Note this is an event organised by GDG/WTM Brunei. Register at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-brunei-darussalam-presents-devfest-brunei-2023/ / https://bit.ly/devfest-brunei-2023

DevFest is back! GDG and WTM Brunei will be hosting our annual Developer Festival on 1st to 3rd December! It will be a hybrid event. You can join in person or virtually.

Join us for talks and workshops by international and local speakers and local showcases from startups, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, and companies!

GDG Brunei DevFest 2023 aims to bring together the tech community of Brunei and provide a platform for you to showcase your skills, to network, and learn from each other. The event is free for everyone to attend, and we aim to make it inclusive for everyone, regardless of experience level.

Event Details
This is a 3 day event. Day 1 will be virtual only while day 2 and 3 will be hybrid, which means you can attend in-person or virtually. There can be several sessions happening at the same time, so choose your sessions and if you're attending in-person remember to review where they are held so you know where to go

• Date: Friday 1st December 2023 - Sunday 3rd December 2023
• Time: 9 AM - 5 PM

Day 1 (Virtual only)

• 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM:Opening Speech: DevFest Brunei 2023 and Agenda
• 9:15 AM — 9:30 AM: Keynote Speech by Google Developer Group Brunei
• 9:30 AM — 9:45 AM: Keynote Speech by Didi Malai Abdullah, CEO of SMARTER Brunei
• 10:00 AM — 10:30 AM: DARe & BIL: Helping You Build Your Tech Startup
• 10:30 AM — 11:30 AM: The Role of Startups in Promoting and Creating Diversity & Inclusion
• 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM: Fascination Advantage Using AI-Generated Content: Elevating Captivating Messaging for Businesses
• 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM: Introducing Project IDX
• 4:00 PM — 5:00 PM: Tales from a Remote Worker - Things to Know About Working Remotely and How to Succeed

Day 2 (Hybrid: Virtual or In-Person)

• 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM: JELLYSHOP Launching & Sharing Session
• 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM: Exploring a Career in Cybersecurity: Defending Brunei Digital Frontier
• 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM: Stay Safe Online: Know the Latest Threats
• 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM: Understanding the Power of Digital Marketing
• 10:30 AM — 12:00 PM: [PANEL] Serious Gaming for Impact
• 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM: Demystifying Dev Sec: Identifying Security Bugs Earlier in SDLC
• 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM: To Blockchain Or Not To Blockchain
• 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM: Use Vertex AI Conversation to quickly create chatbot
• 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM: Customer Discovery: Discover Products That Customer Value
• 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM: Digital Transformation of DST
• 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM: From Noob to Pentester - How to Get Started in Pentesting
• 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM: Convergence of AI Across Industries & Our Daily Lives
• 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM: [PANEL] The Rise of Indie Games in South East Asia
• 3:00 PM — 5:00 PM: Hands on Hardware: an intro into Arduinos and ESPs
• 4:00 PM — 5:00 PM: Build our own Fullstack WebXR Framework and Library powered by Firebase

Day 3 (Hybrid: Virtual or In-Person)

• 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM: Go from Idea to App with No Coding using AppSheet
• 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM: [Closed Workshop] Playtest Session for Jelly Shop
• 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM: Next-Gen Transactions: Future Insights in Payments
• 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM: Simple ML for Sheets
• 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM: Pursuing a career in Game development in Brunei
• 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM: Creating a Festival Ticketing System with WooCommerce
• 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM: Exploring Robot Programming with Python
• 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM: Hackathon / Learnathon
• 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM: Search Naturally - How can AI help us sift through our noise?
• 3:00 PM — 3:30 PM: Measure your apps' performance using Google Analytics. (Online)
• 4:15 PM — 5:00 PM: Closing Ceremony and Prize Giveaway

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