Platform engineering meetup: Redefining change validation in an unsecured AI-first world
In this Platform Engineering Meetup, we’ll explore how to redefine change validation for an unsecured, AI-first world: building security and governance into every commit, enforcing policy through paved roads and golden paths, and standardizing safe defaults (identity, secrets, provenance, checks) so teams can ship fast without turning your platform into an attack surface.
AI is moving fast, but in the race to adopt coding agents many teams are overlooking what makes change validation safe and repeatable at scale, without shared workflows and built-in security, AI-driven change often leads to more noise, more risk, and more firefighting. Join other platform engineers and practitioners for an open, practical discussion with people shipping in production, and bring your war stories, wins, failures, and questions.
During the meetup we’ll discuss:
How AI is changing the shape of change validation, and how to recognize when speed starts to create new security and operational risk.
What it looks like to build security into the “happy path” of delivery, using platform thinking to make safe change validation the default, not the exception.
How platform teams can evolve their role in an AI-first world: from enabling delivery to redefining how change validation stays trustworthy, governed, and scalable.
Come network and learn with us!
Agenda:
5:00 - 5:30 pm PDT - Welcome and networking
5:30 - 6:30 pm PDT - Panel discussion, questions from the audience
6:30 - 7:00 pm PDT - Networking with refreshments and small delicacies
Moderators:
Sam Barlien - Head of Ecosystem @ Platform Engineering
Sam Barlien is a community organiser for the Platform Engineering Community. He is a tech nerd, and has been involved in tech communities for more than 10 years. He co-hosts PlatformCon, and helps drive Platform Weekly, the community Ambassador program, blog and Youtube channel.
Aditya Kumar - Senior Product Manager @ CircleCI
Aditya is a YC and VC backed operator alum of multiple startups, Series A-F. 10 years building & shipping products across dev tools, FinTech, background checks, RE Tech, & legal tech. Outside of work, he’s interested in art, music, and fashion.