About us
Join the AI Innovators Network NoVA Meetup to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and society, discussing the latest AI algorithms and their impact on our lives.
This group is open to professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts in the DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland areas who are passionate about the advancements and implications of AI technology.
Collaborate, learn, and network with like-minded individuals to stay informed and inspired in this constantly evolving field. Let's push the boundaries of AI innovation together!
Upcoming events
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Open by Design: Open-source Infrastructure, AI and Community :: Crystal City, VA
AWS Skills Center (Crystal City), 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite G, Arlington, VA, USJoin us for a conversation on open-source infrastructure in the AI era — from licensing choices (permissive vs. copyleft, "open weights" vs. true open source) to the governance and community stewardship that keep these projects sustainable.
We'll dig into the licensing choices shaping today's AI stack (permissive vs. copyleft, "open weights" vs. true open source), the community and governance models that keep open-source projects healthy and sustainable, and the practical tensions companies face when balancing commercial AI products with open contribution.
Whether you're a developer, legal professional, or open-source enthusiast, connect with others thinking about openness and ownership in an AI-driven world.
Featured Speakers:
- Sree Mothukuri, Founder & President, Kariosos.org
- Ian Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Kariosos.org
- Salim Khouri, SVP Product and Solutions, Kariosos.org
Location:
AWS Skills Center, 1550-G Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202
Drinks and Networking After:
Tacombi, 1550 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202Description: The AI Innovators Network is dedicated to exploring the latest trends in Artificial Intelligence.
Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a professional, or someone curious about the intersection of technology and AI, this event is perfect for networking, learning, and sharing insights.
Connect with like-minded individuals from DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland as we dive deep into the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation driving innovation and progress in Artificial Intelligence.44 attendees
People Side of AI: Lessons from Change Management Front Lines : Crystal City, VA
AWS Skills Center (Crystal City), 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite G, Arlington, VA, USAI tools are the easy part. The hard part is people: how they adopt, resist, and ultimately embrace change. This panel brings together three experienced organization development and change management consultants to share what's really happening inside organizations implementing AI: the common pitfalls, what's shifted in the last year, and the practical moves that separate stalled pilots from lasting impact.
Featured speakers:
- Denesha “Dee” Miller, Leadership Advisor | Executive Coach Helping organizations navigate growth, workforce change, and AI-driven transformation
- Debra Mitchell , Leadership Coach & Change Advisor | I help leaders and organizations navigate growth, workforce change, and transformation, without losing their people
- Sarah Smith, Do you know where your bottleneck is? | Focus over Friction | Ops Architect for founders, startups, SMBs, and VC-backed companies
- Laura Gramling, Empowering Leaders to Elevate Teams & Unleash Collective Intelligence | Driving Innovation, Alignment & Impact in an AI-Driven Era | Building All-Voices-Heard Cultures
Location:
AWS Skills Center, 1550-G Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202
Drinks and Networking After:
Tacombi, 1550 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202Additional info:
Denesha “Dee” Miller is the Founder and CEO of Dynamic Leadership Coaching (DynLeadCo), where she helps leaders and organizations navigate change, strengthen leadership capability, and approach AI adoption in practical, human-centered ways. Her perspective combines more than 20 years of corporate experience in strategy, transformation, and workforce change—including 14 years at Fannie Mae—with her current work as an executive coach, facilitator, strategic advisor, and entrepreneur. An ICF-credentialed coach, Dee works with leaders across sectors to connect AI adoption with trust, behavior change, organizational readiness, and measurable business outcomes.Debra Mitchell is the founder of Debra Mitchell & Company. She helps leaders and their teams get on the same page, so that what leadership means, what managers pass down, and what people actually experience all line up.
For more than 20 years, Deb has led change inside Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, and nonprofits. New technology. Restructuring. The next set of leaders coming up.
Through all of it, she keeps the focus on the people doing the work. She helps teams build the clarity, trust, and communication that make change stick, so it takes hold instead of fading once the rollout is over.**Sarah Smith **is a transformation and operations leader who helps founders and organizations scale with intention without sacrificing culture, execution speed, or the systems that make great teams great. As the founder of Iconoclast Innovations and a former Fortune 500 enterprise transformation consultant, she brings 13 years of experience in organizational design, operating model development, agile delivery leadership, change management, and AI enablement to enterprises and growth-stage companies navigating critical inflection
points.Sarah partners with C-suite executives, boards, founders, and VC-backed leadership teams to translate strategy into scalable execution. Her EVOLVE framework guides her work, pinpointing the greatest areas of opportunity for her clients, allowing culture, value, and execution to scale together. By making the invisible systems that drive organizational success explicit and transferable, Sarah helps leaders operationalize what works so that results don't depend on heroics, and cultural integrity doesn't erode under the weight of growth.
Moderator
**Laura Gramling **is President of EnSpark Consulting and a strategic advisor helping organizations navigate complex change in an AI-enabled world. With 20+ years leading business transformations across higher education, technology, pharma, and other industries, she specializes in turning strategic challenges into sustainable success through her signature Positive Impact AI Framework. Her approach centers on building All-Voices-Heard cultures—workplaces where inclusive leadership, collective intelligence, and smart AI integration drive measurable results.
Laura's expertise spans strategic planning, change management, and multi-stakeholder facilitation, translating complex research and emerging technologies into practical, people-centered strategies that boost engagement and performance. She holds an MS in Organization Development and a BA in Political Science, both from American University, and speaks frequently on organizational change & AI, workplace culture and leadership development.Description: Join us at AI Innovators Network for our upcoming meetup in the Mosaic, which is dedicated to exploring the latest trends in Artificial Intelligence.
Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a professional, or someone curious about the intersection of technology and AI, this event is perfect for networking, learning, and sharing insights.
Connect with like-minded individuals from DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland as we dive deep into the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation driving innovation and progress in Artificial Intelligence.26 attendees
Past events
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