Shift.Forward: Bay Area Agentic AI
Hosted by John Maciel + Mayank + Dessie Harvey + Olivia Flores
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What to look forward to
Shift.Forward() will bring together experienced builders, researchers, product leaders, and investors for a panel on multi-agent AI, covering system architectures, reliability, guardrails, and real-world lessons. Speakers include leaders from Uber, Meta, Foundation Capital, and SoulDay, moderated by Papi Menon, VP and Chief Product Officer at Outshift by Cisco.
Inside the event
About Event
Join us for the inaugural Shift.Forward() SF Bay Area—part of our growing community for people who want to move beyond talking about AI and start building what's next.
This session explores the future of multi-agent AI systems: when multiple agents add real value, what breaks as they grow more autonomous, and what it takes to make agentic collaboration reliable in practice.
Whether you build agents, research AI, design AI products, or are simply curious where this is headed, this is for you. Expect concrete examples, real conversation, and insights from people actively shaping this space.
Seats are limited to keep the conversation engaging.
Panelists
Ankit Virmani, Head of Product, Uber
Wook Chung, Founder and CEO, SoulDay (previously SVP Product, PayPal)
Richa Sood, Group Product Manager, Meta
Jaya Gupta, Partner, Foundation Capital
Panel Moderator
Papi Menon, VP & Chief Product Officer, Outshift by Cisco
Participants / Eligibility
This session is for experienced practitioners actively building, shipping, or investing in multi-agent systems—engineers, product leaders, researchers, and enterprise operators with hands-on production experience.
Not the right fit? If you're interested in learning more about agentic AI, but may not be the right fit - check out our virtual Shift.forward() event here: http://cs.co/9002BGSE3r
Format
🎤 60-Minute Moderated Panel Discussion
Deep dive into multi-agent systems with industry leaders
❓ Audience Q&A
Ask questions directly to the panelists
🤝 Networking Reception
Connect with attendees, panelists, and organizers
Agenda
Doors open: 5:30 - 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Q&A & Networking 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Discussion Topics
🏗️ Agent architectures—from predefined workflows to swarm-style systems
🔍 Guardrails and observability needed for reliability
🌐 The emerging Internet of Cognition (IoC)
💡 Real-world examples and lessons learned
Cost
Free (registration required)
About Organizers
Outshift by Cisco: https://outshift.cisco.com/
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