Tracks
Dive into our AI tracks to explore cutting-edge breakthroughs and practical skills shaping the future of technology.
NextTech Kern brings together the people building the regional tech economy — and the people who will inherit it. Five parallel tracks run across the CSU Bakersfield campus, and everyone shares the same keynotes, expo floor and lunch.
Who's in the room:
- National and enterprise tech teams
- Founders, engineers and tech professionals
- Civic and public-sector leaders
- Regional industry and corporate leaders
- Faculty, K-12 leaders and educators
- High school, community college and CSUB students
Find Your Session
Track 01
Practical AI: Tools You Can Use Now
For anyone who wants to leave able to do something they couldn't that morning. No background needed.
Track 01 Sessions
Track 02
Workforce, Talent, and the Regional Economy
How people here get skills and get hired. Students present alongside employers, not apart from them.
Track 02 Sessions
Track 03
Industry and Infrastructure
The industries Kern actually runs on: energy, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, and the rules around them.
Track 03 Sessions
Track 04
Under the Hood
For people who build and research. Depth without apology, so the technical audience has somewhere to go.
Track 04 Sessions
Track 05
Security, Risk, and Trust
What breaks, who breaks it, and how organizations here defend themselves. Practitioner view from three vendors.
Track 05 Sessions
Get involved
Join us on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 for NextTech Kern: a conference about emerging technology!
Want to participate in NextTech Kern? Fill out our interest form to become a speaker or sponsor. Be more than an attendee — be the reason it happens.
The conference is from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The event registration fee is $95 per person.
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