AI Builders & Researchers Happy Hour & Panel - "Art & Science of Post-Training" - Seattle (SLU)
Join us for the next AI Builders, Founders & Researchers happy hour and short panel to celebrate Seattle Tech Week hosted by Databricks, OneSixOne Ventures, and Innodata.
Enjoy great food and engaging discussions with fellow AI builders, researchers, and founders shaping the future of AI right here in Seattle!
Agenda
- 4PM-5PM - Networking w/ drinks and hors d'oeuvres
- 5PM-5:30 PM - Frontier AI Scientist Panel - "Art and Science of Post-Training Agentic Systems"
Panelists:
- Zhenyu Zhao is a Research Engineer at Ila Sciences (AI Research Lab), previously at Writer, Cohere, and Airbnb. He holds a PhD from the UPenn.
- Tommy Guy is a Principle Applied Scientist at Microsoft, Data Science instuructor at UofW, and co-host of Pagenerd. He holds a MA, at Wake Forest University and attended PHD program at university of Waterloo.
- 5:30 to 6:30 PM - Networking w/ drinks and hors d'oeuvres
Space is limited (50) — RSVP to secure your spot.
About the hosts:
👋 Josh Lille is Director, at Databrick where he works with early-stage companies to adopt Databricks AI and offers credits to support founders. Separately, Josh is an investor and advisor in numerous early-stage startups. Prior to this role, he spent six years at Microsoft helping companies shape cloud and digital transformation.
👋 Ken Morimoto is a veteran startup & tech operator (ex-Amazon, Scale, NewEdge, Bigband, Cobalt), active angel, community builder, and currently Director at Innodata and partner at Leading Edge VC. He’s active in the Seattle, NYC, and Bay Area tech communities, has hosted AI Leaders & Builders meetups since 2020, and is a founding member and co-chair of Seattle AI Circle.
👋 Pablo Casilimas is Founding Partner at OneSixOne Ventures - a VC fund investing at the earliest stages in relentless founders building legendary companies. Our firm specializes in hosting highly curated events helping unlock revenue and funding for startups.