SXSW VIP Dinner w/ Google DeepMind

Intimate Technical Dialogue at the Frontier of AI

During the peak of SXSW in Austin, AI Tinkerers and Google DeepMind are convening a curated group of 20 builders, researchers, and technical founders for an evening of high-signal conversation. This is a private, moderated dinner focused on the emerging architecture of generative media systems and the tooling required to build with them in production.

As multimodal models like Gemini expand the frontier of image, video, audio, and interactive media generation, the technical challenge is shifting from isolated model capabilities to full-stack creative systems. Builders are no longer just generating assets—they’re orchestrating pipelines that combine diffusion models, temporal reasoning, physics-aware rendering, and real-time user interaction.

Over a seated dinner, we’ll skip the high-level futurism and dive straight into the implementation layer. We’ll explore how teams are building production pipelines for generative video and spatial media, how multimodal models interact with rendering engines and browser APIs, and what it takes to maintain coherence, memory, and control across long-running creative workflows.

The goal of the evening is simple: a room full of people actively building the next generation of generative media tools, trading real lessons from systems already being deployed. No slides, no hype—just builders comparing notes on what actually works.

What to Expect

AI Tinkerers VIP Dinners follow a structured format designed to maximize technical exchange and minimize fluff:

• Learning/Offering Introductions: Every guest shares one specific technical insight they’ve gained and one challenge they are currently solving.
• Technical Spotlights: Five-minute deep dives from selected attendees on specific implementation notes or research breakthroughs.
• Moderated Discussion: A single, focused conversation involving the entire room, ensuring every voice contributes to the collective signal.
• Strategic Networking: Seat rotations during the evening to ensure you connect with a diverse range of practitioners shipping at the edge.

Details

Date: Monday, March 16, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Austin, TX (Private venue disclosed to approved guests)

Cap: 20 attendees

Format: Seated VIP dinner, application-only

Sponsor

Google DeepMind - Google DeepMind is a world-leading AI research laboratory committed to building safe and responsible next-generation AI systems. By combining expertise in machine learning, engineering, and ethics, they develop state-of-the-art models like Gemini and Veo that push the boundaries of what is possible. Their work focuses on solving complex scientific challenges and creating AI that benefits humanity. For builders, Google DeepMind provides the foundational research and frontier models that power the tools within the Vertex AI and Google Cloud ecosystems, enabling the creation of sophisticated, agentic applications.

Who Should Attend?

This dinner is strictly for active builders—engineers, researchers, and technical founders who are currently shipping software utilizing frontier models. Attendance is curated to ensure a high-trust environment where peers can trade candid implementation notes.

Interested in supporting future builder events? See our sponsorship opportunities.