AI DevSummit 2025 + DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

PRO Session: Secure Software Development Principles

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT

Sankalp Kumar, Security and Tech Expert
Muzammil Maqsood, Tiktok, Application Security Engineer

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats are on the rise, it’s no longer enough to simply code and test for functionality - security must be woven into every stage of software design. Our Secure Software Design Principles session equips developers, architects, and team leads with the critical know-how to identify risks early, minimize vulnerabilities, and build robust systems from the ground up. Attendees will learn how to integrate best practices - like least privilege, defense in depth, and threat modeling - into their daily workflows, setting a foundation for resilient and trusted applications. Ultimately, this workshop isn’t just about avoiding pitfalls, it’s about proactively shaping software that is both high-performing and secure by design.

Speakers

Sankalp Kumar

Security and Tech Expert

With over 7 years of experience working with industry giants like McAfee, Juniper, and Fraunhofer, Sankalp has consistently been at the forefront of security innovation. He has expertise in building software systems that do intrusion detection and was one of the lead engineers in... Read More →

Muzammil Maqsood

Application Security Engineer, Tiktok

Muzammil is an application security engineer with experience in web apps. With a strong background in software development, he works as an application security engineer at TikTok, where he focuses on securing complex systems and applications. His expertise includes finding and mitigating... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Product Management and Engineering Alignment, Technical Decision Making, KPIs and Metrics, Team Collaboration, SCRUM
Session Type PRO Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Strategy / Methodology & Tooling (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

10:30am PDT

PRO Session: Evolving the Engineer: A Leadership Roadmap for the AI Era

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Andrew Park, Edensoft Labs, Founder

AI is here—and it’s transforming software engineering faster than most leaders are prepared for. GenAI tools like Copilot and Cursor are boosting productivity by automating routine coding tasks, but they’re also contributing to significant layoffs. Pure software engineering roles are under threat, and leaders urgently need a plan to evolve their teams.
In this talk, Andrew Park—a longtime Engineering and Product Leader—delivers a clear, field-tested roadmap for evolving engineers in the AI era. He shows how to help your teams harness AI for speed—while leveling up in the areas GenAI can’t touch: product thinking, system design, craftsmanship, maintainability, and the collaboration skills needed to work across product, design, customers, and dependent teams.
You’ll walk away with a practical strategy for transforming engineering roles and building smaller, more capable teams—enabling your organization to meet executive demands to do more with less, without sacrificing product quality or long-term agility. This is how you secure engineering careers—and your product’s future—in an AI-driven world.

Speakers

Andrew Park

Founder, Edensoft Labs

Since joining G3 Technologies as a startup, Andrew has worn two hats simultaneously: Engineering Leader and Product Leader, leading cross-functional teams to deliver software that delights customers. Since 2006, he has shaped and refined Product Oriented Software Engineering (POSE... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Learning and Development, Technical Decision Making, Scaling Engineering Teams, SCRUM, Agile, Cross-functional Collaboration
Session Type PRO Session
Tracks OPEN Session, Strategy / Methodology & Tooling (DeveloperWeek Leadership), DeveloperWeek Leadership, AI DevSummit
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:00am PDT

KEYNOTE (Leadership): Stealth Startup -- Rapid Decisions, Rapid Deployment: Transforming Delivery Through Empowerment

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Vilas Veeraraghavan, Stealth startup, Technical Leader

Platform teams tend to start out being lean but tend to slowly lose agility as they grow and expand their scope. This typically results in delayed rollouts of tools and other enablement needs that Dev teams have. However, these delays in decision making in critical tooling development within DevEx or Platform teams results in developer frustration and slows down delivery to the end customer (which impacts revenue). In my past life as a leader of Dev Platforms, I have experienced this and developed some techniques to prevent this slowdown over time. I have seen how distributing the decision making using engineering rigor allows DevEx/Platform teams to empower themselves and drive outcomes. In this talk, I will share the framework I have honed over years of leadership at Comcast, Netflix, Walmart and Bill with the audience. The framework relies on 4 key pillars - Always lead with data/reasoning, Know the business needs, Own and invest in your decisions, Empathize with the developer.

This talk will equip engineering leaders with a tool to create effective delivery enablement within their engineering organizations.

Speakers

Vilas Veeraraghavan

Technical Leader, Stealth startup

Strong technical leader with 15+ years of demonstrated history of success in building and scaling high performing engineering teams in global tech organizations. Passionate about building Resilient distributed systems at Scale.Expertise in Hybrid cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Additional Topics Engineering Culture, Technical Decision Making, Learning and Development, AI Ethics and Bias
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Strategy / Methodology & Tooling (DeveloperWeek Leadership), OPEN Session, Career Development: Impact & Change (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

11:30am PDT

PRO Session: Creating a Culture of Innovation

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Ethan Ferdosi, AWS Startup, Solutions Architect Leader

Amazon’s approach to innovation has remained consistent since the company first launched—start with the customer and work backward. In this session, gain valuable insights into Amazon’s cultural mechanisms and our innovation journey. Walk away with lessons learned and best practices that you can apply to your own business.

Speakers

Ethan Ferdosi

Solutions Architect Leader, AWS Startups

Ethan is a Solutions Architect leader at AWS Startups whose work is focused on helping startups across the globe to build their idea on AWS. Before joining AWS, Ethan spent a decade in Sydney working with banks and financial institutions on digital modernization projects. Driven by... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Developer Career Paths, IT/Ops Career Paths, Leadership Career Paths, Learning and Development, Team Collaboration, Technical Decision Making, Cross-functional Collaboration
Session Type PRO Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

3:30pm PDT

OPEN Session: Staying in Your Lane: Incident Response for Leaders

Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

Kat Gaines, PagerDuty, Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community

During incident response, every second counts. As a leader, you’re expected to have all the answers, and that pressure can make it very tempting to play the hero and take control of the response process. While “I’ll just do it myself” may seem faster on occasion, this instinct can hinder your team’s effectiveness and actually slow down resolution.

We’ll explore how you can evolve from a command-and-control manager into a genuinely empowering leader. You’ll learn how to maintain composure under pressure while creating space for your team to shine. We’ll cover essential frameworks, usable by new managers and individual contributors building incident response processes from scratch as well as experienced leaders looking to level up their approach.

Key takeaways will include:
How to recognize when you may be over-managing during an incident…and how to empower your team to help you recognize these moments.
Building team confidence and ownership in crisis situations
Clear guidelines for when to step in versus step back
Establishing and maintaining clear communication channels
Whether you’re establishing your first incident response playbook, fine-tuning an existing process, or managing up to help your leaders help you do your best work, you’ll leave equipped to help your team handle incidents more effectively - and help you sleep better at night knowing they’ve got this.

Speakers

Kat Gaines

Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community, PagerDuty

Kat leads the Developer Advocacy and Community team at PagerDuty. She enjoys talking and thinking about incident response, customer support, and automating the creation of a delightful end-user and employee experience. She previously ran Global Customer Support at PagerDuty, and as... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics AI Strategy and Leadership, Leadership Career Paths, Learning and Development, Team Collaboration, Technical Decision Making
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks OPEN Session, DeveloperWeek Leadership, Strategy / Methodology & Tooling (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

4:30pm PDT

KEYNOTE (Leadership): Percona -- Leading in the AI Era: Strategies for Women Executives

Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Ann Schlemmer, Percona, CEO

AI is reshaping industries, presenting both opportunities and challenges for women in leadership. This session explores how women executives can harness AI to enhance decision-making, drive innovation, and navigate workplace transformations. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to stay ahead in the evolving future of work, understand the impact of AI on leadership roles, and learn how to foster inclusive innovation while overcoming barriers.

Speakers

Ann Schlemmer

CEO, Percona

Ann is a seasoned leader & advocate for open source with over 15 years experience in open source. CEO of Percona, a world-class open source database software firm, she is driven by passion for people & belief in open source's power to create an inclusive tech industry. Her authenticity... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

5. KEYNOTES & FEATURED

Additional Topics Technical Decision Making
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks OPEN Session, DeveloperWeek Leadership, Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Interpersonal Dynamics: The foundation of Team Excellence

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

Sudha Viswanathan, ByteDance, Data Architect

Effective team connection, communication, and collaboration across all levels stems from strong interpersonal dynamics. This is a fundamental element of achieving exceptional team performance. Just as with any art, interpersonal skills are cultivated through learning, practice, and refinement. A team mastering both technical expertise and these vital interpersonal skills gains a significant competitive advantage, becoming a truly formidable force. This talk explores common interpersonal challenges encountered in the workplace and provides attendees with a valuable mind map, a practical tool for navigating and resolving these challenges.

Speakers

Sudha Viswanathan

Data Architect, ByteDance

Sudha Viswanathan brings two decades of experience as a seasoned technical leader, having worked at industry-leading companies such as Tiktok, Netflix, Wayfair, Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, IBM, and Cognizant. Specializing in large-scale data processing, analytics, and... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics AI Strategy and Leadership, Leadership Career Paths, Learning and Development, Team Collaboration, Technical Decision Making, Remote and Distributed Team Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Career Development: Impact & Change (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

9:30am PDT

INVITE ONLY -- DevMarketing @ DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 12:00pm PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome + Networking (Breakfast)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM - Panel 1: Be Where the Developers Are
Developers often rely on one another to help evaluate new technologies, dev tooling, and programming ideas. How can marketing teams engage in these conversations without being perceived as invading their space? Our panelists will discuss their tactics for finding where developers share their knowledge and their tactics for supporting and informing these conversations.

1. Michael Ortega, Head of Marketing @ Predibase
2. Yolande Poirier, Senior Manager, Developer Community @ Neo4j
3. Bo English-Wiczling, Sr. Director, Head of DB Developer Relations @ Oracle
4. Katie Wasilenko Miller, Developer Marketing Advisor
Moderator: Ziwei Chen, Senior Developer Marketing Strategist @ Catchy

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM - Break

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM - Panel 2: Building a Developer Community
We often speak of the “Developer community” as if it’s a homogenous group of technical experts. In reality, it’s a collection of various communities consisting of unique individuals with differing experiences and skillsets - some of whom never cross paths with one another. Dev marketing teams dream of tapping into these communities by building a subset of developers devoted to their products and services, but often struggle to break through. Our panelists will explore how they have encouraged community among their developer audiences, the benefits it has brought for their organization, and the support these communities provide to the technical practitioners who belong to and engage deeply with them.
1. Nigel Hughey, Developer Advocate @ Zoom
2, Pat Patterson, Chief Technical Evangelist @ BackBlaze
3. Stephen Chin, VP of Developer Relations @ Neo4j
4. Anthony Lusardi, Developer Relations Strategy @ Captivate.dev
Moderator: Ziwei Chen, Senior Developer Marketing Strategist @ Catchy

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Expo Tour + Networking

Speakers

Ziwei Chen

Senior Developer Marketing Strategist, Catchy

Stephen Chin

VP of Developer Relations, Neo4j

Stephen Chin is VP of Developer Relations at Neo4j, conference chair of the LF AI & Data Foundation, and author of several titles with O'Reilly, Apress, and McGraw Hill. He has keynoted numerous conferences around the world including AI DevSummit, Devoxx, DevNexus, JNation, JavaOne... Read More →

Bo English-Wiczling

Sr. Director, Head of DB Developer Relations, Oracle

Bo English-Wiczling is a Senior Director in the Oracle Database Product Management team leading Database Developer Relations and is transforming the way developers use Oracle Database products and services. She joined Oracle almost 8 years ago from Amazon and has more than 29 years... Read More →

Nigel Hughey

Developer Advocate, Zoom

As a Developer Advocate at Zoom with previous experience at Apple, I've spent 6+ years in Developer Relations focused on building thriving app ecosystems. At Zoom, I've helped hundreds of companies build and publish successful integrations on our App Marketplace. I'm passionate about reducing friction in the developer journey based on community feedback and usage data... Read More →

Anthony Lusardi

Developer Relations Strategy, Captivate.dev

I've been bringing people together – both online and offline – since I was a teenager! In 2018, I realized I could turn that passion into a career and left software engineering to focus on Developer Relations. I've been building sustainable and thriving developer communities ever... Read More →

Katie Wasilenko Miller

Developer Marketing Advisor

Michael Ortega

Head of Marketing, Predibase

Michael has over a decade of experience leading marketing strategy and teams at high-growth startups. As the Head of Marketing at Predibase, he drives their go-to-market efforts for their suite of LLM training and inference solutions, translating complex ML tooling into compelling... Read More →

Pat Patterson

Chief Technical Evangelist, BackBlaze

Pat Patterson is Chief Technical Evangelist at Backblaze. Over his three decades in the industry, Pat has built software and communities at Sun Microsystems, Salesforce, StreamSets, and Citrix. In his role at Backblaze, he creates and delivers content tailored to the needs of the... Read More →

Yolande Poirier

Sr. Manager, Developer Community, Neo4j

Yolande Poirier is passionate about technology and developer communities. Her goal is to empower developers and data scientists everywhere to successfully grow their projects. At Neo4j, she runs the advocacy programs, including the Ninja program.

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 12:00pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

2. Community Events & Experiences

Additional Topics AI Strategy and Leadership, Developer Career Paths, IT/Ops Career Paths, Leadership Career Paths, Learning and Development, Team Collaboration, Technical Decision Making, Engineering Culture, Product Management and Engineering Alignment, Scaling Engineering Teams
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks OPEN Session, DeveloperWeek Leadership, AI DevSummit
In-Person/Virtual In Person