We are hosting an immersive, expert-led workshop designed to help participants move beyond theory into real-world implementation. The session will provide a clear understanding of the latest Google AI technologies while enabling attendees to actively build, experiment, and deploy solutions in a guided environment.

Whether you are beginning your AI journey or looking to strengthen your applied knowledge, Build with AI 2026 offers a structured and impactful hands-on learning experience. Come join us for a hands-on workshop curated for you!

Agenda:
* 5:00pm~5:30pm: Checkin, Food and Networking
* 5:30pm~7:30pm: Tech talks, Code Labs
* 7:00pm: Open discussion & Closing

Google Cloud Workshop - Building Personalized Agents with ADK, MCP, and Memory Bank
Speaker: Yajat Murthy (AIWhispr - Lead AI Engineer)
Abstract: In this workshop, you will learn how to architect and build a comprehensive agentic system using three foundational technologies:
Connectivity (MCP): To give your agent access to local tools and data.
Orchestration (ADK): To manage the agent's reasoning loop and state.
Memory (Memory Bank): To provide long-term, personalized context.

Prerequisites:
- A Laptop – Because AI isn’t (yet) trained to work on telepathy.
- Bring your curiosity, and we’ll bring the tools to make it happen!
- GCP Credits will be provided for the workshop.

Topics/Speakers:
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:
Google Sydney - One Darling Island, 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, 2009

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 8,000+ AI developers in Sydney 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;