Frontier AI & AI Agents: Talks + Workshops, Ft Meta & Snowflake
The program will feature perspectives from Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and Snowflake, with an emphasis on real-world workflows, technical depth, and practical takeaways.
TechEquity Ai invites you to an evening of applied AI learning and hands-on building at the Snowflake SV AI Hub in Menlo Park. We bring together developers, founders, early-career talent, and professionals exploring AI. The program focuses on how frontier AI systems and agent-based architectures are built, evaluated, and applied.
This session is part of the TechEquity Ai Monthly Forum Series, combining strategic insights and real-world use cases from industry leaders, alongside technical workshops and live demonstrations.
Speakers
Okhtay Azarmanesh
Snowflake, Principal AI/ML Architect, Applied Field Engineering
Okhtay Azarmanesh is a Principal AI Architect at Snowflake, contributing to the forefront of AI development with a focus on conversational assistants. His career highlights include previous roles as Staff ML Engineer at Lacework and Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Kinship, where he focused on machine learning platform development and re-architecturing of deep learning networks. At Lyra Health, he applied his data science skills to improve mental healthcare access. He holds a PhD from Penn State University in electrical engineering, where he also worked as a Research Associate and Instructor.
Sanyam Bhutani — Meta, Partner Engineer
Sanyam is a Partner Engineer working on applied LLM projects. He is contributor to Llama-Cookbook, Synthetic-Data-Kit, TorchForge and OpenEnv repositories working on various projects making it simpler to use LLMs in real world use-cases.
Dave Nielsen — Head of Community, AI Alliance (IBM)
Mike Prince — CEO, Matchwise
Hamid Shojanazeri — Meta, Partner Engineering Manager( PyTorch & Llama)
What to Expect
Program details are subject to change.
5:00–6:00 PM | Registration & Workshop Pre-requisite Setup
Check in; bring your laptop to set up for the workshop.
Grab a drink, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with fellow attendees before the program begins.
6:00–6:15 PM | Welcome
Welcome and announcements
6:15–7:00 PM | Keynotes
Keynote: Building Blocks of Agentic AI (Sanyam Bhutani, Meta Superintelligence Labs)
An overview of the State of PyTorch and how we are approaching the Agentic AI world today with our ecosystem.
Keynote: Using MCP to Unlock Multi-Agentic Frameworks (Okhtay Azarmanesh, Snowflake)
In this session, we explore how Snowflake is leveraging MCP to move beyond "single-agent" limitations and unlock the power of multi-agentic frameworks. We will break down the architecture of agent orchestration, demonstrating how a standardized protocol allows specialized agents to share context, access enterprise data securely, and execute complex, multi-step workflows. Attendees will gain a practical roadmap for building modular and scalable agent systems that can solve sophisticated, cross-functional business challenges.
7:00-7:20 pm | Break & Networking
7:20–8:20 PM | Hands-On Technical Workshops (Parallel Sessions)
Workshop 1 (Intro): Introduction to AI Agents (Mike Prince, Matchwise; Dave Nielsen, AI Alliance)
Workshop 2 (Advanced): Hands-on Building your RL Environment (Sanyam Bhutani, Meta)
In this session, we will learn the design patterns and requirements to building a Reinforcement Learning Environment, why we chose to create OpenEnv and how you can contribute to the OSS Hub.
8:20–9:00 PM | Networking & Closing
Continue the conversation with developers, founders, and AI practitioners in a collaborative, welcoming environment. Light refreshments will be provided.
Who Should Attend
Developers and engineers exploring applied AI and agent-based systems
Startup founders building AI-powered products
Students and career-transitional professionals looking to deepen hands-on AI experience
Anyone interested in practical, responsible approaches to modern AI development
Important Details
Format: In-person, technical and hands-on
What to Bring: Please bring a laptop for workshops and demos
Code of Conduct: This event follows TechEquity Ai’s community code of conduct to ensure a respectful, inclusive environment for all participants
Event Info
🎟️ Registration: RSVP required (limited capacity)
🍽️🪑 F&B and Seating: Limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis
🏢 Venue: Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI)
📍 Address: 8th Floor at 135 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025
🚗Parking: Self-park in the garage next to the 135 Building
❗Arrival Guide: Download the guide at bit.ly/SVAI-Arrival-Guide
About the Event Organizer
TechEquity Ai is a nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing access to artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and applications.
Our flagship initiative is the TechEquity Ai Summit, a series of high-impact events designed to foster innovation, broad participation, and education in AI. In addition to the Summit, TechEquity Ai hosts a Monthly Forum Series to keep the community engaged year-round through ongoing learning, networking, and hands-on exploration of emerging AI tools and ideas.
Across our programs, we bring together builders, leaders, and learners through keynotes, panels, fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and interactive demos.
To learn more about TechEquity Ai and our programs, visit techequity-ai.org or reach out to us at [email protected].