| Host Anna Muzykina: Welcome & WiDS Ahlen Chapter Introduction | Kick off the event with the official launch of the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Ahlen chapter.
We will share our vision for building a strong local engineering and data community, introduce our goals for empowering diverse voices in tech, and explain how you can get involved in our upcoming open-ended global initiatives. |
| Speaker Suzan Kemigisa: The Rise of Agentic AI: Engineering Autonomous Systems Beyond Chatbots | The next wave of AI isn't about building better chatbots—it's about engineering autonomous systems capable of reasoning, planning, using tools, and collaborating to accomplish complex objectives.
This session explores the architectural shift from prompt-driven applications to agentic systems. We'll examine the core building blocks of AI agents, including planning, memory, tool orchestration, and multi-agent collaboration, while discussing the engineering challenges of reliability, observability, and scalability. Through practical examples and emerging design patterns, attendees will gain insights into building AI systems that move beyond conversation to autonomous execution. |
| Speaker Kate Vyshydkevich: Responsible AI: Ethical and Fair approach | In this talk, we will dive into the critical aspects of responsible AI. As AI technologies continue to evolve and integrate into various sides of our lives, it becomes highly important to address the ethical considerations and fairness in AI development.
Key topics covered:
Ethical considerations in AI:
• Understanding the moral implications of AI decisions.
• Ensuring transparency and accountability in AI.
• Addressing privacy concerns and data protection.
Fairness in AI:
• Identifying and mitigating biases in AI.
• Promoting inclusivity and diversity in AI.
• Ensuring equitable outcomes for all users.
Join for a comprehensive discussion on how to build AI solutions that are not only innovative but also ethical and fair. This talk aims to equip AI enthusiasts with the knowledge to create responsible AI apps that benefit society as a whole. |
| Speaker Anmol Agarwal: What Breaks When Autonomous Agents Operate With Real Permissions in Production | Giving an agent access to a calendar, a database, or a payment system feels fine in a demo. It gets much scarier once that agent is autonomous, long-running, and making decisions without a human in the loop for every step.
This talk is a candid look at what actually breaks: over-scoped permissions, agents that “helpfully” chain actions no one authorized, audit trails that don’t capture intent, and the gap between what an agent is allowed to do and what it should do in a given context.
We’ll walk through real failure modes and the guardrails (least-privilege design, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, action-level logging, kill switches) that separate a resilient production agent from a liability waiting to happen. |
| Speaker Dorothy Akoth: Engineering Trustworthy AI Applications with Gemini | Building an AI prototype has never been easier but deploying AI responsibly requires more than connecting to a large language model.
In this session, we'll build a full-stack AI application using React, Django REST Framework and Google Gemini, while exploring the engineering practices that make AI systems trustworthy.
We'll learn how to securely integrate Gemini, validate user input, apply prompt engineering, implement AI guardrails, log interactions, and discuss how the same application can later be deployed to production.
By the end of the session, attendees will have a working application and a practical blueprint for building reliable AI-powered software. |
| Interactive Roundtable: Building Secure & Verifiable AI Solutions | Connect directly with local developers, AI engineers, and tech founders.
Use this open session to share what you are currently building, brainstorm ideas, find potential project collaborators, inspiration, new friends and discuss the future of responsible AI with fellow community members. |
