Personal AI & Always-On Agents | Waterloo Agentic Techtoberfest
Still managing every step, even with AI helping?
Explore what you could hand off to a personal AI agent that keeps working after you step away, and what it takes to make that useful.
See Grok Bot and OpenAI’s new Dot in action. The focus: practical handoffs, what runs in the background, what comes back, and where setup or human approval matters.
Alongside real examples, join guided discussion with the presenters: what worked, what still needed a person, and where these approaches could help in real life. Bring your questions into the conversation, then explore your own task or idea in smaller groups. The aim is to leave with a clearer next step and people you can keep learning with.
We’re keeping this gathering intentionally small so there’s room for your questions and time with the speakers. Reserve your place if you’d like to be part of those conversations.
🥨 Make an evening of it
Come for the demos, stay for the conversations over food. Beertown Waterloo is treating us to pretzels with mustard, with enough for everyone. We’ll also have their sausage-and-pear flatbread from the Oktoberfest menu to share, plus an assortment of German beer varieties, low-alcohol beer and non-alcoholic refreshments. It’s all included in your ticket.
🎉 Oktoberfest outfits welcome; come as you are. Lederhosen optional.
All experience levels welcome. Come solo or with a friend who registers too. No paid AI account needed. Watch, ask questions or explore alongside the speakers.
Part of Canada Agentic
Waterloo Agentic is part of Canada Agentic, a national network of local meetups where builders, founders, developers, creators, business leaders, and the AI-curious come together to explore the next wave of agentic AI.
Thank you to our sponsor: Beertown Waterloo
Thank you to Andrew and the Beertown Waterloo team for helping bring our Techtoberfest evening together! I was already a fan of their pretzels, so I’m happy to introduce more of our local community to them.
Thank you to our sponsor: Block Three Brewing
Thank you to Scott and the Block Three team for supporting our Techtoberfest evening!
I stopped by for a Hollinger Helles and wanted to introduce more of our community to them. Their St. Jacobs taproom has beer brewed on-site, crokinole and board games, plus two patios for patio-weather days. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome inside the brewery and on its patios. You can order nearby pizza or sushi to your table, and there are non-alcoholic options too.
Bring a friend, settle in for a game, and pick up a favourite to take home.
Plan a St. Jacobs stop at Block Three
🗓 Friday, October 16 · 5:30–9 p.m.
Builders Club kitchen · Third floor
165 King Street West, Kitchener
Arrivals from 5:30. The program begins at 6:30.
5:30–6:30 · Arrive & connect
Settle in and meet people informally. Coloured wristbands help you see who’s who and start conversations.
6:30–6:40 · Welcome & the questions we’re exploring
A short introduction to the evening and the practical questions we’ll explore together.
6:40–7:25 · Personal AI in practice
Real examples, guided discussion and audience questions: what people are using these tools for, what’s working, and where human input still matters.
7:25–7:40 · Pause & connect
Take a break and continue a conversation.
7:40–8:20 · Small groups: what applies to you?
Explore your own use case or question, compare approaches and discuss a realistic next step.
8:20–9 · Takeaways & open conversation
Share useful ideas and open questions, then keep the conversations going informally from 8:30.
Getting here
Find Builders Club on Maps, near King and Gaukel/Young. It’s roughly a 3–5-minute walk from ION’s Victoria Park or Kitchener City Hall stations.
Driving? City Hall garage has an entrance on Young Street and a posted $6.25 evening maximum after 5 p.m. Parking details
🎟 $11 CAD total, including fees
Your ticket includes practical AI examples, guided discussion and small-group conversations, plus Beertown pretzels with mustard, Oktoberfest flatbread to share, and beer, low-alcohol and non-alcoholic drink choices.
Estimated ticket breakdown:
About $9.83 available to help cover food and refreshments
$0.55 Luma fee
About $0.62 Stripe processing
Our sponsors’ contributions also help support the evening. Processing is estimated for a standard Canadian card. No extra fees added at checkout.
Hosted by Waterloo Agentic, part of Canada Agentic.
Bring your curiosity. Reserve your ticket for our Techtoberfest evening.
Tickets & transfers
Tickets are non-refundable but transferable. If you can’t make it, contact the host through Luma to arrange for someone else to attend in your place.
Photos & video
We may take photos and short videos to share event highlights and promote future Canada Agentic events on our website and social channels. Prefer to stay off camera? Let a host know at check-in.