🌍 Google DevFest 2025 is Here! 🚀

DevFest is the world’s largest community-driven tech conference, bringing together passionate developers, industry leaders, and innovators from across the globe. Hosted annually by Google Developer Groups (GDG), DevFest is your chance to learn, connect, and grow with the developer community.

✨ Theme for 2025

Building Safe, Secure, and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud

Following last year’s focus on Responsible AI, we’re moving from theory to action. This year, DevFest 2025 dives into practical applications of AI and Google Cloud—equipping developers with real-world tools, insights, and hands-on skills to design the future of technology.

🔑 What to Expect

• Expert-led sessions by Googlers, Google Developer Experts (GDEs), and industry leaders.

• Hands-on workshops to build real-world AI & Cloud solutions.

• Multiple tracks to explore topics in AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Developer Productivity.

• Networking opportunities with 500+ developers, students, and professionals from Ontario and beyond.

• Free swags, lunch, and refreshments for all registered attendees.

💡 Why Attend?

Because the future of software development depends on AI and Cloud. DevFest 2025 is not just about building apps—it’s about building secure, scalable, and responsible solutions for real-world impact.

This event is perfect for:

• Students & New Developers – Kickstart your tech journey with hands-on experience.

• Working Professionals – Stay ahead with the latest in AI and Cloud.

• Entrepreneurs & Startups – Discover how to scale your business with secure cloud solutions.

• Tech Enthusiasts – Be inspired by global experts and local innovators.

Let’s make DevFest 2025 the launchpad for tomorrow’s innovations.

📅 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

• Time: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Networking until 5:30 PM)

• Venue: Student Union Hall (Forwell Hall), Fanshawe College, London, ON

  • Capacity: 500+ attendees

  • Accessible by public transit and free parking available onsite

  • Equipped with multiple session halls for parallel tracks

👉 Register here: Eventbrite Link

📧 For Sponsorship, Volunteering, or Booth support, email us at: gdgatlondon@gmail.com | floridmaclean@gmail.com

🗓 Agenda Overview

Event Flow

• 9:30 – 10:00 AM: Registration & Welcome (Coffee & light snacks provided)

• 10:00 – 10:15 AM: Opening Remarks

• 10:20 – 10:50 AM: Keynote by TJ Walia

• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Morning Sessions (Tracks A & B)

• 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch Break (Pizza, snacks & drinks provided)

• 1:30 – 4:15 PM: Afternoon Sessions (Tracks A & B)

• 4:20 – 4:35 PM: Closing Session by Rashidi Kabamba

• 4:35 – 4:45 PM: Closing Remarks

• 4:45 – 5:30 PM: Networking & Swags Distribution (T-shirts, stickers, and surprise goodies 🎁)

📌 Detailed Agenda

Main Stage

• 10:00 – 10:20 AM: Malina Walia – Commence with host introductions and community highlights.

• 10:20 – 10:50 AM: Opening Keynote (TJ Walia)

Track A

• 11:00 – 11:30 AM: Bestan Maaroof – Machine Learning Security in DevOps

• 11:40 – 12:10 PM: Dev – Beyond the Black Box: The Math and Magic of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) - Build with AI

• 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch Break

• 1:30 – 2:20 PM: Giuseppe (Joseph) Sgandurra – AI-Powered Development: Leveraging Copilot and Copilot Agents for Productivity - Build with AI

• 2:30 – 3:30 PM: Ehsan Ur Rahman Mohammed – Can the Brain Teach AI to Defend Itself? (Neuroscience-inspired AI security)

• 3:40 – 4:10 PM: Keval Patel – Building Your Own AI Assistant: Web Automation with Gemini - Build with AI

Track B

• 11:00 – 12:30 PM: Sandra Lopez-Zamora – Exploring Agentic AI: Hands-On with Gemini in Kaggle (Interactive workshop) - Build with AI

• 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch Break

• 1:30 – 2:00 PM: Meraj Khan – Bridging Research and Clinical Care with Predictive Analytics

• 2:10 – 2:55 PM: Robert Chaykoski – Building a Cybersecurity Community: Grassroots Edition

• 3:05 – 3:35 PM: Ali El-Sharif – Developing Responsible AI with Python: Identify and Mitigate Bias in AI Models

• 3:45 – 4:15 PM: Arunesh Choudhary – AI in Your Pocket: The Revolution of On-Device Intelligence - Build with AI

Main Stage (Closing)

• 4:20 – 4:35 PM: Rashidi Kabamba – AI and the Future of Lyricism (Exploring the intersection of AI & creativity)

• 4:35 – 4:45 PM: Malina Walia– Closing Remarks

• 4:45 – 5:30 PM: Swags Distribution & Networking Session – Meet speakers, sponsors, and fellow developers.