Agenda Announced and Speakers Tapped for The Future of Work in the Age of AI
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On January 27, we will gather in Palo Alto for an afternoon centered on a question that now sits at the heart of every operating decision: how AI is reshaping work, and what that shift means for the people building, managing, and funding companies today.
Location
DLA Piper LLP Offices, Palo Alto
NextStar Venture Partners is pleased to co-host The Future of Work in the Age of AI alongside Beatrice Lion, CEO of True Global Ventures. We are grateful to our partners at DLA Piper for hosting the event and supporting a focused, high-quality discussion in Palo Alto.
This is an intentionally curated, invitation-only afternoon of key sessions, panels, and candid conversation. The agenda is now being announced and features thoughtful discussions on how AI is actively changing business models, organizational design, decision-making, and day-to-day work across industries. Seating is limited, and preference is given to investors and founders who are actively building or backing AI applications connected to how work is done, governed, and transformed.
Why This Conversation Matters Now
AI is no longer theoretical. It is already influencing how teams sell, code, hire, train, comply, and make decisions. What remains unclear is not whether AI will change work, but how leaders should respond to that change in ways that are responsible, durable, and human.
The implications extend well beyond technology. They affect management structures, incentives, accountability, and culture. This event is designed to bring together people who are grappling with those realities in real time: founders operating under constraints, investors seeing patterns across portfolios, and operators making decisions that shape how people experience their working lives.
What You Can Expect
The afternoon agenda includes a series of focused sessions and panels examining how AI is impacting business and work today, not in theory but in practice. Discussions will span areas such as marketing and sales, software development, cybersecurity, education, human resources and talent, compliance, and adjacent domains. We will also explore where AI meaningfully intersects with blockchain in future-of-work use cases.
This is not a pitch event, and it is not a surface-level trend discussion. The emphasis is on substance: where AI is delivering real leverage, where it is falling short, and how leaders are navigating adoption while maintaining trust, clarity, and accountability.
The format is designed to encourage dialogue rather than one-way presentation, and to foster relationships that continue beyond the room.
Full Event Agenda
The full agenda, including sessions, speakers, and timing, is below.
1:30 Registration
2:00 Welcome remarks
- Beatrice Lion, CEO and General Partner, True Global Ventures (TGV)
- Deborah Magid, Operating Partner, TGV; and Managing Director, NextStar Venture Partners
- TBA, Partner, DLA Piper
2:15 Keynote: The Future of Work in the Age of AI
- Chris Yeh, Founding General Partner and Author, Blitzscaling Ventures
2:45 Founders Panel: AI as the Cornerstone for Vertical Applications
- Nigel Duffy, CEO & Founder, Cynch AI (AI + Tax)
- Zlatko Stjepanovic, CEO & Co-founder, Lussa (AI + Gaming)
- Radoslaw Kulesza, CEO & Co-founder, Coding Giants (AI + Education)
- Moderated by Beatrice Lion, CEO and General Partner, True Global Ventures
3:30 VC Panel: Investing in the Future of Work
- Chris Yeh, Founding General Partner and Author, Blitzscaling Ventures
- Ashmeet Sidana, Founding General Partner and Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital
- Steve Krausz, Partner, US Venture Partners
- Additional Panelist TBA
- Moderated by Deborah Magid, Operating Partner, TGV; and Managing Director, NextStar Venture Partners
4:15 Special Briefing: Innovation in the World of Wine
- Greg Gregory, Wine Relationship Ambassador & Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank
4:30 Closing Keynote: AI and the Future of Work: Hype, Hope, and Reality
- Bill Reichert, Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures
5:00 Wrap up
5:10 Reception
6:30 End
Who Should Attend
This afternoon is best suited for founders, investors, and senior leaders who are actively engaged in building or supporting AI-driven products tied to the future of work. If you are working through how AI changes roles, workflows, incentives, or governance, you will be among peers asking the same questions.
Attendance is limited by design to preserve the quality of conversation.
Registration
Participation is by request. REGISTER NOW to be considered for this invitation-only event.
For those attending who wish to explore collaboration opportunities, please reach out to Deborah via deborah@nsvp.vc to connect during the event.
