DevFest Dhahran 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 at KFUPM on Nov 29, 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 Dhahran 2025 is where the community comes together to shape the future of tech.

📍 Venue: KFUPM, Dhahran
📅 Date: Nov 29, 2025 (Saturday)Agenda (More to Come!)

Check-in and Coffee
1:00 PM

Arrive early to have some coffee and snacks and get your swags.

Keynotes
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | English

The Agentic Cloud
Speaker: Salah AlboijanMain Stage | 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

AI-driven systems are evolving beyond simple model calls—autonomous backends are becoming the new norm. In this session, we explore how emerging agentic architectures shift the way developers think about backend logic, blending AI reasoning, edge compute, and event-driven patterns. You’ll learn how agentic systems work behind the scenes, how they coordinate actions, and how they unlock new categories of intelligent applications.

Deep Dive into Firebase
Speaker: Mais AlherakiMain Stage | 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

Firebase is far more than a mobile backend—it’s a production-ready ecosystem for building and scaling applications. In this session, we’ll break down Firebase’s full suite of capabilities, from Firestore and Authentication to Remote Config, Functions, Hosting, and Cloud integrations. You’ll learn how large teams structure projects, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to extend Firebase with Google Cloud services to push beyond traditional use cases. Whether you're building your first app or architecting a complex platform, this talk delivers the patterns, guardrails, and insights you need to succeed.

Networking Zone
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Building Intelligent Agents That Take Action with Gemini and Google ADK
Speaker: Amel SellamiMain Stage | 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM | English

This talk explores how to leverage Gemini and Google ADK to build intelligent AI agents that take real-world actions. Learn how to combine multi-agent orchestration, event-driven logic, and cloud deployment best practices to create systems that execute tasks automatically, safely, and at scale.

Event-Driven Apps on Google Cloud with Eventarc
Speaker: Ahmed MadaniMain Stage | 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM | Arabic

Workshops (Run Alongside Main Stage Talks)
Automate Your Expenses Using Firebase
Speaker: Hadi AlsinanWorkshop Room 1 | 2:15 PM – 6:30 PM | 4h 30m | English

Managing expenses doesn’t need to be manual. In this practical session, you’ll learn how to build an automated expense-processing pipeline using Firebase. We’ll explore how to leverage Authentication, Cloud Functions, Firestore, and Cloud integrations to parse financial data, categorize transactions, and trigger real-time updates. You’ll walk away with a complete blueprint for building automation workflows that scale—from personal finance tools to enterprise-grade expense systems.

Architecting the Future: Deploying Multi-Agent AI Systems with Google ADK
Speaker: Mohammed Mustafa Al-SalboukhWorkshop Room 2 | 2:15 PM – 6:30 PM | 4h 30m | English

Dive into the next generation of AI application design using the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK). This workshop takes you step-by-step through how to design, orchestrate, and deploy multi-agent systems—then bring them to production with Cloud Run. You’ll learn how to structure agent responsibilities, containerize agent flows with Docker, optimize deployment pipelines, and build scalable, event-driven experiences powered by Gemini. Expect hands-on guidance, practical patterns, and the architectural mindset needed to run agentic systems at scale.

Networking Zone
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | 1h 30m

Agenda

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Speakers

Mais Alheraki - Thmanyah (Senior Software Engineer)

Mais is a Senior Software Engineer at Thmanyah, specializing in cloud and backend technologies, and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart. She holds a master’s in Data Science and is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at KFUPM. A community advocate, she co-leads GDG Cloud Saudi and co-founded Women Techmakers Saudi, empowering developers and women in tech.

Salah Alboijan - netzero (Lead Software Engineer)

Salah Alboijan is a CTO experienced in building engineering teams, driving product development, and scaling products across various sectors.

Amel Sellami - InstaDeep (GDE, Research Engineer in Machine Learning)

Amel is a Google Developer Expert in machine learning, a Research Engineer at the engineering team at InstDeep, She is the host of OpenMined AMA, a privacy-preserving machine learning community. Amel is interested in the privacy aspect of artificial intelligence systems, especially on how to keep the privacy of users and models in machine learning projects. She was invited by Facebook for the …

Hadi Alsinan - IBM (Application Developer)

Mohammed Al-Salboukh - Aramco (HPC and AI Engineer)

Mohammed Alsalboukh is a Software Engineer at Aramco, specializing in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and leveraging deep expertise in application development, AI, and data science. With a focus on optimizing large-scale computing systems and driving innovative solutions, he excels at solving complex challenges and delivering impactful results across diverse technological domains.

Ahmed Madani - Mozn AI (Senior Software Engineer)

Hosted By

Mais Alheraki, Lead

Afnan Hamid, Lead

Project Management Specialist | PMP | PBA | GCDCSaudi Leader | Ambassador in WTM

Nawal Alhamwi, Jeddah Lead

Hadi Alsinan, Lead

Ahmad Alrajeh, Lead

Bashayer alrumahi, Lead

Ashwaq Alawoor, Western Lead

Hadi Al-Marzooq, Organizer

driven by purpose

Farah Al Safwan, Organizer

Ahmad Al Nasser, Organizer

Yasser Al Zahrani, Public Relations

Ahmed Alkhaldi, Event Marketing Co-lead

I'm Ahmed Al-Khaldi, a computer science student at Jazan University with focused expertise in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

• Technical training from KAUST and T2 in AI/security integration
• Hands-on experience developing secure clustering models and IoT authentication systems
• Leadership as founder of CyberGuard community and head of technical committees
• Experience presenting tech workshops at major Saudi universities

Khaled Alaodi, Marketing and Designing Lead

Lama Khalid **, Designing Co-Lead

Ibrahim M. Alnabhan, Speaker Coordination

Abdullah M. Alrefai, Speaker Coordination Lead

Sultan Alotaibi **, Lead Volunteers Organization

Safia Nizam,

Western Leader

Turki Faisal, Application Developer

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Partner

King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (https://www.kfupm.edu.sa/)

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