You will work in your own repository and leave with a reviewed change shipped, a reusable skill built, and an enforcement rule in place. Plus what your platform team must decide before scaling.

TechEquity AI invites you to an afternoon of applied AI learning and hands-on building at Snowflake's Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI) in Menlo Park, CA.

This session is part of the TechEquity Ai Monthly Forum Series, combining strategic insights and real-world use cases from industry leaders, alongside technical workshops and live demonstrations.

What attendees will be able to do afterwards

  • Run a task end to end: explore, plan, implement, verify against tests, review the diff, commit.

  • State which permission mode they are in and what it allows, and recover with checkpoints when a session goes wrong.

  • Write a CLAUDE.md that helps rather than bloats, and know when to move content into rules or skills.

  • Build one skill, delegate to one subagent, and connect one external system over MCP.

  • Write a hook that enforces a rule deterministically, instead of asking the model to remember it.

  • Run automated code review and security review over their own diff.

  • Name the decisions their platform and security teams own before this scales.

Role

  • Software engineers, mid-level and above.

  • Tech leads and staff engineers.

  • Platform and developer-experience engineers.

  • Engineering managers & tech leaders.

What They Get

  • The working method, and a reusable asset in their own repo.

  • The team-level layer: shared conventions, skills, hooks, review automation

  • The paved-road view: what to standardize, package, and distribute.

  • Enough hands-on grounding to judge claims about output honestly.

Speakers

Mohan Pasappulatti, Former Head of Architecture - AI/ML. Cloud & Data at Turing, Former Global Head of Generative AI at AWS

What to Expect

Program details are subject to change.

3:00–3:30 PM | Registration

Check in. Get your laptop setup.

3:30–6:30 PM | AI Agent Workshop

6:30–7:00 PM | Networking

Grab a drink, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with fellow attendees after the workshop.

Who Should Attend

  • Developers and engineers exploring OpenClaw and agent-based systems

  • Startup founders building AI-powered products

  • Students and career-transition professionals looking to deepen hands-on AI experience

  • Anyone interested in practical approaches to modern AI development

​Important Details

  • Format: In-person; hands-on workshops

  • What to Bring: Please bring a laptop for workshops

  • Code of Conduct: This event follows TechEquity Ai’s community code of conduct to ensure a respectful, inclusive environment for all participants

​Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in getting involved? We welcome sponsors and exhibitors to take part through speaking opportunities, workshops, live demos, exhibits, and other formats

Event Info

🎟️ Registration: RSVP required (limited capacity)​🍽️🪑 F&B and Seating: Limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis🏢 Venue: Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI)📍 Address: 8th Floor at 135 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025🚗Parking: Self-park in the garage next to the 135 Building❗Arrival Guide: Download the guide at bit.ly/SVAI-Arrival-Guide

TechEquity Ai is a nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing access to artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and applications.

Our flagship initiative is the TechEquity Ai Summit, a series of high-impact events designed to foster innovation, broad participation, and education in AI. In addition to the Summit, TechEquity Ai hosts a Monthly Forum Series to keep the community engaged year-round through ongoing learning, networking, and hands-on exploration of emerging AI tools and ideas.

Across our programs, we bring together builders, leaders, and learners through keynotes, panels, fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and interactive demos.

To learn more about TechEquity Ai and our programs, visit techequity-ai.org or reach out to us at [email protected].