Hybrid | Google Cloud NEXT watch party @ Nordcloud

## About this event

Hi Folks! Welcome to our next hybrid event! 🤚

We are invited to expert knowledge sharing one week after Google Next'24 👀

Together with Nordcloud, an IBM Company 🤝, we will spend an evening with pizza and drinks, watch a few of the Next sessions, and talk about new announcements.

This evening's event is open-ended, but there are limited free places. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.

We look forward to hearing about your journey next year. 🪩 Check the session library!

See you soon! 🍁

🔖 Be excellent to each other! Every attendee must follow our Code of Conduct.

🎞️ By attending the event, you agree to be photographed and recorded in audio and video for future promotional purposes.

🚨 If you have any illness symptoms, please stay at home and take good care of yourself. We will start streaming at 18:30 for virtual attendees.

For online attendees, please click here to RSVP.

Agenda
6:30 PM: → Doors open. Talks with Pizza and Drinks
7:00 PM: 📢 Welcome
7:15 PM: 🎤 Yingding Wang: Level up Gemini with RAG Agent using Agent Builder.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) represents a widely explored technique within agent systems for integrating additional information into large language models. Recent research indicates significant enhancements in the performance of the Language Model (LLM) through agent integration. In this talk, we will explore the capabilities of Vertex AI Agent Builder to create production-ready RAG agents effortlessly without the need for manual coding.

8:00 PM: 🛎️ Break
8:15 PM: 🎤 Sebastian Reichl: Navigate the unknowns in application programming interface attacks.
Obscurity isn't security. Unmanaged and undocumented APIs increase your attack surface by 30%. In today's landscape, where API attacks are prevalent, don't risk data breaches and security vulnerabilities. Join our experts from Google Cloud and BMW to 1) Discover how Apigee's Advanced API Security helps you shine a light on your shadow APIs 2) Learn how BMW uses Advanced API Security to protect its 250 APIs and five Bn API calls Join our experts from Google Cloud and BMW to 1/ Discover how Apigee's Advanced API Security helps you shine a light on your shadow APIs 2/ Learn how BMW uses Advanced API Security to protect their 250 APIs and 5 Bn API calls.
8:45 PM: 🍺 Networking
9:30 PM: 😴 Closing the doors

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