AI Alliance x InnerSource Commons Pre-Summit Meetup

Accelerating Open Innovation at the Intersection of AI and Collaborative Development

Join us for an exclusive evening bringing together visionary leaders from the AI Alliance, InnerSource Commons, IBM, Neo4j, EY, and other pioneering organizations as we explore the convergence of open AI innovation and collaborative development practices.

As the AI revolution transforms how we build, share, and scale technology, the principles of open collaboration have never been more critical. This pre-summit gathering unites two powerful movements: the AI Alliance's mission to advance open, safe, and responsible AI through community-driven innovation, and InnerSource Commons' decade-long leadership in establishing collaborative development as a strategic advantage for global enterprises.

This gathering represents a unique convergence of communities working to ensure AI technology remains accessible, transparent, and beneficial to all. Whether you're implementing InnerSource practices, building AI systems, or leading digital transformation initiatives, join us to discover how open collaboration is reshaping the future of technology development.

Schedule
5:00pm - Check-In and Light Refreshments
5:30pm - How to Structure Context to Make Your Agents Smarter with Nyah Macklin, Senior Developer Advocate at Neo4j
6:00pm - Special Guest Speaker
6:30pm - Networking Reception

Speakers
Nyah Macklin is a seasoned researcher and speaker on topics around AI, ML, Ethics, Governance, and Responsibility. Nyah serves as a Senior Developer Advocate for Artificial Intelligence at Neo4j, specializing in GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, and AI-driven developer tooling where Nyah has built high-impact technical communities and led initiatives that advance a critical understanding of AI and its use cases. They are also the Founder & CTO of Afros in AI, a technical community dedicated to showcasing the multifaceted nature of artificial intelligence. Beyond Nyah's technical expertise, Nyah has a background in government leadership and technology policy, having served as Chief of Staff in the U.S. state government, where they helped shape tech-driven legislative initiatives and equity-driven legislation. When not immersed in their work, Nyah cares about empowering, teaching, and tutoring engineers, live-streaming technical deep dives, and building open-source tools that make software more accessible, explainable, and community-driven.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the leaders defining how open innovation will power the next decade of AI advancement.

Light refreshments and networking reception to follow the program.