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

Come Hire!

The meetup allocates 10 minutes to people seeking technical jobs or with open roles at their company.

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 emphasizing collaboration, direct communication, and equity.

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"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.

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Programmable is the Australian software engineering conference. It celebrates fantastic developer content and focuses on human connection, bringing people together to create serendipitous interactions.

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We will also give out two 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: Leveraging Google Gemini: Querying Databases with Natural Language - Utkrista KC

In this session, we'll explore how we can utilise Google Gemini to transform the way we interact with databases by enabling natural language queries. With Gemini's advanced AI capabilities, we can move beyond traditional database query languages like SQL and effortlessly retrieve insights using everyday language.

We'll dive into practical use cases of querying datasets with natural language, showing how this simplifies the process of gaining insights, even for non-technical users. You’ll also learn how to integrate Gemini with your database, its limitations, and the level of efficiency it provides.

About the speaker - Utkrista

Utkrista is a data software engineer with experience in building scalable solutions. Currently, she is working as a Data Engineer at Antler, Sydney. Utkrista brings a unique blend of product engineering and data expertise, allowing her to design solutions that not only meet technical requirements but also align with business objectives. With a passion for leveraging data to solve complex problems, she is actively involved in developing innovative solutions to help organisations make informed decisions.

Talk 2:  Building Accurate and Reliable AI Systems by Grounding on Your Private Data - Yash Mehta

As AI systems become more integral to business operations, the challenge of ensuring accuracy and reliability has become increasingly critical. Large Language Models (LLMs) are powerful, but without being properly grounded, they can generate misleading or inaccurate responses. The solution lies in grounding AI models on trusted, private data sources that are unique to your organisation. 

This talk will explore how you can leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to build AI systems that are not only highly reliable but also customised to your specific business needs by anchoring them in your proprietary data. We will cover practical strategies and tools that ensure your AI solutions are both accurate and trustworthy, from retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to custom model training and secure data governance.

Event Schedule

5:30pm - Event doors open

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

6:15pm - Talk 1:  Leveraging Google Gemini: Querying Databases with Natural Language - Utkrista KC

7:00pm - Talk 2: Building Accurate and Reliable AI Systems by Grounding on Your Private Data - Yash Mehta

7:45pm - Raffle for the 2 JetBrains IDE licenses and 2 Programmable Conference ticket

8:15pm - Event end