Agents on a Leash, Products on Trial | SF | AI Show and Tell

Join us on Sept 28th for AI Show & Tell. We'll have several fantastic talks, snacks & drinks, in a beautiful venue. Can't wait to see you there!

This event is part of Global AI Community https://globalai.community/chapters/san-francisco/

​Agenda

• 6 PM: Doors open

• 6 - 6:30 PM: Networking, light bites and refreshments

• 6:30 - 7:45 PM: Program

  • 5 min: Intro

  • 15 min: Talk - Who Gave the Agent the Keys? | Satya Devarakonda, Co-Founder and CEO @ ScaleKit

  • 15 min: Talk - Fire Your Prompts: DSPy + Jev Hit a New Cost/Latency Frontier | Isaac Miller, Lead maintainer of DSpy and Co-founder of CMPND.ai

  • 15 min: Talk - Mathis Joffre, Co-founder and Engineering Lead at Blaxel AI

  • 15 min: Talk - Your product was built for humans. Is it ready for agents? | Cedric Vidal, Principal AI Advocate @ Microsoft

  • 25 min: Panel + Q&A

• 8:00 - 8:30 PM: Networking part II

• 8:30 PM: Event concludes

🎟 Space is limited and entry is strictly first come, first served—arriving early gives you the best chance of getting in. There will be no entry once event reaches capacity. Thank you for understanding.

AI Show & Tell is a monthly series designed to bring together enthusiasts, professionals, and experts in the field of AI. Each event features engaging presentations, interactive demos, and networking opportunities, providing a place for attendees to learn about the latest advancements in AI technology and connect with like-minded individuals.

Talks

Who Gave the Agent the Keys?

Satya Devarakonda, Co-Founder and CEO @ ScaleKit

Abstract: AI agents are only as powerful what they can connect to and act upon. But how do you give them enough access to get things done - without giving them access to everything? In this demo, Scalekit will show how developers can give agents user-level permissions, manage token lifecycles, and securely call tools on a user’s behalf, enabling agents to take action without developers having to build the underlying auth infrastructure from scratch.

Bio: Satya Devarakonda is the Co-founder & CEO of Scalekit, building the auth and actions infrastructure for AI applications. He previously co-founded PipeMonk, a cloud data integration platform that made it easier for businesses to connect and move data across their SaaS applications. PipeMonk was acquired by Freshworks.  Today, Satya is building Scalekit to solve a similar infrastructure problem for the AI era - helping applications and agents securely work across users, systems, and tools.

Fire Your Prompts: DSPy + Jev Hit a New Cost/Latency Frontier

Isaac Miller, Lead Maintainer @ DSpy

Abstract: DSPy is an open-source framework for writing maintainable AI software by separating the task from its implementation. Isaac will show how DSPy is used in production, build a simple program, and demonstrate using GEPA and DSPy to optimize both prompt instructions and code.

He will also show how to use the new System One model, Jev, from Typesafe inside of DSPy to reach a cost/accuracy/latency frontier that was unreachable just two weeks ago.

Bio: Isaac Miller is the lead maintainer of DSPy and a cofounder of cmpnd. He has worked on DSPy for over 2.5 years, helping grow the library to over 6MM monthly downloads.

Mathis Joffre, Co-founder and Engineering Lead at Blaxel AI

Your Product Was Built for Humans. Is It Ready for Agents?

Cedric Vidal, Principal Cloud Advocate @ Microsoft

Abstract: What happened when coding agents became users of Azure Cosmos DB, and the 33 rule changes and 51 documentation fixes that followed.

Thank you to our sponsor Global AI Community for making this event possible!