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Alexander, a 35-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.

I’m a software engineer with a background in consultancy, extreme programming, and R&D, as well as a podcaster and author. I focus on software architecture and design, building processes and teams that work, and shipping products that deliver value for users.

Ana is a Java Champion Alumni, Developer Advocate for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, guest author of the book "DevOps tools for Java Developers", and a constant adopter of challenging technical scenarios involving Java-based frameworks and multiple cloud providers. She actively supports technical communities' growth through knowledge sharing and enjoys curating content for conferences as a program committee member. To learn more about/from her, follow her on Twitter @ammbra1508.

Ananya is a Senior Engineer – Web Standards Technologist at Samsung R&D Institute UK (Samsung Electronics) where she works closely with several W3C working groups – including Web Applications, Devices and Sensors, Accessible Platform Architecture, and Web DX – to help shape the capabilities of the modern web. Her work sits at the intersection of standards development, and developer advocacy.Before stepping into the standards world, she was a front-end engineer building high-performant, user-centric web applications with React and Angular for major clients. Having lived on both sides of the table – as a developer who consumes the platform and now as someone who helps define it – she brings unique perspective on how the web evolves and why certain decisions are made. She writes code, and now a whole bunch of standards too. Outside of work, you will find her travelling or jamming to some cool music.

Anders Norås started out in arts and design, but for the last 25 years he has been creating magic with code instead of paint. Blending creativity with technical skill, he brings a perspective on technology that is as much about people as it is about software.He has given more than 100 talks at conferences around the world. His presentations are not just lectures, they are experiences. With a sharp delivery and high energy, Anders turns even dry technical material into something lively, memorable and often funny.Whether you are into computer science, design, media or anything else, Anders offers insights that will make you think and probably make you laugh. He does not just talk about technology. He brings it to life.

Hello world, I am Anupriya, a software engineer by profession and aknowledge hungry researcher by heart.I originally come from India. Over the years of living and experiencingmultiple countries and cultures, I have come to consider myself as a trulyglobal citizen who is really keen on learning and applying those learnings.Computer Science and Engineering is my field of both interest andexpertise. After completing my Bachelors and with about a decade of industry experience and the academic curiosity, I am ready to bring the best of both worlds together and pursue a career which is at a cutting edge of both.

Artem Makarov is a Principal Engineer at Code Nomads. He's been working on Java projects in various industries for the past 12 years. Having Masters in Electronics Engineering he is passionate for applying engineering practices in his projects, contributing to better software design and reliability. Besides his developer role, he frequently helps aspiring developers to master software developer craft by sharing knowledge and hosting trainings. In his free time he enjoys traveling, road cycling and learning electronic music production.

Curious and passionate. Java developer and Elasticsearch consultant. I try to pass on what I learned before it becomes obsolete.

Bilgin is driven by a long-standing passion for writing, and sharing his experience in building and operating enterprise software in the real world. Throughout his career, he has focused on observing recurring problems, synthesising best practices, and turning hard-earned lessons into reusable patterns that help engineers think, communicate, and build better systems. This mindset is reflected in his work as the author of Camel Design Patterns and co-author of Kubernetes Patterns.

Bouke Nijhuis is the CTO at CINQ ICT. He likes to learn new things and he loves to live code on the stage. Furthermore he is an international speaker and a committer of open source projects. You can reach him on Bluesky at @boukenijhuis.bsky.social.

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 business. My path started as a developer in different areas (business oriented and also more technical tasks). I have also been working on development support and a brief DevOps period, until my current position as a Security Architect.In my free time I enjoy music, reading, climbing, pilates, traveling, socializing and spending time with my dog.

Brian Sam-Bodden is a Principal Applied AI Engineer at Redis as well as an author, instructor, speaker, developer advocate, open-source contributor, and Java Champion who has spent over thirty years crafting software systems. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University in computer science and physics and a Master's in Data Science from Harvard. Brian is a frequent speaker at user groups and conferences nationally and abroad and is the author of “Beginning POJOs”, co-author of the “Enterprise Java Development on a Budget”, and a contributor to O'Reilly's “97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know”.

Staff Developer Advocate for Snyk, Java Champion, Oracle Ace Pro, 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.

Carly is Developer Advocate Lead at Elastic, based in London, UK. Before joining Elastic in 2022, she spent over 10 years as a software engineer at a large investment bank, specialising in front-end web development and agility. She is a UI developer who 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.

Cedric Clyburn (@cedricclyburn), Senior Developer Advocate at Red Hat, is an enthusiastic software developer with a background in Kubernetes, DevOps, and container tools. Focused on open-source software, he both contributes (e.g., Podman, vLLM) and enjoys speaking, with prior experience at Devoxx, WeAreDevelopers, The Linux Foundation, and more. Cedric also spends (too much) time creating video and written content helping developers learn new topics in emerging technologies, with over 2M+ views online. He’s based in New York City and is an organizer of the local Kubernetes Community Day.

After having a career as a Data Scientist and Developer Advocate, Cheuk dedicated her work to the open-source community. Currently, she is working as a developer advocate for JetBrains. She has co-founded Humble Data, a beginner Python workshop that has been happening around the world. Cheuk also started and hosted a Python podcast, PyPodCats, which highlights the achievements of underrepresented members in the community. She has served the EuroPython Society board for two years and is now a fellow and director of the Python Software Foundation.

Christian is a fullstack engineer with over 15 years of experience as an engineer. He started with Java and since 9 years works also in the frontend with Angular, TypeScript and JavaScript. Besides his daily work he enjoys giving talks, creating YouTube videos for his over 8000 subscribers or works on his open source projects. If there is time left he gives workshops and writes articles.

Over 20 years Christopher has spent time in most areas of software delivery, product development, JVM library development (concurrency/distributed systems), Infrastructure engineering, architecture & system design and most recently Platform Engineering. He has a passion for speed and stability. Focusing on what we need to do next to speed up the software delivery lifecycle.Over the years he’s contributed to many open source projects including Akka & Kubernetes.

Daniel Garnier is a software engineer on the Spring team, working on Spring Security and Spring AI.He's one of the maintainers of the Java MCP SDK.

Java Champion, CNCF Ambassador, Developer Advocate, Technical Marketing, Keynote Speaker, Published Author

Versatile, hands-on Engineering Lead, specialising in architecting Continually Delivered platforms (<15 min lead time) using heavy automation & shift-left methods, driving high team throughput and reductions in time-to-market. Extensive experience working on high visibility projects in a broad variety of industries, and building the teams to deliver them effectively.Firm believer in promoting collaborative, test-driven approaches to produce elegant, quality-driven solutions. Confident in clearly presenting complex concepts to a variety of audiences, from teaching to conference to board-level.International Speaker & Kotlin community lead with a focus on Open Source, and co-creator of the popular http4k toolkit - featured for its testability focus in the ThoughtWorks TechRadar. Partner with SkillsMatter to deliver Kotlin Training. In late 2020, awarded a place into the Google Developer Expert programme.Recently, adventurer into the Model Context Protocol, from perspectives of library author (the http4k MCP SDK), presenter and strategic advisor.

Dennis Nerush is the Director of AI at Elementor, where he leads the company's AI strategy and guides teams through the integration of GenAI technologies that enhance productivity while preserving human creativity and accountability.With over 15 years of experience as a developer, manager, director, and adviser across multiple tech companies and startups, Dennis has dedicated his career to building people-first cultures rooted in continuous learning, curiosity, and growth. He believes that when individuals thrive, teams and businesses flourish, a philosophy that has guided him in founding dozens of teams and mentoring over 100 managers.Dennis is a seasoned public speaker and writer who shares his insights on AI integration, leadership, and team performance at international conferences. He's passionate about helping leaders develop the skills and confidence to excel in a world where human leadership and AI collaboration go hand in hand.In his free time, Dennis loves cooking and spending time with his kids. His main goal is to help people reach the next level.

Platform Engineer by way of Backend Engineer, I've always had a keen interest in repeatability and automation and fell into the Platform Engineering pit, feel free to reach out to chat about all things Platform Engineering, cats or functional programming.

Diana Nanuti is a Senior Software Engineer at Chainalysis and a 2025 UK Gold Winner at Women in Tech Global Awards. Specializing in Cloud Infrastructure and Data Engineering, she architects the resilient, scalable systems essential for high-stakes blockchain intelligence. Her expertise lies in building mission-critical infrastructure leveraging cloud-native and open-source technologies. At Chainalysis, Diana ensures the platform’s backbone operates with absolute precision for institutional-grade adoption, while her commitment to engineering excellence and psychological safety continues to influence the wider technical community.

Diana is a Developer Experience Engineer at VictoriaMetrics. She has worked as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer focused on Observability. She is an active member of the OpenTelemetry CNCF open source project, co-organizer of Cloud Native Days Romania, co-lead of Neurodiversity working group (part of CNCF initiative Merge-Forward) and supports underrepresented groups in tech.