Miami AI Hub

shaping South Florida as an AI hub with 6000+ members, powered by the @emergeamericas.

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

From bold conversations to live AI demos, the energy in the room was unmatched.

Thanks again to @tahl_biz and @VeryAI for sharing insights on the future of AI and #innovation, and to everyone who joined us for an inspiring night of connection and creativity. Special thanks to @thelabmiami and @valehealthyktn for helping fuel the night.

Photo link 📸 ➡️ https://t.co/oCIEVoLOl5
See you at the next Gathering. 🚀

#eMergeAmericas #MiamiAIHub #FloridaTech #GenerativeAI @eMergeAmericas

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

And that’s a wrap on our May Generative Gathering! 🎉

Big thanks to @VeryAI and @tahl_biz for sharing their insights on AI, and to everyone who joined us for a night of bold ideas, great conversations, and live demos. ⚡️

#eMergeAmericas #MiamiAIHub #Innovation #FloridaTech @eMergeAmericas

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

TONIGHT! 🚨
Conversations, demos, and ideas shaping the future of tech.

See you at Generative Gatherings. 👋

RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/jQ2l713oe0

🗓️ May 27
⏰ 6 PM
📍 @thelabmiami

[eMerge Americas @eMergeAmericas]

Coffee ☕️ connections 🤝 and big ideas 💡

This morning, we hosted our Startup + SMB Alumni Breakfast and brought together founders, innovators, and future game changers to network, collaborate, and look ahead at what’s next. Huge thanks to our sponsors for helping make this year possible for our startup and SMB cohorts 🚀

@babson @BankofAmerica B.I.G. Capital LLC Better Business Bureau Biz Nation Consulting IQ @deel @Delta @lab_22c @EisnerAmper @FloridaAtlantic Griffin Catalyst @googlecloud @Holland & Knight LLP JPMorganChase @justworks @KaseyaCenter @MedinaCapital @MiamiBeachNews @Momentum305 @NortheasternMIA REBRANDX SBIR Advisors Inc. The Venture Mentoring Team @thelabmiami @univmiami

[eMerge Americas @eMergeAmericas]

What do you stand for? @TimTebow reminds us that real impact doesn’t come from popularity, it comes from purpose, conviction, and standing for something bigger than yourself.

Watch the full session now on our YouTube channel. 🎥👇
https://t.co/rxp5UOWQss

#Innovation #FloridaTech #Leadership

[eMerge Americas @eMergeAmericas]

Sunshine, startups, and @ABTC 🌴@EricTrump and @ashergenoot break down why #Florida is the new capital for #innovation, business, and bold ventures along with great weather and communities.

Watch now on YouTube 🎥 https://t.co/Oi64QmvS7a

#Entrepreneurship #MiamiTech #eMergeAmericas #TechHub #BusinessGrowth #crypto

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

T-24 hours until #GenerativeGathering 🤖✨

Tomorrow, we���re bringing together founders, innovators, and AI enthusiasts for an evening of bold conversations, breakthrough ideas, and meaningful connections shaping the future of AI. Experience a startup showcases from @tahl_biz and @VeryAI as they share cutting-edge insights and real-world innovation turning vision into reality.

Don’t miss it — RSVP now ⬇️
https://t.co/MDBUGwmuso

🗓️ May 27
⏰ 6 PM
📍 @thelabmiami

@eMergeAmericas

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

Ready to connect with like-minded professionals shaping the future? 🤖✨

Join us on May 27 for #GenerativeGathering — an evening of bold ideas, breakthrough innovation, and meaningful connections shaping the future of AI.
Hear from an incredible keynote speaker and experience a startup showcase featuring @tahl_biz and @VeryAI as they share cutting-edge insights and real-world innovation designed to turn vision into reality.

RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/MDBUGwlWCQ

🗓️ May 27th
⏰ 6PM
📍 @thelabmiami

@eMergeAmericas

[Miami AI Hub @miamiaihub]

Mark your calendars and join us May 27th for our monthly Generative Gathering supported by @tahl_net and @VeryAI. ⚡️

Expect bold ideas, startup spotlights, and a room full of people building what’s next.

RSVP ➡️ https://t.co/MDBUGwlWCQ

🗓️ May 27th
⏰ 6PM
📍 The Lab Miami

@eMergeAmericas

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

"You are not stepping into a finished world and asking for a seat at the table.

You are stepping into a world where the table itself is being built, right now, by hands like yours."

Yesterday, I had the honor of giving the commencement speech at Atlantis University to the Class of 2026.

I shared four ideas with them.

- Trust your guts and let life surprise you.

- Show up consistently, even when nobody is watching.

- Develop taste, your judgment is the prize.

- And build right here. The future is being built in Florida, and they are the proof that this city has the talent the world is looking for.

A kid from a small city in Turkey, telling Miami graduates to stay and build Miami.

Life really does surprise you.

Thank you to President Palacios and the entire Atlantis team for the honor.

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

What a week.

@eMergeAmericas 2026 is officially in the books, and I am still processing how special this one was. By every measure, sponsor feedback, attendee energy, and content quality, this was the best eMerge yet, and the strongest year for the AI vertical we have ever had.

A quick walk through the week:

Saturday kicked off with the eMerge AI Hackathon. 500+ developers, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., a full house from the moment doors opened. The energy in that room set the tone for everything that followed. Thank you to every sponsor, partner, and builder who showed up to launch eMerge Week 2026 the right way.

Wednesday, April 22, was our AI + Quantum Masterclasses day. Standing room only, all day, every session. I personally learned a tremendous amount. Our facilitators traveled in from Dubai, London, New York, and San Francisco, representing some of the most respected names in AI and quantum, and they delivered. People asked for more before the day was even over. Next year will be bigger.

April 23 and 24 were the main eMerge Americas conference. The AI and Deep Tech stage was packed for nearly every session. The content was sharp, the panels were honest, and the conversations carried into the hallways and out onto the expo floor. The aisles were full. Live demos, product launches, real deals being made in real time. AI was the center of it, just like it is the center of our lives right now.

The AI Executive Lunch was another full house, with leaders from Innodata, Apple, Oracle, Intel, AWS, IBM, IonQ, OpenAI, and more in the room. Thank you to our sponsors who made that gathering possible.

We closed the week with a VIP beach party, the kind of Miami moment you cannot script.

Thank you to Manny and @melmedina305 for believing in me and trusting me to build the AI + Deep Tech vertical at eMerge. Huge thank you to the entire eMerge team for the months of work behind the scenes. You are the best! And thank you to every speaker, sponsor, partner, and attendee who showed up and made this what it was.

Last but not least, I really want to thank my wifey, Irem Karaman, and my big bro, Ayhan Sebin, for all the support on this journey!

Now, on to what is next. The Miami AI Summit is coming, and it is going to be even bigger than last year.

Miami, we are just getting started 🚀

@miamiaihub @thelabmiami @FrancisSuarez @TJVillamil

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

Another day, another full house event in Miami! Beyond grateful for this amazing community 🙏 #aimasterclass

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

Where AI Meets Quantum: The Next Frontier of Enterprise Compute

As AI continues to scale, so does its demand on compute, energy, and infrastructure. The question is no longer whether classical systems can keep up, but what comes alongside them.

Quantum computing is emerging as a natural partner to AI, not a replacement. Together they form what is increasingly called hybrid quantum/AI workflows, combining the speed of classical systems with the expressibility, accuracy, and efficiency that quantum brings to specific classes of problems.

On April 22 at @eMergeAmericas, Augusto Carvalho, Quantum Field Engineer at @IonQ_Inc, will walk through how this partnership is already delivering measurable business value. Expect real enterprise applications, lessons from IonQ's client engagements across industries, and a clear view of where hybrid workflows are heading next.

Masterclass ticket required. Last few tickets! Register here: https://t.co/72uk6oW6M6

#eMergeAmericas #MiamiAIHub #QuantumComputing #AI #DeepTech #IonQ

@miamiaihub @melmedina305 @TJVillamil

[eMerge Americas @eMergeAmericas]

9 hours. Countless ideas. One unforgettable AI Hackathon. ⚡🤖

From the first coffee-fueled brainstorm to the final demos, the energy never dropped. Teams pushed boundaries, built fast, and turned bold ideas into real, working solutions all in a single day. Huge congratulations to our first place winner RMOG for securing over $500K in prizes! 👏
And a big shoutout to OUR 2nd place winners Eyes for Agents and 3rd place winners Canon, your innovation and execution truly impressed.

We saw:
🚀 Rapid-fire prototyping
🧠 Creative problem-solving
🤝 New collaborations forming in real time
💡 Ideas that deserve to live far beyond these 9 hours

Thank you to our sponsors: Haize Labs, Griffin Catalyst, Lovable, and @lightshipcap

#eMergeAmericas #Innovation #FloridaTech #Global

@miamiaihub @burhansebin

[Reefy.ai @reefy_ai]

We gave @openclaw "eyes" at the Miami AI Hackathon this weekend👀 - and we won 2nd place 🥈

Our project lets an AI agent “see” the physical world through CCTV cameras. We started small by analyzing public space cameras in our community, so residents can ask questions like “Did FedEx show up today?” and get answers based on what actually happened, not guesses.

This opens up a big step forward for AI agents:
• real-world awareness
• better decision-making
• safer communities
• less manual checking and coordination

Feels like we’re getting closer to JARVIS in Tony Stark (or @steipete’s Lobster 🦞 😄) On that topic - curious… was JARVIS running locally on GPUs inside the Iron Man suit? @TheAhmadOsman would love your thoughts 😄

Feel free to reproduce this with your own cameras and share the use cases you discover!

Check out our project and ⭐ if you like it: https://t.co/NLVHPjFZi4

P.S. Amazing hackathon 🙌 Huge shoutout to the organizers and everyone who made it happen! @burhansebin @melmedina305 @leonardtang_ @BrianBrackeen @edsim @ayalstern @thelabmiami @eMergeAmericas @miamiaihub

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

And the winners of the eMerge AI Hackathon 2026 are in. 🥁

Incredible energy, sharp ideas, and serious talent in the room tonight. Huge thanks to every team that showed up and built, to our sponsors for making it possible, and to the eMerge team for pulling it all together.

With that, eMerge Week 2026 is officially underway. 🚀

Next stop: AI + Quantum Masterclasses on Wednesday.
See you there. https://t.co/72uk6oW6M6

@leonardtang_, @haizelabs, @BrianBrackeen, @lightshipcap, @edsim, @Boldstartvc, @ayalstern, @thelabmiami, @melmedina305, @eMergeAmericas, @miamiaihub

[Brian Brackeen @BrianBrackeen]

I was a on a team for the first @eMergeAmericas hackathon.

I sponsored the 3rd @eMergeAmericas hackathon as a startup founder.

Now I'm sponsoring the latest @eMergeAmericas hackathon as a VC.

Full circle. Thank you @burhansebin , @melmedina305 and team for the opportunity.

[eMerge Americas @eMergeAmericas]

From AI to quantum and beyond, explore what's shaping the future of industries, economies, and global innovation. Join us at #eMergeAmericas in 5 days! ✨🤖

[Burhan Sebin @burhansebin]

3 hours in.
Dozens of builders.
Zero distractions.

This is Miami AI in its natural habitat. The eMerge AI Hackathon is exactly what happens when you give Miami's talent real problems and real stakes.

The next AI company in Miami is being born in this room.

[Abylay Ospan @AbylayOspan]

AI Hackathon Miami is kicking off 🚀🚀🚀🌴🌴🌴

@eMergeAmericas @melmedina305 @burhansebin