GDG Cloud Sydney is back for a meetup this October! Join us for an evening of interesting technical talks.

Come Hire!

There are 10 minutes dedicated to the meetup for hirers to advertise their recruitment and for job seekers to promote themselves to those hirers.

This meetup is in the in-person format, there are no plans to stream the event*

Partners

This meetup is organised in partnership with Mantel Group. They harness technologies that transform business operations in the real world. With capabilities spanning Cloud, Data, Digital and Security, they merge emerging technologies with innovative design and industry expertise to enhance your business. With deep technical specialisation and as leading Amazon, Google and Microsoft cloud partners, the depth and breadth our solutions offer is unparalleled. Mantel Group is your partner for end-to-end digital transformation.

Ranked in Australia's top 10 Best Workplaces by Great Place To Work Australia for four years in a row, we are people-focused and uphold strong values. Our culture champions trust, empowerment, and diversity, with a lean structure that emphasizes collaboration, direct communication and equity.

Our other partnership is with Dented Code.

"Dented Code teaches coding skills that you need to become a full stack developer and help you advance your career, pursue your dream job, or enjoy the freedom of life as a freelancer." - Learn more on their website.

We will also give out 2 licenses from JetBrains 1-year subscription to any of JetBrains' IDEs with a raffle. You can use the 100% discount code on CLion, DataGrip, DataSpell, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PhpStorm, PyCharm, ReSharper, ReSharper C++, Rider, RubyMine, WebStorm, or dotUltimate.

Talks

Talk 1: Streamlining Data Cleaning and Regression Prediction Using BigQuery - Shreya Kathuriya

Want to create machine learning models without needing programming knowledge? With BigQuery, you can achieve this using standard SQL queries! Join Shreya as she explores a unified solution for data warehousing and machine learning, demonstrating how to efficiently clean data and perform regression predictions—all within the BigQuery environment.

Talk 2: Getting Started with Generative AI and Deploying in Google Cloud's Vertex AI - Priyanka Gyawali

In this session, we'll dive into the fundamentals of Generative AI, exploring key concepts, tools, and techniques you need to know to get started. We'll then focus on how to take your Generative AI models from development to production by deploying them on Google Cloud's Vertex AI. Whether you're new to AI or looking to enhance your existing projects, this talk will provide practical insights and actionable steps to leverage the power of Vertex AI for your next-generation applications.

MC: Subi Shrestha

Event Schedule:

5:30pm - Event doors open

6:00pm - Introduction and hiring connect for those hiring/wanting to be hired (5 for each group and every individual gets 1 min max)

6:15pm - Talk 1: Streamlining Data Cleaning and Regression Prediction Using BigQuery - Shreya Kathuriya

7:15pm - Talk 2: Getting Started with Generative AI and Deploying in Google Cloud's Vertex AI - Priyanka Gyawali

8:00pm - Raffle for the 2 JetBrains IDE licenses

8:30pm - Event end