The AI-Native Stack: Build Faster in 2026

​A night of talks from the engineers behind the tools powering the fastest-moving startups today.

​If you're building with AI in 2026, the leverage available to you is unlike anything before, but only if you're using the right stack. This event brings together teams from Modal, Prefect, AssemblyAI, and &AI to show you exactly how these tools are being used in production, at speed, by companies shipping real product.

​Whether you're deep in infra, obsessed with developer tooling, or just want to see what a modern AI-native workflow actually looks like this one's for you.

​📍 Modal HQ, New York City
📅 March 24, 2026
🕕 [6 pm]

​Speakers:

• ​Luka Chkhetiani : Head of Realtime & Principal Researcher, AssemblyAI

• ​Adam Azzam : VP Product, Prefect

• ​Ben Shababo: Forward Deployed Engineer, Modal

• ​Amanda L - Founding Engineer, &AI

• ​Herbert Turner: Founder, CTO at &AI

​Moderated by Ben Epstein, Co-Founder & CTO @ GrottoAI

​Space is capped at 100 — register now to secure your spot.