Join us for our upcoming meetup on Thursday, 14th of November, 2024, at 7pm at the Waterford Treasures Museum (X91 K10E). Dive into an evening of insightful talks, networking, food, drinks, and the chance to win spot prizes as we explore groundbreaking topics in the world of technology and innovation.
Speaker 1: Leigh Griffin from Red Hat
Leigh is an Engineering Manager for Red Hat and has led Agile teams for over a decade. Working with developers in a coaching and mentoring capacity, Leigh has helped teams figure out their own flavor of Agile, far removed from the textbooks, but far more effective.
Tech Talk: Old School Development: How AI is Changing the Developer Role
Generative AI is reaching a point where it is capable of driving, to a reasonable degree, the auto generation of code, testing and documentation. The natural fear is that the machines are taking over and a developer is made redundant. If anything, this is not a paradigm shift, it's a time machine back to old school development.
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Speaker 2: Cian Clarke from Nearform
Cian is the head of Data and AI at Nearform. His expertise spans Generative AI, Natural Language Processing and Cloud Native Architecture. At Nearform, he helps clients imagine the art of the possible at the intersection of Data and AI.
Before joining Nearform, Cian was a co-founder of ServisBOT, a startup in the Conversational AI space, and an early member of the FeedHenry team, acquired by RedHat in 2014. An avid open-source advocate, Cian has both authored and contributed to numerous projects in the domain.
When not working, Cian is an avid sailor & coffee aficionado.
Tech Talk: Nearform's Journey in Data and AI
Cian will take attendees through Nearform’s journey in Data and AI, leaning on experience gained across real customer projects with their team of 400 technologists spread across 28 countries. Along the way, we’ll cover:
- Cian’s journey from product startups to becoming a consultant
- Why do AI initiatives fail or succeed at large companies
- Data Engineering & building our AWS Data Lake Accelerator, designed to fast-track data engineering efforts
- Applied AI: The forgotten hero amidst Generative AI hype
- Intelligent Apps & Hyperpersonalization
