Northbound AI Summit 2026

October 12 – 14, 2026 · Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California

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Layla Hassan

VP of Engineering · Harbor Finance

Layla is VP of Engineering at Harbor Finance, where she moved a regulated AI platform from a vendor bundle to an internal stack and later moved selected layers back. She speaks candidly about ownership cost and organizational fit.

Sessions (1)

Panel: Build vs Buy for AI Platforms

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT · Room 305