Atlanta Quality Assurance Association (AQAA) Meetup

OVERVIEW:
Come join us to network and learn about how to leverage AI Agents effectively. We will have dinner/drinks served and possibly a prize giveaway at the end!
This is a HYRBID event, so please let us know if you plan to attend on-site or remotely, as we need a headcount for dinner/drinks. For on-site attendees only, there will also be networking before and after the meeting. For remote attendees, a Zoom link will be shared by 5pm on the day of the event, so be sure to come back here to the Event page.
AGENDA:
6:00-6:45 Networking/dinner (on-site only)
6:45-7:00 Welcome & Announcements (on-site + Zoom)
7:00-8:00 Main presentation (on-site + Zoom)
8:00-8:15 Networking and wrap-up (on-site only)

MAIN PRESENTATION
The Agent Feasibility Playbook: Turning Ideas into Measurable Impact
The rapid rise of AI and agentic systems has sparked an explosion of ideas—but most of these initiatives fail to deliver measurable business outcomes. In fact, recent research from MIT shows that 95% of AI pilots generate little to no impact on P&L. The question leaders are asking is: how do we separate high-value, feasible use cases from innovation noise?
In this session, Costa introduces the Agentic Feasibility Framework (AAF)—a practical, data-driven methodology designed to help organizations evaluate, prioritize, and execute AI opportunities with confidence. The AAF provides business leaders, product owners, and executives with the tools to rigorously qualify ideas, score feasibility, and systematically prioritize the agent development backlog—dramatically improving the likelihood of business success.
Key takeaways for participants:
How to rigorously qualify use cases for AI feasibility and business value
How to apply the AAF scoring model to evaluate opportunities objectively
Best practices for prioritizing an AI/Agent backlog with confidence
How to monitor, measure, and optimize ROI throughout agent development
This session offers a pragmatic roadmap to move beyond hype and systematically increase the impact of your AI initiatives.

SPEAKER BIO
Costa Avradopoulos is a recognized thought leader with over 30 years of experience in technologies such as AI, mobile, Cloud, and IoT. A visionary innovator, he has devoted much of his career to emerging and disruptive technologies, culminating in a breakthrough invention, a patented mobile technology in 2011 that was also nominated twice for the top innovation award at the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Costa also trademarked the Mobilyze™ methodology and has been a featured speaker or panelist at over 70 events in the last 15 years.
Costa is a trusted technology advisor for EPAM, transforming organizations by creating winning test strategies to develop best-of-breed applications on all of the popular technology platforms. Costa currently drives AI enablement for clients, resulting in up to 50% in efficiency gains. He is also very active in the IT community with organizations such as ITSQB, QAI, SQE, AIF (WTF), TAG, AMMO, GAIT, TechBridge, and serves on the board of QAI Atlanta as its current President. He also serves on the board for the Atlanta Industry Advisory for Technology. Costa holds industry certifications as a Six Sigma Green Belt and a TPI NEXT assessor.