Applied AI Innovators | Founders, Operators & VCs
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B.E.L.L.E and Maple Leaf Venture Club (MLVC) invites you to Applied AI Innovators — an evening bringing together founders, AI practitioners, VCs, and community builders to share how AI is being built and applied in the real world.
✨ Event Highlights
This event features a lightning-round format spotlighting:
Early-stage founders building with AI
AI industry professionals & practitioners
VCs and ecosystem builders supporting the next generation of startups
Each speaker will deliver a short, high-signal talk (5 minutes) on what they’re building, what they’re seeing, or the communities they are curating in applied AI today.
Speakers:
Michael Cheong - Director of technology and digital transformation at KPMG
Nazuk Thakkar - Investor + GM at Drive Capital
Lenka Huang - Lead AI Strategist at Qurrent
Maguire Hampson - Venture Product Manager at Boardy
Ashley Martin - Founder of StartupFuel
Avril Sun - Founder of Succession AI
Shreyas Suri - Founder of OneChart.ai
Asar Qadir - Founder of Harmix Group
🎯 Our Goal
To create a high-quality, intimate space where builders and operators in the AI ecosystem can:
Exchange ideas
Learn from each other
Form meaningful, lasting connections
👥 Who Should Attend
AI founders & startup operators
Engineers, ML practitioners & product leaders
Investors & VCs interested in applied AI
Community builders & ecosystem operators
Tech enthusiasts
🧩 Event Format
Lightning talks from a curated mix of founders and professionals
Open networking with founders, operators, and investors
Community-driven, high-signal conversations
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About B.E.L.L.E
We are B.E.L.L.E (Boundless; Entrepreneurship; Liberty; Liaison; Empowerment), a community of entrepreneurs dedicated to breaking boundaries and building futures.
Our Impact: We’ve connected over 25,000 people, supported more than 600 startups, and collectively they raised $1 billion in funding!
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Special thank you to our sponsor: DeAI Strategies
A regulated, vertically integrated platform for enterprises to access decentralized AI networks. By operating infrastructure, partnering with proven applications, and building next-generation AI products, DeAI Strategies monetizes the entire decentralized AI ecosystem.
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