AWS User Group Cologne – December Edition

Hey everyone, join us for our sixth AWS User Group Cologne in 2025!

The meetup will be held on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at 6:00 pm / 18:00 CET and is presented and hosted by NTT DATA. Get ready for exciting talks by Ramon Marrero (Arelis AI - CEO & Founder) and Andrii Melashchenko (Principal Systems Architect: Cloud Intelligent Platforms at Belden Inc. | Ph.D. in Computer Science | 25 years in industry) and of course a friendly get-together!

This meetup will not be hybrid so you can only participate on site. Please register beforehand as there is only a limited room capacity.

The meetup will be held at:
NTT DATA Deutschland
Erna-Scheffler-Straße 1
51103 Köln, Deutschland

For travel information check out the NTT Data website: https://de.nttdata.com/ueber-ntt-data/standorte

This is the agenda:
18:00 – Get together
18:15 – Intro and administrative details by NTT DATA
18:30 – Ramon Marrero: Navigating AI Governance: Compliance and Trust under the EU AI Act
19:00 – Short break + Q&A
19:20 – Andrii Melashchenko: AI Agents in Action: A Hands-on Journey with AWS Bedrock
20:00 – Short break + Q&A
20:20 – Socializing

Speaker & Talk Information
Ramon Marrero: Navigating AI Governance: Compliance and Trust under the EU AI Act
Explore how the EU AI Act reshapes the landscape of artificial intelligence governance. This session delves into compliance requirements, risk management frameworks, and ethical AI deployment practices. Learn practical strategies to align AI systems with the EU’s regulatory standards—covering transparency, accountability, and human oversight—to ensure trustworthy and lawful innovation.

Ramon Marrero is the CEO and Founder of Arelis AI, a German-based technology company specializing in AI governance, risk, and compliance management systems. Under his leadership, Arelis AI developed the Arelis AI Management System (AIMS) — an end-to-end platform designed to help organizations align with ISO/IEC 42001 and achieve EU AI Act readiness through integrated policy governance, AI system oversight, and risk management automation.

Meet Ramon:
linkedin.com/in/ramon-marrero-almonte/
arelis.digital (company)

Andrii Melashchenko: AI Agents in Action: A Hands-on Journey with AWS Bedrock
Hands on exploration of AWS AI Agents as "digital interns" for businesses, translating complex concepts into practical applications through the lens of a bakery CEO's journey.

Andrii is a technology strategist with two decades of hands-on experience across the full leadership spectrum, specializing in translating complex technological concepts into
tangible business value.

Meet Andrii:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melashchenkoandrii/
https://blog.javatask.dev/
Hirschmann Belden https://www.belden.com/products/by-brand/hirschmann