Meet the builders, exchange ideas, and leave with something new. Around the world or online.
Speakers from VeloDB and StreamNative will explore how AI agents are reshaping data stacks, from freshness and parallel queries to permissions, discovery, and production reliability. The talks and panel will share practical lessons for teams preparing to put agents in front of production data.
Explore eventNebius and Voxel51 will host a hands-on Physical AI Workshop on October 28 where attendees will work with real robotics data, explore multimodal MCAP recordings in FiftyOne, and fine-tune a YOLO11n detector live using Nebius's serverless AI infrastructure. The session brings together engineers and practitioners interested in practical robotics AI workflows, featuring networking, lightning talks, and a deep dive into taking raw robot logs to trained detection models.
Explore eventDesigners, builders, and creative technologists will share demos and works in progress exploring how Claude can unlock new approaches to creative problem-solving, from quick prototypes to ambitious ideas. The evening will feature short demos and deeper dives, plus informal conversation with peers and hosts from Anthropic and Pioneer Square Labs.
Explore eventCoachella Valley's inaugural AI Tinkerers meetup will bring together 50 hands-on builders—including engineers from Angi, Microsoft, and Amazon—to demo working LLMs and generative AI systems, swap technical architecture, and share what actually failed so others don't repeat the mistakes. Expect live code walkthroughs, honest trade-off discussions, and patterns you can actually reuse.
Explore eventThe Wiki3 AI Owners Group will offer a free, hands-on workshop on running AI models on your own computer. Attendees will get practical experience with local AI tools.
Explore eventMajor League Hacking and DigitalOcean will host a Grace Hopper Celebration happy hour for industry professionals, featuring speakers from both organizations and guests sharing insights on AI and engineering. Attendees will connect with peers, hear about DigitalOcean’s work in AI engineering, and enjoy food and drinks.
Explore eventInvestors will use AI to analyze deals, craft smarter offers, and create PSAs, supporting faster, more informed decisions.
Explore eventThis live experience series will spotlight entrepreneurs using AI to help brands move faster and compete in a rapidly changing market.
Explore eventLA Pitch Night will feature six curated AI startups presenting investment cases, followed by live questions and actionable feedback from a panel of VCs and operators. Hosted with BuilderBase, The AI Collective, a global nonprofit connecting 200,000+ leaders across 100+ forums, and Sunset Ventures, the evening will also bring founders, investors, and operators together for networking during LA Tech Week.
Explore eventRootly AI will host an executive dinner for technology and infrastructure leaders to exchange ideas on incident management, AI-driven reliability, and resilient engineering at scale. Conversations will draw on Rootly’s experience supporting SRE teams at companies including LinkedIn, NVIDIA, Elastic, and Canva.
Explore eventAI and tech founders, investors, and builders will connect and build relationships across the industry.
Explore eventHardware founders, engineers, investors, and climate builders across all startup stages will share a curated three-course dinner and focused discussions, with time for asks, offers, and follow-up connections. Startup-focused banking platform Rho will co-host the intimate gathering.
Explore eventThe event will feature a timely film and live Q&A with producer Lisa Tabb on how families can navigate the opportunities and challenges of growing up with AI.
Explore eventCartesia, Lorikeet, and Speak will bring together voice AI builders for a fireside chat on emerging technology, lessons from the field, and creating conversational agents people want to use. Speak CPO Carl Cummings will share his perspective, alongside live voice AI games and informal networking over drinks and bites.
Explore eventScaling Intelligence will debut 13 commissioned projects exploring how artists can interpret new possibilities in AI and large-scale computing. Selected artists, culture makers, and collectives will develop their work with engineering and curatorial support, plus materials funding and $20,000 in cloud computing credits.
Explore eventHack for Humanity: Fall 2026 will challenge builders to develop AI-powered solutions for pressing environmental problems affecting local communities, with projects progressing from submission and assessment to development and final presentations. Graduate and undergraduate students and tech startups are especially welcome; winners will receive prizes and certificates, with the opportunity to be featured in The AI Collective’s global newsletter reaching 300,000+ subscribers.
Explore eventFinance leaders will kick off a practical series on using Claude in finance, exploring ways to get started with AI in their work.
Explore eventHack for Humanity will bring builders and people with firsthand knowledge of community needs together to create practical planning tools using Timefold and an AI-powered MCP server. In a single morning, teams will turn real challenges, such as fair staff rotas or food-delivery routes, into working solutions, followed by demos and judging.
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