☁️ Hybrid: March gathering @PAYBACK 🔵⚪

Name: ☁️ Hybrid: March gathering @PAYBACK 🔵⚪
Start: 2025-03-19T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-03-19T21:30:00+01:00

PAYBACK, 12 Theresienhöhe, München, 80339

GDG Cloud Munich

🚀 Get yourself ready for our March get-together with the Google Developer Group Cloud Munich and PAYBACK 🔵⚪ Join us for our next GDG Cloud Munich meetup, where community members gather to learn, share, and network in an inspiring setting! Your ticket with a QR-Code gives you access to in-person event venue.

Mar 19, 5:30 – 8:30 PM (UTC)

167 RSVP'd

Key Themes

AICareer DevelopmentCloudCommunity BuildingDataDevOpsGeminiInclusionMachine LearningWeb

About this event

☁️ Welcome to the March GDG Cloud Munich community gathering! ☁️

Whether you join us in person or online, this is a fantastic opportunity to network, learn, and share knowledge with fellow tech enthusiasts.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with industry experts and expand your horizons.
❗ Please purchase an in-person ticket only if you will be physically present on the event ❗
❗ Remember to review your RSVP before the event starts ❗

👏 A very special thanks to PAYBACK 🔵⚪ for sponsoring this event and Thomas Falkenberg for hosting our community. 👏
🔖 The event will be conducted in English.
🔖 Be excellent to each other! Every attendee must follow our Code of Conduct.
🔖 Be aware this event is hosted indoors.
🔖 If you have any illness symptoms, please stay at home. Take good care of yourself.
🔖 For those who can't join in person, we will stream from the start at 19:00. Please RSVP to the virtual event to reserve a spot and get notified about the stream link.
🙌 We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌

When

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (UTC)

Where

PAYBACK
12 Theresienhöhe
München, 80339

Agenda

5:30 PM	🔖 Registration on reception	- You need to have an ID document with photo - Please show us your event ticket with a QR-Code - Be nice to each other
5:30 PM	🍕 Pizza & Drinks	25 pizzas ordered from NOI - Pizza and more. Thanks Google for sponsoring!
6:00 PM	📺 Start of live stream
6:00 PM	📢 Welcome - GDG Cloud Munich event's Intro
6:10 PM	📢 Welcome to PAYBACK - Thomas Falkenberg
6:15 PM	🎤 Thomas Falkenberg - Vertex AI & Streamlit: From Idea to JIRA Automation in One Evening (and a Beer!)	Join us to explore how the Cloud Platform Team at PAYBACK is leveraging the power of Vertex AI and the rapid prototyping capabilities of Streamlit to conquer JIRA fatigue. In this talk, we'll dissect a real-world project: an AI-powered JIRA issue generator on Cloud Run that transforms structured inputs into compelling, well-formatted tickets. Discover how we built a working prototype in just an evening, navigated the challenges of prompt engineering, and automated issue creation using the JIRA API. We'll dive into the architecture, code, and deployment process, demonstrating how easy it is to build real life AI solutions on Google Cloud. Plus, get a sneak peek at our plans for future improvements and bring your own ideas! If you're passionate about AI, eager to explore the potential of Google Cloud, and excited to join a team building cool things, this talk is for you!
6:40 PM	⏸️ Short break - 10 min
7:00 PM	🎤 Joni Elshani - Sandbox Symphony: Orchestrating Self-Service GCP Environments with Backstage and Workflows	Learn how we empower our users with self-service sandbox environments using Backstage and GCP Workflows. We will cover our approach to automating sandbox creation and destruction, enabling users to explore new technologies and conduct experiments with ease. We'll dive into the architecture, demonstrating how Backstage acts as a user-friendly portal for requesting sandbox environments, while GCP Workflows handles the complex orchestration behind the scenes. Discover how this system has boosted developer productivity, reduced operational overhead, and fostered a culture of experimentation within our organization.
7:30 PM	⏸️ Short break - 10 min
7:45 PM	🎤 Alexander Khachikyan - GenAI-based Teaser Review: from custom agentic PoC to Google Gemini & Vertex AI	Teasers are the heart of PAYBACK, reaching millions daily and shaping the customer experience. But reviewing them? Manual, time-consuming, and prone to errors. We kicked off a PoC with building custom agents for rule-based teaser quality control, ensuring alignment with corporate guidelines. The results? Our AI agent successfully identified main errors and provided constructive feedback, proving the potential for efficiency and quality improvements. With this success, the next step was clear - scale up and move from PoC to product using GCP Services – offerings such as Gemini & Vertex AI. While early tests with different version of LLMs highlighted challenges in multimodal processing and code generation, the journey toward AI-driven automation continues. Join us as we break down our experience, challenges, and learnings in building a next-gen AI-powered content review system. If you're into AI, automation, and pushing boundaries with Google Cloud, this one's for you! 🚀
8:15 PM	📢 Closing Remarks + Google Device Raffle	To enter the raffle for a Google Home device during the event, you must have an in-person ticket and present its QR code to an organizer for scanning. 🎫
8:30 PM	🤝🏻 Networking & Drinks
8:45 PM	😴 Closing the doors & live stream

Speakers

Thomas Falkenberg

PAYBACK

Cloud Architect

Joni Elshani

PAYBACK

Cloud Security Engineer

Alexander Khachikyan

PAYBACK

Principal AI & Data Scientist

Facilitator

Mykola Sleta

Solution Architect

Moderator

Luiz Carneiro

GDG Cloud Munich

Organiser

Hosts

Thomas Falkenberg

PAYBACK

Cloud Architect

Laura Koller

PAYBACK

Expertin für Interne Kommunikation

Organizers

Luiz Carneiro

Organiser

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Spyros Kyriazatis

Organiser

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Akasha Rojee

FINN GmbH

Organiser

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Contact Us

☁️ Hybrid: March gathering @PAYBACK 🔵⚪

Mar 19, 5:30 – 8:30 PM (UTC)

Key Themes

About this event

☁️ Welcome to the March GDG Cloud Munich community gathering! ☁️

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Thomas Falkenberg

Joni Elshani

Alexander Khachikyan

Facilitator

Mykola Sleta

Moderator

Luiz Carneiro

Hosts

Thomas Falkenberg

Laura Koller

Partners

PAYBACK GROUP

Google

Organizers

Luiz Carneiro

Spyros Kyriazatis

Akasha Rojee

Mar 19, 5:30 – 8:30 PM (UTC)