Conference, Workshops, Live Demos, Debates and Networking Event

Exploit Summit 2026

Break It Down. Build It Better. Join the Debate.

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September 28–29, 2026 · 2 days
10:00 AM – 06:05 PM · UTC-4
New City Gas, Montréal, Canada
In-person

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About This Event

Bittensor's Native Conference

Positioning

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Conference, Workshops, Live Demos, Debates and Networking

Format

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Two-day event with optional evening events until 9:00 PM

Duration

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100+ subnet teams using Bittensor's distributed resources

Subnet Teams

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Drinks and Community Quiz Night on 27 September at Nomad TV Studios

Pre-Conference

Current edition confirmed

Exploit: The Party on 28 September (free for ticket holders)

Official Party

Current edition confirmed

Exploit Summit 2026 will take place on 28–29 September at New City Gas in Montréal, Canada. The two-day conference explores the intersection of machine learning, distributed computing, incentive design and decentralized artificial intelligence. Produced by Bittensor Commons, the event brings together founders, developers, researchers, subnet teams, investors and ecosystem operators to stress-test ideas, challenge assumptions and examine Bittensor's game-theoretic approach to building machine intelligence. The programme features keynote presentations, debates, live demonstrations, workshops, panel discussions and networking sessions. Attendees will explore distributed AI compute, confidential computing, incentive-aligned machine learning, AI agents, decentralized drug discovery, robotics, genomics, privacy, security and open-source infrastructure. More than 100 subnet teams are using Bittensor's distributed resources across areas including AI agents, quantum computing, robotics, computer vision and drug discovery.

Agenda

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Schedule
10:00 AM

Welcome Address

10:10 AM

The State of Bittensor (Jacob Steeves, Affine)

11:00 AM

Project Orion: Introducing Liquid Training (Will Squires and Steffen Cruz, Macrocosmos)

11:35 AM

Darwinian Drug Discovery (Micaela Bazo, Metanova Labs)

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Keynote by Tom Lynch (Actual Computer)

1:10 PM

Synthetic Genomes at Scale: Building the Data Engine for Genomic AI (Mamad Anghari, Minos)

1:30 PM

Privacy Infrastructure for an Open Internet (Keith Singery, Tao.com; Brien Colwell, UR Foundation; Moderator: Jack Ai Leung, Khala Research)

2:00 PM

KubeTEE: Confidential Computing for Decentralized Kubernetes (Pierre-Andre Manseau, KubeTEE)

2:30 PM

Networking Break

3:00 PM

The Human Side of Building on Bittensor (Marcus Graichen, Taostats)

3:30 PM

Reward Hacking Subnets: A Bitsec Demonstration (John Yu, Bitsec)

4:00 PM

Networking Break

4:30 PM

Debate: Protocol Changes – Too Fast or Too Slow? (Yoav Cohen, Tao.com; Rob Myers, Manifold)

5:15 PM

DeAI Is Dead, Long Live DeAI (Jon Durbin, Chutes)

6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Private Dinner with Targon (separate registration may be required)

  • •DAY 2 — 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
10:30 AM

What Does It Take to Be Enterprise-Ready? (Max Sebti, Score; Jean-Thomas Ledore, PwC France; Moderator: Kelly Woodward, Crucible Labs)

11:15 AM

The Missing Layer (Ken Jon Miyachi, BitMind)

11:25 AM

Miners Will Find a Way: Lessons from Breaking Subnets (Piotr Barbachowski, Dendrite)

11:50 AM

Debate: Research vs Revenue (Marcus Graichen, Taostats; Will Squires, Macrocosmos; Moderator: Jack Ai Leung, Khala Research)

12:30 PM

Lunch Break

2:10 PM

Miners Can't Cheat Gravity: Building the Open Autopilot for Autonomous Drones (Miguel Enrile, Swarm)

2:30 PM

Networking Break

3:00 PM

Pitchtensor: Machine Learning Track – Live Crowdfund (Max Sebti, Keith Singery, Will O'Brien, Ken Jon Miyachi, Steffen Cruz; Hosted by Bitstarter)

4:30 PM

Networking Break

5:00 PM

Targon: The State of Confidential Compute on Bittensor (Rob Myers, Manifold)

5:20 PM

Where Do We Go From Here? (Jon Durbin, Chutes; Micaela Bazo, Metanova Labs)

6:00 PM

Closing Address

6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Private Dinner with Affine (separate registration may be required)

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Verified Announced Speakers & Moderators

Announced

This list is partial and reflects participation announced publicly by the speakers' firms.

Jacob Steeves

Co-Founder of Bittensor and CEO, Affine

Max Sebti

Co-Founder and CEO, Score

Marcus Graichen

Founder, Taostats

Micaela Bazo

CEO and Co-Founder, Metanova Labs

Will Squires

Co-Founder and CEO, Macrocosmos

Steffen Cruz

Co-Founder and CTO, Macrocosmos

Jon Durbin

Core Contributor, Chutes

Rob Myers

CEO, Manifold

Who Attends

AI DevelopersMachine Learning ResearchersBittensor Subnet TeamsBlockchain DevelopersInfrastructure ProvidersGPU Compute CompaniesAI FoundersWeb3 FoundersData ScientistsInvestors and VCsResearchersCybersecurity ProfessionalsOpen-Source DevelopersEnterprise Technology LeadersBittensor Miners and ValidatorsDecentralized AI Communities

Topics & Themes

Technology

GPU InfrastructureAI SecurityDecentralized Infrastructure

Markets

Subnet Mining

Culture

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence

Other

BittensorIncentivized ComputingDistributed ComputingMachine LearningGame-Theoretic NetworksBittensor SubnetsAI AgentsOpen-Source AIConfidential ComputingDecentralized Drug DiscoveryGenomic AIComputer VisionRoboticsNetwork PrivacyQuantum ComputingAI Model TrainingTAO EcosystemAI Incentive DesignEnterprise AI

Sponsors & Partners

Confirmed

Partners(Uncategorized — pending review)

AffineChutesOpentensor FoundationProof of TalkTaoStatsManifold. Gold Sponsors: LiumKubeTEEScoreBigTensor. Titanium Sponsors: Chrono LLMDendriteTalismanYuma. Silver Sponsors: 404GenBitcastBitMindCrucible LabsGradientsGreen ComputeOpenRobotoLeadpoetMentat MindsYanez AI. Media Partners: AMBCryptoBitcoin.comCointelegraphTAO TimesThe TAO Daily. Supported by: BitstarterHackConcordiaMcGill AI LabSubnets for GoodBTLabsVidaio.

Sources & Verification

Official Event Website

Supports: Event description, venue, dates, speakers, sponsors

exploitsummit.comChecked September 17, 2026

Official Agenda Page

Supports: Full two-day agenda and schedule

exploitsummit.com/agendaChecked September 17, 2026

Official Speakers Page

Supports: Featured speakers list

exploitsummit.com/speakersChecked September 17, 2026

Official Registration Page

Supports: Ticket registration and pricing

luma.com/exploitsummit26Checked September 17, 2026

Event Updates

Tickets & Registration

Tickets via Luma

Age restriction: 18+

ID: 18+

Refunds: Tickets are non-refundable.

Transfers: Tickets can be transferred or resold. The QR code will be accepted, but the organizer should be contacted to update the attendee's name.

Paid tickets. Categories: Phase 2 Final Release, Student Ticket (approval required, valid student ID + government ID needed at check-in), Access-Code Registration. Current prices not displayed publicly. Tickets are non-refundable but transferable/resellable (contact organizer to update attendee name). Includes two-day access, keynotes, workshops, debates, live demos, networking and Bittensor ecosystem access.

Hosted By

Bittensor Commons Trust Foundation

Bittensor Commons Trust Foundation. Produced by Bittensor Commons. Additional hosts: Jose Rios, Etienne Leroy, Tensor Media Group.

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