Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Events with AWS at SF Tech Week 2026 > AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at 14 SF Tech Week 2026 events, all between Monday, Oct 5 and Friday, Oct 9, so its part of the week ends before the weekend. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 14. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Larger rooms: the median is 71 RSVPs, above the week's median. - Downtown has 6 of 14. - Fewer gates: 79% need approval, lower than the week overall. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/aws/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/aws/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 | 3 PM to 6 PM | Robotics, AI Infra & Physical AI Startup Pitch Competition | AWS+ Fundraising bootcamp, Dasha, Matviy Kruglov, Lea Twizer | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/awBW20xzbXQOmY0M731R?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Australia House - Australia's Deep Tech Edge | Australian American Chamber of Commerce, ALAN WATTERS | Embarcadero | RSVP | waitlist | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/sJYXJhXqDGEiHS9RchVi?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 10 AM to 1 PM | AI Visionaries Forum | AWS for Startups | FiDi | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Q3cYt55IgBwTZvFytDc1?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5 PM | TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial | The Future of Texh, The Future of Tech | Civic Center | RSVP | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/yoGsqjwZ70zOBJCXsRbW?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Models to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient Engagement | AWS for Startups | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5rxnA733OHsnEYVyJVRd?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 6:30 PM | AWS × NVIDIA AI Pitch Competition | AWS Startups, NVIDIA Inception, Kobina Ansah (AWS Startups), Darren Hsieh | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Ac0K8kEf23vKSJnAfaVQ?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 5 PM | AWS Expert Booth - #Startups@AWS | AWS, Sathya Balakrishnan, Itzik Paz, Igor Fil, Alexander Medvedev | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/xJHbK93oxTOcTXn3hCoi?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 5 PM | Build Agentic AI with AWS - #Startups @AWS | AWS, Sathya Balakrishnan, Itzik Paz, Igor Fil, Alexander Medvedev | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jrOl5kdeUNriV4kxF3H4?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Agentic AI on AWS: From Concepts to Hands-On Lab - #Startups@AWS | AWS, Sathya Balakrishnan, Itzik Paz, Igor Fil, Alexander Medvedev | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/i0LAU14UtPx50RJZemTE?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 7 PM | Don't Let Your LLM Go Rogue: AI Security & Guardrails | TrackIt, AWS, Chris Marchitelli, Gavin, Kilian Congard | Union Square | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fHer6PjhixDwF2nmRfMY?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Founders x Developers Roundtable - #Startups@AWS | AWS, Sathya Balakrishnan, Itzik Paz, Igor Fil, Alexander Medvedev | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/K9i9xXDogKI6TJNXAl0o?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM | Intelligence Meets Matter: Found Before Founded | Hermenica Capital, Granatus Ventures | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/z5rSWmhmj2Aig42nkAak?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM | Caring for the Mental Health of Your Team and Yourself | Asian Mental Health Project, Habeeb Syed, Sheela Ivlev | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7VLs3ykVdHhJxYmX03Ab?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 5:30 PM | SF AWS User Group - Community Demo & Sushi 🍣 | AWS, Asako Hayase | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IrdnzxynJxAypndl71yG?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: AWS (6); Alexander Medvedev (4); Igor Fil (4); Itzik Paz (4); Sathya Balakrishnan (4); AWS for Startups (2); ALAN WATTERS (1); Asako Hayase (1); Asian Mental Health Project (1); Australian American Chamber of Commerce (1) ([X](https://x.com/sfaussies)); AWS Startups (1); AWS+ Fundraising bootcamp (1) - Speaking: Olga Chumanskaya; Daniel Docter; Pae Wu; Manpreet Kohli; Ryan Husk; Phillip Braddock; Margaret Donoghue; Andrew Dzurak; Michael Brett; Lindon Gao; Ariel Shulman; Andrew Wooten; Grace Velker; Anjana Kandalam; Jordan Wahbeh; Manveer Sandhu; Kerry Chin; Evelyn Y.K. Lee; Rusmin Lawin; Teresa Hung; Melissa Oh; Merc Martinelli; Jaz Banga; Joe Tolzmann; Karsten Popp; Dr. Mary Rozenman; Dr. Bo Wang; Janie Lee; Jorge Conde; Max Garcia; Yelena Bisharyan; Alex Dang; Manuk Hergnyan; Hudson Liao; Gretchen Libby; Sonika Singal ## FAQ ### Which events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at can I join without applying? 3 of the 14 are open RSVP; the other 11 ask you to apply. ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 11 events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at with an application form, 11 ask for a job title, 11 for a company, 11 for LinkedIn and 11 for GitHub. ### What are the main events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at on Tuesday, Oct 6? 5 events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by AI Visionaries Forum and Models to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient Engagement. Among them are AI Visionaries Forum (Tue 10:00 AM), Models to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient Engagement (Tue 5:00 PM), AWS × NVIDIA AI Pitch Competition (Tue 6:30 PM), Australia House - Australia's Deep Tech Edge (Tue 9:00 AM) and TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial (Tue 2:00 PM). ### What are the main events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at on Wednesday, Oct 7? 5 events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by AWS Expert Booth - #Startups@AWS and Build Agentic AI with AWS - #Startups @AWS. ### Which events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at have food? 4 of the 14 mention food (3 snacks, 1 breakfast). AI Visionaries Forum (Tue 10 AM, AWS for Startups); Founders x Developers Roundtable - #Startups@AWS (Wed 5:30 PM, AWS); TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial (Tue 2 PM, The Future of Texh); Don't Let Your LLM Go Rogue: AI Security & Guardrails (Wed 4 PM, TrackIt). ### Which events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at have drinks? 2 mention drinks: 2 alcohol. They include Founders x Developers Roundtable - #Startups@AWS (Wed 5:30 PM), "happy hour with drinks, food, and candid conversation"; TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial (Tue 2:00 PM), "curated bites". ### Which events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at have the most RSVPs? AI Visionaries Forum has the most, 214 going. Near the top are AI Visionaries Forum (Tue 10:00 AM), Models to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient Engagement (Tue 5:00 PM), Australia House - Australia's Deep Tech Edge (Tue 9:00 AM) and Caring for the Mental Health of Your Team and Yourself (Thu 5:30 PM). ### Which events AWS hosts, sponsors or speaks at are hands-on? 4 are workshops or hackathons: 3 workshops and 1 hackathons. --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/aws Full SF Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/agent