AWS User Group Gold Coast meetup, 16th October

Are you struggling as I am to catch up with everything happening in AWS? Welcome to the AWS User Group Gold Coast meetup, where our speakers will give you distilled knowledge, personal experience, and ideas to build!

In addition to the exciting presentations (to be announced later), there will be 🍕Pizza, 🍺Beer, and plenty of networking opportunities with AWS enthusiasts around the Gold Coast.

📅 Save the Date: 16th October 2025
🕒 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm (doors open from 5:00pm)
📍 Location: COHORT Innovation Space at 16 Nexus Way, Southport, 4215

🚀 Agenda:
🎤 Adrian Hunter - What new in AWS
AWS Enterprise Solutions Architect

🎤 Illia Kavaliou - From Zero to Production: Agentic Coding with AWS Bedrock.
Principal Consultant at Mantel Group
Imagine facing an "impossible" deadline to build a complex, production-ready AWS serverless application from scratch, with just weeks to spare. In this deep dive, Illia Kavaliou reveals how AI agents powered by AWS Bedrock transformed that challenge into a massive success. What was once unimaginable is now possible, and he'll show you how his team did it.
Illia will discuss the challenges and the innovative approach leveraging agentic coding workflows – powered by AWS Bedrock, Cline, and MCP servers – to accelerate product development. You will learn how to integrate these AI agents into your own processes, discover the key lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid, along with valuable insights into future areas for development and optimisation.
In this session, Illia will also provide practical examples of how AI enablement disrupts traditional agile delivery cycles, unlocking new possibilities for your team. This empowers UX designers, engineers, project owners, and business analysts to iterate quickly and deliver projects at unprecedented speed without compromising quality.