# Event Details - **Event Name**: 2026 Summer AI+X Meetup @ The Engine - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Where MIT, Harvard, & global AI builders meet. Talks, student demos, and open networking on real-world AI deployment. Kendall Square.About this EventAI+X Meetup returns to Kendall Square this summer.​Join founders, investors, researchers, educators, students, and local AI builders at The Engine — home to MIT spin-off tough tech startups — for an evening on how AI is moving from models and demos into real industries. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/fac7be70-49c7-11f1-abbd-73c9beefd902-rimg-w1107-h740-dcbec3d2-gmir.jpg This summer, we’ll focus on​AI deployment: what’s actually being built, tested, adopted, and scaled across business, healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, robotics, and foundation models.​Expect short talks, panels, team demos, global student voices, open networking, beverages, light bites, and music.Who Will Be There​MIT & Harvard networks Alumni, affiliates, spin-off founders, researchers, faculty, and students across the Kendall Square ecosystem.​Investors & ecosystem partners VCs, angels, accelerators, innovation teams, and partners looking for emerging AI+X talent, projects, and university-born ideas.​Industry experts & educators People applying AI across business, healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, robotics, education, and other real-world fields.​Cambridge AI builders Founders, operators, technical teams, and local AI people building across AI, tough tech, and real-world deployment.​Global student leaders Students, project teams, and club leaders from Boston, Singapore, Korea, the UAE, the UK, Japan, China, and beyond.​Past speakers have included leaders and experts from SpaceX, Apple, MIT Open Learning, Harvard Innovation Labs, MIT Media Lab, Novartis, LabCentral and beyond.​Max capacity: 200 seats https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/fb0c1a70-49c7-11f1-abbd-73c9beefd902-rimg-w1111-h740-dc161416-gmir.jpg ​（Raphael Kay PhD @ Harvard | Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science, shared his entrepreneurial journey with in our previous meetup) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/fb884f50-49c7-11f1-9b88-8d574f4e1b52-rimg-w1111-h740-dc2f2c2e-gmir.jpg ​(Seika joined BlendED’s AI+X Learning Program in early 2025 and has since transferred from Tokyo to Boston, where she is continuing her academic and AI+X journey.)​Beverages + light bites + MusicAbout BlendED​BlendED started its AI+X project-based learning initiative in early 2019.​Working with MIT and Harvard spin-off founders, researchers, faculty, and industry experts, BlendED select ~200 students each year from global universities including the National University of Singapore, the University of Tokyo, UCL, Peking University, and institutions across 20+ countries.​Through real-world projects, internships, mentorship, and global networking, BlendED helps students build portfolios that are recognized by global leading admissions offices, recruiters, founders, and industry partners.About AI+X Global Talent Community​The AI+X Global Talent Community, or GTC, is a student-led global ecosystem empowered by BlendED.​GTC brings together learners, researchers, experts, student clubs, and institutions across 20+ countries to build a more inclusive, interdisciplinary, and globally connected AI future.​Founding GTC members are based in Korea, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan, Mexico, and beyond. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/fbcea720-49c7-11f1-abbd-73c9beefd902-rimg-w1111-h740-dcd9d5d4-gmir.jpg GTC hosts in-person meetups across Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, London, and Cambridge, alongside global virtual events, student spotlights, research discussions, and university partnerships.​RSVP and join us for an evening of ideas, demos, conversations, and new connections.Agenda🕑: 05:00 PMFounder & Investor Hour (invite only)🕑: 05:30 PMDoors open🕑: 06:00 PMOpening Keynote🕑: 06:15 PMAI+X Industry Talks🕑: 07:30 PMGlobal Student Leader Project & Startup DemoInfo: Korea Japan / China / UK / Singapore UAE and beyond🕑: 08:00 PMOpen NetworkingInfo: Featured startup & student team demo booths Talent Showcase Wall - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/2026-summer-aix-meetup-the-engine/100001988887211188 - **Event Categories**: Meetups, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: The Engine - **lat**: 42.3627993 - **long**: -71.0962734 - **full address**: The Engine, 750 Main Street, Cambridge, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 2026 Summer AI+X Meetup @ The Engine - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/08d1501444da281ab2d8f575d276994bc50c8f10d06f24243ef36bf251ebb805-rimg-w1200-h600-dc081633-gmir.jpg?v=1778127309 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 2026 Summer AI+X Meetup @ The Engine being held? 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