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Join us for a day of technical talks and hands-on workshops about Google Cloud and Generative AIMarch 13 09:00 - 19:00Registration closed
Get started building with expert guidance, together with us.
Join the Google Cloud Advocacy team for a day of technical sessions, hands-on demos, live coding, networking, workshops, and more.
Register now to join us in person at UNIQ Hall in Istanbul for a day of learning and connection. Don’t forget to bring your laptop!
You’ll learn how to:
- Get started with building applications on Cloud Run and dive deep into its advanced features.
- Use Gemini 2.0 to build real-time voice and video apps, integrate Google Search for advanced workflows, and detect objects in images and video.
- Use evaluation frameworks to ensure your LLM apps are safe, and overcome challenges like hallucinations, outdated information, and chaotic output formats.
Whether you're an experienced Developer or just getting started, this event is your ticket to get started with Google Cloud, or to dive in really deep with our product experts.
Important: All attendees should bring their own laptops for the hands-on labs.
Register now to reserve your spot. Limited seats available.
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Agenda
Mar 13
Title
Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 10:00
60 Minutes
Welcome & Intro
Onder Guler, Ramesh Chander
10:00 - 10:15
15 Minutes
Onder Guler
Google Cloud Country
Manager
Ramesh Chander
Head of Developer Relations
Google
Developer Keynote: What's the future of software development?
Richard Seroter
10:15 - 11:00Nobody knows what the future holds, but it's obvious that software development is changing. How? In what ways? In this talk filled with live demos, Richard will explore seven areas that are impacting the way we will build software. From AI to platforms to open source, we'll explore what's changing, and how you can be ready for it.
45 Minutes
Richard Seroter
Senior Director and Chief Evangelist
Google Cloud
Break
15 Minutes
Main Stage
Break out Room 1
Break out Room 2
Gemini 2.0 for developers
Valentin Deleplace
11:15 - 11:45Discover Gemini 2.0, Google's new experimental generative AI model. Learn to build real-time voice and video apps with the Multimodal Live API, integrate Google Search to create advanced workflows, and detect objects in images and video using natural language prompts. Explore Gemini 2.0's improved multimodal understanding, coding, and complex instruction following – making it ideal for developing AI agents. Get a preview of unreleased, allowlist-only features like customizable speech generation (control tone, pace, accent, and intonation) and image generation. Plus, learn where all the great notebooks and tutorials are for learning more. After this session, you'll be ready to build with Gemini 2.0 on Google Cloud and other platforms
30 Minutes
Valentin Deleplace
Developer Advocate
Google
A practical introduction to retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
Guillaume Laforge
11:45 - 12:15This talk introduces Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), a technique that grounds Large Language Model (LLM) responses in retrieved data to enhance accuracy and relevance. Through practical examples with LangChain4j in Java, the session covers RAG fundamentals, including architecture, implementation, and basic chunking. It then progresses to advanced techniques: sophisticated chunking, query compression, routing, metadata filtering, content aggregation, and re-ranking.
30 Minutes
Guillaume Laforge
Developer Advocate
Google
The ultimate Cloud Run guide: From zero to production
Wietse Venema
12:15 - 13:00Cloud Run is a fully managed platform that enables you to run your code directly on top of Google's scalable infrastructure. Cloud Run is simple, automated, and designed to make you more productive. Learn how to get started, and dive deep into even the most advanced features to learn how to make the most of Cloud Run.
45 Minutes
Wietse Venema
Developer Relations Engineer
Google
Lunch
60 Minutes
Main Stage
Break out Room 1
Break out Room 2
Code Your Way Around Istanbul with Gemini in Google Cloud
Daniel Strebel
14:00 - 14:30So much to do, so little time! In this session we are building a web application that we can use to explore new and exciting places in Istanbul. But with so many attractions, restaurants, and hidden gems, creating a comprehensive and engaging app can be a real challenge.
In a live coding session we'll demonstrate how Gemini Code Assist helps us generate code for a variety of features including data fetching, adding magic AI features and of course unit testing. See how Gemini in Google Cloud helps us in bringing our ideas to life!
Whether you're a local or just visiting for the event, get ready for a whirlwind tour of Istanbul – through the lens of code! This session is perfect for developers of all levels who are curious about the future of coding with AI.
30 Minutes
Daniel Strebel
Cloud Architect
Google
Gemini’s 2 million token context window in action
Laurent Picard
14:30 - 15:00Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized natural language problem-solving, but most operate with limited memory – struggling to recall details from even short conversations. Google’s Gemini has an unprecedented context window size of 2 million tokens. What does this mean in practice?
In this session, we will cover the following points through illustrated examples and demos:
- How to interact with Gemini 2.0 using the unified SDK
- What is an LLM context window?
- What is the relationship between data, tokens, performance, and costs?
- What are the use cases that can only be solved with a long context?
- What are the differences with a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) approach?
30 Minutes
Laurent Picard
Developer Advocate
Google
Hack your pod!
Ozan Seymen
15:00 - 15:30Ever wondered how easy it is to turn your Kubernetes cluster into a playground for malicious actors? Join me as we embark on a thrilling (and slightly terrifying) journey to demonstrate how a single vulnerable pod can be compromised and become a springboard for a full-blown security nightmare, hopping from pod to pod, like a caffeinated rabbit on a mission.
But don't despair! This isn't just a horror show. We'll then explore the powerful security and networking features of Google Kubernetes Engine, transforming our vulnerable landscape into an impenetrable fortress (or at least something much harder to crack). Prepare for an engaging session with live demos, attack scenarios, and practical solutions to keep your Kubernetes deployments safe and sound. Because let's face it, nobody wants their cluster to become the next headline.
30 Minutes
Ozan Seymen
EMEA Technical Practice Lead
Break
30 Minutes
Why does your next Generative AI app need multimodal embeddings?
Christoph Stanger
16:00 - 16:30This fast-paced session dives into how seamlessly blending text, images, audio, and more can revolutionize your GenAI applications. We'll explore the key advantages – from slashing costs and boosting accuracy to delivering lightning-fast response times. Through compelling live demos, you'll witness firsthand why incorporating multimodal embeddings isn't just a good idea – it's essential for building truly groundbreaking AI. Don't get left behind; discover the future of Generative AI.
30 Minutes
Christoph Stanger
Strategic Cloud Engineer
Google
Generative AI with AlloyDB Omni and open models
Abdelfettah Sghiouar
16:30 - 17:00AlloyDB Omni is Google's PostgreSQL-compatible database that can be deployed anywhere. Similarly, open models, with their downloadable weights, allow you to run inference anywhere. Both of these tools can be deployed anywhere but are ideal for a standard containerized environment like Kubernetes. The combination of these tools provide a great solution for restricted environments with limited cloud access, strict data locality needs, or a need for complete control over your AI infrastructure.
In this talk, you'll learn how to deploy AlloyDB Omni alongside Hugging Face's TEI (Text Embedding Interface), an open model inference server, within a GKE cluster on Google Cloud. You'll see how to integrate these components, enabling AI-powered features like semantic search and content generation directly within your database, without relying on additional cloud services.
30 Minutes
Abdelfettah Sghiouar
Cloud Developer Advocate
Google
Beyond the Prompt: Evaluating, Testing, and Securing LLM Applications
Mete Atamel
17:00 - 17:30When you change prompts or modify the Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline in your LLM applications, how do you know it’s making a difference? You don’t—until you measure. But what should you measure, and how? Similarly, how can you ensure your LLM app is resilient against prompt injections or avoids providing harmful responses? More robust guardrails on inputs and outputs are needed beyond basic safety settings.
In this talk, we’ll explore various evaluation frameworks such as Vertex AI Evaluation, DeepEval, and Promptfoo to assess LLM outputs, understand the types of metrics they offer, and how these metrics are useful. We’ll also dive into testing and security frameworks like LLM Guard to ensure your LLM apps are safe and limited to precisely what you need.
30 Minutes
Mete Atamel
Developer Advocate
Google
Wrap up, survey, raffle
17:30 - 18:00
30 Minutes
Networking
18:00 - 19:00
60 Minutes
