Opportunity AI - What Can You Do Now That You Couldn’t Before?

Fireside Chat: Opportunity AI - What Can You Do Now That You Couldn’t Before?

AI is not just about doing things faster.  It’s about doing things you couldn’t do before. While Efficiency AI helps automate tasks and improve productivity, Opportunity AI expands what we can learn, create, and accomplish—even without specialized expertise, large teams, or substantial resources.Join us for a thought-provoking fireside chat exploring how entrepreneurs can use AI to overcome barriers, develop new capabilities, test ideas, and pursue opportunities previously out of reach. 

Through real-world examples, we’ll discuss AI as a learning partner, the evolving role of human judgment, and what emerging AI capabilities mean for entrepreneurs.Our goal: Inspire you to look beyond what AI can do for you and discover what AI could make possible for you to do.

Tim Moore, CEO and co-founder of Clixie AI, will have a conversation with De’Lon Dixon, founder of Think Technologies and CX Director at Glassbox,  guiding startups and small businesses

through strategic AI integration, accelerating growth and innovation, and Shaun Zhang, Senior Forward Deployed Consultant at Elixirr, Claude Ambassador, Anthropic, OpenAI & Databricks Certified Engineer, and Chief AI Solution officer at Think Technologies.

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Showcase Presentation

This event will feature a 10-minute investor-focused pitch, developed by a local entrepreneur with the help of NEF’s coaching program. The goal of the Showcase Presentation is to allow entrepreneurs to present their business plan and connect with potential investors.

This month’s Showcase Presenter will be Madala Mathurin, founder and CEO of Kavari Health. Kavari Health helps healthcare organizations identify nurse turnover risk, understand financial exposure, and take action before staffing instability becomes a larger operational problem. Previously, Madala worked at Apple, then became one of the first iOS engineers at Rocket Mortgage. At IFTTT in San Francisco, he built deep integrations with Slack, Dropbox, Mailchimp and others, used by more than 20 million people worldwide. He later built digital twin technology as a technical product manager. Madala has spoken at the United Nations on AI ethics. Kavari Health has been supported by Harvard Business School, Harvard University, the Detroit Startup Fund and Google for Startups.

Networking

Come join us in person to enjoy food and drink and conversation with members of the local startup community.