AI Talk Series: AI Agents in B2B Panel & Networking
AI Agents are no longer just copilots—they're becoming closers, coders, researchers, and deal-makers. From outbound sales to internal ops, startups are using autonomous agents to 10x how B2B businesses run.
Join us for an exclusive panel with top AI founders, engineers, and investors diving into the rise of intelligent agents in B2B.
Panel on Autonomous Agents, Real Business: The AI Shift in B2B Panel:
Jose Menendez, Shipping AI speed⚡️, Groq ($640M in Series D)
Janet Gehrmann, Co-Founder & COO, Scoop Analytics ($3M+ seed funding)
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
Kristopher Floyd, General Partner, Founders Bay
🎯 We’ll cover:
• Real-world agent use cases across sales, ops, and support
• The current agent stack: orchestration, memory, tool use
• What makes an agent startup fundable in 2025
• Infra vs. application bets: where is the value accruing?
• Key risks: hallucination, security, governance
Schedule:
5:30 - 6:30pm - Networking
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Autonomous Agents, Real Business: The AI Shift in B2B Panel
Jose Menendez, Shipping AI speed⚡️, Groq ($640M in Series D)
Janet Gehrmann, Co-Founder & COO, Scoop Analytics ($3M+ seed funding)
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
Kristopher Floyd, General Partner, Founders Bay
7:30pm - 8:00pm - Networking
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