Name: Hands-on Workshop: Implementing Amazon Nova Foundation Models
Start: 2025-04-24T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-24T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Embarc Collective

**Join us for an immersive, hands-on workshop exploring Amazon's newest frontier in AI - the Nova foundation models.** In this practical session, participants will get direct experience working with these cutting-edge models in Amazon Bedrock, including both understanding models (Nova Micro, Lite, and Pro) and creative content generation models (Nova Canvas and Reel).

**We'll cover:**

* Hands-on implementation of Nova models through Amazon Bedrock
* Practical demonstrations of text, image, and video generation capabilities
* Real-world use cases and implementation patterns
* Interactive exercises with Nova Canvas and Reel for creative content generation
* Best practices for prompt engineering and model selection

Participants will have free access to all resources during the workshop, allowing them to experiment with both traditional foundation models and the exciting new Nova capabilities. Whether you're new to generative AI or an experienced practitioner, you'll gain practical experience with these powerful new AI models.
Note: This workshop provides hands-on access to models that are currently at the forefront of AWS's AI capabilities.

**Event Speakers**

**Jack Bradham**
Jack Bradham is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS who has spent the last four years focusing on artificial intelligence solutions, with a particular emphasis on generative AI. In his current role, he helps organizations architect and implement AI/ML solutions using Amazon Bedrock and foundation models.

Jack's unique perspective comes from nearly two decades at Microsoft working with analytics and cloud solutions, followed by his role leading AI initiatives at Google, and now AWS. This cross-platform experience in enterprise technology, combined with his deep focus on AI implementation, enables Jack to help organizations successfully navigate and deploy generative AI solutions at scale.

**Vivek Mittal**
Vivek Mittal is a Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services, where he helps organizations architect and implement cutting-edge cloud solutions. With a deep passion for Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Serverless technologies, he specializes in helping customers harness these innovations to drive business transformation. He finds particular satisfaction in collaborating with customers to turn their ambitious technological visions into reality.

**Samrat Lamichhane**
Samrat Lamichhane is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS with over 6 years of experience in cloud technologies, focusing on helping organizations architect and implement innovative cloud solutions. His unique background combines AWS expertise with military IT experience as a former US Army Information Technology Specialist.

He specializes in serverless architectures, cloud-native solutions, and helping customers leverage AWS services to achieve their business objectives. Samrat is particularly passionate about helping organizations navigate their cloud transformation journey while maintaining security and operational excellence.

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