GDG DevFest: Innovate, Elevate & Celebrate
Join us at DevFest organized by GDG San Francisco x GDG Fremont. It's the ultimate gathering of developers, creators, and tech-enthusiasts. We’re bringing together visionary minds with hands-on experiences, creative challenges, and plenty of fun to fuel your next big idea.
RSVP here: https://luma.com/kdfmt2dn
📅 What to Expect
Build with AI Workshop: Dive deep into the world of AI. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced coder, you’ll explore real-world use cases, work with cutting-edge tools, and build an AI-powered proof-of-concept that you can show off.
Aviation Hackathon: Ready for take-off? Collaborate with fellow developers to tackle aviation-industry challenges. Think flight-data analytics, predictive maintenance, traveler-experience tools, or air-traffic simulation. You decide the direction and we supply the runway. You will be paired with other developers to work on a project.
Fun Activities & Networking: Breaks mean more than coffee. We’ve got interactive demos, mini-games, swag prizes, music, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow innovators, mentors, and sponsors.
Pitch & Prizes: At the end of the day, teams from the hackathon present their creations. Judges will pick 10 winners who get to demo their project in front of everyone.
Why You Should Come
Learn and build: Practical, hands-on sessions where you’ll walk away with code, insights, and inspiration.
Be part of a community: Network with other developers, engineers, product folks, and organizers who are shaping tomorrow.
Challenge yourself: Whether the Build with AI workshop or the Aviation Hackathon, you’ll have the chance to stretch your skills and experiment in a creative playground.
Enjoy the ride: It’s not all serious, we’ve built in fun, casual moments so you can recharge, connect, and celebrate your process.
Who’s Invited
Open to anyone excited by tech: developers, data scientists, UX/product designers, aviation-enthusiasts, and students. Bring your laptop, bring your curiosity, and find your team on-site. No previous aviation or AI experience required. Just a willingness to build, experiment, and collaborate.
Tentative Agenda (subject to change)
9:00-9:30: Welcome & breakfast
9:30-9:40: Keynote 1
9:40 - 9:50: Keynote 2
9:50 - 10:30: Sponsor talks, Intro to hackathon
10:30 - 12:00: Hackathon team forming and ideation
12:00: Lunch
1:00-1:45: BwAI workshop - Taha (Google Developer Expert)
1:45: Hackathon
5:30: Submission Deadline
6 - 6:30: Judging starts + Dinner
6:45 Giveaways (raffle prize) + Top 10 Presentations
9:00 Wrap up
What to bring: Laptop, enthusiasm, and optionally your idea (for hackathon)
Let’s innovate together, build something extraordinary, and have a blast along the way. Can’t wait to see you at GDG DevFest!
Please note: you must be approved to attend the event.
🚀 Interested in Judging opportunities?
Fill out the form to express your interest in being a judge.
Share your background, area of expertise, and why you’d like to be part of the judging panel.
https://forms.gle/4u9NKfPZ3vEQDKeR6
🚀 Interested in more events?
Join us here:
GDG San Francisco: https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-san-francisco/
GDG Fremont: https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-fremont/
Agenda
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Speaker
Taha Bouhsine
Jake of all trades, Master of Data Science.
I am an AI/ML Google Developer Expert, I tend to be a generalist having experience working on different types of tasks in software engineering, machine learning engineering, research engineering, and electrical engineering while specializing in Deep Learning with a focus on Multimodality Deep Learning, Representation Learning, and Continual Lea…
Hosts
Riya Dashoriya - Quizlet (Engineering Manager)
Riya Dashoriya is a Software Engineer at Quizlet with an innate love to solve problems through technology. Her dedication, passion and curiosity has helped her execute several key projects, demonstrating leadership and team player abilities. In her spare time, Riya likes to travel and spend time with family. Always looking for avenues to mentor and empower others, Riya has a passion for accessibi…
Buddhi Withanage
Buddhika Withanage is a product and innovation consultant specializing in product design, management, and UX. She has worked across industries such as telecommunications and data-driven advertising, collaborating with global brands.
With an academic background in humanities and AI, she is passionate about responsible technology for human flourishing. Her research focuses on responsible A…
Sako Mammadov
Anu Mittal - Walmart Global Tech
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