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AI Agent Learning Series with Google (Virtual) - EP 1

Jun 26, 09:00 AM PDT. Add to calendar: Google | Outlook | Yahoo

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Join us for an exclusive series of webinars and workshops designed to learn AI agent using ADK, MCP, and A2A, through a series tech talks, code labs, led by Google speakers.

This 5-sessions will cover foundational agent development, tool integrations, orchestration, deployment on GCP, and multi-agent collaboration. Each session includes theory, live coding, and Q&A.

🏁 Goals:
- Build confidence in designing AI agents using ADK.
- Understand architecture for agent tool integrations and orchestration.
- Get hands-on with deploying tools and agents to the cloud.
- Launch projects participants can demo or extend after the series.

Format:
- 20 min theory + 20 min live coding + 5 min Q&A

📏 Evaluation:
- Quizzes: Short quizzes to assess understanding of key concepts.
- Lab Completion: Successful completion of all hands-on labs.
- Feedback Surveys: Gather feedback on the academy content and delivery.

Schedules

Thursday, June 26,
9:00am - 10:00am PT

Episode 1: Foundations with ADK
* Overview of agent-based development, agent stack;
* What is ADK? Walkthrough of agent lifecycle;
* Live coding: Build a planner_agent;
* Q&A, debug;
* Homework: personalize your own use case.

Thursday, July 10,
9:00am - 10:00am PT

Episode 2: FastMCP & Tool Integration
* Recap & intro to tools and MCP;
* Build your first FastMCP tool locally;
* Deploy the MCP server to Cloud Run;
*Integrate agent with tool server via MCP;
* Group Q&A + share progress.

Thursday, July 24,
9:00am - 10:00am PT

Episode 3: Hierarchical Agents & Orchestration
* What is agent orchestration? Use cases & mental models;
* Live demo: agents calling sub-agents;
* Design patterns: sequences, conditionals, loops;
* Group challenge: design your own agent flow;
* Share-outs & feedback

Thursday, August 7,
9:00am - 10:00am PT

Episode 4: Deploying to Vertex AI Agent Engine
* GCP architecture primer: Cloud Run vs Vertex AI Agent Engine;
* Live demo: deploy your agent to Vertex;
* Best practices for production (scalability, logging, auth);
* Show & tell: participant demos or use cases;
* Wrap-up, certs (if applicable), community next steps.

Thursday, August 21,
9:00am - 10:00am PT

Episode 5: Multi-Agent Systems & A2A Protocol
* Recap & intro to Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol;
* Code: set up A2A-compatible agents;
* Enable message passing & coordination logic;
* Group activity: simulate a collaborative task;
* Q&A and assignment for scaling collaboration

Speakers/Instructors:
- Ivan Nardini (Google)
- Annie Wang (Google)

Venue:
virtual, join from anywhere.

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

Annie Wang (Google), Ivan Nardini (Google)

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