Devfest Bamenda x Bambili 2023

Name: Devfest Bamenda x Bambili 2023
Start: 2023-12-02T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-12-02T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Epic Events Center

Epic Events Center, Ayaba Street, Bamenda, 00000

GDG Bamenda

Devfest Bamenda x Bambili is the largest Google Developer Group event brought to you by GDG Bamenda and GDG Bambili happening in the city of Bamenda. It's going to be packed with lots of educative, intriguing and fun activities ranging from talks, workshops, demos, games, etc. This event will be centered around Google technologies and come ready to learn, network and have fun!

Dec 2, 2023, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM (UTC)

421 RSVP'd

Key Themes

AndroidAngularCloudDevFestFirebaseFlutterMachine LearningTensorFlowWeb

About this event

DevFests are local tech conferences hosted by Google Developer Groups (GDGs) around the world. They feature talks, hands-on demos, workshops, and codelabs on the latest Google tech.
GDG Bamenda and GDG Bambili are bringing to you the largest gathering of developers in Bamenda where we will have a series of session focused on some Google technologies like Flutter, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, Tensorflow, etc. Some of these sessions will include talks, workshops, demos, games, etc.
Whether you are a beginner about to pursue a career in tech or a professional with industry experience, you are highly welcome. RSVP to reserve your spot and be sure to bring a friend (they should RSVP too)
Want to speak at our Devfest? Submit your session here. We are particularly looking for sessions in the following areas:
Android or Kotlin
Web Technologies
Machine Learning/Tensorflow
Cloud, Google Cloud Platform (Any Topic)
Flutter
Firebase
Angular
Diversity & Inclusion
Design & UI/UX
Story, Inspirational/Personal/Keynote
Leadership (any topic)
Open Source
Sessions are not limited to the above areas and do well to submit your session before November 1st 2023

Use the following hashtags when making posts about the event and be sure to tag us @GDGBamenda and @GDG_Bambili:
#DevfestBamendaxBambili2023
#DevfestBamendaxBambili
#Devfest
#GDGBamenda
#GDGBambili
We cannot wait to have you!!!

When

Saturday, December 2, 2023
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM (UTC)

Where

Epic Events Center
Ayaba Street
Bamenda, 00000

Agenda

6:00 AM	WTM Breakfast	WTM Ambassadors from WTM Bamenda and WTM Bambili will be having a panel discussion on the benefits of belonging to the WTM Community. An opportunity for ALL womeninTech in the Bamenda Tech Community to connect, learn and thrive in tech.
7:00 AM	Devfest Registration/Checkin	Attendees will check in using their tickets to gain access to the event venue.
8:00 AM	Introduction	Welcome and Introduction of event to attendees by Agien Petra
8:15 AM	keynote	Keynote focused on how innovation can address Global challenges will be presented by Ida Delphine (Lead GDG Bamenda) and Stephanie Nkwatoh
8:40 AM	Mobile Application Development: The Past, The Present and The Future	Want to know the history of mobile app development as well as its evolution? This session will also update you on the current best practices and enable you create better apps with great user experience. Presented by Earl Millen
9:10 AM	Breakout sessions	During these sessions, select a session of your interest and attend. There will be sessions ranging from: Designing for sustainability: The evolution of UX in creating sustainable products by Ngumih Fien, Creating immersive User Experiences through Motion by Nui Lewis, Duet AI in Google cloud: Accelerating Development, Streamlining management and empowering insights by Alouzeh Brandon, and Devtools: building React Web applications inside out by Ngwa Sedrick. Pick a session of interest, and learn.
9:50 AM	From Blueprints to User Delight: Unveiling the Diversity of Architectures in Web Projects	Come join an engaging workshop which will delve into the world of web architecture, dissecting the intricacies that make or break web projects while exploring the art and science of creating seamless, efficient, and visually stunning web experiences. Presented by Yunwen Eric
10:25 AM	Transforming Ideas into Code: A developer's guide to Figma Dev Mode	Come and gain ideas on how to accurately translate designs into code, generate reusable code snippets from Figma styles and components and many more!! Presented by Che Manka'a
10:50 AM	Resume Writing Workshop	A practical workshop to help you learn how to write a resume that will land you technical interviews at big tech companies like FAANG. Presented by Enjeck Cleopatra
11:40 AM	Appy Hour: App Flock Chit-Chat	Come and have an interactive session to discuss the challenges faced in mobile app development, highlight cool projects you’ve worked on or aspire to work on, tips on getting started with mobile app development, and more!!! Presented by Nangah Amandine
12:10 PM	Break	Relax, Catch cruise and drink some water! Presented by everybody, wink!
1:05 PM	Open source: A lot to gain nothing to lose	There is a lot to gain in Open Source, and nothing to loose. Pay attention. Presented by Sherlock Wisdom
1:40 PM	Leveraging your tech journey with AI	learn about how you can use large language models (LLM) to do work faster, easily and efficiently. Presented by Yonkeu Steve
2:05 PM	Sponsors	Get to know our amazing sponsors, and how they can benefit from you, and you from them.
2:35 PM	Games	Test your knowledge on The Bamenda Tech community, google technologies and lots more, in a fun way. Amazing prizes for winners. Presented by Agien Petra
3:10 PM	Networking and pictures	Take as many pictures/videos as you want. Post them, tag us.
3:30 PM	Closing	Thank you for coming. Continue connecting and networking.