Ever wondered how AI can help with everyday tasks?

Curious about building your own intelligent assistant?

Dive into the exciting world of AI with our hands-on coding workshop and create your very own AI Event Planner Agent!

Imagine an AI companion that helps you:

🎉 Brainstorm themes for a party, seminar, or festival

📍 Suggest potential venues

🗓️ Outline a schedule

✉️ Draft initial invitation ideas

In this workshop, that’s exactly what you’ll explore!

Please bring your own laptop.💻

Event Details:

📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Thursday, June 12, 2025

⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM ACST

📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: CDU Danala Campus, Festival Learning 1.12

🔍 Here's What You'll Explore and Learn:

🤖 The Magic of AI Agents:

Demystify what AI agents really are. These aren’t just chatbots—they’re intelligent systems that understand your goals, make decisions, and complete tasks to assist you.

⚡ Power Up with Gemini:

Get hands-on with Google’s cutting-edge Gemini models. Learn how to use them for language understanding, creative idea generation, and problem-solving in the context of your event planner.

☁️ Build on the Cloud with GCP:

Discover how Google Cloud Platform empowers your AI agent with the infrastructure and tools to bring it to life—and even scale it for real-world use!

🛠️ Simplify with the ADK:

Get a friendly intro to the Agent Development Kit (ADK)—a helpful framework that simplifies AI agent creation so you can focus on the fun and innovative parts!

This isn’t a lecture—this is a step-by-step, practical coding workshop where you’ll actively build and see your agent come to life.

👩‍💻 Who Is This For?

This workshop is ideal for:

🎓 Students

👨‍💻 Aspiring AI developers

🚀 Tech enthusiasts

🤔 Anyone curious about practical AI applications

Speakers:

1. Yuba Raj Panta

Yuba is a Melbourne-based SRE/DevOps Engineer at PageUp, with a strong focus on cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and AI integration. He is passionate about building scalable systems, streamlining developer workflows, and exploring the intersection of cloud and emerging technologies. A known face to Darwin, UV spent several years actively contributing to the local multicultural and tech communities before relocating to Melbourne. As a Google Developer Group (GDG) Cloud Organiser, he regularly leads workshops on Cloud and Generative AI technologies across Melbourne, helping developers and aspiring engineers navigate and thrive in the evolving tech landscape.

Title: Build your own Event Planner AI Agent

2. Sujan Manandhar

Sujan is a Client Support Officer at Northern Territory Government. Beyond his professional role, he's actively involved in the community, serving as a lead organizer for GDG Darwin, a Community Engagement Coordinator, and a board member at Kindness Shake. In his free time, Sujan enjoys playing football and exploring various cuisines as a passionate foodie.

Title: From Helping Students to Leading a GDG: My Community Engagement Journey

If you’re excited to learn by doing, this is for you!

🐍 Coding Experience?

No worries! While some Python knowledge is helpful, it’s not required.

We’ll guide you through core concepts and coding tasks—our goal is to make AI development accessible, engaging, and fun for everyone.

Join us for an inspiring and engaging session where you'll not only learn about cutting-edge AI, but also build something real.

🎯 Unlock your creativity.

👣 Take your first (or next) steps into the fascinating world of AI agent development!

🎁🍩 Enjoy fun games, free food, and cool prizes while learning AI.