How to Watch LlamaCon, Meta’s First-Ever AI Developer Event

Meta is kicking off LlamaCon today — its inaugural AI developer conference — with a full slate of keynotes, product updates, and fireside chats featuring top tech executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The event is centered around Meta’s Llama family of open-source AI models, and it marks a pivotal moment for the company as it aims to reestablish credibility in the fast-moving AI landscape.

Where to Watch

LlamaCon is being livestreamed for a global audience on:

• Meta for Developers Facebook Page

• Meta Developers YouTube Channel

The event begins at 10:15 a.m. PT with opening keynotes from:

• Chris Cox, Meta’s Chief Product Officer

• Manohar Paluri, VP of AI

• Angela Fan, Generative AI Research Scientist

Key Moments to Watch

• 10:45 a.m. PT: Mark Zuckerberg sits down with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi for a conversation on open-source AI and real-world AI applications. This comes just months after Meta joined Databricks as a strategic advisor, underscoring their growing collaboration.

• 4:00 p.m. PT: Zuckerberg returns for a second fireside chat — this time with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The two will discuss major trends in AI and share insights for developers navigating the evolving landscape.

Why LlamaCon Matters

Meta is under pressure. While the company recently launched Llama 4, the latest version of its open-source model family, the reception was lukewarm. Developers noted that Llama 4 underperformed in certain benchmarks compared to offerings from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others.

Further controversy followed when Meta was accused of gaming the LM Arena leaderboard — a popular crowdsourced benchmark — by submitting an internal, chat-optimized version of its Llama 4 Maverick model, rather than the version it later released publicly.

LlamaCon represents Meta’s attempt to reset the narrative, reconnect with the developer community, and reinforce its commitment to openness and innovation in AI.

Will it be enough? We’ll be watching.