FinOps Meetup Atlanta: The Complete FinOps Engineer & AI Cost Observability

​Join the Atlanta FinOps community for an evening of networking, dinner, and insights into the future of FinOps.

​This meetup brings together practitioners and leaders to explore how the role of the FinOps Engineer is evolving, and how organizations can gain visibility into rapidly growing AI costs across platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and AWS Bedrock.

​What you’ll learn:

​The Rise of the Complete FinOps Engineer
FinOps success isn’t just about tooling or dashboards - it’s about influence.
Chris DeAcosta shares a memorable “many hats” framework showing how engineering depth, psychology, and salesmanship combine to drive real cost-aware behavior inside engineering teams.

​Token Cost Observability: How to Track and Allocate AI Costs
AI is becoming a meaningful cloud cost driver. Vantage Co-founders,
Ben Schaechter (CEO) and Brooke McKim (CTO), will share capabilities designed to help teams accurately break down and allocate AI spend, bringing FinOps discipline to modern AI infrastructure.
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​Agenda

​5:30 – 6:00 PM — Networking & dinner

​6:00 – 6:05 PM — Welcome & community updates

​6:05 – 6:25 PM — The Rise of the Complete FinOps Engineer

​6:25 – 6:30 PM — Break

​6:30 – 7:00 PM — Token Cost Observability: How to Track and Allocate AI Costs

​7:00 – 7:45 PM — Facilitated breakout discussions

​7:45 – 8:00 PM — Wrap-up

​8:00 – 9:00 PM — Happy Hour (Optional)