The Cautious AI Champion

Meetup in Breda – The Cautious AI Champion Join BrabantPHP for an insightful evening in Breda, hosted by Johnny Van de Laar. This meetup is for developers, engineering leads, and tech enthusiasts curious about integrating AI into real-world, legacy systems. ### What to Expect - Talk: The Cautious AI Champion: What I Learned Onboarding Agents to Legacy Code by Daniëlle Suurlant. - Key insight: Daniëlle volunteered for her company’s AI Champions team and spent 12 months navigating the challenges of bringing AI agents into a codebase first committed in 2004 – a highly custom application with no existing training models. The talk covers change and risk management across a team of skeptics, enthusiasts, and the curious. ### Event Details - Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 - Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CEST (food from 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM; talk starts at 7:30 PM) - Venue: Let's Talk, Ceresstraat 1, Breda (office entrance at Fellenoordstraat 99) - Language: English (unless not necessary) - Level: Novice to expert - Free attendance, food, and drinks included ### About the Sponsors The meetup is sponsored by Let's Talk, a telecom pioneer that built custom software powering subscription processes for major retailers across the Netherlands and Belgium. The venue reflects their commitment to innovation, agile scrum, and talent-driven collaboration. ### Getting There - 20-min walk from Breda train station; bus stop nearby. - Parking: Arsenaalpad/Gasthuisvelden (€4 max, 400m walk) or Concordia parking garage (€14 max, 230m). 📌 Register on Meetup