Overview

(Applied AI) Lab is in session! 2024 was the year of copilots. 2025 was the year of agents. 2026? Our bet: Vertical Agents.

Partnering with Tola Capital, join us for a special evening with Seattle’s top industry experts building the next generation of agent applications.

As more companies go from general SaaS tools to agent-powered systems of action, we’ll dive into the real challenges operating at the heart of industry-specific workflows.

We’ll discuss:

How to build customization layers for the domain expert
Multi-agent orchestration in complex production environments
Balancing agent autonomy with effective human-in-the-loop design

Guest speakers:

Sharbani Roy, VP of AI Services at Arm (ex-Google/Amazon)

Nikhil Cheerla, CTO and Co-founder at Nooks (ex-Tesla)

Joe Duffy, CEO and Founder at Pulumi (ex-Microsoft)

Moderated by: Chinmay Barve, VP of Engineering at Nooks

Schedule:

6:30 – 7:00pm: Welcome mixer (drinks & light bites)
7:00 – 7:45pm: Deep dive with guest speakers
7:45 – 9:00pm: Closing + networking

Who’s this for:

From startups to big tech, doors are open for engineers, product leaders, and applied AI enthusiasts building or exploring what’s next.

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About the Host- Nooks:

Nooks is the leading agent workspace for intelligent outbound. Partnered with 1000+ GTM teams, we're helping companies accelerate pipeline and automate the busywork ! Built with human-in-the-loop models, the team is focused on capture intel and real time decision-making across thousands of daily interactions for companies like Hubspot, Notion, and Replit today.

An Evening with Experts When Agents Go Vertical