Let's Reconnect: A Fresh Look At Android, Leadership & Inclusion

We’re welcoming a special guest keynote speaker Anna Zharkova, Kotin Google Developer Expert & Lead Mobile Developer, to give background on working in Android -- its current mechanisms, along with correct and optimized background work. Plus, we’re opening the event to other groups within our community to talk about how diversity and inclusion are more important than ever, and how current opportunities exist for new GDG Organizers and how to attain the position.

By attending this event attendees will leave with:

An understanding of Android and how to maximize the platform's potential
A fresh look at how actively seeking to be more inclusive builds better bonds in career and community
The tools necessary to maximize membership opportunities within GDG and follow a path to becoming an Organizer

Agenda

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Speakers

Anna Zharkova

My name is Anna Zharkova, I'm from Barnaul. I'm Lead Mobile developer with more than 7 years of experience. I develop both native (iOS - Swift/Objective-c, Android - Kotlin/Java) and cross platform (Xamarin, Kotlin Multiplatform) applications. I also make an architect solution in mobile projects. Also mentoring junior developers and leading of mobile team. Currently, I'm Leading Developer in Uset…

Noelle Silver Russell - AI Leadership Institute (Founder & Principal Architect)

Noelle Silver Russell is a multi-award-winning technologist and entrepreneur who specializes in advising companies on emerging technology, cloud, AI and Web 3.0. She has led teams at NPR, Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon Alexa, and is a consistent champion for public understanding of the ethical use of AI based on her work building some of the largest AI Models in the world. She is the founder of AI…

Aniedi Udo-Obong - Google (Program Manager)

IT Professional, Open Source Evangelist, JavaScript Developer and Product Manager, with over 12 years practical experience working with startups in the Human Resources (Computer-Based Testing), Media (Online News Publishing), Finance (Mobile Money), Education, Logistics and Location-Based Services (Ride-Sharing) industries. Currently Program Manager, Developer Ecosystem (Sub-Saharan Africa) for G…

Carolina Castro - Google (Developer Relations Program Manager)

Carolina Castro is an entrepreneur, experience producer, and community trailblazer who has catalyzed communities at Lean In, Techstars, and Shopify. She was a Women Techmakers Ambassador and GDG organizer in NYC. Over the course of her career, Carolina has made it her mission to be a positive change agent and transform a yellow spot in the sun. Her fierce curiosity about the inner workings of …

Host

Adam Mitchell - Modev (Ecosystem Owner)

I taught myself to code by reading the source code of Yahoo's homepage in 1995 at the public library, and the rest is a bit of history. For years I've consulted with various companies on their marketing and technology and today I'm a partner in a strategic consulting firm helping to build developer ecosystems that support solving the most challenging problems in the world.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbus-android-presents-lets-reconnect-a-fresh-look-at-android-leadership-inclusion/.