Join GDG London for a deep dive into the frontiers of Google's AI ecosystem, exploring how advanced models are being used to build our digital world and understand our physical planet.

In the first half of our evening, we will dive into the developer's command line with Max Shaposhnikov (Research Engineer, Tessl) for a practical tour of the Gemini CLI, Google's powerful open-source coding agent. This session goes beyond basic prompting to explore the core principles and design choices that govern agent behaviour. Max will dissect its standout features, including long-term memory with a massive 1M-token context window, checkpoints, sandboxing environments, and extensions. Through live demos, we’ll investigate its real-world coding skills and answer practical questions: Can Gemini handle complex backend development? What about UI work? You'll walk away from this session with actionable tips and a deeper understanding of how to leverage sophisticated AI agents in your own projects.

From the intricacies of AI-native engineering, we'll then zoom out to a planetary perspective with Pier Paolo Ippolito (GenAI Solutions Architect) and Michelangelo Conserva (Research Scientist, Google). They will introduce the Google Earth Engine and the groundbreaking AlphaEarth Foundations model from Google DeepMind. Discover how this technology unifies vast and diverse Earth observation data - from satellite and radar imagery to climate simulations-into a single, powerful "embedding." Learn how this approach dramatically enhances efficiency, requiring 16 times less storage space while mapping the globe in sharp 10x10 meter squares. This session will reveal how scientists can now create highly accurate, on-demand maps to monitor critical global issues like deforestation, urban expansion, and water resources with unprecedented clarity.

Location: Tessl HQ, 4th Floor, 210 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JY