Google Cloud meets Machine Learning – 24 August 2017

It’s fair to say that Google Developers experts are always one step ahead us! They are the brains always thinking ahead, striving to solve some of the most pressing problems in emerging markets by offering innovative solutions we didn’t even know we needed. Very much like the Google Cloud Platform that has revolutionised business infrastructure, scalability and data analytics across the globe.

Nonetheless, these same experts have realised that the best ideas are not always generated out of a Google office…some of the best ideas can come from anyone – anywhere.

After all, Nairobi is a budding ecosystem of software engineers in both Infrastructure and cloud who are keenly working its building tools and systems that support data scientists and their teams that are looking at how they can deploy their work to the cloud.

So, it makes absolute sense that Google Developers Experts would invite the Cloud, ML and AI community to a meet up and networking event that explores the Cloud and Machine Learning infrastructure and the solutions it provides business today.  

The session will ultimately bring together great minds eager in exploring the endless possibilities of collaboration and synergy. The Panel Discussion that is lined up is fantastic and we are so excited to welcome James Mwai, Kenneth Kinyanjui, Muthoni Wanyoike and Kathleen Siminyu  into the space.

James and Kenneth will introduce the Google Cloud platform, and shed some light on its big data products; Muthoni and Kathleen will then take us through the endless possibilities in Machine Learning. When you are looking at revolutionising tools and systems that can empower business today- this is where you need to start.

Lets meet the Speakers:

Kenneth Kinyanjui

A Software Engineer , Entrepreneur and Mentor based in Nairobi, Kenya and Marseille,France. During the day, he is the Chief of Product at WeCashUp , which is a universal mobile money API enabling any digital business to accept payments from the unbanked. He is also a Google Developer Expert and one of Africa’s Google Launchpad Accelerator Mentors. Regularly, you will find him offering office hours to startups , hosting meetups with Google Developer Groups, running Google Design Sprints and attending local meetups groups as well. Ken is actively solving problems in Emerging markets and helping make it easy to do so through sharing his experiences

James Mwai

A software engineer, mentor and entrepreneur with over seven years experience in design and implementation of mobile and web based software systems. James is actively involved in the Kenyan tech community where he has participated in many technology events both as an a organiser and a speaker. Moreover, he has worked as a consultant building web based systems in Python and cloud automation tools for various companies in Kenya and abroad.  He is currently the CTO of E-Commerce Startup Sky.Garden

Kathleen Siminyu

A Data Scientist at Africa’s Talking and a Co-Organizer of the Nairobi Chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science. With a background in Mathematics and Computer Science as well as the advantage of working on a small and very young data team, she has interacted with the full spectrum of data-related roles, from curating a suitable big data architecture to building the infrastructure, cleaning data and engineering features, down to the analysis, building of data and machine learning models and finally visualization of insights.

Muthoni Wanyoike

Muthoni is a co-organizer of the Nairobi Women in Machine Learning and Data Science meetup which brings together people working in or with interests in Machine Learning and Data Science. During the day, you will find her at Ongair, working on Data and Research.

You really do not want to miss out of this opportunity to explore the Google Cloud Platform and learn how you can revolutionise businesses on Thursday 24th August 2017 at Nairobi Garage Westlands from 18:00.

Make sure you RSVP your seat here – see you there!