Platforms for the AI Era

The Platform Engineering AI Meetup group is expanding its global footprint from India and is thrilled to land in Silicon Valley this August! Driven by CNCF roots and a mission to help the platform community thrive, the team is excited to announce the next meetup— a joint event proudly hosted in collaboration with Nutanix, Mirantis and Nirmata. Welcome to the Platform Engineering AI Meetup, happening on August 27th, 2026, at the Nutanix Office in San Jose! Full Agenda: Check-in (5:30-6pm PT): Nutanix San Jose OfficeTalk 1 (6-6:15pm): Distributed LLM Inference at Scale, Nutanix, Aditya Kolsur/Neelabh Sinha (Member of Technical Staff)Talk 2 (6:15-6:30pm): Your Golden Paths Weren't Built for Agents, Massdriver, Cory O'Daniel (CEO & Co-Founder)Talk 3 (6:30-6:45pm): Introducing OttoFlow: Deterministic AI Workflows for Kubernetes, Nirmata, Anubhav Sharma (VP of Customer Success)Drinks & Pizza Break (6:45-7:15pm) Talk 4 (7:15-7:30pm): Building a Self-Service Data Platform for Telecom-Scale Identity and Ingestion, T-Mobil, Suresh Tambe (Principal Engineer, T-Mobile)Talk 5 (7:30-7:45pm): Platform in the AI Infrastructure era: A Tryst with k0rdent, Mirantis, Neil Overmon (Senior Dir of Solution Architecture)Talk 6 (7:45-8pm): Building AI-Powered Platforms at Scale: Lessons from Real-Time Fraud Detection Systems, PayPal, Arpit Mittal (Staff Software Engineer)Wrap UP & Network (8-8:30pm) Let’s kick things off with curiosity, conversation, and community! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn, network, and connect with fellow AI and Cloud Native enthusiasts right here in Silicon Valley. Complimentary food, drinks and swags included. Don't miss out on celebrating innovation with the Platform Engineering AI Meetup group! CFP Submissions - CLOSED The event is only for 170 confirmed invites. RSVP for your confirmed invite: 📍: Nutanix, 1740 Technology Dr, San Jose, CA 95110, United States 📅: 27th August 2026 🕰️: 5.30 PM to 8.30 PM Pacific Things to Remember: *ONLY 170 CONFIRMED INVITES**