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Top 3 reasons to register for Open Source LLMs Dev Day
Hands-on workshops let you dive into generative AI and automation technologies
Looking to build your LLM and AI skills quickly? This is your opportunity. IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs – Asia Pacific Edition takes place on April 22, 2025, at 1:30 PM IST!
Join Nicholas Renotte, head of AI Developer Advocacy at IBM, as he kicks off IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs – Asia Pacific Edition. Designed for AI developers, data scientists, integration developers, administrators, and engineers, you'll jump-start your LLM and generative AI skills and dive into AI agents and assistants. You'll get over 12 hours of AI and open source content to quickly advance your AI journey from experimentation to deployment. And it's all free!
There are all kinds of great reasons to register for this free and interactive Dev Day. Here are three of the best:
1. Your choice of track
IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs – Asia Pacific has something for everyone, regardless of where you are on your AI journey. It's not "one size fits all" because not everyone has the same goals and experience. You have your choice of two distinct AI tracks:
Getting Started with Gen AI
AI agents are pushing the boundaries of machine intelligence, combining large language models with dynamic reasoning, planning, and tool use. By orchestrating these components, they can autonomously tackle a wide range of complex, multi-step tasks. Dive into the world of AI agents:
- Build your own custom agent
- Learn how to troubleshoot performance
- Expose your agent via an API
Applied AI
Follow along as IBM experts dive into the newly released IBM Granite foundation models, which are designed for the enterprise and optimized for business domains and use cases.
Learn how IBM is taking a different approach to delivering enterprise-level foundation models. This independent thinking delivers an open, multi-model approach to building AI applications. Rather than locking you into proprietary, restricted models, you'll see how you can take advantage of IBM's partnerships with Docker, HuggingFace, Meta and more.
2. Deep dive into code
IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs is designed for practitioners. You can expect code-level content and real-world examples and demos. Our IBM experts are working with code every day, and they'll help you understand how to take your gen AI projects from idea to implementation. Whether you’re building AI-powered applications, contributing open source code, or studying AI and computer science, our Dev Day will give you an edge on the competition.
Agenda highlights include:
- Introduction to leading open source LLMs
- Fine-tuning techniques with real-world demos
- Model evaluation frameworks
- Live Q&A with IBM experts
Whether you're an AI developer, data scientist, integration developer, or engineer, you'll get the large language model and generative AI skills you need to work start building confidently and efficiently.
3. Hands-on experience with IBM experts
At IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs – Asia Pacific, you won't just be sitting around reading slides. Our expert presenters will lead you through hands-on exercises and processes to help you learn how to build AI agents and AI assistants. These workshops will expose you to generative AI and automation technologies and techniques, and you'll get the chance to build with trusted IBM Granite open source AI models.
Roll up your sleeves and engage with our IBM experts. You'll learn all about the watsonx platform through instructor-led labs showcasing generative AI-based use cases to benefit your gen AI ecosystem.
Presenters include:
- Anna Gutowska, AI Engineer
- Brunda Reddy, AI Engineer
- Cedric Clyburn, Senior Developer Advocate
- Hailey Quach, Data Scientist
- Charan Acharya, Software Architect
- Vijesh Bhakta Rajagopal, watsonx.ai Product Leader
- Ash Minhas, AI Content Manager
Register today
This free online event is your chance to unlock the power of open source LLMs and take your AI skills to the next level. On April 22, 2025, join us from wherever you are in the world and turbocharge your AI know-how!