Platform Engineering & AI - Coding Agents, AI Pilots, and CodeAssist Tools
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Join us for an evening dedicated to the tools and cultural shifts driving the industry forward. We deep dive into all things AI, Platform Engineering, and Open Source, with practical demos, talks, and time to connect with other builders.
## Speakers:
- David Pan | Field CTO @ Cursor
- Amber Bennoui | Principal Product Manager for DevRel @ DataRobot
- Ronald Petty | Principal Consultant @ RX-M
## Agenda:
- 4:30 PM — Check-in opens
- 5:25 PM — Welcome + kickoff
- 5:30–5:55 PM — Cursor
David Pan - 6:00–6:25 PM — The Engineering Behind Agents That Last
Amber Bennoui - 6:30–6:55 PM — Coding Agents in the Larger Software System
Ronald Petty - 7:00–8:00 PM — Networking + happy hour
Tech Talk 1: Coming soon!
Speaker: David Pan | Field CTO @ Cursor
About this talk:
Stay tuned for Abstract and Bio.
Tech Talk 2: The Engineering Behind Agents That Last
Speaker: Amber Bennoui | Principal Product Manager for DevRel @ DataRobot
About this talk:
Agent and AI pilots are everywhere. Production ROI is not. The gap between a prototype that impresses stakeholders and an agent real users depend on is rarely the model, the framework, or the prompt. It is everything below the waterline: the engineering that turns a pilot into an enduring system an enterprise can actually run. This session breaks down the three foundations that gate agentic ROI in production. Developer experience determines how fast the non-functional work (observability, evaluation, CI/CD) stops blocking every release. Agent identity determines whether an agent can act on a user's behalf and use real tools and data with verifiable, scoped authority. Token economics determine whether margins survive at scale. Drawing on research, the talk maps where agentic workflows break on the path to production, and where the industry is heading next.
About Amber:
Amber Bennoui is a Principal Product Manager for DevRel at DataRobot. Her career spans engineering, product, AI, and cybersecurity, with stops at Datadog, F5 Networks, and MIT. She is a founding member of the AI Security Alliance, where she helps build practical frameworks for measuring AI security maturity. Outside of work, she champions diversity and inclusion in tech and spends as much time as she can snowboarding.
Tech Talk 3: Coding Agents in the Larger Software System
Speaker: Ronald Petty | Principal Consultant @ RX-M
About this talk:
AI coding tools such as Codex, Claude Code, and OpenClaw are changing how software is written, reviewed, and operated. To use them well, students and practitioners need to understand their agent architectures: what they share, where they differ, and how those differences affect software practice. These tools also differ in control, autonomy, context management, tool access, constraints, and where the work happens.
This talk connects those similarities and differences to the larger world these agents must fit into: local development, TDD, CI/CD, GitOps, code review, observability, security policy, and team workflows. Used well, these tools can help students and practitioners improve decomposition, comparison, debugging, verification, and design judgment. The goal is not dependence on generated code, but stronger problem solvers who can shape processes, use agents responsibly, and verify results.
About Ron:
Ronald Petty is a principal consultant at RX-M, a global cloud native advisory and training firm. Ronald is an advisor/board-member for companies in high tech research and energy spaces. Additionally, he authors and edits technical material on programming languages and software development techniques. He participated in creating the CKA and CKAD certification exams. He chairs both SF Bay area chapters of the Internet Society and the Association for Computing Machinery. He is co-lead of the CNCF AI TCG, CNCF Ambassador, and Kuberstronaut.
This meetup is a great opportunity to connect with fellow engineers, learn about cutting-edge technologies, and engage with the open source community.
We look forward to seeing you Thursday!
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## About the venue hosts: Intuit Open Source
Intuit is dedicated to open source, not only as users but also by maintaining and contributing to various tools and communities like CNCF, Argo, Numaproj, Istio, GraphQL, Kubernetes, and web/mobile ecosystems. Join the LinkedIn Intuit open source community for updates, best practices, and discussions!
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Please note this event is restricted to individuals aged 21 and above due to venue regulations.
Location
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Mountain View, California