VOL. III · SPEAKING Šimon prague + london · est. 2012
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I bring practical, experience-driven talks to conferences, meetups, and corporate events. 20 talks shipped to date — from AI Engineer Europe to dbt Coalesce to EuroPython. Whether your event is 30 people or 3,000.

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§ I · TOPICS

What I talk about.

AI & LLM applications

Building, shipping, and evaluating LLM-powered applications. From prompt engineering to production-grade agent systems.

Evals & testing for AI

How to evaluate AI systems rigorously — synthetic data, automated testing, and continuous evaluation pipelines.

Data engineering

Modern data stacks, dbt, DuckDB, and bringing data engineering practices to small teams and startups.

Vibe coding

Running multiple AI coding agents in parallel; live demos of AI-first development workflows.

Python patterns

Pydantic, type safety, and practical Python patterns for the LLM era.

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Tell me about your audience and theme; I'll craft a talk that fits.

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§ II · UPCOMING

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§ III · CHRONOLOGY

Past engagements.

Hover any entry; some have abstracts. Featured talks are marked in flame.

2026 Cognitive Exhaust Fumes: What Read-Only AI Sees That You Can't ai.engineer/europe (Online)
What happens when AI systems passively observe information without modifying it? Exploring the patterns and insights that read-only AI reveals — the cognitive byproducts humans overlook. Apr 2026
The Eval Flywheel: From "Works on My Laptop" to Systematic Quality GenAI Meetup (Prague, Czech Republic)
Most teams shipping GenAI products have no evaluation system. They have vibes, a few saved prompts, and hope. This talk starts with observability: if you can't see what's happening in production, nothing else matters. From there, we build the eval flywheel — a practical pattern where production observability feeds error analysis, error analysis generates eval cases, and eval cases prevent recurrence. Feb 2026
Evals, Benchmarks, and Guardrails: A Pythonista's Guide to Not Mixing Them Up PyData (Prague, Czech Republic)
"I'll just write pytest tests for my LLM"—but should you? This talk untangles benchmarks, evals, and guardrails: three concepts that sound similar but map to different Python patterns. Learn why pytest CAN work for evals (with the right mindset), why guardrails aren't tests at all, and a grounded theory approach to defining what "good" actually means for your task. Feb 2026
When (& How) to Start Writing Evals Evals.cz Meetup #1 (Prague, Czech Republic)
Most teams approach LLM evaluation like test-driven development: write tests first, then build. But LLMs have an infinite failure surface — you can't predict what will break. This talk argues for a different approach: deploy first, observe failures, then build evals for the patterns you've actually discovered. Feb 2026
Simultaneous Vibe Coding TopMonks Caffé (Prague, Loft N8)
A presentation on parallel vibe coding techniques, presented at TopMonks Caffé meetup. Jan 2026
2025 Jak se učit s AI Zvídavá nadílka 2025 (Prague, Kino Pilotů)
A presentation on learning with AI for high school students, presented at Zvídavá nadílka 2025. Dec 2025
Getting buy-in for data infrastructure setup dbt Coalesce (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
A practical framework for introducing dbt in your org — choosing the right entry point, starting with the right features, and aligning rollout with organizational readiness. Oct 2025
Simultaneous Vibe Coding AI Bootcamp 2025 (Chocerady, CZ)
A presentation on simultaneous vibe coding, presented at AI Bootcamp 2025. Sep 2025
Evals & Synthetic Data Hacker Camp 2025 (Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, CZ)
A presentation on evals, presented at Hacker Camp 2025. Aug 2025
Pydantic, Everywhere, All at Once EuroPython (Prague, Czech Republic)
A presentation on the use of Pydantic in a variety of contexts, and how to avoid its pitfalls. Jul 2025
Debate Concierge AI Tinkerers (Prague, CZ)
PydanticAI-based debate case-maker, presented at AI Tinkerers Prague. Feb 2025
2024 Multi-Agent Frameworks PyData Prague, Rapid7 offices, Czech Republic
A showdown of LangGraph and AutoGen, two Python-based multi-agent frameworks. Nov 2024
LLM & TDD? Maybe! (& AutoGen & DeepEval) pyvo Praha (Prague, Czech Republic)
A presentation on the use of language models and test-driven development in software development. Apr 2024
2023 Impromptu Talk at Data Mesh @ World Data Congress 2023 World Data Congress 2023, Prague, Czech Republic
How did I come to find myself on a stage, talking about data? How does anything ever happen, really? Mar 2023
Webinář: Umělá inteligence a její hrozby Prague, Czech Republic
Prezentace pro středoškolské debatéry na téma umělé inteligence a jejích hrozeb (na začátku ledna 2023). Jan 2023
2022 dbt and MDS in small-batch academic research: a working example dbt Coalesce (New Orleans, LA, USA)
A presentation on the use of dbt, DuckDB, and Meltano/Dagster in academic research. Oct 2022
Data Modeling as the First Data Hire STRV, Prague, Czech Republic
Coming into a company as the first data hire can be overwhelming - it certainly was for me! This lightning talk aims to distill the most important lessons for those who are considering the jump. (dbt can help.) Sep 2022
Neuroscience to MDS, or: On Data As Exhaust Summer Community Days (Online)
A presentation on my personal journey from neuroscience to data science, and the lessons learned along the way. Jul 2022
2017 Data Curation Workshop Charlottesville, VA, USA
A half-day workshop at the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science 2017 meeting. Aug 2017
SIPS Lightning Talk Charlottesville, VA, USA
A lightning talk presenting PsychTaskFramework at the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) 2017 meeting. Aug 2017

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