Join GDG Central Florida for DevFest GemJam, an hackathon focused on leveraging AI Agents with cutting-edge Google technologies. This is your launchpad for creating a high-impact project, networking with Central Florida's best developers, and showcasing your ingenuity to potential employers.
đź“… Key dates
Your ticket covers the essential in-person components, lunch, snacks and grants you access to the entire week-long virtual sprint.
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In-Person Workshops and Kick-off: Saturday, October 25th(9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT) @ Seminole State College
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In-Person Demo Day & Networking: Sunday, November 2nd @ Tech Hub Orlando
🚀 Why This Is Your Moment (Key Benefits)
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Elevate Your Profile: Build an impressive project using the Gemini AI suite, Vonage, Flutter, LangChain, Azure Foundry and Google Cloud that makes your portfolio shine.
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Forge New Connections: Network with like minded brilliant developers, industry experts, and potential recruiters.
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Deep-Dive Content: Get hands-on mastery with dedicated labs and dynamic sessions from confirmed speakers.
Connect with industry experts
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Vanessa Eaton (Disney): Product Management at Scale: Explores the critical role of the technical product manager in bridging the gap between AI research, deployment, and long-term sustainment of production-ready AI solutions.
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Dwane Hemmings (Vonage): Building Community Through Live Streaming: A code-along demonstrating how to use the Vonage Video API to create interactive live-streaming experiences and foster real community.
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John Papa, Anthony Bartolo, Dan Wahlin, & Henk Boelman (Microsoft): Open Hack: AI Agent Challenge: A hands-on, challenge-based hack where developers build AI agents using Azure AI Foundry, leveraging tools like VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
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David M. Elgueta(Eccentex): AI Agents, MCP, Langflow examples: A practical guide on how to go from a conceptual prompt to a functional, real-life AI agent using the Langflow visual interface for rapid prototyping and deployment.
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Leo Farias(Concepta): Gen UI, Ephemeral UI: A session on creating "Fleeting Interfaces"—ephemeral UIs that intelligently evolve using a schema-driven architecture in Flutter, powered by Gemini AI for dynamic decision-making.
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Kendra Kennedy(Design Interactive): Master Controlled “Vibe Coding” Workshop: A hands-on workshop providing an enterprise playbook for building and scaling an Agentverse on Google Cloud, with a focus on using the Gemini CLI.
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Michael Rosario: Building Collaborative AI: A Guide to Multi-Agent Systems with Google ADK: A talk introducing the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), a framework designed for building and deploying scalable, enterprise-grade multi-agent systems on Google Cloud Platform.
Learn more at DevFestFlorida.com
đź’ˇ Tracks: What Will You Build?
DevFest GemJam emphasizes collaboration and impact over competition. Choose a path to turn your boldest ideas into reality:
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Software Prototype: Build a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of a high-impact software application or game powered by AI.
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App Pitch: Focus on product design, user experience, and a full concept of operations for an innovative AI-enabled application.
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Company Pitch (Product Managers): Create a compelling business plan and product definition for a venture that leverages AI for massive growth.
🎟️ Space is limited and tickets are selling fast!
General Admission: $36.22
Refunds available up to 7 days before the event.
Ready to revolutionize the world with AI?
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Agenda
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Hosted By
Javier Carrion, GDG Organizer
Hi everyone! My name is Javier, but you can call me "Javi." I live in Ocala, known as "the Horse Capital of the World" and I'm actively involved in the Central Florida Development communities. As a Software Engineer (Web) at Design Interactive, I work with cutting-edge human-system integration (HSI) technologies, which means I get to play with devices like HoloLens and more. Fun Fact: I have a mixology certification from the city of Waterbury! 🍸 I'm excited to be a part of this amazing group and looking forward to connecting with all of you! 🚀
Michael Rosario, GDG Team Lead Member
As an experienced software developer with over 19 years of experience, I enjoy helping organizations with agile software development, promoting cultures of innovation, and creative business solutions. I enjoy helping organizations and software teams discover the craft of continuous improvement. I am always looking for opportunities to serve leaders and teams who want to create more value with integrity, character, and predictability.
Professional interests: AR/VR, Web dev, MAKERS movement, Agile leadership, Machine learning, Cultures of Innovation, Gaming & Game based learning, Visual analytics
Christi Kapp, Founder & CEO
Christi Kapp is a well-respected Management Consultant and Coach that has spoken at numerous professional conferences on topics ranging from business analysis, to managing organizational change.
Christi’s career has included management consulting, executive leadership, coaching and teaching in the hospitality, training and technology industries. She has also managed performance, as well as the professional development of staff engaged in development and delivery of complex information system solutions, solution sales, training, and customer service.
Her entrepreneurial background includes founding, growing and selling TechKnowQuest, Inc – one of the Orlando Area's Fastest Growing Tech Companies in 1998 (1992 – 2000). While at TechKnowQuest, she created custom courses for a number of clients and performed management consulting services. She has also performed coaching and consulting services through KnowledgeSpot, Inc, (2000 – 2007) and JustIntegration, Inc. (founded in 2006). She was also co-founder of Art In Motion LLC Custom Motorcycles (founded in 2007), and is Owner/Innkeeper at Kapp and Kappy Bed & Breakfast (2016)
She is an accomplished author also. She has written several enterprise information technology books (Prentice-Hall), a UCF Master's thesis on “Regional Readiness for Homeland Security Information Sharing”, and in 2016, wrote a book chapter titled “Soft Factors Enabling Innovation” in the Apple Academic Press series called Ecosystems and Technology: Idea Generation and Content Model Processing.
She has a B.S. Degree from the University of Rochester and a M.S. from the College of Health & Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida.
Kendra Kennedy, Software Engineer II
Hello everyone! My name is Kendra Kennedy, and I am a Software Engineer who specializes in eXtended Reality (XR) Development and dabbles in Web Development, Mobile Development, and a bit of Machine Learning. I have a deep love for learning and trying out new skills, so when I'm not behind the keyboard I can be often be found taking acting, dancing, or media art classes from the nearby art center or martial arts, yoga, or one-off exercise classes at my local gym. I'm happy to be a part of such an awesome team and look forward to learning and creating with all of you!
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-central-florida-presents-devfest-gemjam/.
