The inaugural Miami AI Agent Summit, hosted by Miami AI Hub in collaboration with CrewAI, drew a sold-out crowd of over 250 founders, engineers, enterprise leaders, creators, and investors to The LAB Miami on Saturday, April 5. The event marked a pivotal moment in the city’s growing tech scene, establishing Miami as a rising epicenter for AI innovation.
Opening remarks were delivered by Burhan Sebin, founder of Miami AI Hub, who set the tone with an inspiring vision for the future of Miami’s tech landscape. He reaffirmed his mission to position the city as a global hub for responsible and accessible AI development. Through his leadership at Miami AI Hub, he has united startups, corporate partners, and technologists in a collaborative space designed to unlock AI’s potential across disciplines and industries. He also works to establish strong AI ecosystem linkages between the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
João (Joe) Moura, CEO of CrewAI, followed with a bold vision for agent-native organizations and announced several major initiatives, including the launch of the CrewAI Job Board, a new Agent Marketplace, and early traction with enterprise.
The day featured four high-impact sessions:
Fireside Chat: The State of Agentic AI & Open Source
Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, joined Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, in a candid conversation that blended technical insight with humor. Delangue highlighted the importance of building agents “just for fun” as a low-friction path to innovation. Isenberg underscored the rise of solo founders with agent teams, predicting, "The next billion-dollar startup will be one person with a fleet of AI agents.”
AI Agent Infrastructure
Moderated by Burhan Sebin, this panel explored how agentic workflows are built, scaled, and trusted. Panelists Garrett Rowe (NeuralSeek), Ryan Doan (Outrival AI), and Lou Mata (Mainframe) shared insights into orchestration, memory, user trust, and the real-time challenges of deploying AI agents in complex environments.
Enterprise Adoption & Investment
This enterprise-focused session brought together Ed Sim, Partner at Boldstart Ventures, and Hernan Londono, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Strategist at Lenovo, moderated by Ayal Stern of The LAB Miami.
This enterprise-focused session brought together Ed Sim, Partner at Boldstart Ventures, and Hernan Londono, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Strategist at Lenovo, moderated by Ayal Stern of The LAB Miami.
Ed Sim emphasized the need for strong founder-market fit in early-stage AI startups, while Hernan discussed how global enterprises are navigating the AI adoption curve.
Real-World Use Cases
The final panel, moderated by Iman Oubou, Co-Founder of Vocable AI, featured Trevor Lee (Myko AI) and Peter Yared (InCountry). From content creation to field sales and compliance-heavy industries, panelists shared their experience with real-world implementations.
Final thoughts were delivered by Burhan Sebin, who reflected on the energy and momentum sparked by the gathering:
“This wasn’t just an event, it was a movement,” said Sebin. “We’re proud to have brought this community together to shape the next generation of AI right here in Miami. And we will expand to other cities across the U.S. and beyond.”
The Miami AI Agent Summit’s success was made possible by the tireless efforts of the Miami AI Hub volunteer team, and the generous support of CrewAI, Atlas Space, Late Checkout, EZ Newswire, 4A Labs, and The LAB Miami.
