Concord Software Developers

In an era where AI threatens to automate entire job categories, the real competitive advantage isn't specialization—it's strategic curiosity. This talk explores how deliberately cultivating knowledge across cybersecurity, networking, and data fundamentals transforms AI from an existential threat into a powerful amplifier of capabilities.

Drawing from real-world experience, the speaker will demonstrate how understanding the underlying systems and domains AI operates within allows professionals to:

Leverage AI as a force multiplier rather than a replacement. When one grasps the fundamentals of how networks operate, security vulnerabilities emerge, and data flows through systems, they can prompt AI tools with precision and validate outputs with confidence. The goal is to become the orchestrator, not the obsolete.

Ask better questions and spot AI's blind spots. Breadth of knowledge enables professionals to recognize when AI is hallucinating, missing context, or suggesting solutions that look good on paper but fail in practice. They catch the edge cases because they've encountered them before.

Bridge disciplines in ways AI can't (yet). The intersections between cybersecurity, networking, and data create unique problem-solving opportunities. Understanding how network topology affects data security, or how data patterns reveal security incidents, provides synthesis capabilities that pure AI lacks.

This isn't about becoming a polymath or mastering every domain deeply. It's about strategic learning: building enough foundational knowledge across adjacent fields to turn AI into a powerful tool rather than a replacement. The session will discuss practical approaches to curiosity-driven learning, specific examples of AI-enhanced workflows, and why the professionals thriving in the AI age are the ones who stayed relentlessly curious.

Whether attendees are worried about job security or simply want to maximize AI's potential in their work, this session will reframe how they think about learning, relevance, and human-AI collaboration.

🧠 Concord AI Lab: Lunch & Learn for Builders, Creators & Agents

Every 3rd Tuesday | 12–1 PM ET
Flywheel Cowork – Concord, NC

Welcome to the Concord AI Lab — a monthly Lunch & Learn meetup where local innovators explore advanced AI tools, automation strategies, and emerging agent-to-agent (A2A) workflows.

This is where curious minds and creative builders come together to screen share real projects, trade tips, and solve problems live. Whether you’re chaining GPTs, experimenting with Google’s A2A ecosystem, or building no-code/low-code tools using Zapier, n8n, or LangChain—this is your lab.

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🔍 What We Explore
• AI agent workflows (custom, open source, or GPT-powered)
• Google’s A2A (Agent-to-Agent) integrations and real-world use
• Prompt engineering & Multi-Channel Prompting (MCP)
• Workflow design across platforms like Zapier, Airtable, Make, and beyond
• Open discussions, project sharing, and group troubleshooting

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🍕 What to Expect
• BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch)
• Live demos & hands-on workflows
• Collaborative atmosphere with room for questions, experiments, and feedback

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👥 Who’s It For?
Tech folks, indie hackers, marketers, creatives (writers, designers, video editors), and startup founders—anyone working with or curious about AI tooling and automation.

You don’t have to be an expert—just bring your curiosity (and your laptop if you want to build along).

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Let’s turn big ideas into real tools—together.
Join us every 3rd Tuesday at Flywheel Cowork.

Sponsors

Bring your software development questions, challenges, and projects to show & tell. This will be a fun time to hang out and talk shop! If you are brand new to development, you are welcome to take part and get valuable guidance from mentors ready to help!

🧠 Concord AI Lab: Lunch & Learn for Builders, Creators & Agents

Every 3rd Tuesday | 12–1 PM ET
Flywheel Cowork – Concord, NC

Welcome to the Concord AI Lab — a monthly Lunch & Learn meetup where local innovators explore advanced AI tools, automation strategies, and emerging agent-to-agent (A2A) workflows.

This is where curious minds and creative builders come together to screen share real projects, trade tips, and solve problems live. Whether you’re chaining GPTs, experimenting with Google’s A2A ecosystem, or building no-code/low-code tools using Zapier, n8n, or LangChain—this is your lab.

⸻

🔍 What We Explore
• AI agent workflows (custom, open source, or GPT-powered)
• Google’s A2A (Agent-to-Agent) integrations and real-world use
• Prompt engineering & Multi-Channel Prompting (MCP)
• Workflow design across platforms like Zapier, Airtable, Make, and beyond
• Open discussions, project sharing, and group troubleshooting

⸻

🍕 What to Expect
• BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch)
• Live demos & hands-on workflows
• Collaborative atmosphere with room for questions, experiments, and feedback

⸻

👥 Who’s It For?
Tech folks, indie hackers, marketers, creatives (writers, designers, video editors), and startup founders—anyone working with or curious about AI tooling and automation.

You don’t have to be an expert—just bring your curiosity (and your laptop if you want to build along).

⸻

Let’s turn big ideas into real tools—together.
Join us every 3rd Tuesday at Flywheel Cowork.

Sponsors