Defining the new frontier of secure AI and data integrity
Summary
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2026 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the schedule for Confidential Computing Summit 2026, taking place in San Francisco, CA, from June 23-24, 2026. Co-hosted with OPAQUE, the Confidential AI company defining the trust layer for enterprise AI, this premier gathering unites enterprise leaders, technologists, and policymakers to advance confidential computing and the secure deployment of AI workloads.
"As organizations move into full-scale AI deployment, there is a critical need to prioritize data sovereignty and risk mitigation," said Jim Zemlin, CEO of the Linux Foundation. "Confidential Computing Summit brings together the community focused on building the open tools and standards necessary to ensure that privacy and security are not sacrificed for performance."
The summit was created to address a critical bottleneck in the market: enterprise AI adoption is often constrained by the inability to securely process sensitive data into models, regulators are tightening rules, and security risks remain high. A recent study conducted by IDC found that 75% of organizations are now adopting Confidential Computing. This rapid adoption is fueled primarily by a critical need for technical assurance, as 88% of respondents cited improved data integrity as their leading implementation driver. Across the summit, keynotes and workshops will highlight agent security, intellectual property protection, verifiable environments, securing the next generation of AI workloads, cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and sensitive data collaborations.
“AI adoption is no longer limited by model capability. It’s limited by trust. As AI agents begin operating autonomously across sensitive systems and data, organizations need verifiable guarantees that their data, models, and workflows remain protected during execution, not just policies that assume compliance,” said Aaron Fulkerson, CEO of OPAQUE. “Confidential computing and Confidential AI are becoming foundational infrastructure for secure, sovereign AI at scale, and the Confidential Computing Summit brings together the leaders building that trust layer for the next generation of AI.”
Keynotes include:
Additional keynote speakers will be announced shortly.
Highlights at Confidential Computing Summit include:
The "Trust Layer" for the Agentic Economy and AI Models
Explore the necessity of building a verifiable trust infrastructure to support the next generation of AI agents and sensitive model data.
Scaling Confidential Infrastructure (Kubernetes & Hyperclusters)
Dive into the technical challenge of operationalizing confidential computing at an enterprise scale, particularly within containerized environments.
Attestation and Hardware-Rooted Trust Foundations
Understand the shift in how trust is established, moving away from traditional identity-based models toward hardware-verified attestation.
Registration
Registration is now open. Early bird pricing is available through May 12, 2026. To request a press pass, contact pr@linuxfoundation.org.
Event Sponsors
Confidential Computing Summit NA 2026 is made possible thanks to our sponsors, including:
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About OPAQUE
OPAQUE is the Confidential AI company. Born from UC Berkeley’s RISELab, OPAQUE solves the core challenge blocking AI adoption at scale: security concerns about data leaks or compliance violations. OPAQUE provides verifiable privacy and governance for AI so organizations can safely run models, agents, and workflows on their most sensitive data. Its Confidential AI platform delivers verifiable runtime governance backed by cryptographic proof that data, models, and agent actions remain private, governed, and compliant with approved policies throughout every AI workflow. This extends traditional data governance tools with real runtime verification, enabling teams to responsibly deploy AI using their most valuable proprietary data, and move from pilot to production 4-5X faster. Customers and partners include ServiceNow, Anthropic, Encore Capital, Accenture, and leaders across high tech, financial services, insurance, and healthcare. Learn more at opaque.co.
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