Key Takeaways
- • Cantor will host its Cantor Convergence conference November 10-12, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami, Florida, with three stages of programming on November 11 and 12.
- • The conference expects more than 500 senior executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers spanning crypto, fintech, AI infrastructure, energy and power, quantum, robotics, and space and defense.
- • Confirmed speakers include Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Sarah Friar (OpenAI), Tom Brown (Anthropic), Cristiano Amon (Qualcomm), Paolo Ardoino (Tether), Gary Cohn (IBM), Michael Saylor (Strategy), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase) and Bryan Johnson (Immortals).
- • Cantor Chairman Brandon Lutnick frames the event as a forum for cross-sector dialogue on how capital, technology and regulation converge.
Summary
Cantor, the New York-headquartered investment bank and part of the Cantor Fitzgerald group of companies, will host its Cantor Convergence conference November 10-12, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami, according to a Business Wire announcement. The event builds on Cantor's roots in AI and digital assets and has expanded its programming to reflect what the firm describes as a fundamental shift in how industries operate, as technologies and markets that once developed independently become increasingly interconnected.
The conference is expected to draw more than 500 senior executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers from crypto, fintech, AI infrastructure, energy and power, quantum, robotics, and space and defense. Participants range from nuclear developers and data center operators to drug makers and space companies. Programming will run across three stages on November 11 and 12, with discussions covering the infrastructure and energy demands of AI, the evolution of digital assets and financial markets, advances in quantum computing and robotics, and the role of capital and regulation in supporting next-generation innovation. Livestreams will be available through Cantor's LinkedIn and X channels.
Confirmed speakers include Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI; Tom Brown, Co-Founder of Anthropic; Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm; Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether; Gary Cohn, Vice Chairman of IBM; Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy; Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase; and Bryan Johnson, Founder and CEO of Immortals.
Cantor Chairman Brandon Lutnick said that "Wall Street has always connected capital to innovation, and the biggest ideas no longer sit inside one sector." He added that the firm is bringing together voices across technology, capital and regulatory sectors "to drive productive dialogue and collaboration to help shape what comes next." Further details are available at events.cantor.com/convergence.
The conference is expected to draw more than 500 senior executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers from crypto, fintech, AI infrastructure, energy and power, quantum, robotics, and space and defense. Participants range from nuclear developers and data center operators to drug makers and space companies. Programming will run across three stages on November 11 and 12, with discussions covering the infrastructure and energy demands of AI, the evolution of digital assets and financial markets, advances in quantum computing and robotics, and the role of capital and regulation in supporting next-generation innovation. Livestreams will be available through Cantor's LinkedIn and X channels.
Confirmed speakers include Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft; Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI; Tom Brown, Co-Founder of Anthropic; Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm; Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether; Gary Cohn, Vice Chairman of IBM; Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy; Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase; and Bryan Johnson, Founder and CEO of Immortals.
Cantor Chairman Brandon Lutnick said that "Wall Street has always connected capital to innovation, and the biggest ideas no longer sit inside one sector." He added that the firm is bringing together voices across technology, capital and regulatory sectors "to drive productive dialogue and collaboration to help shape what comes next." Further details are available at events.cantor.com/convergence.
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