Opening the AI Compute Stack with MAX and Mojo – Chris Lattner
A reference guide to the keynote by Chris Latner, co-founder and CEO of Modular, on September 30, 2026. Main Theme The keynote, “Open Source, Open Cloud, Open Software,” addresses the critical challenge of programming a rapidly diversifying and complex hardware landscape for AI. The main message is that the current software paradigm, heavily reliant on […]
Agentic Commerce – Lindsay Walker
This summary is a reference for participants of the keynote on Agentic Commerce, delivered by Lindsay Walker, Product Manager at Hadera AI Studio, on September 30, 2026. Main Theme: Agentic Commerce The central theme of the keynote was the emergence of Agentic Commerce, defined as any commercial process where an AI agent finds, chooses, or […]
GraphRAG, The Definitive Guide – Stephen Chin
“GraphRAG: The Definitive Guide” A reference summary of the keynote by Stephen Chen, VP of Developer Relations at NeoPorter, presented on September 30, 2026. 1. Main Theme The keynote, “GraphRAG: The Definitive Guide,” illustrates how combining Graph technology with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (GraphRAG) provides a superior solution for navigating complex, siloed enterprise data. The main message […]
Building AI Companies That Matter – Eric Ries, Tim O’Reilly
Building Incorruptible Companies for the AI Era This summary captures the core insights from the conversation between Tim O’Reilly and Eric Ries on September 30, 2026. It is designed as a reference for participants who attended the session. Main Theme The keynote, titled “Incorruptible,” centers on the urgent need to build companies that are structurally […]
Julien Launay
Julien Launay is the CEO and co-founder of Adaptive ML, a startup focused on enabling AI models to learn from experience. With dual headquarters in New York City and Paris, Adaptive ML is used by Fortune 500 enterprises—such as AT&T—to develop unique AI agents able to seamlessly interface with their systems and to learn from production data.
Priyambada Jain
Priyambada Jain is a data science and artificial intelligence professional based in California, currently working in AI at BlackRock in Palo Alto. She has extensive experience in Generative AI, machine learning, and statistical modeling, applying these technologies to solve real-world business problems. She holds a degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and has contributed to academic research in data science education.
Jackie Ho
Jackie Ho is a Product Lead at Predibase, where she drives the development of cutting-edge AI infrastructure that helps enterprises deploy, fine-tune, and govern machine learning models and agents at scale.
Adam Pingel
Adam Pingel is the IBM Head of Open Tools and Applications for the AI Alliance, a role he assumed in 2024 after joining IBM in 2022.
Hicham Oudghiri
Hicham Oudghiri is co-founder and CEO of Enigma, a New York-based data science and artificial intelligence company. While working as an energy analyst and managing a private sustainable finance program, he experienced a gap in the ability of enterprises to access and leverage data to solve problems.
Rita Waite
Rita Waite is a Partner at In-Q-Tel, the strategic investor for the U.S. Intelligence and Defense Communities. Rita joined In-Q-Tel in 2022 and primarily leads investments across the AI landscape. Prior to In-Q-Tel, Rita was an investor at Juniper Networks’ venture arm and Semapa Next VC, where she focused on AI/ML, computer networking, and fintech.