Atlassian Community Nairobi 2025 End Year Event and Networking Party
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2025 has been an incredible experience, and we want to celebrate the community growth with you as we eagerly prepare for 2026.
This year, we’ll kick off the event with targeted talks, engaging topics, and captivating presentations. Afterward, we’ll transition into a networking session where you can unwind, savor delicious food, and enjoy the best of music from around the globe.
Don’t miss out on this exciting event! Get your tickets, put on your dancing shoes, and make sure to dress in our signature "Atlassian Blue" attire.
The Atlassian Community Nairobi promotes the effective utilization of Atlassian tools and shares best practices, case studies, and personal insights.
Although the event space is spacious, there’s still limited seating, and we need an accurate headcount to plan and cater accordingly. Therefore, we kindly request that you RSVP only once you’re certain of your attendance. Tickets are Limited: RSVP!
We also incorporate good times when we just party, celebrate our personal achievements, our company achievements, our community growth and get to know each other. This will be one of those times.
This event also includes social and networking activities. Take the opportunity to connect with others and enjoy live mixing from the talented DJ (THEDJMK).
Atlassian community events are where Atlassian users, entrepreneurs, engineers, and business acumen meet to share their experiences on how they use the tools to increase productivity and ship products.
This community has an abundance of Atlassian Experts and customers in the area - let's take advantage of each other's expertise. We meet every other month to talk about all things Atlassian, from JIRA dashboards to perfecting your Stash workflow. If you've got a topic to present or questions you need to be answered, we're here to help. RSVP to our next meeting or join the group to be notified of upcoming events and ACE news.
Key Benefits
Exclusive Knowledge
Networking
Swag
Member discounts
Rewards to outstanding members who go above and beyond.
Agenda:2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Check-In & Icebreaker
Welcome first-time attendees.
Fun and engaging icebreakers to kick off the session.
Atlassian Community Nairobi overview.
Atlassian news and updates.
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM | BitBucket Orchestration at Scale— Presented by John Kamau | Observability Engineer | M-Pesa Africa
This presentation explores how Jenkins and Bitbucket work together to create a powerful, automated CI/CD pipeline for modern software teams. We will cover how Bitbucket’s branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews integrate seamlessly with Jenkins to trigger automated builds, run tests, enforce quality checks, and deploy applications reliably. Attendees will learn practical techniques for setting up pipelines, managing credentials securely, automating releases, and improving developer productivity. Whether you’re new to CI/CD or looking to optimize your current workflow, this session provides actionable insights to streamline development and deliver faster, more stable software.
2:50 PM – 3:40 PM || DevOps in 2025— Presented by Joseph Njogu | Chief Technology Officer | Optimal Operational Interface(OOI)
In 2025, we witnessed significant disruptions in the cloud industry, with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare experiencing outages that severely impacted critical operations and major SaaS platforms. This caused immense challenges for DevOps, SREs, and Platform engineers, who were tasked with ensuring the uninterrupted operation of their companies’ SaaS applications. In this session, we delve into strategies to mitigate these cloud-related issues. We will explore the implementation of cloud-agnostic Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management practices that can be seamlessly deployed to alternative cloud providers in case of a disruption. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of utilizing status pages and tools like Opsgenie to keep our technical teams and customers informed and updated at all times.
3:45 PM – 4:20 PM | Panel Discussion Collaboration in the Age of Atlassian Intelligence— Moderated by Michael KimathiA focused exploration of how AI-enhanced workflows are reshaping teamwork, decision-making, and delivery across modern engineering organizations. The discussion examines how Atlassian Intelligence alters coordination patterns, reduces operational friction, and elevates the quality of cross-functional collaboration. Panelists assess emerging practices, governance considerations, and the evolving role of human judgment in AI-supported environments, outlining pragmatic approaches for leaders seeking to build resilient, high-leverage teams in an increasingly intelligent toolchain.
4:30 PM – Onwards | Networking and Entertainment
(If you’re a board game enthusiast, please bring your favorite game. We’ll provide an opponent for you. 😊)
Tentative Playlist:
Urban Pop
Trap
Old Skul RnB
Top Hits
Local Hits
Dance
Amapiano
House
9:30 PM | Leave at your own convenience.
Holiday Wishes
We have over 6000+ members and we meet regularly to encourage better use of Atlassian tools among current or prospective users. Our events typically offer several team talks, hands-on workshops, Hackathon, free food/drink, and networking opportunities with 80-200 attendees.
Like an attendee at one of our events, you can expect to:
Share and learn Atlassian product knowledge, best practices, and case studies.
Provide valuable user input to Atlassian so that they can keep making great products for us to use.
Network and build a support system with fellow Atlassian product users.
Atlassian Community Nairobi is an award-winning community:
SET THE STANDARD 2022
SET THE STANDARD 2018
MOST ACTIVE in EMEA 2017
Global MASTER OF CONVERSION WINNER 2017
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Agenda
2:00 PM: Check-In & Icebreaker
Welcome first-time attendees.
Fun and engaging icebreakers to kick off the session.
Atlassian Community Nairobi overview.
Atlassian news and updates.
2:15 PM: BitBucket Orchestration at Scale— Presented by John Kamau | Fullstack Software Developer | M-Pesa Africa
This presentation explores how Jenkins and Bitbucket work together to create a powerful, automated CI/CD pipeline for modern software teams. We will cover how Bitbucket’s branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews integrate seamlessly with Jenkins to trigger automated builds, run tests, enforce quality checks, and deploy applications reliably. Attendees will learn practical techniques for setting up pipelines, managing credentials securely, automating releases, and improving developer productivity. Whether you’re new to CI/CD or looking to optimize your current workflow, this session provides actionable insights to streamline development and deliver faster, more stable software.
2:50 PM: DevOps in 2025— Presented by Joseph Njogu | Chief Technology Officer | Optimal Operational Interface(OOI)
In 2025, we witnessed significant disruptions in the cloud industry, with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare experiencing outages that severely impacted critical operations and major SaaS platforms. This caused immense challenges for DevOps, SREs, and Platform engineers, who were tasked with ensuring the uninterrupted operation of their companies’ SaaS applications. In this session, we delve into strategies to mitigate these cloud-related issues. We will explore the implementation of cloud-agnostic Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management practices that can be seamlessly deployed to alternative cloud providers in case of a disruption. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of utilizing status pages and tools like Opsgenie to keep our technical teams and customers informed and updated at all times.
3:45 PM: Panel Discussion Collaboration in the Age of Atlassian Intelligence— Moderated by Michael Kimathi
A focused exploration of how AI-enhanced workflows are reshaping teamwork, decision-making, and delivery across modern engineering organizations. The discussion examines how Atlassian Intelligence alters coordination patterns, reduces operational friction, and elevates the quality of cross-functional collaboration. Panelists assess emerging practices, governance considerations, and the evolving role of human judgment in AI-supported environments, outlining pragmatic approaches for leaders seeking to build resilient, high-leverage teams in an increasingly intelligent toolchain.
4:30 PM: Networking and Entertainment (Pure Great Vibes)
(If you’re a board game enthusiast, please bring your favorite game. We’ll provide an opponent for you. 😊)
Tentative Playlist:
Urban Pop
Trap
Old Skul RnB
Top Hits
Home Hits
Dance
Amapiano
House
9:00 PM: Leave at your own convenience.
Holiday Wishes
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Speakers
John Kamau - M-Pesa Africa (Observability Engineer)
Software Engineer - Spring boot Angular
Jospeh Njogu - Optimal Operational Interface (OOI) (CTO)
Joseph is a technical CTO at OOI whose main responsibility apart from CTO's is creating softwares and also handling the DevOps workflows. He previously worked at NCBA bank as a DevOps Engineer, ARC Ride among other companies.
Marvin Collins - Apps:Lab (Founder)
Marvin Collins is the founder of a young tech company (Apps:Lab) disrupting Rift Valley Tech space. He believes in sharing and collaboration among techies to build innovative and creative solutions that can solve minor and major problems within our borders and beyond. And to help his team at Apps:Lab and other developers, he always advises them to use products built for professionals. He is pa…
John Mwendwa - Tiskos (Grand Master)
Grand Master at Tiskos Kenya | Lead Creative Director @ DroidconKE | Brand Manager at Think Organic Kenya
I stand by the words. - "To do everything I can" .I hold the business of design dear having realised how generally it impacts People and relationships. Like all designers I believe design can change the world, I mean it was created by it.That's why over the years I have…
Michael Kimathi - Impact Masters & Africa's Talking (Consulting Entrepreneur & Head of Developer Community)
He connects people to solutions that empower them to realize their highest potential and as a result, this has produced professionals and scalable businesses. In his free time, you will find him leading the developer community. His name is Michael Kimathi and this is his life purpose. Entrepreneur in Music and Technology. Driven by the purpose and love of people. Experienced Leader, Founder, a…
Moderator
Michael Kimathi - Impact Masters & Africa's Talking (Consulting Entrepreneur & Head of Developer Community)
He connects people to solutions that empower them to realize their highest potential and as a result, this has produced professionals and scalable businesses. In his free time, you will find him leading the developer community. His name is Michael Kimathi and this is his life purpose. Entrepreneur in Music and Technology. Driven by the purpose and love of people. Experienced Leader, Founder, a…
Hosted By
Michael Kimathi, Atlassian Community Leader
Computer Scientist| Entrepreneur| Pro DJ (Consulting Entrepreneur in Technology and Entertainment). Developer Community Expert.
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