May 10–11, 2022
2021 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
