Welcome to the AI meetup in Austin, in collaboration with Arm and WSO2. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agents, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.

Agenda:
* 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, Food and networking
* 6:00pm~6:10pm: Welcome/community update
* 6:10pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
* 8:00pm~9:00pm: Open discussion and Mixer

Tech Talk: From Model to Product: Right-Sizing Infrastructure for Real-World Use Cases
Speaker: Zach Lasiuk (Arm) | Geremy Cohen (Arm)
Abstract: Generative AI unlocks remarkable capabilities such as transcribing speech to text, creating personalized assistants, and composing multilingual essays. But building a successful GenAI product is not just about what your model can do—it depends heavily on how you deploy it. The difference between a cost-effective solution and a budgetary black hole often comes down to infrastructure decisions.
In this talk, we share practical strategies for right-sizing your infrastructure to fit your GenAI use case and finding the right balance between performance and cost. Then, we dive into a hands-on demo on how to deploy an open source LLM with Ollama on a self-managed Kubernetes cluster. A reproducible tutorial is included so you can replicate the setup on your own time..

Tech Talk: Agent Authentication in AI Systems
Speaker: Hasintha Indrajee (WSO2)
Abstract: The session would explore key challenges, security best practices, and innovative approaches to ensuring trustworthy agent interactions within AI ecosystems. Also we will discuss the upcoming trends around protecting MCP servers as well as the initiates by certain vendors on the space of Agentic Authentication.

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:
Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Room name: Voltron (1st Floor)

Sponsors:
- Capital Factory: Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. Learn More
- Arm: Arm is the industry’s highest-performing and most power-efficient compute platform with unmatched scale that touches 100 percent of the connected global population. Learn More

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 6,000+ AI developers in Austin 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;