​Most companies bolt AI onto the side of their org chart. The next wave is built AI-first, using agents to do the work entire teams used to.

​But what does that actually look like in practice?

• ​How do you set-it all up?

• ​Where do humans still beat machines on cost, speed, or quality?

• ​How do you hire when AI handles the structured work?

• ​What breaks when half your "workforce" consists of LLMs?

​Newschool Live · AI Ops 101

​Newschool.vc is bringing together three Ghent-based founders who are building exactly these companies. They are cutting the fluff to give a pragmatic breakdown of what works, what fails, and what they wish they’d known on day one.

​The Speakers

• ​Vincent Theeten | Co-founder & CEO of Ringtime. Building AI voice agents that screen blue-collar candidates via phone and WhatsApp, 24/7, in their native language.

• ​Jonas Deprez | Co-founder & CEO of Donna, the AI sales assistant. Previously built and exited Daltix to Colruyt Group.

• ​Xander Berkein | Co-founder & CTO of Donna. After a decade of building and scaling software systems, now building AI-native sales workflows at Donna.

​The Agenda

​Real AI Operations They will unpack the raw reality of running AI-native startups, including:

• ​The exact tooling stack they rely on.

• ​Org design and hiring decisions for an AI-heavy team.

• ​The workflows that shattered under pressure.

• ​The costly mistakes you won't see on LinkedIn.

​90 minutes. Three practitioners. Zero hype. Full Q&A.

​Event Details

• ​When: Thursday, July 2 · 18:00–19:30

• ​Where: Besox · Ghent (In person)

• ​Host: Newschool.vc