AWS User Group UK

We're delighted to welcome Danilo Poccia, Chief Evangelist (EMEA) at AWS, who will share insights on creating more reliable AI Systems. Our second speaker is Jon Goodall, Lead Cloud Engineer at Logicata, who will show you how to build an automated Serverless Workflow.

A big thank you to our sponsors - NetApp and The Scale Factory.

Programme:
18:00: Arrival, registration
18:30: Talks start
20:00: Networking with food and a drink provided by the generosity of our sponsors.

Talk 1
Harness generative AI creativity with automated reasoning with Danilo Poccia
Large language models excel at generating creative solutions, while automated reasoning tools enable rigorous verification. This session explores methodologies for combining these complementary strengths to create more reliable AI systems. We'll introduce automated reasoning using open source tools and demonstrate how formal methods can guide and constrain generative AI. By fusing probabilistic and symbolic approaches, we'll show how to build hybrid systems that maintain creative capabilities while ensuring verifiable outputs.

Talk 2
Building a Serverless Podcast Workflow: Adventures with AI with Jon Goodall
I'll go through a practical example of using AI & Serverless to achieve a business outcome related to the automation of content creation. I'll talk about a number of serverless tools and how you can use them to create multi-step workflows. I'll also give actionable tips & tricks on using Amazon Bedrock.
Level 300

If you are interested in speaking at one of our events please check out our call for papers here.

We are advocates for greater inclusion & diversity in UK Tech and are especially keen to receive talk submissions from people in underrepresented groups. If you are interested in speaking at a future meetup but would like to discuss what to expect or need assistance please contact our Inclusion & Diversity Lead Natalie Gray - graynataliej@gmail.com or DM her @natjgray

Remember to follow us @AWSUserGroupUK and on LinkedIn for the latest updates and you can find videos of our past meetups on YouTube. If you want to chat with other members, join our Community Discord Server.

We're delighted to welcome Yan Cui, AWS Serverless Hero, aka The Burning Monk and Marina Kim, Technical Lead at Vidatec Ltd.

Yan will take you through the surprises, challenges, and lessons learned from building an AI-powered code reviewer. Marina will share a practical decision-making framework for choosing your stack.

A big thank you to our sponsors - NetApp and The Scale Factory.

Programme:
18:00: Arrival, registration
18:30: Talks start
20:00: Networking with food and a drink provided by the generosity of our sponsors.

Talk 1
How we built an AI-powered code reviewer with serverless and Bedrock with Yan Cui
How hard can it be to build an AI-powered code reviewer using modern LLMs? Easier than you think - until it isn't! Yan recently helped a client launch an AI-powered code reviewer. They built the initial prototype in the first few hours. But they soon encountered many unexpected challenges as they tried to productionize the idea into a coherent user experience. In this session, let's hear the surprises, challenges, and lessons learned from building an AI-powered code reviewer and what it can tell us about the current state of LLM technologies.

Talk 2
Backend in the age of serverless with Marina Kim
Drawing from real-world projects, including MVPs and production apps built with AWS, I’ll share a practical decision-making framework for choosing your stack with a focus on architecture and AWS services.
Level 200

If you are interested in speaking at one of our events, please check out our call for papers here.

We are advocates for greater inclusion & diversity in UK Tech and are especially keen to receive talk submissions from people in underrepresented groups. If you are interested in speaking at a future meetup but would like to discuss what to expect or need assistance please contact our Inclusion & Diversity Lead Natalie Gray - graynataliej@gmail.com or DM her @natjgray

Remember to follow us @AWSUserGroupUK and on LinkedIn for the latest updates, and you can find videos of our past meetups on YouTube. If you want to chat with other members, join our Community Discord Server.

A big thank you to our sponsors - Devoteam, NetApp and The Scale Factory.

Programme:
18:00: Arrival, registration
18:30: Talks start
20:00: Networking with food and a drink provided by the generosity of our sponsors.

If you are interested in speaking at one of our events please check out our call for papers here.

We are advocates for greater inclusion & diversity in UK Tech and are especially keen to receive talk submissions from people in underrepresented groups. If you are interested in speaking at a future meetup but would like to discuss what to expect or need assistance please contact our Inclusion & Diversity Lead Natalie Gray - graynataliej@gmail.com or DM her @natjgray

Remember to follow us @AWSUserGroupUK and on LinkedIn for the latest updates and you can find videos of our past meetups on YouTube. If you want to chat with other members, join our Community Discord Server.

A big thank you to our sponsors - Devoteam, NetApp and The Scale Factory.

Programme:
18:00: Arrival, registration
18:30: Talks start
20:00: Networking with food and a drink provided by the generosity of our sponsors.

If you are interested in speaking at one of our events please check out our call for papers here.

We are advocates for greater inclusion & diversity in UK Tech and are especially keen to receive talk submissions from people in underrepresented groups. If you are interested in speaking at a future meetup but would like to discuss what to expect or need assistance please contact our Inclusion & Diversity Lead Natalie Gray - graynataliej@gmail.com or DM her @natjgray

Remember to follow us @AWSUserGroupUK and on LinkedIn for the latest updates and you can find videos of our past meetups on YouTube. If you want to chat with other members, join our Community Discord Server.