

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SD CTO Talks: AI With Intent: Building Features Users Love
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Most AI features fail because they never get adopted. Learn how top tech companies build AI products people actually use.About this EventThis panel brings together three leaders solving AI adoption at scale. Áine Shivnan is VP of Engineering at Qualcomm, where she leads Developer Engineering and open-source transformation after over a decade pioneering low-power AI across mobile, robotics, IoT, and automotive. Tesh Desai is Head of AI Platform &amp; Product Delivery at Intuit, where he leads the AI-driven Virtual Expert Platform and Product programs, drawing on over 20 years leveraging AI to solve customer problems. Ivan Gonzalez is Head of AI Solutions at Arkus Nexus, where he bridges business, engineering, and operations to ensure AI solutions are usable, scalable, and actually adopted.You'll walk away with insight into how teams identify AI opportunities worth pursuing, how platform choices impact adoption, and what separates features that scale from those that stall. The conversation covers tradeoffs in development, production implementation, and organizational readiness—grounded in real constraints and results. Panel will be moderated by Shaun Dawson.Past CTO Talks events have drawn senior engineering and product leaders from across San Diego's tech community.?  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/3ce36ca0-fd6f-11f0-9e27-811987fb6de1-rimg-w987-h740-dc161417-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/3d32c520-fd6f-11f0-85ad-3b50a9507bcc-rimg-w987-h740-dc19191d-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/3d58c3b0-fd6f-11f0-8d9a-23ed2db22260-rimg-w987-h740-dc191613-gmir.jpg This is a peer conversation over food and drinks. Registration is free and required. Doors open at 6 PM.Agenda?: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PMNetworking: Connect with Fellow Innovators?: 06:30 PM - 07:20 PMPanel &amp; Q&amp;A?: 07:20 PM - 08:00 PMNetworking
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## Event venue details

- **city**: San Diego
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mintz
- **lat**: 32.9195121
- **long**: -117.234053
- **full address**: Mintz, 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, United States

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- **organizer**: Tech Sunsets (https://allevents.in/org/tech-sunsets/19878601)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mintz, 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tech Sunsets
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, it
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SD CTO Talks: AI With Intent: Building Features Users Love ?
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