Building AI for the Real World

Tue May 05 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-07:00

Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County | Irvine

Ascend GenAI
Publisher/HostAscend GenAI
Building AI for the Real World
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Join OC’s AI community for expert talks, live demos, and networking with engineers, founders, and investors building the future of AI.
About this Event

Building AI for the Real World

​Boaz Brudner is Senior Director of Engineering & AI at Autodesk, where he built the Autodesk Assistant across AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D, serving millions of users. Advisor and investor in AI startups. He's covering what actually works in production, what breaks, and the things nobody tells you until you're in the middle of it.

​After the keynote, five builders demo what they've made. Audience votes.

​Confirmed demos:

​Dani Beit-Or - AI-powered client outreach for his real estate team. Personalized emails that took hours now take seconds.

​Krisztina Zur - Agntai. AI-driven CRM that runs daily outreach for real estate agents, first touch to close.

​Shuaiyu Yao - AI email assistant that handles job tracking, calendar extraction, and drafts replies automatically.

​Griffin Rowell - AI systems engineering tool that turns requirements into a full review package. Aerospace, from a founder behind a $75M exit.

​Ian Read - Field service automation. Coordinates dispatch, engineers, managers, and customers in real time.

​A May evening in Irvine with people shipping AI at Google, Amazon, and startups across OC. Come for the talk, stay for the conversations.

​Agenda 6:00 - 6:30 PM
Networking 6:30 - 7:00 PM
Keynote 7:00 - 7:30 PM
Live Demos 7:30 - 8:00 PM
Audience Vote + Networking

​Light refreshments and soft drinks provided.
Free parking on-site.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County, 1 Federation Way, Irvine, United States

Tickets

USD 25.00

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