Entrepreneurship in AI-era (what to expect in candidates and also share how they are using AI)

​Anatoly Khen is the founder and CEO of Captus.ai, where he is building AI-powered risk detection to eliminate construction rework, a $220B problem in the United States. He brings over a decade of experience building AI products for public safety and enterprise software, including work at Axon, Paylocity, and VC-backed ventures like Revelen.ai. His teams have shipped products used by some of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country. He is currently pursuing his Executive MBA at MIT (Class of 2027).

​Outside of work, Anatoly spends his free time exploring the outdoors with his daughter, two labs, and wife. As a family, they love finding new and unique places to eat.

​Darren Apfel is a technology executive and founder with nearly three decades of experience building products at the intersection of AI, developer platforms, and SaaS. He is the founder and CEO of limerIQ.ai, an agentic platform that orchestrates AI coding tools to automate software development lifecycle workflows. Before founding limerIQ, Darren held VP and GM roles at Ford Model-e, Twilio, Zillow Group, and Microsoft, where he launched and scaled products spanning connected vehicles, global communications, consumer finance, gaming, mobile, and enterprise SaaS. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University, with a concentration in music composition and music technology. He lives in Redmond, WA with his wife and two French Bulldogs.