The Tampa Bay AI Meetup is back (in cooperation with the Tampa Java User Group) with a presentation titled Welcome to the AI Jungle! Now What? on Tuesday, December 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hays office. Kevin Dubois, Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat and Java Champion, will be presenting — he’ll guide us through the world of enterprise AI implementations.
The tl;dr:
- The event: Welcome to the AI Jungle! Now what? (Tampa Bay AI Meetup / Tampa Java User Group)
- What it is: A presentation by Kevin Dubois, Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat and Java Champion, on the topic of enterprise AI implementations.
- Who’s behind it: Tampa Java User Group and Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup
- When: Tuesday, December 10, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Where: Hays (4350 W Cypress St., Suite 1000, Tampa)
Session Abstract
The AI revolution is transforming business landscapes, but many developers find themselves overwhelmed by this paradigm shift. How do we navigate this “Wild West” of tools, models, and platforms?
Kevin will demonstrate how open source technologies can standardize AI development and deployment in enterprise environments. Learn how to leverage familiar tools like containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and GitOps to build AI-powered applications in a secure, repeatable manner.
What you’ll learn
Discover how open source solutions are democratizing AI development and deployment. Through live demonstrations, Kevin will showcase:
- OpenDataHub (OpenShift AI)
- Kubernetes integration
- Backstage implementation
- Java application integration with Open Source models
- Local development environment setup
About the Speaker
Kevin Dubois brings a wealth of experience to the table:
- Java Champion
- Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat
- Active contributor to Quarkus, Knative, Apache Camel, and Podman
- Member of Belgian CNCF and Belgian Java User Group
- Multilingual speaker (English, Dutch, French, Italian)
- International software engineering experience across startups, enterprises, and government agencies
When not revolutionizing enterprise AI, Kevin can be found hiking, gravel biking, snowboarding, or packrafting in various corners of the world.
Once again, the event is Welcome to the AI Jungle! Now what?, and it’s happening on Wednesday, December 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Hays. We’ll see you there!
