DevFest NYC 2023: The Tech Event of the Year

📣 DevFest NYC 2023 is the biggest and best ever!

🗽On November 11th, The Times Center will be transformed into an innovation and learning hub where you can meet the best and brightest from the tech and business worlds and hear their insights on the latest trends and technologies

✨From AI/ML to Web to Cloud, you'll learn everything you need to know to stay ahead of the curve. And with famous speakers, keynotes, panels, food, drinks, and fun, you're sure to have a blast.

🤝Join us for an exciting day of learning, networking, and fun!

⭐Doors Open at 10am

⭐️Be sure to visit the New York Times recruiting booth before 2 pm!

10am - 10:30am Breakfast: Fuel up for a day of learning and networking with a delicious breakfast.

10:30am Stage and Hall Open: Explore the hall and check out the booths from Google and other leading companies.

Seating in the Stage is first come, first serve!

10:45am Welcome: Get welcomed to the event and learn more about what's in store for the day.

10:50 am Kristen Dudish, VP of Product Design, The New York Times

11:05 am Meet and hear from the Google Chrome, Google Maps, Google Government and Policy and Developer Relations teams: Learn about the latest and greatest from Google, and get a chance to ask questions to the experts.

11:05 Naveen Nigam, Google

11:30 Una Kravets, Google

11:50 Rick Viscomi, Google

12:10 Kate Smith, Google

12:30 Kevin Lee, Google

⭐12:50 - 1:50 am Lunch in the Hall, check out the booths with products and swag: Enjoy a delicious lunch and browse the booths to learn more about the latest products and services from Google and other leading companies. 

1:50 pm Stage Opens

2:00 pm AI/ML Track: Learn about the latest trends and developments in AI and ML from leading experts in the field.

2:00 pm Women Techmakers Intro - Rana Abdelhamid (Google) and Madona Wambua (Jibu Labs)

2:00 pm Women in AI Panel - Meet Famous Speakers and the Women Techmakers Team - join us for an inspiring panel discussion with some of the most influential women in the US

Moderator: Natalia Villalobos, VP, NY Times, Former Googler

Panelists:

Jaclyn Rice Nelson, Co-Founder + CEO, Tribe AI

Kavya Kopparapu, Research Engineer, Deepmind Google

Karla Palmer, Manager, AI for Social Good Google

Kaitlin Ardiff, Senior AI Engineer, Google

3:00 pm Josh Alphonse, ByteDance

3:20 pm Maddie Shang, OpenMined

Gen AI training program perfect for:

Developers who want to learn AI and ML
Data scientists who want to expand their skill set
Business professionals who want to understand how AI and ML can be used to transform their businesses
💻 A laptop is optional

4:20 pm Roya Kandalan, Aware

4:40 pm Ume Habiba, Kode with Klossy

4:50 pm Chris Grimm, Google

5:10 pm Naveen Nigam, Google

5:30 pm Thank you to all the volunteers!

⭐5:30 pm Event Reception: Hors d'oeuvres and a DJ: Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, non alcoholic beverages and dance the night away with a live DJ.

6:30 pm Close: Thank you for attending!

🎟️ Tickets are just $20 and support GDG NYC, a community organization that brings cutting-edge tech education and networking opportunities to everyone. Get yours today!

Get your ticket today at http://bit.ly/DevFestNYC-2023

🌟 Tiered tickets for Recruitment, Product Showcases, and Networking are available:

Bronze: https://bit.ly/DevFest-Bronze

Silver: https://bit.ly/DevFest-Silver

Gold: https://bit.ly/DevFest-Gold

🏆Sponsor today!

https://bit.ly/DevFest2023-Partner

See you at The Times Center, designed by Renzo Piano - a premier event venue in the heart of Manhattan!

Agenda

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Speakers

Naveen Nigam - Google (Head of Developer Ecosystems - North America)

Natalia Villalobos - The New York Times (VP, Inclusion Strategy & Execution at The New York Times)

Natalia Villalobos is an American advocate for diversity and inclusion, working since 2020 as the Head of Developer Inspiration & Inclusion at Google. She was formerly Google's Head of Global Programs for Women Techmakers. Women Techmakers is an external-facing program supporting women in technology working to improve the visibility and contributions of women at Google, and in particular a…

Una Kravets - Google (Web DevRel CSS & DevTools Lead)

Una Kravets is a Brooklyn-based developer who's making the web more styleable as a Developer Advocate at Google Chrome. Previously, she was the Director of Product Design at Bustle Digital Group and worked on building maintainable design systems as a UI Engineer at both DigitalOcean and IBM Design.She also co-hosts two web development podcasts: Toolsday, and the CSS Podcast, as well as the web vi…

Rick Viscomi - Google (Staff DevRel Engineer)

Rick Viscomi is a web performance expert, working on web transparency at Google. Rick is a maintainer of the Chrome User Experience Report and the open source HTTP Archive project. Previously, Rick worked at YouTube helping make cat videos load as quickly as possible. Ask him about his peer programming session with Snoop Dogg!

Kate Smith - Google (Program Manager, Technical Customer Experience and Developer Solutions)

A Program Manager for Google Maps, Kate coordinates with both the Technical Customer Experience and Developer Solutions teams. She oversees all communications regarding product and service changes and manages the product outreach program, which is an early testing and product feedback program for developers.
Kate is a vocal advocate for women in tech and making open source materials acce…

Sequoyah Patrick - Google (Program Manager, Global Lead- Women Techmakers)

Rana Abdelhamid - Google (Global Marketing and Partnership Lead)

Rana Abdelhamid is an internationally acclaimed community organizer, first-degree black belt, public speaker and social entrepreneur focused on mass mobilization, international solidarity and the empowerment of marginalized communities. Rana Abdelhamid is committed to organizing communities around migrant, gender and racial justice. At Women Techmakers, Rana co-started the Women's Online Safety H…

Madona Wambua - Jibu Labs (Founder & CTO)

Madona is the Founder & CTO of Jibu Labs, an Author, Keynote Speaker, Senior Android Engineer, and Google Developer Expert for Android with over a decade of experience building Android Applications. She is also a Women Tech Maker Ambassador, a host of Tech Talks with Madona, and a developer who enjoys sharing her Android knowledge and teaching others how to make Android applications.

Vikram Tiwari - Co-Founder, Omni Labs (Google Developer Expert for Cloud and ML)

Vikram Tiwari is Co-founder, tech at Omni Labs where they are building the future of work and automation. He focuses on the cloud and machine learning aspects of technology. Vikram focuses on finding novel solutions to tough problems because he believes there is always a way! Vikram enjoys public speaking and helping individuals and startups when he is not actively writing code.

Madeleine Shang - OpenMined (Sr. ML / Research Engineer)

Madeleine Shang is a Sr. ML / Research Engineer in industry, published author / researcher (ICLR 2021, BPB) and seasoned open-source AI leader, with 6+ years of experience in ML R&D. Her areas of focus include generative AI (NLP) and Human & AI interactions (Reinforcement Learning). Her work in open-source Federated Learning was funded by Pytorch Grants and she was named 100 Brilliant …

Roya Kandalan - Aware, Inc. (Senior Research Scientist)

Roya is a research scientist who is passionate about advancing artificial intelligence technologies. She is particularly interested in computer vision and pattern recognition and has developed machine learning solutions for various applications, including healthcare, assistive technology, and security.
Roya is also an advocate for women's rights. She is a Google Women's Techmaker Ambassa…

Ume Habiba - KodeWithKlossy (Instructor)

My name is Ume, and I’m a first-gen undergraduate student at the University of Maryland! I have a strong background in computer science, with major areas of focus being frontend development (ReactJS, Node, JavaScript, Angular), backend development (Java, Groovy), Mobile App Development (Swift), and teaching CS cirriculum to underrepresented individuals! I’m also experienced in C, Unix, R, asse…

Hosts

Eva Sofianos - GDG Bronx (Co-Founder)

Linda Kovacs - Accenture (Software Engineer)

Linda has over 15 years of extensive experience as an innovative and creative Web Developer/Full Stack Web Developer (Front End Developer and Back End Developer), Web Designer and Graphic Designer. She is a Women Techmakers Ambassador and a Google Developer Group Lead Capital Region, #IamRemarkable facilitator and a Radio, TV and Magazine journalist. Linda is fluent in Italian and Roman…

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Partners

ByteDance (https://www.bytedance.com/en/)
ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies.

Pace University (https://www.pace.edu/)
The Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems isn’t just a school with industry-leading academic programs that propel our students toward amazing careers in technology - it’s a community too. A community where you’ll meet new friends at the start, and leave with family at the end. A place where you can find support and the kind of mentoring that will turn your university career into something truly rewarding.

AnitaB.org NYC (https://membership.anitab.org/members/member_engagement/groups.aspx?id=232194)
Join our AnitaB.org NYC Membership Community and be part of the change-makers in technology! Our community is dedicated to empowering and uplifting emerging women and non-binary technologists. In a world where diversity and inclusivity are paramount, we strive to make a positive impact by supporting and advancing those actively shaping a more equitable future for technology. Become a member today and play a vital role in the transformation of the tech industry

Diana Agu, Curain Healthcare Services (https://dianaagu.org/)
Managing Director
Recipient of Key to New York City from Mayor Eric Adams, Oct 2023
www.curain.org

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