Street Smart AI Berlin meetup #8

Welcome to Street Smart AI, a meetup where AI practitioners share their insights on bringing machine learning and data science to real-world applications. This time, we're gathering at the OLX Berlin office for an exciting evening of talks, networking, and knowledge exchange.

Important: RSVP Required!
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Before registering, please read the note about event recording and photography at the end of this announcement.

📍 Event Details
📅 When: Monday, April 7th, 18:30
📍 Where: OLX Office, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 29, 10178 Berlin
Doors open at 18:30—come early to network and grab a drink before we kick off!

🔹 Agenda
18:30 – 19:00 | Arrival & Networking
19:10 – 19:40 | From Picture to Podcast Episode: Using GenAI to Create Horror Stories – Alexey Grigorev
19:40 – 20:10 | Break & Networking
20:10 – 20:40 | GenAI: Driving Customer Experience and Business Value – Andreas Merentitis
20:40 – 21:30 | More Networking
Event Moderators: Ilya Boytsov, Evgeny Labzin

Featured Talks
💥 From Picture to Podcast Episode: Using GenAI to Create Horror Stories
🔈 Alexey Grigorev, Founder of DataTalks.Club
What if everyday objects weren’t so ordinary? In this talk, Alexey will share how he and his son built a GenAI-powered system that transforms photos of common objects into horror stories—automatically generating a new podcast episode every day. He'll dive into the process, deployment, automation, and key lessons learned.

💥 GenAI: Driving Customer Experience and Business Value
🔈 Andreas Merentitis, Chief Data Officer Europe, OLX Group
At OLX, GenAI is reshaping customer experiences and driving business value. Andreas will discuss how OLX manages a portfolio of GenAI use cases, balancing immediate impact with long-term innovation. He’ll share lessons learned, A/B test results from millions of users, and what’s next in OLX’s GenAI journey.

Event Recording & Photography
This event will be recorded and photographed. If you prefer not to be included in any recordings or photos, please let us know on-site. Your comfort and privacy are important to us.
Looking forward to seeing you there! 🚀