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There's something electric about standing in front of a room full of developers and trying to convince them that your niche obsession is worth their Friday evening. From meetup stages to conference halls, these are the talks where I've broken down complex topics into (hopefully) entertaining stories — complete with live demos that occasionally work on the first try.

Agency over Intelligence

December 2025

Agency over Intelligence

Guest Lecture at Oxford College, NepalAI AgentsHuman Agency

Intelligence is now available on tap. So what's left for humans to compete on?

Agentic AI for Engineering Professionals

August 2025

Agentic AI for Engineering Professionals

SNEVic Career Conference 2025

A gentle introduction to foundation models and agentic AI for engineering professionals.

Large Language Models & Agentic AI

June 2025

Large Language Models & Agentic AI

Guest Lecture at MIT, Melbourne

Introduction to Large Language Models and Agentic AI, and how they can be used to solve real-world problems.

Wonderful World of Open-Weights AI

March 2025

Wonderful World of Open-Weights AI

Google Developers Group Melbourne

A deep dive into the wonderful world of open-weights AI – what it is, why it matters, and how you can get started.

Beyond Mainstream Maps

Feb 2024

Beyond Mainstream Maps

MelbJS

Introduction to open source maps on the web. A Talk from MelbJS meetup, Feb 2024.

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