Lugano Tech Talks June 2017 Meetup

AGENDA

• 7 pm: Doors open and mingling

• 7:30 pm: Talks

• Caterina Sarfatti - The climate challenge: C40 and how cities will get the job done

• Thomas Geske - Microsoft Journey to DevOps

• 8:30 pm: Socialize with fellow members and share thoughts and ideas!

• 9:30 pm: End of meetup

THE VENUE

Bloomberg LP has kindly agreed to host us again at their office in Lugano. They will also sponsor a reception after the talks for some great networking opportunities.

For the security badges for the venue, you'll need to answer the extra question on the RSVP about your full name.

**** Please make sure you specify your real name, as Bloomberg's security procedures require that you be entered in the system in advance. Please bring a picture ID with you to the meetup to get your security badge. ****

Please note that no walk-ups will be allowed in.

THE TALKS

The climate challenge: C40 and how cities will get the job done

The talk will describe what C40 Cities is and how the megacities of the world are tackling the key challenge of our time: climate change.

C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. Acting both locally and collaboratively, C40 cities are having a meaningful global impact in reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. C40 brings together a unique set of assets and creates a shared sense of purpose. C40 offers cities an effective forum where they can collaborate, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change.

Caterina Sarfatti, Programme Manager for Special Projects at C40 ( http://www.c40.org )

Caterina currently works on C40's Inclusive Climate Action programme. Formerly, Caterina worked with the delivery and event teams on a series of key strategic events that formed the “Road from COP21 to the 2016 C40 Mayors Summit”. She was project manager for the 2016 C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City and also served as the Deputy Director for Europe. Caterina holds degrees in Political Theory and Political Science from Sciences-Po (Paris) and Master degrees in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Université Assas-Paris II) and in Global Environmental Policies (Università La Tuscia).

Microsoft Journey to DevOps

Microsoft’s Developer Division transformed its Team Foundation Server with a Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) offering, now known as Visual Studio Team Services, that is also the backbone of its own engineering system. This is the story of moving to cloud-first development and modern DevOps practices, while growing both the SaaS and traditional software business.

Thomas Geske, ALM Specialist, Microsoft Schweiz ( http://www.microsoft.ch )

Thomas Geske has been active in software development for 15 years. He implemented projects in various industries based on the Microsoft technology stack. In his current role as an ALM specialist, he supports development teams to adapt and implement the Microsoft Visual Studio tools as well as ALM & DevOps.