​AI Share & Build Night: Learn, Share, and Create Together

​​​Location: AWS Skills Center (right off the Crystal City metro. Free garage parking after 5pm).

​Note: Please register in advance to have access to the room.

​Join us for an inspiring evening of AI exploration, live demos, and collaborative building!

​Whether you’re curious about AI or already building with it, this event is your space to learn from others, showcase your ideas, and get hands-on creating something new.

​Expect an atmosphere that’s energetic, supportive, and full of possibility — you’ll leave with fresh ideas, new skills, and new collaborators.

​Agenda [Tentative]

​5:00 – 5:45pm: Arrival & Networking

​Ease into the evening with conversation. Meet fellow builders, creators, and innovators who are just as excited about exploring what’s possible with AI.

​5:45 – 7:45pm: Show & Tell + Q&A

​Watch live showcases from community members and local builders who are experimenting with AI tools, products, and ideas. From chatbots and creative apps to workflow automations — see what’s being built and get inspired for your own next creation.

​No pressure to present, just come ready to be inspired or jump in the next round!

​7:45 – 8:00pm: Wrap-Up

​Celebrate the creative energy in the room, exchange contacts, and connect for future collaborations.

​Who It’s For

• ​The AI-Curious: No coding experience needed — if you can use a computer, you can create something awesome.

• ​Creators & Storytellers: Artists, designers, writers, and marketers curious about using AI to expand their craft.

• ​Students & Professionals: Anyone interested in exploring how AI can make their work smarter, faster, or more expressive.

• ​Developers & Builders: Experienced creators ready to showcase their latest projects and connect with others in the AI space.

• ​Everyone: If you’re excited about what AI makes possible, you belong here.

​What You’ll Leave With

• ​New skills and inspiration from real demos

• ​A live prototype (or the start of one!)

• ​Meaningful connections with other AI creators

• ​A deeper sense of what’s possible when we build together

​About your Hosts:

​​​Nadeen Siddiqui (Linkedin) is the founder of Flowstate AI — helping business owners identify & eliminate bottlenecks using AI.

​​​Zhe Liu (Linkedin) is a Product Manager at Amazon leading product strategy and development for fintech analytic platforms.

​Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

​The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.

​All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective are subject to our Code of Conduct.

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