Embrace:AI//2025.04 Agentic AI: Valiantsin Zavadski, Hugo Alves, Vlad de Ziegler

Join us for a focused evening featuring a practical talk, 12 Lessons Learned Building a Multi-Agent App, followed by an engaging panel, Agentic AI Unveiled. This format combines real-world insights with an interactive Q&A, where you can ask questions, share perspectives, and discuss AI’s capabilities and challenges with our speakers. End the night with networking, free drinks, and pizza, connecting with Lisbon’s AI community.

**Agenda:**
18h: Welcome and networking
18h30: Talk: 12 Lessons Learned Building a Multi-Agent App (Valiantsin Zavadski)
19h15: Panel and Q&A: Agentic AI Unveiled: Exploring Today's Capabilities, Challenges and Future Potential (Hugo Alves, Vladimir de Ziegler, Valiantsin Zavadski, Audience)
20:15-21h30: Networking with Free Drinks & Pizza (Sponsored by Evolution)

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*** The Lineup for the evening
**Talk: 12 Lessons Learned Building a Multi-Agent App**
Valiantsin, a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur, for an in-depth look at what it truly takes to build and scale a real-world AI-powered application. Drawing from hands-on experience developing a production-grade multi-agent system, this talk highlights key technical and strategic lessons—from choosing the right tools and understanding the limitations of language models to managing complexity, monitoring behavior, and working with voice interfaces.
This is not a theoretical overview—it's a practical, experience-driven talk, shaped by real development challenges and trade-offs. The perspectives shared are intentionally opinionated and designed to spark discussion. Whether you agree or disagree, the goal is to explore the nuances of building AI systems that work.
If you're an engineer, product builder, or just curious about the realities behind AI development, this session will offer concrete takeaways and plenty of ideas worth debating.

*** Speakers:
**Valiantsin Zavadski:**
Valiantsin Zavadski is a software engineer with over 15 years of experience and a track record of building and scaling technology products and companies. He is a serial entrepreneur with a successful exit, has taught over 500 students how to code, and co-hosts a technical podcast with more than 160 episodes. His current work focuses on the intersection of AI, product design, and real-world application development.
www.linkedin.com/in/valentinzavadsky/

**Hugo Alves:**
With over 15 years of experience in psychology, web development, and product management, Hugo serves as Chief Product Officer at Synthetic Users, leading a team to build AI-driven synthetic user platforms using natural language processing and behavioral science. Hugo collaborates with clients to deliver impactful solutions. Previously, Hugo designed conversational agents as a Model Whisperer and was a Senior Product Manager at Prolific. Hugo holds a master’s in clinical psychology from ISPA - Instituto Universitário. Driven by curiosity and innovation, Hugo creates products that make a difference.
www.linkedin.com/in/hugomanuelalves/

**Vladimir de Ziegler:**
Vlad first founded Fire Scan; an agent handling fire claims in the US. He now runs Elements; an consultancy building AI agents for SMEs. He’s also creating weekly tutorials on YouTube.
His channel: @aiwithvlad
www.linkedin.com/in/vladeziegler/

*** About our Sponsor
Big shoutout and thank you to our sponsor, Evolution, for providing the venue, drinks, and pizza!
www.evolution.com/

*** About Embrace:AI
Join Embrace:AI, be part of an open meetup fostering a vibrant AI community that brings together engineers, researchers, data scientists, and leaders to explore cutting-edge advancements, real-world use cases, and critical topics like Responsible AI, security, and governance.
You'll have access to high-quality, non-commercial content that covers both the technical and non-technical aspects of AI. Concise, impactful presentations ensure you gain valuable insights while still having plenty of time for in-person networking.

Experience the power of face-to-face connection—meet like-minded professionals and shape the future of this transformative technology. Together, we'll embrace the limitless potential of AI.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the event!
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