AxEC Community Tech Talk '25
Join us for one of AxEC’s Most Exciting Events of the Year!
An exclusive evening with 100+ of the Bay Area’s top founders, tech leaders, and investors.
Come for the insights… stay for the connections! We will dive into the future of AI, startups, and investment while building the kind of relationships that spark ideas and create lasting impact.
Snacks, Drinks, and a delicious Dinner will be served as you network, learn, and exchange ideas in a vibrant, welcoming setting.
Last few years were unforgettable - this year will be even better.
The event is Free this year, thanks to our amazing sponsors. Don’t miss it.
Important Note: If you have registered but can no longer attend, please unregister so someone else may take your place. Since all expenses are covered, we kindly ask that you do this if you are unable to attend for any reason.
AGENDA:
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm: Meet & Greet, Welcome over Tea & Snacks
5:15 pm - 8:45 pm: Speaker Sessions & Panels
8:45 pm - 9.45 pm: Networking & Dinner
Session I: Startup Showcase (10 mins)
Speaker
Sudarshan Kamath, Founder, Smallest AI
Pervez Alam, Head of Strategic Channels, Alliances, Eco-System Revenue, QA North America
Session II: CxO rapid session (10 mins)
Speaker
Weimo Liu, Founder & CEO - PuppyGraph
Session III: The Growth Lab Story (10 mins)
Speaker
Piyashi Bhattacharyya, Analytics Engineering Program Manager, Apple Inc
Dhriti Borah, Client Services Manager, JP Morgan Chase
Session IV: State of AI Agents in 2025: From Hype to Real-World Use Cases (30 mins)
Panelists
Mahesh Yadav, Product Leader and AI/ML Expert, Founder Legal AI Stealth Startup, Agentic AI PM Instructor @Maven, ex-Microsoft, ex-Meta, ex-Google, ex-Amazon
Swagata Ashwani, Principal Data Scientist and AI/ML Expert @Boomi, LinkedIn Top Voice 2024 & 2025, Chapter Lead @Women In Data
Partha Pratim Deka, AI & ML Expert, Best selling ML Book Author, ex-Intel, ex-GE, ex-Cisco
Moderator
Rukmini Baruah, Product & Transformation Leader | AI Product | Startup Growth @Carbon Health, Firefly, HyreCar
Session V: Indian Institute Of Technology Guwahati (IITG) Alum Panel, IIT-Grit: From Guwahati to Global – Great Ideas, Greater Impact (30 mins)
Panelists
Sameer Agarwal, CTO & Co-founder, Deductive AI
Tarang Vaish, CTO & Co-founder, Granica
Varun Kohli, CMO, Cequence Security
Sudarshan Kamath, Founder, Smallest AI
Moderator
Ashish Kakran, Partner, Sierra Ventures
Session VI: Showcase Chat (10 mins)
Speaker
Dr. Juhi Ranjan, Zime
Session VII: AccelVista, IITG Alum Accelerator (20 mins)
AccelVista: Mentoring, investing, and scaling founders from pre-seed to Series A with GTM, PMF, and deep-domain advisor support.
Speaker
Host
Pervez Alam, Head of Strategic Channels, Alliances, Eco-systems Revenue, QA North America
Session VIII: Cybersecurity in the Age of Generative and Agentic AI (30 mins)
Panelists
Apolak Borthakur, Vice President, Cybersecurity Software, Cisco
Debu Chatterjee, Co-founder & CEO, Konfer
Dhruba Borthakur, OpenAI, Co-Founder & CTO, Rockset (acquired by OpenAI), ex-Facebook (Meta)
Moderator
Vidya Raman, Founding Partner, FirstByte Ventures
Session IX: Fireside Chat (15 mins)
Panelists
Nate Gallon, Partner, O'Melveney & Myers LLP
Moderator
Bijoy Bora, UST Abzooba, Mentor at FalconX Gateway, Co-founder & COO, Zaloni, acquired by Truist Bank
Session X : VC Panel: The Next Wave of AI (30 mins)
Panelists
Anshu Agarwal, General Partner, Converge Ventures
Ashish Kakran, Partner, Sierra Ventures
Mahesh Ram, 3X Founder/CEO | Former Head of AI at Zoom | Founding CEO at Solvvy
Moderator
Pankaj Tibrewal, General Partner, Carbide Ventures
Parking: Free parking in front of or around the building. Please park in the spaces without building numbers.
This event is organized by AxEC in the Bay Area, a 501(c) (6) organization. (www.axecon.org)
Thanks to our amazing Event Sponsors: