AI, Software, and Building Companies: AMA with Toufic Boubez

​Are you building in BC, but the networking part doesn't come naturally?

​Are you figuring out how AI actually fits into your startup, beyond the hype?

​Are you trying to grow your network and your knowledge, but tired of inefficient events and small talk?

​This is the event for you.

​Join Lizzie Hnatiuk of Pender Ventures for a moderated AMA with Toufic Boubez: five-time founder, AI leader, and one of Vancouver's most experienced technical builders:

• ​Co-founder & CTO of Catio (AI copilot for cloud architecture)

• ​Co-founded Layer 7 Technologies (acquired by CA), Metafor Software (acquired by Splunk), and Saffron Technology (acquired by Intel)

• ​Led AI and machine learning engineering at Splunk; former CTO/CPO at MacroHealth; Chief Architect at IBM

• ​PhD in biomedical engineering, ex-NASA, and Venture Partner at Pender Ventures

​In one hour, from your desk: learn from an expert, ask the questions you actually care about, and make a connection with a well-known Vancouver investment fund.

​Low stakes, by design. Cameras optional. Anonymous questions welcome; submit them when you register or drop them in chat. No breakout rooms, no icebreakers, no going around the room. We skip the small talk and get right into what matters.

​Format: 30 minutes of moderated Q&A on AI, software, and company-building, then open floor for your questions.

​Who should come: Founders and builders in and around BC, from idea stage through Series A. If you're building something real and would rather spend an hour learning than an evening mingling, this was made for you.