Week 1 of the AWS Generative AI Global Accelerator Program is in the books! 🚀 This week, our Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Partnerships Hiep Nguyen had the amazing opportunity to attend the kick-off event in the vibrant Amazon Web Services (AWS) Seattle office. Alongside 80 trailblazing startups from around the world, we dove into sessions ranging from Leadership to GTM strategies, led by top experts who made the week unforgettable. We were beyond thrilled to hear directly from Andy Jassy (President & CEO of Amazon), Matt Garman (CEO of AWS), and Jon Jones (VP & Global Head of AWS Startups). Their passion for building up the startup community was on full display, with the GenAI cohort leading the charge. But what made this week truly special was connecting with some of the brightest minds in tech—pioneers working on everything from next-gen generative games (T. Carl Kwoh J. Aaron Farr Jam & Tea Studios) to AI platforms leveraging generative biological model (Dov Gertz Converge Bio), along with other incredible entrepreneurs we have had a chance to meet and learn from Itamar Friedman aidan chau Or Sharir Israel Saba Rintaro Suzuki Mandar Natekar Venus Dhuria Sol Kim Hazumu Yamazaki James Lo Kevin Teng Prashanth Harshangi Sol Kim se joung kim and many more. The in-person event magnified our connections and it was incredible to feel the energy and kindness of these innovators. As we dive into the next 9 weeks, we’re buzzing with excitement for what’s to come. Huge shoutout to the amazing AWS team— Derek Pham Elizabeth Blumer Brett Laffel Lauren Capelin Anurag Seth Ben Duncan Tiffany Bloomquist (Pfaff) Nikhil Dinesh Ian Sikora Ben Hillman Lakshmi Priya Lillian So Kai Yong, Kang (江闓荣)Harsh Shukla Luc Nghi Tran and many many more, you guys were so awesome! Can’t wait to see everyone at Re:Invent 2024!
Hiep Nguyen you are a superstar! What you guys have achieved at AI Hay in such a short time is incredible!
I spy Hiep Nguyen in the photo! Great having you for kickoff and while it was too short we’ll have a proper catch up in Vegas and Vietnam!
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2moSo wonderful to meet you in person Hiep! Looking forward to the next few months and more 🚀