"August Is for AI" special - we're back!

"August is for AI" .NET Zurich meetup @ Swiss Life

Join us in person or online at https://youtube.com/live/OAXnQZJ88Ns?feature=share

We are having an AI special for August!

Integrating AI in your App with Semantic Kernel | Github Copilot: present and future & Will software engineering careers change due to AI?

Our focus are the hottest AI topics for a .NET developer in our immediate present and future.

We have three talks, the talks are about:

- Github Copilot: present and future - Tajinder Singh

- Integrating AI in your application with Semantic Kernel - Emmanuele Bartolesi

- Will software engineering careers change due to AI? - Iwan Gulenko

The event is held in English.

The event will start at 05:30 PM, with some time for networking and the first session starting at 6:00 PM. Location, drinks, and food are provided for this event by Swiss Life.

If you don't fancy a great venue, great networking and free drinks and food, you can also attend online: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWuYsjeoNPZhErIhXP-iRgA (link to our Dot NET Zurich YouTube Channel) - Please, subscribe and give us a Like! ;)

Agenda:

(Note: the agenda is dynamic, if a talk or Q&A finishes earlier, we will move to the next section of the agenda)

18:00 - 18:20: .NET Zurich Introduction & some words from the host

Jose Luis Latorre | DOTNET Zurich

Philippe Birbaum | Swiss Life

18:20-19:30: minor pause & next speaker setup.

18:30 - 19:00: Talk 1

19:00 - 19:10: Open Q & A

Emmanuele Bartolesi, Microsoft 365 Architect| SoftwareONE
Integrating AI in your application with Semantic Kernel
Description: In this session, you will see what is Semantic Kernel (SK) and how to integrate it in your next .NET application to add AI very easily in the business logics.

Bio: Emanuele, a Microsoft 365 Architect residing in Zurich, has a keen interest in frontend technologies and all things cloud-related, with a particular focus on Microsoft Azure. He is an active participant in local and international community activities and events, and he shares his passion for technology through his blog, https://www.emanuelebartolesi.com. Emanuele has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP in the Developer Technologies category since 2014, and more recently as a GitHub Star since 2022.

19:10-19:20: minor pause & next speaker setup.

19:20 - 19:50: Talk 2

19:50 - 20:00: Open Q & A

Tajinder Singh, Senior Software Engineer | GitHub
Github Copilot: present and future
Description: How GitHub Copilot is helping developers being more productive and increasing developer happiness.

Bio: I Love working with Emerging Technologies, Cloud, and DevSecOps.Currently working as a Solutions Engineer @ GitHub.When I find an interesting topic, I blog here: https://medium.com/@tajinder.singh1985.

20:00-20:10: minor pause & next speaker setup.

20:10 - 20:25: Talk 3

20:25 - 20:35: Open Q & A

Iwan Gulenko, Senior recruiter | Coderfit
Will software engineering careers change due to AI?
Description: AI-assisted coding tools are all over the news; will programmers have no job soon or is it just another hype that passes?

Bio: Iwan Gulenko holds a MSc in computer science from the prestigious TU Munich, worked in tech for several years, specifically as a programmer; he runs his own recruitment firm coderfit.com for 8 years while building tools that support his work.

20:30 - 21:00: Apéro & Networking
21:00 - 21:10: Event and venue closure