Welcome to the GenAI meetup in New York City, in collaboration with Linkup, Arize AI. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers

Agenda:
* 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, Food and networking
* 6:00pm~6:10pm: Welcome/community update
* 6:10pm~8:30pm: Tech talks
* 8:30pm: Q&A, Open discussion

Tech Talk: Building a state-of-the-art AI web researcher
Speaker: Boris Toledano (COO and Co-founder of Linkup)
Abstract: In this session, we'll discuss the next-generation search infrastructure that gives AI agents seamless access to web information and hard-to-find intelligence. Traditional methods can't handle these new workflows, and legacy search engines - designed for human attention - aren't built for these emerging AI use cases. We will address: a)The power of web search for LLM-based applications; b) the need to avoid scraping of legacy search engines; c) How we're building a new category of "searcher" models; and d) What you can power with a web retrieval engine, including demos.

Tech Talk: Building a Self-Improving Agent
Speaker: John Gilhuly (Arize AI)
Abstract: Agents are powerful—but without feedback, they're flying blind. In this talk, we’ll walk through how to build self-improving agents by closing the loop with evaluation, experimentation, tracing, and prompt optimization. You’ll learn how to capture the right telemetry, run meaningful tests, and apply insights in a way that actually improves performance over time. Whether you’re building copilots, chatbots, or autonomous workflows, this session will give you the practical tools and architecture patterns you need to make your agents smarter—automatically.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 20,000+ AI developers in New York and 500K+ worldwide.

Venue:
Microsoft NYC - Times Square, 11 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
Room Name: 5th floor Music Box/Winter Garden

Local and Global AI Community on Discord
Join us on discord for local and global AI tech community:
- Events chat: chat and connect with speakers and global and local attendees;
- Learning AI: events, learning materials, study groups;
- Startups: innovation, projects collaborations, founders/co-founders;
- Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers