AWS Builders' Day

Saturday

,

October

28

2023

7:00PM

-

10:00PM

PKT

About the event

Join us for an exclusive AWS event tailored for the vibrant tech community in Nigeria! This special gathering features a fireside chat with Amazon’s CTO, exploring the role AI is playing in the application development lifecycle and the cloud. You’ll also participate in a hands-on workshop (so please come with your laptops) focused on Amazon Q Developer, designed for engineering managers, software engineers, DevOps, and platform engineers eager to explore the power of generative AI in software development. Whether you’re building, scaling, or optimizing on AWS, this event is your opportunity to learn, connect, and grow with fellow AWS enthusiasts.

Who should attend

AWS community in Nigeria, Engineering managers, Software Engineers, DevOps and Platform Engineers looking to explore the power of generative AI in software development.

Speakers

Dr. Werner Vogels, VP & CTO at Amazon

Mike Revitt, Principal DMA Solutions Architect, AWS

Mayowa Amao, Enterprise Solutions Architect, AWS

Ewere Diagboya, AWS Community Hero

Agenda

09:00 - 10:00

Arrival and networking

10:00 - 10:30

Welcome Address/The AWS Community in Nigeria and its impact

10:30 - 11:30

Fireside Chat with Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon

11:30 - 14:30

Amazon Q Developer Workshop (Personal laptops required)

14:30

Q & A | Lunch and Networking

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Agenda

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. Registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The Horizon of AI

The Emerging World of Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning by Matthew Hartman and Partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup Evangelist of the Month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS Startup Evangelist

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Breakout Session 1

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host Jenkins, an open-source automation software predominantly used for CI/CD

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Breakout Session 2

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host WordPress, an open-source blogging tool and content management system

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives. Previously, she was Head of Communications and Public Policy for Tumblr. She joined the company in 2011 as the 25th employee overall and one of the first non-technical members of the team

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses. Investments include Blue Apron, Trello, PillPack, Spring, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, and more. Adam was previously the Director of TechStars in New York City. TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage accelerator program. Prior to joining TechStars, Adam spent 4 years investing in the public markets at a hedge fund in New York City. Adam attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he concentrated in Finance and minored in Fine Arts. Adam is a native New Yorker.

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

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