OpenStages
Ended · September 28, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
OpenStages · Ecosystem partner

AWS Startup Day SF 2026

Go Agent & Go Global

Talks · VC panel · Startup spotlights

A half-day exchange hosted by AWS that brings together China's most promising AI startup founders, global technology leaders, investors and partners in San Francisco — for teams building AI-native infrastructure, running agents at production scale, and growing their business in the US. OpenStages joins as an ecosystem partner.

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What we are exploring

  1. 01Technical deep-dives on building production-ready agentic AI systems on AWS
  2. 02Security, compliance and scaling AI workloads reliably
  3. 03Playbooks for growing in the US — from first customers to scale
  4. 04Global VC perspectives on frontier-AI investment and go-to-market
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Agenda

  1. 14:00–14:10Welcome: Go Agent & Go Global — Tracy Geist, AWS
  2. 14:10–14:50Building the Agentic Stack: From Open Models to Production at Scale — Deap Ubhi & Erik Chen
  3. 14:50–15:10Security as a Day-One Design Choice in the Agent Era — James Ferguson, AWS
  4. 15:10–15:25Startup Spotlight — You Wu, UTA
  5. 15:30–16:10The Capital Behind the Agent Revolution: Global VC Perspectives — Yubing Ji, AWS + guest VCs
  6. 16:10–16:50Startup as a Partner: Grow With AWS and Go Global Together — Ben Hillman, AWS + guest startup partner
  7. 16:50–17:05Startup Spotlight — Sylvia Tong, MiniMax
  8. 17:05–19:00Refreshments & networking
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Who should join

  • Founders and technical leaders building agentic and next-gen AI systems
  • Investors and growth-stage fund partners focused on AI and cross-border deals
  • Partners and advisors supporting high-growth startups expanding into the US
  • Enterprise leaders responsible for startup partnerships, sourcing or co-innovation
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FAQ

Who runs this event?
AWS hosts it. OpenStages is an ecosystem partner — we help bring founders, researchers and operators from our community into the room. Registration and admission are handled by AWS on Luma.
Can anyone attend?
It is invite-only and registration is required. Light refreshments and a networking reception are provided.
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Who is behind it

  • Host
    AWS
  • Ecosystem partner
    OpenStages
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