Agentic AI Day: From Models to Systems That Act
10 Demos · Keynote · Panel · 80 people in the room
Agentic AI Day is a focused gathering for the founders, engineers, researchers, investors, and enterprise leaders building that future. This program gives selected teams time to demonstrate a real product or workflow, explain the technical decisions behind it, and receive useful feedback from experienced operators and investors. 🙌
Speaker & Judge Line Up
Dan Ndombe, Staff Developer Success Advocate @ Docker
Brett Liu, Investment Lead @ Sixty Degree Capital
Benny Liao, Investor @ Acorn Pacific Ventures
Vandon Duong, Investor @ DCVC
More speakers / judges confirming…
What to Expect
A keynote and a panel on the infrastructure required for autonomous applications
10 live product and technical demos
An intentionally curated room of approximately 80 attendees
Interested in Speaking? Please let us know through partnership@openstagesai.com
Agenda
1:00 PM — Doors open, registration and networking
1:50–2:00 PM — Opening
2:00–2:30 PM — Keynote
The Future of Connected and Collaborative AI Systems
2:30–3:45 PM — Talk & Demo Round I - 5 Teams
3:45–4:15 PM — Workshop + Coffee Served
4:15–5:20 PM — Talk & Demo Round II - 5 Teams
5:20–6:00 PM — GIFTS Panel Discussion
From Models to Autonomous Systems: What Infrastructure Will Agents Need?
6:00–7:00 PM — Networking
Talk & Demo Format
Each selected team receives:
10 minutes for a live technical or product demo + 5 minutes for moderated Q&A and feedback
Areas We’re Exploring
Agent runtime, tool use, and multi-agent orchestration
Context, memory, retrieval, and agent-accessible data
Inference, serving, routing, caching, and scheduling
Evaluation, observability, security, and permissions
Applying to Demo
Companies applying for a demo should be prepared to show a real product or workflow.
A polished pitch deck is not required. We care more about:
What the product actually does
Who needs it
What is already working
What the team has learned
What feedback, customer, investor, or partner connection would be most useful
Demo slots are limited. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Submitting an application does not guarantee a demo slot or event admission.
Please apply through partnership@openstagesai.com
Judge Feedback
We will invite a selected group of judges to evaluate the demos and provide direct feedback to each team. The judging group will include senior AI and infrastructure leaders, investors, and researchers or technical members from AI labs.
Who Should Join
Agentic AI and Model-Layer Founders
Researchers and Engineers
Infrastructure and Platform Leaders
Investors
Enterprise AI Leaders
Join as Strategic Partners
A limited number of keynote, panel, hospitality, community, and networking partnerships are available.
Partners receive access to a curated group of Agentic AI founders, technical builders, enterprise leaders, and investors, as well as structured opportunities for follow-up.
For partnership inquiries, contact partnership@openstagesai.com.
About the host:
OpenStages organizes curated Bay Area programs for founders and builders, including technical demo days, hackathons, salons, and closed-door sessions across AI and emerging technology.
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that participation is voluntary and at your own risk. The organizer, venue, sponsors, and partners shall not be liable for any personal injury, property damage, or other loss arising from participation in the event.