DeveloperWeek 2025: Full Schedule

10:00am PST

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

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST

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

David is a Senior AI/ML Engineer at DigitalOcean, where he's dedicated to empowering developers to build, scale, and deploy AI/ML models in production environments. He brings deep expertise in building and training models for applications like NLP, data visualization, and real-time... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Frontend World

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

10:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Fix What Matters First: Bridging Code and Cloud Security

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Eric Carter, Sysdig, Senior Director Product Marketing

Organizations modernizing applications in the cloud find themselves drowning in vulnerabilities and security alerts. With too much noise and not enough time, teams need a better way to prioritize and address real risks to stay ahead of threats.

Join Sysdig for a discussion of how to boost your software supply chain security and address risk from development through production.

In this session we’ll cover:

-The latest cloud-native security risks and challenges

-How to better prioritize vulnerabilities and misconfigurations

-Using runtime signals to reduce AppSec noise up to 95%

-Detecting active cloud risk to protect against cyberattacks

-Improving outcomes with AppSec tools like Snyk, Checkmarx, and Docker

Speakers

Eric Carter

Senior Director Product Marketing, Sysdig

Eric is Director of Product Marketing focused on cultivating Sysdig’s technology cloud and container partner ecosystem. Eric has spearheaded marketing efforts for enterprise technology solutions across various domains, such as security, monitoring, storage, and backup. He is passionate... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Frontend World

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

11:00am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Product Mastery: Immersive Learning for Discovery and Delivery

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST

VIRTUAL 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 19, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

ProductWorld

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

11:30am PST

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Managing Growth Pains: Lessons from Scaling Engineering Teams

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Amir Shaked, Oasis Security, VP R&D

Scaling an engineering team is much more than a numbers game—it’s about creating ownership, evolving leadership styles, and building sustainable processes. In this talk, I'll explore how growing from a small startup team to a large-scale enterprise impacts every facet of team management. Drawing from personal stories and insights from my experience, I'll cover how promoting a "You build it, you own it" mentality fosters accountability and helps teams scale effectively. We’ll also discuss how asking the right questions as a manager can drive better decision-making and empower your team during periods of rapid growth. Whether it’s designing culture from day one, adapting processes, or evolving your own management style, this session will equip you with practical strategies to manage the inevitable growing pains of scaling an engineering team from 1 to 100

Speakers

Amir Shaked

CTO, Stealth

Amir Shaked is a seasoned engineering manager, currently working on a new startup. Previously he was VP R&D at Oasis Security, a startup dedicated to managing and securing the lifecycle of non-human identities. Prior to joining Oasis Security, Amir served as the Senior VP of R&D... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Frontend World

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

12:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Harnessing Microservices for Scalable and Resilient AI Applications

Wednesday February 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:25pm PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Mayank Jindal, Amazon, Software engineer

AI applications present unique challenges related to scalability, complexity and resource optimization. This talk explores how microservices architecture can effectively address these challenges by decomposing AI systems into modular, independently deployable services. By adopting microservices, AI workloads—such as data preprocessing, model training and inference can be scaled and managed independently, leading to more flexible, efficient and resilient systems.

Attendees will learn how microservices architecture enables horizontal scaling of AI tasks allowing components like model inference engines to scale seamlessly as demand grows without affecting the entire application. We will also explore how microservices improve fault isolation ensuring that failures in one service do not propagate and disrupt the entire system. The session will cover asynchronous communication patterns, such as message queues and event-driven architectures which are particularly well-suited for decoupling AI services and handling complex, resource-heavy processes in parallel.

In addition, we will discuss strategies for orchestrating AI workflows and managing dependencies between services ensuring smooth operation even as the system grows more complex. The talk will also highlight best practices for designing resilient, scalable microservices that meet the specific needs of AI applications such as managing data flows, balancing computational loads and ensuring consistency across distributed services.

By the end of this session, attendees will understand how microservices can enable more scalable, flexible and fault-tolerant AI architectures. Whether developing real-time AI solutions, processing large datasets or managing multi-stage machine learning pipelines, participants will gain practical strategies for leveraging microservices to build scalable and resilient AI systems.

Speakers

Mayank Jindal

Software engineer, Amazon

Mayank Jindal is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in creating microservices at Amazon, a global leader in technology and e-commerce. With a deep passion for architecting scalable and robust systems, Mayank has played a pivotal role in designing and implementing... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:25pm PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

AI DevWorld

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

2:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Building AI Agents: Architectures & Common Challenges

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Noa Flaherty, Vellum, Co-founder & CTO

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

Noa Flaherty

Co-founder & CTO, Vellum

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

AI DevWorld

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

9:30am PST

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Looking Beyond the Data: Navigating the Challenges of Biased Samples

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:30am - 10:20am PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Srik Gorthy, ByteDance (TikTok), Senior Data Scientist

In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-driven insights, the quality of data holds the key to business decisions. Yet, biased samples — often overlooked or underestimated — can lead to flawed conclusions, unreliable models, and a loss of trust in data-driven systems. Whether biases stem from data collection methods, under-represented groups, or feedback loops in AI systems, understanding and addressing them is crucial for maintaining the integrity of insights.

This presentation examines the pervasive challenge of biased data samples and discusses key issues that data practitioners frequently encounter. From selection bias, where certain groups are systematically excluded, to response bias, where participation is skewed, biased sampling can distort the data landscape in subtle but significant ways. These biases have direct real-world consequences: for example, a cancer detection system that erroneously associates the presence of a ruler in mole images with malignancy, or an autonomous driving system trained without accounting for real-world deviations from traffic rules.

Recognizing bias is just the first step. The presentation will explore actionable strategies — like thoughtful sampling design and bootstrap resampling — to detect and mitigate bias, ensuring insights reflect reality more accurately. By examining real-world examples and practical approaches, this discussion invites professionals to rethink how data is collected and analyzed. Looking beyond the data means understanding its imperfections, challenging assumptions, and adopting techniques that uphold reliable decision-making in an increasingly AI-centric world.

Speakers

Srik Gorthy

Experienced Data Forager, ByteDance (TikTok)

Srik Gorthy has over a decade of experience in Machine Learning and Data Science, having worked in and contributed to multiple projects across industries like internet technologies, semiconductors, and FMCG. Currently, as a Senior Data Scientist at ByteDance, he leads data science... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:30am - 10:20am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Frontend World

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

11:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Understand the Threat Landscape Facing Modern Applications

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Ivan Tirado, Fastly, Sr. Security Strategist

Speakers

Ivan Tirado

Sr. Security Strategist, Fastly

With over two decades of experience spanning various facets of information security, including roles at notable companies like Fastly, NGINX, Oracle, and Akamai Technologies, Ivan Tirado is a seasoned expert in safeguarding organizations against a myriad of online threats. As a Senior... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

Frontend World

Tracks & Topics Platform Engineering, Developer Experience (DX)
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences OPEN Session, Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

12:00pm PST

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Product Value Curves | A Practical Approach to Building Effective Product Strategy

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Lakshmi Sowjanya Uppala, Amazon, Senior Technical Program Manager

Have you ever had to come up with a product strategy for an area which is already functioning well, critical to business/your organization and involves tools/services used by different stakeholders who are all measuring successfully? If yes, this session is for you.

I will share my personal experience of building a product strategy and roadmap impacting billions of transactions done and products sold on Amazon, involving multiple stakeholder teams with conflicting success metrics by starting from users, jobs to be done and product value curves. This is practical for large- and small-scale products equally and enables creation of multi-year product roadmaps with incremental wins to users and business value.

Speakers

Lakshmi Sowjanya Uppala

Senior Technical Program Manager, Amazon

Lakshmi Sowjanya is a Senior Technical Program Manager in Amazon. She is a product and program management professional with over 12 years of experience across multiple Fortune 500 companies spanning multiple industries.Over the last 7 years, she led the launch of a multi-device OTT... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

ProductWorld

Tracks & Topics Product Certificate
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences ProductWorld, Product Lifecycle & Case Studies (ProductWorld), Methodology: Agile and Rapid Prototyping and SCRUM and Beyond (ProductWorld), Virtual, Product Management Tools & Software (ProductWorld), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual Virtual, Virtual Exclusive

1:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Streaming Data Integration at Scale with IBM StreamSets

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

VIRTUAL Frontend World

Dima Spivak, IBM, Vice President of StreamSets Development & Product Management

Modern enterprises operate in a fast-paced digital landscape where acting on the latest data is essential to staying competitive. IBM StreamSets is a powerful, developer-friendly platform designed to address the challenges of streaming data integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. In this session, we’ll explore how StreamSets simplifies the ingestion, transformation, and delivery of structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data using an intuitive no-code/low-code interface.

Discover how adaptive pipelines handle schema drift, optimize data quality, and ensure low-latency data movement for mission-critical workloads. We’ll also showcase the platform’s flexible deployment options and seamless integration with popular technologies like Apache Kafka and Pulsar, enabling developers to rapidly operationalize streaming data pipelines with minimal overhead.

Speakers

Dima Spivak

Vice President of StreamSets Development & Product Management, IBM

Dima Spivak is Vice President of StreamSets Development & Product Management at IBM. Before he joined StreamSets in 2016, he was a Software Engineer at Cloudera.

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
VIRTUAL Frontend World https://app.events.ringcentral.com/events/developerweek-productworld-ai-devworld-2025/reception

AI DevWorld

Tracks & Topics Gen AI / LLMs, Data Engineering, Open Source Strategy
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences AI DevWorld, OPEN Session, Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual