DevFest Caribbean 2021

Name: DevFest Caribbean 2021
Start: 2021-11-17T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-11-21T21:00:00-04:00

Google Developer Groups are once again coming together virtually over one weekend. This global moment empowers developers to teach, learn, and connect when they may need it the most. DevFest Caribbean is the regional arm of this event that is being organized by Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago & Guyana! We have speakers from all across the world coming to you live on Facebook , bevy, and youtube!

Nov 17, 2021, 8:00 PM – Nov 22, 2021, 1:00 AM (UTC)

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About this event

For DevFest 2021, Google Developer Groups are once again coming together virtually over one weekend. This global moment empowers developers to teach, learn, and connect when they may need it the most. DevFest Caribbean is the regional arm of this event that is being organized by Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago & Guyana! We have speakers from all across the world coming to you live on Facebook , bevy, and youtube!
It's that time of there year again where the Caribbean communities come together to celebrate technology and the change we make with it. The effects of the pandemic are felt in every corner of the world and the tech industry plays a critical role in the path to global economic recovery. As such, in addition to our regular developer-focused sessions, we want to bring together, professionals, creatives, influencers, content & creators to provide a platform for their stories and celebrate them.

Day 1 Sessions: https://fb.watch/9kO6j3bqUS/
Day 2 Sessions: https://fb.watch/9lkvFYAgCJ/
Day 3 Sessions: https://fb.watch/9mIRLUX5rM/ 
Day 4 Sessions: https://fb.watch/9oTNxHqK8H/ 
Day 5 Morning Sessions: https://fb.watch/9oTO_CPPoH/ 
Day 5 Afternoon Sessions: https://fb.watch/9xvgEVVP9E/ 

When

November 17 – 22, 2021
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

Spotlight Interview: Khatija Rahaman	Khatija is a 26-year-old graphic designer holding a bachelors degree cum laude in graphic design from Costaatt. Working in the industry since 2015. She now owns her own business providing graphic design and printing services for small to large scale businesses.
Anil Ramnanan Automating with Infrastructure as Code-	"At UWI Open Campus, a major cloud migration project allowed the IT team to focus on building a new technology platform that would meet the future needs of the campus and accelerate the university’s digital transformation plan. Infrastructure as Code or IaC, has become one of the key features which allows for the accelerated and consistent management of cloud infrastructure. In this talk we will explore how IaC allows developers and systems administrators to programmatically provision and manage servers, operating systems, storage, and other infrastructure components."
Fazeeia Mohammed - The application of UVA and Machine Learning techniques in the agriculture sector. -	Small island developing states (SIDS) have unique vulnerabilities which result in complex food and nutrition challenges, compounded by their fragile natural environments and climate change. These vulnerabilities make it difficult to produce sufficient food to meet their growing needs. Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations highlighted Digitalization and Innovation as the way for SIDS to enhance the sustainability of their agricultural sectors as a remedy for the rapid on-set of changes currently affecting such countries due to climate change. This digitalization of agriculture is key in ensuring the climate resilience and sustainability, particularly of national agricultural sectors in the Caribbean, as such efforts increase knowledge and information availability to stakeholders, strengthen the agricultural value chain and present more attractive opportunities for younger persons in an aging sector. However, while national agricultural policies and strategies in the Caribbean have for some time embraced the need for digitalization, the uptake and use of digital tools and technologies have been slow across the sector, from farmers to technical extension officers and consumers. This study reports on an ongoing civil society-led digitization project in Trinidad and Tobago, Farming Adaptation & Artificial Intelligence for Resilience (FAAIR), that seeks to use AI to develop an integrated suite of vegetation indices, deployed using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over landscapes and farming systems characteristic of small island states. Early data and approaches from the proposed cloud-based, neural network model that combines key vegetation indices to provide accurate, farm-level data and information, will be highlighted. Additionally, the study will also provide reflections on the limiting institutional factors experienced by the project in utilizing AI and UAV technology in Trinidad and Tobago.

Speakers

Obika Gellineau

KPMG

Manager

Deopaul Somwaru

V75 Inc

Apprentice Developer

Anil Ramanan

The University of the West Indies Open Campus

Learning Management Systems Administrator

Sowmya Thottambeti

Nike

Software Engineer

Akeem Philbert

Wepala LLC

Founder

Penelope DeFreitas

University of Guyana

Educator

Arrianna Mahase

STEMGuyana

Team Manager

Dane Joel Ackbarali

Cairiani Analytica Services Limited

CEO & Founder

Santiago Carrillo

CEO

Ada School

Fazeeia Mohammed

ttlab

Data Scientist

Janique-ka John

Mediagenix

Software Engineer

Elaine Montilla

CUNY | 5xminority

CIO | Founder

Jill Augustine

Crayon

Senior Data Scientist

Yury Camacho

Rappi

Google Developer Expert for Android & Kotlin, Staff Software Engineer & Payments and fraud team Tech Lead at Rappi inc.

Assitan Koné

Codistwa

CEO & founder

Farnaz Baksh

University of Guyana Robotics Club

Mentor / Advisor

Dania Luc

Render Atlanta

Director of FOMO

Ricqcolia Phillip

Sister Isle Digital

Founder, Content Marketer & Strategist

Syed M Ghazi

Mujahid Ghazi

Content Creator

Malcolm Bourne

Unique Nation

Content Creator

Khatija Rahaman

Teej Rahaman Graphics and Printing

Graphic Designer

Gabriella Chapman

Gabriella's PR & Media Services

CEO

Bibi Shabna Rahman

The Shabna Show

Founder

Irwin Williams

iGovTT

Head of Software Development

Ingrid Riley

Silicon Caribe Media

CEO and Founder

Hosts

Aggrey Marsh

Issachar and associates

CEO

Nicholas Mendez

The University of the West Indies St. Augustine

Instructor

Organizer

Aggrey Marsh

Issachar and associates

GDG Organizer

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DevFest Caribbean 2021

Nov 17, 2021, 8:00 PM – Nov 22, 2021, 1:00 AM (UTC)

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About this event

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Agenda

Speakers

Obika Gellineau

Deopaul Somwaru

Anil Ramanan

Sowmya Thottambeti

Akeem Philbert

Penelope DeFreitas

Arrianna Mahase

Dane Joel Ackbarali

Santiago Carrillo

Fazeeia Mohammed

Janique-ka John

Elaine Montilla

Jill Augustine

Yury Camacho

Assitan Koné

Farnaz Baksh

Dania Luc

Ricqcolia Phillip

Syed M Ghazi

Malcolm Bourne

Khatija Rahaman

Gabriella Chapman

Bibi Shabna Rahman

Irwin Williams

Ingrid Riley

Hosts

Aggrey Marsh

Nicholas Mendez

Organizer

Aggrey Marsh

Nov 17, 2021, 8:00 PM – Nov 22, 2021, 1:00 AM (UTC)