Topics and event formats

Each event has a topic and a format. The format sets the size and what you get out of it. Prices and deposits are on each event’s Luma page.

What we cover

Topics for people starting out with AI, and for teams already using it.

  • Getting started

    AI for beginners

    Practical sessions for people new to AI: what to try first, where it saves time and where it doesn’t. Bring your questions.

  • GTM

    Sales and marketing with AI

    Outbound, research, personalization and the rest of go-to-market. Operators show the tools they use and what they do for pipeline.

  • Operations

    AI inside companies

    How companies bring AI to their teams and which internal tools people keep using. When a vendor shows a rollout, its customer presents the results.

  • Builders

    Small teams with AI

    Fractional CTOs and AI-native developers show how they build and run products alone or with a few people, and where that stops working.

  • Startups

    Startup pitch nights

    Founders present their startups to the group. Details come with the first date.

Event formats

Each format has a fixed size and a clear result.

Evening talks

How it works
Three operators from companies with 200+ employees and one AI-native founder. Each has 7 to 10 minutes to show a process that works, with real numbers and what went wrong. Then conversations in small groups, with new groups each round.
Size
80–120 people
What you get

3 to 4 working processes explained, and 3 introductions within 48 hours

Build Lab

How it works
Bring a task from your business and build the automation with an experienced builder.
Size
20–30 seats
What you get

A working automation in your business

Build-or-Buy Clinic

How it works
20-minute one-on-one sessions with fractional CTOs and AI-native builders. Bring a problem and get a clear answer on whether to build or buy. Builders who are also partners are labeled.
Size
8–12 slots
What you get

A written recommendation, a price range and next steps

Teardown Dinner

How it works
Over dinner, the group reviews one member’s sales and marketing setup. The Chatham House Rule applies, so people can share real numbers.
Size
8–12 people
What you get

A written list of next steps for your sales and marketing

At every event

Two things happen at every event, whatever the format.

  • At every event

    Embarrassing Facts

    Every event opens with a true story about AI and business that sounds made up. We check every fact and show the source.

  • During talks

    Live lookup

    While a speaker talks, someone looks up the terms and papers they mention and shows them on screen.

Join The Shift

Follow our Luma calendar for dates. Apply to join to get introductions.

It takes about two minutes. We reply by email.