Amazon Quick User Group - DC Area
Amazon Quick brings AI-powered business intelligence, research, and automation capabilities into a single experience. We'll explore using Amazon Quick and Agentic AI to streamline complex tasks, improve productivity, help make better decisions, and act on them swiftly – all while maintaining data security. Also, we'll hear use cases from Rakhi Bhatia, Principal Data Architect, FINRA and Vanessa Gonzalez, VP of AI, Financial Independence Group
About this in-person Event
As agentic AI enthusiasts and innovators, we’ll connect, exchange ideas, and get inspired. We want to hear your voice!
Event Agenda
9:30 am - Welcome
9:45 am - Introduction of Amazon Quick
10:00 am - A Business Value Creation story using Legacy data and analytics leveraged for AI enablement with Amazon Quick - Vanessa Gonzalez, VP of AI, Financial Independence Group
10:20 am - A Technical deep dive on Making the Most of Your Structured Data in an Agentic World leveraging Amazon Quick - Rakhi Bhatia, Principal Data Architect, FINRA and Brandon Webb, Sr Solutions Architect, AWS
11:00 - Break
11:05 am - Amazon Desktop Demo
11:25 am - Questions
11:45 am - Closing & Next Steps & Learning Resources
12:00 - 12:20 pm - Break Out | Demo Floor
12:30 - Event End
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What to Bring
Government-issued ID
Laptop
Visitor Parking & Arrival — Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to park, check in and secure your parking validation.
Arrival & Parking
Parking
Enter the parking garage beneath the building via Crystal Drive.
Follow the signs for Alamo Drafthouse — these lead to the closest parking spaces to the AWS Skills Center.
Park on any available level and note your parking level/section.
Take the elevator to street level (Level 1 / Ground Floor).
Turn right when you exit the elevator and walk along Crystal Drive.
Look for "AWS Skills Center" in large letters above the storefront door at 1550-G.
Enter through the storefront door and check in at the welcome desk — the event space is on the same level (first floor).
Exit Garage
Drive to the exit gate and scan your parking ticket. If your parking was validated or falls within the free parking window, the gate will open at no charge.
Arriving by Metro
Take the Blue or Yellow Line to Crystal City station.
Exit the station and walk toward Crystal Drive.
Head to 1550-G Crystal Drive — look for the AWS Skills Center signage above the storefront entrance.
Parking Cost
• After 5:00 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends: Garage parking is free
• During business hours: Standard garage rates apply — check with your event host about whether parking will be validated for your specific event
Questions? / Lost
Contact (571) 441-8174
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AWS Skills Center
Located in: Crystal City Shops
Address: 1550-G Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (571) 441-8174