Innovate with APIs (App Mod #2)

APIs have become a lingua franca across technology. They enable every minute of our digital experience, catalysing revolutions such as the sharing economy, and continue to drive change and innovation all around us. Though exposing data is guided by well-defined architectural standards, the exposed information and services are consumed with infinite possibilities. To keep pace and innovate means thinking outside of the box.

In our second installment in our Application Modernisation series, we invite you to join us in exploring the relationship between technology and the wild. What can we learn from patterns found in the natural world, and how can these lessons impact our digital modernisation? We will discuss reactive, responsive, resilient software solutions inspired by honeybees, as well as how to share weather data while navigating the unpredictabilities of the atmosphere.

Agenda:
17.30: Registration, Food, Drinks and Networking
18:00 - 19:00: Lightning Talks -

• Balancing API (de)centralisation and complexity
• Why are honeybees some of the world's most efficient architects?
• Open Weather : Making it rain! $$$
  19.00: Open discussion with Q&A
  19.30: Networking & Drinks
  20.00: Close

Speaker biographies:

Grace Jansen - Grace is a developer advocate at IBM, working with Open Liberty and Reactive Platform. She has now been with IBM for a year, after graduating from Exeter University with a Degree in Biology. Moving to software engineering has been a challenging step for Grace, but she enjoys bringing a varied perspective to her projects and using her knowledge of biological systems to simplify complex software patterns and architectures. Grace also has a keen passion for encouraging more women into STEM and especially Technology careers.

Monica Raffaelli is a Hybrid Cloud Technical Specialist​ for IBM UK. She is experienced in API-driven enterprise solutions in the US and UK, as well as with startup organisations and agile techniques balancing team with technology. Monica believes that hybrid integration means future-proofing without sacrificing existing resources.​

Charlotte Nielsen is a Hybrid Cloud Technical Specialist​ for IBM UK. She focuses on the API Economy and the use of APIs at a strategic level as well as as an integral integration tool, and works across all industries to recognise clients needs for APIs at both levels and guide them into finding further strategic benefits.