Name: Two Talks: What's inside the AI Toolbox and Chasing OWASP Vulnerabilities
Start: 2025-08-05T17:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-08-05T19:30:00+10:00
Location: Microsoft

Melb.NET is excited to host two great talks by [Rakesh Lakshminarayana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshl/) (Principal AI Consultant at Agile Insights) and [Nadee Kodituwakku](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeeka-kodituwakku-1b9b22234/) (Senior Software Engineer at MedHealth)

Doors open at 5:30pm, and we kick off the night at 6pm. Food and drinks provided in-person.

**Agenda:**

* Introductions and few words from our Sponsors (10 min)
* **Talk 1** \- Inside the AI Toolbox: Patterns\, Tools\, and Guardrails
* QnA - grab some more food/drinks (10 min)
* **Talk 2:** Patch Me If You Can: Chasing Vulnerabilities with OWASP

**Talk 1: Inside the AI Toolbox: Patterns, Tools, and Guardrails** (by [Rakesh Lakshminarayana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshl/))
Building AI agents isn’t just about prompts and models. With the right tools, they can do so much more. In this talk, we will explore how tools extend an agent’s capabilities, common patterns for tool integration, and the importance of guardrails to keep things safe and reliable.

**Talk 2: Patch Me If You Can: Chasing Vulnerabilities with OWASP (**[Nadee Kodituwakku](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeeka-kodituwakku-1b9b22234/))
Dive into OWASP #1 Vulnerability - Broken Access Control. In this talk we look at how vulnerabilities are exploited, why they persist and how to implement defenses to secure our applications.

**Hosts:**
[William Liebenberg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-liebenberg/) \- Microsoft \.NET MVP \| Consultant at Arinco

**Location:**
In-Person at Microsoft Melbourne - Level 5 / 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank VIC 3006.

🗣 Apply to speak now: [https://bit.ly/melb-dotnet-cfp](https://bit.ly/melb-dotnet-cfp)

**Sponsors:**
We have some amazing sponsors that help make this event possible:

* [Arinco](https://arinco.com.au)
* [Microsoft Melbourne](https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/about/officelocator/all-offices?Location=Melbourne)
* [Dotnet Foundation](https://dotnetfoundation.org/)

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