NextGen Ventures x OpenAI: AI Founder Fireside

​We're bringing together an intimate group of Sydney's most ambitious young/student/recent grad AI founders for an exclusive fireside and AMA ("ask me anything") session with Marc Manara, Head of Startups at OpenAI.

​With the opening of OpenAI's office in Australia, this will be a space for Sydney's top young AI builders to speak directly with someone operating at the frontier of AI and startups in Silicon Valley.

​It’ll be an intimate conversation. One that spark ideas, offers practical takeaways that help you build in AI, and reminds you to push the limits of your ambition to a global scale.

​Hosted at the Airwallex Sydney Office.

​Only for AI Founders and Builders

​Whether you’re already running an AI startup, leading the technical side, or still shaping your first idea, this session is designed specifically for you. Marc brings the unique perspective of someone who has both built in the Bay Area and worked closely with globally leading AI teams, which makes his perspective useful no matter where you are on the path.

​Agenda

• ​3-3:30pm - Light networking

• ​3:30-3:50pm – Fireside w/ Marc

• ​3:50-4:30pm – AMA w/ Marc

• ​4:30-5pm - Light networking

​About NextGen Ventures

​NextGen Ventures is a first-cheque venture fund backing young Australian founders before anyone else to build global unicorns. By empowering young founders with the capital and support to do their life's work, our mission is normalise ambition at the grassroots, transforming Australia's startup ecosystem from the ground up.

​About OpenAI

​​OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Best known for pioneering breakthroughs in generative AI, OpenAI builds cutting-edge models and tools that power applications used by millions globally — from developers to enterprises pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.