? The AI Collective ? Detroit Chapter Kick-off

? Launching the Detroit Chapter of AI Collective - Your AI Future Starts Here! Detroit is rising as the next AI powerhouse, and we're bringing together the visionaries who are making it happen! Join us for an exclusive kick-off event where we'll explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping our city's future and what it means for YOU. What to Expect: Interactive Panel Discussion featuring Detroit's AI pioneers sharing real insights from the trenches Live Q&A Session - bring your burning questions about AI's impact on careers, business, and community Surprise Giveaways throughout the event (trust us, you won't want to miss these!) Networking opportunities with fellow AI enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and innovators This isn't just another tech talk - it's your chance to get ahead of the curve and understand how to position yourself and your community for the AI revolution happening right in our backyard. Meet Your Panel Experts: David "Stock" Baird, Founder & CEO MySALT AI & BairdTech David "Stock" Baird is a serial entrepreneur who transitioned from being a musician with over 1 million social media followers to founding multiple tech startups. Through BairdTech, he has facilitated over $10M in job placement value working with venture firms and well-funded startups like Genomenon and Bloomscape. He now focuses on MySALT AI, building personal AI for tomorrow's humanoid technology while mentoring founders through Silicon Valley's Angel Club. Amanda Lewan, Co-founder of Bamboo Amanda Lewan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Bamboo, a statewide platform dedicated to growing Michigan's startup ecosystem. She bootstrapped Bamboo from a $5,000 loan and scaled it to five locations with 1,500 members across the state. Amanda has created community-led programs that increase access to social and investment capital for founders, establishing herself as a key driver of Michigan's entrepreneurial growth. De'lon Dixon, CEO & Founder of Think-Technologies De'lon Dixon is a recognized leader in AI and UX who has built impactful tools for both enterprise and community use. He helped develop the Glassbox Insights Assistant for Fortune 100 companies and created the Black Tech Saturdays Tech Connect Bot supporting 1,800+ users. As founder of Think Technologies, he focuses on practical AI solutions that drive business results and community innovation. Deavondre Jones, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, TechTown Detroit | Creator of Scale Studio Deavondre Jones is a business strategist, educator, and creator of Scale Studio, TechTown’s founder-focused accelerator helping service-based entrepreneurs scale through automation, systems thinking, and tech enablement. His passion for scalable infrastructure began with his own journey building DanceSpire — a grassroots arts company that grew from weekly dance classes into a multi-city program through the use of digital tools and systems. That transformation inspired him to develop a framework other founders could follow — turning lived experience into a replicable, tech-powered model for growth. Now serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at TechTown Detroit, Deavondre leads programs at the intersection of community, culture, and emerging tech — helping entrepreneurs turn effort into efficiency and vision into infrastructure. Ready to be part of Detroit's AI transformation? Let's build the future together! As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided! Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon! The GenAI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 40,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing. All attendees and organizers at GenAI Collective-affiliated events are subject to the GenAI Collective's Code of Conduct.