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Google DeepMind Research to Reality: Hear the latest from the Google DeepMind team on where AI research meets the real world, and see inspiring live demos from startups.

Tue, Oct 64:00 PM – 8:30 PMSOMABy Google for Startups
Demos & show-and-tell
Emily DukeHostProgram Manager, Events & Experiences (contractor), Google Cloud Global Startups (via BW Events Tech)

Published speakers DJ Cena

Host Brittney Glass

1,094 on the list

Join Camp AI: Production Ready Agents at SF Tech Week to network with the local AI community and learn what it takes to deploy a robust, enterprise-grade AI tech stack.

Tue, Oct 65:30 PM – 8:30 PMEmbarcaderoBy Auth0
Panel / firesideAI agentsSecurity
Gareth DaviesSpeakerCPO, Auth0
Den DelimarskySpeakerCore Maintainer of MCP; Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic
5 more with backgrounds
Rita KozlovSpeakerVP Product, Cloudflare
Paul Klein IVSpeakerFounder & CEO, Browserbase
Shreya GuptaSpeakerSr Dev Advocate for Startups, Auth0
Rob ZuberPresenterCTO, CircleCI
Chris SevPresenterDirector of DevRel, Auth0
999 on the list

This is a tightly curated room of people building what's next, kicking things off right before the week gets going.

Mon, Oct 56:00 PM – 10:00 PMMission BayBy Fireworks, Stripe, Vercel
Party
Michaela LandgrafHostFireworks AI
968 on the list

Coffee, Pastries and good conversation with AI Infra builders @Tesla.

Mon, Oct 58:30 AM – 11:30 AMCivic CenterBy Leverage
Breakfast / lunch / coffeeHardware & robotics
No named people yet
792 on the list

Mid-evening, five selected companies take the stage in our founder showcase — real businesses, real traction, presenting to the full room — plus a live demo from ZeroClick on what selling to AI agents actually looks like.

Mon, Oct 56:00 PM – 9:00 PMCivic CenterBy Musa Capital, Collide Capital, Mayer Brown LLP, Rho
MixerFundraising
Allen SmithHostFounder and Managing Partner, Musa Capital
Monica Pool KnoxHostFounder and Managing Partner, 726 Capital
2 more with backgrounds
Elias MufarechHostPrincipal, Collide Capital
Aaron SamuelsHostFounder and Managing Partner, Collide Capital
754 on the list

A relaxed morning with Startup Grind and Bright Data: agentic AI conversations, fresh bagels and brews. No long presentations.

Mon, Oct 58:00 AM – 10:00 AMSOMABy Startup Grind
Breakfast / lunch / coffeeAI agents
James GeeHostGlobal Partnerships Manager, Startup GrindJames Gee, Startup Grind Global Partnerships Manager and Silicon Valley Chapter Director, Startup Grind What started…
Derek AndersenHostFounder/CEO, Startup Grind
663 RSVPsFull

He joined OpenAI after working at Snowflake, giving him a perspective that spans two major shifts in enterprise technology: the rise of modern cloud data infrastructure and the current transition toward AI becoming part of everyday…

Tue, Oct 65:00 PM – 8:00 PMAlamo SquareBy Sushidata
Panel / firesideGTM & sales
Nick VelkovskiSpeakerCEO & Co-Founder, HeyReachCEO & Co-Founder, HeyReach Nick is the CEO and Co-Founder of HeyReach, a platform helping sales teams and agencies sc…
Allison Baum GatesSpeakerGeneral Partner, SemperVirensAbout — Allison Baum Gates About I didn't start out anywhere near Sand Hill Road .

Host James Gee

5 more with backgrounds
Eric MartinSpeakerVP of Sales, Vanta
Kevin MurphySpeakerGTM, OpenAI
George PortilloSpeakerGTM Architect | Sr. Engineering, Google
Zain A. GulamaliSpeakerVC and Strategic Startup Partnerships, US West, Microsoft for Startups
Brian SparkesModeratorHost, Silicon Valley Venture, LLC
645 RSVPsFull

11:00–11:30 AM | Registration, networking and demo showcase

Fri, Oct 910:30 AM – 4:30 PMMountain ViewBy AI Pioneer Club, UC Santa Cruz Gen AI Center
Panel / firesideAI infraHardware & roboticsIn the South Bay
Hanrui WangSpeakerSVP Applied AI; Co-Founder and CEO, Nebius; Eigen AI
Xu ZouSpeakerSVP, Palo Alto Networks

Host Sarah Pu

15 more with backgrounds
June YangSpeakerex VP of Google Cloud, ex VP of VMWare
Hao ZhongSpeakerCEO, ScaleFlux
Cliff CroslandSpeakerCEO, Scanner
Matthew GuthausSpeakerProfessor, UC Santa Cruz
Helen LiSpeakerManaging Director, Omnibay
Vinesh SukumarSpeakerVP of Product AI/GenAI, Qualcomm
Leo MaSpeakerCEO, Roboforce
Tae Myung HuhSpeakerProfessor, UC Santa Cruz
Wei XuSpeakerChief Scientist, Horizon Robotics
Salman A. AvestimehrPanelistProfessor; Cofounder, USC; Teamily AI
Xiaoliang "David" WeiPanelistAdvisor; ex VP of Meta Engineering, Turing
Jacques-A. GerberPanelistCo-founder and Managing Director, AXIAL Partners
Charles ElkanPanelistVenture Partner; Professor, Fellows Fund; UC San Diego
Jun LiHostFounder & General Partner, Wisemont Capital
Yi ZhangHostJack Baskin Professor; Director, Generative AI Center, University of California, Santa Cruz
637 on the list99% full · 1 left

Founders & Investors, let's hang out and get to know each other

Mon, Oct 57:00 PM – 9:00 PMSOMABy Technology Founders of America
MixerFundraising
No named people yet
600 RSVPs

Join founders, researchers, investors, engineers, and scientists for an early-morning breakfast focused on how AI is changing discovery, biology, medicine, and research.

Mon, Oct 56:15 AM – 10:00 AMMarinaBy Endpoint Arena
Breakfast / lunch / coffeeHealth & bio
No named people yet
599 on the list

Catch live demos from Baseten, Postman, Rootly AI, Supabase and The Prompting Company (YC S25).

Mon, Oct 55:30 PM – 7:30 PMFiDi (SF)By Rootly AI, Postman
Demos & show-and-tellAI agentsDev tools
Michelle MarcellineSpeakerFounder/COO, The Prompting Company2x YC founder, 2x acquired, Forbes 30U30.
Quentin RousseauSpeakerCTO & Co-founder, RootlyEarly Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Instacart and built resilient systems now…

Speaker Nihar Nandan, Chatan Konda

Host Patricia

1 more with backgrounds
Tomás PozoSpeakerCommunity, Supabase
588 on the list

USER EXPERIENCE is a physical gallery of new, weird, raw, and interesting ideas in tech — an experience you can walk into, see, hear, touch, and even smell.

Mon, Oct 512:00 PM – 1:00 AMUnion Square (SF)By USER EXPERIENCE by Material Album, presented by Forerunner Ventures
Demos & show-and-tellConsumerDesign

Host Material Album

566 RSVPs

This is for the girlies who want to get glammed up for tech week, have you ever thought how convenient it would be to have your business card or keyfob embedded in your nails?

Mon, Oct 510:00 AM – 1:00 PMHayes ValleyBy hallucinate LLC
PartyWomen in tech

Host Benjamin Jay Barber

556 on the list

You’ll also be joined by leading researchers from Google.

Wed, Oct 75:30 PM – 8:00 PMSOMABy Google for Startups
Happy hour
Emily DukeHostProgram Manager, Events & Experiences (contractor), Google Cloud Global Startups (via BW Events Tech)
556 on the list

Put on the glasses, look at something on the shelf, and it's yours.

Mon, Oct 59:00 AM – 6:00 PMMissionBy AGI, Inc.
Demos & show-and-tellHardware & roboticsConsumer
Juliana ChyzhovaHostMarketing; Co-founder, AGI Inc; Catalyst BayBusiness and growth leader scaling AI-native products and organizing founder-community events.
Chaitanya (CK) KhotHostSystems & Operations Lead, AGI, Inc.San Francisco-based growth and product specialist with an MS in Business Analytics from UC Davis and an MBA.
1 more with backgrounds
Jordan RuppertHostAGI, Inc.
539 on the list

We're pulling together agentic builders, engineers, founders, and the AI-curious for an evening of conversations, a few live demos, great energy, and drinks.

Wed, Oct 76:00 PM · end time unknownSOMABy Pinecone
Joerg SchadSpeakerVP of Engineering
526 on the list

Join Techstars, Zendesk, and DigitalOcean for a conversation with founders and C-suite leaders on how to stay ahead, make smart decisions in a rapidly changing landscape, and build companies that stand out.

Mon, Oct 510:00 AM – 2:00 PMSOMABy Techstars, DigitalOcean, Zendesk
Panel / firesideEnterprise / B2B
Kevin Van GundySpeakerChief Revenue Officer, DigitalOceanCloud and AI-infrastructure go-to-market executive
Craig FlowerSpeakerChief Operating Officer, ZendeskTechnology operations and transformation executive leading Zendesk's AI-first operating transition and customer-servi…
2 more with backgrounds
Mohamed MohamedSpeakerFounder and CEO, Smart Bricks
Kerty LevyModeratorManaging Director, Techstars
511 on the list

Nobody tells you where to find the week it takes to make one decent video.

Tue, Oct 69:00 AM – 12:00 PMMissionBy Descript
WorkshopCreators & media
Laura BurkhauserSpeakerChief Executive Officer, DescriptDescript CEO and product leader focused on AI-powered video and audio creation, human-centered generative AI and scal…
Natalie EstradaHostEvent designer and producer, RISE Event CoEvent designer and producer with virtual and hybrid event chops and 15+ years of…
510 on the list97% full · 11 left

Join us during Tech Week for an evening exploring the future of wearable health from sleep and recovery to biometrics, fitness, longevity, and everything in between.

Tue, Oct 66:00 PM – 10:00 PMSOMABy Lenn AI
Happy hourHealth & bioHardware & robotics
No named people yet
502 RSVPs

Then 2 VCs tell you what they’d actually do and what would make or break the deal in Investment Committee (IC).

Thu, Oct 84:00 PM – 7:00 PMSouth BeachBy G2C Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, Polsky Center at Chicago Booth
Pitch nightFundraising
Vik GhaiHostManaging Partner, G2C Ventures
Sunil GroverHostManaging Partner, G2C VenturesTechnology operator and investment banker.
5 more with backgrounds
Amelia SalterHostDirector, Strategic Partnerships, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Anita KhamvongsaHostExecutive Assistant and Office Manager, GreatPoint Ventures
Gautam KrishnamurthiHostGeneral Partner, GreatPoint Ventures
Ethan GillmanHostManager, Strategic Initiatives, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Lilliana RobinsonHostCo-Founder, Shokuna
498 on the list

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