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AAIF Sri Lanka Chapter

planned future dates

10 Sep 2026

location

Hatch Works, Colombo Colombo, Sri Lanka

website

aaifsl.org


AAIF Sri Lanka Chapter - Inaugural Meetup

We're launching the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) Sri Lanka Chapter, and this is our very first gathering. Join us on 10th September 2026 at Hatch Works Colombo, 6:00 PM onwards, for an evening built around the fastest-moving corner of AI - agents that reason, plan, use tools, and act on their own.

As part of the global AAIF community, this chapter exists to bring together the people actually building agentic systems here in Sri Lanka - and we want our first stage to reflect exactly that. Whether you've shipped a multi-agent system in production, wired up your first tool-calling loop over a weekend, or you're researching where all of this is headed, we want to hear from you.

On the fence about submitting? Submit anyway. Some of the best talks come from practitioners sharing what actually broke, what they learned, and what they'd do differently. Bring the real story.

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24 Aug 2026

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06 Sep 2026

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What we're looking for

Sessions across the full agentic AI landscape, including (but not limited to):

  • Building AI agents – single-agent and multi-agent systems; frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Google ADK, and the OpenAI Agents SDK
  • Tool use, function calling, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Agentic RAG, agent memory, and context engineering
  • Orchestration, planning, and reasoning patterns (ReAct, plan-and-execute, reflection)
  • Evaluations, observability, and guardrails for agents in production
  • Agentic coding and developer workflows
  • Real-world case studies - what you built, what worked, what didn't
  • Voice agents, automation, and applied agents in industry
  • Governance, safety, and the economics of running agents at scale
  • Research directions and where agentic AI is heading

Who should submit

Anyone. You don't need to be a well-known speaker or hold a PhD. If you're a practitioner, founder, student, or researcher with something real to share, this stage is for you. First-time speakers are especially welcome - reach out and we'll help you shape your session.

Session formats

  • System Prompt (Keynote, 25–30 min) - one talk that anchors the evening and frames where agentic AI is heading.
  • Tool Calls (Lightning talk, 5–15 min) - two short, focused talks that go deep on one idea, tool, or lesson. High signal, no fluff.

Levels

All levels welcome, from introductory ("what even is an agent?") to deep technical dives. Please indicate the expected level and any prerequisites in your submission.

Target audience

Software and ML engineers, data scientists, founders, product builders, students, and the broadly AI-curious.


all submitted sessions

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8 submissions
Submitted sessions
Isuru Alagiyawanna
  • Vectors Guess. Graphs Know.
Shamal De Silva
  • Why Redis Was the Right Call for AI Agent Todo Lists
Ayesha Dissanayaka
  • MCP Auth Grows Up: Inside the 2026-07-28 Spec
Kumuditha Dodanwela
  • Your API Wasn't Built For Agents
Nisal Palliyaguru
  • Building Agents with Google ADK
Thivaharan Kalyanasundaram
  • Decentralized Identity for the Agentic Era
  • Securing AI Agents: Designing IAM When the User Isn't Human
Chamidu Himantha
  • Deep Dive: Building a WebMCP Native Voice Agent with LiveKit