Name: AWS User Group Cologne – December Edition
Start: 2025-12-11T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-11T21:00:00+01:00
Location: NTT DATA Deutschland GmbH

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](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](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

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