BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:334@usrotary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T083000 DTSTAMP:20251002T172005Z URL:https://usrotary.org/events/program-conor-bronsdon-and-grant-bronsdon- ai-in-todays-business-world-october-2-2025/ SUMMARY:Program: Conor Bronsdon and Grant Bronsdon\, "AI in Today’s Busi ness World\," October 2\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the \;University Sunrise Rotary Club \;for a pro gram featuring Conor Bronsdon and Grant Bronsdon discussing Artificial Int elligence in today's business world.\n\n\n\nThe \;program will be pres ented in person and on Zoom on Thursday morning. \; The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. \; \;No registrati on is required\, and the program is free.\n\n\n\n\nThe in-person meeting w ill be at the North Seattle Church (2150 N 122nd\, Seattle). Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to jo in the meeting on Zoom. \; The line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConor Bronsdon \;is the Head of Developer Rel ations &\; Growth at Galileo\, the AI reliability platform for enterpri se GenAI evaluation and observability. He is also the host of the \;Ch ain of Thought Podcast\, exploring AI with software engineers and leaders every \;Wednesday. \;Conor grew up in Seattle and graduated from t he University of Washington. He is the son of Club President Ed Bronsdon a nd currently lives in Olympia with his wife\, Katherine.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGr ant Bronsdon is a Principal at Parker Remick\, a retained \;executive search firm that advises &\; works with tech companies across size and stages. His 90+ searches in his time at PR have included early-stage clien ts\, pre-IPO organizations\, and large public companies like Google\, Squa re/Block\, and Walmart. Grant earned a B.A. in Political Science with hon ors at Yale University and later worked as a Yale admissions officer. Afte r hours\, Grant enjoys writing about the Seattle Mariners (lamenting their World Series drought all the while)\, serving as a Yale Alumni Schools Co mmittee Director\, and solving crossword puzzles. He and his wife Phoebe l ive in Beacon Hill.\n\n\n\nMeeting Summary: Overview of AI and Its Impact on Business\n\n\n\nConor Bronsdon explained the history and evolution of AI\, including large language models (LLMs).\n\n\n\nGrant Bronsdon discuss ed the impact of AI on hiring and the need for AI strategies in businesses .\n\n\n\nThe presentation covered the use cases of AI\, including software development\, writing emails\, and travel planning. Connor highlighted t he challenges and benefits of AI\, including its ability to generate new i nformation and its reliance on training data. AI in Software Engineering and Hiring: Connor and Grant discussed the use of AI in software engineer ing\, including code generation and testing. The presentation covered the impact of AI on hiring\, including candidate assessment and digital inter viewing. Connor explained the concept of AI agents and their role in auto mating tasks. The discussion included the importance of evaluating AI ans wers and the role of human experts in the process.\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Speakers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR