DevFest Beirut 2025

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Join us for the much-anticipated DevFest Beirut 2025, the ultimate gathering for developers in Lebanon looking to expand their knowledge and network. This year's event will dive deep into the realm of cloud computing, exploring cutting-edge advancements and practical applications with sessions led by industry experts.

Whether you're a beginner keen on understanding the basics or a seasoned professional eager to broaden your expertise, there’s something for everyone! Connect with like-minded tech enthusiasts, gain insights from keynote speakers, and participate in engaging workshops and interactive discussions.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and be part of a vibrant tech community that learns and grows together. Register now to secure your spot and take the next step in your developer journey!

Agenda

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Speakers

Abdulrazzak Trabulsi - innoscripta se (devops, innoscripta se)

Abdulrazzak brings over six years of hands-on experience as a skilled DevOps engineer. His current work focuses on Terraform, GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Bitbucket, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Cloudflare.
His professional journey began at Medicus AI, where he started as a DevOps Engineer and quickly advanced to the role of DevOps Team Leader during a rewarding three-year tenure. He …

Abed Ayoub - Semicolon (Cybersecurity Researcher)

WI-FI Security Software Engineer

A. Enes Turan - IBM (Cloud Architect)

Enes is a Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect who specializes in cloud and platform engineering, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Anthos, and Apigee consulting in the region with a Google Cloud Premier Partnership and Application Modernization Specialization. He has assisted multiple organizations in implementing DevOps practices and improving the reliability and scalability of their applic…

Al Zoobi Ali - RTE - EDF (Operations Research Engineer)

A research engineer with experience in solving problems raised from operational research, combinatorial optimizations and graph theory using linear and constraint programming as well as designing and implementing efficient algorithms.

Alaa Al Sayegh - AST (CEO)

Experienced IT professional with a strong technical background across diverse fields, including cloud-based applications, IoT solutions, AI-powered platforms, web development, and client/server applications. Known for effective communication skills at all organizational levels and a collaborative approach to meeting customer needs.
Having worked in multiple countries and domains, I recen…

Amal El Arid - Rafic Hariri University & IEEE Women In Engineering Lebanon (Lecturer & Secretary of the IEEE Women in Engineering Lebanon)

Ms. Amal El Arid is a lecturer at Rafik Hariri University's College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, majored in Computer and Communications Engineering. She earned her master's degree in electrical and computer engineering with a specialization in Information and Communications Technology from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon in 2010. She has been tea…

Amel Sellami - InstaDeep (ML Research Engineer)

Amel is a Research Engineer at InstDeep, a Google Developer Expert in Machine learning, and was the host of the OpenMined Ask me anything session. She was invited and sponsored by Facebook to take part in the F8 hackathon and conference. She is a mentor for the first Google For startups class in the Middle East and North Africa region. She is a volunteer speaker in various events like Gitex, G…

Ammar Mohanna - American University of Beirut (Lecturer)

Dr. Ammar is a Lecturer and AI Consultant with extensive academic and industry experience across machine learning, MLOps, explainable AI, and edge AI. His work bridges research and real-world deployment — from training AI practitioners to advising startups and building robust ML pipelines. Through teaching, mentorship, and open-source contributions, he strives to make AI accessible, ethical, a…

Andre Sara - DXC Technology (Chief Technologist)

Accomplished technology leader with 25+ years of success driving innovation and transformation in global organisations. Expertise in enterprise transformation with hybrid multi-cloud architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure), User-focused platform engineering and modernization.
Google Cloud Certified Fellow and Google Developer Expert in Google Cloud and AI, with extensive experience leading comple…

Awedis Keofteian - Washmen (Senior DevOps Engineer)

Awedis Keofteian is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Washmen and an AWS Hero, passionate about automation, coding, and cloud innovation.

Bayan Al Ayoubi - Transforat (Flutter Developer and Data Analyst freelancer)

Flutter Developer and Data Analyst , powered by clean architecture and data-driven insights. With experience in AI, state management, and app design.

Dani Albanna - AST (Software Engineer)

As a Front End Software Engineer, I am constantly inspired by the power of programming to make people's lives easier and more enjoyable. With each keystroke, I am reminded of the magic of this field and the joy it brings me. With a strong background in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a popular front-end framework such as React, I am committed to delivering exceptional user experiences that exceed e…

Dima Fares El-Khalil - Lebanese American University & IEEE Women In Engineering Lebanon (Lecturer)

Experienced Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Office Suite, Java, Matlab among other simulation software. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainability.

Dr. Nadine Abbas - Lebanese American University & IEEE Women In Engineering Lebanon (Assistant Professor)

Dr. Nadine Abbas is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Lebanese American University (LAU). She is an IEEE Senior Member and actively contributes to IEEE through multiple leadership roles. She serves as a member of the IEEE Region 8 Membership Development Committee, the Membership Development Officer of the IEEE Lebanon Section, the Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering Lebanon, and…

Elie Hannouch - Netways (Product Manager)

As a visionary 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 leader, I craft and launch 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 that 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 organizations public and private alike to 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲. By seamlessly blending strategic foresight with 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, I guide 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 teams from the spark of an idea through market impact, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 …

Fadi Boulos - Supportful (CEO)

As Supportful's founder, I'm on a mission to reduce Lebanon's brain drain while connecting global tech with exceptional talent. With 16 years of international experience (UK, France, Lebanon), I bring a global perspective to our work.
In my free time, I love reading books (mostly about history, philosophy, religion, and politics), and playing football (i.e. soccer if you’re American).

Ghadi Al Ghosh - INTRA Logisoft Labs Ltd. (Lead .NET Developer, INTRA Logisoft Labs Ltd.)

Founder of the First .NET Community in 🇱🇧 under the .NET Foundation | Content Creator @ Dotnet Arabi | Building Tech, Teams & Community

Hadi Zeinalden - Semicolon (Cybersecurity Researcher)

Game Development: 5+ years of professional Unity (C#) experience working with industry leaders in the mobile gaming industry (Casual + Hyper-casual), published multiple games with 150k+ downloads on the Google play store.
Competitive Programming: ACPC 2020 participant, 5th place LCPC 2020, 7th Place LCPC 2019, Google Haschode 2021 1st regionally (Lebanon) and 589th globally.
Cybe…

Hasan Nahle - YouBee.ai (Founder)

Founder of YouBee.ai

Hassan Moussa

GCP Certified Architect

Hekmat Kassir - Chimera (CEO)

Hi! I'm Hekmat, we're building accessible cybersecurity for non-technical people. Check us out: https://chimerasec.com/

Ibrahim Dahrouj - Lyxa (CEO)

Ibrahim Dahrouj has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of LYXA since January 2023, leading the organization in its strategic initiatives and operational excellence for over two years.
Under Ibrahim's leadership, LYXA has focused on innovative solutions in the technology sector, positioning itself as a key player in the market and enhancing its service offerings.…

Issa Farhat - Intelligencia (AI Research and Development Engineer at Intelligencia | MSc Advanced AI and Generative Systems)

Issa has been fascinated by science fiction and advanced technology from a young age, consistently following the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs. Today, he aims to leverage his skills in AI and Machine Learning, combined with his deep passion for the field, to make advanced technology accessible and beneficial to as many people as possible.

Jaafar Nasrallah - Cardinal Health (Senior DevOps Engineer)

Jaafar is a Google-certified DevOps engineer with over ten years of experience spanning systems administration, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and backend development. He is passionate about simplifying complex DevOps concepts and transforming them into practical, hands-on learning experiences that empower others to build, automate, and deploy with confidence.

Jana Kibrit - AEMS.ai (AI Research Engineer)

Jana Kabrit is an AI Research Engineer, currently specializing in agentic systems and retrieval-augmented generation at AEMS.ai. She has held roles across academia and industry, including delivering over 100 hours of AI instruction at Zaka AI and contributing to academic course development at AUB. Her work bridges technical innovation and education, consistently focused on building intelligent…

Jean-Pierre Fakhry - ZAKA (Lead AI Engineer)

Jean-Pierre Fakhry is a skilled Computer Engineer and Lead AI Engineer, where he leads the development of innovative AI solutions, delivering impactful projects that solve complex challenges across industries while guiding and mentoring a growing team of engineers. Jean-Pierre is also a visiting lecturer, actively supporting AI education in the MENA region. Holding a Computer Engineering degre…

Judy Abi Nehme - Upwork (Software engineer at Upwork)

Judy started his career as an electrical engineer in smart homes and electrical installations before shifting into software engineering. He is currently a software engineer at Upwork, a data structures and algorithms teacher, and a mock interviewer at Manara, which aims to bolster programming talent in the MENA region.

Kassem Bazzoun - Semicolon (Cofounder)

Kassem Bazzoun, based in Lebanon, is currently a Co-Founder at Semicolon Security. Kassem Bazzoun brings experience from previous roles at Semicolon Security, Bugreader, Facebook and Semicolon Programming and Security.

Lara Wehbe - Fakker.ai (Senior AI Architect at Microsoft Partners - Newtecx, Founder at TheAIEngineers Training Program - CEO at Fakker.ai)

Lara is a Senior AI Architect at Microsoft Partners, specializing in helping companies avoid costly AI mistakes and empowering individuals to build AI-first careers that fill those exact industry needs. Through her training program, TheAIEngineers, she equips students with the skills and confidence to become job-ready AI engineers. Additionally, through her consultancy, Fakker.ai, Lara helps o…

Larissa Abi Nakhle - IEEE Women In Engineering Region 8 (member of the IEEE Women In Engineering Region 8)

Enabling students and professionals to get the latest update around Artificial Intelligence to work with global tech companies.

Laura Patterson - CONCAT Tech (CEO / Founder, Women In Tech)

Laura is passionate about creating a more inclusive tech sector, empowering marginalised women to find long-term, sustainable employment. She has spent the last 6 years building 2 bootstrapped businesses across the Middle East (mainly Lebanon) and Europe, having originally trained under WPP in London. Now Laura is working as the project lead at UNRWA, running digital livelihood projects focuss…

Mahmoud Mashoun - Freelancer (Full Stack Developer | GDG Organizer)

Mahmoud is experienced in building responsive and dynamic web applications using Vue.js and provides full-stack solutions that extend automation on Google Cloud through Google Apps Script and Firebase. He has a proven ability to integrate SEO best practices and leverage AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini to enhance user experiences. Beyond his technical work, Mahmoud is an active Google Deve…

Majd Dhainy - Semicolon (Cofounder)

Cybersecurity Researcher with a strong background in software engineering, specializing in securing web services, mobile applications, APIs, and addressing issues from requirements to deployment.
Acknowledged for uncovering global security vulnerabilities, listed on bug bounty Hall of Fames for Meta, Google, LinkedIn, Medium, Revolut, Trivago, and more.
Merged cybersecurity skil…

Maroun Ayli - Saint Joseph University of Beirut (Phd Student, Lecturer)

Maroun Ayli is a software engineer and PhD candidate at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, where his research focuses on improving UI testing automation to make it more accessible to non-technical users. Throughout his career, Maroun has worked on various aspects of software development, including optimizing deployment processes, enhancing inter-system communication, and developing efficient A…

Mhamad El-Itawi - Senior Software Engineer (Tech lead and Senior Software Engineer)

• Senior Software engineer with 8 years experience. (graduated 2017)
• MBA (graduated 2021)
• x3 AWS certified
• x2 K8s certified
• Scrum Master

Mike Majdalani - Devrabic / Algorand Foundation (Senior Full Stack Developer and tech content creator)

Mike is a senior full stack developer who started his journey at a young age as a content creator and is now on a journey to share his knowledge with others.

Mohammad Darsa - Macrovision (Murex Software Engineer)

Ex Backend Engineer at FOO
Ex Software Engineer at Murex
Data Engineer at Proximie
ACPC finalist

Mohamad Omar - CTO (Drive Terre)

Mohammad Omar
CTO @ Drive TerraMohammad Omar is a CTO and the Lead for Grafana and Friends Beirut. He transforms businesses through strategic innovation, cloud architecture, and high-performing engineering teams. Mohammad specializes in helping organizations leverage cloud technologies, implement scalable infrastructure solutions, and adopt open-source observability tools to build…

Mohammad Makkeh - Anghami / OSN+ (Senior Frontend Engineer & UI/UX Designer)

Mohammad is a frontend developer specializing in React and Next.js, with additional expertise in UI/UX design and web game development. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the Lebanese University. Mohammad is passionate about reshaping perceptions of frontend development, highlighting its importance, complexity, and pivotal role in modern software projects.

Mohammed Buallay - Tamkeen (Data Architect)

Mohammed Buallay is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in AI and cloud technology, passionate about empowering individuals and organizations with innovative solutions that create global impact. Leveraging his expertise in research, benchmarking, and statistical modeling, he helps entities maximize their potential in the digital age. Mohammed has a proven track record of building diverse projects …

Mohyddine Al Lahham - Code with mehyo (Android Developer at Matic Services)

Experienced native Android developer with over 5 years of experience.

Nejmeddine BEN OUARRED - Google (Customer Success Manager)

Nejmeddine BEN OUARRED is a Google Authorized Trainer and holds multiple active Google Cloud certifications. As a Cloud Architect, he specializes in Google Cloud, with a particular focus on GKE and Apigee, supporting companies across France and Europe in designing effective cloud migration strategies.
A key part of Nejmeddine’s work involves leading Apigee implementations, helping organ…

Nisrine Abou Ghannam - Techlarious (CEO)

Nisrine Bou Ghannam is a passionate tech entrepreneur and educator, dedicated to empowering youth, women, and communities through innovative digital solutions and STEM education. She is the CEO of Techlarious and a STEM Certified™ Master Trainer. She completed an internship at Apple, Cupertino, USA in September 2024. Nisrine is also a TechWomen 2024 Alumna, MongoDB Creator & Community Lead…

Omar Chouman - JUSTECH (Senior Software Engineer | AWS Certified)

Omar is a self-taught, dynamic, highly motivated individual with a passion for learning and solving problems. I work in teams and individually, driving quality and consistency throughout all phases of software development projects. Partner with developers, analysts, QA, and support engineers throughout the product lifecycle to produce high-quality, user-friendly, scalable, and bug-free softwar…

Peter Bardawil - Speedlane (Associate Director at Speedlane)

Peter Bardawil is a Lead Engineer and Associate Director at Speedlane, with over a decade of experience in web development and cloud systems. He’s a full-stack engineer who also specializes in DevOps and cloud architecture, working with AWS, GCP, and Azure. Peter has led teams and helped build and scale large, high-impact projects used by thousands of people.

Peter Estephan - Murex (Software Engineer @ BAvenues | Murex)

A passionate developer with 4 years of experience in the tech industry.

Randy Haddad

Sam Shouman - Foo (Senior Android Developer at FOO - Content Creator - Co-founder)

Senior Android Developer and content creator known as samDroid. Co-founder of Develeb, the tech community of Lebanon.

Samer Bechara - Visibot (Failed 3 Businesses & Counting)

Founder of Visibot

Sami Shames el deen - Software Engineering Excellence (Founder @ SE², Senior Software Engineer @ Murex)

Sami is a senior software engineer at murex, educator, and content creator with a passion for building high-quality software and mentoring the next generation of developers.
As the founder of the Software Engineering Excellence (SE²), he empowers developers to master clean architecture, SOLID principles, and real-world project implementation.
Beyond teaching, he shares his insights…

Sarah Rashidi - Rafic Harirri University (AI Architect & Researcher | University Instructor | Community Builder)

Sarah is a University Instructor at Rafik Hariri University (RHU), where she teaches computer science and helps students bridge theory with practical applications. She is also an AI Researcher, Engineer, and Architect with over three years of experience building scalable AI systems, with a focus on MLOps, generative AI, and applied machine learning. Holding dual master’s degrees in Computer Sc…

Sirine Taleb - American University of Beirut & IEEE Women In Engineering Lebanon (Visiting Assistant Professor)

A passionate researcher and academician who loves data, technology and financial world. Sound comprehensive knowledge of research modelling programs and teaching methodologies.
A university instructor who is skilled in both educating and motivating research students through familiarity of techniques. Has a keen ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds and needs.
A data…

Tarek Ayna - EdgeBot (Founder & Engineer)

Founder & Chief Engineer @ Edgebot; building the AI Infrastructure for Quant Research

Hosted By

Abdul Rahman Masri Attal, GDG Core & Lead Organizer

request ID (=01072025/17527627)

Ahmad Zein, Co-Founder

Riham Zeidan, GDG Organizer || WTM Ambassador || GDSC Mentor

Riham is a young Lebanese community leader. She is a computer science student, Mentor at Google Developer Student Clubs - Lebanese University chapter, ambassador at Google Women Tech Makers program, and organizer at GDG Coast Lebanon. Riham believes in the power of raising others and giving back to our community. She is also passionate about Android Kotlin mobile development. Reach out to her on LinkedIn, she is always open to networking and helping.

Mahmoud Mashoun, Software Developer ✦ Google Cloud Automation

I have experience in building responsive & dynamic web apps using Vue.js ✦ Providing Full Stack solutions that extends Google Workspace Automation using Google Apps Script & Firebase ✦ Along with proven ability to integrate SEO best practices and AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini.

Marilyn Haber, GDSC Lebanon Facilitator || Software Developer

Hadi Chahine, Organizer

Yasmine Noueihed, Organizer

Zaynab Atwi, GDG Team Member

I am a biomedical engineering student,and an entrepreneur working on developing my skills in medicine and business, with an obsession with AI, Nanotechnology, Cybersecurity, 5G and Cloud Computing.
Nowadays, am working as a volunteer consultant, and am building my own startup, which is a medical application.

Mohamad Ali Tabbara, Partnership Manager

Fatima Baher, WTM Ambassador

Ayman Hamdan, Lead software developer

Maghi Haidar, Team member

Elie Hannouch, Product Manager | MUG Champion | Community Builder

Hello, I'm Elie Hannouch. The GDSC Leader and Founder at Beirut Arab University. One of the Google Developer Groups Organizer in Lebanon and the Founder / Leader of the MongoDB User Group in Lebanon.
I am also a Backend & System Engineer that enjoys helping people and solving their problems, so I’m looking forward to put my tech skills into practice by helping you reaching the tech world and to exploring its advantages.

Mohamad Nassif, Organizer

I’mpossible

Amir Bou Ghanem, GDG on Campus • Lebanese University

Amir is passionate about technology. He also loves to contribute to his university's community and any other developer community. Amir is always willing to connect with other individuals, learn new skills, and grow as a person. Amir is the GDG on Campus organizer at GDG on Campus • Lebanese University - Hadath, Lebanon.

Georgio Nassar, Organizer

Hanin Albayoud,

Sarah Rashidi, Organizer

Sandra Farhat, Organizer

Abdullah AlaaDine, Go Backend developer

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Partners

Semicolon Academy (https://academy.semsec.org/)
Offering hands-on courses taught by industry experts. Committed to providing top-notch education and mentorship.

Murex (http://murex.com/)
A global fintech / capital markets software company. Their platform MX.3 supports trading, risk, treasury and post-trade operations used by banks and financial institutions around the world.

Speedlane (https://speedlane.co/)
We are a top-shelf product development shop specializing in implementation excellence. Our mission is to deliver premium digital services that help forward-thinking clients change the world. We believe technology should boost human potential. We build solutions that work beautifully today and scale seamlessly as clients grow.

Monty Holding (https://www.montyholding.com/)

Google fro Developers (https://developers.google.com/community)

KDD (https://kddc.com)
KDD was founded in 1962 as a dairy company with a vision to achieve nutritional goals through packaged dairy food for the local market. Operating from its first plant in the Shuwaikh area in Kuwait, KDD began producing milk and yoghurt. Over the years, KDD grew and diversified its portfolio. Today, it has a multi-product, multi-category portfolio that caters to a wide variety of consumers in the region

Supportful (https://supportful.world/)

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