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Public speaking & meetups

Talks I've given and groups I help organise across Aotearoa.

Talks

Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group
Best of Build 2026: GitHub Copilot SDK

Jun 22, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland

Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group
Best of Build 2026: GitHub Copilot SDK

A lightning talk recap of Microsoft Build 2026, diving into the GitHub Copilot SDK announcements and what they mean for developers.

Jun 22, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Microsoft Reactor
Microsoft Build //localhost:auckland

Jun 19, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland

Microsoft Reactor
Microsoft Build //localhost:auckland

Hosted and presented at the Auckland Reactor edition of Microsoft Build, covering Copilot CLI, the Copilot SDK, and Microsoft Foundry with live demos and hands-on labs.

Jun 19, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Aotearoa Azure Meetup
Best of Build 2026: Copilot CLI & Copilot SDK

Jun 18, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland

Aotearoa Azure Meetup
Best of Build 2026: Copilot CLI & Copilot SDK

A walkthrough of the Copilot CLI and Copilot SDK announcements from Microsoft Build 2026 and what they unlock for Azure developers.

Jun 18, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group
From One PR to Another: Agentic Workflows on GitHub

May 13, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland

Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group
From One PR to Another: Agentic Workflows on GitHub

A live demo of using AI-driven workflows to trigger actions across repositories—automatically creating a PR in a second repo when changes are merged.

May 13, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Auckland .NET User Group
GitHub Copilot Dev Days

A hands-on workshop from the global GitHub Copilot Dev Days series where I helped participants navigate Agent Lab with .NET.

May 12, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Coding Night ANZ
Global Azure

GlobalAzure is a worldwide community event dedicated to Microsoft Azure.

Apr 18, 2025 Online
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Aotearoa Azure Meetup
Global Azure

GlobalAzure is a worldwide community event dedicated to Microsoft Azure.

Apr 16, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Auckland .Net User Group
🔥 Aspire ReCap & Streams vs. Queues

Sinan will cover what is new at Aspire 13.2 and what is been covered at Aspire Conference

Apr 14, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Auckland .Net User Group
One AppHost, Many Worlds: .NET Aspire in Practice

Sinan explore how Aspire can be used as the backbone of a modern application by building and evolving a distributed system live.

Feb 11, 2026 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Auckland .Net User Group
.NET Conf 2025 - Afterparty @ Auckland

Unwind after the conference and keep the .NET conversations going at our informal afterparty meetup!

Dec 10, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Coding Night ANZ
VS Code Dev Days event

A global initiative designed to bring hands-on, in-person experiences to technical communities around the world.

Sep 25, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Aotearoa Azure Meetup
.NET Aspire and Azure Developer CLI

We'll explore how .NET Aspire simplifies building cloud-ready apps and how the AZD makes it easy to deploy them to Azure.

Sep 18, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Coding Night ANZ
Running Multi-Service Apps Locally with .NET Aspire

.NET Aspire makes it easier by giving you a single, developer-friendly way to run and connect everything without drowning in configs.

Sep 15, 2025 Online
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Auckland Kubernetes Meetup
.NET Aspire and Aspir8

Deploying .NET application on Kubernetes using Aspir8, an open-source project that handles the generation of deployment YAML based on app host

Aug 26, 2025 Microsoft NZ, Auckland
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Junior Devs
Exploring .Net Aspire by Sinan Nar

In this short talk, Sinan will talk about how .Net Aspire may help developer experience with a quick demo.

Aug 6, 2025 Xero Ltd, Auckland
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YouTube recordings

Coding Night ANZ
Global Azure
Apr 18, 2025

Coding Night ANZ
Global Azure

GlobalAzure is a worldwide community event dedicated to Microsoft Azure.

Apr 18, 2025 Watch on YouTube →
Auckland .Net User Group
One AppHost, Many Worlds: .NET Aspire in Practice
Feb 11, 2026

Auckland .Net User Group
One AppHost, Many Worlds: .NET Aspire in Practice

Sinan explore how Aspire can be used as the backbone of a modern application by building and evolving a distributed system live.

Feb 11, 2026 Watch on YouTube →
Coding Night ANZ
Running Multi-Service Apps Locally with .NET Aspire
Sep 15, 2025

Coding Night ANZ
Running Multi-Service Apps Locally with .NET Aspire

.NET Aspire makes it easier by giving you a single, developer-friendly way to run and connect everything without drowning in configs.

Sep 15, 2025 Watch on YouTube →
Aotearoa Azure Meetup
.NET Aspire and Azure Developer CLI
Sep 18, 2025

Aotearoa Azure Meetup
.NET Aspire and Azure Developer CLI

Session recording covering .NET Aspire and azd.

Sep 18, 2025 Watch on YouTube →
Auckland Kubernetes Meetup
.NET Aspire and Aspir8
Aug 26, 2025

Auckland Kubernetes Meetup
.NET Aspire and Aspir8

Deploying .NET application on Kubernetes using Aspir8, an open-source project that handles the generation of deployment YAML based on app host

Aug 26, 2025 Watch on YouTube →

Organiser for

Auckland .NET User Group

Organizer
Auckland .NET User Group

A monthly Auckland meetup for .NET developers to share practical talks, releases, and real-world engineering lessons.

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Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group

Organizer
Aotearoa NZ GitHub User Group

A community meetup for developers across Aotearoa to share knowledge on Git, GitHub, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Information Security.

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Aotearoa Azure Meetup

Organizer
Aotearoa Azure Meetup

A community meetup focused on Azure, cloud architecture, and platform engineering sessions across Aotearoa.

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