GraphDB User Group - August Meetup

Graph DB Pune User Group – August Meetup

We’re excited to invite you to the Graph DB Pune User Group – August Meetup, bringing together enthusiasts, engineers, and practitioners working with graph databases and connected data.

📅 Date: 29 August 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: EPAM Systems Office, Baner, Pune

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🔍 What to Expect

Join us for a morning of insightful talks, knowledge sharing, and networking with the growing graph database community in Pune. Whether you’re just getting started or already building graph-powered applications, this meetup has something for everyone.

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# Agenda

10:00 – 10:30 AM
Welcome, registration, and introductions
10:30 – 11:00 AM
🎤 Stop Making AI Read Your Entire Codebase
Speaker: Ghlen Nagels, Founder, Nagels IT Consulting
11:00 – 11:30 AM
🎤 Agentic AI + GraphRAG: Building Reliable, Explainable AI Systems for Enterprise
Speaker: Puneet Garg, Senior AI Solution Engineer, Neo4j
11:30 – 11:45 AM
☕ Networking Break
Coffee, conversations, and connections
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
🎤 MCP at Enterprise Scale: Securing AI Agent Tool Calls with Kong & Google Cloud
Speaker: Saurabh Mishra, Optum
12:15 – 12:45 PM
🎤 Protect the Backend and the Bill: Rate Limiting and Caching with Kong in front of Cloud Run
Speaker: Rajani Ekunde, Senior SRE, Okta

12:45 – 1:00 PM
🏆 Quiz & Swag Giveaways
Test your knowledge, have some fun, and win exciting swag!
1:00 PM onwards
🍽️ Lunch & Networking

### What to Expect###

• Deep Dives & Trends: Explore graph data modeling, modern architecture, and the convergence of Graphs + AI.
• Speaker Lineup: Details are dropping soon! Expect some incredible insights from industry practitioners.
• ⚡ Live Technical Quiz: Put your graph knowledge to the test! We will be hosting a fun, interactive quiz during the meetup.
• 🎁 Exciting Swag: Bring your A-game! Top performers in the quiz and active participants stand a chance to walk away with exclusive community swag.
• Networking: Connect with the local tech community, exchange ideas, and talk data over great conversations.