​[S22] [AI Engineering 201-202] From Prototype to Production AI: Architecture, Cost & Security

​📌 GOAB AI Engineering Masterclass

​Track 1: AI Software Architecture with Vince Loremia

• ​AI 201 (Session 1): Cost-Optimized System Architecture

• ​AI 202 (Session 2): Production Security & Hardening

• ​AI 200-ADVISORY: [Apply for a Private 1-on-1 AI Advisory Session with Vince Loremia (Open to Track Attendees Only — Separate Registration & Fee)]

• ​🔜 Additional masterclass tracks & guest instructors to be announced.

​🗓️ Masterclass Schedule & Replays

• ​🔴 AI 201 (Session 1): Wednesday, October 7 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PHT (GMT+8)

• ​🔴 AI 202 (Session 2): Wednesday, October 14 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PHT (GMT+8)

​📹 Can't attend live?

​Full video recordings and technical resources will be shared with all registered ticket holders after each session.

​About the Masterclass

​The GOAB AI Practitioner Masterclass delivers peer-to-peer, production-level engineering training led by seasoned operators from the Geeks On A Beach network. Designed by builders for builders, these sessions bypass theoretical fluff to provide battle-tested frameworks you can implement immediately.

​Official Digital Certificate: The digital Certificate of Course Completion: AI Software Architecture Track is co-issued by Geeks On A Beach (GOAB) and Vince Loremia.

• ​Live Attendees: Automatically receive the certificate upon attending both live sessions (AI 201 & AI 202).

• ​Asynchronous Viewers (Replays): Earn the certificate by completing the session replays and submitting a short practical assignment (a 2-minute walkthrough or architecture audit) within 14 days of cohort completion.

​Speaker Headline

​Speaker: Vince Loremia (AI Engineering Lead & Technopreneur)

​Founder, Realboss.AI | Founding Partner, BambooVentures.ph | CTO, Global Ultrasound Institute

​Session Overview

​Prototyping an AI application using "vibe coding" tools is fast, but taking it to production reveals harsh realities: skyrocketing API bills, unhandled latency bottlenecks, and brittle pipelines.

​In this 2-session masterclass track, veteran technopreneur and software agency founder Vince Loremia breaks down how to deconstruct fragile prototypes and rebuild them into cost-optimized, high-efficiency architectures. Vince shares the exact framework he used to slash his agency’s monthly AI API spend by over 90%—bringing costs on key production projects down to a sub-$50 budget—without sacrificing speed, reliability, or security.

​What You Will Learn

​AI 201: Cost-Optimized System Architecture

• ​The "Vibe Coding" Trap: Identifying where rapid AI-assisted development breaks down in production environments.

• ​The Sub-$50 Unit Economics Stack: Deconstructing how Vince slashed monthly AI API spend by over 90% through smart semantic caching, SLM (Small Language Model) & local routing, prompt compression, and efficient orchestration.

• ​Model Selection Strategy: When to use heavy LLMs vs. fine-tuned open-source models, edge runtimes, or hybrid architectures.

• ​Practical Demo: Auditing a brittle AI prototype live and restructuring its data flow for optimal cost and execution speed.

​AI 202: Production Security & Hardening

• ​Security & Guardrails: Hardening systems against prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized API exposure.

• ​State Management & Determinism: Implementing graceful fallbacks, rate-limit handling, non-deterministic output control, and strict schema validation.

• ​Observability: Practical distributed tracing, latency monitoring, and token-cost auditing per user.

​Who Should Attend: Software Engineers, Tech Leads, CTOs, Solutions Architects, and Technical Founders ready to optimize their AI costs and system design.

​⚡ Why This Masterclass Is Happening Now

​While Geeks On A Beach is famous for its flagship in-person conferences and hands-on workshops, the AI ecosystem is moving too fast to wait for our next annual gathering.

​Moving to production AI requires moving past bloated infrastructure. Engineering teams need cost-efficient, hardened architectures today to avoid burning capital on unoptimized API calls. We are bringing this intensive masterclass online so our global community can access battle-tested practitioner strategies right now—from anywhere in the world.

​🎟️ Registration & Ticket Options

​🌴 Save 60% with GOAB Beach Club: Active members get this track pass for $59 USD (~₱3,450 PHP). Annual membership is ₱11,000 PHP/year and includes masterclass discounts, lowest conference ticket rates, and monthly founder mentorship. 👉 Join the Beach Club here.

​All passes grant access to the full 2-session track bundle (AI 201 on Oct 7 & AI 202 on Oct 14 — 4 hours total of live technical deep-dives and live architecture audits with an AI Engineering Lead), HD session recordings/replays, interactive Q&A, and Track Certificate eligibility.

​Ticket Breakdown

• ​Early Bird Track Pass — $79 USD (~₱4,600 PHP)

  • ​What you save: 47% OFF ($70 savings off $149).

  • ​What's included: Full 4-hour live track (AI 201 + AI 202), HD session recordings/replays, live Q&A, and Track Certificate eligibility (via live attendance or replay assignment submission).

  • ​Deadline: Strictly ends September 7 or after the first 15 seats sell out.

• ​GOAB Beach Club Member Pass — $59 USD (~₱3,450 PHP)

  • ​What you save: 60% OFF ($90 savings off the $149 standard rate).

  • ​What's included: Full 4-hour live track (AI 201 + AI 202), HD session recordings/replays, live Q&A, and Track Certificate eligibility (via live attendance or replay assignment submission).

  • ​Requirement: Active membership required. Log in with your member email to verify.

• ​Standard Track Pass — $149 USD (~₱8,700 PHP)

  • ​What's included: Full 4-hour live track (AI 201 + AI 202), HD session recordings/replays, live Q&A, and Track Certificate eligibility (via live attendance or replay assignment submission).

  • ​Availability: General admission once Early Bird closes.

​👤 About the Speaker

​Vince Loremia

​Founder, Realboss.AI | Founding Partner, BambooVentures.ph | CTO, Global Ultrasound Institute (Australia / Philippines)

​Vince is an Australian-Filipino serial technopreneur, software architect, and agency founder with nearly two decades of experience building scalable systems for global enterprise clients. As the founder of Realboss.AI and CTO at Global Ultrasound Institute, Vince specializes in production-ready AI software architectures, cost-optimization strategies, and transitioning brittle AI prototypes into secure, enterprise-grade software stacks.

​🏝️ About Geeks On A Beach (GOAB)

​Organizer: Geeks On A Beach | GOAB Beach Club

​Geeks On A Beach (GOAB) is a non-profit community of tech startup advocates that organizes the Philippines' premier international tech startup conference—GOAB, renowned for bridging the gap between global tech leaders, technical operators, and the local innovation ecosystem.

​About the Series: (S22) This is the 22nd installment of the GOAB Startup Mastery Series, an online program designed to refresh your understanding of tech, startup, and design topics while connecting you with like-minded individuals.

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