Half Day Event-Driven Architecture, Integration & AI Meetup

Hello Salt Lake City 👋🏻. Join us for an exciting FREE half-day Meetup packed with insightful discussions, presentations as well as door prizes (quizzes) focused on real-time data, integration strategies, succeeding with AI, & building event-driven systems!

Get ready for engaging, educational talks from an all-star lineup of speakers from Salt Lake City & beyond ✈️. Plus, plenty of networking opportunities too. Enjoy delicious eats from the Jurassic Tacos truck (courtesy of Solace) while scoring some awesome swag & prizes throughout the event.

Don't miss this incredible chance to learn, connect, & have a fun time with your community peers — space is limited in the Kiln Theater so reserve your spot now! Thank you & see you there 🎉 😃

📅 Date & Time:
March 25th from 2pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time

📍 Venue: Kiln Theater
2701 N Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah 84043

🗓 Agenda:
1:45pm — Arrival + Networking

2:05pm — Welcome, EDA Meetup overview, Kahoot! 🎁

2:15pm — Talk #1: Event-Driven AI & iPaaS at Scale
---- 🗣️ Shawn Aker, Advisor Systems Engineer @ Boomi

2:40pm — Talk #2: Success for ML Projects with an Event-Driven Approach
---- 🗣️ Ilya Reznik, ML & Data Science Engineer @ Instructed Machines, LLC. (ex-Meta, Twitter, Adobe)

3:30pm — Talk #3: Governance in an EDA World, Micro-Integrations & Agentic AI
---- 🗣️ Jonathan Schabowsky, Field CTO & Sr. Architect @ Solace
Kahoot Quiz & Prize Time! 🎁

4:00pm — 🌮 Jurassic Tacos Food Truck & Networking 🌮
---- Grab your tacos, chips, salsa & chat it up with your peers
---- Food/Beverages courtesy of Solace

4:35pm — return to Kiln Theater for Kahoot time & giveaways 🎁

4:40pm — Talk #4: Harnessing the Power of Python, Integrations & AI
---- 🗣️ Matt Harrison, Python Data AI Corporate Trainer/Consultant @ MetaSnake, Inc.

5:10pm — Talk #5: Deploying GenAI in EDA to Boost Innovation, Productivity & Customer Experience
---- 🗣️ Sarah Aamir, Partner Solutions Architect @ AWS

5:35pm — Talk #6: Supercharge Your DevSecOps Practice for Robust Event-Driven Systems
---- 🗣️ Josh Carroll, Field CTO @ GitLab (Company Advisor for BCC Group - Financial Markets)

5:55pm — Talk #7: Panel Discussion - Audience Q&A
---- 🗣️✨🗣️ Jason Porter, Sarah Aamir, Jonathan Schabowsky, Josh Carroll & other special guests 🗣️✨🗣️

6:20pm — Final Kahoot Door Prizes, Giveaways & Closing
---- Grab Your Swag & Safe Travels Home 🎁

*THANK YOU, Everyone!
**Times subject to change

<< OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS TO NOTE >>

Details & arrival instructions are provided below:

Venue Address

• 2701 N Thanksgiving Way #100 Lehi, UT 84043
• Building 1
• Please note there are two (Kiln) venues in this near vicinity. You do not want to go to "Kiln Lehi 2" on Google Maps [that would be the wrong location]
• You want to enter into the building that has the numbers "2701" vertically written on it. It also has the a few company names at the top of the building like "LendingClub" & "Kiln."

Parking

• Parking in & around this office space is FREE.
• It's recommended by Kiln that you park in the Parking Garage right in front of the building

Check-In Desk

• Upon entering the front of the building, you will immediately see Kiln to your right. There will be check-in tables next to those Kiln entry doors.
• The table will have a green tablecloth with the word (company name) "Solace" across it.
• Upon checking in, you will receive a Name Tag/Badge that will function as your ticket to Kiln's Theater, drinks, & the Taco Truck.

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*** If you would like to speak, sponsor, help plan or host our next tech gathering... Please let us know via a Meetup discussion or sending an email to community@solace.com Thank you! ***