【Sydney】AI Engineering Insights:：From Idea to Production

Join us for an English-language meetup exploring the journey of AI ideas into real-world applications! 🤖

This event gathers engineers and industry professionals to share practical insights on AI engineering, market analytics, business value, go-to-market strategies, and the effective use of Gemini.

What to Expect:

• Concrete Cases: Learn from real experiences and practical workflows.
• 🌟 Bonus: Gain job insights, referrals, and opportunities from our speakers — meet top-tier engineers in person and advance your career!

💡 Talks

Harness Engineering: A Woolies Case Study

Discover how Checkout AI utilized harness engineering to develop a market analytics system for Woolies.

Using Gemini for Your Next Tech Job

Explore how Gemini can assist with job research, company insights, application preparation, and technical interview practice, featuring practical examples using Gemini Deep Research, Guided Learning, Live Share, and NotebookLM.

Building AI Solutions for Business Value

Gain a practical perspective on creating AI solutions that meet real customer needs and deliver measurable business value, focusing on problem selection and balancing quality, cost, and delivery time.

AI-Native GTM: Organic Marketing

Engage in a discussion on how AI can enhance go-to-market and organic marketing efforts, drawing from experiences in engineering, product development, and technology leadership.

🎤 Speakers

Harris Law

Senior AI Engineer, Quantium
Harris is an AI engineer and full-stack developer with experience at Quantium, Commonwealth Bank, and PwC. His technical interests include LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, AI agents, cloud services, and enterprise software development.

Geshan Manandhar

Technical Lead, Safewill
Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud · Docker Captain
Geshan is a software engineer with over 17 years of experience in cloud computing, microservices, serverless architecture, and modern software engineering. He has presented at technology events across Australia, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Devika Mohotti

Founder, Devika Mohotti Advisory (AI & Strategy)
AI Strategy and Operations Leader
Devika has more than 20 years of experience in strategy, operations, and commercial leadership across organisations including AWS, IBM, Avanade, and Schneider Electric. Her work focuses on connecting AI initiatives with customer needs, operational priorities, and measurable outcomes.

Stan

Head of Engineering, Kindling (AirTree Portfolio)
Former Principal Software Engineer, McKinsey
Stan has experience in software engineering, engineering leadership, and product development. He currently leads engineering at Kindling and previously worked as a Principal Software Engineer at McKinsey.

📍 Location

Nutanix Sydney Office
Level 10, Maritime Trade Towers
201 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Note: Arrive before 6pm as the lift is locked after 6pm.

🗓️ Event Schedule

5:15 PM–5:30 PM — Check-in, food and networking
5:30 PM–5:40 PM — Welcome and speaker introduction
5:40 PM–7:00 PM — Speaker sessions
7:00 PM–7:30 PM — Live Q&A and technical discussion
7:30 PM — Event concludes

🎟️ Admission

Free Entry!

RSVP on Meetup — the organizer may request advance registration.

🥤 Food and drinks provided.

Hosted by: KSUG.AI x JR Academy

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Speaker Opportunities: We're actively seeking more awesome K8s and AI topic speakers! Submit at https://sessionize.com/ksug-au-syd