MiniMax: Deploying Open-Source Frontier Models - Workshop + Panel

Deploying Open-Source Frontier Models

Step into the cutting edge of AI with Deploying Open-Source Frontier Models — a hands-on workshop and fireside chat for builders, engineers, and founders moving from experimentation to production.

Hosted by MiniMax & AMD in collaboration with AI Valley and Plug and Play, this session focuses on practical deployment, real-world workflows, and production-ready insights for advanced open-source AI models.

About MiniMax

MiniMax is a leading AI research and technology company building frontier multimodal models across text, image, audio, and video. Known for its strong open-source contributions and production-grade systems, MiniMax focuses on advancing scalable, high-performance foundation models and making them accessible to developers and enterprises worldwide.

MiniMax works at the intersection of cutting-edge research and real-world deployment, enabling builders to move from experimentation to production with state-of-the-art open and open-weight models.

What You’ll Get

• Hands-On Workshop – Work directly with open-source frontier models using applied tooling and deployment techniques
• Fireside Chat – Insights from ecosystem leaders on trends, challenges, and real-world use cases
• High-Signal Networking – Connect with builders, founders, and engineers actively shipping AI
• Practical Takeaways – Actionable strategies you can apply immediately

World-Class technical speakers:

• Chee Chew, CTO @ Zapier
• Urvashi Chowdhary, VP Product @ Coreweave
• Rob Futrick, xCTO @ Anaconda
• Mahdi Ghodsi****, AI Solution Architext @ AMD
• Matt Fisher, Co-Founder @ Daydream, Co-Founder & CTO @ Adventr

Whether you’re scaling experiments, deploying frontier models, or navigating the open-source AI ecosystem, this session is designed to be practical, focused, and collaborative.

🗓 Schedule

5:30 – 6:00 PM — Check-in & Food

6:15 – 6:45 PM — MiniMax Workshop

7:00 – 7:45 PM — Fireside Chat (Moderated by MiniMax)

8:00 – 8:30 PM — Networking

Event Details

📅 Date & Time: February 12th, 5:30–8:30 PM

📍 Location: AI House - Seattle

👥 Audience: Builders, founders, and engineers seeking production-ready open-source AI knowledge

Join us for an evening where open-source innovation meets frontier AI—and leave ready to deploy, experiment, and build.

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