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🌴 Tech Week begins - 2 speakers added & 1 new event!

#033: New AI Cybersecurity event announced with Kindo & Riot Ventures, Executives from TikTok, Spotify, Scopely, and Patreon join Twelve Labs in Mediatech AI Panel, Consumer AI meetup with GenAI Collective

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📃 Summary of Issue #033

Emerging LA hosted events that you don’t want to miss!

Join us for a discussion about the “Future of Consumer AI.”

GenAI Collective’s LA Chapter is officially launched & we will celebrate the kickoff at this event. LA Tech Week!

Start the morning off with us!

We will have coffee and an exciting panel with leaders in the cybersecurity sector.

If you’re curious about how AI will advance the future of work, especially regarding data privacy, cybersecurity, and open source, then this is the event for you!

Join our Mediatech AI Mixer and Panel to discuss GenAI and how it will disrupt the creative industries!

​Come if you are a founder, investor, operator or tech enthusiast. You will get a chance to hear from a strong line-up of industry leaders on our panel:

  • Anthony Giuliani, Head of Global Ops at Twelve Labs ($77M raised from NEA, NVIDIA, Index). He leads operations behind its multimodal video AI models, and previously held roles as General Counsel at Cogni.

  • Stephanie Smellie, Head of Business Development at Patreon ($XB val). She is an expert in the creator economy and intersection of media and emerging tech, with prior roles at Dapper Labs, Spotify, and iHeartMedia.

  • Gavi Chavez, COO and Partner at Game Over. She is an accomplished executive and operations leader that previously launched TikTok Shops and Monopoly GO! campaigns at Scopely (acq. for $4B).

Towards the end of LA Tech Week, we will have our AI Founders Dinner. This will be a highly curated private event and attendees will be a hand-selected mix of founders, investors, and leaders in AI.

Our most popular event is back!

This will be a highly curated private event and attendees will be hand-selected from a mix of founders, investors, and leaders curious to learn about space & robotics.

There will be a small-group brunch casually arranged near JPL for the group before tour.

Our Community Sponsors

Thankful for the support from our partners!

Fidelity Private Shares is supporting the startup and venture capital ecosystem. We help companies prepare for their next round of funding with our cap table management and data room platform and offer educational content, events, and opportunities for community connections. Attendees of the event get 20% off our paid accounts and all onboarding fees waived.

Zendesk, many thanks for helping make this event happen!! Zendesk for Startups empowers startups with the best customer support platform that leverages AI capabilities to accelerate growth. Register here for an exclusive Zendesk partnership offer!

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