​Fireside Chat: Unlocking the Power of Context Engineering w/ Pinecone

​Event Overview
Context Engineering is becoming a core discipline for anyone building with AI—shaping how models understand, retrieve, and generate useful outputs. Join Forever 22, Pinecone, and TeamWorking at TechNexus for a hands-on community event featuring expert insights from Arjun Patel (Pinecone), live demos from Midwest founders, and an open Q&A. The conversation will be moderated by Kaya Jones (Forever22).

​We’ll cover practical strategies across retrieval, evaluation, and orchestration; showcase real-world use cases; and explore what’s next as vector databases, memory, and multimodal systems evolve. Expect actionable takeaways you can apply right away, plus time to connect with fellow practitioners and leaders in the Chicago tech community.

​Event at a Glance

• ​Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025

• ​Time: 5:30–8:00 PM CDT

  • ​5:30–6:00 PM – Networking + food & drinks

  • ​6:10–6:20 PM – Demo #1: Carelumi — Shai Basys

  • ​6:20–6:30 PM – Demo #2: TBD

  • ​6:30–6:45 PM – Break

  • ​6:45–7:30 PM – Fireside Chat + Q&A

  • ​7:30–8:00 PM – Networking + food & drinks

• ​Hosts: TeamWorking by TechNexus · Pinecone · 1871 · Forever 22

• ​Format: Networking → AI demos → Fireside Chat with Q&A → More Networking

• ​Moderator: Kaya Jones (Forever22) with Arjun Patel (Pinecone)

​Who Should Attend

​This event is designed for builders and decision-makers exploring practical applications of AI, including:

• ​Startup founders & operators building AI-driven products

• ​Engineers & data scientists working on retrieval, LLM apps, or infrastructure

• ​Product managers & designers shaping AI-enabled user experiences

• ​Corporate innovators & investors seeking insight into the next wave of AI systems

• ​Curious practitioners interested in hands-on tactics for applied AI