DevFest GemJam

Join GDG Central Florida for DevFest GemJam, an hackathon focused on leveraging AI Agents with cutting-edge Google technologies. This is your launchpad for creating a high-impact project, networking with Central Florida's best developers, and showcasing your ingenuity to potential employers.

📅 Key dates

Your ticket covers the essential in-person components, lunch, snacks and grants you access to the entire week-long virtual sprint.

• In-Person Workshops and Kick-off: Saturday, October 25th(9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT) @ Seminole State College
• In-Person Demo Day & Networking: Sunday, November 2nd @ Tech Hub Orlando

🚀 Why This Is Your Moment (Key Benefits)

• Elevate Your Profile: Build an impressive project using the Gemini AI suite, Vonage, Flutter, LangChain, Azure Foundry and Google Cloud that makes your portfolio shine.
• Forge New Connections: Network with like minded brilliant developers, industry experts, and potential recruiters.
• Deep-Dive Content: Get hands-on mastery with dedicated labs and dynamic sessions from confirmed speakers.

Connect with industry experts

• Vanessa Eaton (Disney): Product Management at Scale: Explores the critical role of the technical product manager in bridging the gap between AI research, deployment, and long-term sustainment of production-ready AI solutions.
• Dwane Hemmings (Vonage): Building Community Through Live Streaming: A code-along demonstrating how to use the Vonage Video API to create interactive live-streaming experiences and foster real community.
• John Papa, Anthony Bartolo, Dan Wahlin, & Henk Boelman (Microsoft): Open Hack: AI Agent Challenge: A hands-on, challenge-based hack where developers build AI agents using Azure AI Foundry, leveraging tools like VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
• David M. Elgueta(Eccentex): AI Agents, MCP, Langflow examples: A practical guide on how to go from a conceptual prompt to a functional, real-life AI agent using the Langflow visual interface for rapid prototyping and deployment.
• Leo Farias(Concepta): Gen UI, Ephemeral UI: A session on creating "Fleeting Interfaces"—ephemeral UIs that intelligently evolve using a schema-driven architecture in Flutter, powered by Gemini AI for dynamic decision-making.
• Kendra Kennedy(Design Interactive): Master Controlled “Vibe Coding” Workshop: A hands-on workshop providing an enterprise playbook for building and scaling an Agentverse on Google Cloud, with a focus on using the Gemini CLI.
• Michael Rosario: Building Collaborative AI: A Guide to Multi-Agent Systems with Google ADK: A talk introducing the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), a framework designed for building and deploying scalable, enterprise-grade multi-agent systems on Google Cloud Platform.

Learn more at DevFestFlorida.com

💡 Tracks: What Will You Build?

DevFest GemJam emphasizes collaboration and impact over competition. Choose a path to turn your boldest ideas into reality:

• Software Prototype: Build a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of a high-impact software application or game powered by AI.
• App Pitch: Focus on product design, user experience, and a full concept of operations for an innovative AI-enabled application.
• Company Pitch (Product Managers): Create a compelling business plan and product definition for a venture that leverages AI for massive growth.

🎟️ Space is limited and tickets are selling fast!

General Admission: $36.22

Refunds available up to 7 days before the event.

Ready to revolutionize the world with AI?

➡️ Get Your Tickets Now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/devfest-gemjam-tickets-1032640023107?aff=oddtdtcreator

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