CSA Triangle August Meetup: Build & Secure GenAI Applications with Cloudflare

When: Aug 21, 2025 from 05:30 to 08:00 PM

Associated with Triangle (Raleigh-Durham) Chapter

• To join in-person: TEKsystems at 4300 Edwards Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612
• Agenda:
• 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET: Arrival, Food, Drinks and Networking (sponsored by Cloudflare & CSA)
• 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ET: Presentation (details below)
• 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET: Food, Drinks and Networking (sponsored by Cloudflare & CSA)

Abstract:
AI is reshaping the technology landscape faster than any prior shift — faster than mobile, cloud, even the Internet itself.
This accelerated adoption of GenAI brings new imperatives:

• GenAI apps are dynamic and unpredictable
• Developers are now expected to build at the speed of AI
• GenAI introduces new security risks

At Cloudflare, we believe developers should be empowered, not burdened. Our vision is to remove friction, improve developer velocity, and provide the building blocks needed to accelerate innovation.
It’s about helping developers build the next generation of applications — fast, globally, and securely.
Join us to learn how developers can build quickly, deploy instantly, and scale effortlessly — without managing infrastructure or worrying about provisioning regions or scaling clusters.

Speaker & Bio: Johnnie Tabron is a Solutions Engineer at Cloudflare, where he leads the technical strategy and adoption of Cloudflare’s developer and security platforms. He works closely with engineering and architecture teams to deliver scalable, secure, and low-latency solutions, particularly for those building GenAI-powered applications at the edge.
Johnnie brings deep expertise in Cloudflare’s developer stack, including Workers, D1, R2, Vectorize, and AI Gateway, helping organizations accelerate inference delivery, streamline AI API integrations, and manage complexity across distributed workloads. His focus is on enabling teams to move efficiently from prototype to production while maintaining security, privacy, and performance by design.
As a trusted advisor to startups and enterprises, Johnnie helps customers realize the full potential of GenAI through fit-for-purpose architectures, adoption roadmaps, and practical implementation strategies that turn innovation into impact.