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GDG Cloud Southlake #47: Bala Desikan: Build Autonomous Agentic AI Apps on GCP

GDG Cloud Southlake

Bala Desikan from Google presents! This presentation will demystify how AI is evolving beyond reactive prompts to autonomous, goal-driven systems. Agentic AI is evolving beyond reactive prompts to autonomous, goal-driven systems. Join us to understand this transformative shift from simple AI tools to proactive, self-managing intelligence.

Oct 29, 9:30 – 11:30 PM (UTC)

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Agentic AI on Google Cloud: Building Smart, Autonomous Applications

This presentation will demystify how AI is evolving beyond reactive prompts to autonomous, goal-driven systems. Agentic AI is evolving beyond reactive prompts to autonomous, goal-driven systems. In this session, explore the foundational architecture of agentic systems, breaking down key components such as sophisticated planning modules that enable strategic decision-making, dynamic memory systems for contextual understanding, intelligent tool utilization to interact with external services, and the crucial reflection loop that drives continuous improvement.

Join us to understand this transformative shift from simple AI tools to proactive, self-managing intelligence. Gain practical insights into designing, building, and orchestrating their own autonomous AI agents, equipped to tackle real-world challenges from IT automation and content creation to personalized customer experiences. Discover the frameworks, best practices, and Google Cloud capabilities necessary to transform your applications into truly intelligent and self-improving systems, ready for the future of AI.

Bala Desikan is a Principal Architect at Google, specializing in building sophisticated multi-agent systems for large enterprises. He is passionate about using Google's Gemini family of models and tools to translate complex AI capabilities into tangible business value and power the next generation of intelligent applications.

When

When

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (UTC)

Agenda

9:30 PMWelcome to GDG Cloud Southlake!
9:35 PMSpeaker + Q&A
10:30 PM(OPTIONAL) 5 minutes break
10:35 PM(OPTIONAL) networking

Speaker

  • Bala Desikan

    Google

    Principal Architect

Host

  • James Anderson

    Sabre

    Sr. Director, Enterprise Architecture

Organizers

  • Jim Anderson

    Sabre

    GDG Cloud Southlake Chief Organizer

  • Kenny Kon

    Lowe's

    Director Reliability Engineering

  • Ramji Balasubramanian

    American Airlines

    Sr Director - Data Analytics & Engineering

  • Diwakar Pandrangi

    Sabre Holdings

    Wolters Kluwer Director IT Operations FCC (IPM)

  • Yujun Liang

    Barefoot Coders

    Cloud Architect

  • Mike Shirk

    GDG Organizer Relationship Advocate @ Veza

  • Mallikarjun Dontula

    TriNet

    Organizer

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