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Sven Peters
Sven Peters
Atlassian

AI won’t save your productivity – human–AI collaboration will

The talk argues that AI succeeds only when tied to real engineering pain and measurable delivery outcomes. It explores agentic workflows that reduce f...
Development Practices Development Practices Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Ted Neward
Ted Neward
Neward & Associates, LLC

Artificial, Yes; Intelligent, No

This keynote cuts through AI hype to examine what current AI can and cannot do, challenging claims of imminent AGI, doom, or utopia. It also explores...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Josh Long
Josh Long
Broadcom

Bootiful Spring AI

This talk introduces modern AI concepts and shows how to integrate them into Java and Spring applications using Spring AI, a new framework built on Sp...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Mary Grygleski
Mary Grygleski
LuMay AI

Building Scalable Multi-Agentic AI Systems iwith Event-Driven Approach

A talk on building multi-agent generative AI systems with event-driven design. It covers agent collaboration, communication, memory, and workflow stat...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Jennifer Looper
Jennifer Looper
Cloudinary

From Guild Craft to AI Code: Why ‘Close Looking’ Is the Last Developer Skill

This talk argues that in AI-assisted software development, the key skill is no longer writing code but judging its quality. Drawing on medieval guild...
Development Practices Development Practices Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Mete Atamel
Mete Atamel
Google

Getting Started with MCP & A2A with ADK

Hands-on workshop building a multi-agent system from scratch: create a tool server with Model Context Protocol, deploy it on Google Cloud Run, orchest...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Hands-on Lab 90 min. INTERMEDIATE
Steve Poole
Steve Poole
HeroDevs

Has AI Broken Application Security Forever?

Generative AI is accelerating Java development, modernization, and remediation, but also increasing the volume and speed of code changes beyond human...
Security, Trust & Compliance Security, Trust & Compliance Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Jules May
Jules May
22 Consulting Ltd.

How not to get hacked

The text argues that frequent ransomware and hacking incidents show many systems are insecure by design. It cites major breaches affecting retailers,...
Security, Trust & Compliance Security, Trust & Compliance Conference 40 min. ADVANCED
Venkat Subramaniam
Venkat Subramaniam
Agile Developer, Inc.

Identifying and fixing Issues in Code using AI based tools

This presentation explores AI-based tools for detecting software vulnerabilities and code defects, such as memory leaks, race conditions, security iss...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Keynote 50 min. INTERMEDIATE
Alexander Chatzizacharias
Alexander Chatzizacharias
JDriven

Let’s use Spring Boot to build games, because why not?

A playful talk that repurposes Spring Boot’s IoC, events, and bean lifecycle to build real-time games like a Terraria clone or souls-like RPG. By brea...
Mind The Geek Mind The Geek Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Dylan Beattie
Dylan Beattie
Ursatile

Machines, Learning, and Machine Learning

The talk argues that the key question is not what to learn, but how to learn and get started. It explores motivation, modern learning tools, product v...
People, Practices & Career People, Practices & Career Keynote 50 min. BEGINNER
Athanasios Ntavelis
Athanasios Ntavelis
XM

M(ake) C(lusters) P(redictable): AI-Powered Kubernetes Diagnostics using MCP protocol

The talk shows how to use MCP to give AI agents deterministic Kubernetes troubleshooting tools instead of cluster access. It covers Forge MCP, tool se...
Cloud Native, Data & Infrastructure Cloud Native, Data & Infrastructure Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Asterios Kalogeras
Asterios Kalogeras
Netcompany

The 15-Minute Design System: Surviving Large Teams in React

This talk explores how a shared React and TypeScript UI library can improve consistency, scalability, and maintainability across large codebases. It c...
Development Practices Development Practices Quickie 15 min. INTERMEDIATE
Patroklos Papapetrou
Patroklos Papapetrou

The Community Takeover track

This is a placeholder/reserved slot for local communities to organize a panel discussion, talks, fireside chats, etc. The details ( format, participat...
Development Practices Development Practices Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Patroklos Papapetrou
Patroklos Papapetrou

The Community Takeover track

This is a placeholder/reserved slot for local communities to organize a panel discussion, talks, fireside chats, etc. The details ( format, participat...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Heinz Kabutz
Heinz Kabutz
JavaSpecialists.eu

The Hidden Art of Thread-Safe Programming: Exploring java.util.concurrent

The text highlights the difficulty of writing thread-safe code and how concurrency bugs can remain hidden for years. It then examines techniques used...
Java Language & Platform Java Language & Platform Conference 40 min. EXPERT
Holly Cummins
Holly Cummins
IBM

The Joyful Journey from Spring Boot to Quarkus

The talk compares Quarkus and Spring Boot, showing how Quarkus delivers faster startup, lower resource use, and better developer experience. It explai...
Java Language & Platform Java Language & Platform Conference 40 min. BEGINNER
Sander Hoogendoorn
Sander Hoogendoorn
ibood.com

The Last Pull Request. One team’s story of surviving and thriving in the AI-native era

The talk argues that AI-assisted, trunk-based development reduces friction and improves accountability. It explores how AI changes team collaboration,...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Mete Atamel
Mete Atamel
Google

Tour of Agent Protocols: MCP, A2A, AG-UI, A2UI

The session explores emerging agent protocols: MCP for tool/resource access, A2A for cross-platform agent communication, A2UI for UI generation, and A...
Agentic Engineering & Tooling Agentic Engineering & Tooling Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Yannis Koskinaris
Yannis Koskinaris
Cadence (BETA CAE)
Vaggelis Spathas
Vaggelis Spathas
Cadence (BETA CAE)

Turning a Distributed Enterprise System into an AI Infrastructure

SPDRM, a global CAE workflow platform, is being adapted into AI-ready infrastructure using MCP and a Gateway pattern. The talk explores how its distri...
Architecture & Modernization Architecture & Modernization Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Heinz Kabutz
Heinz Kabutz
JavaSpecialists.eu

Vibe Coding for Health and Happiness

Heinz shares three vibe-coded hobby projects: a translated Greek news RSS aggregator, a Cretan wedding planner with seating constraints, and MeanIF, a...
Mind The Geek Mind The Geek Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE
Alina Yurenko
Alina Yurenko
Oracle

What’s New and What’s Next in GraalVM

This session reviews recent GraalVM advances, including easier Native Image migration, less manual configuration, better performance and memory use, a...
Java Language & Platform Java Language & Platform Conference 40 min. INTERMEDIATE