Events

Physician and thought leader Robert Wachter will explore how AI could transform healthcare, cutting through both hype and skepticism in *A Giant Leap*.

Sid Trivedi, Foundation Capital partner and early-stage cybersecurity investor, will discuss building category-defining cyber startups with AI House Managing Director Yifan Zhang, followed by audience Q&A and networking. Trivedi’s track record includes investments in Aegis AI, AirMDR and others, plus exits to SentinelOne, Okta and Microsoft; he also co-founded the 2,000-plus-member CyberSeed community and co-hosts the Inside the Network podcast.

The Agentic + AI Observability meetup will explore production-ready patterns for building agent-powered web apps, backend infrastructure, and intelligent workflows, with live demos and practical guidance on quality, guardrails, and observability. Software engineers, app builders, ML/AI developers, and startup founders will hear technical insights from a series featuring speakers from Databricks, Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI.

AgentSys’s September meetup will explore the intersection of agents and systems, spanning sandboxes, inference, optimization, personal agents, and the future of software engineering. University of Washington Professor Arvind Krishnamurthy will speak, with attendees from Arker, Amazon, NVIDIA, Stanford, and UW.

A sentient AI will bring an ex-nun, an atheist programmer, and a medieval saint together on a fateful road trip to save humanity.

ProductTank’s *Big Ideas on Tap: The Age of One* will explore whether AI can empower one person to build anything through a live, interactive happy-hour discussion.

This AI meetup will feature practical use cases, experiments, and new tools, with demos beginning at 6:00 PM followed by Q&A and networking. Software developers and emerging builders will connect with people who work in and build AI every day.

Adults new to AI will get a hands-on introduction to the basics, with no prior experience or computer required. This free library session will make AI approachable and practical for beginners.

Engineers and builders from Qdrant, Adobe, Incantio, WellSaid, and the Seattle AI Film Festival will share practical talks and demos on AI-powered music discovery, audio search, generative media, voice rights, and cinematic content. Incantio founder and longtime musician Danny Newcomb will explore how AI can help independent artists make their music easier to discover.

This free public workshop will explore the rapid advances in AI and what they mean, with no technical background required.

The first-ever LangChain meetup will explore Expedia’s agentic journey, how agents can improve over time, and what it takes to run them at scale. Speakers will include Expedia Group Director of Applied Science Mani Najmabadi, LangChain CEO and Co-Founder Harrison Chase, and Expedia Group Chief AI and Data Officer Xavi Amatriain, followed by a Q&A.

Builders deploying AI coworkers in production will share live demos, code walkthroughs, and practical operating notes. The event will spotlight the systems and expertise shaping the agentic economy.

Five early-stage AI founders will pitch their startups and receive candid feedback from AI House Managing Director Jacob Colker and FUSE Plus Founder and General Partner Cameron Borumand. The afternoon will also feature audience Q&A, networking, and a vote that earns the favorite pitch a guaranteed one-on-one with the AI House team, with further founder meetings considered for investment and incubation.

Designers from Microsoft CoreAI will guide a hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop on using AI agents across the design process, from exploring ideas and building prototypes to user research and shipping code. Hosted by UXPA Seattle, the session will feature Elijah King, a Microsoft CoreAI product designer working on AI experiences in VS Code and GitHub.

A small, invitation-only dinner will bring together CIOs, CTOs, and senior technology leaders to discuss what’s working, breaking, and next in enterprise AI. Host Siva Surendira, two-time founder and CEO of Lyzr, will share perspectives shaped by building enterprise AI infrastructure and previously founding an AWS consultancy acquired by L&T Group.

Developers, AI engineers, and technical founders with basic Python and terminal skills will explore serverless inference, RAG, and AI agents in an Akamai-led workshop, then build and demo projects on Akamai Cloud for prizes. Akamai team members will provide hands-on support throughout the buildathon.

B.E.L.L.E.’s AI Startup Showcase will feature emerging founders presenting ideas in one-minute pitches or five-minute pitches with live Q&A, with judges selecting formats based on each team’s strengths. The entrepreneurship community, which has connected 30,000+ people and supported 1,000+ startups that have raised $1 billion, will spotlight solutions, teams, and market opportunities.

Antweight and Beetleweight robots will battle it out, while the new STEAM Discovery Zone offers hands-on activities to explore.

Seattle Tech Forum will host a hands-on AI agents workshop, starting with a live build demo before attendees create their own agents. Participants will wrap up by showcasing their work and sharing what they learned.

A candid cross-disciplinary discussion will explore how AI could reshape productivity, the future of work, and the business outlook.