About
DeveloperWeek Global: Management is the premiere virtual conference & expo for engineering managers, dev team leads, and dev executives. Join 2,000+ virtual attendees for a fully immersive education and innovation experience, where you can learn about team management and developer technology decisions.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
All times listed are PT – Pacific Time
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Expo Hall Open
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
Stages Live
Main Stage
OPENING KEYNOTE: Shopify – When to Say ‘Yes’ to New Tech
Farhan Thawar
VP, Engineering @ Shopify
VP, Engineering @ Shopify
OPEN Stage
Create a Learning Culture
Amir Shaked
SVP R&D @ PerimeterX
SVP R&D @ PerimeterX
Main Stage
Open Source Software for Your Enterprise
Peter Zaitsev
CEO @ Percona
CEO @ Percona
OPEN Stage
STAGE CLOSED
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
Networking Break + Virtual Expo Zone
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
VIP Networking Lounge: Fireside Chat
Main Stage
Necessary Endings for the Sake of Your Team
Sebastian Galonska
CTO @ Kontist
CTO @ Kontist
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Are We Done Yet?
Bill Penberthy
Developer Advocate @ Amazon Web Services
Developer Advocate @ Amazon Web Services
Main Stage
Successfully Roll Out Chatbots in the Enterprise: Notes From the Field
Prashant G Bhoyar
Senior Solution Architect-Intelligent Process Automation @ Withum
Senior Solution Architect-Intelligent Process Automation @ Withum
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Are We Done Yet?
Bill Penberthy
Developer Advocate @ Amazon Web Services
Developer Advocate @ Amazon Web Services
Main Stage
Tradeoffs on the Road to Observability
Liz Fong-Jones
Developer Advocate @ Honeycomb
Developer Advocate @ Honeycomb
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Bringing Design and Engineering Closer Together
Silas Sao
Head of Design @ DataStax
Head of Design @ DataStax
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: CircleCI – The Continuous Integration Approach to Engineering Leadership
Lena Reinhard
VP, Product Engineering @ CircleCI
VP, Product Engineering @ CircleCI
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Evaluating Open Source with Open Core: What Needs to Be Vetted?
Anil Inamdar
VP & Head of Data Solutions @ Instaclustr
VP & Head of Data Solutions @ Instaclustr
Main Stage
Just Code – Making Cloud Security a Development Accelerator
Shira Shamban
CEO and Co-founder @ Solvo
CEO and Co-founder @ Solvo
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Dev Innovation – Sonatype
Main Stage
Designing the Developer Experience
Jacob Bo Tiedemann
Lead Business Analyst @ ThoughtWorks
Lead Business Analyst @ ThoughtWorks
Tanja Bach
Lead Business Analyst @ ThoughtWorks
Lead Business Analyst @ ThoughtWorks
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Dev Innovation – Sonatype
Main Stage
OPEN TALK: 7 Engineering Metrics That Encourage Daily Team Improvement
Dan Lines
Co-Founder & COO @ LinearB
Co-Founder & COO @ LinearB
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Why Developers Struggle with Application Security (and How to Make It Better)
Scott Gerlach
Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer @ StackHawk
Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer @ StackHawk
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
VIP Networking Lounge: Fireside Chat
Main Stage
/Contract/{Collaboration}/DrivenDevelopment
Alianna Inzana
API Testing & Virtualization @ SmartBear
API Testing & Virtualization @ SmartBear
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Relational Databases: Don’t Call It a Comeback!
Rob Hedgpeth
Director, Developer Relations @ MariaDB
Director, Developer Relations @ MariaDB
Main Stage
Face Fears as a Leader and Leverage It to Succeed
Sonali Kalgaonkar
Group Product Development Manager @ Intuit
Group Product Development Manager @ Intuit
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Open Source Will Disrupt Infrastructure. Again.
Patrick McFadin
VP of Developer Relations @ DataStax
VP of Developer Relations @ DataStax
Main Stage
Embedding SRE Into Your Product Engineering Teams
Lesley Cordero
Tech Lead @ Teachers Pay Teachers
Tech Lead @ Teachers Pay Teachers
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: The New Frontier of Securing Software Supply Chains
Brian Fox
Co-Founder & CTO @ Sonatype
Co-Founder & CTO @ Sonatype
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Change.org — The Secret Source to Building an AI Team
Elaine Zhou
Chief Technology Officer @ Change.org
Chief Technology Officer @ Change.org
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: A Modern Approach to Developer AppSec Awareness and Training
Kurt Risley
Global SME, Codebashing @ Checkmarx
Global SME, Codebashing @ Checkmarx
Main Stage
Navigating the Leap from Manager to Leader
Suzan Bond
Leadership Coach
Leadership Coach
Mike Stahnke
VP of Platform Engineering @ CircleCI
VP of Platform Engineering @ CircleCI
Kate Catlin
Senior Product Manager @ CircleCI
Senior Product Manager @ CircleCI
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Fostering Talent and Innovation in Remote Engineering Teams
Neal O’Mara
HelloSign/ Dropbox, CTO @ HelloSign, VP of Engineering @ Dropbox
HelloSign/ Dropbox, CTO @ HelloSign, VP of Engineering @ Dropbox
Main Stage
Release Management in the Era of Progressive Delivery
Avantika Mathur
Senior Product Manager @ CloudBees Flow
Senior Product Manager @ CloudBees Flow
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Accelerating Code Quality with the DORA Metrics
Nico Kruger
Senior Director of Solutions Engineering @ Rollbar
Senior Director of Solutions Engineering @ Rollbar
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
VIP Networking AfterParty: Fireside Chat w/Featured Speakers
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
All times listed are PT – Pacific Time
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Expo Hall Open
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Stages Live
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Plaid – Building Growth Guides for Security Teams
Kyle Barry
Head of Security @ Plaid
Head of Security @ Plaid
OPEN Stage
ChatOps, AIOps, And the Virtual War Room
Robert Barron
AIOps Lead @ IBM
AIOps Lead @ IBM
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
Networking Break + Virtual Expo Zone
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
VIP Networking Lounge: Fireside Chat
Main Stage
Embracing Simplicity
Guilherme Ferreira
Software Architect @ checkout.com
Software Architect @ checkout.com
OPEN Stage
The Complete Multi Cloud Management Platform
Paweł Skrzypek
CTO @ AI Investments
CTO @ AI Investments
Alicja Reniewicz
Senior Technical Leader @ 7bulls.com
Senior Technical Leader @ 7bulls.com
Main Stage
Engineering Leadership – Stepping Up and Breaking Through
Sumit Amar
Sr. Software Development Manager, former Sr. Director – Engineering, Architecture, Product @ Visa
Sr. Software Development Manager, former Sr. Director – Engineering, Architecture, Product @ Visa
OPEN Stage
The Complete Multi Cloud Management Platform
Paweł Skrzypek
CTO @ AI Investments
CTO @ AI Investments
Alicja Reniewicz
Senior Technical Leader @ 7bulls.com
Senior Technical Leader @ 7bulls.com
Main Stage
Hiring In Hypergrowth: Is Your Team Growing so Fast That Interviews Are Cutting Into Coding Time?
Shannon Hogue
Head of Solutions Engineering @ Karat
Head of Solutions Engineering @ Karat
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: How to Find & Fix Bottlenecks by Correlating Git & Projects
Rocco Seyboth
Head of Community & Advocacy @ LinearB
Head of Community & Advocacy @ LinearB
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Foursquare – FlexWork: A Vision for How “Return to Normal” Looks Like for Engineering Teams Past COVID-19
Ulaş Bardak
VP of Engineering @ Foursquare
VP of Engineering @ Foursquare
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: How to Find & Fix Bottlenecks by Correlating Git & Projects
Rocco Seyboth
Head of Community & Advocacy @ LinearB
Head of Community & Advocacy @ LinearB
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Networking Break + Virtual Expo Zone
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: LinkedIn – Time Management For Engineering Managers
Vidal Graupera
Engineering Manager @ LinkedIn
Engineering Manager @ LinkedIn
OPEN Stage
Minimum Viable DevOps
Meredith Finkelstein
Technical Principal @ Contino
Technical Principal @ Contino
Main Stage
What Capuchin Monkeys Know That Engineering Leaders Don’t
Jared Silver
Founding Engineer @ Hellosaurus
Founding Engineer @ Hellosaurus
OPEN Stage
Designing and Building Mirco-frontend and Micro-Services Architecture
Amanda Hua
Director Of Engineering @ Rivian
Director Of Engineering @ Rivian
Main Stage
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Stripe – Debugging Engineering Velocity
Smruti Patel
Engineering Manager @ Stripe
Engineering Manager @ Stripe
OPEN Stage
Authorization: Ensuring Only Ada Can Access Her Files
Joy Ebertz
Sr. Staff Engineer @ Split
Sr. Staff Engineer @ Split
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Closing Remarks + Challenge Prize Winners
Platform
Reception
New attendees will get access to the reception area, where they can navigate to conference stages, to our virtual expo, and to our networking / attendee chat areas.
Networking
Attendees have multiple networking opportunities including pre-event reception, conference speaker session Q&A, dedicated networking / break times, and virtual exhibitor networking.
Stages
DeveloperWeek Global conference stages include live keynote talks, technical workshops, multi-speaker talks and panel talks, as well as interactive audience Q&A.
Booths
The DeveloperWeek Global virtual expo connects attendees to exhibitors who are also industry experts. Visit booths to win prizes, get live demos, and receive promotions from exhibitors.
Tracks
Dev Executive & Engineering Management
The Dev Executive track invites senior technical managers and executives to discuss dev organizations, dev technologies, and product goals from a strategic perspective. How do CTOs and heads of engineering make critical decisions? Hear from top worldwide tech execs.
