"The Build conference has been held in Seattle every (non-COVID-cancellation) year since 2017. But Microsoft Build used to be a San Francisco conference, and was last held here in San Francisco in 2016. Microsoft-owned GitHub CEO Kyle Daigle seems to be speaking as the de facto spokesperson of this year's Build conference, likely because Microsoft thinks he has more cred with the AI set."
"Let's ship it to San Francisco and see what we learn this year with that audience that can come and join us, and see about the years following, Daigle said in an interview with The Verge. Translation: Let's move this to where the AI money is, to hopefully remain more relevant, and sell more conference tickets."
Microsoft has relocated its Build 2026 conference to San Francisco from Seattle, marking a significant shift in the city's tech conference landscape. The Build conference had been held in Seattle annually since 2017, but previously called San Francisco home until 2016. This move represents a reversal of a longer trend where San Francisco lost major tech and professional conferences to other cities due to factors including accommodation costs and homelessness concerns. The relocation appears driven by substantial capital flowing into the AI industry, with GitHub CEO Kyle Daigle indicating the conference aims to reach the AI-focused audience concentrated in San Francisco. The 2026 conference will be held June 23 at Fort Mason Center.
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