Montclair.ai

### The AI scene isn't across the river. It's down the block.

Real people. Real ideas. Real impact.

The AI conversation usually happens in silos — engineers with engineers, founders with founders, hype with hype. Montclair AI Nights is different.

This is the room where everyone belongs — engineers and founders, small business owners and tradespeople, creators and educators, students and journeymen, contractors and operators, and anyone simply AI-curious. AI is reshaping work across every industry, and we come together to learn what it means for our work, our businesses, and our lives — and to meet the people building with it right here in New Jersey.

Montclair already has the talent. It already has the demand. Now it has the room.

What to expect

• Speakers — short, sharp talks from people doing the work
• Live demos — see AI in action, not just talked about
• Local startups — meet builders shaping things from right here in NJ
• Networking — connect with AI-curious people in your community
• Practical AI — real use cases you can apply on Monday morning

Topics we’ll explore include AI agents and personal assistants, creative workflows, small-business and field-service automation, scheduling and quoting tools, coding and developer tools, autonomous systems, and the future of work — across white-collar, blue-collar, and everything in between.

Whether you’re a tradesperson, small business owner, engineer, founder, journeyman, creator, educator, contractor, operator, or simply AI-curious — you belong in this room.

Event details

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: Free — RSVP required
Location: RecRoom at Lackawanna Station, 1 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ 07042

Agenda

• 6:30 PM — Doors open, light refreshments, mingling
• 7:00 PM — Talks and live demos
• 8:15 PM — Networking and community discussion
• 9:00 PM — Wrap

Getting there

RecRoom is located at the historic Lackawanna Station, walkable from NJ Transit’s Bay Street station. Street parking is available along Bloomfield Avenue, with additional parking in the Lackawanna Plaza lot.

Call for speakers, demos & sponsors

We’re looking for people who want to:

• Give a 5–10 minute talk on something they’ve built or learned
• Demo a project, agent workflow, or experimental tool
• Showcase an early-stage AI startup or product
• Share a thoughtful perspective on where things are headed

If you’re building something worth sharing, we’d love to hear from you. Pitch us at events@montclair.ai.

We’re also speaking with sponsors interested in supporting grassroots AI community building in New Jersey.

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