AI Venture Network Presents AI Tools for Enterprise, in Partnership With Kiln Featuring Governor Doug Ducey
AI Tools for Enterprise
Governor Doug Ducey Headlines Arizona's Largest AI Ecosystem Convergence!
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 5:30–9:00 PM
Kiln | 1801 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Invitation-Only Gathering
Title Sponsor: City of Avondale
Partner Sponsors: Neubloc, IntraEdge/Truyo, Steadynamic, Brainiest.ai, Gallagher & Kennedy Law Firm
Executive Summary
Artificial Intelligence Venture Network presents AI Tools for Enterprise, a curated showcase connecting C-suite executives, IT leaders, and decision-makers with Arizona's leading AI solution providers. This invitation-only convergence brings together 300+ attendees. (Close to 400 RSVPs and counting!)
Highlights include: Special VIP Guest Governor Doug Ducey, Keynote speaker Dan Clarke, President & Co-Founder, IntraEdge/Truyo, and the Founders of X-Silicon Inc talking about how they are re-inventing the GPU, and why they are moving to AZ.
Audience: C-suite executives, IT leaders, compliance officers, HR directors, legal counsel, innovation leaders, startup founders, technologists, investors, and researchers.
Featured Conference Program
6:00-7:00 PM: Arizona Leadership Fireside Chat
Special VIP Guest Governor Doug Ducey in a Fireside Chat with AIVN Founder Bill Swartz
Followed by audience Q&A
7:00-8:00 PM: Enterprise AI Governance
Keynote: Dan Clarke, President & Co-Founder, IntraEdge/Truyo)
Panel: "Not Just Theory: Real Stories from AI Governance Leaders Doing the Work Today"
Executive Panel featuring:
8:00-9:00 PM: Arizona's AI Horizons
Moderator: Brian McCarthy, AIVN Chief Strategist, and Founder, Stride Group
Panel: "A Full Stack View of the Future of AI in Arizona"
Open Community Forum featuring:
Jennifer Stein - Director of Economic Development, City of Avondale
Founding Team - X-Silicon
And More
Event Experience
Exhibition Showcase (25+ Companies)
5:30–9:00 PM | Throughout Venue
Arizona-based AI solution providers and research institutions
Live demonstrations of enterprise-ready tools and platforms
One-on-one consultations with solution architects
Numerous Curated Zones with Refreshments Throughout
Enterprise Zone - Hosted by Truyo, the AI governance and privacy compliance platform from IntraEdge, featuring a live conference program (described above), along with exhibitors of AI services and solutions for enterprise customers including Poseidon Robotics, Auto BIM Route, qBotica, VelocitiPM, Data Biologics, Grid8, and Pillir
X-Silicon Pavilion - We are proud to feature X-Silicon as an exhibitor in a special glassed-in space we are calling The X-Silicon Pavilion. Intel Alumni should drop in to join an unsanctioned pop-up reunion of current and former Intel OGs hosted by X-Silicon Advisor Alec Gefrides. If you are a SemiCon attendee this space is for you!
Venture Zone - Hosted by Brian McCarthy, Stride Group, featuring Arizona investors, including PHX Ventures and AZ-VC, holding pitch meetings w/prescreened startup teams attending the event, while founders with assigned conference rooms seek opportunistic investor connections
SMB Zone - Hosted by Steadynamic and Brainiest.ai and featuring exhibitors with public demo stations, including AI Daddy, Xaac, Covenant Labs, RIU and The AI Rights Project
MedTech Zone - Hosted by Dr. Jacque Sokolov, SSB Companies, featuring the MedTech Mentor Lounge and presentations from AdviNOW, Artrya, and The Pause Technologies, plus emerging Medtech/HealthTech startups seeking private meetings on site with advisors, investors and customers in assigned private offices
Blockchain Zone, Powered by Women of Web3 - Hosted by Sandy Martinez this is the place to chill and HODL, while trading NFTs with the homies like a boss.
Research Zone - Hosted by ASU's Interactive Robotics Lab, led by Dr. Heni Ben Amor, and ASU's Annual Southwest Robotics Symposium (SWRS), our Research Zone boasts free pizza!, a Robot Room featuring STEM robotics students from EcoRobotik, founded by Gabriela Gabaldon. A collection of students and parents will be representing DRIPBL (Dream Research Innovate Problem/Project Based Learning) with Rachna Nath, where students get involved in creating community based problem/design solutions, along with a series of exhibits from ASU Professors ranging from the world class research of Dr. Shenghan Guo, The School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks to leading edge startups founded by ASU professors, such as SEMI XR, from Umberto Celano, and ARGOS Vision from YZ Yang and Mohammad Farhadi.
Premier Lounge - Hosted by Sponsors City of Avondale, Neubloc, and Gallagher & Kennedy Law Firm to serve as a quiet nook for speakers and VIP guests to connect.
Exhibiting Sponsors
Truyo - Robust AI governance & privacy compliance
Steadynamic - cutting-edge AI and custom software solutions
Brainiest.ai - THE AI marketing platform
Neubloc - Global AI business intelligence and innovation consultancy
In Kind Event Support
Navi Arora & Anika Loar - Kiln
Confirmed exhibitors
Poseidon Robotics - Husband & wife underwater ROV co
X-Silicon - Reinventing the GPU for computing at The Edge.
Auto BIM Route - AI for MEP clash-free routing
qBotica - Agentic AI solutions
VelocitiPM - AI powered product management
SEMI XR - Extended Reality for semiconductor manufacturing
ARGOS Vision - Object detection at the edge
AI Daddy - AI discovery workshops
Xaac - Revolutionizing tax workflow w/AI-powered automation
Data Biologics - Patient care data into actionable insights
Covenant Labs - Building AI systems infrastructure
RIU - Better living through AI
The AI Rights Project - AI rights education not-for-profit
Grid8 - advanced modeling and AI to predict the future of grid
DRIPBL - Project Based Learning for STEAM students
Pillir - complex ERP systems into intuitive apps
Registration Information
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time: 5:30–9:00 PM (Registration begins at 5:30 PM)
Format: Invitation-only, curated attendance
Capacity: Limited to 300 qualified participants
Venue: Kiln | 1801 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Registration Requirements: Please complete the registration form with requested organizational and role information to receive rapid confirmation of your attendance. All registrations are subject to qualification review to ensure optimal networking value for all participants.
Complimentary Attendance: This forum is provided at no cost, courtesy of our corporate sponsors and AIVN's mission to advance Arizona's AI ecosystem development.
Breaking Records:
AIVN's 9th event with perfected networking model
1,000+ total attendance milestone across all AIVN events
100 AI/robotics organizations showcased since inception
Largest AI ecosystem gathering in Arizona state history
10% of founder attendees surveyed got funded via AIVN
Register now to secure your place at Arizona's premier AI ecosystem convergence.
Where Arizona's AI future converges. Where every conversation creates possibilities.
This event brought to you by AIVN and the efforts of:
Bill Swartz, AIVN Founder, Swartz Executive Search
Brian McCarthy, AIVN Chief Strategist, Stride Group
Event Security Courtesy of Bill Schultz, Founder, Integrated Security Consultants