DeveloperWeek 2025: Full Schedule

Join 600+ Developers at the Nation's Largest Challenge-Driven Hackathon.

Join 800+ developers builidng new apps, bots -- in person or online. Participants can build any app of their choice and will compete for $20,000+ in cash, products and prizes.
Get all the details and the amazing challenges & prizes here: https://www.developerweek.com/events/hackathon/
Put yourself in the center of the developer world!

Register for your ticket here!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 6:30pm PST
Expo Hall

4. Hackathon

In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

KEYNOTE (AI DevWorld): Stack Overflow -- Why Building Trust in AI Is Key to Healthy Knowledge Ecosystem

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Prashanth Chandrasekar, Stack Overflow, CEO

The internet and its business models are changing. For the last 16 years, Stack Overflow has been at the forefront, helping to shape the future of the web. In this time of disruption comes a necessary time to reflect, change, and break the norms of ‘this is how it's always been done.’ With the expansion of generative AI, many LLM providers are not allowing the world to operate as it has previously. Instead, a new paradigm has emerged: content created by thousands of creators across the Open Web is now being used to train models without respect or attribution for the original creator.

Consequently, in the current transformation, human-centered sources of knowledge are obscured. We face a world in which the old paradigms are no longer paramount, and their places in the world are redefined. Companies and organizations lucky enough to host these engines of knowledge production are at a decision point; how do they continue to monetize when the technological landscapes have changed? A change in strategy will allow these companies, AI tools, and the communities and data sets that power them to thrive.

CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar shares why in the GenAI era, trust in data is key to driving innovation, improving the developer experience, and building thriving knowledge communities.

Speakers

Prashanth Chandrasekar

CEO, Stack Overflow

Prashanth Chandrasekar is Chief Executive Officer of Stack Overflow and is responsible for driving Stack Overflow’s overall strategic direction and results. Prashanth is a proven technology executive with extensive experience leading and scaling high-growth global organizations... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference, OPEN Session, Generative AI & LLMs (AI DevWorld), AI Ethics (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

OpenAPI Summit: The Third-Wave of API Management

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST

Dev Exec World

Adrian Machado, Zuplo, Staff Engineer

The third-wave of API management is here. There are several trends that engineers and technical leaders need to know so they can choose the right tools and platforms for building their APIs. Trends include
1. Modernization around API gateways - The move towards GitOps over server configuration, and Edge over regional deployments
2. Centralization around OpenAPI and new tooling that's emerged
3. A strong focus on API DevX - what API-as-a-product really looks like in practice and the companies pushing the envelope. SDK generation, docs platforms, and more take center stage.

The talk will cover technology and tools engineering leaders should look to adopt and the benefits/drawbacks

Speakers

Adrian Machado

Staff Engineer, Zuplo

I am a Staff Software engineer working at Zuplo. I specialize in our open source technology and adopting emerging technologies (ex. AI) at the company. This includes our work on RateMyOpenAPI, Zudoku, Mockbin, and various other tools. I've written several blogs for Zuplo, and spoken... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OpenAPI Summit, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

PRO Session: Building an Evidence-Based Culture for Strategic Product Development

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Connor Joyce, Microsoft, Senior User Researcher

In today's competitive digital landscape, successful product development hinges not just on innovation but on the ability to make informed, evidence-based decisions that ensure features are satisfying user needs that align with business objectives. This talk introduces the "Impact Mindset," a revolutionary approach detailed in the book "Bridging Intentions to Impact," which includes an easy to adopt framework and process to guide product teams in redefining success through the lens of user behavior.

Key takeaways will include strategies for creating organic demand for insights within product teams to support informed decision-making and foster collaboration between UX designers, researchers, and product managers. Attendees will learn to define meaningful metrics that go beyond vanity statistics, ensuring that every feature launched drives measurable behavior change and positive user and business impact. Not only a presentation, the audience will be granted a free resource so they can leave the talk ready to apply the insights.

The Impact Mindset approach marks a new era in product development, where success is measured by depth and impact rather than mere usage.

Speakers

Connor Joyce

Senior User Researcher, Microsoft

Connor Joyce is the author of "Bridging Intentions to Impact" and a Senior User Researcher on the Microsoft Copilot Team, where he is advancing the design of AI-enhanced features. Passionate about driving meaningful change, Connor advocates that companies adopt an Impact Mindset... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Methodology: Agile and Rapid Prototyping and SCRUM and Beyond (ProductWorld), Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

Product Roundtable: Shalini Dinesh, Senior Product Manager, Walmart

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am PST

Roundtable Room

Dev Roundtables / Product Roundtables / AI Roundtables give attendees the opportunity to meet in small groups with DeveloperWeek + ProductWorld + AI DevWorld speakers and industry leaders to discuss real-world topics relevant to you. These open roundtables are working sessions for in-depth industry conversations.

Speakers

Shalini Dinesh

Senior Product Manager, Walmart

Shalini Dinesh is a Senior Product Manager at Walmart, the world’s leading Fortune 1 company, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping product strategy and innovation. With a Master's in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Shalini combines technical... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am PST
Roundtable Room

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Product Lead / Product Manager Roundtables (ProductWorld), ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

DeveloperWeek Certificate Program

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 4:00pm PST

https://www.developerweek.com/certificates/

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 4:00pm PST

2. Experiences & Official Events

In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PST

"Dev Challenge" -- Earn Prizes

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 6:30pm PST

Complete specific tasks at DeveloperWeek 2025 to earn "Dev Cash" to redeem for DeveloperWeek 2025 Prizes!
https://www.developerweek.com/dev-challenge/

Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:30am - 6:30pm PST

2. Experiences & Official Events

Session Type OPEN Session, PRO Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

KEYNOTE (Product): The Product Guild -- Busting the Biases That Block Innovation

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Leslie Grandy, the University of Washington, Lead Executive in Residence

Innovation is the lifeblood of successful products, yet even the most talented teams can unknowingly fall prey to biases that stifle creativity and hinder progress. As product leaders, your decisions shape the future of your products and drive your organization’s growth. But are hidden biases holding your teams back from reaching their full potential?

In our fast-paced, competitive landscape, it’s not enough to generate ideas; we must create an environment where the best, most groundbreaking ideas can thrive. This presentation will reveal the common biases that subtly, yet powerfully, block innovation—from expert and confirmation biases that narrow our vision to status quo and fixation biases that keep us clinging to outdated methods.

You’ll learn actionable strategies to recognize and dismantle these biases, fostering a culture that embraces diverse perspectives, challenges assumptions, and encourages bold, creative thinking. By busting these biases, you’ll unlock your team’s full innovation potential, drive more impactful product development, and position your company as a leader in the market.

Speakers

Leslie Grandy

Lead Executive in Residence, the University of Washington

Leslie Grandy is an accomplished author, speaker, and CEO advisor who helps companies, teams, and product leaders leverage creative thinking to elevate their organizations, conquer their markets, and maintain relevance in a rapidly changing world. Leslie works with start-ups and large... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Roadmap Strategy & Innovation (ProductWorld), Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OPEN Session: Using AI to Solve Real Problems for Development Teams

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

Dennis Pilarinos, Unblocked, Founder & CEO

For all the claims about AI increasing developer productivity, why aren't developers seeing more of an impact?

What we’ve heard from thousands of developers is that writing code is not their main challenge. They’re stuck at Step #1 – trying to find the right context about how the codebase works and why.

Codebases are a compilation of thousands of decisions, discussions, and documents that live across tools like Confluence, Slack, Notion, Jira, Linear, GitHub, and more - accumulated over years if not decades. Whether a developer is onboarding to your team or trying to understand how a piece of legacy code works, they waste hours every day digging for the answers through all these systems.

Unblocked augments your code with context from the tools in your stack, giving your development team a platform for asking questions, and for discovering historical context about their code.

The impact here is profound: with Unblocked, developers can answer their own questions without interrupting their peers or having to wait for meetings. What’s more, they can find the entirety of the information they need wherever they're working.

If we want to see actual productivity benefits from AI, we need to use it where we spend the most time. The more we can empower developers with the context they need, the faster we can achieve our goals and the happier we can make our teams.

Speakers

Dennis Pilarinos

Founder & CEO, Unblocked

Dennis Pilarinos is the founder and CEO of Unblocked, a developer platform that gives teams helpful answers to questions about their codebase. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Buddybuild, a mobile-focused continuous integration service that Apple acquired in 2018 and launched... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Developer Experience (DX), Technical Leadership & Management
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, Dev Exec World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

PRO Session: From Hype to Impact: Cracking the Code on AI ROI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Nabil Bukhari, Extreme Networks, Chief Product & Technology Officer, EVP, GM Subscription Business

In the race to adopt AI, even experienced business leaders can find themselves focusing too much on the technology itself, leading to less-than-optimal results. AI isn’t just about algorithms, machine learning, and large language models - it’s about the meaningful impact it can deliver when applied strategically. Nabil Bukhari, CTO and GM of subscriptions at Extreme Networks, the world’s fastest growing cloud networking company, offers a fresh perspective on AI strategy—one that prioritizes real outcomes over flashy applications.

In this session, Nabil will present the ARC Framework, a proven approach that guides organizations (A)ccelerating existing processes, (R)eplacing outdated systems, and (C)reating valuable new experiences, all to ensure AI investments drive measurable business impact.

This framework took shape during the development of Extreme Platform One, one of Extreme’s most ambitious projects to date. In a world where 80% of AI projects fail, Extreme Platform One stands out for simplifying complex network management and delivering tangible value to organizations of all sizes. The ARC Framework highlights that AI itself is not the innovation - it’s how we apply it strategically to create meaningful outcomes. Learn actionable strategies to avoid common pitfalls, like chasing hype or low-impact use cases, and harness AI’s true potential to drive transformation in your business.

This is a must-attend for anyone looking to integrate AI in a way that optimizes AI investments, complements their organization’s culture, solves actual business challenges, and positions them for lasting impact. Join us to explore how you can lead AI-driven change with purpose and impact.

Speakers

Nabil Bukhari

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Extreme Networks

Nabil Bukhari firmly believes technology and business have a responsibility to improve the human condition. As a futurist, business leader and humanist, he has a passion for the democratization of technology and is determined to contribute to a world where tech has a positive social... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld), AI & Organizational Change Management (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OPEN Session: How Not to Become a Database Expert

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

Cloud Native World

Dmytro Hnatiuk, Wise, Principal Software Engineer

Tackling database scalability can seem daunting without a clear path forward. In "How Not to Become a Database Expert," we'll navigate the journey of database scalability together, emphasizing the strategic timing of each step. This talk isn't about the weeds of query optimization techniques; it’s about understanding when and why to apply certain types of optimizations to get the most out of your efforts. We’ll explore a tiered pyramid approach that guides software engineers through essential phases of scalability—from basic setups to more sophisticated strategies. By focusing on the right optimizations at the right time, you’ll learn how to efficiently improve your systems without overwhelming detail. Perfect for software engineers at any level, presentation will help you with the knowledge to make impactful decisions when your project needs it most. Join me to simplify your scalability strategy and focus on what truly matters in your database environment.

Speakers

Dmytro Hnatiuk

Principal Software Engineer, Wise

Dmytro Hnatiuk is a Principal Software Engineer at Wise, where he has been turning complex challenges into scalable solutions for eight years. With over a decade in the tech industry and a focused expertise in the Finance & Treasury domain for the last six years, he has successfully... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Cloud Native World

Cloud Native World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Cloud Native World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OPEN Session: Scaling Secure, Codeless Mobile App Development and Continuous Monitoring in CI/CD for DevOps Teams

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Karen Hsu, Appdome, SVP Mobile DevOps & Security Solutions

In the fast-paced world of DevOps, delivering secure, functional mobile apps quickly and efficiently is critical. This session is tailored for DevOps engineers and leaders looking to streamline mobile app development by incorporating code-less, secure app building, automated testing, and continuous monitoring into their CI/CD pipelines. Attendees will learn how to:
Integrate Secure Mobile App Builds Without Code or SDKs:

1. Automatically build critical security features such as encryption, fraud/malware/social engineering prevention, and threat detection directly into the mobile app, without writing any additional code or relying on third-party SDKs.
Automate Testing in CI/CD: Seamlessly integrate no-code security testing and scriptless functional testing into your CI/CD workflows. This ensures that each code push automatically triggers comprehensive testing, identifying any issues with secured apps before deployment—without requiring manual intervention.

2. Implement Continuous Threat Detection: Incorporate real-time threat detection for all your mobile apps. Then automate builds with protections against live attacks in your CI/CD pipeline. By closing the loop between security monitoring and app development, teams can ensure their apps are secure post-deployment and protected against evolving threats.

3. Optimize CI/CD Workflows for Faster Delivery: Implement a fully automated, end-to-end process that ensures every app build is secure, functional, and continuously monitored for potential threats. DevOps teams will learn how to accelerate their app delivery timelines without sacrificing security or performance, leveraging CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, and CircleCI, Bitrise and Azure DevOps.

This session will include a live demonstration showing how DevOps teams can integrate these capabilities into their existing CI/CD workflows, enabling faster, secure, and scalable mobile app delivery.

Speakers

Karen Hsu

SVP Mobile DevOps & Security Solutions, Appdome

Karen Hsu is SVP Mobile DevOps and Security Solutions at Appdome, focused on automating building and testing of secure apps in the DevOps pipeline. She co-founded BlockchainIntel to identify fraud in ACH, credit card and blockchain transactions, becoming part of Appdome to extend... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics Technical Leadership & Management, Blockchain & Web3, DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OpenAPI Summit: OpenAPI Summit Introduction: Why and How to Use OpenAPI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

Dev Exec World

Erik Wilde, OpenAPI, Ambassador

Speakers

Erik Wilde

Ambassador, OpenAPI

Erik Wilde is an experienced and internationally known professional in the space of digital transformation and API strategy and management. Erik has degrees in computer science from TU Berlin and ETH Zurich. He is the author of many articles and papers, various books, multiple standards... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OPEN Session: Navigating the Edge-Cloud Bridge: Building Resource Optimized IoT/Edge Assistants with LLMs

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

Frontend World

David vonThenen, DigitalOcean, Senior Developer Advocate II, AI/ML

The future of IoT and Edge devices lies in seamlessly integrating voice-assisted AI interfaces with cloud capabilities. This session provides a hands-on exploration of how to architect efficient, voice-driven solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs) while balancing the demands of edge computing and cloud resources.
Key takeaways include:
Making informed decisions about where to run GPU-intensive AI processes, weighing edge performance against cloud scalability, privacy, and security.
Designing modular, voice-first AI architectures that adapt to diverse IoT/Edge use cases.
Practical demonstrations showcasing designs that perform tasks with voice-driven AI in hybrid edge-cloud environments.
Attendees will gain practical insights into choosing the right workloads to deploy on resource-constrained edge devices versus the cloud, leveraging open-source tools and frameworks. By the end of this session, you’ll leave equipped to build smarter, voice-enabled IoT/Edge systems with architectures that maximize both resource efficiency and innovation.

Speakers

David vonThenen

Senior Developer Advocate II, AI/ML, DigitalOcean

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Frontend World

Frontend World

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Frontend World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

AI Roundtable: Manas Talukdar, Director of Engineering, Labelbox

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Manas Talukdar

Director of Engineering, Labelbox

Manas Talukdar is a senior industry leader in Data Infrastructure and Enterprise AI. He has significant experience designing and developing products in artificial intelligence and large-scale data infrastructure, used in mission critical sectors across the world. He is a senior member... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Roundtable Room

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

OPEN Session: The Code Whisperers: How AI is Learning to Write Better Code (and What it Means for Engineering Leaders)

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am PST

Dev Innovation World Stage

Lucas Mendes, Revelo, Founder and CEO
Panelist - Coming Soon!

AI is learning to write code, and it's happening faster than many realize. This panel discussion at DeveloperWeek 2025 explores the cutting edge of AI code generation, focusing on how these systems are being trained with human data to produce increasingly sophisticated and reliable code. More importantly, we'll examine what this means for engineering organizations – and the leaders who guide them.
Join our expert panel as they discuss:

The Human-AI Feedback Loop: Delve into the fascinating ways human expertise is being used to train LLMs for code generation. We'll explore techniques like reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), the importance of diverse and high-quality datasets, and the ethical considerations of using human data in AI development.
The Evolving Role of the Software Engineer: Discuss how AI code generation tools are reshaping the roles and responsibilities within engineering teams. We'll examine the potential for increased productivity, the need for new skillsets (like prompt engineering and AI collaboration), and the changing dynamics between developers and AI assistants.
Leading the AI Transformation: Gain practical insights and strategies for engineering leaders navigating this new era. We'll discuss how to adapt hiring practices, upskill existing teams, foster a culture of continuous learning, and measure the ROI of AI code generation within your organization.
The Future of Software Leadership: Explore the long-term implications of AI for engineering leadership. We'll discuss the potential for increased innovation, the challenges of managing AI-augmented teams, and the ethical responsibilities of leading in an AI-driven world.

This session is essential for engineering managers, directors, and CTOs who want to understand how AI is changing the game and prepare their teams for the future of software development.

Speakers

Lucas Mendes

Founder and CEO, Revelo

Lucas Mendes is the founder and CEO of Revelo, the leading platform that helps US companies find, hire and pay full-time remote software engineers in Latin America. Revelo boasts a network of 400,000 pre-vetted engineers, and has placed developers from 15 LatAm countries in hundreds... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am PST
Dev Innovation World Stage

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs, Developer Tools
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:00am PST

Hackathon Kickoff Networking

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PST

Expo Hall

Meetup with your team, connect with other challengers and ask questions to the sponsors directly. Each hackathon participant will receive a FREE Hackathon Swag Bag (Drawstring Bag, phone holder, phone charger & Food Voucher) upon check in at the Hackathon Lounge!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Expo Hall

4. Hackathon

In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

KEYNOTE: Red Hat -- Developer Experience, Platform Engineering and AI Powered Apps

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Ignacio Riesgo, Red Hat, Senior Director, Developer Marketing & Strategy
Cedric Clyburn, Red Hat, Developer Advocate

An open source environment enables microservices, containers, Kubernetes and AI to be deployed to optimize agility and speed at scale. The challenge can be staying ahead of the technology curve and positioning your enterprise for continued success. At Red Hat, hybrid cloud is the foundation of everything we do, leveraging open source in a multi-cloud environment to kickstart innovation. The advent of Generative AI has acted as an accelerant to business transformation increasing efficiency and productivity. Join the Developer Advocates team who will share a series of live demo innovations available today with OpenShift AI, OpenShift and Developer Hub that will accelerate development cycles and optimize your releasing performance.

Speakers

Ignacio Riesgo

Senior Director, Developer Marketing & Strategy, Red Hat

Ignacio Riesgo is Senior Director, Developer Marketing & Strategy, Global, for Red Hat. In his role, he leads all Developer Outreach Programs, Content and Advocacy initiatives.

Cedric Clyburn

Developer Advocate, Red Hat

Cedric Clyburn (@cedricclyburn), Developer Advocate at Red Hat, is an enthusiastic software technologist with a background in Kubernetes, DevOps, and container tools. He has experience speaking at conferences and events including DevNexus, WeAreDevelopers, DevConf, and more. Cedric... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld, Dev Innovation World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

OPEN Session: AI Assistants Unleashed: Building RAG Chatbots with Twilio

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

Rishab Kumar, Twilio, Staff Developer Evangelist

In today's world of AI, building intelligent chatbots with RAG capabilities has traditionally required complex frameworks like LangChain and extensive integration work. However, Twilio AI Assistants is changing this landscape by offering a streamlined approach to building sophisticated AI applications. This presentation provides a practical comparison between these two approaches, demonstrating how Twilio AI Assistants significantly reduces development complexity while maintaining powerful capabilities.

Through live coding demonstrations, we'll explore:

The traditional approach using LangChain: understanding the components, integration points, and development overhead
The simplified path with Twilio AI Assistants: showing how to achieve the same results with fewer lines of code
Real-world implementation considerations, including scaling, maintenance, and cost implications
Best practices for implementing RAG in production environments using both approaches
How to choose which method is best for your project

Whether you've been coding AI for years or are just getting started, you'll learn practical ways to build better chatbots faster.

Speakers

Rishab Kumar

Staff Developer Evangelist, Twilio

Rishab is a Staff Developer Evangelist at Twilio, co-author of Learn to Cloud, a GitHub Star, an AWS Community Builder, and a Google Developer Expert. He is passionate about helping people get into cloud and sharing his learnings from his time in cloud, DevOps and now DevRel.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

PRO Session: Rise of the Machines: Embracing Agentic AI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Jen McVicker, Atlassian, Senior Enterprise Technical Architect

You've heard of NLP. You've heard of GenAI. You may know about Predictive AI. But have you heard about Agentic AI?

Agentic AI refers to AI systems designed to operate as independent entities, capable of observing and interacting with their environment to achieve specific goals. Prepare to be amazed as this session unveils the extraordinary capabilities of AI agents, transforming your understanding of what's possible!

Speakers

Jen McVicker

Senior Enterprise Technical Architect, Atlassian

Jen is a highly skilled software development and delivery expert with over 25 years of experience in the field. She has a deep understanding of Agile principles and methodologies and has successfully led multiple teams through Agile transformations. As a member of the Advisory Services... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Enterprise
Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

OPEN Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

OpsWorld

Gregory Lind, Buildly, CEO and Founder

Redefine team communication with radical transparency. Fostering a culture of openness, honesty, and positivity in your team, can create a work environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work and grow both personally and professionally. This talk will give an overview to bringing radical transparency into your DevOps, software and product development processes.

Speakers

Gregory Lind

CEO and Founder, Buildly

Author of "Radical Therapy for Software Teams", CEO of Buildly, and 20+ year career in Software, Open Source and Startups. Founder and CTO of four successful startups in 3 different countries. Worked with NGOs and Government agencies building open source grant management systems... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
OpsWorld

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, OPEN Session, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

OpenAPI Summit: Describing API Workflows with Arazzo

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

Dev Exec World

Frank Kilcommins, SmartBear, Principal API Technical Evangelist

Take a hands-on approach to mastering Arazzo, the API workflow specification from the OpenAPI Initiative, designed to streamline how to describe, validate, and share multi-step API interactions. This session cuts through the noise, giving you the tools and techniques needed to create high-quality workflow documents for real-world applications. We start with a breakdown of the Arazzo Specification structure and how it simplifies API workflows into reusable, programmatically readable formats. See Arazzo Specification GPT in action, accelerating the creation of Arazzo Documents and workflows with AI-driven precision. Dive into VSCode for hands-on editing, and how to validate and lint Arazzo Documents using Spectral. Learn how to create custom Spectral rules to enforce your team’s style guide, ensuring your documents are consistent and maintainable. You get tools, tips, and confidence to start your Arazzo journey, enabling you to weave together the use cases that enhance both human understanding and machine usability of your APIs.

Speakers

Frank Kilcommins

Principal API Technical Evangelist, SmartBear

Frank has over 15 years’ experience in the technology industry, with his roles spanning from software engineering to enterprise architecture. His mission is to inspire, engage with and support the API community and SmartBear customers across the end-to-end API Development Lifecycle... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

OPEN Session: Designing with Developers in Mind (and Vice Versa)

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

Frontend World

Megan Pekarek, Livefront, Front End Developer
Ben Wood, Livefront, Creative Director

Collaboration between developers and designers is crucial for creating successful and effective digital products. In this talk, we will explore how Figma can help bridge the gap between these two roles, allowing for smoother and more efficient collaboration. We will discuss various ways designers and developers can keep design files and code bases in sync. We’ll also discuss strategies for overcoming some common challenges that can arise while designing and building an ever changing product. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or both, you’ll come away from this talk with a deeper understanding of how to work collaboratively with your colleagues and create awesome stuff. See you there!

Speakers

Megan Pekarek

Front End Developer, Livefront

Megan is a Front End Developer at Livefront with a UX/UI Design Bootcamp Certificate and a Web Accessibility Certification. She is passionate about finding ways to improve the user experience for everyone involved in creating and using web apps.

Ben Wood

Creative Director, Livefront

Ben is a Design Leader based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, he brings over 15 years of expertise in design. He has collaborated with a diverse range of organizations, from startups and small businesses to industry giants such as Google, UnitedHealth Group, Cargill, Medtronic, 3M... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
Frontend World

Frontend World

Tracks & Topics Developer Tools, Developer Experience (DX)
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Frontend World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

PRO Session: Product Discovery: The Science Behind Qualitative Research

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Timoté Geimer, dualoop, CEO

Talking to your users is great. Doing it well is better. We hear every day that you need to speak to your customers to understand their needs and solve their problems. But who really knows how to do this? How to prepare interviews so as not to induce bias? In this session, we will delve into the social sciences and, more specifically, qualitative research to rediscover how to set up a scientifically valid research method. We will discuss the research hypothesis, interview guide, and much more.

Speakers

Timoté Geimer

CEO, dualoop

Timoté is the CEO of dualoop, a consulting firm specialising in product management. He has spent the last 12 years shaping and building product teams in startups and scale-ups. Timoté now shares his knowledge with peers through advising, guest-lecturing, forums, workshops, and private... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld), Methodology: Agile and Rapid Prototyping and SCRUM and Beyond (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PST

Dev Roundtable: Adrian Machado, Staff Engineer, Zuplo

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Adrian Machado

Staff Engineer, Zuplo

Wednesday February 12, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PST
Roundtable Room

Cloud Native World

Tracks & Topics Dev Career, Technical Leadership & Management
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OPEN Session: Playing with Fire and Controlling the Flare of AI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

Bar-El Tayouri, Mend.io, Head of Mend AI

AI lets us reimagine what the world could look like, bringing new technologies—and unfortunately, increasing security risks—to life. Dive into the new reality of risk when playing with fire – exploring AI vulnerabilities in real-time, straight from the terminal.

In this session, you’ll see how these vulnerabilities are exploited, uncover adversarial methods, and explore real-world case studies—complete with technical code examples. Reveal how attackers identify and leverage AI weaknesses, including the creation of new zero-days. But knowing the risks is only half the battle. Learn concrete strategies to protect your AI systems, from strengthening prompts and setting up guardrails to spotting rogue agents and running AI-specific red team exercises. Whether you’re a developer or security pro, you’ll leave with the tools to safeguard your AI-powered projects and stay ahead of emerging threats.

Speakers

Bar-El Tayouri

Head of Mend AI, Mend.io

Bar-El has been programming since the age of 12 and began hacking transportation cards while still in high school. Today, he leads Mend AI, a suite of products designed to enable the GenAI revolution for security-conscious enterprises. He co-founded Atom-Security, an AppSec prioritization... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI/ML Engineering Conference, AI Security & Governance & Compliance (AI DevWorld), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

PRO Session: Build Enterprise RAG

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Ofer Mendelevitch, Vectara, Developer Relations

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a leading approach for creating ChatGPT-like applications tailored to custom or private datasets. In this workshop, developers and builders will learn what RAG is, the key components of a RAG stack, and understand some of the challenges involved in building RAG and chatbot applications at enterprise scale. Participants will learn how to use Vectara's RAG-as-a-service API to build a working chatbot for their own use-case including both front end and backend. We will finish with an open Q&A session about RAG addressing participants questions.

Speakers

Ofer Mendelevitch

Developer Relations, Vectara

Ofer Mendelevitch leads developer relations at Vectara. He has extensive hands-on experience in machine learning, data science and big data systems across multiple industries, and has focused on developing products using large language models since 2019. Prior to Vectara he built... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: AI/ML Engineering Conference, Bots & Language Processing (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OPEN Session: DevEx Isn't Just for Developers

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

Cloud Native World

Benjie De Groot, Shipyard, Co Founder

Empowering developers starts with enabling all the internal stake holders frictionless access to WIP features. We will discuss how shortening the internal feedback loop is a key critical aspect of DX. One of the largest contributors to overall efficiency, time to market, and innovation cycles is waiting on product, QA, customer success and C-Suite feedback. When discussing DevEx we must understand the critical role that non-developer stakeholders play in the SDLC and how enabling them speeds up lead time for changes / deployment frequency. DevEx for non developers is critical!

Speakers

Benjie De Groot

Co Founder, Shipyard

Benjie is the co-founder of Shipyard. Previously, he built out CI/CD pipelines for companies ranging in size from seed to Fortune 50. He enjoys automating the mundane and releasing code that he knows has been tested and validated! When not working, he likes hanging out with his pug... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Cloud Native World

Cloud Native World

Tracks & Topics Platform Engineering
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Cloud Native World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OpenAPI Summit: Coming Soon!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

Dev Exec World

Henry Andrews, OpenAPI, OpenAPI Standards & Software Contractor

Speakers

Henry Andrews

OpenAPI Standards & Software Contractor, OpenAPI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OPEN Session: Stop the Silos: From Files to Apps, Integrate Your Dev Approach

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

Dev Innovation World Stage

John Wilson, IBM, Senior Product Manager

From standards to security, there’s no shortage of considerations when developing for the transmission of complex data through myriad systems, apps, partners, and geographies. Even if you can quickly transfer files of any size in a secure, governed and encrypted manner, there’s always another hop to get to value. But files, apps, APIs—these don’t live in a silo, and neither can your approach to integration.

In this session we’ll start with an MFT use case and showcase how IBM’s hybrid iPaaS (integration platform as a service) unifies disparate integration approaches to make collaboration easier. Check out a new way to solve common everyday enterprise file handling requirements directly from a cloud or hybrid solution.

Speakers

John Wilson

Senior Product Manager, IBM

John Wilson is a senior product manager in application integration and middleware. He has decades of experience as a practitioner in the integration space, having worked in-house for large enterprise corporations such as Colgate-Palmolive and Coca-Cola. He then moved into the technology... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Dev Innovation World Stage

Dev Innovation World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, Enterprise
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Cloud Native World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OPEN Session: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Were Possible with GitHub Actions

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

OpsWorld

Jessica Deen, GitHub, Staff Developer Advocate

Unlock the full potential of GitHub Actions in this 25-minute demo with Jessica Deen, staff developer advocate at GitHub. Jessica will guide you through advanced features, such as job summaries, matrix jobs, reusable workflows, and OpenID Connect for passwordless cloud deployments. You'll also learn more about artifact attestations and explore starter workflow templates to help streamline your CI/CD processes. You'll see how these powerful tools can enhance your development workflow, boost productivity, and ensure security.

Speakers

Jessica Deen

Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub

Jessica is currently a Staff Developer Advocate at GitHub. She previously worked for AWS and Microsoft. Before that, she spent over a decade as an IT Consultant / Systems Administrator for various corporate and enterprise environments, catering to end users and IT professionals in... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
OpsWorld

OpsWorld

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

OPEN Session: Product Mastery: Immersive Learning for Discovery and Delivery

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

Frontend World

Robert Clawson, Discover Financial Services, Agile and Product Dojo Coach)
Soumya Raju, Discover Financial Services, Senior Manager of Product

A safe space to practice dangerous things; this is the idea behind a dojo. Understand how Discovers Technology Academy has used immersive learning dojos on technology teams, with a specific focus on how they have accelerated our value delivery by dedicating the time to embrace product centricity head-on and emphasizing a generative organizational culture. Immersive learning dojos provide a unique environment for hands on learning, collaboration and skill development - enabling teams to slow down and take time to be thoughtful about their ways of working, products and technology. This session delves into the tactics employed and learned within the dojos that have empowered product owners to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency at delivering value, driving innovation, and empowering their technical counterparts. Attendees will gain insights into real word examples, lessons learned, and tangible strategies that can be applied to help assess their own organization and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Speakers

Robert Clawson

Agile and Product Dojo Coach, Discover Financial Services

Robert is a talented, energetic, and insightful coach focused on helping teams align on their best way of working to build trust and accountability. He has spent more than a decade in the IT field with a primary focus on agile framework, product development, and software quality... Read More →

Soumya Raju

Senior Manager of Product, Discover Financial Services

As a Senior Manager of Product, Soumya Raju is an accomplished product leader with over 15 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams and delivering innovative solutions. She plays a key role in leading the creation of product strategy and accelerating digital product delivery... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Frontend World

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld), Product Management Tools & Software (ProductWorld), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PST

PRO Session: From Vision to Delivery: Reshaping Agile Product Management through AI-driven OKRs

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Mariya Breyter, Amazon, Head of Product Management

Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework combined with Agile delivery takes product management to a new level. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have been well-known for decades now, and John Doerr's book on Measuring What Matters became a hit immediately after it was published. However, while OKRs as a concept seem logical and straightforward, many companies struggle with implementing this concept in an aligned and inspirational way. As an Agile practitioner implementing OKRs in multiple large organizations, I experience five major ANTI-PATTERNS that impact product management:

(1) OKRs are implemented top-down. OKRs are not KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)** which are top-down arbitrary numbers provided by management to each employee at the beginning of a long-term period (usually a year). OKRs are set by teams, not individuals, and aligned with organizational objectives. In that, OKRs are inspirational and encourage teams to set up objectives that motivate them and inspire self-organizing teams to make a difference.

(2) OKRs are used to measure performance and define compensation. Unlike KPIs which are used to measure performance and influence compensation and promotions, OKRs are not related to performance in any way. Numbers are easy to game, and connecting OKRs to performance would negate the purpose of those. OKRs need to be aspirational and hard to achieve, and by doing that, the teams challenge them to continuously grow and become high-performing. This is the reason OKRs are self-graded, not measured by the managers.
OKRs are focused on activities, not results.

(3) Frequently, OKRs are focused on activities or tasks, e.g. providing 100 training sessions, hiring 300 employees, or creating a Playbook covering 50 topics. While sometimes there is a reason for task-based key results, in most cases, the objective is either customer-obsessed (e.g. customer adoption or customer satisfaction), business objective (e.g. revenue growth), employee-related (e.g. retention data), or a related goal. In either case, it forces teams to pivot if the initial set of activities does not bring the intended result and fails forward to pursue the goal.

(4) OKRs need to be measured by managers. OKRs are self-graded by the team that is committed to them. Pre-grading is a helpful technique that allows setting quantifiable success criteria from 0 (not started) to 1 (challenging but possible).

(5) OKRs are assessed at the end of the period for which they are set. OKRs are reviewed at frequent intervals (usually monthly for quarterly or annual OKRs), and it is important to keep in mind that the value of those sessions is not in grades but in alignment and collaboration discussions and outcomes.

We will review the role of AI in the OKR setting and review how AI-based simulations can help set up realistic customer-driven OKRs. Finally, we will discuss OKR implementation and review examples of how OKRs empower teams to self-organize while achieving shared goals within a scaled agile environment.

Learning Outcomes:

We know that mastery, autonomy, and purpose drive our professional satisfaction and create motivation. However, as product managers, we are all motivated by different objectives that may not be aligned with each other's or with organizational goals.

As product managers, how do we create a meaningful alignment of our team's goals, individual aspirations, and company objectives? How do we establish complete transparency across the organization so that at each moment of time anyone would see the same picture and understand how their individual or their team's activities contribute to this shared goal? How do we get a say in what are the objectives and a clear understanding of why they are so important for the whole company?

Participants will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of the process of: (a) how to build a cascading OKR structure within a scaled Agile organization as a product manager with AI and generative testing, (b) how to continuously pivot and self-assess their team's results, and (c) how to align the whole organization while allowing for team-level self-organization.

Speakers

Mariya Breyter

Head of Product Management, Amazon

Mariya Breyter is a technology executive, product leader, and educator with experience ranging from leading technology companies and government jobs to versatile corporate experience in financial services, healthcare, media, education, and technology companies. She takes pride in... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Methodology: Agile and Rapid Prototyping and SCRUM and Beyond (ProductWorld), Product Roadmap Strategy & Innovation (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PST

KEYNOTE: Auth0 by Okta-- Coming Soon!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Shiven Ramji, Okta, President, Customer Identity Cloud

Speakers

Shiven Ramji

President, Customer Identity Cloud, Okta

Shiv is an experienced product executive and builder obsessed with creating beautiful products. He is the President of Customer Identity at Okta, managing a $1B ARR business and overseeing the company’s product, data, security, and technology strategy and execution. Before Auth0... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Tracks & Topics Enterprise
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PST

OpenAPI Summit: OpenAPI Overlays: Strategies for API Description Management

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

Dev Exec World

Kevin Swiber, API strategy lead and technical evangelist

Are you puzzled by the number of ways OpenAPI descriptions might be used? How do you handle differences in visibility, custom extensions, or even multilingual documentation? OpenAPI Overlays offer a nuanced approach to modifying an API description without altering the original. This session will explore how you can use Overlays to address common challenges with OpenAPI Specification.
We'll cover:
- Core concepts of the OpenAPI Overlay Specification
- Practical use cases that require transforming API descriptions
- Techniques for managing API metadata and visibility
By understanding Overlays, you'll gain a flexible tool for adapting API specifications to different environments and requirements.

Speakers

Kevin Swiber

Developer Experience Advisor, Stripe

Kevin Swiber is a senior API strategy lead and technical evangelist with over 10 years of experience in API technology startups. They have a history of working in software engineering, infrastructure operations, and enterprise architecture. In addition to their work at API companies... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PST

OPEN Session: Spice Up Your Mobile Design System: The Secret Sauce of Accessibility in React Native

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

Frontend World

Cecilia Geraldo, Thoughtworks, Technical Lead & Developer Consultant

Design systems are like the perfect recipe for creating consistent and efficient mobile apps. But what if I told you that many mobile design systems are missing a key ingredient—accessibility? Without it, you risk leaving users behind and even facing legal challenges. In this talk, we’re going to blend accessibility best practices into your React Native component library, creating a mobile design system that’s not just cohesive, but inclusive for everyone. Imagine saving development time, avoiding legal pitfalls, and delivering an app that’s a delight for all users. Don’t miss out on this essential session—your users (and your legal team) will thank you!

Speakers

Cecilia Geraldo

Technical Lead & Developer Consultant, Thoughtworks

Women TechMakers Ambassador from Chile. Building community and promoting visibiliby and women empowerment in tech industry. Cecy graduated form Laboratoria as Front End Developer, now she's a Software Developer Consultant and also Technical Lead at Thoughtworks. She strongly believes... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Frontend World

Frontend World

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Frontend World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PST

PRO Session: Moving Fast, Achieving Big: The Role of Customer Focus and a Great Team

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Gabriela Brant Alves, Deel, Senior Product Manager

In today’s fast-paced market, achieving significant impact requires more than just a great product. I'll explore the critical elements that drive rapid growth and success: an unwavering focus on customers and the power of a strong product team.

By working in a company that became the fastest-growing startup in the industry, skyrocketing from $1M ARR to $100M in just 20 months and reaching $500M ARR in 5 years, I will delve into real-world strategies and experiences that illustrate how being deeply customer-centric and building a cohesive, agile team can accelerate progress and amplify results.

Discover practical insights on:
- Speed: How to maintain agility and responsiveness in a competitive landscape.
- Impact: Techniques for making a meaningful and measurable difference in your market.
- Customer Focus: Methods for deeply understanding and addressing customer needs to drive loyalty and growth.
- Team Excellence: The importance of fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

Whether you’re in the early stages of scaling or looking to optimize your current approach, this talk will provide actionable takeaways to help you move fast and achieve big. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to harness the power of customer focus and team dynamics to propel your product and company forward.

Speakers

Gabriela Brant Alves

Senior Product Manager, Deel

Gabriela Brant is a Senior Product Manager with 5+ years of experience in Product Management. Currently working at Deel, where she has driven key innovations in global payroll and compliance solutions. With a strong technical background, have worked in API product management and as... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld), ProductWorld, Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PST

AI Roundtable: YK Sugi, Senior AI Developer Advocate, Sourcegraph

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

YK Sugi

Senior AI Developer Advocate, Sourcegraph

Founder of CS Dojo, a leading programming education platform with over 1.9 million subscribers on YouTube, dedicated to empowering individuals with the skills needed for a successful career in tech. Beyond YouTube, he actively shares insights and tips on coding, AI, and tech career... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm PST
Roundtable Room

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

12:00pm PST

Product Roundtable: Leslie Grandy, Lead Executive in Residence, The Product Guild

Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Leslie Grandy

Lead Executive in Residence, the University of Washington

Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Roundtable Room

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Product Lead / Product Manager Roundtables (ProductWorld), ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

12:30pm PST

Dev Roundtable: Karen Hsu, SVP Mobile DevOps & Security Solutions, Appdome

Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Karen Hsu

SVP Mobile DevOps & Security Solutions, Appdome

Wednesday February 12, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm PST
Roundtable Room

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics Dev Career, Technical Leadership & Management
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

KEYNOTE: DigitalOcean -- AI Democratization: Enabling Developers of All Sizes

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Bratin Saha, DigitalOcean, Chief Product and Technology Officer

Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be taking all industries by storm. Still, the sad reality is that so far, these changes are afforded to and created by large players who have the resources to develop AI technology. But if we are to unlock the full potential and promise of this technology, the future of AI development needs to be shaped by developers in companies of all sizes, even if they are resource-constrained. This session will explore how democratizing AI tools, platforms, and knowledge can accelerate innovation, bridge skill gaps, and empower the next generation of AI technology creators.

Technology tends to follow the path of democratization. From an infrastructure layer to a platform layer to finally the application layer, making the technology accessible to everyday users should be the natural progression. AI will soon move from the foundational models developed by companies like Anthropic and Open AI to applications that allow users to interact with unique and useful AI tools in their daily lives. This will be made possible by lowering barriers to entry through open-source frameworks, user-friendly APIs, and collaborative ecosystems so AI can become a tool for everyone, not just a privileged few.

Attendees will leave this talk with practical insights on how companies can ensure the efficient and equitable development of AI through the steps needed to enable developers with AI infrastructure, simplify AI platforms and empower developers with AI-driven applications.

Speakers

Bratin Saha

Chief Product and Technology Officer, DigitalOcean

As Chief Product and Technology Officer, Bratin Saha drives product and platform strategy, development, and security with a focus on making DigitalOcean the simplest, most productive, and most cost-effective platform for the developer community. Bratin brings more than 20 years of... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

PRO Session: Building an Advanced Software Engineering Agent

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

YK Sugi, Sourcegraph, Senior AI Developer Advocate

This presentation details the development of an experimental software engineering agent designed to answer complex questions about codebases. The core innovation lies in a graph-based approach where the agent iteratively gathers contextual information, using self-reflection to assess its confidence in answering the query. By treating accumulated context as a set and employing a greedy best-first search guided by confidence scores, the system aims to efficiently navigate the codebase and provide accurate answers. Initial findings are promising, with future benchmarks on real-world software engineering challenges planned to further validate its capabilities.

Speakers

YK Sugi

Senior AI Developer Advocate, Sourcegraph

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, Generative AI & LLMs (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

OpenAPI Summit: Your Cheat Code for API Authorization

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST

Dev Exec World

Omri Gazitt, Aserto, Co-founder & CEO

Congrats, your org is all-in on microservices! But now you have hundreds (or thousands!) of APIs. Some power your customer-facing apps. Others are platform services that your front-end services consume. Still others are back-end services used by internal tools.

And ALL of them need to be authorized.

Not to mention, you need to be able to answer questions like “which users are authorized to invoke this endpoint?” and “which endpoints can this user invoke?”

Having each API “do its own thing” makes it all but impossible to wrangle this complexity. You need a cross-cutting solution to apply authorization rules consistently - either in the API code or at the API Gateway.

Enter Aserto: an open source cloud-native authorization service that does this, and more.

This talk provides hands-on learning for how to go from an OpenAPI spec to a fine-grained authorization model, ready to authorize your users, in just a few minutes.

Speakers

Omri Gazitt

Co-founder & CEO, Aserto.com

Omri is the co-founder/CEO of Aserto.com, an authorization startup, and his 3rd entrepreneurial venture. He spent the majority of his 30-year career working on developer & infrastructure tech, most recently as the CPO of Puppet. Previously he was the VP & GM of HP's Cloud Native Platform... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

OWASP Security Summit: AI and the Gaming Industry: Risks, Rewards, and the Future

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST

Dev Security World

Tanya "SheHacksPurple" Janca, SheHacksPurple, Secure Coding Trainer
OWASP Certified

Speakers

Tanya "SheHacksPurple" Janca

Secure Coding Trainer, SheHacksPurple

Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of 'Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding', 'Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’ and ‘Cards Against AppSec'. Over her 28-year IT career she has won countless awards (including OWASP Lifetime Distinguished Member and... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Dev Security World

Dev Security World

Tracks & Topics Platform Engineering
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Security World, OWASP Certified, Frontend World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

Product Roundtable: Timoté Geimer, CEO, dualoop

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Timoté Geimer

CEO, dualoop

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm PST
Roundtable Room

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Product Lead / Product Manager Roundtables (ProductWorld), ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PST

PRO Session: From Bold Ideas to Real Results: Crafting Achievable Roadmaps

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Surbhi Gupta, Zoox, Product Leader
Shalini Dinesh, Walmart, Senior Product Manager
Nupur Jain, Google, Product Manager, Google Deepmind

In a competitive landscape where businesses must evolve to meet customer demands, and sustain, the reality is up to 70% of strategic initiatives fail due to poor execution, unrealistic goals, or the inability to make timely strategic decisions (Harvard Business Review, 2020). Companies often embark on ambitious projects without clear, actionable roadmaps, leading to wasted resources, missed opportunities, and stalled growth. The disconnect between innovative ideas and actual results is often rooted in a failure to set clear, achievable objectives and align stakeholders across the organization.

This session will present data-driven insights and practical frameworks for crafting roadmaps that transform bold ideas into real results. To gain valuable outcomes, roadmaps must be designed with a focus on prioritizing high-impact initiatives, aligning them with measurable milestones, and ensuring adaptability to respond to evolving market conditions. This approach bridges the gap between aspiration and execution, ensuring that innovation translates into sustained success.

Drawing on research from McKinsey, which shows that companies that define and communicate clear strategies are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers (McKinsey & Company, 2021), we will outline the key steps to ensure strategic alignment, continuous feedback, and measurable outcomes. More details and actionable strategies will be discussed in the session, empowering leaders to move beyond lofty goals and drive meaningful, measurable change.

Speakers

Surbhi Gupta

Product Leader, Zoox

Surbhi Gupta brings a unique blend of product mastery and mentorship to the stage. From launching impactful products at industry giants like Meta, Tesla, and Amazon's Zoox to guiding startups at Plug and Play, she's a force to be reckoned with. Her groundbreaking innovations have... Read More →

Shalini Dinesh

Senior Product Manager, Walmart

Nupur Jain

Product Manager, Google Deepmind, Google

Nupur Jain is an accomplished product leader with over a decade of experience in driving innovation and launching AI-powered solutions at Google. As a Product Manager for Google Deepmind, she spearheads the development of cutting-edge extensions on the Gemini platform, integrating... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Roadmap Strategy & Innovation (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:30pm PST

PRO Session: AI in Financial Services: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Awais Bajwa, Bank of America, Head of Data & AI Banking

- Why does it matter: Financial Services is one of the largest addressable vertical markets for gen AI
- Emerging use cases: customer engagement, knowledge discovery, coding, content marketing
- The Gen AI infrastructure stack & integration with legacy IT systems
- Key challenges to adoption: data privacy, security, bias, hallucinations, regulatory compliance.
- Responsible AI: Establishing governance framework, ethical guardrails and controls

Speakers

Awais Bajwa

Head of Data & AI Banking, Bank of America

Awais Sher Bajwa is a leader in Data and AI banking, as well as a tech entrepreneur and angel investor. With a career spanning over 15 years, Awais has led over 60 strategic deals, including IPOs, M&A, and capital raises, with a total value exceeding $60 billion.Awais founded Bank... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, Finance/FinTech AI (AI DevWorld), AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:30pm PST

OPEN Session: Stateful Workloads Made Easy: A Practical Demo of Live Migration

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

Cloud Native World

Steven Fraser, CAST AI, Senior Solution Architect

Kubernetes works great for stateless applications, but stateful workloads like databases or long-running jobs pose a challenge. These applications rely on persistent data and can’t afford interruptions, making Kubernetes’ “ephemeral” approach risky. Downtime can lead to data loss, inconsistencies, and system failures.

That’s where live migration comes in, allowing stateful workloads to move between nodes without disruption. At Cast AI, we’ve developed Container Live Migration to automatically consolidate these workloads, ensuring continuous uptime, reducing resource fragmentation, and cutting costs. Join us to see how we’re making Kubernetes work for stateful applications in a practical demo.

Speakers

Steven Fraser

Senior Solution Architect, CAST AI

Senior Solution Architect

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
Cloud Native World

Cloud Native World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Cloud Native World, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:30pm PST

OPEN Session: Where Is the Love? Why Automated Regression Testing Isn’t Getting the Attention It Needs

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

OpsWorld

Jens Wessling, Veracode, Chief Technology Officer

As software development continues to evolve at a rapid pace and new innovations bring a world of possibilities, one item is often left behind: automated regression testing. The truth is without it, organizations can forget about software quality, security, winning customers' trust or being agile.

Regression testing is an integral, non-negotiable part of the production software development process right from the very moment the first line of production code is written. Its impact goes beyond code correctness, influencing development velocity, reducing long-term maintenance costs and ensuring a smoother integration process during acquisitions. However, companies often scramble to retrofit regression testing into their legacy code, but in reality, less than 10% of these after-the-fact efforts ever pan out. It might be tempting to overlook the absence of solid regression testing in smaller companies, but here's the catch: the long-term costs of maintaining code without automated testing don't just stay put – they grow. It's not just a “nice to have” it’s a strategic investment to safeguard their current operations and for companies to position themselves for future growth, innovation and success.

In this Thought Leadership Session, Jens Wessling, CTO of Veracode, outlines the importance of automated regression testing, highlighting why both developers and the C-Suite should make it a priority from the outset and how to make it a core aspect of your team's ethos.

Speakers

Jens Wessling

Chief Technology Officer, Veracode

Jens Wessling is the Chief Technology Officer at Veracode. He leads the architecture vision for Veracode’s core capabilities around its proprietary data model and AI-powered remediation engine. With more than 25 years’ experience in software engineering and architecture, Jens... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
OpsWorld

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:30pm PST

OpenAPI Summit: No AI without APIs

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

Dev Exec World

Jeremy Snyder, Firetail, CEO

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two of the most important developments in tech of the last 10 years. While AI has grabbed the majority of headlines lately, APIs are the unsung heroes, the “connective tissue” that ensures seamless integration across our digital lives. But how will the more recent emergence of AI affect API security, and how do APIs affect the security of AI?
In this talk, we’ll explore these two hot topics that make our online worlds work. AI can be helpful to API security by allowing security teams to automate certain processes or make testing more efficient, but it can also be used to help malicious actors automate their attacks.

Speakers

Jeremy Snyder

CEO, FireTail

Jeremy is the founder and CEO of FireTail.io, an end-to-end API security startup. Prior to FireTail, Jeremy worked in M&A at Rapid7, a global cyber leader, where he worked on the acquisitions of 3 companies during the pandemic. Jeremy previously led sales at DivvyCloud, one of the... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, AI DevWorld, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:30pm PST

Product Roundtable: Connor Joyce, Senior User Researcher, Microsoft

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Connor Joyce

Senior User Researcher, Microsoft

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm PST
Roundtable Room

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Product Lead / Product Manager Roundtables (ProductWorld), ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

KEYNOTE (AI DevWorld): The Agentic Workforce Revolution: How to Futureproof Your Governance Framework

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Manish Rai, Snaplogic, VP of Product Marketing

The rise of AI agents shows no sign of slowing down, with the market projected* to grow tenfold from $5 billion in 2024 to nearly $50 billion by 2030. By this time, generative AI will be table stakes, and business and IT leaders will instead be grappling with how to manage an entire workforce of AI agents carrying out a range of automated tasks.

In an AI-powered future, enterprises are like gardens with AI agents as gardeners, helping the landscapers maintain the estate. These agents are smart, self sufficient tools, and excel at specific tasks, but if the tool shed is disorganized they will be slowed down — or worse, use the wrong soil or seeds and cause irreparable damage, preventing the garden from blooming to its full potential. To avoid this, organizations must keep their tools in order.

In this session, Manish Rai will explore a range of considerations for enterprises as they implement and scale a team of AI agents to set themselves up for long-term success. It will encompass topics such as function management, and how to govern the tools AI agents will have access to — while maintaining guardrails. As use cases for AI agents expand to non-technical teams, Rai will also discuss key stakeholders for overseeing implementation to prevent shadow data. Finally, he will provide tips for organizations seeking to rework their overall data governance framework to meet the moment head on, and be prepared for a new agentic workforce.

Speakers

Manish Rai

VP of Product Marketing, SnapLogic

Manish Rai is the VP of Product Marketing at SnapLogic. Rai has 15+ years of Silicon Valley marketing experience spanning Generative AI, integration, low-code, RPA, and mobility solutions. He was previously VP of Marketing at Super.AI, where he helped drive rapid company growth in... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference, AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, AI Security & Governance & Compliance (AI DevWorld), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

OPEN Session: Building AI Applications from Your Desktop with Podman AI Lab

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

Dev Innovation World Stage

Cedric Clyburn, Red Hat, Developer Advocate

Generative AI is revolutionizing how we build modern applications, but for developers, it can be daunting, particularly with evaluating models, building with Gen AI, and the path to production. But, it doesn’t have to be worrisome! Join us in this session to be ahead of the curve when it comes to AI-enabled cloud-native application development.

Using container technology and open source models from Hugging Face, we’ll show how to practically integrate Gen AI in an existing application from your local development environment and ultimately deploy it onto Kubernetes. Why work with local and open-source models? From reducing cloud computing costs, keeping control of your sensitive data, and alleviating vendor-locking, it’s an increasingly popular way for developers to prototype AI applications quickly. We’ll demonstrate a sample of the whole AI journey, starting from assessing models, building applications with LLMs, and deploying/serving AI applications.

Speakers

Cedric Clyburn

Developer Advocate, Red Hat

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Dev Innovation World Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld, Dev Innovation World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

OPEN Session: From DevEx Disaster to Delight: How to Champion a DevEx Revolution in Your Organization

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

Frontend World

Jeremy Meiss, DevEx Institute, Developer Experience & Community Leader

Is your team struggling with bugs, inefficient tools, and demoralizing processes? Do you often hear them expressing their frustration with the deployment process and the codebase? Don't worry, this talk is your ticket to transforming your organization's Developer Experience (DevEx) from a disaster zone to a developer utopia.

We'll delve into the what, why, and how of DevEx, exploring practical strategies that will empower you to make your developers' lives easier and more productive. We'll cover everything from tooling and automation to fostering a culture of collaboration and feedback. By the end of this talk, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and practical tips to become a DevEx champion in your organization.

Speakers

Jeremy Meiss

Developer Experience & Community Leader, DevEx Institute

Jeremy is a seasoned Developer Experience and Community leader, formerly the Director of DevRel & Community at CircleCI, and previously at Solace, Auth0, and XDA. With almost 30 years in Tech, covering just about every functional area including support, system and database administration... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Frontend World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type PRO Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, OPEN Session, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

OpenAPI Summit: APIOps: Interface Development at Scale

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

Dev Exec World

Erik Hansen, Dell Technologies, API Architect, Developer Platform Services

Sure, your product may deliver a REST API to customers, but what about all those interfaces that exist within your company - between microservices, for internal tooling, and from imported packages? API Operations (APIOps) enables a consistent process, for developing and sharing any type of software interface, within your company and for your customers – whether you have 2 or 200 teams.
In this talk, learn how Dell is implementing APIOps to:
- Increase development velocity - for the team producing a shared interface, and their consumers.
- Reduce complexity - through common developer tooling and processes.
- Promote Consistency - by automating validation and governance.
- Expand Visibility - across all types of interfaces: REST, gRPC, event-based, and others.

Speakers

Erik Hansen

API Architect, Developer Platform Services, Dell Technologies

Erik is a Distinguished Member Technical Staff and API Architect at Dell Technologies. He is an advocate for User Centered Design and Developer Experience, helping Dell modernize its software development processes and engagement with external developers.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

OWASP Security Summit: Building a Network Telemetry Platform to minimize Security Threats

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

Dev Security World

Siri Varma Vegiraju, Microsoft, Senior Software Engineer

Maintaining robust network security in the cloud environment is more crucial than ever. This talk explores the design and implementation of a proactive network telemetry platform that strengthens infrastructure security. The platform collects and analyzes telemetry data from virtual machines to identify and scrutinize traffic patterns deviating from industry-standard baselines. By generating actionable insights and promptly notifying relevant teams of potential issues, it enables swift problem resolution. This proactive approach significantly reduces the attack surface, minimizes exposure to network attacks, and enhances overall cloud security.

Speakers

Siri Varma Vegiraju

Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft

Siri Varma Vegiraju is a seasoned professional in healthcare, cloud computing, and security. Currently, he focuses on securing Azure Cloud workloads, leveraging his extensive experience in distributed systems and real-time streaming solutions. Prior to his current role, Siri contributed... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Dev Security World

Dev Security World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Security World, OPEN Session, OWASP Certified
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

OPEN Session: Say Goodbye to Toil: Automating Cluster Upgrades

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

OpsWorld

Ben Ryves, GetYourGuide, Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Maggie Slukova, GetYourGuide, Staff Site Reliability Engineer

How difficult is it to minimize the toil of cluster upgrades while increasing confidence in deploying the changes?

Even when managed, cluster upgrades are an unavoidable part of cluster maintenance, yet they can also be a source of toil, stress and outages; either when upgrading Kubernetes itself or additional cluster components. Manually testing changes in staging clusters, deploying with a high sense of uncertainty - these time consuming tasks can be mitigated with tests. Add nifty automation and cluster management efforts are reduced to a bare minimum.

Is investing in cluster tests and automation worth it? Yes! This talk shows how a team of three engineers keeps multiple clusters continuously up-to-date with minimal time investment, effort and disruptions. By leveraging the e2e-framework and Helm, everything from Istio to cluster autoscaler is tested and seamlessly managed.

Speakers

Ben Ryves

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, GetYourGuide

Ben works as an SRE at GetYourGuide, building automation and testing tooling to provision production Kubernetes clusters. His main focus is networking, security, and resource optimisation.

Maggie Slukova

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, GetYourGuide

Maggie is a backend engineer turned SRE with a background in Mathematics. Her areas of focus are Kubernetes, Istio, cluster optimisation, autoscaling and automation. She loves building things, be it software, infrastructure, furniture or games.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
OpsWorld

OpsWorld

Tracks & Topics DevOps, Platform Engineering
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

PRO Session: Scaling Smarter: Lessons from Air Canada’s Transformational Growth

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Ivana Ciric, Thoughtworks, Director of Product, Practice
Jose Platero, Air Canada, Director, Digital Product & Design

Over the last few years, Air Canada has navigated significant growth, expanding partnerships, services, and modernizing its tech stack. This journey demanded a radical shift in the product operating model across the organization.

Through sharing our journey, we'll cover how you can:
- Build Scalable Product Teams: The strategies we used to cultivate teams that are equipped to scale rapidly and effectively.
- Drive Innovation Amid Market Realities: How we prepared our teams to adapt and innovate in response to dynamic customer needs and future-proofing our products.
- Prove the Value of Transformation: How we demonstrated the tangible business impact of evolving our product practices to stakeholders.

Speakers

Jose Platero

Director, Digital Product & Design, Air Canada

Jose Platero is a digital product, design and delivery leader who helps startups, scale ups and enterprises to define and scale their product management, product design and product delivery practices so they deliver better products faster.Currently, he leads digital product and design... Read More →

Ivana Ciric

Director of Product, Practice, Thoughtworks

As the Director of Product, Practice at Thoughtworks, Ivana is at the helm of product strategy and delivery across diverse industries including Commodities, Automotive, Travel, and Consumer Electronics. Her skill in developing forward-thinking 0-1 software products, ranging from ML... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld), Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:00pm PST

Dev Roundtable: Omri Gazitt, Co-founder & CEO, Aserto

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Omri Gazitt

Co-founder & CEO, Aserto.com

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Roundtable Room

Cloud Native World

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Cloud Native World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

OPEN Session: 10 Steps to Transform RAG from POC to Production: The Hidden Complexity of RAG

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

Neelesh Pateriya, Cisco Systems, Principal Engineer

In this talk, we will explore the journey of the Cisco DevNet engineering team as we transformed a simple Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) proof of concept (POC) into a robust, production-ready application for developer.cisco.com. While creating a basic RAG demo is straightforward, scaling it to meet production standards involves navigating a myriad of challenges and complexities. This session will provide a step-by-step guide to the key aspects of this transformation, including vector indexing, model selection, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, security, user feedback, and continuous improvement.

Speakers

Neelesh Pateriya

Principal Engineer, Cisco

Neelesh is a Principal Engineer at the Cisco Developers platform. With a strong focus on driving innovation and excellence, he leads the development of the platform and the tool "API Insights," which plays a pivotal role in enabling a comprehensive organization-wide API Quality program... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

OPEN Session: Building AI Agents: Architectures & Common Challenges

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

Frontend World

Akash Sharma, Vellum, CEO & Co-Founder

Join us in this session as we go through the components of how to build Advanced AI systems - from experimentation, evaluation, deploying and monitoring. We’ll dive deep into each step of the process, outlining what are our recommended best practices and how to overcome common challenges in the process. To top this all off - we’ll cover some of our favorite success stories and walk you through how it all works in a live demo.

Speakers

Akash Sharma

CEO & Co-Founder, Vellum

Akash Sharma, CEO and co-founder at Vellum (YC-backed dev tools startup) is enabling developers to easily start, develop and evaluate LLM powered apps.By talking to over 1,500 people at varying maturities of using LLMs in production, he has acquired a very unique understanding of... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Frontend World

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs, Developer Tools
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

OpenAPI Summit: API Governance in the age of AI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

Dev Exec World

Olga Podolyako, Microsoft, Principal API Architect

API governance faces a big challenge today to balance the need for speed and innovation in API products with the assurance of their quality and security. Recently we learned that AI technologies such as AI agents can increase the productivity of knowledge workers, which include software engineers and architects, by up to 29% in industries that use them such as health care, law and finance. The purpose of today’s talk is to explore how AI technology can help with API governance.

Speakers

Olga Podolyako

Principal API Architect, Microsoft

Olga is a Principal API Architect at Microsoft. After a long career in development Olga found her passion in the architecture professions working in roles such as business, integration, and enterprise architect. Currently Olga focuses on the API architecture and governance for Microsoft... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Dev Exec World

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

PRO Session: Orchestrating Agentic AI Workflows: Bringing Predictability to Unpredictable Systems

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Tony Holdstock-Brown, Inngest, CEO & Co-founder

AI poses unique challenges for developers, from unpredictable compounding inference responses to varying response times to rapid iteration. In this 25-minute talk, Inngest CEO Tony Holdstock-Brown will explore how to develop and deploy reliable, flexible, and scalable AI-driven applications using "agentic workflows". Learn how to simplify complex AI workflows by autonomously managing state, scale, and queuing via step functions. Walk away with insights on customizing workflows to handle AI's unpredictability, unlocking new possibilities for AI development at scale.

Speakers

Tony Holdstock-Brown

CEO & Co-founder, Inngest

CEO of Inngest, specializing in modern queuing, orchestration, and AI workflows. Over 15 years of experience designing and building complex systems.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

OPEN Session: How GenAI Helps Solve Data Consistency Problems with Cloud-Native Apps

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

Cloud Native World

Brijesh Deo, Oracle, Director, Software Development

Data consistency has been a longstanding challenge, dating back to the mainframe era, and transactions have traditionally been used to address these issues. However, with the rise of modern applications built on microservices architectures, ensuring data consistency has become even more complex. While AI adds further complexity to app development, it also offers significant potential to ease these challenges. New transaction patterns have emerged to tackle these modern issues. In this session, you will learn about these new patterns and the solutions available today to integrate these patterns into your applications. We will also explore in detail how some of these solutions are leveraging genAI to help developers avoid writing transaction management code or worry about associated infrastructure, making it extremely easy to adopt such transaction patterns.

Speakers

Brijesh Deo

Director, Software Development, Oracle

Brijesh Deo is the Director of MicroTx product development in the database organization at Oracle. He is passionate about distributed systems and cloud technologies and specializes in Kubernetes, Microservices, AI, and Java. Brijesh has a rich industry experience of more than two... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Cloud Native World

Cloud Native World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, Enterprise, Gen AI / LLMs
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Cloud Native World, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

OWASP Security Summit: API Security 101: How to Not Be Featured in a Top Ten Breaches List

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

Dev Security World

Dan Barahona, APISec, Co-Founder

This talk will dive into the fundamentals and best practices for API Security. By understanding the 3 Pillars of API Security, encompassing governance, testing and monitoring, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of the essential elements required to safeguard APIs. The session will conclude with practical insights, offering best practices and valuable do's and don'ts for implementing and maintaining secure APIs.

Why are APIs under attack?
-83% of internet traffic are APIs
-APIs are under-secured

How do APIs get attacked?
Attackers look for APIs that are over-permissioned, return to much information, access unauthorized functions, and expose logic flaws. Attackers are able to bypass a web or mobile app and hit the API directly.

OWASP top 10!!
#1-#4 are the biggest issues

More compliance regulations are including testing APIs.
-PCI
-HIPPA
-GDPR
-FedRAMP

Speakers

Dan Barahona

Co-Founder, APIsec University

Dan is a 20+ year cybersecurity veteran, having held exec positions at companies including Qualys, ArcSight, Anomali and APIsec. He founded APIsec University in 2022 to offer free, non-vendor training on API security. The site has grown to over 50,000 students in its first 6 months... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Dev Security World

Dev Security World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Security World, OPEN Session, OWASP Certified
In-Person/Virtual In Person

2:30pm PST

Dev Roundtable: Dmytro Hnatiuk, Principal Software Engineer, Wise

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Dmytro Hnatiuk

Principal Software Engineer, Wise

Wednesday February 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Roundtable Room

Cloud Native World

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Cloud Native World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

KEYNOTE: IBM -- The Sneaky Secrets of Integration in a World of AI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Brenton House, IBM, Principal Cybersecurity and AI Advisor for IBM webMethods

AI has disrupted the world of development and data, creating a chaotic landscape where APIs, integrations, and security are all under siege. Every day, headlines reveal new breaches and vulnerabilities, exposing the growing risks we all face. But when you start to connect the dots, a fascinating picture emerges — one where AI and integration play a central role in both the problems and the solutions.

Join AI and cybersecurity strategist Brenton House as he uncovers the sneaky secrets of integration that EVERY developer needs to know. From shocking API vulnerabilities to AI’s hidden hand in modern breaches, you’ll gain the insights and strategies you need to navigate today’s high-stakes environment. Learn how a hybrid integration solution just might be your secret weapon to thrive in this chaotic and interconnected world.

Speakers

Brenton House

Principal Cybersecurity and AI Advisor for IBM webMethods, IBM

Brenton House is an ex-hacker, developer, strategist, and now Principal Cybersecurity and AI Advisor for IBM webMethods. Known for his unique creative work and YouTube channel, Brenton has produced several hit series including The Redacted Hacker, AI: Man vs. Machine, and API Cybersecurity... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices, Enterprise
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

OPEN Session: Beyond Vectors: Evolving GenAI through Transformative Tools and Methods

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

Alison Cossette, Neo4j, Data Science Strategist, Advocate, Educator

Embark on a thought-provoking exploration of GenAI's evolution with "Beyond Vectors: Evolving GenAI through Transformative Tools and Methods." Tailored for engineers seeking fresh perspectives, this session encourages practitioners to step beyond familiar Vector Database practices. It's not just a departure; it's a pragmatic leap forward into precision methodologies for data quality and crafting datasets essential for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) excellence. We'll navigate the complexities of adding non-semantic context through graph databases, shedding light on the nuanced limitations of distance metrics like Cosine Similarity. Join us for this insightful journey, pushing the boundaries of GenAI evolution with transformative tools and methods.

Speakers

Alison Cossette

Data Science Strategist, Neo4j

Alison Cossette is a dynamic Data Science Strategist, Educator, and Podcast Host. As a Developer Advocate at Neo4j specializing in Graph Data Science, she brings a wealth of expertise to the field. With her strong technical background and exceptional communication skills, Alison bridges... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
AI DevWorld OPEN Stage

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

OpenAPI Summit: API Resiliency Testing

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

Dev Exec World

Hari Krishnan, Specmatic, Polyglot Full Stack Developer

Are your APIs leaving you worried about data loss, data corruption, security vulnerabilities, or poor user experiences? If so, this talk is exactly what you need to address these issues. Discover how you can leverage your API specifications—like OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and GraphQL SDLs—to test and enhance the resiliency of your APIs with a completely #NOCODE approach.

In this talk, you’ll gain insights into the importance of API resilience and how to build APIs that can gracefully handle flaky dependencies in real-world scenarios. We’ll explore the role of contract testing in ensuring resilience and demonstrate how to transform API specifications into executable contracts that can be continuously validated. You’ll see how to set up resilience tests, including those for latency, errors, and unexpected disconnections. The session features live demos on configuring tools to simulate these conditions, interpret the results, and iteratively enhance your API designs.

Speakers

Hari Krishnan

Polyglot Full Stack Developer, Specmatic

Co-creator of Specmatic and Perfiz. I also advise organisations both large and small on their transformation journey. Apart from bringing ideas to life as working software products, I coach developers, project managers, product owners and engineering leaders.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Dev Exec World

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics APIs & Microservices
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, OpenAPI Summit, Dev Exec World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

OWASP Security Summit: 30 Tips for Secure JavaScript

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

Dev Security World

Tanya "SheHacksPurple" Janca, SheHacksPurple, Secure Coding Trainer
OWASP Certified

In this talk, we will cover 30 tips for writing more secure JavaScript, emphasizing what to do, what NOT to do, and utilizing open-source tooling to enhance security. JavaScript is not only the most popular web programming language, but it also faces security threats like XSS and code injection, meaning we need to ensure our JavaScript is tough, rugged, and secure. We’ll touch only upon items that are specific to JavaScript, as opposed to agnostic topics that apply to all languages, such as encryption or authentication. By the end, you’ll gain insights into selecting the best framework, adopting secure coding practices, and leveraging tools for web application security, catering to both seasoned developers and beginners seeking practical guidance.

Speakers

Tanya "SheHacksPurple" Janca

Secure Coding Trainer, SheHacksPurple

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Dev Security World

Dev Security World

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Security World, OWASP Certified, Frontend World, OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

OPEN Session: Blend of PLM with Human Sciences

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

Dev Innovation World Stage

Rupa Bhagwat, Parker Hannifin, Product Manager, IoT and Smart & Connected Systems

Product Lifecycle Management through the lens of Behavioral Economics, Psychology, and Neuroscience. By weaving human sciences into PLM, we’re not just creating products—we’re crafting experiences that resonate and endure. It’s this approach that breathes life into our products and helps startups thrive rather than falter.

Speakers

Rupa Bhagwat

Product Manager, IoT and Smart & Connected Systems, Parker Hannifin

Experienced Growth Product Manager with a unique approach, leveraging psychology, behavioural economics, and neuroscience to design highly engaging products. I excel in applying the "build-measure-learn" feedback loop for rapid and efficient progress.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Dev Innovation World Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld), Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld), OPEN Session, Dev Innovation World
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

PRO Session: Navigating Culture Change: The Role of Product Operations in Value Alignment

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Chris Butler, GitHub, Product Manager

Culture change is a formidable challenge for any organization, requiring a strategic approach to align values and behaviors across teams.

This presentation focuses on the pivotal role of product operations in driving and sustaining culture change through value alignment.

Attendees will explore how product operations serves as a linchpin for translating organizational values into actionable strategies, processes, and behaviors.

From fostering collaboration and accountability to promoting transparency and continuous improvement, join us to discover how product operations can navigate and lead culture change initiatives with precision and impact.

Speakers

Chris Butler

Product Manager, GitHub

Chris Butler is a Chaotic Good Product Manager and Staff Product Operation Manager at GitHub. His role focuses on PM'ing the PM experience for the AI & Productivity group. Chris has worked previously as a product leader at Microsoft, Facebook Reality Labs, Cognizant, Google, KAYAK... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Roadmap Strategy & Innovation (ProductWorld), Product Team Management & Structure (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

AI Roundtable: Tony Holdstock-Brown, CEO & Co-founder, Inngest

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Tony Holdstock-Brown

CEO & Co-founder, Inngest

CEO of Inngest, specializing in modern queuing, orchestration, and AI workflows. Over 15 years of experience designing and building complex systems.

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm PST
Roundtable Room

AI DevWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:30pm PST

KEYNOTE: Harness -- How To Lead, Scale, and Innovate

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST

DeveloperWeek Main Stage

Nick Durkin, Harness, Field CTO

Join Nick Durkin, CTO of Harness and multi-unicorn founder, as he discusses his best practices when it comes to leading teams, driving innovation, building platforms, and scaling products. His track record as CEO of multiple high-growth tech companies includes selling AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7B and scaling Harness to its $3.7B valuation. Jyoti is in a unique position to speak to what it takes to build billion-dollar software companies while maintaining a self-sustaining, always-growing, and innovative culture. Learn how he drives leadership, navigates challenges, and fosters innovation across his ventures that are shaping the future of DevOps.

Speakers

Nick Durkin

CTO, Harness

Nick Durkin is a Field CTO at Harness, the modern software delivery platform. Nick has his finger on the pulse of all-things software, AI, and cybersecurity from his daily conversations with customers, and 14+ years spent in ML and AI as an architect for companies like Zelle, Trace3... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
DeveloperWeek Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:30pm PST

PRO Session: How Can Engineering Leaders Measure the Impact of GenAI

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST

AI DevWorld Main Stage

Yishai Beeri, LinearB, CTO

Generative AI has taken the world by storm since its general availability to the public in early 2023. Going from novel technology to commodity in months, this disruptive technology quickly found applications in the software development world - and many engineering organizations are trying to capitalize on the disruptive technology.

Nearly every engineering organization has adopted, or is thinking about adopting GenAI as a tool for developers. It has become wildly popular for everything from generating code, to writing and deploying tests, pull request reviews, experimentation and PoCs and much more. But who checks the machines?

In this talk I'll dive into the actual measurable outcomes - positive and negative - of adopting GenAI in engineering organizations. While engineering leaders rapidly jumped on the GenAI bandwagon, many are still struggling to quantify its value, not to mention manage its risks. This talk will discuss how and what to measure to understand adoption, quantify benefits and control risks in your initiative to leverage AI in your engineering organization. Join us to learn about the specific metrics you should be monitoring to ensure maximizing ROI on your GenAI engineering org initiatives.

Speakers

Yishai Beeri

CTO, LinearB

Yishai Beeri likes to solve problems, and that’s why he was so fascinated with programming when first encountered Logo back in the 80s, where the possibilities seemed endless.He has made it a focus of his career to solve complex programming problems, both as a consultant and entrepreneur... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
AI DevWorld Main Stage

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs
Session Type PRO Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, AI DevWorld: Industry AI Conference, AI for the Enterprise (AI DevWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:30pm PST

PRO Session: Decoding the Early Stage Product Strategy: Taking a Product from MVP to Release 1.0

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST

ProductWorld Main Stage

Amala Rangnekar, Workday Search, Product Manager

With the recent advent in cutting-edge technologies that were unheard of before, companies have started aggressively investing in the development of innovative products. However, products in a nascent stage can be intimidating to build, especially if they belong to a specialised domain. Products typically follow the lifecycle phases of introduction, growth, maturity and decline. However, the introductory phase is the most crucial one and can have long-lasting effects on the upcoming stages. In my session, I will cover best practices for product leaders who are building such products from scratch. This includes setting a product vision and strategy based on the market landscape when you have no existing roadmap and 0 customers. I will also share personal experiences on how I came up with the appropriate product phases of early stage, limited availability and general availability by observing the use-cases and stakeholders as well as customer patterns and feedback from existing competition. Lastly, I will explain how effective team processes, data analysis and a strong business acumen(marketing, positioning and product messaging) are a PM’s best friend to help successfully deploy early stage products.

Speakers

Amala Rangnekar

Product Manager, Workday Search

I am a Product Manager in Workday's Search team(the backbone that powers Workday's global search bar and prompt based searches for customers). I recently completed my M.B.A from UCLA's Anderson School of Management, with a focus on Business Strategy and Product Marketing. I also have... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
ProductWorld Main Stage

ProductWorld

Session Type PRO Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Roadmap Strategy & Innovation (ProductWorld), Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:30pm PST

Product Roundtable: Chris Butler, Product Manager, GitHub

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm PST

Roundtable Room

Speakers

Chris Butler

Product Manager, GitHub

Wednesday February 12, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm PST
Roundtable Room

ProductWorld

Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Product Lead / Product Manager Roundtables (ProductWorld), ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

4:00pm PST

DeveloperWeek 2025 Expo Block Party

Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm PST

Expo Hall

Join us for the DeveloperWeek 2025 Expo Block Party!

The Expo Block Party gives registrants the chance to visit participating DeveloperWeek exhibitors, while enjoying free drinks & food.

Additionally, participants are encouraged to play our Expo Challenge & "Dev Cash" Game, where visiting exhibitors during the show will allow you to win great swag!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm PST
Expo Hall

2. Experiences & Official Events

Session Type OPEN Session, PRO Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

6:00pm PST

Dev AfterHours @ DeveloperWeek 2025!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST

Dev AfterHours @ DeveloperWeek 2025!

Details coming soon!

Wednesday February 12, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST

2. Experiences & Official Events

Session Type OPEN Session, PRO Session
Conferences OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person