Register here: https://www.meetup.com/houston-ai-club/events/316056350/

The inaugural AI Operator Spotlight puts two operators on stage who have deployed AI at very different scales, and asks them for the unfiltered version: what worked, what broke, and what they would do differently.

CHUCK YATES, Co-Founder, Collide

Two decades running energy private equity, then co-founded Collide, the first GenAI platform built for energy. Backed by Mercury Fund, with 6,000+ users in 122 countries. Host of the “Chuck Yates Got a Job” podcast.

CHARLES JESSUP, Sr. Manager of AI Fluency, Raytheon

Rolled AI out to roughly 100,000 employees, one of the largest enterprise AI deployments you will hear about firsthand, including the assumption that turned out wrong.

WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY

– How a purpose-built AI product went from zero to 6,000+ users across 122 countries
– What actually breaks between an AI pilot and an enterprise-wide rollout
– The adoption assumptions that cost the most time to unlearn
– Where AI is creating real value in Houston right now

FORMAT

5:30 to 8:00 PM. Panel and live Q&A, followed by 45 minutes of open networking with the founders, executives, and investors putting AI to work across the city.

WHO IT IS FOR

AI-curious business leaders, founders, operators, and investors across energy, aerospace, health, manufacturing, and services. Come curious, no technical background needed.

DETAILS

Free to attend. Free parking in the Red Lot at 4203 Fannin Street. Seating on the Forum Stairs is limited, so please register in advance.

Presented by Leon Coe (Founder, Houston AI Club) and Ali Mamujee (Founder, Allenix).