PayPal Melbourne Developer Meetup Group

🚀 Event Overview

• Join us at Stone & Chalk Melbourne Startup Hub for an inspiring evening of innovation, cutting-edge tech insights, and meaningful connections.
• Whether you're a seasoned developer, a startup founder, or simply curious about the future of AI-driven commerce and fintech, this meetup is designed to ignite ideas and foster collaboration.
• Expect thought-provoking talks, hands-on perspectives, and plenty of opportunities to engage with fellow developers, tech enthusiasts, and PayPal experts.

🗓️ Agenda

Networking Kick-off the evening by connecting with fellow attendees. Share ideas, swap stories, and build new relationships.

Event Kick-off A warm welcome from our organisers, with a quick overview of the evening’s flow and highlights.

🎤 Speaker Sessions

Session 1: Vic Perdana (Solutions Engineer, Microsoft)
Topic: Agentic eCommerce in the Software 3.0 Era

• Explore the evolution from Gen-AI to agentic systems in commerce. Vic Perdana dives into Software 3.0, where agents drive outcomes rather than code.
• Learn how multi-agent orchestration, graph-based workflows, and plugin ecosystems are transforming eCommerce—from intelligent shopping assistants to scalable, real-time customer support.
• This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at engineering agentic systems for live commerce environments, with practical insights on latency, data quality, and human-in-the-loop design.

Session 2: Ally Kim (Founder, Pawshare Club)
Topic: Trust, Autonomy, and Guardrails: Balancing Freedom and Control in Agentic Commerce

• Ally shares her journey building Pawshare Club—a peer-to-peer pet care platform powered by community trust and virtual currency.
• Discover how platforms like hers can act as trusted intermediaries in decentralized commerce, and how agentic AI is being explored to enhance safety, autonomy, and user experience.
• This session blends product design, behavioral economics, and AI ethics in a real-world context.

Session 3: Aarthi Rajagopalan (Solutions Engineer, PayPal)
Topic: PayPal’s Agentic Toolkit - Shaping the Future of Payment Integrations

• Get an inside look at how PayPal is embracing agentic frameworks to redefine payment experiences.
• Aarthi introduces PayPal’s agentic toolkit—designed to simplify integration, personalize user flows, and enable intelligent decision-making across commerce platforms.
• From adaptive checkout systems to agent-powered fraud detection, this session showcases how PayPal is building the infrastructure for the next generation of fintech.

🔥 Fireside Chat: Agentic Commerce — Building Autonomous Systems for the Next Era of Transactions

• Join William Gaintsev (PayPal) with our speakers for a lively conversation on agentic systems in commerce.
• Explore how autonomous agents are transforming transactions, with insights into real-world applications, architecture, and emerging design patterns.
• Bring your questions—this open Q&A invites you to challenge ideas and shape the future of agentic commerce.

Closing Remarks Wrap up the evening with key takeaways, upcoming opportunities, and ways to stay connected with the community.

👥 Who Should Attend

• Developers of all levels exploring AI, agentic systems, and fintech innovation
• Startup founders and product leaders shaping the future of commerce
• Technologists and enthusiasts passionate about open collaboration and emerging tech

🧠 What to Bring

• Curiosity and questions for our speakers
• A collaborative mindset and eagerness to connect

📌 RSVP Details
Secure your spot by RSVPing on Meetup. Feel free to invite friends or colleagues who share your passion for tech and innovation.

We can’t wait to welcome you on October 22nd at Stone & Chalk Melbourne Startup Hub. Let’s shape the future of commerce—together.