Netlify events

⌖ New York

Hosted by Netlify & Sanity

Build your own AI agent or agentic workflow in New York on 8 September 2026, guided by engineers behind the tools. Pioneers NYC is a hands-on evening for builders who want to move beyond AI demos and spend time actually creating an agent. Organised by Netlify and Sanity, the event gives attendees direct access to engineers responsible for the technologies they will be working with,a practical format that is rarely available at a standard developer meetup. What you’ll build The central activity is building your own agent or agentic workflow. Rather than focusing solely on presentations, Pioneers NYC is structured around making something with support from people who understand the underlying platforms in depth. The evening will feature engineers and builders connected to: - Sanity Context - Sanity Content Agent - Sanity Functions - MCP - Netlify - Airtable - NVIDIA and Gong That mix creates an opportunity to explore how content, functions, data and AI tooling can fit together inside an agentic workflow. The emphasis is on practical building rather than abstract discussion, with the engineers behind the tools present during the session. Who it’s for Pioneers NYC is aimed at people actively exploring AI agents, agentic software and modern application development. It should be particularly relevant to developers, technical founders, product builders and hands-on AI practitioners who value direct access to platform engineers. The published event information does not specify prerequisites or an experience level, but the build-focused format will appeal most to attendees ready to work on an agent or workflow during the evening. You’ll also be among builders from organisations including NVIDIA, Netlify, Airtable, Gong and others. This makes the event a chance not only to create, but also to compare approaches with people working across AI infrastructure, content systems, data and application delivery. Places are limited, and the organisers report that only the final few spots remain. Register for Pioneers NYC.

Sponsors: NVIDIA · Gong

◎ Online

Learn how to take an AI-generated app from prompt to production in this beginner-friendly live build with Stripe and Netlify, streaming on 25 August 2026. This one-hour YouTube livestream tackles the practical gap between having an app idea and getting a working product live on the internet. Rather than relying on a long slide deck or a pre-built repository, two experienced engineers will demonstrate the complete workflow in real time using a terminal, AI-native tooling and an app that ends up in production. From prompt to a deployed app Colin Wren, Software Engineer at Stripe, will begin with Stripe’s projects.dev. He’ll show how to prompt your way towards a real backend, provisioning services through the command line instead of moving between dashboards, signup flows and downloaded keys. Seán Mc Ternan, Manager of Solutions Architecture at Netlify, will then take the project from local development to a live deployment with netlify.ai. His demonstration will explore what changes about shipping software when an AI agent is writing the code. The 60-minute agenda includes: - 00:00: Welcome and an introduction to the app being built - 00:05: Stripe demo , prompt to provisioned backend with projects.dev - 00:25: Netlify demo , local to live with netlify.ai - 00:45: Live audience Q&A - 00:55: Repository handoff, resources and ideas for what to build next Who should attend? The session is calibrated for people who have tried tools such as Copilot or Claude but have not yet allowed an agent to operate through their terminal. More experienced AI builders can also expect practical ideas, particularly around service provisioning and agent-led deployment. No setup is required, although you can bring a terminal if you want to follow along. By the end, you’ll have a working repository and reusable template to clone, modify and rebuild in your own time,plus a clearer mental model for the full prompt, provision and deploy pipeline.… Register for this event