BAWSUG Monthly Meeting

### Date & Time:

Thursday July 9th at 6:00 pm

### Location:

Relish Food Hall & Pickleball
550 McCaslin Blvd, Louisville, CO 80027

### Topic: Conversational AI Applications

Startups, Enterprises and Consultants there is a new way to build applications in the AI era! Conversational AI is fundamentally changing how users interact with applications. From customer support assistants and voice agents to AI-powered copilots and internal productivity tools, natural language is quickly becoming the new user interface. For startups, this presents an opportunity to create more intuitive customer experiences, automate complex workflows, and bring AI-native products to market faster than ever before.

In this session, we’ll explore what it takes to move from an idea to a production-ready conversational AI application on AWS. We’ll cover the core architecture, design patterns, and best practices behind modern conversational AI.
Whether you’re building your first AI-powered application or evolving an existing product, you’ll leave with a practical framework for turning business requirements into secure, scalable conversational AI experiences that are ready for production.

Kousik Bio: Kousik Rajendran is Co-Founder and CEO of Aivar Innovations. A serial entrepreneur, Kousik founded multiple technology startups before joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he spent nearly five years as a Principal Solutions Architect helping organizations design and deploy AI and cloud solutions at scale. Today, he leads Aivar’s mission to help enterprises transform business ideas into production-ready AI applications.

Michael Bio: Michael Vulcano is Director of Sales at Aivar Innovations, where he partners with AWS teams and startup customers to accelerate AI adoption on AWS. Michael spent five years at AWS helping customers modernize their cloud environments and adopt AI and machine learning solutions before joining a cloud data platform startup and, most recently, Aivar to help organizations build production-ready AI applications.

### Who Should Attend

• This session is designed for builders, operators, and decision-makers who are navigating AI adoption and security risk — even if “AI” isn’t officially in their job title yet.

You should attend if you are a:

• Developers & Platform Teams
  Using or experimenting with generative AI tools, APIs, copilots, or automation — officially or unofficially.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Engineers
  Working in AWS environments where AI tools, automation, and data access are rapidly expanding.
• Security, GRC, and Compliance Professionals
  Responsible for managing risk, governance, and regulatory alignment (including emerging AI regulations).
• Engineering Leaders & Architects
  Making design decisions that impact security, scale, and long-term resilience.
• CTOs, CIOs, and Technical Decision-Makers
  Balancing innovation speed with risk, cost, and organizational accountability.
• Risk, Privacy, and Data Leaders
  Concerned about breach exposure, data usage, and regulatory impact as AI adoption grows.
• Anyone interested in learning more about AWS

### Networking & Community

Before and after the session, stick around to network, share ideas, and meet others building on AWS. Also, be sure to show up on time as there will be food and drinks for all who attend.

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