AI in Practice: Efficiency, Trust, and What Actually Works
**Co-hosted by Cloudera & NGINX Community Group by F5**
Join us at the **Cloudera Cork Office** on **Thursday, September 3, 2026**, for an evening of practical technical talks, live demonstrations, and direct networking with engineers, AI practitioners, and architecture leaders.
Whether you are looking to optimize LLM performance, reduce compute and token expenses, or secure enterprise AI workloads across modern infrastructure, this session delivers real-world insights from industry leaders at **Cloudera** and **F5**.
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### 📅 Event Details
* **Date:** Thursday, September 3, 2026
* **Time:** 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM IST (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
* **Venue:** Floor 5, Penrose Two, Penrose Dock, Alfred Street, Victorian Quarter, Cork, T23 YY09, Ireland
* **Format:** 2 Technical Talks + Live Q&A + Networking, Drinks & Pizza 🍕🥤
* **Cost:** Free (Registration required for venue security access)
* **Original / Primary Event Page:** https://www.meetup.com/futureofdata-dublin/events/315990123/
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### ⏱️ Event Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| **6:00 PM – 6:30 PM** | Doors Open, Check-in, Refreshments & Technical Networking |
| **6:30 PM – 7:00 PM** | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| **7:00 PM – 7:30 PM** | **Talk 1:** Fabrizio Fiorucci (F5) + Q&A |
| **7:30 PM – 8:00 PM** | **Talk 2:** Colm Hogan (Cloudera) + Q&A |
| **8:00 PM – 8:30 PM** | Pizza, Cold Drinks & Peer Networking |
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### 🎙️ Featured Speakers & Sessions
#### 1️⃣ Speaker 1: Fabrizio Fiorucci
* **Role:** EMEA Solutions Architect @ **F5**
* **Talk Title:** *When AI gets the keys to the house*
* **Abstract:** We wouldn't hand our front door key to a stranger on the street just because they spoke politely, yet millions of us do the digital equivalent with AI every single day. This talk explores what happens when eloquent software evolves from answering our questions to making decisions on our behalf, and why the future of technology isn't about intelligence, but trust.
#### 2️⃣ Speaker 2: Colm Hogan
* **Role:** Global Applied AI Director @ **Cloudera**
* **Talk Title:** *Context Engineering: Getting More from AI for Less*
* **Abstract:**
* **Stop Token Waste:** Why most organizations burn tokens and budget without realizing it—and actionable techniques to prevent it.
* **Right-Sizing Models:** How to choose the optimal model for a given task instead of defaulting to massive, expensive generalist models.
* **Conquering Memory Loss:** What happens when your AI session "forgets" (context compaction) and how to recover gracefully.
* **Live Benchmarks & Demos:** Practical before-and-after prompt optimization showing fewer tokens, lower cost, and higher-quality outputs.
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### 🎟️ Arrival & Security Info
* **Check-in:** A Cloudera representative will be in the Ground Floor lobby to escort attendees up to Floor 5.
* **Capacity:** Space is limited by venue capacity—please RSVP early to reserve your spot!
