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Foley & Lardner has joined forces again with TED AI for the 2025 edition of San Francisco’s premier artificial intelligence (AI) gathering for a full day of exciting programming at the Ferry Building.
This series of panels and interactive sessions with pioneers and trailblazers investigated the profound implications of how AI is about to transform our civilization, industries, institutions, communities, and cultures.
Our guests had access to the entire day’s full array of diverse panels, including thought leaders from Emerald AI, Niantic Spatial Inc., Oracle, PwC, SambaNova, Vectara, and Xero speaking on topics such as AI in health care and life sciences; funding the next wave of AI startups; global AI governance; agentic AI; compute, chips, and sustainability; and workforce transformation.
Fueling the Next Wave of Funding for AI Startups
Louis Lehot | Partner, Silicon Valley
From seed-staging breakthroughs to multi-billion dollar valuations, AI startups are attracting unprecedented capital but the funding landscape is shifting. This panel brings together top founders, venture capitalists, corporate investors, and accelerators to discuss how to secure funding, build a competitive moat, and navigate today’s tighter market conditions.
Governing AI in a Global Landscape
Natasha Allen | Partner, San Francisco
Join a critical panel discussion on how governments, institutions, and industry and shaping rules for governing AI, and what this means for organizations.
Efficient AI and Compute, Chips, and Sustainability
Nikhil Pradhan | Senior Counsel, Boston
Advances in model compression, hardware acceleration, and distributed training that reduce costs and carbon footprint while expanding capabilities.
For a complete listing of panels and interactive sessions, click here.
