

AI Talks at Qlay with Experts from TwelveLabs, Pipelex and Peppr AI (YC W25)
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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
James Le is the Head of Developer Experience at TwelveLabs, a startup building foundation models for multimodal video understanding. He previously operated in the MLOps space and ran a blog/podcast on the Data & AI infrastructure ecosystem.
Louis Choquel is the Co-founder and CTO of Pipelex, building the AI workflow language for agents and mere humans. He previously founded Ooblada, publisher of social games that reached 1M daily users on Facebook/Mobile.
Nitya Arora is the Co-founder and CTO of Peppr AI (YC W25).
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 & Sponsor Introductions
6:20 - 6:40 pm: "Video Intelligence is Going Agentic" by James Le (Head of Developer Experience at TwelveLabs)
6:40 - 7:00 pm: "Bridging the Gap Between AI Agents & AI Workflows" by Louis Choquel (Co-founder and CTO of Pipelex)
7:00 - 7:20 pm: "Development Workflow Optimization Using AI" by Nitya Arora (Co-founder of Peppr AI)
7:20 - 8:00 pm: Networking
Sponsors
Pipelex is Docker for AI workflows. Build modular pipes that compose like LEGO blocks, each using the right LLM for the job. Turn weeks of prompt tweaking into shareable, versioned pipelines with guaranteed outputs. Open-source Python library that makes AI engineering repeatable. (GitHub: github.com/Pipelex/pipelex)
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.
Event Terms and Media Release
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