LA Tech Week X Global AI Council

Global AI Council x LA Tech Week
Hosted by Founders Story Podcast-https://www.youtube.com/@myfounderstory

AI can help you grow faster. But how do you build a business people can still trust?

Join the Global AI Council for an evening with founders, investors, and media leaders who have built major businesses, reached millions of people, and turned emerging technology into opportunity.

📅 October 16, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
📍 Hawke Media, Santa Monica
🍷 Wine, cheese, and networking

We’re bringing three conversations together:

🚀 AI × Marketing
How is AI changing customer acquisition, content, and brand building? Explore where it can create value for your business and why earning attention still requires trust.

🔥 Fireside Chat with FabFitFun Co-founder Michael Broukhim
Hear the perspective of a founder who helped build a profitable business generating hundreds of millions in revenue and now invests in the infrastructure behind the AI era.

🛡️ AI Safety & Founder Responsibility
Who is accountable when AI causes harm? Explore what founders, executives, and investors should consider before deploying technology that affects people’s lives and livelihoods.

Meet the speakers:

• Erik Huberman, Founder & CEO of Hawke Media: Built a marketing powerhouse that has helped scale more than 5,000 brands and generated over $2.9 billion in client revenue.

• Daniel Robbins, Founder of IBH Media & Host of Founders Story: Leads a YouTube channel with more than one million subscribers, featuring conversations with entrepreneurs and icons including Daymond John, Gary Vaynerchuk, Emma Grede, and Tony Hawk.

• Michael Broukhim, FabFitFun Co-founder & Co CEO and Deep33 Partner: Brings experience in customer loyalty, business growth, technology investing, and the opportunities emerging around AI.

• Shelton Mercer III, Serial Founder & Audigent Co-founder: More than 10 companies, four exits, and a nine figure acquisition. His experience connects innovation, investment, and the responsibility that comes with scale.

• Kate Hancock, Global AI Council Founder & Founders Story Co Host: A four time bootstrapped entrepreneur who grew her first company from $20 in her garage to $20 million in revenue and transformed raw land in Asia into an award-winning boutique hotel.

Bring your questions, meet fellow builders, and join a conversation that could change how you approach your next business decision.

RSVP to join us. Invite a friend who should be in the room.

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕔 5 PM
📍 Hawke Media, Santa Monica, California