Community AI evening · University of Waikato

Re:Gen AI

An evening of AI for the curious. Students, grads, and anyone just getting started.

Hosted by InspiraEd with the Singularity AI Club, at the University of Waikato.

Friday 31 July 2026
In the room
80 people
Talks
4
Panel
1
Venue
Waikato Student UnionUniversity of Waikato
Watch the talks
The recordings

Watch the talks

  • Kang Zhou Making AI-generated images actually editable
  • Tony Xia & Rachel Martin Building a web page live, from the audience’s choices Enlighten Designs
  • Luca Fossen Comprehension debt: how to trust AI agents
  • Andeed Ma AI for Humanity: building AI that lasts
  • The panel Working and learning in an AI world — the skills, the harms, and the rules
The decks

Slides

    Friday 31 July · 5:00 – 7:30pm

    How the evening flowed

    4:45
    Doors open

    Arrivals, name tags, find a seat.

    5:00
    Welcome

    Benny opens the evening — what to expect, and a few housekeeping notes.

    5:10
    Talks 4 talks · 10 min each + Q&A
    • 5:10Kang ZhouMaking AI-generated images actually editable
    • 5:25Tony Xia & Rachel MartinBuilding a web page live, from the audience’s choicesEnlighten Designs
    • 5:40Luca FossenComprehension debt: how to trust AI agents
    • 5:55Andeed MaAI for Humanity: building AI that lasts
    6:15
    Panel: AI from a few angles Panel

    A short panel on the question our guests voted for.

    6:30
    Dinner, drinks & networking Kai

    Food, drink and networking

    ~7:15
    Prize draws

    Enlighten Designs’ studio-tour and Prezzy Card prizes

    7:30
    Evening wraps

    Closing

    The room

    Who was in the room

    Eighty curious people, one room.

    • Students

      High-school and university students getting their first real look at AI.

    • Grads & young pros

      Recent grads and young professionals in their first few years of work.

    • The builders

      The people already building AI here in the Waikato.

    Curious people from every sector — a night of networking and talking about all things AI.

    31 July 2026

    The night

      Brought to you by

      • InspiraEd
      • Enlighten Designs
      • Singularity AI Club
      • The AI Collective