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- RAISE Summit40 min
WEKA, Intel, Graphite, InstaDeep & AWS: Scaling Without Crashing. AI Framework for Enterprise Growth
Eduardo, Mary, Damien, Val, Karim, Murray, Fula Ousmane
The event details the industry shift from experimental AI in 2023 to the scaling of autonomous agents in 2024-2025, driven by urgent economic pressures that are forcing a 75% reduction in cached input pricing. Industry leaders outline a strategic framework prioritizing top-level governance and data transparency to mitigate security risks while navigating a market where compute cost competitiveness will determine the survival of AGI-era businesses. Specific sector applications, ranging from diagnostic health agents to AI-driven code review systems, illustrate how organizations must integrate these tools as central transformation enablers rather than isolated initiatives.
- Y Combinator1h 50m
YC SUS: Eric Migicovsky hosts founder office hours
Eric Migicovsky, Eric Michakowski, JC, Mary, John, Jake, Nate, Chefy, Wee Susu, Armin, Amy, Lindy
Startup School facilitator Eric Michakowski leads concentrated office hour sessions where founders receive targeted strategic guidance from YC partners to solve specific scaling, product, and go-to-market challenges. Participants from diverse sectors including hardware, fintech, and biotech present their current bottlenecks to receive actionable advice on metrics, user acquisition, and regulatory compliance. The sessions are publicly recorded to foster peer support and provide a resource library of problem-solving strategies for the broader founder community.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
A Conversation with Cherie Blair: Empowering Women, Driving Growth
Cherie Blair, the first woman from her family to attend university and a former Queen's Counsel, leads the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East through business training and mentoring. By addressing the critical "mid-range capital gap" that hinders women's access to $10,000–$100,000 in funding, the Foundation has already supported over 100,000 women across 50 countries, with partnerships including Google and Bank of America enhancing professional growth and job creation. Blair advocates for structural political and cultural shifts to overcome systemic barriers, citing Rwanda's high female parliamentary representation as a model for improving global economic inclusion.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Immunotherapy: The Silver Bullet Against Cancer?
Dr. Jonathan Simons, Jed Wolchuk, Pam Sharma, Dr. Charles Drake, Elliot Siegel, TJ Sharp, Mary, Dr. William Coley, Jim Allison, Keith Black, Don Coffey, Magic Johnson, Tom Frye, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, Dr. Howard Sewell, Carl June, Drew Pardola
Hosted by Prostate Cancer Foundation President Dr. Jonathan Simons, a panel of leading oncologists and industry experts detailed the transformative impact of checkpoint inhibitors, which extended survival for terminal melanoma patients from months to years and triggered 20% cure rates. While the discussion highlighted expanding efficacy in lung and kidney cancers, the group identified critical barriers regarding "cold" tumors, inefficient serial trial designs, and federal funding disparities that threaten early-career research. The panelists concluded by advocating for parallel testing of combination therapies, revised FDA endpoints to accelerate approvals, and increased government investment to bridge the gap between immunological discovery and clinical application.