AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots #SFTechWeek
Hosted by Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club & UCSC GenAI Center
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free lunch, drink and snack
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**Location and time updated to accommodate a larger crowd!
Join us for an immersive SF Tech Week experience hosted by the Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club and UC Santa Cruz GenAI Center — where AI builders, investors, innovators and top researchers converge to explore the technologies shaping tomorrow.
This event is designed for real connection and substance. No fluff, no gatekeeping — just candid conversations, tactical insights, and the chance to meet the people building at the frontier of AI.
From agentic AI and orchestration to robotics and intelligent infrastructure, this is where deep tech meets real-world application. Whether you’re raising your first round, scouting the next breakout team, or building the foundations of AI’s future — this is the room where ideas turn into action.
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see https://www.aipioneerclub.com/sf-tech-week25 for more details
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What to Expect
300+ attendees — Founders and leaders from top AI companies, venture investors, early-stage founders, AI researchers, industry operators and builders.
Interactive Panels: Top founders, product leaders, and frontier researchers sharing lessons from the bleeding edge of AI.
Curated Networking: Targeted founder–investor matching and opportunities to connect with leaders from frontier AI companies.
Builder’s Playbook: Tactical deep dives into data, infrastructure, and scaling strategies.
Community Energy: A collaborative atmosphere designed to spark meaningful partnerships across the AI ecosystem.
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Agenda:
11:00 am - 11:50 pm
Arrival & Check-in, Social, Booth Exploration, Lunch
Settle in, grab your badge and some snacks, meet fellow builders, founders and investors, and explore early-stage AI demos
11:50 am - 12:00 pm Hosts intro
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Panel Discussion on Embodied AI
Moderator: Prof. Tae Myung Huh, UCSC Tactile Manipulation Lab
- Leo Ma, CEO @RoboForce
- Prof. Steve McGuire, UCSC Human Aware Robotics Exploration Lab
- Tao Chen, CEO @Dexmate Robotics
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Panel Discussion on Agentic AI Frontier - From Research to Implementation
Moderator: Professor Yi Zhang, UCSC
- Prof. Ian Lane, UCSC
- Antoine Raux, Co-founder, modelcode.ai
- David Wei, VP Turing.ai
- Jerry Li, CEO LiveX.ai
- Prof. Xiang Yue, UCSC
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
AI Founder’s Playbook: Panel Discussion on Data, Infra, Security
Moderator: Jun Li, Silicon Valley AI Frontier Club, GP @ Wisemont Capital
- Xu Zou, SVP, Palo Alto Networks
- Prakash Sundaresan, ex VP Workday/AWS, serial entrepreneur, CEO @Defang.ai
- Prof. Heiner Litz, UCSC
- Hong Zhang, Director Databricks, ex Google
- Zheng Bu, CEO @Kaamel, ex VP Fireeye
- Charles Fan, CEO @MemVerge
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Startup Product Announcements & Celebration
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
General Chairs:
Jun Li, Chair @ Silicon Valley AI Frontier Club
Yi Zhang, Director, GenAI Center @UC Santa Cruz
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