
North America Edition
June 26, 2025 | New York City
The AI Hot 100 Conference - Where Fortune 500 executives meet the AI founders and breakthroughs that matter
An invite only summit bringing together 100 of the hottest AI startups from across the US, alongside Fortune 500 executives, policy innovators, and investors.
Get an exclusive look into the groundbreaking tech coming out of early stage AI, where every showcase will make you say "holy shit" and every conversation could lead to your next breakthrough.
This is your window into the future - 100 carefully curated early-stage AI companies building market-ready innovations that will revolutionise your industry within the next 24 months.
The next wave of AI transformation is here - be the first to catch it.






Real innovation happens when extraordinary people collide
We curate and bring 100 of the most exceptional AI founders building on the frontiers, carefully selected for the AI Hot 100 Market Map from thousands of applications.
See founders showcase their breakthroughs live, and join intimate industry-focused discussions that cut through the hype. Each and every session is designed for real insight and practical understanding.
Curated discussions and networking with top executives, government officials, and investors.
Who’s Invited
Senior Executives (CIO’s, CDO’s, AI Strategy, Digital Transformation)
AI Founders / CEOs (Handpicked from thousands of applications)
VC Investors, Government, Media
Past Hot 100 Include
Past Invitees
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Sol Rashidi
Fmr. Chief AI Officer
Estée Lauder & Merck
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Alexander Bricken
Applied AI
Anthropic
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Marc Andrusko
Partner
a16z
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Lucas Liebenwein
Deep Learning Algorithms
NVIDIA
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Santanu Bhattacharya
Senior Researcher
MIT Media Lab
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Sami Shalabi
Co-Founder
Maven AGI (raised $28M)
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Cecilia Kushner
Chief Strategy Officer
NYC Economic Development Corporation
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Jahanvi Sardana
Partner
Index Ventures
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Tey Bannerman
Partner, AI & Design
McKinsey & Company
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Sarah Nagy
Co-Founder & CEO
Seek AI (raised $10.5M)
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Brian Benedict
Co-Founder & CRO
Arcee AI (raised $29M)
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Andriy Mulyar
Founder & CTO
Nomic AI (raised $17M)
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Ben Colman
Co-Founder & CEO
Reality Defender (raised $15M)
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Julie Samuels
CEO
Tech: NYC