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Panel discussion with four engineering leaders on how AI agents and LLMs are affecting engineering teams in practice. Topics include agent development tools, changes in hiring and team structure, embedding LLMs into products, what's working and what isn't.

Agenda:

• 18:00 - Opening doors of the venue

• 18:20 - Welcome to PyBerlin! // Organisers

• 18:30 - Welcome from the host // Native Instruments

• 18:40 - Welcome from the sponsor // Sentry For software teams, Sentry is essential for monitoring application code quality. From Error tracking to Performance monitoring, developers can see clearer, solve quicker, and learn continuously about their applications — from frontend to backend. Loved by nearly 4 million developers and 90,000 organizations worldwide, Sentry provides code-level observability to many of the world’s best-known companies like Disney, Cloudflare, Eventbrite, Slack, Supercell, and Rockstar Games. Learn more at sentry.io or follow Sentry on GitHub, Twitter, Dribbble or LinkedIn.

• 18:50 - 19:20 - Pythonizing Microcontrollers: A Beginner's Guide to Hardware Programming with Python // Dr. Fatih Tekin Microcontrollers, the brains behind countless devices like kitchen appliances, wearables, and cars, come in an impressive array of capabilities. From Arduino and Raspberry Pi to ESP32 and Micro:Bit, each board typically leans on specific development frameworks and languages, predominantly C and C++. However, Python breaks the mold with MicroPython and CircuitPython, offering a versatile alternative for programming these platforms. This talk aims to demystify the ease of interfacing with hardware using Python, providing a beginner-friendly introduction to the world of microcontrollers through the lens of Python's simplicity and power.

Speaker's bio: Hi, I'm Fatih, a Principal Software Engineer at MBition, a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary in Berlin, specializing in developing the infotainment system for Mercedes-Benz Cars.

• 19:20 - 19:30 - ReDI School mission and programs // Lidice Jaramillo Santillan ReDI School of Digital Integration is a non-profit tech school providing migrants and marginalized locals free and equitable access to digital education.

• 19:30 - 20:00 - Short break

• 20:00 - 20:20 - Why you should learn Rust // Daniel Szöke This lightning talk explains why Python developers should learn Rust. The talk highlights Rust’s strong emphasis on type and memory safety, as well the language’s the unique concept of ownership. The talk discusses how Rust eliminates entire classes of runtime errors present in Python and other languages by enforcing these guarantees. After the talk, the audience will understand why they, as Python developers, should learn Rust, even if only to gain an understanding of Rust’s safety guarantees and how the Rust compiler enforces them.

Speaker's bio: Hello! My name is Daniel and I am a software engineer at Sentry. At Sentry, my responsibilities include maintaining the Python SDK and the Sentry CLI, which are written in Python and Rust, respectively. During this talk, I hope to share some of the insights I have gained as a developer working in both Python and Rust.

• 20:20 - 20:50 - Metaflow - A Framework for AI projects // Jacek Filipczuk Metaflow is an open source framework for managing AI projects. In this talk Jacek Filipczuk will give a short introduction of the framework and will share his personal experience on using it, with insights on what worked and what didn't during his project.

Speaker's bio: Jacek Filipczuk is a seasoned Lead Machine Learning engineer with 8 years of experience applying various AI tools in over 5 different startups. Jacek worked in different domains, with a focus on text data and NLP solutions. In the past 5 years he focused on kickstarting AI projects in startups which defined his role as a blend of Machine Learning Engineer and business strategist, bridging the gap between company objectives and AI solutions. Currently Jacek is working at Walking on Earth leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to help users with stress management.

• 20:50 - Closing session // Organisers

This event will be only in-person. Please check our Code of Conduct and official health regulation in Berlin before coming. If you feel some signs of sickness, please consider skipping this event and attending another time. We will have plenty of events in different formats in the future.

Looking forward seeing you all soon!

Welcome to the March of Pydata Berlin meetup!

We would like to welcome you all starting from 18:45. The talks begin around 19.15.

Please provide your first and last name for the registration because this is required for the venue's entry policy. If you cannot attend, please cancel your spot so others are able to join as the space is limited.

************************************************************************** The Lineup for the Evening

Talk 1: Deploying ML to production with Metaflow

Abstract: Metaflow is an open-source framework for managing AI projects. In this talk, Jacek Filipczuk will give a short introduction to the framework and will share his personal experience of using it, with insights on what worked and what didn't during his project.

Speaker: Jacek Filipczuk is a seasoned Lead Machine Learning engineer with 8 years of experience applying various AI tools in over 5 different startups. Jacek worked in different domains, with a focus on text data and NLP solutions. In the past 5 years, he focused on kickstarting AI projects in startups which defined his role as a blend of Machine Learning Engineer and business strategist, bridging the gap between company objectives and AI solutions. Currently, Jacek is working at Walking on Earth leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to help users with stress management.

Talk 2: Switching from IC to EM (fresh perspective)

Abstract: In this presentation, I will address his shift from Data scientist to management. It covers the essential aspects of managerial responsibilities and offers resources for navigating the transition.

Speaker: Theodore meynard is a Data Science Manager at GetYourGuide. He worked previously as a Data Science manager for 3 years and switched to management beginning of 2023.

There will be slots for 2-3 Lightning Talks (3-5 Minutes for each). Kindly let us know if you would like to present something at the start of the meetup :)

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