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Abdel Sghiouar is a senior Developer @Google Cloud. A co-host of the Kubernetes Podcast by Google and a CNCF Ambassador. His focused areas are High Scale distributed systems on Kubernetes, Service Mesh, and Serverless. With a background in datacenter scale architecture and operations and consulting. He spends most of his time working on optimizing GenAI Apps for large scale operations using Cloud Native Technologies and producing content targeting developers and ops professionals.

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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.

Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems in enterprise and big-tech environments (Amazon, Dell, EA). Proven track record of leading multi-geo engineering organizations, delivering complex, high-availability systems, and influencing technical direction beyond immediate teams. Strong background in system design, reliability, and operational excellence, combined with a consistent focus on growing senior engineering talent and driving execution in ambiguous, large-scale environments.

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.

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Andrei Mihai is an ML Services Engineer at Adobe, where he drives DevOps and MLOps initiatives. With almost 20 years of experience in Software Development, he has worked extensively with Java, Python, Kubernetes, Linux, and GitOps. He enjoys continuously expanding his knowledge, understanding the bigger picture, and exploring how technologies interconnect to build efficient and scalable solutions.His passion for technology goes beyond professional work; he is always eager to experiment with new tools, explore emerging tech (like Quantum Computing), and to discuss innovative ideas and real-world applications.

Bianca is a senior user experience designer at Adobe with a background in architecture and front-end development, now applying human-centered design principles to complex digital systems. She brings a systems-thinking mindset to her work, combining design craft, technical curiosity, and applied psychology to shape scalable, meaningful experiences. With a strong interest in emerging AI paradigms, Bianca explores how agentic systems can move designers from crafting interfaces to designing intent, collaboration, and creative direction between humans and autonomous agents.

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.

George Patrascu is a Senior Software Engineer at Criteo with over 20 years of experience in the .NET ecosystem, passionate about software architecture, Domain-Driven Design, and Extreme Programming practices like TDD, BDD, pair programming, continuous deployment, always looking for ways to help teams deliver better software faster.

Julien is a CTO and hands-on technical coach with 15 years+ of experience, specializing in Domain-Driven Design (#DDD). His expertise lies in helping organizations build systems that deliver high business value. Julien focuses on aligning organizational structure, architecture and software practices with business objectives. As a member of the OWASP foundation, he actively promotes application security best practices. An international speaker, Julien enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.

Loïc Magnette is a seasoned software developer with a strong background in consulting. Currently a senior developer at Oniryx, he specializes in Java and Angular, delivering innovative solutions and sharing his knowledge as a speaker. As a co-organizer of the Belgian Java User Group (BeJUG), he fosters connections within the developer community. Outside of tech, Loïc’s passion for wildlife inspires his work and creativity.

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Marit van Dijk is a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains with over 20 years of software development experience. She's passionate about building great software with great people, and making developers' lives easier.Marit regularly presents at international conferences and shares her expertise through webinars, podcasts, blog posts, videos, and tutorials. She's also a contributor to the book “97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know” (O’Reilly Media).

Notorious engineer at work and after hours, tracing meanders of the art of software engineering. Remote Software Gardener, mostly working in web-oriented Java gardens. Java Champion. Testcontainers Champion. Programming usually in Java (since 1.3), Scala and Go, but in other languages too. Fan of agility, seen mostly as choosing the right tools and approaches after asking the right questions. Developer, trainer and conference speaker. In his talks, Piotr covers not only hardcore Java but also software architecture, computer security, and soft-skills.

Roberto Cortez is a passionate Java Developer involved in the Open Source Community to help other individuals spread knowledge about Java technologies. He is a regular speaker at conferences such as JavaOne, Devoxx, Devnexus, JFokus, etc. He leads the Coimbra JUG and founded the JNation Conference in Portugal. When he is not working, he hangs out with friends, plays computer games, hits the drums, and spends time with his family.

Sander Hoogendoorn is an independent dad, avid traveler, and lifelong software developer. With over 40 years of hands-on coding experience under his belt, he still ships code every day — because once a developer, always a developer.Currently the CTO at iBOOD, Sander has led technology at companies such as ANVA, Quby, and Klaverblad, and was once Capgemini’s global agile thought leader. But don’t expect corporate buzzwords — Sander’s known for cutting through the fluff with a post-agile mindset and a healthy disregard for outdated best practices.He helps teams and organizations break rules that need breaking — replacing heavyweight processes with lightweight thinking, and agile dogma with actual flow. If something’s slowing your team down, chances are he’s already ranted about it in a keynote.Onstage, Sander brings code, stories, and sharp insights — whether he’s talking disruption, continuous delivery, microservices, monads (yes, really), software architecture, or the lost art of elegant code. His talks are fast-paced, thought-provoking, and never just theory.Sander believes in small steps, critical thinking, and building stuff that works. No silver bullets. Just better software, made by better teams.

I’ve been working in the data world for about 10 years, with the last 5 focused on data engineering. Along the way, I’ve worked with a mix of tools and platforms, building and scaling data systems in different environments. I’m particularly interested in modern data architectures, open source technologies, and how we can make data platforms more scalable and practical in the real world.

With 20 years of experience, Victor is a Java Champion who has trained thousands of engineers from over 150 companies in a large variety of domains. The lessons learned from these sessions, he shared in countless educational talks, top-rated at major conferences, where he’s known as ‘the speaker with the soundboard’. In his spare time, Victor runs 1:1 individual coaching sessions and organizes online meetups for the European Software Crafters community. More on https://victorrentea.ro