Rethinking the Idea-to-Production Journey with Kiro

🗓️ Agenda
18:00 – Welcome & Networking
18:30 – Introduction
18:35 – Rethinking the Idea-to-Production Journey with Kiro
19:45 – Q&A, Demo & Feedback
20:00 – Closing

🧠 About the Session
Let’s be honest — getting from idea to production still takes too long.
Specification-driven development puts structured specifications at the center of the modern software lifecycle, creating clarity and shared understanding before the first line of code is written.
In this session, we’ll explore Kiro, AWS’s new agentic IDE, and how it transforms structured specifications into production-ready functional code. We’ll look at how this approach improves collaboration between developers and stakeholders, and why it represents a fundamental shift in how software is designed, built, and delivered.
You’ll gain practical insights into:
How specification-driven development accelerates delivery
Turning structured specs into working production code with Kiro
Improving collaboration and reducing rework across teams
Delivering customer value in days instead of weeks

👥 Who Should Attend
This event is ideal for:
Developers curious about new IDEs and AI-assisted development
Cloud architects looking to modernize the development lifecycle
Teams interested in accelerating idea-to-production workflows
Anyone passionate about modern software engineering practices

🎤 Speakers
Roman Martynenko
Senior Solutions Architect, AWS Canada
Roman is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS based in Montreal, helping Canadian organizations build innovative cloud solutions. With over 20 years of experience in software and systems architecture, he specializes in developer tools like Amazon Kiro and modern DevOps practices.
Roman holds AWS Solutions Architect Professional and DevOps Engineer Professional certifications and serves as a Next Generation Developer Experience (NGDE) Subject Matter Expert at AWS. His work spans generative AI solutions, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and creating exceptional developer experiences. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking and home automation.

Simon-Pierre Gingras
Senior Solutions Architect, AWS Canada
Simon-Pierre Gingras is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS Canada with over 13 years of experience in software development at Quebec startups. He brings deep expertise in cloud computing, serverless architectures, and AI-powered development.
Today, he helps AWS partners achieve their business objectives by designing modern, secure, and scalable cloud solutions. Outside of work, he is passionate about skiing, cycling, and running.