Join SF TechWeek | AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots

Join the Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club & the UCSC GenAI Center for an immersive SF Tech Week experience — 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.

Featured speakers include:

• Xu Zou, SVP, Palo Alto Networks
• Prakash Sundaresan, ex VP Google/AWS, serial entrepreneur, CEO @Defang.ai
• David Wei, VP Turing.ai
• Prof. Heiner Litz, UCSC
• Hong Zhang, Director Databricks, ex Google
• Jerry Li, CEO LiveX.ai

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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.

Agenda:
11:00 am - 12:00 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
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Panel Discussion on Embodied AI
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm: Panel Discussion on Agentic AI Frontier - From Research to Implementation
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm: AI Founder’s Playbook: Panel Discussion on Data, Infra, Security
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: Celebration and Lucky Draw

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