Derek Bingham
Derek is a long time developer with a passion for building software, as a Developer Advocate he enjoys talking and writing about what he used to do for a living... for a living. Derek helps and supports various technical communities across Australia and New Zealand and is excited to see how software development technology and practices are constantly evolving, he is also happy mentoring people who are navigating the ambiguities and complexities of a career in tech.
Sessions
The developer landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. What began with coding assistants has rapidly
evolved into AI agents and autonomous systems that are reshaping how we build software. This evolution isn't
slowing down—it's accelerating.
In this session, we'll examine the current state of the developer ecosystem and how AI is fundamentally changing what it means to be a developer.
Whether you're concerned about keeping pace with change or excited about the possibilities ahead, this session
will equip you with insights to make decisions about your development practices and career path in an AI-augmented future.
In this workshop we will learn two ways to build AI Agents on AWS. We will learn how to create an agent with the Amazon Strands SDK that is model agnostic, creating a sample application as we go. We will also explore alternate ways we can create agents within Amazon Bedrock and how in each case we can connect to an MCP server and use its tools.