

AI Startups: Built Different AND Networking Happy Hour, all at Orange Bike!
Come get inside the minds (and models) shaping the next wave of AI startups. Kick the conference week off right with our first FREE panel discussion followed by a networking happy hour, all sponsored by Orange Bike Brewing Company.
What makes AI startups tick—and why do they feel so different from traditional SaaS? Founders and builders behind some of today’s most exciting AI ventures pull back the curtain on opportunity, hype, and the messy middle of building with intelligence at the core. Expect hot takes, honest lessons, and a glimpse at the human creativity driving the machines.
Session panelists:
George Matelich, Co-Founder, Rely
Tom Law, Changemaker. Founder & President, Oak AI
Ben Fichter, Founder, ConductorAI
Joseph Rousseau, Founder, Zal.ai
Brent O. Phillips, Podcast Producer, Humanitarian AI Today