Makan Sepehrifar

Makan Sepehrifar

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Makan Sepehrifar is a software architect who is interested in how people think and behave in organizations. He sees software architecture as a craft and believes that every challenge has both a technical side and a social side, and both need attention at the same time. Coming from a strong developer background, he has led many teams across different domains and organizations, always working to connect technology with human needs and team dynamics.He is passionate about the future of Developer Experience and how Generative AI and Agentic AI are reshaping the way developers work. Makan focuses on how these technologies can improve developer satisfaction and help teams become more adaptive and effective. He is a public speaker on Developer Experience practices and AI in this space, and he has been part of several Generative AI adoption teams in different companies, helping them use AI in a practical and effective way.
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Makan Sepehrifar
Makan Sepehrifar
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Soroosh Khodami
Soroosh Khodami
Rabobank

Emergent DevEx: The Good, the Bad, and the Legacy

This talk explores how developer experience deteriorates as organizations scale, creating bureaucratic friction and outdated internal tools. It argues that copying DevEx models from companies like Goo...
People, Practices & Career People, Practices & Career Conference 50 min. BEGINNER
Makan Sepehrifar
Makan Sepehrifar
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Who to blame? The AI, The Programmer, or The Prompt?

An interactive courtroom-style session on AI security, where audiences judge responsibility for five real CVEs in AI tools. It analyzes root causes, evolving vulnerabilities, and the “blame game,” arg...
Security, Trust & Compliance Security, Trust & Compliance Lunch Talk 40 min. BEGINNER