The AI Space Podcast-Live!: 2026 AI Market Outlook & Playbook

​The AI Space Podcast Overview

​Launched in December 2024, the show empowers founders, innovators, and technologists with game-changing insights to grow and scale their businesses with AI. Visionary founders and trailblazing leaders, those in the trenches pioneering innovative strategies and technology solutions in The AI Space, share their amazing journeys and hard-fought, battle tested, real-world insights.

​Event Overview

​An exclusive, live podcast and networking experience to build the community of founders, partners, and investors shaping AI. This session will explore key trends in 2026 and reveal an AI playbook to create real traction, cash flow, and valuation.

​Hosts & Partners

​VC Arena, Crowley Capital, & Stonehaas Advisors

​Sponsors
- Stonehaas Advisors
- TBD - Contact Us for Opportunities

​Format:

​- Immersive Networking
- Podcast Panel Discussion + Q/A
- Live Stream to YouTube & other platforms.

​Audience:  AI Founders, Builders, & Investors
- Founding Team – CEO, CTO, CPO, CMO, etc.
- Executive - Product and Data leaders, Operators
- Entrepreneurs and Fractional Executives
- Legal – Corporate & IP experts
- Investors, VCs and Angels
- PE and Family Offices
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Community Leaders & Associations
- Ecosystem Partners & Academia

AGENDA

​3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Check-In and Networking
Connect with leading founders, investors, and innovators. Enjoy drinks, appetizers, and curated introductions designed to spark valuable connections.

​3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Opening Remarks
Dan Sinawat, Founder & CEO, AI Connex and VC Arena
Title Sponsor: TBD
- Welcome and Introductions
- Overview of Event and Partnership
- Why 2026 is the year of execution and ROI in AI

​4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Panel Discussion –
“2026 AI Market Outlook & Playbook:
Growth, Virality, & Real Returns”

​Host/ Moderator: Sanjay Kalluvilayil
Panelists: AI Industry Leaders (3)
1.  Panelist #1: Dan Sinawat, Founder & CEO, AI Connex and VC Arena
2. Panelist #2: Jake Crowley, Managing Director, Crowley Capital
3. Panelist #3: Steve Deeb, Founder & CEO, Lone Star Ascent

​KEY TOPICS / THEMES
- 2025 Key Insights: Lessons from the past year’s winners and challenges
- 2026 AI Playbook: Practical strategies for Founders, Start-ups, and VCs
- Creating Market Traction & Virality: Breaking through the noise
- AI Tech Stack – Designing and Architecting a practical, scalable, & secure platform
- Building Real ROI — Operationalizing AI for measurable, and predictable outcomes
- AI Governance Model — Balancing innovation and ethics to de-risk iniatives
- Building Connections & Community — Strengthening ecosystems and partnerships.

​4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Audience Q&A + Live Poll
- An interactive session capturing real-time perspectives from the audience.

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Networking & Recording Wrap-Up
- Open networking and content capture for social, podcast, and media clips.
- Targeted networking for sponsors

ORGANIZERS
Stonehaas Advisors –  an advisory/ consulting firm partnering with AI Founders and Businesses struggling with cash flows to drive customer loyalty, revenue growth, operational excellence, and profitability to maximize valuations – enabling growth, successful capital raises, and strategic exits.

VC Arena - VC Arena is a program where venture capitalists meet founders to face-off on due diligence for evaluation, funding and feedback on their businesses to accelerate their startup's growth...

​Crowley Capital - a venture firm deploying capital across AI, deep-tech, and critical infrastructure, supporting pre-seed through Series B+ companies.