AWS re:Invent 2026

AWS re:Invent 2026 preview

AWS re:Invent is Amazon Web Services' flagship annual customer conference — often described as the Super Bowl of cloud computing — and the 2026 edition is shaping up to be its biggest yet. Running November 30 through December 4 across multiple venues on the Las Vegas Strip, including Caesars Forum, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, The Venetian, and Wynn, the five-day event will host over 2,200 sessions, with roughly 70% of them interactive.

New for 2026, AWS re:Inforce's security programming is folding into re:Invent for the first time, adding a significantly expanded security track alongside the usual lineup of launch sessions, builders' sessions, chalk talks, and 500-level deep dives. Expect the agenda to lean heavily into agentic AI, Amazon Bedrock updates, next-generation Trainium and Graviton silicon, and — with security now built into the main event rather than split across two separate conferences — a much larger spotlight on cloud security, governance, and compliance.

The event's roster of AWS re:Invent sponsors reflects just how central the show has become to the cloud and AI industry. Emerald-level sponsors for 2026 include Accenture, Anthropic, Capgemini, Datadog, Deloitte, IBM, MongoDB, NVIDIA, OpenAI, PwC, and Splunk — a lineup spanning AI labs, hyperscale infrastructure vendors, and the consulting firms helping enterprises put it all into production.

Meet Echo at re:Invent

re:Invent draws exactly the mix of people Echo is built for: platform and DevOps engineers running production workloads on AWS, security leaders responsible for cloud posture and compliance, and the architects making build-versus-buy decisions on infrastructure. With security programming now built directly into re:Invent, container and supply chain security are set to get more airtime on the main stage than in past years — and that's squarely where Echo lives.

The problem doesn't change much from cloud to cloud: vulnerability scanners flood CI pipelines with findings inherited from upstream base images, registries fill up with patched and unpatched variants of the same image, and teams spend real engineering time rebuilding images every time a new CVE lands. Echo eliminates that cycle at the source. Every Echo image ships CVE-free, is FIPS-validated using a CMVP-validated cryptographic module, and comes pre-hardened against DISA STIG requirements — so teams inherit a clean baseline instead of building and maintaining one themselves. Echo supports the broadest range of FIPS-validated crypto modules available, including OpenSSL, BoringCrypto, and Bouncy Castle, and every image ships with full SBOM transparency in both SPDX and CycloneDX formats, plus signed provenance and attestation via cosign and sigstore.

For teams running on AWS specifically, that means drop-in compatibility with the runtimes already powering their workloads — Java, Python, Node, Go, .NET, and dozens more — without rewriting Helm charts, task definitions, or pipelines. The compliance evidence follows the same pattern: Echo's STIG validation tool produces per-image reports covering every required check, the FIPS runtime tester verifies compliance by executing both approved and unapproved cryptographic algorithms, and continuous ConMon and POA&M reporting automatically documents unfixed vulnerabilities for auditors in real time. That last piece matters enormously for the public-sector and regulated-industry teams re:Invent's security track increasingly serves.

Teams using Echo report eliminating 10,000+ CVEs, saving 4,000+ engineering hours a year, and bringing remediation time down to an average of 3 days. For a concrete example of what that looks like in a regulated environment, read how Varonis used Echo to achieve FedRAMP authorization — zero vulnerabilities at audit, in a process their Deputy CTO called "just a smooth ride."

What to expect at re:Invent 2026

Following the pattern from 2025, expect agentic AI to dominate the keynote stage again — multi-agent systems handling production workflows, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore updates, and deeper Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for connecting agents to tools and data securely. On the infrastructure side, next-generation Trainium and Graviton instances are likely to headline, continuing AWS's push on price-performance for both training and everyday workloads.

The merger of re:Inforce's security programming into re:Invent is the structural story of 2026. Expect a substantially deeper security track covering identity, detection and response, and — increasingly — the software supply chain and container security topics that used to be a smaller slice of the agenda. For platform and security teams, that makes this the first re:Invent where cloud infrastructure decisions and security posture are genuinely discussed in the same room, on the same week.

AWS re:Invent pricing and packages

Registration for re:Invent 2026 is open, and understanding AWS re:Invent pricing upfront makes budgeting and approval a lot easier. Early bird passes are $1,299 through August 25, saving $1,200 off the $2,499 standard rate. Beyond the single full-conference pass, AWS also offers group AWS re:Invent packages for teams: purchasing 10 or more passes in a single transaction unlocks a 10% discount, which adds up quickly for platform or security teams sending several people. Every pass tier includes access to all 2,200+ sessions, technical workshops, architectural deep-dives, the expo floor, and evening networking events — there's no separate paid tier for keynote or expo-only access.

Given the event now spans five venues along the Strip, planning hotel location and session schedule together is worth doing early — hotel room blocks close November 5, and the most in-demand workshops and builders' sessions, capped at small group sizes, tend to fill quickly once the event catalog goes live.

Meet Echo at AWS re:Invent 2026

The Echo team will be at AWS re:Invent 2026 in Las Vegas for 1:1 conversations about how Echo can transform your container image security and supply chain evidence story. Whether you're running production workloads on AWS at scale, working toward FedRAMP or another compliance milestone, or just tired of your scan dashboard staying red no matter how often you patch, come find us. We'll walk you through exactly how Echo's CVE-free, FIPS-validated, STIG-hardened images change the picture — and what your scans, SBOMs, and audit reports look like once your base images stop being the source of the noise.

FAQ

When and where is AWS re:Invent 2026?

AWS re:Invent 2026 runs November 30 through December 4 across multiple venues in Las Vegas, including Caesars Forum, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, The Venetian, and Wynn. It's a five-day, in-person conference, with over 2,200 sessions spanning keynotes, workshops, labs, and certification exams throughout the week.

Who should attend AWS re:Invent?

re:Invent draws cloud architects, DevOps and platform engineers, security leaders, and technical decision-makers from organizations of every size. With re:Inforce's security programming now part of the main event, it's also become a more central stop for CISOs and security teams evaluating cloud posture and compliance tooling.

What's new at AWS re:Invent 2026?

The biggest structural change is the merger of AWS re:Inforce's security conference into re:Invent, adding a significantly expanded security track. Beyond that, expect continued emphasis on agentic AI, Amazon Bedrock updates, and next-generation Trainium and Graviton compute, following the trajectory set at re:Invent 2025.

How much does AWS re:Invent 2026 cost, and are there packages for teams?

Early bird passes are $1,299 through August 25, rising to a standard rate of $2,499 afterward. For teams, group packages purchasing 10 or more passes in a single transaction receive a 10% discount. Every pass includes full access to sessions, workshops, labs, the expo floor, and evening events — there's no separate paid tier.

Who are the AWS re:Invent 2026 sponsors?

Confirmed Emerald-level sponsors include Accenture, Anthropic, Capgemini, Datadog, Deloitte, IBM, MongoDB, NVIDIA, OpenAI, PwC, and Splunk. The sponsor roster spans AI research labs, major cloud and observability vendors, and global consulting firms, reflecting how broad the AWS partner ecosystem has become heading into 2026.

Why does container security matter at a cloud infrastructure conference like re:Invent?

Most workloads discussed at re:Invent run in containers, and the base images those containers are built from are a common, often-overlooked source of vulnerabilities. As AWS's security programming expands at re:Invent 2026, addressing container security at the image level — rather than only through runtime scanning — has become a bigger part of the cloud security conversation.