Post-Conference Resources

Here are some popularly requested resources from the conference. 

AWS Developer Experience

Keynote: Agentic AI Isn’t Just for Developers — It’s Your Superpower

Speaker: Saurabh Dahal, AWS Developer Experience, Amazon North America

Thank you so much for attending my keynote on
Agentic AI for Education, Branding, and Job Search —
it was great connecting with all of you!

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey:

https://pulse.aws/survey/DJS4F5RM

Once you complete the survey, you’ll be directed to the
AWS Developers at IEEE Rising Stars 2026 event page on Amazon.
This page includes everything you need to get started with the tools and techniques covered in the keynote, including:

YouTube Video Demos

  • Installing Kiro
  • Setting up Kiro’s agentic features and MCP servers
  • Using Agent Hooks for automation
  • Generating visual diagrams and mind maps from study materials
  • Speeding up your job search and application process

GitHub Resources

  • GitHub repository containing the MCP configurations used in the demo and keynote

Free Amazon Programs

For students and young professionals to upskill and gain career opportunities, including:

  • Amazon Cloud Clubs — programs for college/university students and young professionals
  • Free hackathon with the opportunity to compete for
    $250,000 in cash prizes
  • AWS Community Builders program — apply to join a global community of professionals in
    tech, AI, and cloud with access to AWS resources

All of these resources are completely free and provide excellent opportunities to boost your career,
build hands-on skills, and expand your professional network.

Workshop: YP Leadership Workshop

Organizer: Yash Puneet, Amazon

Here are the slides from the YP workshop

Session: Learning at Scale: From instructor-led training to Blended Learning in Global Tech Firms

Speaker: Dallas Jensen, Energy Exemplar

As a takeaway from the event, we are offering a no-cost course, Modelling Power Systems, for students, and access to our software, PLEXOS! No strings attached, of course.

We work with universities across the globe to help students in this area leave university with real-world software and education to add to their CVs or resumes. Just shoot me an email if you’re interested, [email protected]. https://www.energyexemplar.com/global-university-program

– From this discord thread