Speakers

The people shaping GDSC ANU 2026.

Engineers, architects, and practitioners from Google, Red Hat, and the AWS community — covering AI, cloud, open source, and the real skills that matter after graduation.

Harshil Siyani — AI Engineer at Google
AI

Harshil Siyani

AI Engineer · Google

Harshil works at the intersection of AI and product engineering, with a focus on building multiagent architectures using Google's Agent Development Kit. He'll walk through how to go from idea to a working agent system — practically and without the fluff.

Anupam Phogat — Software Engineer at Industry
Career

Anupam Phogat

Software Engineer · Industry

Anupam brings a candid perspective on what university gets right and wrong about preparing developers for industry. He'll break down the hidden skills that matter most — communication, ownership, and navigating ambiguity — and how to build them now.

Dave Hall — Cloud Architect at AWS User Group
Cloud

Dave Hall

Cloud Architect · AWS User Group

Dave makes a grounded case for when AI genuinely adds value and when simpler, cheaper, faster solutions are the better call. A perspective session for anyone building with AI who wants to think more clearly about tradeoffs.

Paul Wayper — Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat
Open Source

Paul Wayper

Senior Software Engineer · Red Hat

Paul shares what it actually looks like to build and ship inside a major open source project — the tooling, the culture, the contribution workflow, and why getting involved in open source is one of the highest-leverage things a student developer can do.

Sessions

What you'll hear on the day

Four focused sessions spanning AI systems, cloud pragmatism, industry realities, and the open source ecosystem.

  1. 01

    Build Multiagent Systems with Google ADK

    Harshil Siyani · Google

    AI
  2. 02

    The Human API: Fixing the Gap Between University and Reality

    Anupam Phogat · Industry

    Career
  3. 03

    Not Everything Needs an LLM

    Dave Hall · AWS User Group

    Cloud
  4. 04

    Red Hat Insights Advisor & the Open Source Ecosystem

    Paul Wayper · Red Hat

    Open Source

October 2026 · ANU Campus, Canberra

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