Fireside Chat with Alan Hsia (SVP- Nebius)
Part of Global AI Builder Series: by The Gen Academy
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Hosted by Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan and Alan Hsia
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
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Tue, Aug 18, 2026
4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
Go deeper with a course
What you'll learn
Building Brands in a Fast-Moving AI World
Where the Real Value in AI Will Accrue
The Economics of Open vs. Closed AI
What Makes an AI Startup Defensible?
Building Products Developers Actually Adopt
Why this topic matters
You'll learn from
Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan
AI Engineers | Building & Teaching @ The Gen Academy
Aishwarya Srinivasan is the co-founder of The Gen Academy and one of the world's most recognized AI educators, with a community of over 1.2 million AI professionals across social platforms. Previously, she led AI Developer Relations at Fireworks AI and spent over a decade building AI products and ecosystems at Google, Microsoft, and IBM. She holds a Master's in Data Science from Columbia University. Known for breaking down complex AI concepts with clarity and honesty, Aishwarya teaches builders how to move beyond demos and develop production-ready AI systems that solve real business problems.
Arvind Narayanamurthy is the Co-founder of The Gen Academy, Previously AI Solutions Architect at Ema, and Founder of Eikos Health. He has built and deployed enterprise AI systems across Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, and high-growth startups, leading initiatives that translated machine learning into measurable business impact. Arvind holds a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University. His teaching focuses on first-principles thinking, practical engineering, and helping builders design, evaluate, and deploy reliable AI systems for production.
Alan Hsia
Senior Vice President - Marketing @ Nebius
Alan Hsia is SVP of Marketing at Nebius, where he leads marketing for Token Factory and new products. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Fireworks AI and has built and scaled marketing for developer-focused technology companies including Cortex.
His work sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure, developer adoption, product positioning, and go-to-market strategy.
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