AI Week: North Sound AI Happy Hour
Tech enthusiasts will dig into how AI is reshaping industries through panel discussions led by seasoned engineers and researchers.
Explore eventMeet the builders, exchange ideas, and leave with something new. Around the world or online.
Tech enthusiasts will dig into how AI is reshaping industries through panel discussions led by seasoned engineers and researchers.
Explore eventLeading AI companies Nebius and Voxel51 will host a Physical AI Workshop where engineers and developers will explore cutting-edge applications of embodied AI systems. Attendees can expect hands-on discussions and networking with industry practitioners shaping the future of robotics and physical AI technology.
Explore eventInfrastructure leaders, SREs, MLOps and platform engineers will explore how to keep AI systems dependable under heavy load, GPU failures, and degraded dependencies. The session will cover resilient architectures, incident automation, AI-specific SLOs, and practical lessons from major outages, with insights grounded in Rootly AI’s work supporting reliability teams at companies including NVIDIA and LinkedIn.
Explore eventEngineers building coding agents, harnesses, verification systems, and software factories will explore how to turn increasingly capable agents into reliable systems across the software lifecycle. Prime Intellect researcher Seth Karten, who leads Prime Agent and the Continual Harness, will present a self-improving harness with swarm communication.
Explore eventThe upcoming gathering will connect AI and tech founders, investors, and builders for focused networking and conversation.
Explore eventEngineers, product leaders, founders, designers, and curious builders will collaborate live with AI agents on one shared project, aiming to ship something real together. No coding-agent experience will be needed, and participants will get hands-on experience with Party and access to what they build.
Explore eventA popular AI art showcase will bring creators together to present their work and exchange ideas. Attendees will spotlight their creative approaches to AI-generated art.
Explore eventParents will explore practical strategies for guiding children through AI’s challenges and opportunities, focusing on responsible use, education, and fostering critical thinking in an interactive roundtable led by experts from The AI Collective.
Explore eventAI Tinkerers’ October Meetup will bring engineers, researchers, and technical founders building with LLMs and generative AI together for hands-on implementation, live demos, and in-depth technical Q&A. Expect real systems and practical show-and-tell, demos over decks.
Explore eventAn evening of networking and meaningful conversations will create opportunities for new connections during AI Week.
Explore eventWomen in AI will bring together female founders building the next generation of AI and tech for a hands-on ceramics workshop that ditches the typical networking format—think creative collaboration over clay instead of another coffee chat. No experience necessary, just bring your curiosity and expect to connect with some seriously innovative women reshaping the AI landscape.
Explore eventBiosecurity practitioners will share lightning talks on pathogen screening, AI biorisk evaluation, synthetic DNA safeguards, and Far-UVC, followed by Q&A and discussion. Speakers include leaders from Radical Numerics, BioTrust, and Aerolamp, with the meetup hosted by Tessa Alexanian (incoming Sentinel Bio) and Joey Bream (safely.bio, part of surplus.dev).
Explore eventFactory, Sapienne, and Sequoia will launch the Factory Women in AI series with a hands-on workshop using Factory’s Droids to turn an idea into tested, working code, plus a fireside chat with women leading in tech. The event will build practical AI engineering skills, spotlight women’s work, and foster community through networking.
Explore eventThis breakfast will bring together 30–45 CTOs and senior builders to explore what makes AI agents reliable in production: state and recovery, real workflow costs, and the gates for moving from pilot to launch. An opening panel featuring Orq.ai’s Anthony Diaz, hosted by Builders’ Michael van Lier, will lead into small-group roundtables focused on practical lessons, honest numbers, and production experience.
Explore eventPenny Pritzker, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and experienced business builder, and Alexa von Tobel, LearnVest founder and Inspired Capital co-founder, will discuss AI-driven opportunities, the changing workforce, investment trends, and what founders should prepare for. Niural AI CEO and Co-Founder Nami Baral will moderate the forward-looking conversation, sponsored by PwC.
Explore eventThe session will explore how the latest AI tools can help businesses and freelancers work smarter, automate tasks, and uncover new opportunities.
Explore eventAICS'26 will showcase cutting-edge AI computing technology with networking opportunities and hands-on demos from industry experts. Attendees can expect to connect with innovators and gain practical insights into the latest advancements in the field.
Explore eventFounders and company leaders working across AI and Tough Tech will take a two-mile walk and share coffee, making space for thoughtful conversation beyond the screen. They’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of bringing AI into science, engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure, and the physical economy.
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