DevFest Nairobi 2024

A.S.K Dome, Jamuhuri, Nairobi, 00100

GDG Nairobi

DevFest Nairobi 2024: The ultimate tech event for developers in Nairobi. Join us for DevFest Nairobi 2024, learn from the industry's best, network with other developers, and build your skills. With tracks ranging from web development to mobile development to cloud and machine learning, there is something for everyone.

Oct 26, 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)

 RSVP'd

Key Themes

AIAndroidCloudDevFestFirebaseFlutter

About this event

DevFest Nairobi 2024 is a premier developer conference in Nairobi, Kenya. This one-day event brings together a vibrant community of developers, tech enthusiasts, and industry experts to explore the latest advancements in mobile, web, IoT, robotics, AI, and cloud technologies. Immerse yourself in inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities as we shape the future of technology together.

When

When

Saturday, October 26, 2024
5:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

5:00 AMArrival And Registration
5:30 AMIntro video reels + preshow + community guidelines + sponsor videos
6:00 AMWelcome Address (GDG Nairobi)
6:20 AMGoogle Keynote Address
6:30 AMHow you Build Apps with Google" Learn about the latest Google efforts to shape how You Build Apps.
7:00 AMRoom Transition
7:10 AM[Malewa Hall] Algorithm, DSA & Problem-solving Session
7:10 AM[Main Hall] Build and Deploy an AI-Powered Blood Pressure Tracker on Google Cloud Run
7:10 AM[Turkwell Hall] Building and Deploying AI powered agentic apps with Firebase, Flutter, and IDX` Join is in a live demo learning how to use Firebase, Flutter, and IDX to build and deploy an AI powered agentic Travel "Dreaming" application
7:10 AM[Rooftop Hall] What is new on the web? The latest advancements in web apis, web assembly and web capabilities
8:10 AMRoom Transition
8:15 AM[Main Hall] Bridging Languages: Building AI-Powered Multilingual Chat Applications with Android and Gemini
8:15 AM[Turkwell Hall] Firebase Fundamentals : Structuring your Nosql Data For scalability and reporting
8:15 AM[Rooftop Hall] Not a Senior Dev Yet: Modular Software Development And Release
8:15 AM[Malewa Hall] Networking + Q&A
8:55 AMPhoto Session & Lunch & Networking
9:50 AMPartner Session : DigiTax Kenya
10:00 AMGoogle's Blueprint for Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent for an Inclusive Workplace
10:20 AMRoom Transition
10:20 AM[Main Hall] The Angular Renaissance - Adopting the New Angular Way
10:20 AM[Turkwell Hall] [Gemma] AI hands-on Workshop
10:25 AM[Rooftop Hall] [AI] Exploring Autonomous AI: Aligning Ethics, Technology, Society and Law Through TensorFlow
10:25 AM[Malewa Hall ] [Google Cloud] Optimizing Cloud Infrastructure Management with Terraform
11:25 AMRoom Transition
11:30 AM[Main Hall] Angular's New Control Flow Syntax
11:30 AM[Turkwell Hall] [Android] Faster UI Iterations With Screenshot Testing
11:30 AM[Rooftop Hall] [AI] Building Responsible AI with Generative Models
11:30 AM[Malewa Hall] [Flutter] Building AI-Enhanced E-commerce Apps with Flutter and Firebase Genkit
12:10 PMRoom Transition
12:15 PM[Malewa Hall] [Flutter] OTA Flutter Updates with Shorebird: From Setup to Production Success
12:15 PM[Main Hall] [ML] Building Responsible AI Through Explainability with Keras
12:15 PM[Turkwell Hall] [Android] Palm Rejection in Android: Going Beyond to support all devices
12:15 PM[Rooftop Hall] [AI] Transfer Learning Turbo: Detecting Pneumonia with Keras, TensorFlow & Style!
12:55 PMClosing Remarks by GDG Nairobi
1:00 PMNetworking

Speakers

  • Femi TAIWO

    GDGLagos / DevFest Lagos

    Co-Organizer

  • Buchi Michelle

    Software Engineer

  • Seba Gnagnarella

    Google Firebase

    Director of Engineering

  • Ngesa Marvin

    Founder, Nairobi AI | Arm AI Ambassador

  • Jason Berryman

    Google Cloud Architect & Google Developer Expert

  • Jessica Randall

    GDG Cape Town

    CO-Organizer

  • Marvin Hosea

    AppsLab_KE

    Founder and Managing Director

  • Philip Bob Jusu

    Google

    Strategic Partnerships Manager

  • Wycliffe Maina

    Skyhook Adventure

    Full-stack Software Engineer

  • Risper Joy

    Data Scientist

  • Oscar Wahltinez

    Google

    Engineer, Responsible AI

  • Bright Etornam Sunu

    GDE Flutter

  • Wesley Kambale

    GDG Cloud Mbarara

    Organizer, ML Engineer & Data Scientist

  • Mirembe Rebecca Peace

    Cloud Engineer

  • Mambo Brian

    Baobab Circle

    Android Engineer, GDE

  • Wayne Gakuo

    GDE For Angular

  • Ferdinand Bada

    Payoneer, Germany

    Senior Android Engineer

  • Samuel Abada

    Mobile Engineer

  • Johnson Kayongo

    InversePay

    Team Lead

  • Brayan Kai

    Data Scientist

Moderators

  • Tabitha Kavyu

    Community Manager

  • Allela Allela Eunice

    Google

    Developer Relations Community Manager

Partners

Google logo

Google

Payd logo

Payd

SafeBoda logo

SafeBoda

DigiTax Kenya logo

DigiTax Kenya

Organizers

  • Brayan Mwanyumba

    GDG Co-Lead & Crew

  • Cynthia Kamau

    Software Engineer | Programs Lead | WTM Ambassador

  • Wayne Gakuo

    Sky.Garden

    GDG Co-organizer & Crew

  • Sabina Benerdette

    PULA

    QA Engineer

  • Marjan Hussein

    Organizer - Demo Zones

  • Danroy Mwangi

    Branding and Marketing

  • Wangari Njeri

    Organizer - Media & Communication

  • Irene Onyango

    Organizer

  • Brian Ouma

    GDG Organizer

    Media & Designs

  • prisca akinyi

    L'Oreal East Africa

    Organizer - Partners

  • Ngesa Marvin

    Safaricom PLC

    Strategic Partnerships, Content & ML

  • Philomena Mbura

    WTM Ambassador

    Data Analyst/Scientist

Contact Us