DeveloperWeek 2025: Full Schedule

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10:00am PST

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

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

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 Stage

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Developer Experience (DX), Technical Leadership & Management
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, Dev Exec World, OPEN Session, AI & Organizational Change Management (AI DevWorld), AI DevWorld: AI Strategy Conference
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 Stage

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 Stage

Frontend World

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

1:00pm PST

OPEN Session: Legal Eagles in the Cloud: Hacking the Court System (Legally) with Google

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:50pm PST

Dev Innovation World Stage

Debi Cabrera, Google, Developer Relations Engineer
Christina Lin, Google, Developer Relations Engineer

Ever wished you could cut through the legal jargon and mountains of case files with speed? In this workshop, we'll show you how to do just that! We’re taking on the challenge of transforming complex legal data into actionable insights using the power of Google Cloud's cutting-edge AI and data tools. You'll learn to build an intelligent sakersystem that can summarize cases, find relevant precedents, and assist legal professionals with unprecedented speed and efficiency. This workshop is for someone who wants to get a quick start on using AI.

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to:
Understand and implement vector search to find relevant cases.
Techniques to reduce cost and time for AI processing
Use RAG to enhance responses.
Use LangChain to build basic AI applications.
Hosting the application on Google Cloud

Speakers

Debi Cabrera

Developer Relations Engineer, Google

Debi Cabrera is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google Cloud based in San Francisco. She started in tech at Looker before moving to Google Cloud. At work, her focus is on delivering engaging and educational content for developers to inspire them to use Google Cloud products... Read More →

Christina Lin

Developer Relations Engineer, Google

Christina Lin is a passionate technologist and advocate for the open source community. With expertise in Java, Python, Apache Kafka, Apache Camel, Kubernetes, Ansible, she excels at creating engaging technical content, live demonstrations, and resources that empower developers... Read More →

Wednesday February 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:50pm PST
Dev Innovation World Stage

Dev Innovation World

Tracks & Topics Data Engineering, Gen AI / LLMs, Developer Experience (DX)
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, AI DevWorld, ProductWorld
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:00pm PST

OPEN Session: The New “Outer Loop”: Leveraging AI to Test, Review, Merge, and Deploy Code Changes

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

OpsWorld Stage

Kenneth DuMez, Graphite, Developer Relations Lead

As AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT generate code at an unprecedented rate, the “outer loop”—reviewing, testing, merging, and deploying—becomes more vital than ever. In this talk, we'll explore why increased volume of AI-generated code elevates the need for robust oversight. Studies show that up to half of AI-generated solutions contain bugs or vulnerabilities, underscoring the continued importance of human-in-the-loop reviews.

In this talk we'll take a look at how next-gen developer tools can harness AI not just for coding, but to automate large-scale tests, streamline pull requests, resolve conflicts, and reduce noise in code reviews. By building an AI-powered, end-to-end platform that fully understands the codebase, teams can accelerate velocity without sacrificing quality. Attendees will learn real-world strategies and best practices for establishing an “outer loop” that safely and efficiently deploys high volumes of AI-generated code—ensuring continuous innovation without compromising reliability. We’ll also discuss pitfalls to avoid when integrating AI into existing pipelines.

Speakers

Kenneth DuMez

Developer Relations Lead, Graphite

Kenneth DuMez is the Developer Relations Lead at Graphite, the AI developer productivity platform that helps engineers create, review, & merge pull requests, stay unblocked, and ship faster. Kenneth is currently focused on educating developers around the world about best software... Read More →

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

OpsWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs, Developer Experience (DX)
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person