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GenAI Founders Fireside & Networking

Name: GenAI Founders Fireside & Networking
Start: 2025-05-28T16:00:00.000-07:00
End: 2025-05-28T18:00:00.000-07:00
Location: 510 W Georgia St

AI Network of BC

510 W Georgia St

Vancouver, British Columbia

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About Event

AI Network of BC and AWS are hosting an exclusive evening of insights and connections at the GenAI Founders Fireside & Networking Event.

This event will bring together some of the most knowledgeable GenAI founders and experts for a dynamic fireside discussion. We’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities of building and funding in the rapidly evolving GenAI space—followed by high-impact networking with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and AI enthusiasts.

Light refreshments will be provided!

We are excited to welcome our amazing speakers:

Patricia Nielsen (National head of AWS for Startups) as our moderator
Andrew Donaher (VP Consulting Services, Vancouver & BC, CGI)
Kevin Collins (Founder and CEO, CharliAI)
Lio Lunesu (Co-Founder and CTO, DeFang.io)
Wilson Lee (Founder, Play3.ai)
Robert Rizk (Co-Founder and COO, Blackbox AI)

Agenda:

4pm: Guest check-in

4:30pm-5:15pm: Fireside Panel

5:30pm-onwards: Open networking

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