AI Native Netherlands Hits Its Biggest Meetup Yet

AI Native Netherlands hits its biggest meetup yet

Last night we hosted the 9th edition of AI Native Netherlands at Miro HQ in Amsterdam. 240 RSVPs, a packed room, and our biggest gathering so far.

From zero to 1,000 members in under a year

We started AI Native Netherlands less than twelve months ago. Today the community has grown past 1,000 members, making it one of the largest AI meetups in the Netherlands.

70% of last night's attendees were first-timers — a clear signal that the questions we're tackling (running AI in production, architecture, governance, AIOps) are exactly what practitioners are looking for right now.

A different host every edition

Every edition of AI Native Netherlands is hosted at a different office across the country. It keeps the community moving, lets us see how different teams work, and gives every host a chance to put their engineering culture in front of the people building the next generation of AI systems. Last night was Miro's turn, and they set a high bar.

If you'd like to host a future edition — or sponsor one — we'd love to hear from you.

What the talks covered

Three speakers, three very different angles on the same core question: how do you actually run AI inside a real engineering organization?

Shekhar Kachole opening the 9th edition of AI Native Netherlands at Miro HQ Amsterdam

Shekhar Kachole opened with a look at AI-powered operational intelligence inside a B2B SaaS core banking platform — what it takes to bring predictive monitoring and automated diagnostics into a regulated, high-stakes environment.

Kenny Schwegler running an interactive session on what blocks engineers from working with AI agents

Kenny Schwegler (DHL eCommerce) tackled one of the hardest questions facing engineering leaders right now: how do you maintain architectural integrity when AI agents are writing more and more of the code? He even ran a live audience poll on what's blocking teams from moving to their preferred way of working with AI — answers ranged from management and time to team self-efficacy and company policies.

Riccardo Cefalà from Miro presenting Why AI changes everything and everything stays the same

Riccardo M. Cefalà (Miro) closed the night with "Why AI changes everything and everything stays the same." A sharp reminder that the fundamentals of good engineering — clarity, accountability, sound architecture — matter more, not less, in an AI-native world.

Together, the talks made one thing clear: the conversation has moved on from "can AI do this?" to "how do we run it properly, at scale, without breaking what already works?"

Want to speak or sponsor a future edition?

We're cooking up more meetups as we speak, with new host offices lined up across the country. If you've got a real, in-the-trenches story about running AI in production — or you'd like to host or sponsor an upcoming edition — get in touch with us.

Join us on May 7 at Adyen

Our 10th edition is happening on May 7 at Adyen in Amsterdam. RSVP and details are on the AI Native Netherlands May meetup page.

You can also join the wider community and stay up to date on all future editions on the AI Native Netherlands Meetup group.

On to the 10th.