Dallas Game Dev Meetup: LVL UP Dev Night

Building an AI agent prototype is easy; making it reliable, observable, secure, and production-ready is where the real engineering starts. Join us for the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) Dallas Chapter Hands-on workshop. This edition is all about practical engineering—no hype. We are bringing together local AI engineers, platform architects, cloud practitioners, SREs, and developers to break down how real teams ship production-grade AI systems. 💡 What We’ll Cover: ⚙️ AI Development Lifecycle Who Should Join? Whether you are an AI/ML Engineer, Cloud Architect, DevOps/SRE lead, Startup Founder, Researcher, or Student, this meetup will deliver actionable insights and solid architecture patterns you can apply right away. Agenda 1:00 PM — Doors open & networking 1:15 PM — Welcome: AAIF Community Dallas 1:20 PM — Introduction to AI-DLC 1:45 PM — Hands-on Workshop for AI-DLC 3:45 PM — Wrap-up and Networking 4:30 PM — End! Speakers? David Berry - Engineering Educator & NASA HUNCH Mentor 📋 Prerequisites: A laptop with local models (Ollama) or access to LLMs via a personal account (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, GitHub Copilot). Instructions available at: https://bit.ly/3TZ8U5M No deep Agentic AI experience required! A basic understanding of programming, code repositories, SDLC, cloud platforms, or LLMs will help you get the most value. A basic experience in programming, cloud platforms, or LLMs will help you get more out of the sessions. Food & Beverages sponsored by Datadog, Inc., a Gold member of AAIF. AAIF runs under the Linux Foundation. Every participant agrees to the LF Events Code of Conduct and LF Privacy Policy—the shared standard for every room (organizers, speakers, hosts, members, and attendees). I have read and agree to the Linux Foundation Code of Conduct and the Linux Foundation Privacy Policy.

Most AI projects fail not because of the technology, but because they never fully integrate into the way organizations actually work. In this session, Aater Suleman will share how forward-deployed AI teams partner directly with customers, embedding within their operations to design, build, and deploy AI solutions that solve real business challenges. Attendees will gain practical insights into scoping AI initiatives, building high-impact teams, measuring value, and accelerating adoption. Discover why this customer-centric approach is helping organizations move beyond AI pilots and create measurable business outcomes at scale.