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DevFest is an annual decentralized tech conference hosted by Google Developer Groups across the globe. This year, DevFest is an opportunity to rebuild our local developer community. DevFest Mpape 2021 promises to be bigger and better and is going to feature both physical, in-person and virtual attendees - Hybrid event. Join us for amazing sessions, workshops, codelabs, by awesome speakers.
About this event
DevFest is an annual decentralized tech conference hosted by Google Developer Groups across the globe. This year, DevFest is an opportunity to rebuild our local developer community. DevFest Mpape 2021 promises to be bigger and better and is going to feature both physical, in-person and virtual attendees - Hybrid event. GDG DevFest is a conference for enthusiasts to share their passion for Google Technologies including Android, Web, AI, and Cloud technologies, etc. Join us for amazing sessions, workshops, codelabs, and much more by awesome speakers.
Shodipo Ayomide is a Dev. Relations Manager at Stack Overflow with 9 years of experience in Technology and a track record in web & mobile applications engineering, community management, and product design on a global scale.He has given talks/workshops at developer conferences around the globe at React Atlanta, FutureSync Conference, VueJS Amsterdam, VueJS Toronto, APIDAYS Hong Kong, Frontend Love Conference Amsterdam, FOSSASIA among many, he is also one of the organizers of the Developer Circles Lagos from Facebook, unStack Africa, Open-Source Community Africa, and various other communities empowering Africa and the world. In addition, he is an Expert and Instructor at egghead.ioAmong his latest topics we can find: Progressive Imaging & Handling: React + WebPack, Fast and Furious with VueJS & WebPack, Getting up to Speed With Deno, Automating Workflow Processes Using GitHub Actions, Design from the Realm of Open-Source, Technical Principles to Developer Experience and others.
Cynthia Wasonga
Google
Cynthia is a Software Engineer who loves to tackle technical challenges. She also creates music and digital art.
Carlos Mota
Avancee Software
Carlos Mota is an Android GDE. He can easily be spotted either working on Android applications written in Kotlin or developing them along with Kotlin Multiplatform. An enthusiastic about new technology and always trying to reach those last 20% of all of his side projects that seem to be really far away. He loves to share his knowledge with others either by giving talks, teaching, writing, or along with a cold beer in the nearest pub. GDG Coimbra organizer and Kotlin evangelist, he also has a huge passion for travel, photography, space, and the occasional run.
Madona Wambua
Madona is an Author, Senior Android Engineer, and Google Developer Expert for Android with over five years of experience building Android Applications. She is also a Women Who Code Mobile Lead Volunteer, Women Tech Maker Ambassador, and a developer who enjoys sharing her Android knowledge and teaching others how to make Android applications.
Nav Singh
Manulife
Android developer at ManulifeGoogle Developer Expert for Android, Mobile Software Engineer at Manulife, Organizer at GDG-Montreal, Mentor for Android-Kotlin Nano-degree at Udacity, and write articles about Android and Kotlin.Apart from his day-to-day job, He spends his time learning new technologies/frameworks.During his free, he loves to watch Netflix, or you can find him at Gym.
Tori Lenton
Tori Lenton is the Founder and Chief Consultant at Tori Denise Consulting Agency, an agency that offers professional career, lifestyle, & high-profile consulting services providing unique, inclusive, tailor-made business and career strategies to maximize untapped potential of clients. Tori developed a unique non-traditional coaching & consulting approach after being born with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), where her right eye was exacerbated by the oxygen therapy and left her completely blind in her left eye, She successful took her challenge and curated a comfortable virtual safe space of authenticity, unfiltered communication, and unapologetic belonging providing guidance that cultivates, strengthens, and impacts change while curating confidence in clients utilizing her techniques towards solutions and self-care in success.Having built a solid reputation of her own for over 15 years, she has helped hundreds of clients thrive in fields such as the Film & Entertainment Industry, State & Federal, C-Level Leadership, Technology, K-12 & Higher Education, Executive & Senior Level Management. She serves as the Director of DEI Workforce programs, a Non-Profit that educates, empowers, and enlightens a diverse community bridging the gap for women and minorities through workforce, education, and mental health solutions. She is also a Director of Strategic Diversity Partnerships at 2U, a Certified Career & Business Coach, a Diversity Equity, & Inclusion Enthusiast, and a Master Life Coach.She has spoken at numerous conferences and events, such as International Women’s Day, National Career & Leadership Conferences, 100 Black Men, and more- inspiring people globally with her words, her story, and sharing a message of empowerment, leadership, and value. Tori’s story has been one of defying the odds and reaching goals that people around her never thought possible, becoming a source of resources for her colleagues and clients. Giving her firsthand experience, she understands the real-life challenges that clients face personally and professionally, Tori has been able to help her clients identify effective career decisions on finding forward, and best business practices. She is currently partner with community colleges to host workshops on career readiness & start-up entrepreneurship and on her way to publish her first novel and career ebook, with the hopes of elevating women of color in their personal and professional success.
Zalihat Mohammad
Turing
Zalihat Mohammed is a first class graduate of computer science with interests and experiences in Data Science and AI technologies. I currently work as a Data Scientist at Turing. I formerly lead the data Science team at Hamoye AI labs.
Opemipo Disu
Opemipo Disu is a 16-year-old Developer Advocate with over 6 years of experience. Opemipo is a Keynote speaker and he is passionate about making things more accessible to everyone, he's from Lagos, Nigeria. He loves coding, contributing to open source projects and he loves making YouTube tutorials too.Opemipo has addressed over 50,000 developers and he has addressed more than 100,000 people in a keynote session. Opemipo has spoken in over 50 tech conferences and he is a member of different top tech communities like the Facebook Developer Circle: Toronto. He’s the first youngest person ever to become the top contributor of the IBM Community, he’s also working on inspiring over 500,000 people all around the world. Opemipo has also built a very strong reputation in Canada and Nigeria where he’s mostly known for what he does. Opemipo is an IBM Champion, the youngest IBM Watson Programmer, the youngest JAMstack Developer, he is also one of the top contributors in the IBM Community, and a Developer Advocate too. He runs a YouTube channel, Opemipo's Thoughts where he does coding tutorials and has tech talks also. Opemipo is a Developer with over 4 awards, he's also the lead for JAMstack Lagos and the youngest Bitrise Expert.
Abel Adugam A. Nibori
Softdroom Inc.
I'm a 20 Y/O Founder & CEO - Softdroom.
Abdulqudus Abubakre
CertifactionAg
Abdulqudus Abubakre is a frontend developer with a passion for building pixel-perfect web applications. He believes everyone deserves to use the web and as such, he tries to make applications as accessible as possible. Being community-driven, he tries his best to give back to the community by organizing tech events, writing blog posts, mentoring newbies....etc. He currently leads JavascriptMinna (a javascript-focused community in Minna, Niger state, Nigeria), and a co-lead for GDGBida.
Mercy Ajiboye
Decagon
Mercy is a first class graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), ile-ife, Nigeria. She is currently a Program Associate at Decagon( a software development firm in Lagos, Nigeria) and a Product/ programs Manager at Web3 ladies a community for ladies who are interested in the blockchain space. She started out in the Product Management Space by taking Product related courses on Coursera, Product school and also participating in a Treford product management masterclass. She recently just got into Black Valley as a Product Manager Mentee.She is a 2020 BMGA fellow and at her leisure, she loves reading books and making new friends.
Pranith chowdary Karumanchi
VFSTR
Currently pursuing B.Tech 3rd Year in Computer Science and Engineering branch at VFSTR, Vadlamudi. Passionate about Science and Technology.