Events

How do you transition from the labs of MIT CSAIL to building a category-defining AI company? Join us for a virtual fireside chat featuring John Wang, Co-Founder and CTO of Assembled, and Dionysios Panagiotopoulos, Managing Partner at Aether VC, as they deconstruct the path from engineering student to venture-backed leader.

What We’ll Cover:

• The Early Days: Lessons from MIT Course 6-3 and the transition from academic projects to Y Combinator and early-stage Stripe.
• The Pivot to AI: How Assembled is redefining customer support by orchestrating the handoff between AI agents and human workflows.
• The Investor’s Lens: What it takes to scale frontier technologies in AI, robotics, and deep tech from an operator-turned-VC perspective.
• Scaling Up: Practical advice on fundraising (Series B and beyond), building a technical team, and maintaining a competitive edge in a crowded market.

Whether you are a student researcher, an aspiring founder, or a tech enthusiast, come for the insights and stay for the raw stories of building the future.

Are you interested in machine learning, NLP, systems engineering, quantitative finance, or the intersection of AI and real-world decision-making? Come hear about the real state of AI in investing, including hype vs reality and how to navigate the changes. Whether you're building models, optimizing infrastructure, or curious about how AI is actually used in finance, this talk is for you. 

The MIT European Club is excited to announce the 30th Annual European Career Fair (ECF) on March 7th, 2026.

We would be thrilled to welcome your organization to this year’s ECF!

The MIT European Career Fair is the largest Europe-focused career fair in the United States, with 29 years of successful fairs. Each year, the ECF attracts over 2,000 students and more than 100 employers from across Europe.

Interested in participating as a company? You can find further information about the MIT European Career Fair 2026 program, pricing, and organization on the attached flyer or on our website. Detailed information about previous European Career Fairs can be found here. As a friend of CSAIL Alliances, we are happy to offer you an exclusive 10% discount using the code CSAIL10.

To register, please follow the instructions on the ECF website. Please reach out to euro-career@mit.edu if you have any questions!

CSAIL Alliances and Samsung Ventures invite you to apply for an exclusive pitch session. From the applicant pool, six premier startups will be selected to present to an audience of leading VC's, CSAIL Alliances members, and key stakeholders within the MIT Startup Ecosystem.

Attendance for the event is highly selective and will be extended to non-presenting applicants on a curated, case-by-case basis. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage early submission to ensure your firm is considered before the cohort is finalized.

This session is sponsored by Samsung Ventures. Samsung Ventures is the venture capital arm of the Samsung Group, with $3B+ under management from 16 Samsung Group companies and select outside investors. This include various divisions of Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, SDI (battery), Samsung Biologics/Bioepis, and Engineering/Construction. We are primarily a strategic investor that deploys capital with business unit support and usually in connection with a complementary strategic engagement. We have a broad area of focus, spanning from the traditional technologies you think about related to Samsung (semiconductor, consumer electronics, display, software) to energy technologies, construction, and biotech. As with many technology companies, AI and robotics have been a key focus area in recent years.

https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/en/main.do