AWS Community Day Kochi 2025

AI/ML Edition

Join Kerala's premier AWS community event to explore AI and Machine Learning on AWS - learn, share, and network with experts and enthusiasts!

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Date Saturday, 20 December 2025
Location Holiday Inn, Kochi, Kerala

About us



AWS User Group Kochi

Kerala's most active AWS community bringing together developers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts since 2017.

We organize monthly meetups, hands-on workshops, and networking events to help professionals grow their AWS skills and connect with like-minded peers.

Join our vibrant community of 3500+ members and be part of Kerala's cloud transformation!

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AWS Community Day Kochi

Our flagship annual event featuring AWS experts, industry leaders, and community builders sharing real-world insights and best practices.

This year's AI/ML Edition focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning on AWS, with technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities.

A full day of learning, connecting, and exploring the future of cloud technology in Kerala.

Key Takeaways

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Keynote by AWS
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25+ Technical Talks
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Open Discussions
🔬
Workshops
🍽️
Lunch
🤝
Networking
🎁
Goodies
🏁
Games

Previous Events

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#acdkochi24

571+ Registrations
417 Attendees
28 Speakers
22 Sessions
2 Workshops
5 Sponsors
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#acdkochi23

570 Registrations
468 Attendees
28 Speakers
28 Sessions
0 Workshops
7 Sponsors
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#acdkochi22

510 Registrations
430 Attendees
33 Speakers
27 Sessions
3 Panel Discussions
4 Sponsors
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#acdkochi19

420 Registrations
367 Attendees
22 Speakers
22 Sessions
2 Workshops
10 Sponsors
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Developers & DevOps Engineers
79%
C-Level
17%
Students
4%
Attendee Personas
Developers & DevOps Engineers
78%
C-Level
19%
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3%
Attendee Personas
Developers & DevOps Engineers
76%
C-Level
20%
Students
4%
Attendee Personas
Developers & DevOps Engineers
80%
C-Level
15%
Students
5%
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Event Highlights

ACDKOCHI24 | Event Highlights

Featured Speakers

Meet our amazing lineup of speakers

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan

Principal Enterprise Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Anannya Roy Chowdhury

Anannya Roy Chowdhury

Gen AI Developer Advocate

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Someshwaran M

Someshwaran M

Developer Advocate

Elastic
Sandeep Kumar Prakash

Sandeep Kumar Prakash

Principal Solutions Architect

AntStack
Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu

Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu

Cloud Engineer

SUDO Consultants
Chandru

Chandru N

Founder

Mafiree
deepak

Deepak Benny

CTO

Nubinix
Kushal Nagrani

Kushal Nagrani

Data Solution Architect

EPAM Systems
Mrinal P R

Mrinal P R

SRE - II

Guidewire Software
Sreejith Surendran

Sreejith Surendran

Senior Manager, Data Engineering

IBS PLC
Manu Raj L S

Manu Raj L S

Practice Lead - AI & Analytics

IBS Software
Joshwin Lal Tennyson J S

Joshwin Lal Tennyson JS

Solutions Lead - AI & Analytics

IBS Software
Mridhul Pax

Mridhul Pax

Founder, CEO

SlashLLM
Sai Purushoth

Sai Purushoth

Senior Engineer

Presidio
Vikneshwara R B

Vikneshwara R B

Lead Data Engineer

Presidio
Yeshwanth L M

Yeshwanth L M

Solutions Engineer

Confluent Inc
Ashish Tiwari

Ashish Tiwari

Principal Solutions Architect, Search & GenAI Specialist

Elastic
Manoj Kumar T

Manoj Kumar T

Platform Engineering Architect
Adit Modi

Adit Modi

Solution Architect

Lauren
Veera Solaiyappan

Veera Solaiyappan

Senior Software Engineer
Mukesh Jayaram

Mukesh Jayaram

Director of Technology

White Rabbit Group
Asa John

Asa John

Cloud Architect

IBS Software

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our amazing sponsors who make this event possible

Event Schedule

A full day of learning across 3 parallel tracks.

07:30 - 09:00

Registration

Check-in and networking with fellow attendees

09:00 - 09:10
Divya Rajan

Welcome Note

M01-K00: Welcome to AWS Community Day, Kochi 2025

Divya Rajan, People Advisor - Associate Manager, Accenture

09:10 - 09:40
Anannya Roy Chowdhury

AWS Keynote 1

M01-K01: India Builds in the Era of GenAI and Agentic AI

Anannya Roy Chowdhury, Gen AI Developer Advocate, AWS

09:40 - 10:10
Aparajithan Vaidyanathan

AWS Keynote 2

M01-K02: Build & Scale Responsible AI Applications on AWS

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan, Principal Enterprise Architect, AWS

10:10 - 10:25
Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu

Platinum Sponsor Talk - Sudo Consultants

M01-SP01: Transform your Business with Premier Services Cloud & GenAI Solutions

Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu, Cloud Engineer, SUDO Consultants

10:25 - 10:40
Sandeep Kumar Prakash

Platinum Sponsor Talk - AntStack

M01-SP02: The Great Refactoring: Navigating the Modernization Wave

Sandeep Kumar Prakash, Principal Solutions Architect, AntStack

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch & Networking

Networking lunch with speakers and attendees

16:40 - 16:50
Chandru

Gold Sponsor Talk - Mafiree

C01-SP03: Cross-Database Streaming on AWS: Keeping RDS MySQL and TiDB in Sync with Xstreami

Chandru N, Founder, Mafiree

16:40 - 17:00

Closing & Networking

Wrap-up and final networking session with goodies distribution

11:00 - 11:40
Someshwaran M

T01-S01: Making Elasticsearch Conversational: Agents, ES|QL, and You with Elastic Agent Builder

Someshwaran M, Developer Advocate, Elastic

11:45 - 12:25
Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu

T01-S02: Transforming Enterprise Productivity with Amazon QuickSuite and AWS Transform: The Future of Agentic AI and Cloud Automation

Rachapudi Venkata Pavan Vishnu, Cloud Engineer, SUDO Consultants

12:30 - 13:10
Ashish Tiwari

T01-S03: Designing Multi-Agent Systems on AWS Agent Core Using MCP Integrations

Ashish Tiwari, Principal Solutions Architect, Search & GenAI Specialist, Elastic

14:00 - 14:40
Kushal Nagrani

T01-S04: AutoML & No-Code ML on AWS — Machine Learning for Everyone

Kushal Nagrani, Data Solution Architect, EPAM Systems

14:45 - 15:25
Sandeep Kumar Prakash

T01-S05: LamRAG: 800GB, AI, And Lessons From A Project We Couldn't Complete

Sandeep Kumar Prakash, Principal Solutions Architect, AntStack

15:30 - 16:10
Raji Krishnamoorthy

T01-S06: Building AI Agents with AWS Strands Agent SDK

Deepak Benny, CTO, Nubinix

11:00 - 11:40
Manu Raj L S
Joshwin Lal Tennyson J S

T02-S01: 14x Cheaper AI: A Real-World LLM Distillation Case Study on Bedrock

Manu Raj L S, Practice Lead - AI & Analytics, IBS Software

Joshwin Lal Tennyson J S, Solutions Lead - AI & Analytics, IBS Software

11:45 - 12:25
Sai Purushoth
Vikneshwara R B

T02-S02: From Lake to LLM: Building AI-Ready Data with Amazon S3 Tables

Sai Purushoth, Senior Engineer, Presidio

Vikneshwara R B, Lead Data Engineer, Presidio

12:30 - 13:10
Adit Modi
Veera Solaiyappan

T02-S03: Scaling Custom LLMs on EKS: Trainium and Inferentia2-Powered AI Infrastructure

Adit Modi, Solution Architect, Lauren

Veera Solaiyappan, Senior Software Engineer, TEKsystems

14:00 - 14:40
Mrinal P R

T02-S04: Build Your Own AI Support Assistant Using AWS Bedrock in Minutes

Mrinal P R, SRE - II, Guidewire Software

15:30 - 16:10
Yeshwanth L M

T02-S05: AWS Bedrock VPC Flow Log Analyzer

Yeshwanth L M, Solutions Engineer, Confluent Inc

15:30 - 16:10
Aparajithan Vaidyanathan
Mukesh Jayaram
asa john
ansil

T02-P01: Panel Discussion: From Hype to Production: Real-World AI/ML Adoption

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan, Principal Enterprise Architect, AWS

Mukesh Jayaram, Director of Technology , White Rabbit Group

Asa John, Cloud Architect IBS Software

Ansil H, AI Ops Lead, CISCO

11:00 - 11:40
Mridhul Pax

T03-S01: AWS Bedrock Guardrails - Build Safe and Ethical GenAI applications

Mridhul Pax, Founder, CEO, SlashLLM

11:45 - 12:25
Manoj Kumar T

T03-S02: Impact of Platform Engineering in the era of AI

Manoj Kumar T, Platform Engineering Architect

12:30 - 13:30
Anannya Roy Chowdhury

T03-W01: AI for Bharath Workshop: Build an Image Editing Serverless App Powered by Amazon Bedrock

Anannya Roy Chowdhury, Gen AI Developer Advocate, AWS

Hands-on Workshop • Invite Only

14:00 - 14:45
Someshwaran M

T03-W02: From Streams to Sense: An Elasticsearch Ingest to Insights

Someshwaran M, Developer Advocate, Elastic

Hands-on Workshop • Invite Only

14:50 - 15:25
Sreejith Surendran

T03-S03: From Reactive to Autonomous: Reimagining Data Pipelines with Agentic AI

Sreejith Surendran, Senior Manager, Data Engineering, IBS PLC

15:30 - 16:10

T03-B01: Birds of a Feather

Informal networking and discussions on topics of interest

11:00 - 13:00
Someshwaran M

T04-W01: From Streams to Sense: An Elasticsearch Ingest to Insights

Someshwaran M, Developer Advocate, Elastic

Hands-on Workshop • 2 hours

14:00 - 16:00

T04-W02: AI for Bharath Workshop

Hands-on Workshop • 2 hours

Our Team

Meet the amazing volunteers making this event possible

Dijeesh Padinharethil

Dijeesh Padinharethil

Director of Engineering

Sedai Inc

sarka

Siddharth Shivkumar

Community Manager

Major League Hacking

sukanya

Sukanya M

Lead Engineer DevOps

QBurst

osnitheresa

Osni Theresa V X

Technology Specialist

Litmus 7

sarka

Sarika Jeevan

Senior Program Manager

Fingent

vignesh

Vignesh N

Founder & CEO

MeviTech

hakeem

Abdul Hakkeem PA

Student

CUSAT Kochi

milan

Milan Johnson

DevOps Engineer

Innovature Labs

abina-nj

Abina NJ

Student

Jyothi Engineering College

anjali-m

Anjali M

Student

Jain University Kochi

devika-aravind

Devika Aravind

Student

Jain University Kochi

lana

Lana Anvar

Student

CUSAT Kochi

lana

Gowri M M

Student

MEC Kochi

lana

Shibin Christin

Devops Engineer

Trenser Technology Solutions

lana

Aparna Nair

Associate Product Manager

White Rabbit Group

lana

Sameer Abdulla

Software and AI Engineer

Kireap

sanooj

Sanooj Mananghat

Founder, CEO

CloudPositive

ansil

Ansil H

AI Ops Lead

Cisco

naseem-shah

Naseem Shah

Head of Engineering

Xena Intelligence

ramees

Ramees Mohammed

Sol Wellness

vishnu

Vishnu K S

Senior Cloud Engineer

DP World

swathi

Swathi Shabu

Student Success Manager

Growing Stars Infotech

varsha

Varsha Shaheen

R&D Engineer

Lascade

camelia

Camelia Dawn Mc Arthur

Senior DevOps Engineer

Wipro

ananda-raj

Ananda Raj

DevOps Engineer

Redux

ranjitha

Ranjitha K N

Project Coordinator

In-tech Group India

tincy

Tincy M Thomas

Senior Software Engineer

Innovature

sreedan

Sreedan S Kumar

Student

Jain University, Kochi

sneha

Sneha C

Software Engineer

Verteil Technologies

iqbal

Muhammed Iqbal P B

Cloud Architect

Codeace

aswin

Aswin T Sunil

Software Developer

Tezon

nikhil

Nikhil K Menon

Student

Jain University

Venue

Event Location

Venue: Holiday Inn Cochin, an IHG Hotel

Address: National Highway Bypass, Vennala, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala 682028

Capacity: 500+ attendees

✅ Premium conference facilities
✅ Ample parking space
✅ Easy highway access
✅ Professional AV equipment

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