Beans to Tokens @ Wellington

​Beans to Tokens

​Fueling technical minds, one cup at a time.

​Grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair! Beans to Tokens is a casual, drop-in catch-up for builders, researchers, and hobbyists who want to turn caffeine into compute. No rigid presentations or slides—just good espresso and deep-dive technical discussions on modern generative AI.

​Timing: 8:30 AM drop-in, 9:00 AM sharp finish! Come in, grab a brew, and settle in at your own pace around 8:30 AM. But since we all have day jobs to get to, we wrap things up strictly at 9:00 AM so everyone can hit the ground running for the workday.

​What’s on the menu to discuss:

• ​LLM Models: Comparing notes on the latest open and closed-source models.

• ​RAG Optimization: Practical strategies for chunking, indexing, vector retrieval, and accuracy.

• ​Eval Techniques: How you’re actually measuring model performance and preventing hallucinations in production.

• ​Agentic Systems: Multi-agent workflows, tool use, memory management, and orchestration.

​The Caffeine Economy:

​Until we optimize our retrieval pipeline for a generous benefactor, this event is strictly BYOC (Buy Your Own Coffee).

​That said, if your company wants to sponsor our token usage—er, caffeine consumption—our API is fully open to coffee sponsors for this and future meetups! Reach out if you'd like to fund our neural pathways.

​Whether you're currently building AI systems, experimenting with new frameworks, or just want to talk shop over a quick flat white before work, swing by and join the conversation!