DevFest 2025 by GDG Faro

🚀 DevFest 2025 – Faro: Building Safe, Secure & Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud November 21–22, 2025 | Hosted by GDG Faro

Get ready, Faro – DevFest 2025 is here! 🌟

Organized by Google Developer Group Faro (GDG Faro), DevFest is more than just a tech conference – it’s a celebration of innovation, learning, and community. Whether you’re a student, educator, developer, entrepreneur, business owner or tech enthusiast, this is your chance to immerse yourself in the latest advancements and connect with some of the brightest minds in technology.

This year’s theme – "Building Safe, Secure, and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud" – will inspire and equip you to design the future. Together, we’ll explore how Artificial Intelligence and Google Cloud along with other open-source tools can be leveraged to create innovative, ethical, and impactful solutions that scale for the real world.

💡 What Awaits You at DevFest Faro 2025

Cutting-Edge Tech Talks & Workshops Dive deep into AI, Cloud Computing, Web Development, and more. Learn directly from Google Experts and industry leaders through engaging sessions packed with actionable insights.

Hands-On Learning Master AI-driven development, build scalable applications, and create seamless cross-platform experiences.

A Thriving Community Network with local and global developers, tech enthusiasts, and industry professionals. Share ideas, find collaborators, and spark new opportunities.

📅 Event Details
Day 1 – Friday, 21 November 2025

Day 2 – Saturday, 22 November 2025
📍 Auditorium 1.4 & 1.5, Complexo Pedagógico – Campus da Penha, Faro

This is your chance to stay ahead of the curve, sharpen your skills, and be part of a vibrant, global developer movement. Whether you code every day or are just starting your journey, DevFest Faro is where curiosity meets innovation.

🔗 Register now and secure your spot at Faro’s biggest tech event of the year!

Agenda

Day 1

9:00 AM: Check in / Welcome / Coffee

• Welcome coffee

9:45 AM: Track 1.5 - Opening "Ceremony"

10:00 AM: Track 1.5 - Daniel Cukier - Own Your AI: Gemma 101, Locally and Beyond

Web3Dev Co-Founder and CTO

10:00 AM: Track 1.4 Workshop - Simone Cimiluca-Radzins - Supercharge Your Sales with AI: Sell Authentically with Confidence

Founder of Freedom Sun, Business Trainer, strategist, operational efficiency expert. With 20+ years advising Fortune 500 companies.

10:45 AM: Track 1.5 - Marco Peereboom - Blockchain 101: How to write your very own blockchain.

Code Curmudgeon

11:30 AM: Track 1.5 - Inez Corrêa de Sá - Strategic Human Communication

Non-Linear Thinker 🤯 | Passionate Communicator

12:15 PM: Lunch

Just let us know if you lunch with us :)

2:00 PM: Track 1.5 - Rui Barroca - From Idea to Impact: Empowering Creators to Build with Google AI

42 WOOD Founder & Managing Director

2:45 PM: Track 1.5 - Jorge Cabaço - Code Meets Growth: Building Agentic Systems that Think, Learn, and Sell

Dengun Executive Director

3:30 PM: Break

3:45 PM: Track 1.5 - Rúben Martins - WordPress Performance Optimisation: Practical Strategies for 2026

WOW Digital CTO & Project Manager

4:30 PM: Track 1.5 - Oscar Puentes - Crypto 101: Step into the world of cryptocurrency with this clear and approachable introduction.

Executive coach, OD consultant and start-up mentor.

5:15 PM: Track 1.5 - Célia Ramos - Artificial Intelligence in Tourism: From Hype to Transformative Reality

Coordinating Professor at the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of Algarve and a researcher at CinTurs.

6:00 PM: End / Networking

Day 2

9:00 AM: Check in / Welcome / Coffee

• Welcome coffee

9:45 AM: Track 1.5 - Opening "Ceremony"

10:00 AM: Track 1.5 - Dr Roushanak Rahmat - Empowering Everyone with Teachable Machines: Simplifying AI for All

Lead AI Architect & GenAI Strategist at IBM 🔷 Google Developer Expert (AI & Cloud) 🔷 Top 100 Women in Tech 🔷 Patent Holder 🔷 Public Speaker

10:00 AM: Track 1.4 - Algarve Buildathon Next (Founder's Stage)

1 Full Day Event - Buildathon: building for real impact, not just demos

The goals of this “Founder’s Stage”: continuing existing projects + forming new teams + new projects

10:45 AM: Track 1.5 - Fabian Krumbholz - Kickstart Your Career: A Student's Guide to Thriving with Google AI

Principal Web Performance Consultant | E-commerce & Core Web Vitals Optimization | Google Developer Expert

11:30 AM: Track 1.5 - Dr Roushanak Rahmat - Visual Blocks: How to Build Tailor-Made AI Applications from Scratch

Lead AI Architect & GenAI Strategist at IBM 🔷 Google Developer Expert (AI & Cloud) 🔷 Top 100 Women in Tech 🔷 Patent Holder 🔷 Public Speaker

12:15 PM: Lunch

2:00 PM: Track 1.5 - Liliana Pereira - How to Pair Program in Elixir with an AI Agent

Software Engineer at Coverflex | Geek Girls Portugal Ambassador | Mentor | Speaker

2:45 PM: Track 1.5 - Ankur Roy - Cloud Run pipeline design - From your repo to the final deployed product and everything in between

Solutions Architect at Online Partner AB | Author | Podcaster | Public Speaker

3:30 PM: Track 1.5 - Jai Campbell - Building immersive gaming experiences with Gemini and Gemma AI

Lead Cloud and Security Engineer at Jellyfish / Google Cloud GDE

4:15 PM: Break

4:30 PM: Track 1.5 - Sijohn Mathew - Build an AI-Powered Receipt Processing Agent with ADK & Gemini

Head of Product Innovation | Co-founder Aclarity Tech | Google Developer Expert

5:15 PM: Track 1.5 - Bianca - Building Moat on an AI-first World

Chief Data and AI Officer @ PUR

6:00 PM: Buildathon Lightning Pitch/Presentation

6:20 PM: End / Networking