PyConf Mini 2026: Hablon - Symposium on System Design and Design Patterns

PizzaPy is back! This time, we're partnering with VBP and Holistic Coalition of the Willing (HoliCOW) to organize (one of) your favorite time of the year: A PizzaPy Mini Conference!

We'll be having PyConf Mini 2026: Hablon – Symposium on System Design, Software Architecture, and Design Patterns (the title was too long for Meetup.com) this Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the VBP Office on the 17/F of JEG Tower, Acacia St. cor. Archbishop Reyes Ave., Kamputhaw, Cebu City.

This yet another event that there is no AI on the title or agenda, but it's actually... sorta... related... sadly. Since it's easier to generate code, our Software Engineering know-how should level up from writing code to Designing Systems, from Python Code-level to System-level.

To help you out level up in your learning of these topics, we've gathered three super-awesome practitioners who have lived and breathed System Design, Architecture, and Design Patterns in their length and depth of experience in the IT Industry.

Then after the talks and panel discussion on everything Software, we'll have a super secret talk about something else c/o HoliCOW.

This event is designed for Intermediate to Advanced Software Developers. For Beginners, you've been fully warned. That or we'll redirect you to the other Tech Community event that'll happen in a building across ours.

Since we're flying in a speaker, this will be a paid event. But it'll be just ₱200.00. With that amount, you'll get Pizza, Drinks, and Unlimited Learnings! It'll be the best ₱200.00 you'll ever spend!

As always, limited slots only! So please register on this Meetup Page. And don't forget to bring your ID on the day itself!

See y'all there!

Program:
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Registration
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Introduction to the Event, PizzaPy, Cebu Tech Communities, and other Community Updates by Neriah “BJ” Ato, Python Developer at BLV Solutions Pty. Ltd. and Co-Lead Organizer for PizzaPy - Cebu Python Users Group
1:20 PM – 2:00 PM: “System Design for Software Practitioners” by John Clark Naldoza, Solutions Architect at Aboitiz Data Innovation and Founder of Cebu GNU/Linux Users Group
2:00 PM – 2:05 PM: Q&A
2:05 PM – 2:45 PM: “Python Design Patterns” by Cleo Credo, Engineering Manager at FactoryApp, Google Developer Expert for Firebase and AI Cloud, and Co-Lead Organizer for PizzaPy - Cebu Python Users Group
2:45 PM – 2:50 PM: Q&A
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM: Corporate Partner Talk: VBP
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: “Software Architecture Design Patterns” by Earl Lapus, Senior Technical Lead Engineer at Sansan Global Development Center, Inc.
3:40 PM – 3:45 PM: Q&A
3:45 PM – 4:40 PM: Panel Discussion + Open Q&A: “How Can Software Practitioners Accelerate Their Learning on System Design, Design Patterns, and Architecture” by all Speakers, moderated by Danielle Rai Peladas, AI Engineer for a US-based Company
4:40 PM – 4:55 PM: Creatives Partner Talk by Karla Maria Ana Batiquin, Brand Manager and Co-Founder of HoliCOW (Holistic Coalition of the Willing)
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM: Speaker Token Awarding
5:00 PM onwards: Picture Taking and Networking over Pizza