What we’re about
Welcome to the AWS Canberra User Group! We are striving to create a community of AWS users that can come together and share their experiences and learn from others in the group. We discuss how people are using AWS and love hearing from people about what they like and don't like about the platform, and would love for anyone who is interested in AWS and cloud computing to come and join us!
Upcoming events
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November 2025
Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd, Level 10, 68 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, AUAgenda
5:30 Doors open
6:00 Welcome and Latest from AWS
6:15 Talk 1: Productising a sovereign-safe LLM-powered solution using AWS Bedrock - beyond the marketing buzz, Liam O'Duibhir
6:45 Food, Drinks and Networking
7:15 Panel: Careers in Cloud with Chris Harding, Leon Anderson and Lucy Blumer, hosted by Dennis Cheng
8:00 More networking
8:30 Close
Catering this month is supplied by SoLita Pizzeria.
Productising a sovereign-safe LLM-powered solution using AWS Bedrock - beyond the marketing buzz
While Global Tech undertakes the most well funded and ambitious reinvention of the sector ever (probably) - all things AI/ML - building solutions to capitalise on newly emerging LLM capabilities still takes some good old-fashioned software engineering principles and practice. Hear how the 2pi Software team tuned out of the bombardment of messaging about the latest new and amazing AI/ML innovation, to actually architect, code and deploy its own enterprise-integrated VERSD product. No vibe coding here!
Liam O'Duibhir will talk through the high-level product management and technical challenges that were dealt with along the way.
Liam O'Duibhir
Liam is a co-founder at 2pi Software, an AWS partner specialising in complex software engineering solutions particularly involving real world integration of AI/ML.
Careers in Cloud
Our panel of experts will share their expertise as we discuss a career in the cloud. You will learn how to engage with recruiters, training and certification, and what it is like to work in cloud role.
Dennis Cheng
Dennis is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Cloud & Engineering practice. He specialises in technical delivery management of cloud and infrastructure projects.
Lucy Blumer
Originally from the UK, Lucy moved to coach rowing in Gippsland Australia. Now working in recruitment for the past 4 years and specialising in Infrastructure and Cloud recruitment across Canberra for Federal Government.
Leon Anderson
Leon is an AWS Customer Success Manager who helps Australia’s largest enterprises scale cloud-enabled learning and capability uplift programs. Outside work, he’s a passionate "learning-by-building" technologist who experiments with home-lab architectures, interactive web projects, and real-world cloud applications.
Chris Harding
Chris joined AWS in 2022 following 25 years in various Government roles including help desk, software development, solution architecture, cyber security and leadership. Passionate about helping improve government outcomes, especially community safety.
This will be our final event for 2025.41 attendees
Past events
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