Melanie Uno.

Melanie is a connector and host working at the intersection of AI, venture, and entertainment. She curates invite-only gatherings for founders, investors, and creative leaders, and interviews them on the ICONS podcast.

Her flagship event, the AI × Creativity Gala, was covered in Forbes as part of San Francisco's AI-driven social scene. Previous guests and attendees include Emmett Shear (OpenAI / Twitch / Supermax), Jason Kwon (CSO, OpenAI), Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed), Kevin Jiang (Mangusta Capital), Fiona Ma (CA State Treasurer), Chris Messina, Carter Reum (M13), Patrick Lee (Rotten Tomatoes), Manish Chandra (Poshmark), Oliver Trevena (Caliwater), and Academy, Emmy, and BAFTA winners.