The Model
DEVSA's AI conference for creators, creatives, founders and builders. Cool vibes, great company, and a room full of people showing each other what comes next — the work itself, not a description of it.
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The afternoon
How The Model ran the last time, September 28, 2026.
- 1:10 PM
The Next Era of the Creator Economy
Justin Johnson, moderated by Maria Consuelo Gonima
- 1:45 PM
Storytelling & AI
Joshua Collins and Michael Smith, moderated by Katherine Rico
- 2:20 PM
Beyond the Cloud: Building Offline AI Pipelines for High-Traffic Physical Spaces
AJ Rose and Diego Chavez
- 2:45 PM
Let the Machines Win
Jonathan Perry
- 3:10 PM
Ship the Story, Not Just the Product
Maria Consuelo Gonima
- 3:35 PM
Beyond the Prompt: Directing in the Age of AI
Cynthia Gentry
- 4:00 PM
Putting Grok Bot and Agents to Work in a Real Business
Leon Hitchens
- 4:25 PM
Big Work, Small Teams
Joe Guerra, Matthew Bell and Derek Alexander, powered by AlamoCityAI
- 5:30 PM
What Happens When Creative Storytelling Collides With Startup Strategy?
Serena Hernandez and Daniel Gallegos