What we're looking for

Not the famous. The working.

AgentConf YVR is not a speaker circuit. The speakers are the people who are building the systems that the attendees are trying to build — not the ones who write about it.

The criteria for a speaker at AgentConf: you have shipped an agentic AI system in production, you have something specific to say about what you learned, and you're willing to spend 20 minutes saying it in front of 150–250 people who are also building.

If that's you, or if you know someone who is doing that work — submit a nomination below or email hello@vzu.ca.

Speaker benefits

What speakers receive.

1 Full conference pass for the day of your talk.
2 Profile page on the AgentConf website with a short bio, headshot, and talk description.
3 VIP dinner invitation on September 17 — the evening before the conference.
4 Travel support is available on a case-by-case basis. If you are based outside Vancouver and the cost of attendance is a barrier, say so in your nomination. We will try.
5 No speaking fee. AgentConf is a working conference, not a paid keynote circuit. Speakers come because they have something specific to say to a room of practitioners.

The three tracks

Who belongs on each track.

Architecture & Runtime

→ AI architects who have shipped multi-agent systems in production
→ Engineers who have dealt with MCP in the field
→ People who have built on the agentic pattern and have real failure modes to show

Enterprise Deployment

→ Operators running agentic AI in regulated industries
→ Compliance and legal people who have navigated the governance questions
→ People who have done RBAC, SOC 2, HIPAA, and on-prem deployment — with real numbers

Vertical Applications

→ Healthcare AI operators who have shipped clinical documentation
→ Logistics teams running agentic systems at scale
→ People in regulated verticals who have real deployment stories — not case studies

Nominate a speaker

Submit a nomination.

Nominate yourself or someone else. The best speakers at AgentConf are usually nominated by someone in the audience. All nominations are reviewed by the VZU team.

Know someone shipping real agentic AI?

Nominate them.

If you know someone who is doing the work and has something specific to say — submit a nomination. The best speakers at AgentConf are usually nominated by someone in the audience.

Or email us directly →

Speakers.