🧠The AI Collective Chicago | AI Summer Social & Use-Case-athon
​AI Summer Social & Use-Case-athon
Open mic meets applied AI. You get 3–5 minutes. Bring your use case. Speak with precision.
​Date and Time
Tuesday, August 13
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Central Time
​Location
📍 Workbox – Fulton Market
220 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607
(Indoor venue, fully accessible, near CTA stops)
​Event Description
A room, a mic, and a purpose.
You have 3–5 minutes.
Tell us what you’re building.
Show us the problem.
Make the case.
​This isn’t a pitch night. It’s not a demo day.
It’s a working session in public.
​We’re giving the mic to builders, operators, researchers, and the AI-curious.
​Whether you come with a prototype, a story, or a sharp idea—this is your space to share it.
​🎤 Open mic + full A/V
đź“ť Sign up to speak at the door
🧊 Light drinks, no long speeches
🌿 Summer-on-the-lawn energy—indoors
đź’¬ No panels. No gatekeeping. Just shared attention.
​Hosted generously by Workbox
The Workbox Fulton Market location sits at the heart of one of Chicago’s fastest-growing neighborhoods, amongst booming businesses and some of the most renowned restaurants in the world. This renovated industrial workspace offers six full floors of common spaces, meeting rooms, and dedicated offices that can accommodate teams. Members at this location can enjoy a large variety of lively restaurants, art galleries, retail, and entertainment just steps away from the building. Commuting is easy with direct access to Blue, Pink, and Green line CTA trains as well as multiple bus lines all within a couple of blocks. For businesses looking for an energetic workspace, lively neighborhood, and convenient location in downtown Chicago, Workbox Fulton Market is the place to be.
Organized by AI Collective – Chicago Chapter
We’re a grassroots network building community for applied AI across Chicago.
​Free to attend, RSVP required. Capacity is limited. Come early. Stay sharp.
​As always, light beverages, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
​​Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
​The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
​All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective are subject to our Code of Conduct.