Geeks && Tech Takeover, Riverwalk After Party + Coding Competition

Name: Geeks && Tech Takeover, Riverwalk After Party + Coding Competition
Start: 2025-10-15T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-15T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Home2Suites

Hosted By

Kedron A. and 2 others

Geeks && Tech Takeover, Riverwalk After Party + Coding Competition

Details

Geeks && is taking over Startup Week with inspiring tech talks, career development sessions, and live discussions with technical leaders from San Antonio and Austin.
Whether you’re an engineer, founder, student, or just curious about the future of tech, this is the event you don’t want to miss.

### Event Agenda

12:00 PM: Doors Open + Activations Begin

Massage tables to unwind (until 2pm)
Crashpad: a Decompression Zone for sensory-friendly breaks (until 4pm)
Coworking spaces with outlets (until 6pm)
Volunteer station – give back while you’re here (all day - while supplies last)
Headshots – refresh that LinkedIn pic! (all day)
Graffiti wall – leave your mark on Startup Week (all day)

1:45 PM: Opening remarks

2:00 – 2:50 PM: Staying Safe with AI | Richard North III, Intel
AI tools are powerful—but they can also leak your data, trick your trust, and fuel misinformation. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to protect your privacy, test tools that detect scams and deepfakes, and design your own AI-safety workflow. With live demos, quick-fire challenges, and practical frameworks, you’ll walk away with digital confidence and clear strategies to keep yourself—and your data—safe in the AI era.

3:00 – 3:50 PM: How to Future-Proof Your Career in the Age of AI | Wendii Lord, Manager Tools
Strong technical skills alone won't guarantee you stand out in the future of this industry. In this session, you'll discover practical methods to differentiate yourself, build resilience, and future-proof your career. We'll unveil a first-of-its-kind skills matrix designed to help you identify your unique edge, grow beyond the purely technical, and stay indispensable in a rapidly evolving landscape.

4:00 – 4:50 PM: The Hidden Cost of AI (Live Working in Tech Podcast Recording) | Juwon Isola-Osobu + Uche Uboh
There's a real issue going around with over-reliance on AI. So much so that even NPR and the NYT are reporting on how doctors are losing their edge, forgetting more, and less likely to detect anomalies because of their usage of AI. In this live podcast recording we'll dive into why this is happening, learn actionable skills to catch yourself before you start outsourcing your thoughts to ChatGPT, and learn how this plays into the role of tried and true tech professionals and their careers.

5:00: Break Time (explore activations, grab some food, relax ahead of joining us at 6pm for the Riverwalk Party + Live Coding Competition.)

Find more details about the talks + speakers HERE.
Sign up for the Riverwalk Party HERE.
Sign up to compete in the coding competition HERE.

3 Things to Know:

Cozy Co-Working Spaces: If you need to work in between sessions, we have some spaces for you.
Sensory Friendly Break Spots: We know it’s a long day, but we love our introverts so we have some intentional quiet spaces for you to step away as needed.
Food & Drinks: We'll have coffee for you all day long, and some lite bites along the way. Don't expect a meal, but if you'd like some snacks we gotchu!

### Parking Info

(Provided by San Antonio Startup Week)