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TechEx North America Is Just 3 Weeks Away – Join Us in San Jose!
May 18–19 | San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Get ready for TechEx North America 2026 — the ultimate enterprise tech showcase, bringing together 8,000+ business leaders, IT professionals, engineers, and data experts across AI, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Intelligent Automation, Edge Computing, and more.

This multi-track conference features 250+ expert speakers from industry powerhouses including NVIDIA, IBM, Visa, AT&T, Meta, Ford, and many more. The agenda is packed with real-world case studies and deep technical insights into how AI is transforming industries — from predictive analytics and generative AI to enterprise integration and automation.

🧠 Conference highlights include:
- ✅ Keynotes & panels from global enterprise leaders
- ✅ Practical sessions on AI, digital transformation, and automation
- ✅ Access to actionable insights, strategic roadmaps & innovations

💡 Plus – explore the free-to-attend exhibition with 200+ leading tech companies, from AI startups to major enterprise platforms. Get hands-on with the tools shaping the future of enterprise tech.

🎤 Featured Speakers Include:
- 🌟 Sri Kodali – Global Head Developer Relations, Energy & Utility, NVIDIA
- 🌟 Rahul Priyadarshi – Chief Architect, Visa
- 🌟 Ninad Kulkarni – Head of Digital Products - Supply Chain, PepsiCo
- 🌟 Jennifer Fitzgerald – Director, Product Management, Observability, IBM
- 🌟 Franziska Bell – Chief Data, AI & Analytics Officer, Ford Motor Company
- 🌟 Priya Kesavan – Principal, AI Hardware Strategic Planning, Microsoft
- 🌟 José Álvarez – Director of Research, NVIDIA
- 🌟 Vinesh Sukumar – Vice President - AI, Qualcomm
- 🌟 Anthony Puleo – Director, Data Science & AI, AstraZeneca
- 🌟 Mir Islam – Head of AIOps and SRE Platform, PayPal
- 🌟 Nitin Kumar – Director of Data Science and GenAI, Marriott International
- 🌟 Erim Sezer – Director for Data Enablement & Digitalization, Bayer
- 🌟 Sunzay Passari – Director & Head - Architecture of Tomorrow (AI & Innovation), UPS
- 🌟 Patrick Bangert – VP and Chief of AI, Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
- 🌟 Ashwin Patil – AI & Data Leader, Deloitte
- 🌟 Edward Achtner – Vice President: Head of Applied AI, BMO
- 🌟 Aaron Rzepka – Senior Director, IT Service Delivery, National Football League (NFL)

🎟️ Complimentary GOLD passes ($999 value) are available for our community members: JOIN OUR FREE COMMUNITY!

Join the AI Professionals Network cohort attending this new course from Google & Kaggle

Kaggle's instructors will be sharing insights and hosting AMAs on their YouTube channel, plus there's the Kaggle discord server to discuss as we work our way through the course. The course is offered by Google, and Kaggle's instructors will host daily AMAs as well as in-depth trainings.

What will be covered:

• Day 1: Introduction to Agents & Vibe Coding: "Natural language as the new coding language" Level up from AI chatbots and text completion to autonomous agents. Master vibe coding workflows where natural language is the primary programming interface.
• Day 2: Agent Tools & Interoperability: "10x agents" Explore unlimited capabilities by integrating external APIs, code execution, and agent to agent communication.
• Day 3: Context Engineering: Sessions, Skills & Memory - "Skilled agents" Build personalized agents with long-term memory and state. Master strategies for long context and optimal token use and building skills with agents to integrate into agentic frameworks.
• Day 4: Agent Quality & Security "Quality agents" Develop reliable agents by implementing rigorous testing, guardrails, and quality evaluations. Secure agents against new threat vectors.
• Day 5: Prototype to Production: "From Vibe to Live" Graduate your local agents into a governed, scalable, and observable production-ready fleet. Master cloud deployment, debugging, and observability.
• Capstone project: Apply your agentic workflows in our new capstone challenge, Kaggriculture, a farming simulation where you'll build and deploy an autonomous agent to manage resources and outperform others in a dynamic environment. Build your technical portfolio while competing for prizes, including Kaggle certificates, badges, and swag. Detailed requirements and submission guidelines will be shared during the course.

Intrigued? Join a cohort of your peers in the AI Professionals Network as we learn both the basics and advanced topics about AI Agents from Kaggle and Google.

AI Professionals Network will host our own Meetups as we work through the 5 days of training, so be sure to sign up to get access to our private Zoom calls.

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