16th PyData Lisbon Meetup

Heya everyone,

We're excited to announce that the next PyData Lisbon Meetup is happening next week! We're going back to our beautiful venue in Idea Spaces São Sebastião to enjoy the last days of summer. As usual, we'll have two presentations followed by pizza, drinks, and networking. Check the details below 👇

Software Design: why it matters and how should we approach it ? - José Pereira (Loka)
A brief dive into Robert C Martin aka "Uncle Bob" legacy on software design and architecture. Beyond several other contributions, Robert C Martin is the co-author of the agile manifesto, credited of introducing the SOLID principles and writer of "Clean Architecture A Craftsman's Guide to Software. Structure and Design". Leveraging proper standards and the right tools "writing good code is as fast as writing bad code" and may save you the impossible burden of selling big code refactors to business or inheriting unreadable codebases.

Agentic AI: Hype, Reality, and What’s Next – Round Table
LLM agents promise to revolutionize how we build AI systems—but what's actually working in production? Join experienced ML engineers for an unfiltered discussion on building with agents. We'll cut through the framework fatigue (LangChain vs. LlamaIndex vs. rolling your own), share hard-won lessons on reliability and debugging, and debate when agents make sense versus simpler solutions. Whether you're agent-curious or battling production challenges, you'll leave with practical insights on architectures, design patterns, and what's real versus what's still hype. We’re lucky to have an outstanding lineup for this discussion:

• Gabriel Gonçalves, ML Solutions Architect at TensorOps
• Lucas Soares, AI Freelancer and AI Instructor at O'Reilly
• Miguel Cardoso, Head of AI at Twistag
• Olivier Paulo, ML Engineer at DareData Engineering
• Vítor Manita, ML Manager at Loka

Program:
18:00 - 18:30: Walk-in
18:30 - 19:15: “Software Design: why it matters and how should we approach it?” by José Pereira
19:15 - 19:30: Quick Break
19:30 - 20:30: "Agentic AI: Hype, Reality, and What’s Next" – With Gabriel Gonçalves, Lucas Soares, Miguel Cardoso, Olivier Paulo, and Vitor Manita
20:30 Onwards: Networking, Pizza and Drinks

Looking forward to seeing you,
Telmo @ Loka