Hot Off The AI Furnace - February 6th

The AI Hot 100 Summit 2026 is back for its third edition on May 6-7th, 2026 in New York City. Where AI Visionaries meet Industry Leaders. The only AI Summit built for real connections where startup innovation meets enterprise implementation.

 🔥 Hot Lineup Alert: Chief Innovation Security Officer of Progress is Joining The AI Hot 100 Summit to Speak on Security in the Era of Agentic AI

Excited to share that Richard Barretto, SVP & Chief Innovation Security Officer of Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) will be joining the Security & Red Teaming in Agentic AI panel at The AI Hot 100 Summit this May.

At The AI Hot 100 Summit, Richard will share his insights into how enterprises are preparing for enterprise wide deployment of AI agents from a security perspective — stress testing and securing agentic systems before failure occurs. His expertise in risk governance, AI-driven compliance, and enterprise security makes him a pivotal voice for every organization navigating the next frontier technology.

➡️ Catch Richard live with other enterprise execs and founders building what’s actually working in AI.

Confirmed participants include Open AI, Anthropic, CDO of Mastercard, CDTO of Haleon, CTO of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Nvidia, Eleven Labs, CEO of Legora, C-level at Colossal Biosciences, Head at AI at Morgan Stanley, and more.

Interested in being a part of the conversation? Join executives from OpenAI, NVIDIA, Anthropic, Cursor, Eleven Labs, Adobe, Mastercard, Haleon plc, & more at The AI Hot 100 Summit 2026.

Interested in joining the action? Showcase your brand alongside the biggest companies in AI or register now for early bird pricing to save $700+ on your pass.

Interested in Speaking at The AI Hot 100 Summit?

The AI Hot 100 will spotlight bold voices and transformative ideas redefining AI. If you’re driving AI innovation in enterprise, we want to hear from you. The call for speakers is filling fast. Applications are due on November 28 at 5 PM ET, but they're reviewed on a rolling basis, so the earlier you submit the better!

Make your mark on the most forward-thinking event in AI. Apply to speak today!  

👀 ICYMI - Access the AI Hot 100 Market Report 2025

On July 10th, we dropped the 2025 AI Hot 100 Market Report by The AI Furnace. Here, we highlighted the Hot 100 startups building in AI in North America this year.

👉️ Check out the full report

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