The Live Demo Day will take place from 1:30 to 4:00 PM ET and will consist of Startup Lightning Talks and Q&A, followed by an Exhibit. The theme will be AI-related, connecting the thread to the morning forum and the conference the day before.
Additional startups will be added to the lineup. This event is for ILP members.
Ariadna Rodenstein is a Program Manager at MIT Startup Exchange. She joined MIT Corporate Relations as an Events Leader in September 2019 and is responsible for designing and executing startup events, including content development, coaching and hosting, and logistics. Ms. Rodenstein works closely with the Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) in promoting collaboration and partnerships between MIT-connected startups and industry, as well as with other areas around the MIT innovation ecosystem and beyond.
Prior to working for MIT Corporate Relations, she worked for over a decade at Credit Suisse Group in New York and London, in a few different roles in event management and as Director of Client Strategy. Ms. Rodenstein has combined her experience in the private sector with work at non-profits as a Consultant and Development Director at New York Immigration Coalition, Immigrant Defense Project, and Americas Society/Council of the Americas. She also served as an Officer on the Board of Directors of the Riverside Clay Tennis Association in New York for several years. Additionally, she earned her B.A. in Political Science and Communications from New York University, with coursework at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico City, and her M.A. in Sociology from the City University of New York.
Co-Founder & CEO, Nectry
Co-Founder & CEO, Stack AI
Co-Founder & CEO, Silverthread
Dan Sturtevant founded Silverthread in 2013 to commercialize 15 years of Harvard and MIT research on software complexity and business outcomes. While at MIT, he researched the empirical foundations of Silverthread’s predictive analytics linking design quality and development productivity, agility, quality, and staff turnover. Before this, Dan spent 15 years as a software architect and engineer, manager, and developer in commercial and defense enterprises. His domain experience spanned data analytics, computational simulation modeling, cryptography, virtualization, Linux supercomputing, and the fusion of satellite data.
Sturtevant has a B.S. in computer engineering from Lehigh University, an M.S. in engineering and management from MIT, and a Ph.D. in engineering systems from MIT.
Co-Founder & CEO, Posh
In 2013, Karan Kashyap, Posh’s Chief Executive Officer, began his journey at MIT where he met co-founder and CTO Matt McEachern during their freshman year by rushing to the same fraternity. His education at MIT included undergraduate and graduate degrees focused on artificial intelligence, where he was named a Siebel Scholar for his research work. While Karan was completing his graduate degree, he and Matt began AI and software consulting with enterprises across multiple industries, building a business foundation, and establishing a pathway to the beginning of Posh. Posh now has more than 100 clients across the banking and credit union space with an ever-growing client base and employee roster. Outside of work, Karan has joyfully traveled across 20+ countries, plays a variety of sports including soccer, golf, and squash, and enjoys cooking. He lives in Cambridge, MA.
Co-Founder & CEO, Melodi
Founder & CEO, VZBL
Founder and CTO, Mobi Systems
As Founder and CTO of Mobi, Peng Yu is the technological visionary behind our Human Collaborative AI Platform. In addition, he oversees Mobi’s research and development, guiding a group of PhDs in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible when applying advanced technologies to real-world problems. Peng earned his PhD from MIT working in the CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence) and MERS (Mobile-Enables Robotic Systems) labs and histhesis on using AI for decision assistance forms the backbone of Mobi’s solutions.