Speakers at Devoxx UK 2025
Connect with 20 world-class speakers and industry experts
Alexander Chatzizacharias
Alexander, a 34-year-old Software Engineer at JDriven, holds dual Dutch and Greek nationality. He earned his master’s degree in Game Studies from the University of Amsterdam, where he discovered his passion for gamification and software engineering. Alexander aims to bridge the gap between game development and software engineering, believing that both industries have much to learn from each other. He is dedicated to integrating technologies and methodologies from both fields. Additionally, he enjoys experimenting with new technologies and cutting-edge sdk's.
Alina Yurenko
Alina is a developer advocate for GraalVM at Oracle Labs, a research & development organization at Oracle. Loves both programming and natural languages, compilers, and open source.
Alvaro Berruga
I'm Alvaro, a mainly frontend developer with 10 years of experience. I work at ThousandEyes (part of Cisco) as a Tech Lead in a product called Endpoint agent. I'm a passionate about programming since I was 12 and two of my biggest motivations are to learn and solve complex problems. These motivations took me to San Francisco seven years ago, where I discovered my love for the frontend. I'm now based in London but I still love spending hours talking about the frontend ecosystem, and especially about Vue.
Alvin Bryan
Alvin is a developer working in IoT audio. Before that he did developer relations for open-source feature flags (Unleash) and Contentful.Before all that, he was a lead engineer for Dow Jones at the Wall Street Journal and had various front-end roles for about 8 years. He’s happiest working on visual challenges with designers.
Anand Raman
Anand Raman is a seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in developing high-performance commerce solutions for top organizations in the retail, hospitality, and supply chain industries. Starting as an engineer and growing into a senior leader, Anand has worked on everything from technology strategy to implementation. Anand is passionate about building diverse, high-performing teams and prioritizes their growth and well-being. A pivotal moment in his career led him to shift from following trends to embracing first-principle engineering practices. This approach helps teams deliver business outcomes more efficiently without being sidetracked by transient technology trends.Anand enjoys experimenting with technology to gain insights and understand trade-offs. He has led workshops and spoken at internal engineering conferences.Outside of work, Anand runs an origami club at a local primary school, combining his creativity with community engagement.
Anders Norås
Originally educated in arts and design, Anders has spent the last twenty years writing code.He has given numerous talks and keynotes at hundres of conferences.Known for an energetic and highly engaging presentations.
Andrei Pangin
Andrei Pangin is a Principal Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services, Java Champion, author of Async-profiler, and the top answerer in the #JVM category on Stack Overflow. He has been working on Java Virtual Machines, specializing in performance and observability.
Andres Almiray
Andres is a Java/Groovy developer and a Java Champion with more than 20 years of experience in software design and development. He has been involved in web and desktop application development since the early days of Java. Andres is a true believer in open source and has participated on popular projects like Groovy, Griffon, and DbUnit, as well as starting his own projects. Founding member of the Griffon framework and Hackergarten community event. Creator of JReleaser.
Andrzej Grzesik
ags likes distributed systems in all shapes and form. Coding since the age of 8, loves simplicity and continuous delivery. While he has written in many languages, he favours the JVM. Since „most software problems are people problems”, he stirs communities, organizes and speaks at conferences (proud to be a JavaONE Rockstar!). He is passionate about all things data, because science! In his spare time… cycling, photography and books. And he is a Java Champion!
Ante Tomić
Ante is a skilled and hearing-impaired Senior Software Engineer at Infobip with a strong interest in Web and the technical side of it. With permanent 55% hearing loss in both ears, he’s a testament to the power of determination and hard work which often speaks louder than words. He has a big love and soft spot for rubber ducks and excels at presenting and educating, React, JavaScript, Node.JS, build processes, automation and improving developer and customer experiences. He always shares his own experiences, especially in accessibility. Ante's goal is to always improve, making things more efficient and user-friendly.When he steps away from coding, Ante enjoys discovering new music, long and scenic walks, and capturing the beauty of the world through his hobby of photography, traveling, and travel blogging. As a big extrovert at heart, he’s always up for sharing a laugh, interesting travel stories, or discussing the latest tech topics. Approachable and driven, Ante shows that hearing impairment is just a part of his journey, not the end of his story. If you have a moment, his doors are always open for a chat, so don't hesitate to start a discussion with him - he is more than happy to connect and talk with you!
Anton Arhipov
Anton is a Developer Advocate in the Kotlin team at JetBrains. With a professional background in server-side development, Anton has been building tools for developers for more than ten years. Recognized as a Java Champion since 2014, he often speaks at software conferences and contributes to the Kotlin YouTube channel.
Artur Skowronski
Head of Java/Kotlin Engineering at VirtusLab, he has been in the industry for ten years. During this time, he has had the opportunity to work in various roles, such as Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Architect, and even Technical Product Manager. This diverse experience enables him to approach problems from a holistic perspective. He still loves to get his hands dirty - for more than two years, he has been publishing weekly reviews of events in the JVM world - https://vived.substack.com/
Bas de Groot
With experience in building cloud-native applications at scale, Bas now focuses on Developer Experience and Platform Engineering. He designs sociotechnical systems and processes that empower engineers, streamline workflows, and reduce cognitive load to drive productivity and innovation.In his spare time, you can find him on the tennis court. And despite having grown up in the flattest country on earth, he loves to go skiing.
Ben Below
Ben is a Technical Principal at Softwire, where he has worked for 10 years since graduating in Chemistry (and deciding that software was a stronger calling than lab work). He’s led teams on a variety of domains and technical challenges, ranging from genetic matching algorithms to certifying televisions for BBC iPlayer. Ben’s passion is ensuring work is an experience you relish, and focuses on building teams where everyone can bring their whole self to work and have a great time. Outside work, you’ll likely find him jamming on one of the 26 instruments gradually filling up his spare bedroom…
Ben Evans
Ben Evans is an author, architect and educator. He is currently Observability Lead and Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat Runtimes.Previously he was Lead Architect for Instrumentation at New Relic, and co-founded jClarity, a performance tools startup acquired by Microsoft. He has also worked as Chief Architect for Listed Derivatives at Deutsche Bank and as Senior Technical Instructor for Morgan Stanley. He served for 6 years on the Java Community Process Executive Committee, helping define new Java standards.He is a Java Champion and 3-time JavaOne Rockstar Speaker. Ben is the author of six books, including "Optimizing Cloud Native Java" (O'Reilly), the new editions of “Java in a Nutshell” and the recently-updated “The Well-Grounded Java Developer” (Maning) and his technical articles are read by thousands of developers every month.Ben is a regular speaker and educator on topics such as the Java platform, systems architecture, performance and concurrency for companies and conferences all over the world.
Ben Miller
Ben Miller leads Retool's Solution Engineering team in Europe. He's helped some of the largest companies in Europe adopt AI tools internally. Before Retool, his background mainly involved data, having completed a Masters in AI (before LLMs became all the rage) and working at Tableau.
Bárbara Teruggi
Originally from Argentina, I've been living in the Barcelona area for +20 years. Started in the IT world in 2006, building my career within the Finance and Insurance businesses. My path at my current company started as an analyst programmer in different areas (business oriented and also more technical tasks). I have also been working on DevOps and development support duties, until my current position as a Security Architect. I am passionate about cybersecurity and love to engage into all sorts of conversations to share my experiences and also to learn from others.My focus is primarily around application, API & product security, B2B and other third-party integrations, authentication & authorization processes. In my free time I enjoy music, reading, climbing, pilates, traveling, socializing and spending time with my dog.
Brian Vermeer
Staff Developer Advocate for Snyk, Java Champion, and Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience in creating and maintaining software. He is passionate about Java, (Pure) Functional Programming and Cybersecurity. Brian is a JUG leader for the Virtual JUG and the NLJUG. He also co-leads the DevSecCon community and is a community manager for Foojay. He is a regular international speaker on mostly Java-related conferences like JavaOne, Devnexus, Devoxx, Jfokus, JavaZone and many more. Besides all that, Brian is a military reserve for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and a Taekwondo Master / Teacher.
Bruno Meseguer
Bruno Meseguer is a Technical Marketing Manager for Red Hat in the integration space. Before joining Red Hat in 2015, he worked as a developer and architect for over 15 years in various industries, designing and building large throughput integration platforms. He advocates for cloud-native and distributed integration best practices & technologies.
Carly Richmond
Carly is a Developer Advocate and Manager at Elastic, based in London, UK. Before joining Elastic in 2022, she spent over 10 years as a technologist at a large investment bank, specialising in front-end web development and agility. She is a UI developer who occasionally dabbles in writing backend services, a speaker, and a regular blogger.She enjoys cooking, photography, drinking tea, and chasing after her young son in her spare time.