It’s not all sunshine and rainbows when it comes to finding a startup unicorn. But at the AWS Unicorn Tank Pitch Competition, we’re determined to beat the odds. Watch as startups battle for the $100,000 grand prize, pitching their cutting-edge generative AI ideas to a panel of legendary investors, AI pioneers, and industry titans. Finding this rare unicorn gem is not only up to the judges, but you too—cast your vote, and the audience favorite wins $25,000. Join us in discovering the next big thing in generative AI.
14 sessions
- Community activitiesAI/MLGenerative AIStartup100 – FoundationalVenetianWalk-up only: No reserved seating requiredCommunity12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04Walk up only session: Walk-up only: No reserved seating required
- Wednesday, Dec 412:30 PM - 2:30 PM PSTVenetian | Level 1 | Venetian Theater
- Breakout sessionNewly announced contentAI/MLInternet of ThingsAutomotiveHealthcare & Life SciencesRetail & Consumer GoodsApplication IntegrationStartupInnovation & TransformationNewly announced content200 – IntermediateBusiness ExecutiveIT Professional / Technical ManagerSolution / Systems ArchitectWynnAmazon Kinesis Video StreamsAWS IoT CoreAWS IoT Greengrass10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04This session explores how recent advancements in AI are evolving the Internet of Things (IoT) into an engine for real-world intelligence, autonomy, and actionable insights. Explore how an increasingly connected world is driving deeper systems-level intelligence across healthcare, consumer products, automotive, manufacturing, energy, and utilities. The HP Inc. team shares their journey revolutionizing the world of industrial printing through intelligent automation. Finally, learn how to get started with IoT and AI/ML services on AWS and patterns to accelerate time to value when building and deploying intelligent IoT products and solutions.
, Head of Connected Compute SAs, IoT and Robotics, Amazon Web Services
, GM AWS Solutions, IoT Foundational Services, AWS
, Head of Software R&D, HP Inc.
- Wednesday, Dec 410:30 AM - 11:30 AM PSTWynn | Upper Convention Promenade | Cristal 7
New Launch: Newly announced content - Breakout sessionNewly announced contentAI/MLInternet of ThingsApplication IntegrationStartupInnovation & TransformationNewly announced content200 – IntermediateBusiness ExecutiveIT Professional / Technical ManagerSolution / Systems ArchitectMGM GrandWalk-up only: No reserved seating requiredAmazon Kinesis Video StreamsAWS IoT CoreAWS IoT Greengrass10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04This session explores how recent advancements in AI are evolving the Internet of Things (IoT) into an engine for real-world intelligence, autonomy, and actionable insights. Explore how an increasingly connected world is driving deeper systems-level intelligence across healthcare, consumer products, automotive, manufacturing, energy, and utilities. The HP Inc. team shares their journey revolutionizing the world of industrial printing through intelligent automation. Finally, learn how to get started with IoT and AI/ML services on AWS and patterns to accelerate time to value when building and deploying intelligent IoT products and solutions.
, Head of Connected Compute SAs, IoT and Robotics, Amazon Web Services
, GM AWS Solutions, IoT Foundational Services, AWS
, Head of Software R&D, HP Inc.
Walk up only session: Walk-up only: No reserved seating required- Wednesday, Dec 410:30 AM - 11:30 AM PSTMGM Grand | Level 1 | Boulevard 163 | Content Hub | Purple Screen
New Launch: Newly announced content - Breakout sessionArchitectureServerless Compute & ContainersEducationSoftware and InternetStartupWell-Architected FrameworkInnovation & Transformation300 – AdvancedDeveloper / EngineerDevOps EngineerStudentMGM GrandAmazon CognitoAmazon DynamoDBAWS LambdaTuesday, Dec 031:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 03Gather 'round for the tale of two AWS heroes on their journey through the world of cloud. The goal: build and deploy an educational platform for AWS, on AWS. They will guide you over the hills & down the valleys of developing with MFA in Amazon Cognito, working with AWS Amplify, securing with AWS WAF, persisting users in Amazon DynamoDB, handling requests with Amazon API Gateway, and building with AWS Lambda and Powertools. Come see if our adventurers succeeded in their quest or end up at the last "Outpost."
, Architect & Co-Founder, Teach Me AWS
, Architect & Co-Founder, Teach Me AWS
- Tuesday, Dec 31:00 PM - 2:00 PM PSTMGM Grand | Level 1 | Grand 120
- WorkshopNew to AWSDevOps & Developer ProductivityCross-Industry SolutionsFront-End Web & MobileStartup300 – AdvancedDeveloper / EngineerTech ExplorerMGM GrandAWS AmplifyThursday, Dec 053:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec 05Next.js continues to gain momentum as the preferred server-side rendering (SSR) React framework for frontend and full-stack web developers. Join this workshop to learn how to develop and deploy a Next.js application with the new AWS Amplify Gen 2 developer experience. You must bring your laptop to participate.
, AWS Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Thursday, Dec 53:00 PM - 5:00 PM PSTMGM Grand | Level 3 | Premier 312
- WorkshopNew to AWSDevOps & Developer ProductivityCross-Industry SolutionsFront-End Web & MobileStartup300 – AdvancedDeveloper / EngineerTech ExplorerMGM GrandAWS Amplify4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04Next.js continues to gain momentum as the preferred server-side rendering (SSR) React framework for frontend and full-stack web developers. Join this workshop to learn how to develop and deploy a Next.js application with the new AWS Amplify Gen 2 developer experience. You must bring your laptop to participate.
, AWS Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Wednesday, Dec 44:00 PM - 6:00 PM PSTMGM Grand | Level 1 | Grand 111
- Breakout sessionAI/MLStorageGenerative AIStartupInnovation & Transformation200 – IntermediateDeveloper / EngineerIT Professional / Technical ManagerSolution / Systems ArchitectWynnAmazon FSx for LustreAmazon SageMakerAmazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec 02Monday, Dec 02Organizations are revolutionizing how they use data to make decisions. In this customer session, learn from Anthropic, Bria AI, and Canva about how they built and manage scalable and cost-efficient data foundations to train their generative AI models on AWS. Explore their architectural approaches, design patterns, and best practices for optimizing performance to scale to high levels of aggregate throughput, to manage metadata catalogs across large data estates, and to store AI-generated content responsibly. Gain insights into integrating data environments with containerized applications, data preparation at scale, data loading and checkpointing techniques, and building generative AI responsibly.
, Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic, PBC
, Product Manager, Amazon
, Engineering Manager, Canva
, Head of Engineering, Bria AI
- Monday, Dec 24:00 PM - 5:00 PM PSTWynn | Convention Promenade | Latour 2
- Breakout sessionAI/MLStorageGenerative AIStartupInnovation & Transformation200 – IntermediateDeveloper / EngineerIT Professional / Technical ManagerSolution / Systems ArchitectCaesars ForumWalk-up only: No reserved seating requiredAmazon FSx for LustreAmazon SageMakerAmazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec 02Monday, Dec 02Organizations are revolutionizing how they use data to make decisions. In this customer session, learn from Anthropic, Bria AI, and Canva about how they built and manage scalable and cost-efficient data foundations to train their generative AI models on AWS. Explore their architectural approaches, design patterns, and best practices for optimizing performance to scale to high levels of aggregate throughput, to manage metadata catalogs across large data estates, and to store AI-generated content responsibly. Gain insights into integrating data environments with containerized applications, data preparation at scale, data loading and checkpointing techniques, and building generative AI responsibly.
, Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic, PBC
, Product Manager, Amazon
, Engineering Manager, Canva
, Head of Engineering, Bria AI
Walk up only session: Walk-up only: No reserved seating required- Monday, Dec 24:00 PM - 5:00 PM PSTCaesar’s Forum | Level 1 | Summit 232 | Content Hub | Red Screen
- Chalk talkAI/MLAnalyticsAerospace & SatelliteAgricultureFinancial ServicesGenerative AIStartupSustainability300 – AdvancedData EngineerData ScientistMGM GrandAmazon BedrockAmazon SageMakerAmazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)Tuesday, Dec 031:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 03Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites capture detailed images of Earth in light-obscured conditions and let customers consistently monitor changing conditions. Learn how to use a deep learning-based algorithm, combined with Amazon SageMaker, to reconstruct optical imagery from SAR data and create synthetic cloud-free images up to four times resolution for agriculture and utility infrastructure monitoring. Find out how customers use Amazon SageMaker and data lakes on Amazon S3 for near real-time data retrieval and analysis.
, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services Singapore Pte Ltd
, VP of Data and ML, SatSure Analytics India Pvt Ltd
- Tuesday, Dec 31:00 PM - 2:00 PM PSTMGM Grand | Level 1 | 102
- Chalk talkNewly announced contentNew to AWSDevOps & Developer ProductivityFront-End Web & MobileGenerative AIStartupNewly announced content300 – AdvancedDeveloper / EngineerIT ExecutiveWynnAmazon BedrockAWS AmplifyAWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)10:00 a.m. Monday, Dec 02Monday, Dec 02AWS Amplify recently launched a second-generation developer experience featuring full-stack TypeScript capabilities for building production-ready applications on AWS. Generation two is built on top of AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK), making it possible to add any of the more than 200 AWS services to your Amplify application, including Amazon Bedrock for generative AI use cases. Join this chalk talk to discuss strategies for extending the Amplify full-stack TypeScript capabilities to create the next generation of innovative application experiences using AWS CDK and Amazon Bedrock.
, Senior Developer Advocate, Amazon Web Services
, Developer Experience Engineer, Amazon Web Services
- Monday, Dec 210:30 AM - 11:30 AM PSTWynn | Convention Promenade | Latour 5
New Launch: Newly announced content - Chalk talkNewly announced contentNew to AWSDevOps & Developer ProductivityFront-End Web & MobileGenerative AIStartupNewly announced content300 – AdvancedDeveloper / EngineerIT ExecutiveCaesars ForumAmazon BedrockAWS AmplifyAWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04AWS Amplify recently launched a second-generation developer experience featuring full-stack TypeScript capabilities for building production-ready applications on AWS. Generation two is built on top of AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK), making it possible to add any of the more than 200 AWS services to your Amplify application, including Amazon Bedrock for generative AI use cases. Join this chalk talk to discuss strategies for extending the Amplify full-stack TypeScript capabilities to create the next generation of innovative application experiences using AWS CDK and Amazon Bedrock.
, Developer Experience Engineer, Amazon Web Services
, Senior Developer Advocate, Amazon Web Services
- Wednesday, Dec 49:00 AM - 10:00 AM PSTCaesars Forum | Level 1 | Forum 126
New Launch: Newly announced content - Breakout sessionAI/MLCross-Industry SolutionsAWS PartnersCustomer StoriesGenerative AIStartupCost Optimization100 – FoundationalEntrepreneur (Founder/Co-Founder)Tech ExplorerVenture CapitalistMandalay BayAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec 02Monday, Dec 02Join the NVIDIA Inception Global Head of Cloud Partnerships for an exclusive panel with the leaders of trailblazing startups from the NVIDIA Inception program. Discover how over 20,000 startups are using advanced technology to transform industries and solve real-world challenges. This session is perfect for tech enthusiasts, investors, startups, and industry leaders eager to explore cutting-edge AI advancements. Learn from the pioneers shaping the future of technology. This presentation is brought to you by NVIDIA, an AWS Partner.
, Chief of Strategic AI Partnerships, Bria AI
, Head of GTM, Twelve Labs
, CEO, Hippocratic AI
, Chief Strategy Officer, Writer
, NVIDIA Global Head of Cloud Partnerships, Inception Program, NVIDIA
, CEO, Contextual AI
, CEO Lightning AI, Lightning AI
- Monday, Dec 24:30 PM - 5:30 PM PSTMandalay Bay | Level 3 South | Jasmine F
- Lightning talkTraining & CertificationFinancial ServicesSoftware and InternetInclusion & DiversityStartupTech for Impact100 – FoundationalEntrepreneur (Founder/Co-Founder)Venture CapitalistVenetianWalk-up only: No reserved seating requiredThursday, Dec 052:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec 05Join the AWS Startups Team for a tactical fundraising workshop. Research has found that women founders get asked more prevention questions (“Is this actually a large market opportunity?”) while men get asked more promotion questions (“How big can this business get?”). This workshop will be relevant for all underrepresented founders and cover 1) how to identify unconsciously biased questions, 2) ways to answer these questions, and 3) how to clarify and pivot. Research has showed that founders who answer questions using these tips are able to raise $7.4M more than founders who do not.
, Startup & VC Business Development, Amazon
Walk up only session: Walk-up only: No reserved seating required- Thursday, Dec 52:30 PM - 2:50 PM PSTVenetian | Hall B | Expo | Theater 5
- Breakout sessionAI/MLServerless Compute & ContainersManufacturing & IndustrialLambda-Based ApplicationsStartupCost Optimization300 – AdvancedData ScientistDeveloper / EngineerDevOps EngineerMandalay BayAmazon SageMakerAmazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)AWS Lambda8:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec 04Wednesday, Dec 04Explore how serverless containers revolutionize machine learning (ML) deployment at scale. This session showcases Instrumental’s journey in using serverless technologies for deep learning, creating a simple, scalable, and cost-effective architecture. Learn how we combined Amazon SageMaker and AWS Lambda to scale training jobs and predictions. Delve into serverless options for ML use cases and discover strategies to implement this serverless approach and optimize your MLOps for both internal and external users.
, Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Instrumental
, Senior Developer Advocate, AWS
- Wednesday, Dec 48:30 AM - 9:30 AM PSTMandalay Bay | Lower Level North | Islander F