Aiven for Startups Presents: AI Infrastructure, The Role of Open Source & Path to Production AI
Aiven for Startups welcomes you to join our Slush side event on AI Infrastructure, The Role of Open Source & Path to Production AI on Slush Day 2 (Nov 20) afternoon.
What to Expect?
⚡️ Fireside chats with industry leaders
We’re hosting two exclusive sessions that deliver practical insights from experienced AI builders.
Instead of surface-level chatter, you’ll hear what people working at the forefront of AI really think — and what matters for moving your projects forward in this fast-evolving space.
⚡️ Connecting with the most ambitious builders at Slush
The event space is a place for you to connect with the builders and supporters in the industry, not just another meaningless speed dating room. This is a space for you to find people that you can skip the chit chat with and find new partners for your ventures, as excited about the open source as you are.
Who Should Attend?
Forward thinking founders, developers, operators and investors who want to explore and discuss about how AI data infrastructure is evolving and the technical path to production ready AI.
🔥 About The Fireside Chats
Fireside Chat # 1 – Open source and the new era of AI data infrastructure
Unpacking the foundational shift in building AI-native applications. What technical requirements make the infrastructure dramatically different today?
Speakers:
Rebecka Storm, Co-Founder and CPO of Twirl (Acquired by Modal)
Heikki Linnakangas, Co-Founder of Neon (Acquired by Databricks)
Moderated by Oded Valin (Aiven)
Fireside Chat # 2 – Taking AI apps and Agents to Production
Building AI agents and apps for existing businesses demands far more than great code – it requires trust, governance and human integration.
Vibe coded demos are far from production level apps and agents that use real proprietary data. What does it take for us to really get there?
Speakers:
Emma Burrows, Founder of Portia AI
Trygve Karper, Co-founder & CEO of Riff.ai
Moderated by Shiven Ramji (Okta)
The event is application based and the venue is open to all accepted attendees, even without a Slush main-event pass.