The AI Stack in Practice: Live Demos from Teams Building AI in Production
Join Snowflake and Hetz Ventures for an intimate evening of live demos, technical discussions, and networking focused on building AI applications in production. Hear directly from teams deploying real-world AI systems, explore the data infrastructure powering them, and get a look at what's next on Snowflake's AI roadmap. Hosted at the Snowflake AI Innovation Lab in San Francisco.
Program
Welcome to the Snowflake AI Innovation Lab
Snowflake Team
An evening dedicated to one question: what does it actually take to build AI systems that work in production?
We'll bring together founders, engineers, and data leaders for a series of live demos, technical discussions, and peer-to-peer conversations focused on the infrastructure behind modern AI applications.
Building AI in Production
Guy Fighel, Partner, Hetz Ventures
Opening remarks on the evolving AI stack, the growing importance of data infrastructure, and the challenges teams face as they move from prototypes to production systems.
What's Next for AI on Snowflake
William Allen, Senior Director, Product Management
A look at Snowflake's AI roadmap, emerging platform capabilities, and where data and AI infrastructure are heading next.Live Demos from the Frontlines
Band
Ofer Mendelevitch, Head of Developer Relations
A behind-the-scenes look at how AI is being integrated into real-world products and operations.
Upriver
Omri Lifshitz, Co-Founder & CTO
Lessons from building and scaling AI systems on top of enterprise data foundations.
Nimble
Uri Knorovich, Co-Founder & CEO
How Nimble built Web Search on Cortex, integrated with Cowork, and leveraged Snowflake's platform to deliver scalable web search and AI workflows.
Drinks, Food & Conversations
We'll close the evening with networking over food and drinks, bringing together founders, operators, engineers, and AI practitioners building the next generation of AI products.
Location
🏢 Venue: Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI)
📍 Address: 8th Floor, 135 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
🚗 Parking: Self-parking available in the garage next to the 135 Building
🚶Arrival Guide: bit.ly/SVAI-Arrival-Guide
About Hetz Ventures 🚀
Hetz Ventures is a leading Israeli VC backing seed-stage founders building in AI and data infrastructure, and cybersecurity. With $500M in AUM, Hetz leads rounds and supports founders from seed to Series A. In AI and data infrastructure, Hetz is the only Israeli VC inside four exclusive partner programs across the data and AI stack. In cyber, Hetz activates a network of 50+ vetted CISOs and security executives to put founders in front of their first buyers from day one.