AWS data foundations for generative AI workshop

Accelerating Mission Success for the US Federal Civilian Government

Thursday

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September

12

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2024

8:00AM

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4:00PM

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About the event

Join us for an exclusive Amazon Web Services (AWS) data foundation for generative AI workshop, designed specifically for our valued US Federal Civilian government customers.

This immersive experience will delve into cutting-edge advancements and unveil our vision to enabling Zero-ETL, Generative AI, Unified Data Lakes & Warehouses, and a Unified Development Experience on AWS to help solve the mission outcomes of the US Federal Civilian government agencies. You'll gain invaluable insights, practical knowledge, and a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving world of Data and AI.

Register now with your government email address and secure your spot.

Who should attend

1. Government IT Leaders and Decision Makers: Gain invaluable insights into the future of data and AI technologies, empowering you to make informed decisions on key use cases such as FOIA, 508 Accessibility that drive mission success and innovation within your government agency.

2. Data and Analytics Professionals: Explore the latest AWS services and capabilities that streamline data management, accelerate insights, and unlock the full potential of your data assets to support your agencies.

3. AI/ML Experts and Developers: Discover the transformative power of AWS GenAI services and witness firsthand how these revolutionary technologies can enhance your AI/ML workflows and deliver groundbreaking solutions to help government agencies better serve the public across a wide array of use cases, including in healthcare, transportation, the environment, and benefits delivery.

4. Cloud Architects and Engineers: Gain a deep understanding of AWS's unified approach to data lakes, data warehouses, and development experiences, enabling you to design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient solutions to support governed data sharing across federal agencies.

Speakers

KJ Lian - Sr. Manager, Data & AI Sales, AWS

Dayal Sachdev - Sr. Data & AI Sales Specialist, AWS

Scott Rigney - Sr. Product Manager DBS EMR, AWS

Nandakumar Sreenivasan - Pr. Data & AI Sales Specialist, AWS

Martin Katz - Sr. TPM GovCloud, AWS

Joseph Terrell - Sr. Cloud Infra Architect ProServe, AWS

What to expect

The event will commence with an illuminating overview tailored for both Federal Civilian government leaders and technology stakeholders, providing a comprehensive understanding of AWS's vision and roadmap for Generative AI, Data & Analytics to advancing government agencies on their data journey. In the afternoon, immerse yourself in hands-on workshops and interactive sessions, where you'll have the opportunity to explore these cutting-edge technologies firsthand.

Engage with AWS experts, collaborate with peers, and gain practical experience in leveraging AWS services to accelerate your government agency's Data and AI initiatives. Don't miss this unique opportunity to stay ahead of the curve.

Agenda

8:00AM - 8:45AM

Registration and networking breakfast

8:45AM - 9:00AM

Welcome remarks

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Analytical, Transactional and GenAI Workloads

Learn what's different about a modern data platform for Data Foundation for GenAI.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Gen AI overview with Amazon Bedrock

Learn about Amazon Bedrock, Agents and the different data patterns for GenAI. See how you can leverage some of the free resources at AWS to help you in your innovation journey.

11:00AM - 11:15AM

Coffee break and recharge

11:15AM - 12:00PM

Introducing Amazon Q Business and Developer

Hear how our customers are innovating with Amazon Q

12:00pM - 12:45pM

Lunch break

12:45pM - 1:15pM

Demo: Unified Development Experience on AWS

Discover a live demo of the Unified Development Experience to support your end-to-end data journey on AWS.

1:15pM - 1:45pM

Overview and Demo - GenBI with Amazon Q in QuickSight

Discover a live demo of the GenBI authoring experience where you can create executive summaries of your data, ask and answer questions of data, and generate data stories.

1:45pM - 2:00pM

Coffee break

2:00pM - 2:40pM

Lab 1. Ingest data using Zero-ETL

Unlock the power of Zero-ETL for frictionless data integration in this immersive lab, enabling real-time data ingestion from transactional databases to Amazon Redshift, fueling your modern data platforms and generative AI initiatives with up-to-the-minute insights.

2:40pM - 3:20PM

Lab 2: Democratize Data with Amazon DataZone

Discover the agility and cost-efficiency of Amazon DataZone for seamless data governance in this hands-on workshop, empowering data democratization and controlled access for your generative AI application's data foundation.

3:20pM - 4:00pM

Lab 3: Develop a generative AI application using Amazon Bedrock

Explore the cutting-edge capabilities of Amazon Bedrock for building generative AI applications in this interactive lab, leveraging its powerful tools to develop a personalized travel itinerary assistant powered by your well-governed data foundation.

4:00PM - 4:15PM

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Agenda

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. Registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The Horizon of AI

The Emerging World of Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning by Matthew Hartman and Partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup Evangelist of the Month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS Startup Evangelist

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Breakout Session 1

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host Jenkins, an open-source automation software predominantly used for CI/CD

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Breakout Session 2

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host WordPress, an open-source blogging tool and content management system

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives. Previously, she was Head of Communications and Public Policy for Tumblr. She joined the company in 2011 as the 25th employee overall and one of the first non-technical members of the team

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses. Investments include Blue Apron, Trello, PillPack, Spring, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, and more. Adam was previously the Director of TechStars in New York City. TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage accelerator program. Prior to joining TechStars, Adam spent 4 years investing in the public markets at a hedge fund in New York City. Adam attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he concentrated in Finance and minored in Fine Arts. Adam is a native New Yorker.

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Prior to joining AWS, Mackenzie was the Head of Technical Operations at Betterment, the world’s largest independent robo-advisor based in NYC which manages over $8B in assets. Mackenzie was a founding engineer and Head of Technical Operations at Oscar Health, an insurance startup also based in NYC, helping to grow the company to over 400+ employees.

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