maui TECH 'ohana with Josh & Dana Ellis from Abra Hospitality

Enhancing the Personal Touch with AI

Join us at Maui Tech 'Ohana to hear how AI is providing a better personal experience. Guest Speakers, Dana and Josh Ellis will talk-story about their high-growth AI startup, Abra - the AI Guest Intelligence Platform for Hospitality. Dana is the Co-Founder & Chief Hospitality Officer of Abra and a Hotel Manager at Hotel Wailea. A graduate of Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration, Dana will share her experience leading operations teams for some of the world's leading luxury hotel brands (Four Seasons, Peninsula, and Relais & Chateaux) and the challenges that led her to build Abra. Co-founder and CEO, Josh will share how his diverse career helped him to build skills that prepared him to lead a high-growth AI startup.

You will hear and learn:

• The value and impact of the growing Hawaii tech ecosystem, and how to leverage it;
• What AI changes for entrepreneurs, and what stays the same; and
• Lessons learned from the front lines of building a venture-scale AI company.

Agenda

5:00 – 5:30 PM | Check-in and Networking (light refreshments served)
5:30 – 6:15 PM | Guest speaker with Q & A (livestream begins)
6:15 PM | Final Q&A, networking
6:30 PM | Meeting ends

Limited in-person seats. Livestream tickets are available for virtual participation. Presentations are not recorded for distribution.

MEDB’s Malcolm Center, 1305 N. Holopono Street, Suite 5, Kihei, Hawaii

Maui Tech 'Ohana meetings, organized by the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., and supported by the County of Maui, provide an informal networking opportunity open to anyone interested in Maui County’s technology industry. Events include a short presentation on a relevant topic in business or technology, followed by the opportunity to talk with others with similar professional interests.