AI Talks at Qlay with Experts from AWS, rtrvr.ai and Genspark AI
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Join us for an exciting gathering in San Francisco that connects enterprise leaders with leading startup founders! The "AI Talks at Qlay" series is a monthly event where industry experts within Qlay's community share about their insights on the latest trends in AI.
This event is hosted by Qlay, Digital Garage US and Open Network Lab.
Guest Speakers
Tarika Jain is a Senior Product Designer at Amazon Web Services, where she leads the design for generative AI Agents, focusing on crafting intuitive, scalable experiences for enterprise users leveraging GenAI capabilities.
Arjun Chintapalli is the Co-Founder & CEO of rtrvr.ai, the SOTA AI Web Agent to run complex workflows, extract structured data, and integrate any API - all with simple prompting. Previously, he worked at Google pioneering Vertical Federated Learning, training models on planet scale data and serving models on billions of dollars of ad traffic.
Wen Sang is the Co-founder & COO of Genspark, a Palo Alto–based AI agent company pioneering the future of work through cutting-edge AI for knowledge workers. Wen previously founded Smarking, a San Francisco–based enterprise SaaS company backed by Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Govtech Fund, and other top-tier investors. Smarking empowers commercial real estate owners, municipalities, universities, hotels, hospitals, airports, and parking operators to maximize business performance. Its market-leading platform is used at over 2,500 parking facilities across North America. Wen holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
MC
Tom Nakata, Co-founder and CEO of Qlay. Previously at McKinsey, building organizational and marketing strategies for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands. B.A. in Statistics from Harvard College.
Agenda
5:30 - 6:15 pm: Registration and Networking w/ Food and Drinks!
6:15 - 6:20 pm: Host & Sponsor Introductions
6:20 - 6:40 pm: "A Review of the Agentic Year: What came through in 2025?" by Wen Sang (Co-founder & COO of Genspark)
6:40 - 7:00 pm: "Designing for GenAI to Explain Ability and Human-in-the-loop" by Tarika Jain (Senior Product Designer at Amazon Web Services)
7:00 - 7:20 pm: "Using AI Web Agents to Automate Tasks, Compile Web Datasets, and Call Tools/APIs, All Within the Browser" by Arjun Chintapalli (Co-Founder & CEO at rtrvr.ai)
7:20 - 8:00 pm: Networking
Sponsors
INFODIP, founded in 1986 and based near Paris, is a trusted European integration partner specializing in custom appliance manufacturing. They help international software companies deploy their solutions across Europe and the MEA region through a fully managed, local platform. As a European hub, INFODIP enables U.S. companies to assemble and deliver their software appliances directly to end customers across EMEA.
Open Network Lab (Onlab) is a seed accelerator program run by the Digital Garage Group. There are 2 batches a year with an investment of $100K.
Hosts
Qlay is a Global Engineer Hiring Platform. We help startups source, screen and hire top-tier engineers from around the world. Book a quick intro call to learn how you can scale your development without ruining your cash flow!
Digital Garage US is a technology incubator that bridges global markets and industries. By leveraging its diverse international network, Digital Garage US empowers startups, creators, and businesses to expand and innovate on a worldwide stage.
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