​In 2025, the most successful companies are AI-first—and the rest are racing to catch up.

​This panel brings together leaders building at the frontier of AI. You will leave this panel with deep yet practical insights on founding companies, GTM to strategic repositioning, team design and AI-adoption, and how to think about the future.

​Featuring:

• ​Corey Goff – Co-Founder / CTO, Reef.ai | Former Director of Software Engineering at Hawaiian Airlines, Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft

• ​Miki Hardisty – CEO & Founder, Olelo Intelligence | Former CTO, COO & SVP roles at ProService Hawaii, Jack in the Box, LPL Financial, Dell.

• ​Josh Brewer – VP of Design, Jasper.AI | Former CEO & Co-Founder of Abstract, Principal Designer at Twitter, Director of UX @ SocialCast.

​Key Topics We’ll Cover:

• ​Should every company be AI-first in their product offering?

• ​How to think about team composition from design to engineering.

• ​How non-tech companies should conduct discovery and implementation of new AI-products.

• ​What’s hype vs. what’s real—and how it impacts strategy, roadmap, and fundraising.

​Mahalo to Builders VC for making HTW 2025 and this panel possible.

​About the Panelists

​Corey Goff — Co-Founder / CTO @ Reef.ai

​Corey has 10+ years in product and engineering leadership at global and local leaders including Microsoft and Hawaiian Airlines. Reef.ai is an AI-powered customer data, scoring, and recommendation platform that turns customer data into revenue outcomes. The company is proudly backed by Hawaii-based investors, building globally competitive AI while being a catalyst and leader in our local tech ecosystem.

​Miki Hardisty — CEO & Founder @ Olelo Intelligence

​Miki is a seasoned technology executive with 20+ years of leadership experience across finance, consumer, and professional services. She’s served as Chief Transformation Officer, CTO, and COO at ProService Hawaii, CTO @ Jack in the Box, SVP of Product & Engineering @ LPL Financial, and Director of Product & Engineering @ Dell. Olelo Intelligence transforms business communications into actionable intelligence, delivering real-time insights that enhance customer interactions, optimize performance, and drive revenue growth.

​Josh Brewer — VP of Design @ Jasper.AI

​Josh is a designer, founder, advisor, and coach with a career spanning roles as CEO & Co-Founder of Abstract (acq. Adobe), Principal Designer @ Twitter, and Director of UX @ SocialCast (acq. VMWare). At Jasper, he leads design at one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence platforms designed to revolutionize content creation and marketing workflows. Jasper raised its $125M Series A at a $1.5B valuation, backed by Insight Partners, Coatue, Bessemer, IVP, and other top-tier global investors.

​This event is a part of Honolulu Tech Week - a week of events that unifies Hawaii’s tech ecosystem and those connected to it globally.