UPCOMING EVENT: Seattle AI Week - Measuring AI Against Headcount, Quality, and Cost
Seattle AI Week 2026
Every engineering leader is getting the same question right now: what is AI returning against headcount, quality, and cost? Derek Stephens, Fuel Talent's Managing Director of Revenue & AI Enablement, will moderate a conversation with three leaders making those calls inside their own teams.
Oct 29
Thursday
10:30am
to 11:30am
Industrious
400 University St, Seattle
Derek's last panel during Seattle Tech Week filled up, so register early.
Moderator
Managing Director, Revenue & AI Enablement, Fuel Talent
Panelists
CTO, iSpot.tv
CTO, SumerSports
Head of Engineering, Ai2
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is Fuel Talent's Seattle AI Week panel?
Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30am at Industrious, 400 University St in Seattle. Registration is through Luma.
Who is speaking on the panel?
Nipun Dureja, CTO of iSpot.tv, Sharath Udupa, CTO of SumerSports, and Jeremy Tryba, Head of Engineering at Ai2. Derek Stephens, Managing Director of Revenue & AI Enablement at Fuel Talent, moderates.
What will the panel cover?
How engineering leaders are measuring what AI returns against headcount, quality, and cost, and how those results are shaping decisions inside their teams.
Seattle AI Week 2026
Every engineering leader is getting the same question right now: what is AI returning against headcount, quality, and cost? Derek Stephens, Fuel Talent's Managing Director of Revenue & AI Enablement, will moderate a conversation with three leaders making those calls inside their own teams.
Oct 29
Thursday
10:30am
to 11:30am
Industrious
400 University St, Seattle
Derek's last panel during Seattle Tech Week filled up, so register early.
Moderator
Managing Director, Revenue & AI Enablement, Fuel Talent
Panelists
CTO, iSpot.tv
CTO, SumerSports
Head of Engineering, Ai2
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is Fuel Talent's Seattle AI Week panel?
Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30am at Industrious, 400 University St in Seattle. Registration is through Luma.
Who is speaking on the panel?
Nipun Dureja, CTO of iSpot.tv, Sharath Udupa, CTO of SumerSports, and Jeremy Tryba, Head of Engineering at Ai2. Derek Stephens, Managing Director of Revenue & AI Enablement at Fuel Talent, moderates.
What will the panel cover?
How engineering leaders are measuring what AI returns against headcount, quality, and cost, and how those results are shaping decisions inside their teams.

