Welcome to the GenAI meetup in Toronto, in collaboration with Agentiiv, George Brown College. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.

Agenda:
* 6:00pm~6:30pm: Checkin, Food/drink and networking
* 6:30pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
* 8:00pm~9:00pm: Open discussion and Mixer

Tech Talk: Designing an AI Podcast Host: A Beginner-Friendly Demo with ReAct Agents
Speaker: Sahana Venkatesh (Wayve)
Description: In this live demo, I’ll show you how to build an intelligent podcast host using the ReAct framework where AI doesn’t just answer questions in a chat, it reasons, uses tools, and speaks on trending topics like a real host. You’ll see the full pipeline in action: from choosing a topic with AI tools, to generating a short script, to turning it into voice.

Tech Talk: From Generative AI to Agentic AI
Speaker: Karla Congson (CEO of Agentiiv)
Description: In this presentation, we explore the dramatic evolution of artificial intelligence during the first quarter of 2025 (January-April), highlighting transformative advancements across the AI ecosystem. We examine significant infrastructure investments and breakthrough memory architectures that are accelerating AI capabilities beyond previous limitations. The presentation addresses the rapid commoditization of state-of-the-art models, demonstrating the widening price differential between proprietary solutions and comparable open-source alternatives. We detail the emergence of specialized reasoning models alongside growing agent ecosystems that enable autonomous task execution.

Tech Talk: What are Agentic RAG and Hoe to get them in production
Speaker: Sahibpreet Singh (CGI)
Description: In this session, I will show how and why Agentic RAG is the future of RAG. How to make them, evaluate and put them in production.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Venue:
George Brown College (Waterfront Campus), 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, M5A 1B6
Auditorium Room 237

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community.  Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 10,000+ AI developers in Toronto and 500K+ worldwide.

Local and Global AI Community on Discord
Join us on discord for local and global AI tech community:
- Events chat: chat and connect with speakers and global and local attendees;
- Learning AI: events, learning materials, study groups;
- Startups: innovation, projects collaborations, founders/co-founders;
- Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers;