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GDG Brisbane is for anyone interested in developing and learning about Android and other exciting Google related technologies. We cover such topics as Angular, Kotlin, Java, Flutter, Firebase, Machine Learning, VR & AR, Google Assistant, Wearables and IoT. Regardless of your skill level or experience, it's a fun and open environment, so we'd love to have you come along!
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See all- SOLD OUT - Build with AI - BrisbaneThe Precinct , QLD
This is a paid event. Please secure your ticket (only $10) HERE.
GDG Brisbane: Build With AI - AI & Mobile StreamsJoin us for GDG Brisbane's Build With AI event on Friday, 2nd May, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This event will feature two specialized streams: AI and Mobile. Attendees must choose one stream, as both will run in parallel.
📍 Location: Warrar Room & Launch Event Space at the Precinct
🕠 Schedule:
5:30 PM: Registration
5:45 PM: Catering (arrive early to enjoy the food!)
6:15 PM: Event starts
9:00 PM: Event ends
🎯 Choose Your Stream: AI or Mobile
🧠 AI Stream
1️⃣ Mini-Workshop: Predicting the Future in 30 Minutes
👨🏫 Speaker: Patrick FitzGerald – Founder & Managing Director, Universal Edge AI
Ever wondered how machine learning models predict outcomes like customer behavior or market trends? In this hands-on, 30-minute session, we’ll build a complete supervised learning model from scratch using Google Colab.
Work with a real-world dataset from Kaggle
Perform exploratory data analysis and model training
Understand key evaluation metrics (accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score)
Learn to choose the right metric based on real-world consequences
You’ll walk away with a working Colab notebook that you can adapt and explore further!
2️⃣ Workshop: Build Your Own Tech News TL;DR App
👩💻 Speaker: Lovee Jain – GDE Cloud
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll build a news summarization app using Gemini API with Google Search grounding.
Deploy it as a Cloud Run API
Use Google Cloud’s Application Integration for no-code/low-code email automation
Automate sending news summaries directly to your inbox
💡 Google Cloud credits will be provided to support the hands-on workshop experience!
📱 Mobile Stream
1️⃣ Talk: Exploring Agentic Apps with Flutter
👨🏫 Speaker: Brett Morgan – Google Developer Relations
Agentic apps are gaining momentum! Learn how to combine Flutter and Gemini API to create innovative, AI-driven applications. This talk will cover:
What agentic apps are
Real-world use cases
How to answer "What is our agentic strategy?"
2️⃣ Workshop: Introduction to Using Gemini API in Firebase
This hands-on session will guide you through using Google’s Gemini LLM in a Flutter app using Vertex AI in Firebase.
Start with a basic chat interface
Move to streaming responses
Finally, add tools for the LLM to enhance interactivity
Go from zero to agentic in one workshop!
ℹ️ Important Information
✅ Catering provided – come early to enjoy the food!
✅ Choose one stream (AI or Mobile) – workshops run in parallel
✅ Google Cloud credits will be provided for the AI workshop
🔥 Spaces are limited – Purchase your ticket now (only $10)!
See you there! 🚀
