Kong x AWS Meetup: Building on Kong in San Francisco

Join Kong and AWS for an evening of real conversations about building on Kong — no slides pretending to be a keynote, just people who've actually shipped this stuff.

We're bringing the Kong developer community together right here in San Francisco, and we wanted to keep it real: a conversation, not a pitch.

What's happening:

6:00 – 7:00 PM | Arrival & Networking
Grab a drink, enjoy some heavy appetizers, and meet the developers building next to you.

7:00 – 7:30 PM | Deep Dive: Kong Identity with Manjiri
Get a technical breakdown of Kong Identity with Senior Software Engineer Manjiri Tapaswi. We will look at how the UI and implementation function under the hood, explore real use cases, and discuss what these capabilities unlock for developer workflows.

7:30 – 7:45 PM | Amazon Bedrock Agentcore
Venkatesh Aravamudan, a Senior Partner Solutions Architect at AWS, will cover an overview of Amazon Bedrock Agentcore - the platform that enables organizations to build, deploy and operate AI agents securely at scale with enterprise-grade security, true session isolation, and support for any open-source framework.

7:45 – 8:15 PM | Mingle and Q&A
An open-floor mingle and Q&A session where speakers are available for direct conversations - walk up, ask questions, connect with fellow attendees and explore topics that matter to you.

8:15 – 8:30 PM | Wrap Up
Final networking, remaining bites, and closing out the evening.

Who should come: Platform engineers, API teams, anyone building with Kong or curious about it.

Parking Information:
**SFO28 Parking Recommendations** Tenant and visitor parking is available on an hourly, daily and monthly basis in 525 Market Street’s garage located on the basement level of the building. The garage is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM.

The entrance to the garage is on Stevenson Street at the southwest corner of the building. Stevenson Street runs one way from Second Street to First Street. Questions regarding current parking rates and availability should be directed to California Parking Company - [525 Market Parking Garage]

There is another parking garage on Stevenson Street. Operating hours are Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Questions regarding current parking rates and availability should be directed to Market Center Garage. - [Market Center Garage]

There is also this parking Garage across the street from 525 Market. You can reserve parking and it is open until 8pm. Questions regarding current parking rates and availability should be directed to Ace Parking. • [455 Market St Public Parking]