Name: Founders Pitch Competition @ AI Agent World Tour in NYC
Start: 2025-10-16T23:30:00.000Z
Location: Ideal Glass Studios

**Join us for an evening of big-picture insights and hands-on know-how!**

The **MLOps Community Denver** is bringing together two fantastic talks that bridge strategy and execution in modern machine learning operations:

* **MLOps Unplugged: Where We Are Today** – Elliot Sequeira, Consultant at a stealth AI startup, takes us through an honest, unscripted look at the current state of MLOps—what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.
* **Deploying and Running PySpark on Amazon EMR** – Brent C Hyman, Data and Automation Developer, dives into the nuts and bolts of running large-scale data processing pipelines in the cloud, with practical tips for getting PySpark workloads running smoothly on Amazon EMR.

Whether you’re here for **high-level industry perspective** or **deep technical insights**, you’ll walk away with actionable ideas and fresh inspiration for your own ML workflows.

📅 **Date:** Thursday, September 25, 2025
⏰ **Time:** 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 **Venue:** Code Talent HQ

Come for the talks, stay for the conversations—network with fellow ML engineers, data scientists, and MLOps practitioners over food, drinks, and good vibes.

IMPORTANT: **[PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR LUMA CALENDAR](https://lu.ma/colorado-mlops?k=c&period=past)** TO STAY UPDATED ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS AS WE WILL NOT USE MEETUP IN THE FUTURE

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# **AI Agents in NYC**

The MLOps Community AI Agent World Tour is coming to New York City this October, and if you’re building or thinking about building AI agents, this is where you want to be.

What to Expect:

**​Two hands-on masterclasses conducted by experts.**

* ​[Building Declarative AI Agents Supervised and Hierarchical with Auth](https://luma.com/agentauthentication). Register [here](https://luma.com/agentauthentication).
* ​[Vibe-Code Agents You Never Found Time to Build](https://luma.com/vibecodeagents)[ ](https://luma.com/t7n3fujb)with Vellum. Register [here](https://luma.com/vibecodeagents).

​Grab your tickets at the early bird discount for $200 only available for the next three weeks!

**​[Founders Pitch Competition](https://luma.com/foundersroom)** \- A dedicated plenary event for founders\, startup professionals\, and VCs to come together and spotlight the next generation of AI startups\.

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​**​30+ booths featuring teams that are actually building production grade AI Agents.**
​Come chat with engineers directly, one-on-one. Ask questions and get the answers you really want.

​Email [Minushi,](http://%20minushi@mlops.community/) if interested in a booth.

**Relevant Talks**
Expert keynote talks, lightning talks and a panel discussion by specialists.

​​**Laser Focused Rooms**
​Rooms dedicated to hot topics led by groups of experts.

Luma page here: [https://luma.com/agentsummitNYC](https://luma.com/agentsummitNYC)

NYC MLOps Community

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Josh Goldstein

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Vishvesh Trivedi

AI Agent World Tour in NYC

Ideal Glass Studios

# ​**Founders Pitch Competition @ AI Agent World Tour: NYC** ​(Plenary Event)

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​Showcase your magic to the MLOps Community.

​The Founders Pitch Contest is a dedicated plenary event within the AI Agent World Tour in New York. It’s built for founders, startup professionals, and VCs to come together and spotlight the next generation of AI startups.
​Here’s how it works:

* ​2–3 minute pitches from selected founders and startup teams.
* ​Evaluation by world-class judges—engineers and professionals from Apple, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, and more.
* ​Real feedback on your product, pitch, and positioning.

​Select participants get:

* ​A spot in the MLOps Community Founders Circle
* ​GTM coaching from experienced operators
* ​The chance to present live during community events

​Winners will receive:

* ​Introductions to VCs at top firms like Lightspeed and Prosus Ventures
* ​Direct intros to ideal customers
* ​1:1 GTM mentorship from experts
* ​A feature on the MLOps Community podcast

​How to Apply:
​Submit the form with a 3-minute elevator pitch video. We’ll reach out with the next steps.

Luma page here: [https://luma.com/foundersroom](https://luma.com/foundersroom)

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