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Adam Bien (https://adambien.blog), a developer, architect, consultant, trainer (https://airhacks.live), podcaster (https://airhacks.fm), AWS Hero and Java Champion, has been using Java since JDK 1.0 and JavaScript since LiveScript, and still enjoys writing code.Adam regularly organises online live workshops on Java, web technologies, cloud computing, AI and architectures at https://airhacks.live, as well as a monthly Q&A live streaming show at https://airhacks.tv.

Adriana Villela is a CNCF Ambassador, blogger, host of the Geeking Out Podcast, and a maintainer of the OpenTelemetry End User SIG. By day, she's a Principal Developer Advocate at Dynatrace, focusing on Observability and OpenTelemetry. By night, she climbs walls. She also loves capybaras, because they make her happy.

Alain is a Google Developer Expert in Angular. His daily mission is to help development teams adopt Angular and build at scale with the framework. He has taught Angular to thousands of developers on all six continents!A world traveler and photographer, Alain is also an international conference speaker and a published author of several video courses with LinkedIn Learning.

Alessandro, a seasoned community leader, has spent the last few years architecting cloud-native infrastructures for Microsoft customers, energizing the Dutch tech community, and helping professionals achieve CKx certification. With over 25 years immersed in open-source technologies, Alessandro is deeply passionate about the cloud-native ecosystem. He's now back at Microsoft as a Senior Technical Specialist in Application Innovation & AI.

Alex is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS. He is experienced in large scale and distributed architectures, Kubernetes, Open Source, DevOps, automation and emerging technologies. He has given talks and written blogs about software architecture, Kubernetes and AI. With a background as a systems engineer he still likes to write shell scripts.

Alex Shershebnev is a seasoned Computer Vision and MLOps Engineer with over ten years of experience shaping the future of AI-driven software development. Currently, Alex leads the ML/DevOps team at Zencoder, where he leverages his extensive background in Software Engineering, ML and DevOps to deliver high-quality machine learning solutions. His work spans complex data pipelines, cloud infrastructure management (GCP, Kubernetes), and advanced ML/DevOps pipelines, ensuring scalability and efficiency. Before Zencoder, Alex played pivotal roles in numerous projects, including leading teams at Sanas, ivi and MTS AI. His technical expertise in machine learning, data science, and bioinformatics has led to impactful solutions across industries, ranging from bioinformatics at the University of Massachusetts to video analysis at ivi.ru and MTS AI. Alex has a proven track record of managing complex infrastructure that scales to hundreds of GPUs, enabling effective and easy use of cloud infrastructure for data scientists while driving down costs through cloud consolidation efforts and boosting productivity through the deployment of sophisticated AI models. In addition to his technical contributions, Alex has been instrumental in mentoring teams and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. His deep understanding of AI systems, from developing recommendation engines to cutting-edge computer vision algorithms to voice and NLP, positions him as a thought leader in the AI and ML space. Whether it’s speaking on the latest advancements in MLOps, sharing insights on AI-driven automation, or discussing the future of AI in the enterprise, Alex brings a wealth of knowledge, practical experience, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

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.

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. Ambassador of snacks and not running.

Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World. She enjoys gaming, scuba diving, and has a little one that fondly goes by "Mr. Milks".

Anastasia Andrikou is a Community and Marketing Associate at WE LEAD, a nonprofit organization founded by Libra Philanthropies with a mission to close the gender gap in technology and innovation. She holds a degree in Psychology from The American College of Greece (Deree), where she was actively involved in student leadership and graduated on a full scholarship. Her academic work focused on dehumanization, social stigma, and gender equity, reflecting her strong commitment to inclusion and social justice. Anastasia began her professional journey through the Libra Internship Program and continues to support WE LEAD’s mission of building a more inclusive tech ecosystem.

Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner with 14+ years of experience spanning Silicon Valley tech giants and automotive innovation labs across four continents. Anastasia Masadi is currently orchestrating complex enterprise data, system challenges and human needs into AI opportunities that serve business, employee and customer. Having led diverse clientele and interdisciplinary teams through 0‑to‑1 digital product creation, she leverages craftsmanship in innovation frameworks rooted in Design Thinking and Service Design with a human‑centric, collaborative, and inclusive approach.

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.

A data and analytics professional with 5 years of experience in the online betting industry, with a strong focus on Sportsbook and Casino.At Allwyn, he has worked across the full data journey, bridging digital interactions with transactional behavior to deliver actionable business insight.His background includes tag management, event tracking, cloud data engineering in BigQuery and Azure Databricks, BI development in Power BI, and advanced analytics and ML use cases such as segmentation, propensity scoring, churn prediction, and lifetime value modeling.

I'm Antonis Kosmas, a Software Engineer and Team Leader at Novibet. Over the past 4+ years, I've been part of a journey that took us from a single team of 10 to a multi-squad organization of 60 people. I hold an Engineering degree in Computer Engineering & Informatics from the University of Patras and I'm a certified Professional Scrum Master. Before Novibet, I worked at INTRASOFT International, Athens Technology Center, and spent several years in web development. My background is in React, Angular, and full-stack development.

I studied Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Patras (2001-2006) and earned an international MBA from Athens University of Economics and Business (2013-2015). With over 18 years of international experience in software development and testing, I currently work as a Principal Test Automation Engineer at Netcompany (since 2022), successfully managing large-scale European projects involving Apache Kafka, Elastic Stack, Oracle components and enterprise messaging systems, utilizing Citrus Framework, Docker, AWS, Jenkins, Cucumber, Gherkin and Spring Boot for comprehensive functionality testing and automation.Between 2016-2022, working at Upstream, I achieved significant milestones including developing Java-based automated scripts for mobile marketing platforms in dockerized environments, implementing automated regression tests and end-to-end integration testing pipelines using Jenkins with Continuous Integration practices. During 2008-2016, working at Unify, I successfully created and executed automated test suites using Java, Groovy and IBM Functional Tester across multiple telecommunication platforms including OpenScapeBusiness, OpenScapeVoice, and Hipath systems.My passion is to explore techniques making test automation more advanced and offering knowledge to new colleagues by creating concrete, useful, easy-to-follow learning paths for them. Throughout my career, I have consistently championed clean code principles and provided technical leadership, ensuring maintainable, scalable solutions while guiding teams toward best practices and excellence in software quality.

Christian is a software developer, Microsoft MVP and Oracle ACE for Java with over 15 years of experience in the field. He loves to write code in Java, TypeScript and JavaScript. In his spare time he tries to convince others to also start using these languages by giving engaging live-coding conference talks and trainings. When there‘s time left he records videos trying to explain the most complex concepts of TypeScript on in a simple way on YouTube for over 8000 subscribers.

Christos Psychogyios is a Principal Software Engineer and Lead Engineer of TalentLMS at Epignosis. He is an AWS Certified Engineer with over 13 years of experience in designing scalable, cloud-native systems and guiding engineering teams toward technical excellence.His expertise lies in backend architecture, where he has led the evolution of large-scale platforms from monolithic applications to distributed microservices. He focus on Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) using technologies Amazon services, enabling resilient and loosely coupled systems that scale effectively. His knowledge is rooted in software engineering principles, extending through design patterns, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to deliver maintainable and business-aligned architectures.He is passionate about Event-Driven Architecture, seeing it not just as a technical pattern but as a mindset for building adaptable and autonomous systems. He actively promote collaborative modeling practices like Event Storming to help teams uncover domain insights, align on shared understanding, and design solutions that truly reflect business behavior. As a mentor, he has helped engineers grow their careers, fostering a culture of trust, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

Dr. Cristian Schuszter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering, where his research focused on distributed fault-tolerant software architectures and machine learning-based failure prediction. With experience across academia and industry, he works at the intersection of data engineering, full-stack development, and software architecture.For the past eight years, Cristian has been part of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where he helps shape the architectural direction of the Business Computing Group. His current work centers on enterprise Java systems, modern UI design, and developer productivity, bringing engineering discipline and innovation to some of CERN’s most complex enterprise software environments.

Raniz is a programmer, architect, speaker and coach at factor10. He is a problem solver who keeps track of the bigger picture. He is prestigeless, likes to get into new domains, and loves sharing knowledge and ideas. Raniz has worked with system- and software architecture at several companies since 2010 and has been with factor10 since 2021. When not working he's into beer brewing, sourdough bread, 3D printing and triathlons.

David is a Senior AI/ML Engineer within the Office of the CTO at NetApp, where he’s dedicated to empowering developers to build, scale, and deploy AI/ML solutions in production environments. He brings deep expertise in building and training models for applications such as NLP, vision, real-time analytics, and even classifying debilitating diseases. His mission is to help users build, train, and deploy AI models efficiently, making advanced machine learning accessible to users of all levels.Before NetApp, he was heavily involved in the AI/ML community, specifically in conversational AI solutions and driving AI platform growth in a DevRel and pre-sales role. David frequently shares his insights at industry conferences and events, offering hands-on guidance for implementing AI/ML in cloud environments. David's prior experience includes contributing to the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystems, working hands-on with VMware virtualization, implementing backup/recovery solutions, and developing hardware storage adapter firmware and drivers.

Dennis is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Consultant at Dutch Microsoft consultancy firm Aviva Solutions. With 29 years of experience under his belt as a software architect and/or lead developer, he specializes in designing full-stack enterprise solutions based on .NET as well as providing coaching on all aspects of designing, building, documenting, deploying and maintaining software systems in an agile world. He is the author of several open-source projects, including Fluent Assertions, Pathy, Reflectify, PackageGuard, and several .NET Solution Templates, and has been maintaining coding guidelines for C# since 2001. You can find him on Twitter, Mastodon and BlueSky.

Dimitris Barpakis is a technology capability leader with 24 years of experience in software engineering, designing solutions to face complex challenges, leading people to deliver user-centric valued IT products and loves coaching and mentoring IT professionals. Dimitris currently serves as a Chapter Leader on Interamerican corporate web & mobile touchpoints for the last 6 years. One of his latest achievements is leading the development of the MultiXperience Platform to substitute applied commercial portal solutions and the provided capabilities. He is also responsible for the technological transformation on the corporate front-office systems development by building and strengthening Angular skillset within the company for web applications development and React Native skillset for native mobile apps development.

Dimitris has 25 years of experience in IT and he is currently Sr. Director of Engineering (Red Hat) at IBM in charge of the Cloud Native Runtimes group that includes the Quarkus, Vert.x, SpringBoot, and Node.js teams. He also served as the JBoss AS project lead and he has been a JBoss addict and contributor from the early start-up days. He worked previously at Intracom and Motorola in the areas of NMS/OSS, designing reusable frameworks and distributed systems. Dimitris studied computer science at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and received an M.Sc. by research from University College Dublin, Ireland.Dimitris is also a passionate advocate of Open source technologies and has presented at a variety of events and conferences around the world. He has been an invited speaker at various Java/Linux community events and user groups, and he has delivered inspirational talks on technology and Open Source in universities and educational institutes. In his spare time he has also helped with the organization of technology enablement events for children, like Scratch Days, Devoxx4Kids and JCrete4Kids.

Dimitris Kaklamanis is a Lead Software Engineer at Code.Hub. With over 15 years of experience in front-end and full-stack development, his expertise spans Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, and PHP, enabling him to build scalable, high-performance applications across banking, fintech, and e-commerce. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Informatics and has a strong passion for clean architecture, modern developer tooling, and AI-assisted workflows. Dimitris has contributed to projects across multiple industries, helping teams deliver robust digital solutions.

Dimitris Kyriakopoulos leads the Node.js Chapter at Kotsovolos Digital Factory, where he and his team build and operate large-scale microservice systems powering a modern e-commerce platform.His work focuses on backend architecture, distributed systems, and improving engineering practices across development teams, with particular emphasis on reliability, observability, and developer productivity.Recently, his team has been exploring practical ways to integrate AI into the software development lifecycle. One of the initiatives they introduced is AI-assisted code reviews integrated into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, helping developers receive automated feedback during merge requests and identify potential issues earlier in the development process.Dimitris enjoys sharing real-world engineering lessons from operating production systems and exploring how AI can enhance developer workflows.