We are delighted to host our Inaugural event on Wednesday, 3rd of September, in Manchester in collaboration with AWS and the GenAI Loft Program.

Speakers:

• Matheus Guimaraes (Senior Developer Advocate at AWS)
• Ethan Sumner (Engineering Excellence Lead at Barclays)
• Matt Houghton (Data and AI Solutions Architect at CDL Software)

Talks: 1. Keynote - Making Generative AI Real: From Prototype to Production by Matheus Guimaraes.

Generative AI has incredible potential, but turning that potential into real-world impact requires more than just a proof of concept. Join Matheus Guimaraes for a journey into what it takes to bring generative AI into production — from adoption and development to testing, deployment, and observability. Along the way, you’ll see how new patterns like agentic AI, open-source frameworks like Strands, and AWS services like AgentCore are reshaping the way we build with AI.

2. AI Coding Assistants in Practice: CDL’s Journey with Amazon Q Developer by Matt Houghton. Learn In this session, we’ll explore how AI is reshaping the software development workflow. We’ll share a detailed look at CDL’s hands-on experience with Amazon Q Developer, including the evaluation process, lessons learned, technical insights and spec driven development with Amazon Kiro. You’ll leave the session with practical guidance for organisations considering their own adoption journey, with a focus on enablement strategies that go beyond just the tooling.

Agenda:

• 17:30 - 18:30 - Arrival and Food
• 18:30 - 19:00 - Keynote - Matheus Guimaraes and Ethan Sumner
• 19:00 - 19:15 - Break
• 19:15 - 19:45 - AI Coding Assistants in Practice: CDL’s Journey with Amazon Q Developer by Matt Houghton
• 19:45 - 20:30 - Networking

If you'd like to speak, sponsor, or host us, please let us know. Please get in touch via LinkedIn