Welcome to the AI meetup in Paris, in collaboration with Snowflake, Qwen, Aiven. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agent, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.

Agenda:
- 6:00pm~6:40pm: Checkin, food and networking
- 6:40pm~6:45pm: Welcome, Community update
- 6:45pm~8:15pm: Tech talks and Q&A
- 8:15pm~9:00pm: Open discussion, Mixer and Closing.

Tech Talk: Beyond the Benchmark: Taking a Small Model from Idea to Production
Speaker: Kemal Toprak Ucar - Senior ML Engineer at Continuity and Qwen Ambassador
Abstract: Everyone enjoys running a benchmark, but the real challenge starts after. In this talk, I'll share our full fine-tuning lifecycle at Continuity with a small model, Qwen3.5-0.8B: the models and architectures we experimented with, how we built our datasets, the fine-tuning itself, and how we stacked up against SOTA models. Then comes the part benchmarks don't show: deploying, calibrating, and keeping it alive in production, plus the lessons (and scars) from every stage.

Tech Talk: Building a Data Model for Analytics and Agents
Speaker: Natalie Tha (Senior Data Analyst at Aiven)
Abstract: Using agents to ask questions about our data makes our lifes much easier, if we can trust the answers to be actually correct. In this session, I will discuss what we learned building data context at Aiven so AI agents can report metrics accurately. I will cover what broke as we scaled from a small proof of concept, how we define metrics with stakeholders, and a terminal demo of testing context changes on git branches.

Tech Talk: Cortex Agents in Production
Speaker: Anastasiia Stefanska, Snowflake Data Superhero
Abstract: Most Cortex Agent demos work well, but far fewer agents survive contact with production. This deep dive covers what works, what doesn’t, and the engineering patterns that matter once an agent leaves the demo. It follows six areas: platform, configuration, observability, evaluation, cost and scale. You’ll leave knowing how to build Cortex Agents on Snowflake that you can trace, test and budget for.

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:
199 Bis Rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris
Room: Héliopolis

Sponsors:
Qwen community France: The local Qwen community brings together developers, researchers, and AI enthusiasts passionate about open-source innovation. Our core mission is to gather users to share technical knowledge, exchange practical insights, and collaborate on cutting-edge projects. Whether you are actively building with Qwen or simply exploring state-of-the-art models, we provide a welcoming space here in Paris to spark technical discussions, connect with fellow builders, and grow together alongside the global AI ecosystem.

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 Paris or 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;