Disruptive Tech London - Open Source: Your Recipe for Success!

Join us for an evening at Disruptive Tech London, where the power of Open Source in the business world takes center stage!

Our meetup will feature insightful talks from leading experts in the field, showing you how to utilize Open Source to better your business.

Network with fellow tech enthusiasts, share ideas and gain insights that will equip you with new knowledge.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just curious about the world of Open Source, all are welcome to explore the transformational potential of Open Source.

A massive thank you to Flagsmith for sponsoring this meetup and helping make it possible for everyone to enjoy!

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LOCATION: Civo Tech Junction, First Floor, 32-37 Cowper Street, Shoreditch, London

AGENDA

• 5:30 to 6:05 - Arrival and welcome drinks & food
• 6:05 to 6:15 - Introduction to Disruptive Tech
• 6:15 to 6:45 - "Ship with Confidence - Decoupling deploy and release with feature flags," Kyle Johnson (LinkedIn), Co-Founder at Flagsmith
• 6:45 to 7:15 - "Utilizing Open Source to Better Your Business" - Open Source Panel, Kunal Kushwaha (LinkedIn): Developer Relations Manager at Civo, Paula Kennedy (LinkedIn): Co-Founder at Syntasso, Mauricio Salatino (LinkedIn): Senior Software Engineer at Diagrid
• 7:15 to 7:25 - Interim break to refresh
• 7:25 to 7:55 - "Stakeholders in Open Source: How Hardware changes Everything in AI", Sal Kimmich (LinkedIn), Technical Community Architect at Confidential Computing Consortium
• 8:00 onwards - England Vs Netherlands Semi Final on the big screen!

SPEAKER BIOS

• Mauricio Salatino - also known as Salaboy (LinkedIn): Passionate about Open Source, Kubernetes, and Cloud-Native software. He is an Open Source Software Engineer at Diagrid. He also serves as a Steering Committee member for the Knative Project and is co-leading the Knative Functions initiative. He also wrote a book titled Platform Engineering on Kubernetes (Manning).
• Sal Kimmich - Sal is the Technical Community Architect for the Confidential Computing Consortium of the Linux Foundation where they focus on the cutting edge of privacy-enhancing technologies in Open Source. By day, you’ll find Sal working with site reliability engineers, DevOps, and cybersecurity specialists to implement the best tools and practices to remove toil from developer workflows. By night, you’ll find Sal mentoring the next generation of engineers in cloud computing from around the globe.
• Kunal Kushwaha - Kunal Kushwaha is a Developer Relations Manager at Civo, where he fosters a deep connection between developers and innovative cloud-native technologies. With a passion for empowering others, Kunal has taught thousands online and consulted numerous companies on their DevOps journey. Recognized as a community leader, he has delivered keynote speeches at global conferences, embodying empathy in all aspects of his work and life.
• Kyle Johnson - Kyle is a Flagsmith CoFounder and Lead Front End Developer. He also works as as the lead front end/mobile developer for a development agency. He's developed and built a huge number of projects ranging from cross-platform web and mobile applications to IoT foo bars. He works closely with customers to build and design with their needs in mind.