AI in the Wild: Open Agentic AI and Startup Innovation

Open agentic AI is here — and it is moving fast.

OpenClaw, an open-source autonomous AI agent, became the fastest-growing project in GitHub history with over 247,000 stars in 60 days. It runs on your laptop, connects to WhatsApp or Telegram, and autonomously does things on your behalf — browsing the web, drafting emails, managing files, running tasks — without being asked twice.

Join us at the Texas Innovation Center at UT Austin for an interactive hybrid evening bringing together Austin-based founders, UT researchers, and tech practitioners from Southeast Asia — all around one theme: AI that actually works in the real world.

What to expect:

— A short talk from a UT Austin AI researcher on open agentic AI and what tools like OpenClaw mean for startup builders right now

— A live demo of an autonomous AI agent doing real tasks in real time, including tasks suggested by people in the room

— Practitioner lightning shares from Austin and the Philippines — what founders and tech leads are actually shipping with AI, the lessons learned, and where they think it is going

— A hands-on team activity where you design your own AI agent skill — no coding required

— Open networking with a cross-border audience of founders, researchers, and industry professionals

This event is hybrid. Austin attendees join in person at TXiC. Participants from the Philippines and Southeast Asia join live on Zoom.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Innovation Center