Name: DigitalOcean Developers Meetup - Detroit
Start: 2025-08-25T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-25T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Detroit Hacker House

Curious about how to build intelligent AI agents and run them in the cloud? Join us for an exciting hands-on meetup where we explore how to create, deploy, and scale AI-powered agents using DigitalOcean’s developer-friendly infrastructure.
This session is perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs who want to turn code into real-world applications—whether it’s chatbots, automation tools, or task-solving agents. We'll cover everything from choosing an AI model to deploying your agent to production using DigitalOcean’s cloud services.

**No prior experience with DigitalOcean is required—just bring your curiosity and a laptop!**

**5:30 PM – Welcome - Doors Open & Networking**
Grab a drink, meet fellow builders, and get settled in.
**6:00 PM – Talk: “What Are AI Agents?”**
A quick dive into what AI agents are, how they work, and popular use cases.
**6:15 PM – Workshop: Build Your First AI Agent**

* Picking your use case (e.g., personal assistant, support bot)
* Selecting an AI model (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.)
* Writing basic agent logic using Python or Node.js
* Setting up your dev environment

**7:00 PM – Deploying to DigitalOcean**

* Setting up a Droplet or App Platform
* Securing and exposing your agent with HTTPS
* Monitoring and scaling your agent

**7:30 PM – Wrap-Up & More Networking**

DigitalOcean

Mack Hendricks

DigitalOcean Detroit

DigitalOcean Community

Technology

Cloud Computing

Startup Businesses

Artificial Intelligence Applications

Technology Startups

Cloud Integration

Internet Startups

Artificial Intelligence

Scalability

Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence Programming

Kubernetes

AI/ML

Mack obtained a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Computer Science from Oakland University. He has worked for large Silicon Valley-based companies for most of his 20-year career, including 5 years at Sun Microsystems and 10 years at Oracle Corporation. In parallel, Mack has built companies in the restaurant and technology sector. His current companies and projects: 

* Founder and Managing Partner, Flyball – a holding company that has two main subsidiaries, dOpenSource and DetroitPBX. dOpenSource provides commercial support for Open Source telephony projects and it sponsors an Open Source project called dSIPRouter  


* Co-Founder and Managing Director, Detroit Black Tech – a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on promoting Black Tech Talent in Detroit and globally through their annual software developer conference called “Hacking With The Homies Developer Conference“ 


*  \* Entrepreneur in Residence, TechTown – Mack has the privilege of mentoring up and coming early stage tech companies. He bootstrapped all of his companies, so he leans in on that experience to provide guidance to these companies. He works with them to develop their idea and a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) with the desire to find a product-market fit. 


One primary principle driving Mack is setting up a framework that allows generational wealth to grow and be passed down to his kids, grandkids, great grandkids and so on.

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