Vancouver.dev x Couchbase: RAG & AI in Action
Join Us for Vancouver.dev IRL
Vancouver.dev IRL is Vancouver’s premier monthly gathering for developers, tech enthusiasts, industry professionals, and startup founders. This is your chance to dive into inspiring discussions, quick-fire demos, and lightning talks while connecting with the brightest minds in Vancouver’s tech scene.
+ food, drinks, and a good time 🍕🍻
90+ AI builders and enthusiasts came together at our Jan IRL event! 🚀
This Month’s Theme: “RAG & AI in Action”
Who Should Attend:
Whether you’re a seasoned developer, an industry professional, a startup founder, a hiring manager, a student, or a tech enthusiast, Vancouver.dev IRL is the perfect space to connect, collaborate, and engage with Vancouver’s vibrant tech community in real life.
🔥 Event Agenda
5:30 - 6:00 PM: Check-In + Meet & Greet
6:00 - 6:45 PM: Panel Discussion
6:45 - 6:50 PM : Break
6:50 - 7:35 PM: Lightning Talks + Demos
7:35 - 7:45 PM: Open Mic
7:45 - 8:30 PM: Community Hour
8:30 PM & Beyond: If there’s enough interest, join us for bar hopping and AI chats.
Panel Discussion: RAG & AI in Action
Panelists:
Ve (Varun) Sharma, Head of Engineering @YGG, ex-CTO of Adauris
Noorain Panjwani, Principal Consultant @ Xebia
Daniel James, Senior Solutions Engineer @ Couchbase
Moderator: Moderator: Toby Tobkin, ex-Google Cloud AI
Lightning Talks + Demos
Engage with short, impactful presentations from the community, showcasing cutting-edge projects, tools, and ideas.
Couchbase RAG AI Agents
Vision-based RAG
Baseweight - CD for OnDevice AI
Building a Multi-Agent Evals Tool
Vibe Deploying w/ Defang
Open Mic: Got something to share?
Step up to the mic and make your voice heard! Use your 1–2 minutes to:
Pitch a new idea or project
Seek a co-founder
Announce a hiring opportunity
Our Sponsors: Couchbase
Couchbase delivers Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications without compromise – delivering unmatched performance, scalability and cost-efficiency from cloud to edge and everything in between.
Boast combines in-house technical and R&D tax expertise with the latest AI technology to help organizations claim and access eligible R&D tax credits, minimizing audit risks and time-consuming processes in Canada and the United States.
Defang is an AI-enabled tool that deploys any app to any cloud with a single command.
still stuck on docker compose? defang gets you to cloud prod in minutes — compose.new
Our Venue Host: Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university recognized for experience-driven lifelong learning. The Vancouver campus offers tailored graduate programs in computer science, data engineering, analytics, digital media, information systems, and information design.
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