AI Tinkerers VIP Dinner: Interactive E-commerce and Retail Experiences

Join us for an evening of high-caliber technical exchange, genuine networking, and deep dives into the art and science of AI. This VIP dinner brings together a select group of AI founders, CTOs, engineers, and researchers for real-world problem solving and innovative dialogue.

Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location: To be sent for approved RSVPs

Our dinner, held as the VIP prize of our Cloud Run hackathon, is designed to foster substance over small talk through a structured yet organic format. Expect an engaging flow that includes:

• A brief technical introduction to set the theme for Cloud AI
• Quick individual introductions
• Rotating 5-minute technical spotlights from selected guests
  

  ✨ Special Guests

  

  Roy Bensimon

  Quant @ Ecole Polytechnique

  

  Manfredi Bernardi

  Software Engineer @ Alan

  

  Vassili Rosen

  Student @ X-Polytechnique - HEC

  

  Abdel SGHIOUR

  Senior Cloud Developer Advocate @ Google

  

  Dylan Tientcheu

  Software engineer @ Algolia

• Seat switches to spark new interactions
• Candid closing reflections and informal networking

We are excited to host a dinner for only 20 curated VIPs from the AI community. With space extremely limited, we encourage you to secure your spot as soon as possible.

Why Attend?

• Connect with AI builders who are hands-on with cutting-edge inference technologies
• Engage in deep technical dialogue and share your best practices
• Build genuine, long-lasting professional relationships
• Contribute to high-impact discussions that address real-world challenges in Cloud AI

RSVP Now – Registration is open and space is limited!

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🥣 Starters
Country-style terrine (homemade) or “Mère Maury” ravioli

🍽️ Main Courses
Sea bream fillet with green beans or Confit duck leg with sautéed potatoes

🍰 Desserts
Vanilla Bourbon crème brûlée or Floating island with custard

🍷 Drinks
Kir with white wine
Côtes du Rhône Belleruche – Chapoutier or Pays d’Oc IGP Pinot Noir Saint-Victor – Gérard Bertrand
Mineral water
Coffee

📊 AI Tinkerers Stats

• Attendees: This exclusive community of 4,082 subscribers comprises elite technical professionals, with 42% specializing in AI/ML research, 31% in full-stack software engineering, and 27% in technical leadership. Members possess deep expertise in PyTorch, LLMs, and agentic architectures. Notably, the group features prominent open-source maintainers from Hugging Face and graduates from top-tier institutions like École Polytechnique.
• Companies Represented: Featuring tech giants like Google, Meta, and Microsoft, alongside open-source and AI leaders such as Hugging Face, Mistral AI, LangWatch, and Black Forest Labs, and innovative startups like ElevenLabs, Docker, Datadog, Algolia, and Zoom, and more
• Demos: Across 130 submissions, 83 demos have been presented at AI Tinkerers - Paris. The most exciting themes have focused on agentic production workflows, knowledge-graph-driven reasoning (GraphRAG/context graphs), and system architectures for scalable, reliable deployments. Technically, structured outputs and tool/function calling, cost/latency reductions, eval/benchmarking, and multimodal/local execution have been repeatedly explored.
• Testimonials:

  “Overall, it was high-quality content and it made me want to come back for the next ones!”

  — Product manager, AI community

  “Great organization, partners and food! Lovely folks and good industry insights”

  — ML engineer, happtiq

  “It was all really good...”

  — AI engineer, finance

  “Having so many volunteers involved from the community was exceptional...”

  — AI consultant, NLP

  “Engaging, open to further discuss experiences.”

  — Full-stack web developer

  “Great event, thank you very much!”

  — AI engineer, finance

  “Having 7 demos in 6 hours or of such a small group semt exceptional...”

  — AI consultant, NLP