1871 Events: Scale the System: 1871 Emerging Tech Innovation Summit

​Aug 20 – "Scale the System"

​Innovation Day 2 | Own the System

​What's working is becoming infrastructure. What are you building on top of it?

​Conversations to Have:

​1. The Second Wave of AI Deployment "The first movers have shipped. Now the rest of the market is catching up. What separates the companies that lead from the ones that follow?"

​2. From Tools to Platforms "The most valuable AI companies won't be selling software — they'll be running infrastructure. Who is building the platforms that power everything else?"

​3. The Talent Equation "You can have the best model and the worst team. How are the companies scaling AI actually building the organizations to run it?"

​4. Capital at the Frontier "Investors have moved past the hype cycle. What does the funding landscape look like for founders building in AI, blockchain, and deep tech right now?"

​5. Chicago's Next Chapter "The first summit asked: are you in? This one asks: what are you building? How does Chicago cement its place as the city where the next generation of technology gets scaled?"