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​Join us for an exciting gathering in San Francisco that connects enterprise leaders with leading startup founders! Hear insights on latest trends in AI from industry experts.

​This event is hosted by Qlay, Digital Garage US and Open Network Lab.

​Guest Speakers

​Jaidev Shah is an Applied Scientist at Amazon Prime Video, where he develops next-generation recommendation experiences. Previously, at Microsoft AI, he advanced core search ranking for Bing, working at the intersection of large language models and information retrieval. His research has appeared in leading IR and recommender-systems venues, including KDD, RecSys, and CIKM. Jaidev earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University. His current passions center on AI agents and re-imagining search and recommendation through agentic AI.

​Kriti Goyal is an AI Engineer at Apple working on Foundation Models that power billions of devices worldwide. Her expertise spans both large-scale model development and the high-performance infrastructure required to serve them. Kriti completed her Master's in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also worked at Amazon on the ML Attribution model that optimizes the allocation of Amazon’s $10B+ advertising budget.

​David Park is the Co-founder & CEO at Narada AI, leading the company’s mission to revolutionize enterprise automation with Large Action Models. A BS/MS/PhD Candidate in Computer Science at Stanford University, Dave is a Terman Award winner and NSF Fellowship recipient. He has authored numerous publications in formal verification and has a deep background in automation and enterprise technology. Before starting Narada AI, Dave co-founded and bootstrapped Coverity out of Stanford, where he played a pivotal role in building the sales and marketing organizations and driving the company to a $375M acquisition. Now, at Narada, he is bringing the same expertise and vision to transform enterprise automation with agentic AI based on new research from the UC Berkeley AI Research Lab.

​MC

​Tom Nakata, Co-founder and CEO of Qlay. Previously at McKinsey, building organizational and marketing strategies for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands. B.A. in Statistics from Harvard College.

​Agenda

• ​5​​:30 - 6:15 pm: Registration and Networking w/ Food and Drinks!​

• ​6:15 - 6:20 pm: Host Introductions​

• ​6:20 - 6:40 pm: "Search and Recommendations in the age of LLMs and Agentic AI" by Jaidev Shah (Applied Scientist at Amazon Prime Video)

• ​6:40 - 7:00 pm: "Intelligent Autonomy: AI in Robotics" by Kriti Goyal (AI Engineer at Apple)

• ​​​7:00 - 7:20 pm: "Eliminating SaaS sprawl and bloat with a Large Action Model" by David Park (Co-founder & CEO at Narada AI)

• ​7:20 - 8:00 pm: Networking

​Sponsor

​Open Network Lab (Onlab) is a seed accelerator program run by the Digital Garage Group. There are 2 batches a year with an investment of $100K.

​Hosts

​​​Qlay is a Global Engineer Hiring Platform. We help startups source, screen and hire top-tier engineers from around the world. Book a quick intro call to learn how you can scale your development without ruining your cash flow!

​Digital Garage US is a technology incubator that bridges global markets and industries. By leveraging its diverse international network, Digital Garage US empowers startups, creators, and businesses to expand and innovate on a worldwide stage.

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