AWS AI UG #5 - London - Arrows

Hello and welcome to our next AWS AI UG meetup.

This event brings together engineers, builders, data and ML practitioners, architects, and leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI on AWS.

Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven; everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced or just starting your AWS AI journey. This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.

We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online events across the UK, North America and APAC, and one online global AWS AI conference each year. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.

We are delighted to host this event in London on 12th of February, in partnership with Arrows Recruitment.

Speakers and Sessions:

Speaker: Olga Pirog - Founder, Renaissance AI
Session Title: AI Transformation and adoption
Description: Organisations are pouring billions into AI tools - yet only 6% see significant business impact. The problem isn't the technology; it's what happens after deployment. In this talk, Olga explores the "missing middle" of enterprise AI adoption: the overlooked habit formation stage that accounts for 35% of transformation value but receives a fraction of the investment. Drawing on her experience leading AI adoption for thousands of users at IG Group and building Renaissance AI's training platform, she shares practical insights on why traditional training fails (70% forgotten within 24 hours), what actually drives lasting behaviour change, and how organisations can finally close the gap between AI investment and AI impact.

Speaker: Paul Ross - Senior Worldwide Specialist Solutions Architect, In-Memory Databases, AWS
Session Title: Optimise your apps and AI workloads for cost and performance using in-memory databases and Valkey on AWS
Description: Organisations are rapidly adopting Valkey to dramatically boost performance while slashing operational costs. Join Paul Ross to discover how Valkey on AWS can transform your applications through lightning-fast data access, innovative developer features, and seamless real-time operations.

Agenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and refreshments
18:30 — Introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:35 — Olga Pirog
19:10 — Break
19:20 — Paul Ross
19:55 — Close and networking

We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, demos and applied AWS AI stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, recording, marketing or accessibility

If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.

You can find our YouTube channel here.

This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct to ensure a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.