Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#ThisWeekInNET — Episode 107
In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Leslie Hasvold, Senior Director of Corporate Events, Programs & Customer Advocacy, and Craig Dennis, Senior Developer Educator for AI, to talk about Cloudflare’s first global Connect conference in Las Vegas and the launch of AI Avenue, a recent documentary series (this Friday episode 5 just came out) exploring how people around the world are learning, experimenting, and building with AI.
We cover what to expect from Connect Las Vegas, from 100+ breakout sessions to keynotes focused on AI, innovation, and the future of the Internet. But we also go behind the scenes of AI Avenue to learn how AI is reshaping creativity, education, and development.
⏱️ Timestamps
01:25 – Welcome and overview of Cloudflare Connect Las Vegas
02:50 – What makes this Connect different from regional events
04:15 – Educational tracks: Developers & AI, Networking & Security, Platform & Governance
05:50 – The global reach: 62 countries and growing community
07:10 – Why Las Vegas and the focus on AI, creators, and the future of the Internet
10:50 – Introducing AI Avenue with Craig Dennis
12:20 – Workshops, agents, and hands-on AI demos at Connect
15:40 – What is AI Avenue and how it came to be
18:20 – Teaching AI to everyone, not just developers
21:00 – Voice, vision, and thinking: the making of AI Avenue episodes
26:10 – The ethics of learning, creativity, and replacement fears
30:00 – AI’s role in creativity and scaling human ideas
35:00 – Closing thoughts: building, learning, and touching the future of AI
🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
🌐 ThisWeekinNET.com
🌐 More about the event at events.cloudflare.com/connect/2025
🌐 More about AI Avenue at https://aiavenue.show
#ThisWeekInNET #Cloudflare #Connect #AIAvenue #AI
#ThisWeekInNET — Episode 107
In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Leslie Hasvold, Senior Director of Corporate Events, Programs & Customer Advocacy, and Craig Dennis, Senior Developer Educator for AI, to talk about Cloudflare’s first global Connect conference in Las Vegas and the launch of AI Avenue, a recent documentary series (this Friday episode 5 just came out) exploring how people around the world are learning, experimenting, and building with AI.
We cover what to expect from Connect Las Vegas, from 100+ breakout sessions to keynotes focused on AI, innovation, and the future of the Internet. But we also go behind the scenes of AI Avenue to learn how AI is reshaping creativity, education, and development.
⏱️ Timestamps
01:25 – Welcome and overview of Cloudflare Connect Las Vegas
02:50 – What makes this Connect different from regional events
04:15 – Educational tracks: Developers & AI, Networking & Security, Platform & Governance
05:50 – The global reach: 62 countries and growing community
07:10 – Why Las Vegas and the focus on AI, creators, and the future of the Internet
10:50 – Introducing AI Avenue with Craig Dennis
12:20 – Workshops, agents, and hands-on AI demos at Connect
15:40 – What is AI Avenue and how it came to be
18:20 – Teaching AI to everyone, not just developers
21:00 – Voice, vision, and thinking: the making of AI Avenue episodes
26:10 – The ethics of learning, creativity, and replacement fears
30:00 – AI’s role in creativity and scaling human ideas
35:00 – Closing thoughts: building, learning, and touching the future of AI
🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
🌐 ThisWeekinNET.com
🌐 More about the event at events.cloudflare.com/connect/2025
🌐 More about AI Avenue at https://aiavenue.show
#ThisWeekInNET #Cloudflare #Connect #AIAvenue #AI
