We’re bringing together Chicago’s AI & Cloud Native open-source community—platform engineers, SREs, architects, AI practitioners, builders, and anyone working hands-on with modern infrastructure—for a focused, in-person technical gathering.
No sales pitches. No marketing fluff. No surface-level talks. Just real architectures, practical lessons, and conversations with people building and operating production systems.
What to expect:
• Meet Chicago practitioners working on AI, Kubernetes, security, and hybrid cloud platforms
• Learn how teams are evaluating AI models privately, reducing CVE noise, and operating Kubernetes at scale
• Exchange real-world design patterns, trade-offs, and lessons learned
• An open, discussion-driven format with time to connect and go deeper
Why this matters:
Chicago has strong technical talent across many companies, industries, and neighborhoods—but few spaces for deep, practitioner-to-practitioner knowledge sharing. This meetup is about strengthening local connections and raising the signal for how modern platforms are actually built and secured to support your AI & Cloud Native applications.
Who should come:
Engineers, SREs, platform teams, AI practitioners, and anyone tech-curious who wants to learn, share experiences, and help grow a stronger, more connected Chicago AI and Cloud Native ecosystem.
Come for the technical depth, stay for the conversation.
Free food, drinks, swag, and complimentary parking tickets included (while supplied last).
Agenda (Central Time):
- 5:00 - 5:30 pm (Check-in): Networking, Food and Drinks
- 5:30 - 6:00 pm (Talk 1): Private AI Evaluation in the Enterprise, Nutanix
- 6:00 - 6:30 pm (Talk 2): Beyond the Patching Treadmill: Automating Zero-CVE Platforms with Runtime Intelligence, RapidFort
- 6:30 - 7:00 pm (Talk 3): One Interface, Any Infrastructure: Architecting a Consistent Hybrid Private Cloud, Nutanix
- 7:00 - 7:30 (Talk 4): To Be Added Soon
- 7:30 - 7:45: Wrap-up
Location
2121 S Prairie Ave
Chicago, IL 60616, USA
@Marriott Marquis Chicago (Room: Water Tower AB)
