GDG Essex Launch Event: Innovate, Learn & Connect

Patch Chelmsford, Springfield Road, Essex, CM2 6QR

GDG Essex

For our inaugural event, we’re exploring the Agentic Era of Google AI, a shift towards faster, more autonomous, and more...

Feb 28, 12:00 – 3:00 PM (UTC)

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Key Themes

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About this event

For our inaugural event, we’re exploring the Agentic Era of Google AI, a shift towards faster, more autonomous, and more capable AI systems. With the recent release of Gemini 3 Flash, high-speed and cost-effective AI implementations have reached a new level. From multimodal function calling to autonomous research and decision-making agents, this event will showcase what’s now possible and what’s coming next.

Whether you’re just getting started with AI or already building production systems, this launch event is designed to inspire, educate, and connect.

Topics we’ll explore are:

  • Google AI Ecosystem
    (Google Cloud AI, Vertex AI, Gemini 3 & foundation models)

  • Antigravity – removing friction and accelerating innovation with AI

  • Gemma Open Models

  • Agent Development Kit (ADK)

  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & AI

  • Cloud & Platform Engineering

  • Web Development

  • Android Development

Agenda:

12:00 PM

Doors Open & Registration

12:30 PM

Opening Remarks

Speaker: Organizer

12:40 PM

Workshop: Building conversational agents using ADK, A2A, and MCP

Speaker: Nishi Ajmera (GDE AI/ML) & Solution Architect

1:25 PM

Pizza & Networking Break

2:00 PM

Session title: Designing Data Platforms for AI Agents

Speaker: Sathyaram Sannasi (GDE Data) & Data Engineer

2:35 PM

Session title: Altitude Adjustment: Career Re-skilling

Speaker: Ilias Papachristos (GDE Cloud, AI) & Senior Customer Engineer.

3:10 PM

Final Networking & Wrap-up

4:00 PM

Event Close

Code of Conduct

All participants of Google events, including in-person and online attendees, event staff, speakers, and Googlers, must abide by the following policy.

We have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for in-person or online harassment of any kind, including but not limited to:

  • Stalking/following

  • Deliberate intimidation

  • Harassing photography or recording

  • Sustained disruption of talks or other events

  • Offensive verbal language

  • Verbal language that reinforces social structures of domination

  • Sexual imagery and language in public spaces

  • Inappropriate physical contact

  • Unwelcome sexual or physical attention

  • Physical or cyber threats

  • In relation to, but not limited to:

  • Neurodiversity

  • Race

  • Color

  • National origin

  • Gender identity

  • Gender expression

  • Sexual orientation

  • Age

  • Body size

  • Disabilities

  • Appearance

  • Religion

  • Pregnancy

  • Military status

  • Social demographic

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Our zero-tolerance policy means that we will look into and review every allegation of violation of our Event Community Guidelines and Anti-Harassment Policy and respond appropriately. To report any behavior that makes you or others feel uncomfortable

When

When

Saturday, February 28, 2026
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (UTC)

Speakers

  • Ilias Papachristos

    Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud & AI | Community Advocate

  • Sathyaram Sannasi

    Software Engineer DATA / ML

  • Mohammad Alamin

    Aiiotsys

    Cloud and Solution Architect | GDE

  • Nishi Ajmera

    Publicis Sapient (UK)

    Solutions Architect

  • Tasmia Niazi

    EngineeringFamily

Organizers

  • Mohammad Alamin

    GDG Lead Organizer

  • Tasmia Niazi

    GDG Organizer