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# ### Hosted by Ataccama // Karlín, Prague 8 *** **Agent-Driven Meetup Prague: Build Like a POD — Simulating the AI-Native Development Team** *** ## Short Description Your org chart is killing your agents. Join us to run a live simulation of POD-based teams making decisions with AI agents — not talking about it. *** ## Full Description *** ### This Is Agent-Driven Meetup Prague. If you've been here before, you know what this is: no bullshit theory, no vendor pitches, no "AI is going to change everything" presentations. We build things, we break things, we figure out what actually works when you put agents into production in real organizations. This edition goes one level up from the code. Not how to build agents — how to build the teams that operate them. Because here's the thing nobody is saying out loud at these meetups: **the agents are fine. The organizational structure around them is broken.** *** ### The Real Problem We Keep Not Solving Every team at every meetup we've run is using agents the same way. One developer has a Claude window open. Another has Cursor. Someone on Slack posted a prompt they found useful. There's no shared context, no shared role assignment, no way for the agents to be collectively accountable to the team's actual goals. You're running 21st-century AI on a 20th-century org chart. The org chart was designed for predictable, repeatable, decomposable work — industrial-era assumptions baked into every hierarchy, every feature team, every sprint board. It doesn't know what to do with agents because agents aren't tasks. They're capable entities. They need roles. They need context. They need to fit into a structure that was designed to hold them. Dave Gray figured this out in 2012, before agents existed. He called it the **Connected Company**. The core unit is a **POD** — a small, autonomous, cross-functional team with everything it needs to serve its customer independently, connecting to other PODs through explicit interfaces rather than management layers. *** ### What Actually Happens at This Meetup You walk in. You get assigned to a POD. Each POD is a cross-functional unit inside **NovaTech** — a fictional (but uncomfortably familiar) Czech B2B SaaS company that is mid-transformation from a traditional hierarchy into a connected, POD-based structure. Product PODs. Revenue PODs. Infrastructure PODs. Customer Success PODs. Each with a challenge scoped to their function. **The company faces one decision: should NovaTech launch in Germany in Q3?** No POD has the full picture. The Product POD knows what the roadmap costs. The Revenue POD has deals on the table. The Infrastructure POD has a data residency timeline. The Customer Success POD knows what they can't support. The decision is genuinely hard. The PODs have to figure it out together — without a manager breaking the tie. **Your POD gets an AI agent.** Not a tool. A team member with a role you define, a name you give it, a brief you write. Research Analyst. Technical Due Diligence Analyst. Revenue Strategist. You decide. You brief it. You work with what it gives you. **You have 45 minutes.** Then all PODs assemble for the **Company Council** — the Connected Company's answer to a board meeting, except there's no board. Just PODs, with their recommendations, their conflicts, and the requirement to reach a collective position without anyone having authority to overrule anyone else. That part is the hard part. It's supposed to be. Afterwards, we debrief. What did the POD structure change about how you worked? What did you do with your agent that you hadn't done before? Where did the Company Council break down — and why? These aren't hypothetical questions after this exercise. They're questions you just lived the answer to. *** ### Why This Is the Right Conversation for This Community We've spent the last several meetups on the technical layer: orchestration, multi-agent coordination, memory and context management, governance patterns. We've built real things and learned real things. But the people at these meetups go back to teams that are still organized the same way they were before agents existed. The technical knowledge doesn't transfer because there's nowhere for it to land. You know how to build a multi-agent pipeline. Your team has no structure to deploy it into. **POD architecture is the landing pad.** When your team is a POD — with a defined customer, a defined purpose, local decision-making authority, and explicit interfaces to other PODs — the question "where does the agent fit?" has an actual answer. The agent has a role. The role has a brief. The brief has a deliverable. The deliverable has a place in the POD's output to its customers. This is not complicated. But it requires the organizational structure to exist first. This meetup builds that structure — in a simulation — so you can feel what it's like before you try to convince your organization to actually do it. *** ### What You'll Take Away * Direct, embodied experience of what POD autonomy feels like versus feature-team execution — the difference is not subtle * A working model for how to assign AI agents functional roles within a team structure, not just task roles within a conversation * Concrete intuition for where inter-POD coordination fails and why that failure mode is the hardest problem in connected organization design * The specific insight that agent architecture and organization architecture are the same problem — you can't solve one without the other *** ### Who This Is For Everyone who has been to Agent-Driven Meetup before and wants to understand why the agent knowledge isn't transferring into their actual team. Everyone who hasn't been to Agent-Driven Meetup before but works on a development team that is trying to figure out how to actually integrate AI into how they work — not just into individual workflows. Tech leads. Engineering managers. Developers with opinions about team structure. CTOs at companies that are rethinking how they organize. Product people who want to understand why their developers relate to agents so individually when the problem is collective. You do not need to have read *The Connected Company*. You need to be willing to be uncomfortable in a simulation with strangers for 45 minutes. That's it. *** ### Schedule | Time | | | ---- | --- | | 18:00 | Doors, drinks, talking to people you don't know yet | | 18:30 | Opening frame: POD architecture in 20 minutes, agents as team members | | 18:50 | POD assignment, briefing, agent naming | | 19:00 | **POD Work Session** — 45 minutes live | | 19:45 | **Company Council** — all PODs, one decision, no manager | | 20:15 | Structured debrief | | 20:45 | Open floor, Q&A, networking | | 21:30 | End | *** ### Location **Ataccama** Sokolovská 685/136f, Karlín, Prague 8 Metro: Invalidovna (line B), 5 min walk. Tram: Urxova. Ataccama builds enterprise data trust platforms and has been doing it from Karlín since 2007. They know what it means to scale a software organization. We're grateful they're hosting. *** ### Capacity **40 people maximum.** This is not a meetup you can attend passively. The simulation requires real PODs of 5–7 people. Above 40, the Company Council stops working. Register early or don't register. *** ### Bring * A laptop (one per POD minimum, two is better) * Your actual opinions about how teams should be organized — you will use them * Optional and appreciated: skim *The Connected Company* by Dave Gray before you come. The summary is enough. *** *Agent-Driven Meetup Prague is the leading technical AI community in Central Europe focused on production-grade agent systems, organizational AI integration, and the engineering disciplines required to govern both. We meet, we build, we figure out what actually works.* *Organizer: Jakub Bareš — [bares.jakub@gmail.com](mailto:bares.jakub@gmail.com)*

Hello Beer Enthusiasts! 🍺 Indulge in a delightful beer tasting experience at the NuBeerBar, where they showcase the finest selection of Czech beers straight from their working pub with 11 Czech beers on tap. 📍 **Location:** NuBeerBar, Balbínova 1 📅 **Date:** Every Tuesday, from 27/02/2024 🕒 **Time:** 19:00-22:00 💸 **Event fee:** FREE 🍺 **Beers available**: https://www.nubeerbar.cz/en/#Ontap 💰 **Price**: 174 CZK (Set of 6 beers \* 0.12l at your choice from menu) **Event Details:** We have a table reserved at NuBeerBar, to explore the rich and diverse world of Czech beers through their tasting flights, the perfect way to sample a variety of Czech beers and discover your favorites. **What They Offer:** * **Tasting Flights**: Enjoy a flight of six different kinds of Czech beers carefully curated to highlight the unique flavors and characteristics of each brew. 🍻 * **Working Pub Atmosphere**: Immerse yourself in the lively ambiance of their working pub, where you can mingle with fellow beer lovers and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere. 🎶 * **Knowledgeable Staff**: Their friendly staff are always on hand to answer any questions you may have about the beers they offer and provide recommendations based on your preferences. 💬 *Whether you're a seasoned beer connoisseur or just starting to explore the world of Czech beers, the beer tasting event at the* NuBeerBar *promises to be a memorable experience for all.* We look forward to raising a glass with you and sharing our passion for Czech beer! Cheers! 🍻

**3x3 Basketball** practice in **Gymnázium Na Pražačce** indoor basketball court. **Start at 19h00**. Everybody is welcome, no age, gender nor any restriction of any type to join. We got a full field, rotating with 3x3 matches on each side. Cost: **90 crowns**. Please send the money using the **QR Code** stored here: https://imgur.com/a/thtAJd0 In case of any Opt-out within 24h of the session, or no show, the payment will be due (you still can ask someone to come instead of you, as your spot will be booked)

**Cloud Native Night Munich** AI agents are rapidly evolving from simple assistants into autonomous systems capable of reasoning, maintaining context, and interacting with complex environments. In this meetup, we’ll explore two practical applications of modern agentic AI in software engineering. The first talk dives into building stateful AI agents that work with real-time data, covering the architectural patterns and challenges behind creating responsive, context-aware systems. The second talk showcases how agentic AI can be applied to understanding and analysing complex legacy applications — helping uncover program flows, dependencies, and hidden system knowledge that would otherwise take countless hours to explore manually. Whether you’re building AI-powered applications, modernising enterprise systems, or simply curious about the future of intelligent software, this meetup offers hands-on insights into how AI agents are transforming the way we interact with technology THIS MEETUP WILL BE HYBRID. **\|** Zoom Link will be available shortly before the meetup \*\*\* AGENDA \*\*\* * 6\.30 PM \| Doors open\. Grab some snacks & drinks\. * 7\.00 PM \| Welcome & Intro – **Start of hybrid meetup** * 7\.15 PM \| **Building Stateful AI Agents with Real-Time Data**, Gregor Bauer (VP Customer Engineering at CrateDB) * \~8:15 PM \| **Hosty - The next level with Agentic AI,** Martin Binder (Lead IT Consultant at QAware) * afterwards: More snacks & drinks, and a lot of time for networking with all attendees and speakers. \*\*\* ABSTRACTS \*\*\* **Building Stateful AI Agents with Real-Time Data**, Gregor Bauer (VP Customer Engineering at CrateDB) Most AI demos are stateless. Real systems are not. Modern AI applications increasingly depend on continuously changing operational data: events, metrics, logs, transactions, sensor streams, and user activity. This creates a new architectural challenge: how do we build AI agents that can reason over live data while remaining scalable and observable ? This talk explores the architecture of stateful AI systems and agentic applications. We will cover: * streaming-first AI architectures * real-time context enrichment * combining vector search with structured queries * memory layers for AI agents * latency and scalability considerations * operational lessons from large-scale data platforms The session provides practical guidance for engineers designing production-ready AI platforms. **Hosty - The next level with Agentic AI,** Martin Binder (Lead IT Consultant at QAware) To migrate legacy systems, you need to understand these IT dinosaurs, at least partially. So code analysis up to a certain level is unavoidable. What used to take months, sometimes years without LLMs is now doable in a few days with Gemini and friends. And yet: you still have to drive the analysis yourself, stitch the LLM's partial results into a coherent picture and fight the context window. With old source files thousands of lines long, that part really hurt. Agentic AIs like Claude Code are not just another AI feature. They change how you approach unfamiliar systems — fast, and without the headaches that LLM chat workflows used to come with. Teaser: an analysis that took us a few days under "yay!" cheers is now done in minutes. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Please comply with our [Code of Conduct](https://www.greenmanifesto.de/en/code-of-conduct). Please note that photos are taken during the meetup. If you do not want to appear in the photos, please contact the meetup team at the beginning of the event. Bitte halte dich an unseren [Code of Conduct](https://www.greenmanifesto.de/code-of-conduct). Während unserer Meetups werden Fotos aufgenommen. Falls du nicht auf den Fotos erscheinen möchtest, sprich bitte zu Beginn der Veranstaltung mit unserem Meetup Team.

Who can attend this meetup: The tour is an introduction to Prague and is mainly for expats and visitors to our city but everybody who would like to join is invited. ***Important***, please also fill in the booking form on our [website](https://freewalkingtourprague.eu/en/schedule) if you are planning to come (otherwise we will not expect you). Description: Meet us by the Powder Tower, the historical gate to the Old Town and starting point of the Royal Route. Then have an educative walk through the narrow and picturesque streets of the historical center of Prague. Enjoy the unique diversity of architectural styles from Gothic to Art Nouveau. See some of the most interesting sites and get to know fascinating facts and legends of the 1000-year old capital of Bohemia. End the tour at the riverside 5 minutes away from the Charles Bridge, from which you can continue the tour on your own (or again with us) towards Malá Strana or Prague Castle. ====== Meeting point: We will be standing by the Powder Tower at the side of the Namestí Republiky square with a green umbrella in hand :) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/tzqKpZ2945S2 Price: there is no fixed price, you will be able to decide yourself how much you value the tour. If you don't know how much is best (and can afford it) we recommend 200Kč, but it really depends on you how much you contribute. Join us also on our [Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/freewalkingtoursprague/) :) and if you are travelling to other cities check out our friends at the [Free Tour Community website](https://freetourcommunity.com/). For any questions, please contact us at info@freewalkingtourprague.eu. Unfortunately, the meetup application does not always send us phone notifications. Reminder - only people who booked on our [official free walking tour website](https://freewalkingtourprague.eu/en/schedule) can join the tour and if the tour shows fully booked on the website it means there are no free spots. The meetup list doesn't count in this case. We look forward to meeting you, Michal, Amanda, Lana, Iva & Chris

Anyone up for having an after work pint? :) Join me at Becketts Irish pub at 7pm! Try to come on time, the booking is on my name. :) PS. A symbolic fee of 40 CZK will be collected in order to cover the Meetup membership subscription, thank you for understanding and hope to see you all there! Maya

Po prvním meetupovém večeru bylo jasno. **Fabric komunita** v Česku fakt existuje. A má chuť sdílet zkušenosti a slepé uličky, o kterých veřejně zase tak moc neuslyšíte. Proto vás zveme na druhé setkání CZ FUG. Tentokrát se podíváme na dvě témata, která teď ve Fabric světě hodně rezonují: **Jak na vývoj Fabric Data Agenta** [Roman Lánský](https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanlansky/) ukáže, co vlastně Fabric Data Agent je, jak o něm přemýšlet, jak ho stavět, testovat a proč to celé začíná být důležitou součástí Fabric IQ. **Enterprise planning konečně přímo v Microsoft Fabric** [Jakub Fabian](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianjakub/) představí nový Fabric Plan Item a ukáže, jak dostat budgeting, forecasting a enterprise planning z Excelového peklíčka přímo do Fabricu. Včetně write-backu, audit trailu a propojení na Power BI v rámci jedné platformy. A ani tentokrát vás neochudíme o oblíbenou **customer story z reálného projektu**. Je to work in progress, ale vypadá slibně. Stejně jako minule bude druhá část večera hlavně o otevřené diskusi, zkušenostech z projektů, otázkách, frustracích i věcech, které vám ve Fabricu udělaly radost. Pokud Fabric používáte, testujete nebo kolem něj jen opatrně kroužíte, stavte se.

Join us for a relaxed, women-only run with the Cobras - fun miles first, ice cream after! 🏃‍♀️🍦 This is a social, beginner-friendly run. No pressure, no pace goals. We'll split the group in lower and higher pace so everyone feels comfortable. Move your body, meet great people, and enjoy the vibe together. All levels are welcome 💛

🍹Meet new people in Prague Welcome to Social Lounge, a cozy meetup for everyone who wants to enjoy an evening of good conversations, drinks and great people. Whether you are a Local, Expat or Traveller you'll be at the right place. Expect a warm atmosphere, fun icebreakers, a group activity, and a crowd that makes everyone feel included. Come solo or bring friends - either way, you’ll feel home from the moment you arrive. 📍Tequila Tales Prague, Ujezd 409/19 🗓Every Thursday 7pm

NOTE THE TIME CHANGE TO 9AM Hi All, Come and join us for social running and a coffee! We meet at the main gate of Vystaviste - tram stop Vystaviste Holesovice. We will run in Stromovka. Usually we run around 50mins and it is up to everyone how many kilometres. We welcome all levels of runner. We can all run together or, if there is more of us, we can split into groups and at the end of the run we all meet close to the starting point to go for a coffee to a nice local coffee place (where they also sell cakes and great chocolate). If the weather is great, we can also just sit in one of the outside coffee placces in Stromovka and enjoy the sun. This is where we meet: http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/3/1/600_447930513.jpeg

We are a group of runners who meet most weeks for a run around the beautiful Vltava River's edge. You can bring your running shoes straight from the office/home office if you don't have time to stop at home. There will be a place to put your bags in the Cafe. We will run about 9 km along the river and have a drink afterwards. Paces vary! We will meet in the square near Kavarna Liberal (Hermanova 6), near the Vltavska metro/tram stop at 6:30 on Wednesday. See you there!

Looking for an authentic way to experience Prague while meeting new people from around the world? Join us for a unique evening exploring **Czech beer culture** through some of Prague's most authentic pubs and breweries. This is not a pub crawl—it's a cultural experience where you'll discover local traditions, hear fascinating stories, taste great beer, and connect with fellow travelers, expats, and internationals. 🍺 Visit 5 authentic Czech pubs and breweries 📖 Learn Czech beer traditions and etiquette 🍻 Taste traditional and modern Czech beers 🥨 Czech beer snacks included 🏙️ Hear stories about Prague, brewing, and local culture 🌍 Meet international people and make new friends Whether you're new to Prague, visiting for the weekend, studying abroad, or have lived here for years, this experience offers a fun and relaxed way to discover one of the most important parts of Czech culture. 📅 Every Friday ⏰ 18:00 – 22:00 💰 890 CZK per person 👥 Maximum 10 participants for a more personal experience ⚠️ Minimum 4 participants required to run the tour What makes Czech beer culture so special? Come and find out while enjoying a memorable evening in great company. You can pay for the trip via: • Bank transfer: 7392420507/6363 • Revolut: @augustetqc 🍻 ***Real Beer. Real Stories. Real Prague.***

**Ready to hit the pavement, meet great people, and reward yourself with some well-earned refreshments?** Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or lacing up your running shoes for the very first time, you've found your crew! **What Makes Our Club Great?** **100% Beginner Friendly:** Nervous about your pace? Don't be! We are proudly inclusive and welcoming to runners of absolutely all levels. We believe running should be fun, not intimidating. **Led by the Amazing Anna**: Our fantastic lead runner, Anna, is here to guide the way! With her infectious energy, great route-planning skills, and encouraging spirit, Anna ensures everyone has a safe, enjoyable, and motivating run every single time. **Epic Post-Run Socials**: Let’s be honest, the best part of the run is the cool-down. We finish our routes at Superfresh, the favorite neighborhood hangout. **Even better?** We’ve partnered with them to score exclusive, organized discounts on food and drinks just for our members! **The Details** **When:** Saturday 27.6 at 10:00AM **Where:** We meet at Superfresh (Lazarska 1719/5, Prague 1) **Distance:** Usually around 5 km at a conversational pace **What to Bring:** Comfortable running shoes, a positive attitude, and your wallet for those discounted post-run drinks! Lace up your sneakers, bring a friend (or come make some new ones), and join Anna and the rest of the team for a great sweat and even better company. We can't wait to run with you! **Sign up here too:** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17RcgdQ7mQPBFOM7GzvXLhELGaYkRMv-OtuQlcFk5AaU/viewform?edit_requested=true **Note:** We have more members than those signed up here 🤗 But if you do come from Meetup, please sign up here so we can prepare accordingly. \-\-\-\- Jste připraveni vyběhnout do ulic, poznat skvělé lidi a odměnit se zaslouženým občerstvením? Ať už jste ostřílený maratonec, nebo si zavazujete běžecké boty úplně poprvé, právě jste našli svou partu! \#\#\# V čem je náš klub tak skvělý? * **100% přátelský k začátečníkům:** Máte obavy ze svého tempa? Nemějte! Jsme hrdí na to, že jsme inkluzivní a vítáme běžce naprosto všech úrovní. Věříme, že běhání má být zábava, a ne stres. * **Vedený úžasnou Annou:** Naše fantastická vedoucí běžkyně Anna je tu od toho, aby vám ukázala cestu! Díky své nakažlivé energii, skvělým schopnostem plánovat trasy a povzbudivému přístupu Anna zajišťuje, že si každý pokaždé užije bezpečný, příjemný a motivující běh. * **Epické posezení po běhu:** Buďme upřímní, nejlepší částí běhu je zasloužený odpočinek na konci. Naše trasy zakončujeme v Superfresh, oblíbeném podniku v našem okolí. * **A co je ještě lepší?** Navázali jsme s nimi spolupráci a vyjednali exkluzivní slevy na jídlo a pití pouze pro naše členy! \#\#\# Podrobnosti * **Kdy:** 27.6 Sobotai v 10:00 * **Kde:** Scházíme se v Superfresh (Lazarska 1719/5, Praha 1) * **Vzdálenost:** Obvykle kolem 5 km v konverzačním tempu * **Co si vzít s sebou:** Pohodlné běžecké boty, pozitivní přístup a peněženku na ty zlevněné drinky po běhu! Zavažte si tenisky, vezměte s sebou kamaráda (nebo přijďte poznat nové) a připojte se k Anně a zbytku týmu, abyste se pořádně zapotili ve skvělé společnosti. Nemůžeme se dočkat, až si s vámi zaběháme! **Zaregistrujte se zde:** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17RcgdQ7mQPBFOM7GzvXLhELGaYkRMv-OtuQlcFk5AaU/viewform?edit_requested=true \> **Poznámka:** Máme více členů, než kolik je zde přihlášených 🤗 Ale pokud k nám jdete přes Meetup, prosím, přihlaste se zde, abychom se na to mohli patřičně připravit.

**6-a-side Football** practice at Pražačka Football artificial grass pitch. Maximum of 18 participants for 3 teams of 6. **Kick off at 12h00**. Everybody is welcome, no age, gender nor any restriction of any type to join. Cost: **90 crowns**. Please send the money using the **QR Code** stored here: https://imgbox.com/9TkW70er In case of any Opt-out within 24h of the session, or no show, the payment will be due (you still can ask someone to come instead of you, as your spot will be booked)

Join us for a beautiful walk in the park this Tuesday at 7 pm! We will hike two miles through the beautiful landscaped gardens of Inniswood Metro Park. Our trail will be a combo of boardwalks, dirt trails and paved paths winding through the flowers and woods.

**Hike the Scioto Audubon trail. All paved and flat!** **Plan on 3-4 miles. Hike at your own pace, no one left behind.** **Lunch after at Nocterra for those who wish.**