Dev@CGI Congress - Developer Driven Innovation

The 11th of September Dev@CGI is organizing our (bi)annual Dev@CGI congress! An evening with interesting talks, by both external and internal speakers, a moment to share knowledge and meet your peers. The last event was a big success with over 250 people, we hope to see you all again! This time our main topic is ‘developer driven innovation’ we hope that is something which will inspire you.

This event is primary for our own developer community, but we have opened the event for a total of 30 external visitors from this meetup, take this unique opportunity to get in touch with our CGI developer & test communities!

Dinner & drinks included!

Keynotes

Innovation in technology
Deborah Nas, Innovation expert
Deborah is a thought leader in technological innovation and digital transformation. Operating at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business, she uses inspiring examples and relatable anecdotes to explain why technological innovation is challenging in traditional companies. Deborah authored ‘Design Things That Make Sense,’ a guide to designing technology-based products and services.
With over 25 years of experience, she understands the challenges faced by large organizations. Deborah is a part-time professor at Delft University of Technology, Innovation Lead at the Centre for Quantum & Society, a supervisory board member at Hardt Hyperloop, a board member at Foundation Cre8, and a member of the investment committee for InnovationQuarter Capital, a €143 million deep-tech investment fund.

The value of learning and sharing
Bert Jan Schrijver, CTO at Openvalue
As a developer, Bert Jan has advanced his career by learning from and sharing with others. In this keynote, he will discuss his journey in software communities, from participating to organizing and presenting. He’ll share his journey from an aspiring speaker at in-company events to taking the stages of big international conferences. He’ll end with explaining why he believe that deliberate learning and sharing is important and will give you a couple of practical tips to get started. After this keynote, you’ll be ready to boost your career by engaging in learning and sharing too!
Bert Jan is CTO at OpenValue, focusing on Java, software architecture, Continuous Delivery, and DevOps. He is a Java Champion, JavaOne Rock Star speaker, Duke's Choice Award winner, and leads NLJUG. He speaks at conferences, writes for the Dutch Java magazine, and teaches coding to kids with Devoxx4Kids. Find him on Twitter at @bjschrijver.

Breakout sessions
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