Pick a Side: The Future of Tech 🔥

Big questions. Bold predictions. Different opinions. Nobody knows the answers.

What if you attended a technology event where the audience was the main attraction?

No keynote speakers telling you what the future holds. No panels of experts pretending to have all the answers.

Instead, we're turning the room into a live, interactive town hall to explore some of the biggest unanswered questions about the future of technology.

Here's how it works:We'll reveal a question. You'll have to pick a side.Agree or disagree? Move to the side of the room that represents your opinion.

Then the fun begins.

Our hosts will invite people from both sides to share their perspectives, challenge assumptions, make bold predictions and raise questions nobody else has considered.

Hear something that changes your mind? Switch sides!

We have several questions prepared, but where the conversation goes is entirely up to you. We might get through them all, or we might spend the whole session exploring just one.

And we're keeping the questions secret until the event!

Whether you're a developer, cloud architect, entrepreneur, student or just curious about where technology is taking humanity, we want to hear what you think.

No slides. No scripts. No right answers. Just great conversations about our future.

🚨 Don't Miss Out!

Our last three Vancouver AWS User Group events have all reached maximum capacity, filling one of AWS's largest event rooms in Vancouver.If you're planning to attend, register early and make sure you arrive before check in closes!

Event Agenda

5:00 PM | Check In (closes at 6:15 PM) 🚨Please bring government issued ID.

5:30 PM to 6:15 PM | IRL Social NetworkingArrive, grab some food and drinks, meet other AWS fans and settle in.

6:15 PM to 6:30 PM | Welcome and IntroductionsA quick welcome, context for the evening, community updates and a thank you to our sponsor, BDO.

6:30 PM to 7:10 PM | Pick a Side: The Future of Tech The main event!We'll reveal our mystery questions one at a time. Pick your side, share your vision of the future, hear opposing perspectives and see whether anyone can change your mind.

YOU can drive the discussion, so anything could happen!7:10 PM to 7:30 PM | Final Showdown This is a great networking opportunity.The final showdown is one last question with a twist.

7:30 PM to 7:45 PM | Lightning Talks and Wrap Up ⚡Fast community lightning talks. Bring a project, event, lesson learned, demo, question or anything AWS related you'd like to share with the community.