DevFest Riyadh 2025

DevFest 2025 is an in-person developer festival focused on the intersection of AI , Cloud and Mobile technologies. This year’s event will bring together developers and tech professionals to learn, connect, and collaborate on real-world projects powered by Google Cloud and the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.

Throughout this experience, participants will engage in interactive sessions and networking opportunities covering:

Modern AI and Cloud integration strategies

Hands-on development with Google Cloud, Firebase and Mobile development

Collaborative project-building and open discussions with peers

Join us in The Garage on December 6, 2025, for a day full of insights, innovation, and collaboration. Whether you’re exploring AI in the cloud for the first time or looking to exchange advanced ideas with fellow developers, DevFest Riyadh 2025 is where the community comes together to shape the future of tech.

📍 Venue: The Garage, Riyadh
📅 Date: December 6, 2025 (Saturday)

Agenda (More to Come!)
☕ Check-in & Coffee
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Arrive early, grab coffee, and enjoy some snacks before we kick off. Meet fellow developers and get your swags!

🎤 Keynotes
Opening Remarks
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

From Facade to Federation: Redefining Modern API Management
Speaker: Ahmad Alsharif2:15 PM – 2:50 PM | English
This session charts a journey from the classic Facade design pattern—the foundation of API Gateways—to modern API Federation using Google Apigee. Learn how organizations can govern APIs at scale across distributed teams and multi-cloud environments while reducing complexity and increasing agility.

The GitOps Maturity Model for Enterprise Applications
Speaker: Majd Jamaah2:50 PM – 3:25 PM
Dive into the evolution of GitOps beyond CI/CD. This session explores GitOps principles, real-world enterprise adoption patterns, and a comparison of tools like ArgoCD, Flux, and GitHub Actions—highlighting how declarative workflows enable reliable, scalable application and infrastructure management.

Dynamic Environments
Speaker: Bjorn Ali Goransson3:25 PM – 4:00 PM
Learn how to enable scalable, conflict-free development for large teams using dynamic environments, Kubernetes namespaces, and effective lifecycle policies. Ideal for developers and engineering leaders who want to increase delivery speed without sacrificing stability.

🤝 Networking Zone
4:00 PM – 5:10 PM
Connect with developers, speakers, community organizers, and hiring teams.

Main Stage — Evening Sessions
Data-Driven Innovation: Harnessing AI for Insightful Decisions
Speaker: Mohammed Buallay5:10 PM – 5:45 PM
Explore how organizations can leverage AI to transform raw data into strategic insights, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation in fast-paced, data-rich environments.

Quality Engineering at High Velocity: Maintaining Reliability in Rapid Release Cycles
Speaker: Alena Nikitina5:45 PM – 6:20 PM | English
In modern development cycles, teams ship faster than ever—creating pressure on QA and reliability practices. This talk presents practical strategies for effective testing, automation prioritization, resilient environments, and maintaining product quality amid rapid change. Includes real examples from Tabby’s engineering workflow.

🛠 Workshops (Run Alongside Main Stage Talks)
Workshop Room 1
Build a Multimodal AI Caption Generator in Flutter with Gemini
Speaker: Tarek Alabd12:15 PM – 6:30 PM  |  4h 15m | Arabic(Prerequisites: prior Flutter knowledge)
Go beyond simple apps! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll build a production-level Flutter application integrated with Gemini to create an intelligent image caption generator. Learn multimodal prompts, state management, async workflows, and AI integration patterns that prepare you for the future of mobile app development.

Workshop Room 2
Build Your Own AI Chatbot Using Firebase Realtime Database
Speaker: Hadi Alsinan & Salah Alboijan2:15 PM – 6:30 PM | 4h 15m | Arabic
A practical workshop where you’ll design and deploy an AI-powered chatbot using Firebase Realtime Database. Learn how to structure data, manage synchronization, integrate intelligent responses, and build scalable chat functionality that can support real-world applications.

🤝 Networking Zone — Closing Session
6:10 PM – 7:30 PM
End the day by connecting with speakers, companies, developers, and community leads. Perfect for collaboration, mentorship, and new opportunities.

Agenda