The 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit opens on Monday, bringing data center and AI infrastructure engineers together at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for a four-day event, running October 12–15, under the theme "Scaling Innovation for the AI Era."
Industry heavyweights line up sessions
Chipmaker Marvell is set to showcase its AI data center infrastructure solutions at the summit, with executives and engineers scheduled to present 14 sessions across the event, the company said.
Photonics company Lumentum has announced its speaker lineup for the summit, centered on the optical technologies that underpin large-scale AI networks. Its sessions include external laser source architectures for deployable co-packaged-optics-based AI networks, a panel on 12.8-terabit VCSEL solutions, and a joint presentation with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on zero-touch OCS fabrics for AI scale-out infrastructure at hyperscale.
The lineup reflects where the industry's attention is concentrated: moving data faster, and with less energy, between the thousands of accelerators that power large AI models.
Why this summit matters
The Open Compute Project has grown from a Facebook-led effort to share efficient server designs into the industry's main stage for open hardware standards. As AI clusters get bigger and more power-hungry, the summit's sessions on co-packaged optics, high-density interconnects, and fabric automation are closely watched by data center operators planning their next generation of AI facilities.
Sources:
- Lumentum Announces Speaker Lineup at 2026 OCP Global Summit — Business Wire
- Marvell to showcase AI infrastructure October 12-15 — AD HOC NEWS
Industry heavyweights line up sessions
Chipmaker Marvell is set to showcase its AI data center infrastructure solutions at the summit, with executives and engineers scheduled to present 14 sessions across the event, the company said.
Photonics company Lumentum has announced its speaker lineup for the summit, centered on the optical technologies that underpin large-scale AI networks. Its sessions include external laser source architectures for deployable co-packaged-optics-based AI networks, a panel on 12.8-terabit VCSEL solutions, and a joint presentation with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on zero-touch OCS fabrics for AI scale-out infrastructure at hyperscale.
The lineup reflects where the industry's attention is concentrated: moving data faster, and with less energy, between the thousands of accelerators that power large AI models.
Why this summit matters
The Open Compute Project has grown from a Facebook-led effort to share efficient server designs into the industry's main stage for open hardware standards. As AI clusters get bigger and more power-hungry, the summit's sessions on co-packaged optics, high-density interconnects, and fabric automation are closely watched by data center operators planning their next generation of AI facilities.
Sources:
- Lumentum Announces Speaker Lineup at 2026 OCP Global Summit — Business Wire
- Marvell to showcase AI infrastructure October 12-15 — AD HOC NEWS
