About the Summit

Overview

The AI-tonomy Summit: Models & Agents is a high-signal gathering convening the builders, researchers, investors, and enterprise leaders shaping the next generation of artificial intelligence. Hosted in the heart of Silicon Valley, the summit will bring together 500+ attendees, with a strong emphasis on founders and future founders building AI-native companies.

The summit is structured as a full-day program combining deep technical discussions, founder-led panels, live demos, and curated networking. It is designed to bridge frontier AI research, real-world deployment, and venture-backed company building, creating a highly actionable environment for collaboration and ecosystem engagement.

Program Highlights

Morning — AI Researcher Forum (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

In-depth technical discussions and talks led by researchers from leading AI labs and academic institutions including Perplexity, xAI, Microsoft, Google DeepMind (Gemini), Meta, Amazon, UC Berkeley, Stanford, University of Toronto, and other emerging AI research groups.

Afternoon — Panels, Demos & Founder Sessions (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

6 high-density panel sessions across several thematic tracks, covering both technical and commercial dimensions of AI. Each panel combines venture and ecosystem perspectives, founder/operator insights, and technical depth grounded in production systems. Lightning pitches and live product demos run throughout the afternoon, featuring founders building next-generation AI products.

Evening — Cocktail Reception (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM)

Connect with founders, investors, and operators in a relaxed setting designed for deeper conversations and relationship building.

Investors & Strategic Partners

The summit will bring together 100+ investors and strategic partners from leading venture capital firms, corporate venture arms, and global technology organizations, including Acrew Capital, Amazon, Backcountry Ventures, BAM Cornerpoint, BHP Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Brookfield Asset Management, BuildTech VC, Canapi Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Cathay Innovation, CCV Capital, Citi Ventures, Cisco, Clear Ventures, Conductive Ventures, Crosspoint Capital, Databricks, Datadog, DCG (Digital Currency Group), Defined VC, Defy Ventures, DTCP, EnvisionX Capital, Fin Capital, First Rays Venture Partners, Foothill Ventures, Forgepoint Capital, Geodesic Capital, Glynn Capital, Gradient Ventures, GS Futures, Headline, HOF Capital, Hico Ventures, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Insight Partners, Intel Capital, J-Ventures, Kingstar Capital, Laude Ventures, Lenovo, LG Tech Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12 (Microsoft Ventures), Matter Venture Partners, Mayfield, Mercedes-Benz, Montage Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, MVP Ventures, N47, NGP Capital, NEA, NTT, Oakseed VC, Okta Ventures, Palo Alto Networks, Premji Invest, Presidio Ventures, Prosperity7 Ventures, Prosus, Qualcomm Ventures, Race Capital, Radical Ventures, RPS Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Samsung, SAIC, Scale Venture Partners, Scrum Ventures, SentinelOne, ServiceNow, Sony Ventures, Sierra Ventures, SignalFire, Singtel Innov8, SK Telecom Ventures, SoftBank, Sorenson Capital, Swisscom Ventures, Theory Ventures, Touring Capital, TSVC, Translink Capital, True Ventures, TGVP, Union Labs, Vertex Ventures, WestBridge Capital, Wells Fargo, Wipro Ventures, Webb Investment Network, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Woven Capital, Yamaha Motor Ventures, among others.

Who Should Attend?

• AI researchers working on agent architectures, planning, and reasoning
• Engineers building and deploying AI agents in production
• Founders and future founders building AI-native companies
• Investors focused on the AI ecosystem
• Product leaders integrating agentic capabilities into their platforms
• Policy makers and AI safety researchers focused on autonomous systems