The AI We Now Live With: From Utility to Companion Panel
AI has left the lab and is now woven into daily life, shaping what we read, buy, create, and even how we decide. The real question is no longer about capability, but coexistence: how do we design AI that empowers rather than exploits? This panel will explore the urgent frontiers of personalization, privacy, agency, and sustainability, and ask what kind of relationship we want with the AI we now live with.
About the Speakers
Volodymyr “Vlad” Panchenko: Founder of DMarket (acquired by Mythical Games) and PortalAI, Vlad has spent nearly two decades building at the intersection of gaming, digital economies, and emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain.
Gregory Roberts: Co-Founder and COO of NIAXP and a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits. His career spans early AI-powered computer vision, interactive experiences for global brands, and ventures bridging human-centric design with frontier tech.
Ivy Wang: Co-Founder and CTO of Exist, Ivy brings Stanford AI/ML training and engineering experience from Asana to the challenge of building emotionally intelligent systems. At Exist, she's developing AI that understands what people are going through to strengthen human connection, using machine learning to help people process complex feelings and connect with peers and providers who can support them.
Mike Slatkin (Moderator): CMO of RYT with over three years working on Layer 1s, Layer 2s, and DeFi products spanning RWA tokenization, DEXs, stablecoin designs (RWA-backed, basis trades, and CDPs), and SocialFi. My experience combines a rigorous marketing background working on the world's largest consumer brands with the skillsets to operate effectively in the rapidly evolving on-chain space to build community and TVL.
Dress Code: Smart casual (no shorts or sandals).