJiKy?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM | Unlock the Full Power of Coding Agents: Software Engineering in the Agent Era | XTrace, CMUX, Tristan Chen, Austin Wang | Rincon Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/aVw7R8XqcaBPAQspvuYu?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7 PM | Token Arcade: Play Games, Win ChatGPT & Claude Tokens | Aigeo,Inc., Broadar, Hibee International Consulting, Selina, Chuyi Wang, GBI | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZfYvAs0tLeQSUEeioRKh?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 8 PM | Why ChatGPT Doesn’t Recommend Your Company (GEO/AEO) playbook) | The Knowledge Company, Leanid Palkhouski | East Bay | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/KXRIJ5gwHiSFU08oBJxd?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 9 AM to 9 PM | SF AI Summit - The Infrastructure Era | B.E.L.L.E, Lenka Huang, Anna Hong, Mariane Bekker | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Jj9mUaOuc7vqK1IiWaWt?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 10 AM to 11:30 AM | Hands-on workshop: build your first MCP app. | Myop, Keren Fanan | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4qI4O5CY95jFIbmzu9Cb?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4 PM to 7 PM | Personalizing Long-running Agents | Sonoma AI, SOMO Cowork, Christy Bergman | - | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/yu4jUXISkrpC9ULUvGnq?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 9 AM to 9 PM | Oasis Multi-Agent Hackathon | Oasis, Aaron Zhang | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5y1cutDBiOHnkmngq1Y2?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 9:30 AM to 6 PM | Multiplayer Hackathon by Party | Maitai, Inc., Julian Alberts | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Yli5RTuTNef8W1sIOzYN?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 11 AM to 1:30 PM | AI Wearables / Flexible Biosensors | Catalyst Bay, Liudmyla, Oleksandra Kviatkovska, Alina Blyzniuk, Victoria, Jacqueline Adami | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mYGS6wUpaPlN9kijg6yv?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 1:30 PM to 5 PM | Meshy × Chrona: Build Multiplayer 3D Worlds With AI | alterverse.tech, bytedance, Bruce, yan, Meshy | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hgyN4UiBL4s3vA0ATTbr?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5 PM | Raisable Founders & Investors Night | Raisable, Vasyl Dub, Sacha | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3BZkPE3Z6tiJiurNeLqK?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6 PM | Harness in Frontier AI systems | SystemPromptIndex, Xiangning(Shining) Lin, Jiaxin Pei | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IkyRSQi9wVNy4OmVheNY?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Spark Night | LinkX Capital, Jiadi Zhu | Dogpatch | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UF24Rsjz4ZTVDCO3tt1h?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 8 PM to 9 PM | [The Second Act: Post-Exit Strategy & 0-to-1 Blueprint for Serial Founders] | Fund Bridge, Xiaowen Zu | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4sFCEahxeoZMUX0fWKZC?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 10 AM to 8 PM | Recursive Self Improvement Hack: Evals | Autolab.ai, Gabriela Torres, Serge, Felix Orwa | Civic Center | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1lLMxvbQTi8A4xbLBQv6?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5 PM to 9 PM | The Future of Work Social Mixer + Open Demos: Worktech, Robotics & Agentic AI | Natalia Bielczyk, Ontology of Value, Pavel Vinitsky, Olga Grafkova, TatianaSF com, Natalie Pan, Funding Breakthrough Lab | SoMa | RSVP | open | - | Free | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/qo2dliwb?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Alina Blyzniuk (3); Catalyst Bay (3) ([X](https://x.com/TechstarsSWSF)); Jacqueline Adami (3); Oleksandra Kviatkovska (3); Aigeo,Inc. (2); Bayteq (2) ([Website](https://www.bayteq.com/?ref=chancity)); Esteban Gorupicz (2) ([Website](https://labolsa.mx/?ref=chancity), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorupicz), [X](https://x.com/freeswinger3)); José Alvarez (2) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josealeac)); Julian Alberts (2); Keren Fanan (2); Myop (2); Raisable (2)
- Speaking: Sameer Shirsekar; Brian Roberts; Andrew Peek; Gareth Davies; Den Delimarsky; Rita Kozlov; Paul Klein IV; Shreya Gupta; Rob Zuber; Chris Sev; Eoghan McCabe; Aaron Levie; Emily Lampert; Shannon Magiera; George Dilthey; Natalie Hurst; Alannah Carroll; Kathleen Ross; Sir Christian Turner; Sha Sajadieh; Dr. Jade Leung; Tom Blomfield; Saumil Shah; Wayne Ting; Matt Murphy; Ben Bergman; Katie Roof; Lenka Haase; Mauricio Bayas; Selina Huang; Arjita Sethi; Dominic Davies; Reid Jackson; Sarah Fu; Alison Wyatt; Jenna Cao; Kendall Crocker; Yujian Yao; Brooke LeBlanc; Brent Liang
- Featured guests: Harry Chu; Artem Boiko; Jin Choi; Zoie Zhang; Zidi Zhang; Steve Haney; Alexandre Arruda; Kobe Wang; Arnold Lee; Tetiana Stepanets

## FAQ

### Which events with Anthropic speakers or builders can I join without applying?

7 of the 54 are open RSVP; the other 47 ask you to apply. The Future of Work Social Mixer + Open Demos: Worktech, Robotics & Agentic AI (Mon 5 PM, Natalia Bielczyk); Personalizing Long-running Agents (Fri 4 PM, Sonoma AI); AI Agents for Legal Teams: A Hands-On Workshop (Wed 8 AM, Ping); Why ChatGPT Doesn’t Recommend Your Company (GEO/AEO) playbook) (Thu 8 PM, The Knowledge Company); Vibe Code your first MVP: What to Build, What to Skip (Thu 5 PM, Table for One).

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 41 events with Anthropic speakers or builders with an application form, 41 ask for a job title, 41 for a company, 41 for LinkedIn and 25 for GitHub.

### What are the main events with Anthropic speakers or builders on Tuesday, Oct 6?

8 events with Anthropic speakers or builders are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Claude Founder House and Show and Tell: AI Design. Among them are Claude Founder House (Tue 8:00 AM), Show and Tell: AI Design (Tue 6:00 PM), Inside the Executive Suite - Ask Me Anything (Tue 9:00 AM), DraperDragon/Sequoia Founders and Friends Happy Hour (Tue 7:00 PM) and Robotics x AI Pitch & Wine by DigitalOcean and Catalyst Bay (Tue 5:00 PM).

### What are the main events with Anthropic speakers or builders on Wednesday, Oct 7?

17 events with Anthropic speakers or builders are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by Pioneer: A summit for CX Leaders and Agent Hackathon: Voice Mode On - Sponsored by Anthropic.

### Which events with Anthropic speakers or builders have food?

17 of the 54 mention food (8 snacks, 4 breakfast, 3 lunch). Among them are Show and Tell: AI Design (Tue 6:00 PM), "Pizza and cold drinks provided"; 🔥 The 90-Minute Startup: BUILD SOMETHING STUPID. PITCH IT. (Wed 10:00 AM), "Coffee, pastries, questionable startup ideas"; Vibe Night - Come Cook with Us at OBC (Thu 5:00 PM), "i'll literally be making dinner for everyone"; Apollo: Find Your Next 100 Customers (Wed 11:00 AM), "Coffee and lunch provided."; Inside the Executive Suite - Ask Me Anything (Tue 9:00 AM), "bagels and coffee".

### Which events with Anthropic speakers or builders have drinks?

7 mention drinks: 1 alcohol, 6 coffee or soft drinks.

### Which events with Anthropic speakers or builders have the most RSVPs?

The Future of Work Social Mixer + Open Demos: Worktech, Robotics & Agentic AI has the most, 530 RSVPs.

### Which events with Anthropic speakers or builders are hands-on?

24 are workshops or hackathons: 18 workshops and 6 hackathons. Claude Founder House (Tue 8 AM, Anthropic); Personalizing Long-running Agents (Fri 4 PM, Sonoma AI); Harness in Frontier AI systems (Sat 6 PM, SystemPromptIndex); Agent Hackathon: Voice Mode On - Sponsored by Anthropic (Wed 12 PM, Cresta); AI Agents for Legal Teams: A Hands-On Workshop (Wed 8 AM, Ping).

## Same page at the other tech week

- At LA Tech Week (Oct 12 to 18): 21 Events with Anthropic speakers: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/anthropic
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/anthropic

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