Past Events @ SQ Collective
60+ events hosted over the last year
Run by founders, builders, and the community.
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Co-working Friday: The MCP & Claude Skills Breakdown
Henry Mao
Henry, co-founder of Jenni.ai, discussed his insights on Claude Skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, based on his experience with LLM infrastructure. The session covered examples from his work building a large MCP marketplace, illustrating how Claude can use MCP to automate real-world tasks.

Build AI Agents on OpenAI
Open AI & TGB
This masterclass, in collaboration with OpenAI and led by Weiran Sun and Thomas Jeng, focused on building AI Agents using the OpenAI Agent Platform. Participants learned how to ship production-ready agents faster, covering the latest features and best practices for developing AI Agents.

Ads&AI Singapore Meetup #7
Martin Bertilson
This event covered key trends from 2025 into 2026, focusing on AI's influence in search, e-commerce, and advertising. Discussions included the rise of AI-Search and agentic ad protocols, publisher strategies, and whether the current AI momentum constitutes a marketing bubble.

Idea is cheap, builders win
SmallWOD
This event was an intimate founder showcase for early-stage builders, featuring presentations from founders building next-generation products across various AI-powered sectors, including food & beverage, enterprise OS, travel, and legal intelligence. The agenda also included an "Idea Is Cheap" Lightning Round for quick, judge-free sharing of new ideas and MVPs, fostering a builder-focused atmosphere for networking and inspiration among founders, operators, and investors.

Conversations with Chief Scientist of Amazon, and AI Machine Learning pioneer
Andreas Weigend
Andreas Weigend, former Chief Scientist of Amazon and early AI pioneer, shared first-hand experiences on Amazon's early days and AI trends at a rare Singapore event. Attendees interacted with Weigend, who worked with leaders like Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman, discussing topics from neural networks to computational finance.

Co-working Friday: Why and How of Starting Something Real
Gang Lee
ELGO AI founder and CEO, Lee Gang, discusses the benefits of starting a venture, sharing insights from his entrepreneurial journey building skills and experience. The episode offers practical mental models for aspiring founders and builders on turning ideas into reality after taking the leap.







