About
DeveloperWeek Management 2022 – is the premier virtual conference & expo for engineering managers, dev team leads, and technical executives (VP, Director, CTO, CXO). Join 2,000+ virtual attendees for a fully immersive education and innovation experience, where you can learn & gain insights from top engineering leaders about team management, best practices, and developer tools & technology decision-making.
With a fully immersive virtual experience, we’re bringing you: 6+ tracks, 40+ speakers, 7 technical keynotes, a live 2-day Virtual Expo with 15+ technologies & tools, product demos, and 1:1 topic-focused networking.
Speakers include leaders from IBM, VMware, AWS, Stack Overflow, Wix.com, Lucid Software, Turing, New York Times, LinearB, Foursquare, MariaDB, and many more.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
All times listed are PT – Pacific Time
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Virtual Expo Open
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
EXPO, OPEN TALK & BONUS Challenges (Win Rewards!)
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Stages Live
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: ScyllaDB — Embracing Chaos: 20% Individual Projects and Your Companies Success
Shlomi Livne
Vice President of Research and Development @ ScyllaDB
Vice President of Research and Development @ ScyllaDB
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: 5 Ways to Boost the Strength and Flexibility of Your Organization
Elisa Hebert
VP Engineering Operations @ Fairwinds
VP Engineering Operations @ Fairwinds
Main Stage
Managing Growth Pains
Amir Shaked
SVP R&D @ PerimeterX
SVP R&D @ PerimeterX
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Nurturing an Empathic Culture: Harness the Power of Lean, Agile, and DevOps for a Happier Workforce
Gautham Pallapa
Executive Advisor @ VMware
Executive Advisor @ VMware
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
Networking Break (Topic Focused) + Virtual Expo
Main Stage
Democratize or Drown – Scaling DevOps in an Impossible Landscape
Josef Goldstein
Data Infrastructure R&D Manager @ Wix.com
Data Infrastructure R&D Manager @ Wix.com
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Building a High-Performing Interrupt-Driven Team
Mariena Quintanilla
Director of Client Solutions Engineering @ Foursquare
Director of Client Solutions Engineering @ Foursquare
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Lucid Software — Fixing the DevOps Communication Problem
David Torgerson
VP of Infrastructure and IT @ Lucid Software
VP of Infrastructure and IT @ Lucid Software
OPEN Stage
Bringing Balance between Dev and Ops with Service Level Objectives
Sjuul Janssen
Site Reliability Engineer @ Kabisa
Site Reliability Engineer @ Kabisa
Main Stage
Architectural Patterns of Devops and SRE Teams
Marc Velasco
Senior Technical Staff Member – Automation SRE Architect @ IBM
Senior Technical Staff Member – Automation SRE Architect @ IBM
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Metrics Driven Prioritization for SRE
Christina Tan
Founding Team Member @ Blameless
Founding Team Member @ Blameless
Main Stage
Getting Past the Password
Julianna Lamb
Co-founder and CTO @ Stytch
Co-founder and CTO @ Stytch
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Essential Strategies for Managing Distributed Teams
Alex Oliveira
Engineering Manager @ Code Climate
Engineering Manager @ Code Climate
Main Stage
How to Use Vendor Technical Due Diligence/Exit Prep to Maximize the Valuation of Your Tech Company
Federico Fregosi
VP of Engineering @ Contino
VP of Engineering @ Contino
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Essential Strategies for Managing Distributed Teams
Alex Oliveira
Engineering Manager @ Code Climate
Engineering Manager @ Code Climate
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PDT
Networking Break (Topic Focused) + Virtual Expo
Main Stage
OPEN TALK: Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me
Yishai Beeri
CTO @ LinearB
CTO @ LinearB
OPEN Stage
Stage Closed
Main Stage
Developer Learning Patterns & Fostering High-Performance Teams
Ben Matthews
Director of Engineering @ Stack Overflow
Director of Engineering @ Stack Overflow
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Why Engineers Ignore You: The Care and Feeding of Software Developers
Jonathan Oliver
Founder, CEO, CTO @ Smarty
Founder, CEO, CTO @ Smarty
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: LinearB — Communicating Engineering Progress to Your CEO
Dan Lines
Co-founder & COO @ LinearB
Co-founder & COO @ LinearB
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Tales from Both Sides of the Fence
Steve Roberts
Snr. Developer Advocate @ AWS
Snr. Developer Advocate @ AWS
David Pallmann
Manager, .NET GTM and Developer Advocacy @ AWS
Manager, .NET GTM and Developer Advocacy @ AWS
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: LinearB — Communicating Engineering Progress to Your CEO
Dan Lines
Co-founder & COO @ LinearB
Co-founder & COO @ LinearB
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Tales from Both Sides of the Fence
Steve Roberts
Snr. Developer Advocate @ AWS
Snr. Developer Advocate @ AWS
David Pallmann
Manager, .NET GTM and Developer Advocacy @ AWS
Manager, .NET GTM and Developer Advocacy @ AWS
Main Stage
How to Simplify Event Driven Architecture with Data Wrangling
Riaz Mohammed
CTO @ Push Technology
CTO @ Push Technology
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Distributed SQL and Operational Analytics
Andrew Oliver
Senior Director of Product Marketing @ MariaDB
Senior Director of Product Marketing @ MariaDB
Main Stage
Digital Transformation Through a Design-first Approach to APIs
Steve Rodda
CEO @ Stoplight
CEO @ Stoplight
OPEN Stage
Supercharge Your Team with Software Engineering Analytics
Julius Uy
Chief Technology Officer @ Kydon Group and Zillearn
Chief Technology Officer @ Kydon Group and Zillearn
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: ActiveCampaign — Managing Dev Teams through Trust
Shay Howe
Senior Vice President of Platform Strategy @ ActiveCampaign
Senior Vice President of Platform Strategy @ ActiveCampaign
OPEN Stage
OPEN Talk: Scaling Open Source Big Data Cloud Applications is Easy/Hard
Paul Brebner
Technology Evangelist @ Instaclustr
Technology Evangelist @ Instaclustr
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
VIP Networking AfterParty: Fireside Chat w/Featured Speakers
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
All times listed are PT – Pacific Time
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Virtual Expo Open
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
EXPO, OPEN TALK & BONUS Challenges (Win Rewards!)
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Stages Live
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: VMware – Advanced Development and Accelerated Enterprise Innovation with xLabs and VMware
Tasha Drew
Senior Director of xLabs @ VMware
Senior Director of xLabs @ VMware
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Why Can’t We Build Secure Software
Tanya Janca
Director of Developer Relations and Community @ Bright
Director of Developer Relations and Community @ Bright
Main Stage
How Cognitive Biases and Ranking Can Foster an Ineffective DevOps Culture
Evelyn Van Kelle
Strategic Software Delivery Consultant & Behavioral change consultant @ Xebia
Strategic Software Delivery Consultant & Behavioral change consultant @ Xebia
Kenny Baas-Schwegler
Socio-technical and Domain-Driven Design architect @ Xebia
Socio-technical and Domain-Driven Design architect @ Xebia
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: You Can’t Code Career Development – A Technical Professional’s Guide to Soft Skills in the Workplace
Vanky Kataria
Evangelist – Global Communities @ Turing
Evangelist – Global Communities @ Turing
Main Stage
VIP Fireside Chat w/Featured Speakers
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: What is Developer Relations and How to Hire/Manage a DevRel
Shai Almog
Developer Advocate @ Lightrun
Developer Advocate @ Lightrun
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
VIP Networking: Fireside Chat w/Featured Speakers
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Mattermost – How to Accelerate Hiring and Retention of Software Engineers through Developer-Friendly Workplace PR
Ian Tien
CEO, Co-Founder @ Mattermost
CEO, Co-Founder @ Mattermost
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Why and How to Roll Out OpenTelemetry
Ted Young
Director of Developer Education @ Lightstep
Director of Developer Education @ Lightstep
Main Stage
OPEN TALK: Driving Value into Your DevOps
Stephen Walters
Field CTO for CEM Digital @ Everbridge/Xmatters
Field CTO for CEM Digital @ Everbridge/Xmatters
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: The Rise of Fake Data: How to Achieve 100% Use Case Coverage with Advanced Data Synthesis
Andrew Colombi
Co-founder + CTO @ Tonic.ai
Co-founder + CTO @ Tonic.ai
Kasey Alderete
Head of Product @ Tonic.ai
Head of Product @ Tonic.ai
Main Stage
Stage Closed
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: The Rise of Fake Data: How to Achieve 100% Use Case Coverage with Advanced Data Synthesis
Andrew Colombi
Co-founder + CTO @ Tonic.ai
Co-founder + CTO @ Tonic.ai
Kasey Alderete
Head of Product @ Tonic.ai
Head of Product @ Tonic.ai
Main Stage
Can Cybersecurity and DevOps Collaborate to Achieve DevSecOps in a Cloud-Native World?
Mike Fraser
VP of DevSecOps @ Sophos
VP of DevSecOps @ Sophos
OPEN Stage
OPEN TALK: Accelerate Application Development with Agile Microservices Management
Nikhil Unni
Co-Founder & Chief Architect @ Cortex
Co-Founder & Chief Architect @ Cortex
Main Stage
“Tech Hiring Is Broken” Is Broken
Nicole Tibaldi
Senior Engineering Manager @ The New York Times
Senior Engineering Manager @ The New York Times
OPEN Stage
Stage Closed
Main Stage
KEYNOTE: Cortex – Eight Hours Ahead: How to Build a Successful Remote Engineering Team
Cristina Buenahora
Founding Engineer @ Cortex
Founding Engineer @ Cortex
OPEN Stage
Stage Closed
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 Management conference stages include live keynote talks, technical workshops, multi-speaker talks and panel talks, as well as interactive audience Q&A.
Booths
The DeveloperWeek Management virtual expo connects attendees to exhibitors who are also industry experts. Visit booths to win prizes, get live demos, and receive promotions from exhibitors.
2022 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.
