AI Engineering Insights: From Idea to Production
Join us to explore how AI ideas move into real-world use.
The event brings together engineers and industry practitioners to share practical perspectives on AI engineering, market analytics, business value, go-to-market strategy, and the effective use of Gemini.
The focus is on concrete cases, practical workflows, and lessons drawn from real experience.
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💡 Talks
Harness Engineering: A Woolies Case Study
A practical case study on how Checkout AI applied harness engineering to build a market analytics system for Woolies.
Using Gemini for Your Next Tech Job
Learn how Gemini can support job research, company research, application preparation, and technical interview practice.
The session will include practical examples using Gemini Deep Research, Guided Learning, Live Share, and NotebookLM.
Building AI Solutions for Business Value
A practical perspective on building AI solutions that address real customer needs and create measurable business value.
The session will cover selecting the right problem and balancing quality, cost, and delivery time when moving an AI solution toward production.
AI-Native GTM: Organic Marketing
A discussion on how AI can support go-to-market and organic marketing activities, informed by experience across engineering, product development, and technology leadership.
🎤 Speakers
Harris Law
Senior AI Engineer, Quantium
Harris is an AI engineer and full-stack developer with experience across Quantium, Commonwealth Bank, and PwC. His technical interests include LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, AI agents, cloud services, and enterprise software development.
Geshan Manandhar
Technical Lead, Safewill
Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud · Docker Captain
Geshan is a software engineer with more than 17 years of experience. His work covers cloud computing, microservices, serverless architecture, and modern software engineering. He has presented at technology events across Australia, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Devika Mohotti
Founder, Devika Mohotti Advisory (AI & Strategy)
AI Strategy and Operations Leader
Devika has more than 20 years of experience in strategy, operations, and commercial leadership across organisations including AWS, IBM, Avanade, and Schneider Electric. Her work focuses on connecting AI initiatives with customer needs, operational priorities, and measurable outcomes.
Stan
Head of Engineering, Kindling (AirTree Portfolio)
Former Principal Software Engineer, McKinsey
Stan has experience in software engineering, engineering leadership, and product development. He currently leads engineering at Kindling and previously worked as a Principal Software Engineer at McKinsey.
🗓️ Event Schedule
5:15 PM–5:30 PM — Check-in, food and networking
5:30 PM–5:40 PM — Welcome and speaker introduction
5:40 PM–7:00 PM — Speaker sessions
7:00 PM–7:30 PM — Live Q&A and technical discussion
7:30 PM — Event concludes
📌 Event Details
📅 Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM–7:30 PM AEST
🗣️ Language: English
🥤 Food and drinks: Provided
📍 Venue
Nutanix Sydney Office
Level 10, Maritime Trade Towers
201 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
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