San Francisco Micro Summit
Half a day with Bay Area product people comparing real notes on shipping with AI.
- When
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- Where
- Autodesk Gallery1 Market Street
- Format
- Half-day, capped attendance, dinner after
What the Micro Summit is
A scaled-down version of the Product AI Summit, brought to you. Three of the speakers from the main summit, one regional guest, and a room of Bay Area product people comparing notes on what’s actually working with AI.
Half a day of sessions, then dinner and networking.
Who it’s for
Product people based in or willing to travel to San Francisco. Anyone working on product in the AI era who wants to compare real notes with peers in the room.
Speakers
A local guest speaker, plus three from the Product AI Summit.
Pavan Kumar
Senior Product Manager, Google Labs
A perspective from the Bay Area community
Pavan leads AI products built on world models and agents at Google Labs with DeepMind. His 15 years span YouTube, Google Meet, Google Beam, Cloud LLM supercomputing, and co-founding Cocoon Cam. His products reach 100M+ daily.
Luke Freiler
Co-Founder & CEO, Centercode
Where AI is taking product development
Luke leads the team behind Centercode, used by the world's biggest tech brands to validate the products they ship. He'll open with a candid take on what AI changes about how we build product, and what stays the same.
Brad Day
Product Director, Centercode
Building AI into a 25-year-old platform
Brad has spent 10+ years shipping the platform that powers customer validation at the biggest tech brands. He'll get specific on architecture trade-offs, UX bets, and the path from prototype to production AI.
Rob Bridgman
Product Director, Centercode
Turning AI disruption into shipped product
Rob runs Centercode Labs, where the team turns AI disruption into a growing library of free tools for product people. He'll share what's actually shipped, what flopped, and how to spot the next opportunity.
Summit agenda
- 12:30 – 1:00 PMAutodesk Gallery tour (optional)
- 1:00 – 1:30 PMArrival · networking
- 1:30 – 2:00 PMOpening | Luke Freiler
- 2:00 – 2:45 PMTurning AI disruption into shipped product | Rob Bridgman
- 2:45 – 3:45 PMA perspective from the Bay Area community | Pavan Kumar
- 3:45 – 4:15 PMOpen conversation · Q&A · break
- 4:15 – 5:00 PMBuilding AI into a 25-year-old platform | Brad Day
- 5:00 – 6:00 PMWhere AI is taking product development | Luke Freiler
- 6:00 – 8:00 PMDinner with speakers + attendees
The venue
Autodesk Gallery
1 Market Street #200, San Francisco, California 94105
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market is dedicated to how the world's design and engineering teams turn ideas into real products. It's a fitting backdrop for a half-day spent comparing notes on building in the AI era.
Getting there
Transportation and parking aren’t covered by Centercode, and downtown parking can get expensive, so we recommend public transit.
BART & Muni Metro
Embarcadero Station sits about a two-minute walk away, served by every BART line and the Muni Metro.
Caltrain from the Peninsula
Ride to the 4th & King terminus, then take a quick Muni Metro hop or rideshare to the Embarcadero.
By ferry
The Ferry Building is a five-minute walk up the Embarcadero, with service from Marin and the East Bay.
Driving & parking
Public garages sit within a few blocks. Give yourself a buffer for downtown traffic at rush hour.
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