Diwali Special Founders Session 🪔
Hosted by AdaL + Finch ai + Kathy Wang + Aria + Jax Koh + Xavier Huang + Glasser + NERDCONF + Eventsy
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What to look forward to
A Diwali evening will bring founders, investors, builders, and AI enthusiasts together for thoughtful conversations on how AI is creating new opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs. Attendees will exchange ideas and explore what’s next beyond today’s AI tools.
Inside the event
Beyond the AI Tool: Building the Next Generation of AI
Join us for a small, intimate Diwali evening bringing together a mix of founders, investors, builders, and AI enthusiasts for meaningful conversations, new connections, and a celebration of innovation.
This special Founders Session is an opportunity to connect with people building across the AI ecosystem, exchange ideas, and explore how AI is creating new opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs.
From AI agents and application development to developer infrastructure, data access, startup growth, and autonomous payments, we'll bring together diverse perspectives from across the industry in a relaxed, community-driven setting.
Whether you're building a startup, investing in emerging technologies, or exploring what's next in AI, come spend the evening with a like-minded community as we celebrate Diwali and the spirit of new beginnings.
Schedule
- 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM: Arrival, welcome, and networking
- 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM: Founder Talks & Interactive Panel
- 7:15 PM onwards: NERDWORKING, guided experience by NERDCONF
- 7:30 PM celebrations and nerdy talks!
Speakers
- Aria Shi: CMO @ AdaL
- Colin Lowenburg: Head of Devrel @ Tenki
- Kathy Wang: Co-Founder @ Press Club
- Pratima Garg: Enterprise Product Partner @ Freehand AI
- Chelsey Huang: CPO @ Finchtech
- Xiao Guo: Co-Founder @ Glasser
- Xavier Huang: Founder @ Lingcode
Special Guests
- Vince Kohli: Strategic Advisor @Google Deepmind
- Alex Marin: Founder @Nerdconf
- Jun Jiang: Product Manager @Avery AI
Tonight's Diwali sweets are courtesy of Partnr Network, who are building India's official International Remote Jobs Portal. If you're hiring engineers or building for students, go find Kritika!
Partnr Network is building India's official International Remote Jobs Portal. We give AI teams anywhere access to role-ready engineers from 2M+ STEM graduates a year.
Who Should Join?
Founders, investors, startup operators, developers, AI enthusiasts, and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to connect with people shaping the future of AI.
We're keeping this a small gathering to encourage genuine conversations, meaningful introductions, and new collaborations.
Hosted by Saurabh Khire (Crewbase Collective), AdaL, Tenki Cloud, Glasser, Lingcode & Kathy Wang.
Come for the ideas, stay for the connections, and celebrate Diwali with the community building what's next. 🪔
San Francisco, CA
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