Ultra Ethernet Consortium Member Summit 2026
The Ultra Ethernet Consortium Member Summit 2026 brings the UEC community together for three days of in-person technical engagement, leadership alignment, and implementation-focused collaboration. This is the consortium’s primary face-to-face gathering for advancing active work, strengthening cross-working-group coordination, and helping translate technical progress into practical next steps.
Location
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center
7800 East Tufts Avenue
Denver, CO 80237
Venue details: https://shorturl.at/ASMxe
Why Attend
The UEC Member Summit is designed to bring the community together where in-person engagement has the greatest value: active technical work, cross-functional coordination, strategic alignment, and direct discussion among contributors, implementers, and consortium leadership.
Across three full days of programming, members will have the opportunity to participate in working group sessions, consortium discussions, leadership meetings, and focused conversations on implementation, deployment, compliance, and performance. The Summit is structured to support both deep technical work and broader alignment across the organization.
This is an in-person event only. There will be no remote participation option.
Featured Programming
- Three full days of in-person programming
- Working group sessions across core UEC technical areas
- Cross-working-group and leadership coordination
- UEC Summit Kickoff
- Productization and Deployment Panel Discussion
- Show + Tell Session
- Deployment and Implementation Planning Discussion
- UEC/SNIA/NVM Express Reception
- Complimentary access to SNIA’s Regional SDC: Storage.AI event on Wednesday
Who Should Attend
The Summit is intended for the full UEC member community, including:
- Technical contributors
- Working group participants
- Implementers
- Chairs and leadership participants
- Returning attendees
- First-time participants
- Whether you are helping shape UEC specifications, aligning implementation strategy, or preparing for deployment, this event provides direct access to the conversations and working sessions that move the consortium forward.
Registration
Register here:
https://register.linuxfoundation.org/uec-member-summit-2026
Access is available with the member-exclusive code on Causeway.
UEC Member Summit 2026 Agenda
UEC Member Summit 2026 brings members together for technical working sessions, cross-working-group coordination, leadership meetings, and consortium-wide discussion across three days of in-person programming.
Monday, April 27, 2026
Monday opens the Summit with registration, breakfast, the general session, member-facing programming, and the first round of working group meetings.
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration
Grand Mesa Foyer, Level 2
SNIA; UEC Marketing Team
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Atrium, Level 2
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
UEC Member Summit General Session
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: J Metz
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
AM Break
Atrium, Level 2
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Ultra Ethernet 101: From Design Decisions to Productization
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Presenters: Venkat Pullela (Keysight); Mahesh Subramaniam (HPE)
An introductory session for members who are new to UEC or want a stronger foundation for the Summit discussions ahead. The presentation will cover the motivation for Ultra Ethernet, the major design choices behind the architecture, core functionality across the stack, and practical considerations as the work moves from specification to productization for next-generation HPC and AI data center environments.
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Understanding the Why Behind UEC Design Decisions
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: Tom Emmons (Arista)
A session focused on the reasoning behind key UEC technical trade-offs, including both what is in scope for the specification and what UEC chose to prioritize as work. The goal is to provide context for how and why decisions were made so members can better understand the architecture and the specification itself.
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Atrium, Level 2
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Transport Working Group
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: Keith Underwood
Compliance & Test Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: Dave Estes; Cliff Tavares
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
PM Break
Atrium, Level 2
2:25 PM – 4:15 PM
Performance & Debug Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: Chris Sommers; Yanfang Le
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Technical Advisory Committee Working Group
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
Leads: Tom Emmons; Brad Matthews
Storage Working Group / Joint NVMe FMDS Meeting
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: Phil Cayton; Claudio De Santi
All Summit Participants Welcome
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Tuesday is focused on technical working sessions, cross-organization discussion, implementation planning, and the partner reception.
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration
Grand Mesa Foyer, Level 2
SNIA
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Atrium, Level 2
8:10 AM – 9:50 AM
Compliance & Test Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: Dave Estes; Cliff Tavares
Transport Working Group
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: Keith Underwood
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
AM Break
Atrium, Level 2
10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Performance & Debug Working Group
Grand Mesa E, Level 2
Leads: Chris Sommers; Yanfang Le
PHY Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: Adee Ran; Jannik Hammel Nielsen
Transport Working Group
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: Keith Underwood
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Atrium, Level 2
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Management Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: John Leung; Hemal Shah
Transport Working Group
Grand Mesa F, Level 2
Lead: Keith Underwood
UEC/SNIA/NVMe Cross-Organization Technical Alignment Session
Grand Mesa E, Level 2
Leads: Chris Sommers; Yanfang Le
All Summit Participants Welcome
This cross-group discussion is intended to share current workstreams, identify areas of overlap, and improve technical alignment across adjacent communities.
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
PM Break
Atrium, Level 2
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Management Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: John Leung; Hemal Shah
Link Working Group
Grand Mesa A, Level 2
Leads: Bob Alverson; Yan Zhuang
Performance & Debug Working Group
Grand Mesa E, Level 2
Leads: Chris Sommers; Yanfang Le
4:05 PM – 5:45 PM
Management Working Group
Grand Mesa B, Level 2
Leads: John Leung; Hemal Shah
Deployment and Implementation Planning Discussion
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
TAC; Steering Committee
Closed session
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Partner Networking Reception
Atrium, Level 2
UEC, NVMe, and SNIA
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Wednesday continues working group and leadership meeting time across the morning and afternoon, with joint leadership coordination and final working sessions before close.
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Atrium, Level 2
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
TAC/Steering Committee Breakfast
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
Leads: Tom Emmons; Brad Matthews; J Metz
Closed session
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
Leads: Tom Emmons; Brad Matthews
Closed session
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
AM Break
Atrium, Level 2
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Software Working Group
Chasm Creek, Level 2
Leads: Eric Spada; Rip Sohan
PHY Working Group
Grand Mesa C, Level 2
Leads: Jannik Hammel Nielsen; Adee Ran
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
Atrium, Level 2
1:30 PM – 2:40 PM
Joint Technical Advisory Committee / Steering Committee Meeting
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
Leads: Tom Emmons; Brad Matthews; J Metz
Closed session
Software Working Group
Chasm Creek, Level 2
Leads: Eric Spada; Rip Sohan
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PM Break
Atrium, Level 2
2:50 PM – 4:30 PM
Steering Committee Meeting
Grand Mesa D, Level 2
Lead: J Metz
Closed session
Software Working Group
Chasm Creek, Level 2
Leads: Eric Spada; Rip Sohan
4:40 PM – 6:20 PM
Software Working Group
Chasm Creek, Level 2
Leads: Eric Spada; Rip Sohan
