Beyond Big Tech: Reinventing Your Career in the Age of AI

The technology industry is undergoing one of its biggest transformations yet. As AI reshapes industries and organizational structures, and many professionals rethink their careers, new opportunities are emerging well beyond traditional Big Tech.

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring leaders who successfully pivoted from careers at companies like Meta, Google, Salesforce, Intel and other major technology firms into entrepreneurship, venture capital, consulting, and academia - each representing a different path beyond Big Tech:

• The Entrepreneur – Left a leading technology company to build an AI startup.

• The Venture Capitalist – Transitioned from operator to investor, backing the next generation of AI companies.

• The Startup Operator – Traded the scale of a global tech company for the speed and impact of an early-stage startup.

• The Portfolio Leader – Built a multifaceted career combining mentorship & advisory work, angel investing, board service, and teaching.

Our panelists will share candid stories about navigating uncertainty, redefining their professional identities, leveraging transferable skills, and embracing AI as both a catalyst for disruption and a tool for creating new opportunities. You'll hear what motivated each transition, the tradeoffs they encountered, the lessons they brought from Big Tech, and how they're building meaningful careers in today's AI-driven economy.

Whether you're actively exploring your next move, curious about the future of work, or simply interested in how AI is changing career paths, this conversation will provide practical insights, inspiration, and meaningful connections.

Topics include:

• Turning career disruption into opportunity

• Pivoting into AI, startups, investing, and new industries

• Building resilience and adaptability in a rapidly changing market

• Lessons learned and what panelists wish they had known earlier