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_BOTH DAYS | OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMIT_

## On the floor

### Summit swag store

Official API + AI Summit gear at registration, plus vintage Kong merch pulled from the archives. First come, first served — don't sleep on it.

### Kong expo hall

Live demos, product showcases, and conversations with the engineers behind the technology. Six hands-on Kong kiosks covering AI governance, token cost management, MCP composition, and more — plus booths from AWS, EPAM, Noma Security, Google, Akamai, and Harness.

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### Kong’s “Ask an Engineer”

Bring your toughest questions. Kong engineers are on-site to dig into your actual stack — no slides, no sales pitch, just real answers.

_LIMITED-RUN EXPERIENCES_

## Activations

### Custom keyboard activation

Build your own mechanical keyboard on-site. Available to the first 400 registrants. Walk away with something you'll actually use.

### Blacklight QR code hunt

UV-visible codes hidden throughout the venue. Find them, scan them, enter to win. Grand prize drawn live at the Day 2 keynote. Keep your eyes open.

### Evening reception + Summit celebration

The sessions end. The conversations don't. Rooftop photo booth with video messaging, claw machines, live music from the Blockbusters on the pool deck, the custom keyboard station in the ballroom, and plenty of room to connect with the people you've been meaning to talk to all day.

## AI Activity Zone

A stretch of the floor built for hands-on, camera-ready moments. Nothing here is a slide. Everything here does something.

### AI interactive LED walls

Motion-reactive LED walls that lights up as you walk past, dance, or strike a pose — a living, branded backdrop that responds in real time.

### AI Charm Bot

A fleet of robotic arms sketches your portrait live — each one done in 60 seconds or less. Not a photo booth: a machine making physical art, in front of you.

### AI Playground — Freeze Frame Video

Strike a pose and a ring of cameras fires in sync, freezing the moment into a shareable bullet-time-style video — from every angle at once.

_AMBIENT, NOT OPTIONAL_

## Spot Karl

Karl, Kong's mascot, shows up across the venue. On the expo floor. At the evening reception. By the activations.

Equal parts ambient and unmissable.

## Sept 30–Oct 1 · InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

Early pricing ends August 16. Bring the bigger carry-on.

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## Premium. Immersive. Limited.

Secure your spot today before prices increase on September 1.

IN-PERSON

Full Experience

_LOS ANGELES | SEPT 30 - OCT 1, 2026_
  • Keynotes and product launches
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Deep technical sessions
  • Full virtual access included
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// StandardJune 11 - Aug 31
$449
// Last ChanceSept 1 - Event
$549

IN-PERSON

Full Experience + Certification Training

_ONLY 100 SEATS AVAILABLE__LOS ANGELES | SEPT 29 - OCT 1, 2026_
  • Pre-event certification training sessions
  • Keynotes and product launches
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Deep technical sessions built for builders
  • Full virtual access included
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// Last ChanceSept 1 - Event
$599
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