Join us for an interactive session exploring how AI is fundamentally transforming software development—not as a bolt-on tool, but as a core collaborator in the development lifecycle. We'll examine Kiro, AWS's agentic AI IDE that enables spec-driven development, moving teams from "vibe coding" prototypes to production-ready systems with unprecedented speed and quality.
What We'll Cover
- The evolution from human-centric to AI-native development and why this represents a paradigm shift, not just incremental improvement
- How AI-driven development lifecycle (AI-DLC) orchestrates planning, decomposition, and implementation while developers maintain control over architecture, validation, and direction
- Real-world outcomes: 1500+ engineers actively using Kiro, reducing software specification from weeks to hours, and testing/troubleshooting from hours-weeks to minutes-days
- Best practices for cross-functional teams working with AI agents in a contextually collaborative, concurrent development environment
Session Format (45 minutes total)
- First 20 minutes: Presentation on AI-native software development principles and Kiro capabilities
- Next 20 minutes: Interactive discussion on implementation challenges and organizational transformation
- Final 5 minutes: Optional hands-on workshop preview for interested participants
Led by Ali Maaz, Sr. Manager of GTM Next Gen Developer Experience at AWS, this session will help you understand how to position AI as the center collaborator in your development teams, preparing your organization for the future of software development.
Who should attend
This session is designed for everyone at Stanford—regardless of your technical background.
AI is fundamentally leveling the playing field in software development. Whether you're a seasoned developer, data scientist, researcher, IT operations professional, systems administrator, project manager, or someone who's never written a line of code but has ideas you want to bring to life—this session will show you how AI agents are making software development accessible to all.
