On August 20th at 12PM EDT, Capria Ventures will host an exclusive AMA-style workshop titled “From the Lab to Reality: What It Really Takes to Deploy AI”.

This session features Diego Oppenheimer — entrepreneur, investor, and a leading voice in turning ambitious AI ideas into reliable, real-world systems — in conversation with Capria AI Evangelist Will Poole. With deep experience as a founder, AI product builder, and advisor to top enterprise teams, Diego will share candid, hard-earned insights on what it takes to build AI that works outside the controlled comfort of a lab.

The conversation will go beyond the technical “gotchas” of AI deployment. Diego and Will will explore how to balance speed with safety, structure teams for continuous delivery, and align technical execution with real customer needs. Expect a discussion that connects the dots between engineering realities, organizational readiness, and business strategy — especially relevant for founders looking to scale fast without losing credibility.

Key Themes Include:

• From research to reality – Navigating the messy transition from promising academic models to dependable production systems
• When systems break – What actually goes wrong at scale, from data drift to integration bottlenecks, and how to prepare for it
• Learning loops – Building AI products that get better over time, and why iteration is your best friend
• Team and process design – How to set up teams, workflows, and governance that support reliable AI delivery
• Investor perspective – What VCs want to see in AI startups, and how to show progress even when results are non-deterministic

Who Should Attend:

This AMA session is for startup founders and operators across the Global South and beyond who are serious about bringing AI out of the lab and into the hands of real users — and keeping it there.