Denver AI/LLMs/ML Developers

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Databricks DevConnect is a technical meetup where data and AI practitioners dig into the details, collaborate, learn, and find their people, hosted by the Databricks Developer Relations team. Together, we’ll chat about new features, dive into meaty topics, share real-world experiences, and explore new ways to use Databricks so you can become the best developer you can be.
​​Why You Can't Miss This Event:
🏆 Become a 10x data and AI practitioner by using the best of Databricks for your Data + AI projects.
🧠 Learn from exclusive experts you won’t hear anywhere else, including Product Managers, DevRel, Field Engineers, and MVPs.
​​​🤝 Connect with your community and build lasting relationships with fellow practitioners and Databricks Developer Advocates, MVPs, and Product teams.
​​👕 Get those goodies: Swag will be raffled off throughout the event and attendees will get access to hands-on training and guided labs through Databricks Academy Labs post event!

| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Registration & Mingling |
| ----------------- | ----------------------- |
| 6:00 PM - 6:05 PM | Welcome Remarks |
| 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM | Partner Welcome |
| 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM | Session #1: Lakebase - unlock operational use cases with agents and apps on your lakehouse data |
| 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM | Session #2: Simplify your stack so business users never message you again: Genie, Knowledge Assistant, and IDP |
| 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM | Session #3: Operationalizing High Quality AI Agents: From Experimentation and Evaluation to Production with MLflow |
| 7:45 PM - 8:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Networking Reception with bites and beverages |

Speakers:

• Sam Mathews, Solutions Architect, Databricks LinkedIn
• Karla Katz, Solutions Architect, Databricks LinkedIn
• Jules Damji Staff Developer Advocate, Databricks LinkedIn

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Description:
Join Aiven and Google Cloud to learn Enterprise Scale with AI-Driven Insights.
Tech Talk: Stop Paying for Analytics. Just Use Postgres. Enterprise Scale with AI-Driven Insights
Speaker: Marko Bocevski (Aiven)
**Abstract:**The database wars of the 2010s are over. HTAP? Dead. NewSQL? Dead. Streaming databases? Dead. The Cloud Data Warehouse won—but here's the twist: the innovations that made it win (separation of storage and compute, vectorized execution, columnar formats) are now everywhere.
The modern data stack is collapsing into something surprisingly simple: OLTP + Lakehouse. And at the center of it? It’s just Postgres.
In this session, We’ll explore how a massive enterprise manages complex transactional and analytical data without the "tax" of legacy warehouses.
We will demonstrate how to close the loop between transactions and intelligence:

• The Bridge: Writing from Postgres directly to Iceberg tables with zero ETL.
• The Brain: Using Large Language Models (LLMs) to query your lakehouse in natural language, gaining instant insights into complex datasets.
• The Result: A simplified architecture that replaces the "duct tape" of Debezium, Kafka, and reverse-ETL.

What you will learn:
You’ll walk away with:

• Enterprise Insights: How Conrad Electronic navigates data at scale using open-source patterns.
• The AI Layer: Practical workflows for using LLMs to gain insights into your transactional and analytical data.
• The Blueprint: A clear architecture for Postgres + Iceberg + AI integration.
• A live demo!