Google I/O Extended 2024 Johannesburg

The GDG Johannesburg I/O Extended 2024, event serves as an extension of the annual Google I/O conference and provides an opportunity for local communities to participate in concerning new tech. This event is a workshop, filled with much to discover and explore in generative AI tools powered by Google.

Use the News Cafe entrance to find the venue.

Attendee Requirements:  Laptops with Chrome or Chrome based browser,

Download Postman or similar cURL agent

Create a Developer Profile on developers.google.com

Your ticket gives you access to in-person event venues.

Agenda

9:00 AM: Opening and Ceremony

9:15 AM: Keynote Address - What's new for Google Developers? A recap of Google I/O 2024

10:00 AM: Goodbye, deployment headaches: Cloud Deploy and Vertex AI unite - Hands on Workshop session 1

12:00 PM: Lunch

12:30 PM: Technical Workshop session 2 - hands-on

2:00 PM: Workshop session 3 - hands-on

2:00 PM: DevFest Prep CFP guidance

2:30 PM: Networking

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Speakers

Kenenth Kinyanjui - Kenju LLC (Product & Technology Leader)

John Kimani - Google (Senior Program Manager)

John is a Senior Program Manager with the Developer Ecosystem at Google leading developer engagement programs across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Google, he was a Developer Advocate at Microsoft and had spent 5 years before that as a software developer building enterprise solutions. John is passionate about technology-driven innovation and has spent the last decade enabling developers …

Hosted By

Michelle Piliso, Organiser

I have a passion for tech with a particular interest in web development and project management. I am a project coordinator always in pursuit of collaborative spaces that foster networking and learning opportunities.

Koketso Motseothata, Organizer

GITEX international speaker,presenter & advocate|Python/Django/React Full-Stack developer|Gold MLSA|Google GDG|AWS Community Builder|AWS, Microsoft Azure & IBM Certified|Tutor & Mentor|Founder at Billionaire Developers

Tswello Moreki, Founder & CEO

Business Analyst |TEDx Curator |Google Women Techmaker| Young African Leader making a significant impact in their community.

Lethabo Nkwana, GDSC Volunteer

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Partner

BBD (https://bbdsoftware.com/)
Speaker gift sponsor

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