AI Events in Seattle

The Claude Impact Lab Hackathon will bring small-business leaders, experienced professionals (including technical builders), and students or recent graduates together for a one-day sprint creating open-source AI tools to tackle real business challenges. Sponsored by Anthropic with WTIA, the event will feature team demos and judging, with Claude API credits for participants and prizes for the winning team.

Seattle AI Week will kick off with a cold-water buddy dive and beachside food, drinks, and conversation for AI founders, investors, healthcare AI leaders, and tech operators, no pitches or panels. The event will be hosted by Adam Peddicord, a healthcare AI innovator, Army combat medic, and PADI Divemaster; divers will need Open Water certification or higher.

Adult learners will explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, building a clear foundation in key AI concepts and how they apply in everyday life.

The meeting will kick off with a 16-minute video introducing Amazon Format (AZF), setting the stage for the session’s discussion.

Attendees will build and launch a working AI agent in a hands-on OpenClaw workshop, with no prior experience required.

This hands-on workshop will show participants how to put Claude to work on meaningful, real-world tasks through practical vibe coding.

GeekWire co-founder Jonathan Sposato will moderate a fireside chat with technology strategist and author Alvin Wang Graylin on AI’s future and its implications for builders, businesses, and society. Graylin brings 35+ years in AI, XR, and semiconductors, leadership experience at HTC, Intel, and IBM, and current roles at Stanford HAI and MIT.

Ten Seattle AI startups will showcase what they’re building, followed by drinks and networking that continue conversations from the PitchBook keynote, Graylin x Sposato fireside, and VC panel. The event will bring together founders, operators, and investors as part of Seattle AI Week, hosted by Thinkspace in partnership with Skillsheet.

Seattle AI Week’s 2026 Summit will bring together founders, engineers, researchers, investors, policymakers, and creative and enterprise leaders to examine what the next era of AI should look like, from frontier research and workforce change to creativity, security, and policy. Speakers will include OpenAI’s Vijaye Raji, Read AI’s David Shim, TikTok’s Peter Kim, and Microsoft’s Jolenta Coleman-Bush, with keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and an Experience Hall.

Joel Horwitz will share a practical guide to fine-tuning open-source LLMs for go-to-market use, covering model selection, training data, LoRA and QLoRA, evaluation, and deployment. The session will help software and AI engineers, founders, and product leaders weigh custom models against prompting, RAG, and commercial APIs.

A panel will unpack how AI will reshape federal, state, and local government, from permitting and procurement to citizen services, and where adoption barriers and venture-scale opportunities will emerge. Speakers will include Bellevue CIO Sabra Schneider, Govstream AI founder and CEO Saf Rabah, Microsoft’s Michael Mattmiller, and Ascend founding general partner Kirby Winfield as moderator.

This upcoming workshop will make artificial intelligence accessible to the public, breaking down current capabilities and sharing practical insights.

This free, public workshop will unpack how companies, governments, and apps collect personal data, with no technical background needed. Attendees will explore practical ways to better understand and protect their privacy.

The upcoming gathering will connect AI and tech founders, investors, and builders for focused networking and conversation.

The Convergence Summit will explore how AI and quantum technologies are coming together, with a detailed agenda available through the event’s Luma page.

Quadrant Technologies and Microsoft will lead a hands-on workshop on modernizing SQL for an AI-ready data estate, with practical guidance from teams specializing in data and cloud technologies.

CoMotion, Nucleate, and Plug and Play will host a curated speed-dating event connecting founders building AI-driven healthcare, therapeutics, diagnostics, and med tech solutions with active VCs, angels, and strategic investors. Founders will pitch across multiple rounds, gaining direct investor feedback and opportunities to build valuable relationships.

AI House’s Halloween-edition Pitch Please will feature early-stage AI founders presenting to expert judges, including AI House and AI2 Incubator leaders, with candid feedback and audience voting. The session will also offer networking with founders and angel investors, plus opportunities for selected startups to pursue follow-up meetings on investment and incubation.

PitchBook, Harvey, and Madrona will explore how AI is transforming private-market sourcing, diligence, and deal closing, and why trusted data matters as workflows accelerate. The panel will feature senior product and investment leaders, followed by a networking reception and Kraken game.

Designers, 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.