🧠The AI Collective Chicago | Chicago AI Collective Chapter 1 Year Demo Night
​Chicago’s thriving tech scene meets real solutions at the AI Collective: Demo Night This special evening highlights groundbreaking AI-powered software and hardware solutions developed by local startups, judged by local luminaries, and a celebration of AI collective' impact in Chicago to date!
​This isn’t your typical demo day. Thanks to our partner Boardy, an AI superconnector that helps you meet and connect with other industry professionals at just the right time, attendees can arrive with curated introductions already made - enabling deeper, more intentional conversations from the start.
​​Enjoy an interactive atmosphere as Chicago’s top innovators showcase their ideas, receive real-time feedback, and compete for the top prizes as judged by our panel of expert judges. Whether you're an AI enthusiast, expert, investor, or entrepreneur, this event is your chance to:
​​Witness cutting-edge demos across software and hardware innovation
​​Share your insights in live Q&A sessions and influence the awards
​​Network with Chicago’s most dynamic tech community in a spirited holiday setting
​​Let's cheers to the next year in the evolution of AI in Chicago.
​Event Agenda:
​​6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Open Mingle & Festive Networking
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Welcome & Event Kickoff
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Live Demos + Panel Feedback & Audience Q&A
8:00 PM - 8:20 PM: Audience Networking
8:20 PM - 8:30 PM: Awards Ceremony 🎉
​​Prizes to be announces closer to.
​​Call for Startups:
​​Are you working on a transformative AI product? We want 5-8 dynamic startups to demo their innovations. Each startup will have 3-5 minutes to present and 2 minutes for Q&A with our expert panel and audience.
​​Submit your pitch by filling in this form to be considered. You can also scan this QR code to access the form:
​​​Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we
​As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
​​Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
​Partners:
​Boardy is an AI superconnector that helps you meet and connect with industry professionals at the right time. As a partner for AI Connections, Boardy is sponsoring this event by enabling pre-event introductions between attendees upon request — helping participants arrive with meaningful conversations already waiting for them.
​The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 100,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
​All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective are subject to our Code of Conduct.