[RESCHEDULED] AG2 Bengaluru Meetup #1: Kickstarting the AI Agent Revolution!

RESCHEDULED NOTICE 📢

Due to the local bandh on 22nd March 2025, this meetup has been moved to 23rd March 2025 (Sunday). All other details (agenda, speakers, venue, timings, and swag) remain unchanged. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding!

Welcome to the first official AG2 Bengaluru Meetup 🎉

Calling all developers, researchers, and AI enthusiasts! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just dipping your toes into the world of AI agents, this meetup is your gateway to exploring AG2’s powerful multi-agent framework. Let’s collaborate, learn, and build the future of AI together—fueled by food, beverages, and exclusive AG2 swag! 🍕🚀

Date & Time: 23nd March 2025 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM IST
Location: Hashed Haus, 231, 3rd Main Rd, Defence Colony, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038

What to Expect:
✅ Hands-On Learning: Dive into AG2’s capabilities with interactive workshops.
✅ Expert Insights: Hear from leading practitioners shaping the AI landscape.
✅ Collaboration: Brainstorm projects to contribute to the AG2 ecosystem.
✅ Networking & Goodies: Connect with AG2 contributors over pizza, beverages, and a free AG2 merch! 🎁

Agenda:

Session #1: Welcome & Intro to AG2
Speaker: Davor Runje, Head of OSS engineering at AG2
Bio: Davor Runje is one of the earliest core contributors to AutoGen and a key maintainer of AG2, driving innovation in AI agent frameworks. He co-founded Airt Technologies, an AI platform for event data, and previously co-founded DRAP, one of Croatia’s top digital agencies (acquired by Imago Ogilvy in 2018). Earlier, he co-founded PlayMedia Systems, pioneering AMP MP3 playback technology for clients like AOL, STMicroelectronics, and Napster. He is also the co-creator and an active maintainer of FastStream, a top open-source Python framework for asynchronous services. With 20+ publications in ML and theoretical CS and two granted patents, Davor blends deep technical expertise with real-world impact.

Session #2: Building Autonomous Trading Agents Using AG2
Speaker: Pranav Prakash, Co-founder & CTO at FereAI
Bio: Pranav Prakash is the co-founder & CTO at FereAI - a crypto research platform, with its swarm of agents. FereAI’s mission is to empower everyone with pro tools to make better trading, investment decisions at affordable prices. Pranav combines his experience of AI, MLOps, crypto & consumer apps to build products that are simple yet powerful. Previously, Pranav cofounded Quartic.ai - an autonomous Industrial AI platform being used in Fortune 500 companies in the pharma & life sciences sector. Before Quartic, he co-founded Octo.ai. Pranav was also working on search and recommendations at LinkedIn, Slideshare. He has been speaking about AI, Crypto & Python at various events

Session #3: Hands-On Introduction to AG2
Speaker: Sharath MS, Staff AI Engineer - GE Healthcare
Bio: Sharath is an applied researcher, data scientist and AI engineer with broad experience in the fields of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision and Time-Series. Currently, he holds the position of Staff AI Engineer at GE Healthcare's Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Sharath has filed over 10 patents, and is an author of over 30 research articles published in top conferences and journals. Additionally, he has won top positions in many international ML competitions. He also serves as a mentor and tutor for the Generative AI course by Great Learning

Session #4: Automating GitHub Operations using AG2
Speaker: Kishan Kumar, Software Architect - Tata Communications
Bio: Kishan is software architect and open source contributor, currently associated with Tata communications. Expertise in distributed computing, Kubernetes and big data technologies. Active contributors to cncf projects.

Open Networking + Pizza & Drinks
Swap ideas, form teams, and enjoy a slice (or two!) of pizza!

What to Bring:
📓 Notebook & pen (for sketching genius ideas)
🚀 Enthusiasm (to collaborate, learn, and grab some swag!)

How to Find Us:
📍 Venue: Hashed Haus, 231, 3rd Main Rd, Defence Colony, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038
🔍 Look For: AG2 banners, friendly organizers, and the smell of fresh pizza!

RSVP Now!
Spaces are limited—secure your spot today!

Got Questions?
Reach out to Harish Mohan Raj for details.

See You There!
Let’s shape the future of AI agents, one line of code (and one slice of pizza!) at a time.

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