AxEC Tech Talk '26
AxEC's 2026 Tech Talk is happening again! Join us !!!
An exclusive evening with 100+ of the Bay Area's founders, tech leaders, and investors, gathering for this year's Tech Talk.
Come for the insights… stay for the connections! Dive into conversation with speakers and panelists, and build the kind of relationships that spark ideas and create lasting impact.
Network, learn, and exchange ideas in a vibrant, welcoming setting.
Last few years were unforgettable - this year will be even better.
Important Note: If you have registered but can no longer attend, please unregister so that someone else may take your place. Thank you for helping us make the most of our limited capacity.
AGENDA:
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm: Meet & Greet, Welcome over Tea & Snacks
5:15 pm - 8:15 pm: Speaker Sessions & Panels
8pm - 9:30 pm: Networking & Dinner catered by Khaar (Flavors of North East India)
I. Session: 5:20pm - 5:35pm
Intelligent driven security - AI deployment at Scale (7 minutes)
Speaker:
Jyotirmoy Sundi, Co-Founder & CTO, votal.ai
II. Session: 5:35pm - 5:50pm
Humanoids & Robotics, A subset of Physical AI (7 minutes)
Speaker:
Shashank Maheshwari, Sr Product Manager- Edge AI & Humanoids, NVIDIA
III. Session: 5:50pm - 6:00pm
Legal Lightning Talk: AI and M&A (5 minutes)
Speaker:
Wenting Yu, Partner, O'Melveny
IV. Session: 6:05pm - 6:20pm
AI & the Future of College Admissions with Orbit AI (7 minutes)
Speaker:
Satya Bhowmik, Founder & CEO, Orbit AI
V. Session: 6:25pm - 6:55pm
The Agentic Enterprise: Redesigning work for Autonomous AI (25 minutes)
Speakers:
Becky Flint, CEO & Founder, Dragonboat
Sudarshan Kamath, Founder, Smallest.ai
Maryam Jahed, CEO & Founder, Radley AI
Moderator:
Rukmini Baruah, Head Product Operations & AI Solutions, Akido
VI. Session: 7 pm - 7:30pm
VC Panel ~ The 10-Person, $10M Company:What VCs Fund When Building Is Cheap (25 minutes)
Panelist:
Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital
Pankaj Tibrewal, General Partner, Carbide Ventures
Moderator:
Sandeep Brahmarouthu, Partner GTM Leader, NVIDIA
VII. Session: 7:30pm - 8 pm
From Founder to Exit: A Fireside chat (25 minutes)
Speakers:
Rajkumar Sen, Founder/Exit, Arcion (Databricks)
Sameer Agarwal, Founder/Exit, Deductive AI (Elastic)
VIII. Session: 8pm - 8:20pm
Seligman Ventures: Investing in the Backbone of AI (15 minutes)
Speakers:
Ashish Kakran, Managing Partner, Seligman Ventures
Moderator:
Bijoy Bora, SVP & Head, Big Data & Cloud Engineering, UST Abzooba
Parking: Free parking in front of or around the building.
This event is organized by AxEC in the Bay Area, a 501(c) (6) organization. (www.axecon.org)
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