Agentic AI in the Trenches: Scaling Intelligence for the Real World

Name: Agentic AI in the Trenches: Scaling Intelligence for the Real World
Start: 2026-01-27T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-27T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Yard: Herald Square

Jan 27, 11:00 PM – Jan 28, 2:00 AM (UTC)

New York City

The Yard: Herald Square, 106 West 32nd Street, New York, 10001

Rachael Nemeth builds AI for real people who need it. As CEO of Opus Training, she's combined 13 years of restaurant operations with AI-native architecture to solve the $100B+ problem of frontline training. This is a deep dive into building tech for the hidden 70% of the workforce where success is measured in seconds, not clicks.

In-person event

About this event

Silicon Valley obsesses over AI agents for office workflows. But 70% of the U.S. workforce doesn't sit at a desk.
While most AI startups build LLM wrappers, Rachael Nemeth architected an AI-native engine for the most underserved segment of the economy: frontline workers.
Before that, Rachael spent 13 years in NYC hospitality (including Union Square Hospitality Group) before writing a single line of code. 
Now, as Co-founder and CEO of Opus Training, she's using Agentic AI to solve the $100B+ training problem for workers juggling three jobs, subway commutes, and zero corporate email.
This is a masterclass in usable architecture and a high-stakes pivot that captured 50,000 users in a few weeks during the global pandemic.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
The Agentic Shift: How the Opus AI assistant delivers operational answers in 9 seconds.
Neural Translation at Scale: Automating content localization into 100+ languages with 99% accuracy.
Closing the Feedback Loop: Converting complaints into targeted training triggers that reduce issues by 60% in 30 days.
When to Burn the Boats: Why Rachael walked away from a growing business in March 2020 to build a venture-scale AI powerhouse.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Engineering Leads: Design AI-native systems for thin clients in zero-Wi-Fi, high-churn environments.
Product Managers: Move beyond theoretical AI to see real-time user data integrated into automated training loops.
Early-Stage Founders: Navigate pivots and build defensible moats from deep domain expertise.
Investors: Understand why the hidden 70% of the workforce is the next multi-billion dollar AI frontier.
Tickets for this event include food and drinks, as well as exclusive access to this founder who will show you how to build a defensible, high-growth business by solving the gritty operational problems that standard tech often misses.
You'll also meet dozens of other high-performing entrepreneurs who are creating their next big thing. Seriously, it's some of the best founder networking in the city.
Getting a ticket guarantees admission. No waitlisting.
AGENDA
6:00 PM: Networking, Food & Drinks
7:00 PM: Fireside Chat with Rachael Nemeth
8:00 PM: Meet the Speaker
And don't miss our other monthly tech events. They are great opportunities for builders, founders, and operators to network with each other to share best practices and find new resources to grow your startup the right way. See our full event lineup here.