Agenda Fall 2025 – TechEquity Ai

Panelists:

Azita Martin
Nvidia

Saeed Amidi
Plug and Play

Moderator:

Panelists: Azita Martin , Nvidia | Saeed Amidi , Plug and Play

Moderator: Warren Packard , Recursive Robotics

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 10:30 am – 10:48 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

ResponsibleAI

Enterprise

AI: Aligning Policy with Innovation

Speaker:

Kathi Vidal
Winston & Strawn LLP

Speaker:

Kathi Vidal
Winston & Strawn LLP

Kathi Vidal , Winston & Strawn LLP

10:30 am

Workshop

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 10:30am – 12:30pm | 120 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Enterprise

Intro to Agents Workshop: Creating an Agent with GraphRAG & MCP

Workshop Presenter:

Sujee Maniyam
Nebius AI

Workshop Presenter:

Sujee Maniyam
Nebius AI

Workshop Presenter:

Sujee Maniyam , Nebius AI

10:50 am

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 10:50 am – 11:08 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Smart Cities & Mobility

AI Without the Hype: How Integrity-Driven Innovation is Accelerating Real-World Impact

Speaker:

Speaker:

Deborah Golden , Deloitte

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 11:10 am – 11: 28 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

Smart Cities & Mobility

Public Safety and the Need for a National Robotics Strategy

Speaker:

Speaker:

William Santana Li , Knightscope, Inc.

10:50 am

Panel Discussion

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | 60 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Smart Cities & Mobility

The Interoperability Opportunities in Smart Cities

Panelists:

Ben Calderon
Samsara

Blake Barber
Glydways

Moderator:

Panelists:

Ben Calderon
Samsara

Blake Barber
Glydways

Moderator:

Panelists: Ben Calderon , Samsara | Deborah Golden , Deloitte | Blake Barber , Glydways | William Santana Li , Knightscope, Inc.

Moderator: Ain McKendrick , Faction

11:30 am

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | 60 min

20min

2nd Floor Silicon Valley

C-SuiteAI

UseAI

Startups

International Startups GTM Dilemma: Push vs Pull Strategy

Moderator:

Michael DeBoard
StrategyPlus

Moderator:

Michael DeBoard
StrategyPlus

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm | 15 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

UseAI

Enterprise

Smart Cities & Mobility

Startups

The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Toborlife AI

Speaker:

George Ekas
Toborlife AI

Speaker:

George Ekas
Toborlife AI

George Ekas , Toborlife AI

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 1:47 pm – 2:02 pm | 15 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Marketing & Creative

Smart Cities & Mobility

Smarter, Not Harder: Rethinking 3D AI with 2D Efficiency

Speaker:

Speaker:

Ain McKendrick , Faction

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 2:04 pm – 2:20pm | 15 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Smart Cities & Mobility

While Silicon Valley chases self-driving hype, Physical AI transforms the real economy

Speaker:

Tim Bucher
Agtonomy

Speaker:

Tim Bucher
Agtonomy

Tim Bucher , Agtonomy

1:30 pm

Workshop

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | 90 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Enterprise

Intro to Agents Workshop: Building & Evaluating Effective  MCP-tools for Agent Use

Workshop Presenters:

Anupam Datta
Snowflake

Workshop Presenters:

Anupam Datta
Snowflake

2:20 pm

Break

2:30 pm

Demo

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | 20 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

Deliver your expertise through trusted AI Sidekicks

Speakers

Amir Rubin
Sidekick Wellness Inc.

Speakers

Amir Rubin
Sidekick Wellness Inc.

Panelists: Russell Shilling, Ph.D. , Sidekick Platform | Amir Rubin , Sidekick Wellness Inc. | Brendon Hale, Ph.D. , Sidekick Wellness Inc.

2:52 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 2:52 pm – 3:27 pm | 25 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

Toward Knowledge-Centric Architectures for AI Agents

Speaker:

Philip Rathle
Neo4j

Speaker:

Philip Rathle
Neo4j

Philip Rathle , Neo4j

2:52 pm

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 3:20 pm – 3:45 pm | 25 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

Building the Future of Applied AI

Panelists:

Joseph Spisak
Meta Platforms Inc.

Moderator:

Dave Nielsen
IBM

Panelists:

Joseph Spisak
Meta Platforms Inc.

Moderator:

Dave Nielsen
IBM

Panelists: Joseph Spisak , Meta Platforms Inc.

Moderator: Dave Nielsen , IBM

3:00 pm

VIP Session

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | 45 min

20min

2nd Floor Silicon Valley

Global Connect – International VIP Session

Speaker:

Speaker:

TechEquity Ai Organizer

3:15 pm

Speaker Session

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 3:15pm – 3:30pm | 15 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

UseAI

Enterprise

Marketing & Creative

Startups

Matchmaking AI founders with large enterprise

Speaker:

Emery Han
Plug and Play

Speaker:

Emery Han
Plug and Play

Emery Han , Plug and Play

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 3:32 pm – 3:52 pm | 20 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

BuildAI

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

QAI Cluster: Democratizing AI Infrastructure for All

Speaker:

Nan Liu
Quantea

Speaker:

Nan Liu
Quantea

Nan Liu , Quantea

3:45 pm

Break

4:00 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 4:00 pm – 4:18 pm | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

UseAI

Enterprise

The Cognitive Frontier in the Age of AI

Speaker:

Speaker:

Warren Packard , Recursive Robotics

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 4:20 pm – 4:38 pm | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Marketing & Creative

Searching, Streaming, Scrolling & Shopping: How AI informs consumer purchasing behaviors

Speaker:

Jo Broussard
Google

Speaker:

Jo Broussard
Google

Jo Broussard , Google

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 4:40 pm – 4:58 pm | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Marketing & Creative

A Brief History of Technological Rejection in Art

Speaker:

Rob Liebscher
Adobe

Speaker:

Rob Liebscher
Adobe

Rob Liebscher , Adobe

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm | 15 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

UseAI

Marketing & Creative

Startups

Intelligent Marketing in the Age of AI

Speaker:

Ali Payani
Payani Group

Speaker:

Ali Payani
Payani Group

Ali Payani , Payani Group

4:00 pm

Unconference

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm | 180 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

AgentCamp: Unconference organized by the AI Alliance

4:00 pm

Unconference

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm | 180 min

20min

2nd Floor Silicon Valley

AgentCamp: Unconference organized by the AI Alliance Breakout session

5:15 pm

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Friday, 5:15 pm – 5:45 pm | 30 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Education

From Digital Divide to AI Divide, an Optimistic View

Panelists:

Jonathan Heyne
DeepLearning.AI

Moderator:

Abhijeet Joshi
Nvidia

Panelists:

Jonathan Heyne
DeepLearning.AI

Moderator:

Abhijeet Joshi
Nvidia

Panelists: Jonathan Heyne , DeepLearning.AI

Moderator: Abhijeet Joshi , Nvidia

5:45 pm

Networking

7:00 pm

Closing

9:00 am

Opening

9:10 am

Event (2nd Day – 9:10am) Azita Martin

9:10 am

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 9:10 am – 9:52 am | 42 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Enterprise

Trust: the Currency of the AI Economy

Panelists:

Anahita Tafvizi
Snowflake

Moderator:

Vino Duraisamy
Snowflake

Panelists:

Anahita Tafvizi
Snowflake

Moderator:

Vino Duraisamy
Snowflake

Panelists: Anahita Tafvizi , Snowflake

Moderator: Vino Duraisamy , Snowflake

9:55 am

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 9:55 am – 10:15 am | 20 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

Real Agentic Use Cases in the Enterprise

Speaker:

Steve Shah
Citrix

Speaker:

Steve Shah
Citrix

Steve Shah , Citrix

10:15 am

Break

10:25 am

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 10:25 am – 10:43 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Education

Enterprise

Startups

Building AI Agents

Speaker:

Chenyu Zhao
Fireworks AI

Speaker:

Chenyu Zhao
Fireworks AI

Chenyu Zhao , Fireworks AI

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 10:45 am – 11:03 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Enterprise

Bridging the AI Empathy Gap

Speaker:

Lei Pan
Inflection AI

Speaker:

Lei Pan
Inflection AI

Lei Pan , Inflection AI

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 11:05 am – 11:23 am | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

Enterprise

Unlocking the Full Potential of AI for Revenue at the C-Suite Level

Speaker:

Kurt Leafstrand
Clari

Speaker:

Kurt Leafstrand
Clari

Kurt Leafstrand , Clari

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 11:25 am – 11:41 am | 16 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

ResponsibleAI

Enterprise

Healthcare

Trustworthy AI at Scale: How Private LLMs Protect Data and Cut Costs

Speaker:

Ivan Lee
Datasaur

Speaker:

Ivan Lee
Datasaur

Ivan Lee , Datasaur

10:25 am

Panel Discussion

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 11:45 am – 12:30 pm | 45 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

ResponsibleAI

UseAI

Education

Enterprise

Healthcare

Explore Healthcare, Education, Government and Non-profit Use of AI Conversational Agents

Panelists:

Bob Shaw
Champion The Challenges

Melina Uncapher, Ph.D.
SETA-ED

Moderator:

Panelists:

Bob Shaw
Champion The Challenges

Melina Uncapher, Ph.D.
SETA-ED

Moderator:

Panelists: Bob Shaw , Champion The Challenges | Melina Uncapher, Ph.D. , SETA-ED | Russell Shilling, Ph.D. , Sidekick Platform | Brendon Hale, Ph.D. , Sidekick Wellness Inc.

Moderator: Walter Greenleaf, PhD. , Stanford

10:30 am

Workshop

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 120 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Enterprise

Agent Builder Workshop: Creating an Advanced Agent

Workshop Presenters:

Workshop Presenters:

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 1:30 pm – 1:48 pm | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

Healthcare

AI in Healthcare for All

Speaker:

Speaker:

David Rhew , Microsoft

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 1:50 pm – 2:08 pm | 18 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

UseAI

Healthcare

XR, AI, and Biosensing: Converging to Transform Healthcare

Speaker:

Speaker:

Walter Greenleaf, PhD. , Stanford

1:30 pm

Panel Discussion

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm | 60 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

C-SuiteAI

Healthcare

AI in Healthcare: Urgent Needs, Powerful Tools, Ethical Constraints

Panelists:

Susan Kirsh
Department of Veterans Affairs

Steve Worland
Numerion Labs

Moderator:

Panelists:

Susan Kirsh
Department of Veterans Affairs

Steve Worland
Numerion Labs

Moderator:

Don Daves-Rougeaux
California Community College Chancellors Office

Panelists: Susan Kirsh , Department of Veterans Affairs | David Rhew , Microsoft | Steve Worland , Numerion Labs

Moderator: Walter Greenleaf, PhD. , Stanford

1:30 pm

Workshop

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | 120 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

ResponsibleAI

Enterprise

Startups

Trusted AI Agents Workshop : Let’s Work On A Trusted Market!

Workshop Presenter:

Andor Kesselman
Agent Overlay, Inc

Workshop Presenter:

Andor Kesselman
Agent Overlay, Inc

Workshop Presenter:

Andor Kesselman , Agent Overlay, Inc

2:00 pm

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | 45 min

20min

2nd Floor Silicon Valley

UseAI

The Cross-Border Funding Dynamics and Challenges: Due Diligence, Valuation, and Exit Strategy

Moderator:

Andrew Katcher
Rapid Results

Moderator:

Andrew Katcher
Rapid Results

3:10 pm

Break (3:10 pm)

3:20 pm

Panel Discussion

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm | 60 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

ResponsibleAI

Education

AI in Education Panel

Panelists:

Michael Kaufman
San José State University

Melissa Valentine
Stanford University

Moderator:

Camille Crittenden
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, University of California

Panelists:

Michael Kaufman
San José State University

Melissa Valentine
Stanford University

Don Daves-Rougeaux
California Community College Chancellors Office

Moderator:

Camille Crittenden
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, University of California

Panelists: Michael Kaufman , San José State University | Melissa Valentine , Stanford University | Don Daves-Rougeaux , California Community College Chancellors Office

Moderator: Camille Crittenden , CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, University of California

3:20 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 4:22 pm – 4:38 pm | 16 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

C-SuiteAI

UseAI

Education

Enterprise

Marketing & Creative

The Vibe Economy

Speaker:

Samuel J. Cummings III
Gen AI Works

Speaker:

Samuel J. Cummings III
Gen AI Works

Samuel J. Cummings III , Gen AI Works

4:40 pm

Keynote

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 4:40 pm – 5:00 pm | 20 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

BuildAI

Enterprise

Demystifying AI Agents: Beyond the Buzzword

Speaker:

Deepak Pai
Adobe

Speaker:

Deepak Pai
Adobe

Deepak Pai , Adobe

4:40 pm

Fireside Chat

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

4:57 pm – 5:27 pm | 30 min

20min

1st Floor Event Center

UseAI

Startups

AI and the State of Venture Capital

Panelists:

Keith Teare
SignalRank

Moderator:

Kayvan Baroumand
SignalRank

Panelists:

Keith Teare
SignalRank

Moderator:

Kayvan Baroumand
SignalRank

Panelists: Keith Teare , SignalRank

Moderator: Kayvan Baroumand , SignalRank

3:45 pm

Speaker Session

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm | 30 min

20min

2nd Floor Event Center

UseAI

Enterprise

Compliance at the Speed of AI

Speaker:

Pruthvi Shetty
Samsara

Speaker:

Pruthvi Shetty
Samsara

Pruthvi Shetty , Samsara

4:20 pm

VIP Session

Friday, 9:10 am – 9:30 am

Saturday, 4:20 pm – 5:20 pm | 60 min

20min

2nd Floor Silicon Valley

Global Connect – International VIP Session

Speaker:

Speaker: