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We're back to our usual format of 3 speakers + Q&A followed by networking.

18:30: Doors open 19:00 Welcome by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (organiser since 2011) 19:10 James Harding, Green Custard 19:30 Max Park 19:50 Philip Steele, Octopus Energy 20:10 Networking 21:00 End of event and move to nearby pub

There will be drinks (including non-alcoholic) and nibbles.

About our sponsors: Green Custard is an award-winning AWS IoT specialist consultancy that helps organisations design, build, and scale secure cloud-connected products and solutions. With deep expertise across IoT architectures, data lakes, ML and agentic AI our IoT expertise spans from product innovation to smart factory innovation. We have full stack capability from embedded & mobile to cloud-native development. Green Custard partners with clients to deliver on their business outcomes whether modernising legacy devices, unlocking new value from existing data, or accelerating the delivery of production-ready solutions. Customers trust Green Custard for its technical excellence, pragmatic delivery, and we are proud of our customer success.

Aqua Libra is redefining sustainable hydration through innovative, low-impact dispensing technology. Beyond its zero-sugar infused drinks, the brand has pioneered solutions such as the Aqua Libra Flavour Tap, a digitally controlled dispensing system that delivers chilled, filtered water with natural flavours on demand. By removing the need for single-use bottles and reducing transport emissions, the Flavour Tap enables offices, venues, and public spaces to offer great-tasting drinks with a dramatically smaller environmental footprint. Aqua Libra’s approach blends sustainability, smart technology, and convenience to meet the growing demand for healthier, greener beverage options.

About our host: British Computing Society is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in information technology, computing, software engineering, computer engineering and computer science, both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

The meetup will be held at 25 Copthall Ave, London EC2R 7BP, NOT their Southampton Row location.

RSVP here - https://hubs.li/Q03W2dHz0

​Join Google Developer Relations Engineer Toni Klopfenstein for a deep dive into the Agent Development Kit (ADK)—Google's powerful, open-source, and modular framework for building sophisticated AI agents.

​In today's fast-evolving landscape of Generative AI, developers need tools that offer control, flexibility, and scalability. This session will explore how the ADK helps you move beyond basic LLM prompts and embrace a code-first approach to agent development.

​What you will learn: ​*- How to utilize ADK for robust, customizable, and debuggable AI solutions.* ​*- Strategies for building complex, multi-agent architectures and workflows.* ​*- Ways to integrate your agents with a rich ecosystem of tools and APIs.* ​*- The future opportunities that ADK unlocks for your next-generation applications.*

And we will have one more speaker for a 10-minute partner talk: Dustin Shammo, Confluent Sr. Solutions Engineer

With deep expertise in legacy systems, cloud computing, and analytics, Dustin empowers organizations to unlock the value of real-time data streaming. He holds a Master of Science from Boston University and is dedicated to guiding customers in building mission-critical systems that drive business innovation.

​Useful Links

• ​​​Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
• ​​​ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/
• ​​​Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0
• ​​​Code of conduct: https://odsc.ai/code-of-conduct/

RSVP here - https://hubs.li/Q03W2dHz0

​Join Google Developer Relations Engineer Toni Klopfenstein for a deep dive into the Agent Development Kit (ADK)—Google's powerful, open-source, and modular framework for building sophisticated AI agents.

​In today's fast-evolving landscape of Generative AI, developers need tools that offer control, flexibility, and scalability. This session will explore how the ADK helps you move beyond basic LLM prompts and embrace a code-first approach to agent development.

​What you will learn: ​*- How to utilize ADK for robust, customizable, and debuggable AI solutions.* ​*- Strategies for building complex, multi-agent architectures and workflows.* ​*- Ways to integrate your agents with a rich ecosystem of tools and APIs.* ​*- The future opportunities that ADK unlocks for your next-generation applications.*

And we will have one more speaker for a 10-minute partner talk: Dustin Shammo, Confluent Sr. Solutions Engineer

With deep expertise in legacy systems, cloud computing, and analytics, Dustin empowers organizations to unlock the value of real-time data streaming. He holds a Master of Science from Boston University and is dedicated to guiding customers in building mission-critical systems that drive business innovation.

​Useful Links

• ​​​Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
• ​​​ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/
• ​​​Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0
• ​​​Code of conduct: https://odsc.ai/code-of-conduct/

In a world where data sovereignty, scalability, and AI innovation are at the forefront of enterprise strategy, PostgreSQL is emerging as the key to unlocking transformative business value. This new guide serves as your beacon for navigating the convergence of AI, open source technologies, and intelligent data platforms. Authors Tom Taulli, Benjamin Anderson, and Jozef de Vries offer a strategic and practical approach to building AI and data platforms that balance innovation with governance, empowering organizations to take control of their data future. Whether you're designing frameworks for advanced AI applications, modernizing legacy infrastructures, or solving data challenges at scale, you can use this guide to bridge the gap between technical complexity and actionable strategy. Written for IT executives, data leaders, and practitioners alike, it will equip you with the tools and insights to harness Postgre's unique capabilities—extensibility, unstructured data management, and hybrid workloads—for long-term success in an AI-driven world. Learn how to build an AI and data platform using PostgreSQL Overcome data challenges like modernization, integration, and governance Optimize AI performance with model fine-tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) best practices Discover use cases that align data strategy with business goals Take charge of your data and AI future with this comprehensive and accessible roadmap

Learn how leading organizations are tackling the $85 billion challenge of legacy modernization and unlocking new business value. This session delivers practical strategies and proven frameworks to accelerate migration and modernization, reduce technical debt, and empower your teams with agentic AI tools. Explore real-world examples that demonstrate dramatic improvements in developer productivity, time-to-market, and cost savings—so you can modernize with confidence and build a foundation for future innovation.

This session is a part of a series. Learn more here!

Learn how leading organizations are tackling the $85 billion challenge of legacy modernization and unlocking new business value. This session delivers practical strategies and proven frameworks to accelerate migration and modernization, reduce technical debt, and empower your teams with agentic AI tools. Explore real-world examples that demonstrate dramatic improvements in developer productivity, time-to-market, and cost savings—so you can modernize with confidence and build a foundation for future innovation.

This session is a part of a series. Learn more here!

Building B2B analytics and AI tools that people will actually pay for and use is hard. The reality is, your product won’t deliver ROI if no one’s using it. That’s why first principles thinking says you have to solve the usage problem first.

In this episode, I’ll explain why the key to user adoption is designing with the flow of work—building your solution around the natural workflows of your users to minimize the behavior changes you’re asking them to make. When users clearly see the value in your product, it becomes easier to sell and removes many product-related blockers along the way.

We’ll explore how product design impacts sales, the difference between buyers and users in enterprise contexts, and why challenging the “data/AI-first” mindset is essential. I’ll also share practical ways to align features with user needs, reduce friction, and drive long-term adoption and impact.

If you’re ready to move beyond the dashboard and start building products that truly fit the way people work, this episode is for you.

Highlights/Skip to: 

The core argument: why solving for user adoption first helps demonstrate ROI and facilitate sales in B2B analytics and AI products  (1:34) How showing the value to actual end users—not just buyers—makes it easier to sell your product (2:33) Why designing for outcomes instead of outputs (dashboards, etc) leads to better adoption and long-term product value (8:16) How to “see” beyond users’ surface-level feature requests and solutions so you can solve for the actual, unspoken need—leading to an indispensable product (10:23) Reframing feature requests as design-actionable problems (12:07)  Solving for unspoken needs vs. customer-requested features and functions (15:51) Why “disruption” is the wrong approach for product development (21:19)

Quotes: 

“Customers’ tolerance for poorly designed B2B software has decreased significantly over the last decade. People now expect enterprise tools to function as smoothly and intuitively as the consumer apps they use every day. 

Clunky software that slows down workflows is no longer acceptable, regardless of the data it provides. If your product frustrates users or requires extra effort to achieve results, adoption will suffer.

Even the most powerful AI or analytics engine cannot compensate for a confusing or poorly structured interface. Enterprises now demand experiences that are seamless, efficient, and aligned with real workflows. 

This shift means that product design is no longer a secondary consideration; it is critical to commercial success.  Founders and product leaders must prioritize usability, clarity, and delight in every interaction. Software that is difficult to use increases the risk of churn, lengthens sales cycles, and diminishes perceived value. Products must anticipate user needs and deliver solutions that integrate naturally into existing workflows. 

The companies that succeed are the ones that treat user experience as a strategic differentiator. Ignoring this trend creates friction, frustration, and missed opportunities for adoption and revenue growth. Design quality is now inseparable from product value and market competitiveness.  The message is clear: if you want your product to be adopted, retain customers, and win in the market, UX must be central to your strategy.”

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“No user really wants to ‘check a dashboard’ or use a feature for its own sake. Dashboards, charts, and tables are outputs, not solutions. What users care about is completing their tasks, solving their problems, and achieving meaningful results. 

Designing around workflows rather than features ensures your product is indispensable. A workflow-first approach maps your solution to the actual tasks users perform in the real world. 

When we understand the jobs users need to accomplish, we can build products that deliver real value and remove friction. Focusing solely on features or data can create bloated products that users ignore or struggle to use. 

Outputs are meaningless if they do not fit into the context of a user’s work. The key is to translate user needs into actionable workflows and design every element to support those flows. 

This approach reduces cognitive load, improves adoption, and ensures the product's ROI is realized. It also allows you to anticipate challenges and design solutions that make workflows smoother, faster, and more efficient. 

By centering design on actual tasks rather than arbitrary metrics, your product becomes a tool users can’t imagine living without. Workflow-focused design directly ties to measurable outcomes for both end users and buyers. It shifts the conversation from features to value, making adoption, satisfaction, and revenue more predictable.”

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“Just because a product is built with AI or powerful data capabilities doesn’t mean anyone will adopt it. Long-term value comes from designing solutions that users cannot live without. It’s about creating experiences that take people from frustration to satisfaction to delight. 

Products must fit into users’ natural workflows and improve their performance, efficiency, and outcomes. Buyers' perceived ROI is closely tied to meaningful adoption by end users. If users struggle, churn rises, and financial impact is diminished, regardless of technical sophistication. 

Designing for delight ensures that the product becomes a positive force in the user’s daily work. It strengthens engagement, reduces friction, and builds customer loyalty. 

High-quality UX allows the product to demonstrate value automatically, without constant explanations or hand-holding. Delightful experiences encourage advocacy, referrals, and easier future sales. 

The real power of design lies in aligning technical capabilities with human behavior and workflow. 

When done correctly, this approach transforms a tool into an indispensable part of the user’s job and a demonstrable asset for the business. 

Focusing on usability, satisfaction, and delight creates long-term adoption and retention, which is the ultimate measure of product success.”

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“Your product should enter the user’s work stream like a raft on a river, moving in the same direction as their workflow. Users should not have to fight the current or stop their flow to use your tool. 

Introducing friction or requiring users to change their behavior increases risk, even if the product delivers ROI. The more naturally your product aligns with existing workflows, the easier it is to adopt and the more likely it is to be retained. 

Products that feel intuitive and effortless become indispensable, reducing conversations about usability during demos. By matching the flow of work, your solution improves satisfaction, accelerates adoption, and enhances perceived value. 

Disrupting workflows without careful observation can create new problems, frustrate users, and slow down sales. The goal is to move users from frustration to satisfaction to delight, all while achieving the intended outcomes. 

Designing with the flow of work ensures that every feature, interface element, and interaction fits seamlessly into the tasks users already perform. It allows users to focus on value instead of figuring out how to use the product. 

This alignment is key to unlocking adoption, retaining customers, and building long-term loyalty. 

Products that resist the natural workflow may demonstrate ROI on paper but fail in practice due to friction and low engagement. 

Success requires designing a product that supports the user’s journey downstream without interruption or extra effort. 

When you achieve this, adoption becomes easier, sales conversations smoother, and long-term retention higher.”

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Join us on our journey as we set out to transform a vast archive of 35,000 reports into structured, actionable data. Guided by the power of Snowflake Data Cloud and Document AI, we trained intelligent models to extract and organize critical information. Our adventure concludes with a seamless interface, where business users can easily access and leverage these insights. Discover how our team’s innovative path turned complexity into clarity, unlocking new value for the organization.

In this 45 minute webinar, we’ll reveal the 5 biggest opportunities Databricks customers can act on today to deliver measurable business value, fast. This practical, business-focused session will cover: The 5 biggest opportunities Databricks customers overlook, and how to capture them; Quick wins you can deliver in weeks, not months, from governance to AI foundations; Real-world examples of how organisations are unlocking value today; How to align with your business stakeholders so your Databricks programme is seen as a driver of growth, not cost.

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, the challenge lies not just in innovation but in governing AI effectively to maximize business value. This session explores how Agentic AI Governance provides a structured yet adaptive framework to drive measurable impact. Through real-world case studies, we'll uncover success stories and challenges organizations face in balancing compliance, trust, and efficiency. Attendees will gain actionable best practices for implementing AI governance at scale while preparing for the evolving regulatory and enterprise landscape.

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