Meet the DC ecosystem leaders coming to the Technical.ly Builders Conference

Next month, DC entrepreneurs and technologists will trek up I-95 to represent the region at Technical.ly’s annual Builders Conference. 

Attendees from more than 20 states, plus the district, will come together between May 8 and 9 for panels and other programming on building local tech and entrepreneurial ecosystems. That includes numerous people from the DMV, some of whom will demonstrate their expertise during the two-day affair.

Curious about how to communicate your innovation, or how you can use AI to improve your early-stage startup? Make sure to nab a ticket.  

Keep scrolling to meet some DC, Maryland and Virginia leaders who will be attending the conference from the DMV (it’s a simple two-hour train ride!). 

• Startup-focused law group NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers is represented by founder and chair Anthony Millin, who will speak on a panel about how startups can avoid common legal issues. 
• Founder Raymond Magee of the plant recognition app developer BloomCatch will discuss recruiting workers and the decision confronting many business leaders: whether to make a workforce hybrid or remote. 
• Cofounder Christina Reed of The Pitch Place, which offers a platform for freelancers and editors to find one another, will appear on a panel focused on exploring digital equity and making innovation more accessible. 
• John Hopkins-Gillespie, the director of policy and product counsel at Trustible AI, will discuss what the future of AI regulation could look like. Trustible helps companies comply with AI regulations and standards. 
• Founder Ashwin Jaiprakash of the AI services startup Eazy will go over how early-stage founders can use the technology to boost their businesses. 
• NearStar Fusion’s cofounder and CEO Amit Singh will be on a panel discussing the basics of storytelling.