About us
We are a group Amazon Web Services (AWS) enthusiasts sharing our experiences with the AWS platform. Whether you are considering AWS or are 'all in', you're welcome. We hope you learn something and make the most of the opportunities to network with AWS partners, customers, and Amazonians alike.
We are currently running to a monthly schedule and welcome contributions or suggestions for meetup events from the wider Perth tech community. Recordings from select sessions and other content is available from our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@awsusergroup-perth
Between meetups we collaborate at awsusergroupperth.slack.com. If you have not yet joined the channel please do so via join.slack.com/t/awsusergroupperth/shared_invite/zt-12wric682-KB0TJ8kXOdy5WtAR0urxSw
Upcoming events
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A Fireside Chat with two Global AWS AI Heroes
AWS Perth Offices, Level 9, 240 St. George's Terrace, Perth, al, AUPerth cloud community, you do not want to miss this.
We are incredibly excited to announce a blockbuster fireside chat featuring not one, but TWO AWS AI Heroes live on stage: Kesha Williams and our very own local trailblazer, Nadia Reyhani!Whether you are an enterprise architect, an aspiring AI engineer, or a tech leader navigating the GenAI boom, this session is your blueprint for the future.
What we’re diving into:
- From Hype to Production: Moving past standard chatbots to architecting secure, autonomous, enterprise-grade AI agents.
- AI Agent Governance: Who is responsible when AI makes a bad call? We will explore how to design technical safety nets using Kesha’s RAISE framework—ensuring governance lives in every layer of your architecture.
- The Career Blueprint: How to successfully pivot technical skillsets, build a standout personal portfolio, and scale into engineering leadership.
- Building High-Performance Engineering Teams: Practical strategies for attracting, mentoring, and retaining top-tier technical talent to build resilient, multi-disciplinary cloud engineering teams.
Spaces are strictly limited. Grab your spot and get ready for an evening of world-class cloud insights right here in Perth.
Meet your panellists:
🌟 Kesha Williams (USA): Founder and Head of AI at Keysoft. Kesha is an enterprise architect and AI consultant with three decades of experience building and operating production software. An AWS AI Hero since 2019, she is renowned for turning complex AI capabilities into practical, actionable guidance. She is also the author of the highly anticipated book, AI Agent Governance: Operational Patterns for Security, Oversight, and Control, currently in pre-release on the O'Reilly platform.
🌟 Nadia Reyhani (Perth): Principal Architect App & Integration at BHP, AWS Hero, 2024 Women in Digital Software Engineer of the Year, and a powerhouse driving Western Australia's local AI landscape.
This session is being held at the AWS Office due to our regular venue availability.
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Past events
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