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AWS Summit Washington, D.C. 2026

Generative and agentic AI for the public sector. Two days in the nation's capital where cloud innovators, government leaders and AWS experts came together to learn, share and build.

June 30 to July 1, 2026 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Free to attend
The live event has concluded. The keynote is available to watch on demand, and the 2026 Summit series continues in other cities.
2 daysof keynotes and learning
350+breakout sessions
4expo experience zones
Freefor every attendee
Experience the Summit

Where public sector missions meet the AI frontier

AWS Summit Washington, D.C. is a free, two-day gathering that brings the newest cloud technology to life for government, defense, education, healthcare and nonprofit leaders. It is built for people who run missions, not just systems.

The program spans agentic AI through to supercomputing, with leaders explaining how they reshaped their organizations on AWS. Attendees build their own schedule, lean into customer-led sessions that show real fixes to real problems, and network with peers facing the same challenges.

Why it matters

Three reasons builders and leaders show up

Supercharge innovation and technical depth

Whether a team is early in its cloud journey or already running advanced workloads, the Summit pairs deep technical content with expert guidance on today's problems and the next wave of opportunity.

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Get inspired and rethink what's possible

Hear from leaders driving real transformation through AI strategy, growth initiatives, application modernization and sustainability, then trade ideas with peers on the building blocks that work.

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Get hands-on

Interactive demos and technical workshops run all day, alongside the returning GameDay challenge and immersive experiences designed for building, experimenting and connecting with the community.

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Event highlights

What was on the floor

350+

Sessions

Customer success stories, new cloud solutions and live time with AWS experts.

Skills

Training and Certification

Practical, real-world cloud scenarios and pathways to validate cloud expertise.

Village

AWS Village

The latest AWS innovations, with experts on hand to speed up cloud and AI journeys.

Zone

Industries Zone

Sector-specific solutions for each industry's distinct challenges, guided by specialists.

Keynote

The secure cloud for AI and government workloads

The headline keynote looked at how AWS positions itself as the most secure cloud for AI and government work, and how public sector customers are putting agentic AI to use.

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Dave Levy delivering the keynote at AWS Summit Washington, D.C. 2026
Keynote speaker
Dave Levy Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Healthcare and Life Sciences, AWS
  • Agentic AI to accelerate modernization and empower developers
  • Securing organizations in an AI-first era
  • Cloud for national security and defense missions
  • Digital transformation across the public sector
Agenda

How the two days ran

Keynotes, hands-on technical sessions and interactive learning covered everything from cloud migration to AI. Peers shared how they used cloud and AI to transform their organizations, with content for every knowledge level. All times are local (Eastern Time).

Pre-dayMon, June 29
  • Pre-day badge pick up
Day 1Tue, June 30
  • Badge pick up
  • Expo
  • Breakout sessions
  • Keynote
  • Lunch
  • Networking reception
Day 2Wed, July 1
  • Badge pick up
  • Expo
  • Breakout sessions
  • Lunch
  • Event close
The AI Spectrum America take

Why this keynote matters for the business of AI

Washington is where the public sector conversation on AI gets set: security, accreditation, procurement and the shift from pilots to production agents. Federal agencies, state and local governments and the contractors who serve them are all working through the same questions right now.

For enterprise leaders, the keynote is a compact read on how a hyperscaler frames secure, mission-grade AI, and on where regulated industries such as healthcare, life sciences and defense are likely to follow.

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