Google Devfest SSA : Southern Africa DevFest: Uniting Innovation and Inclusion

Name: Google Devfest SSA : Southern Africa DevFest: Uniting Innovation and Inclusion
Start: 2023-11-25T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-11-25T16:00:00+02:00

DVT, 2 Venus Street, Johannesburg, 2196

GDG Soweto

Are you passionate about technology, innovation, and inclusivity in the world of tech? Southern Africa's most vibrant developer communities, GDG Soweto, GDG Pretoria, GDG Johannesburg, GDG Maseru, and Southern Africa Regional Women Techmakers, are coming together to bring you a DevFest like no other

Nov 25, 2023, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

Are you passionate about technology, innovation, and inclusivity in the world of tech? Southern Africa's most vibrant developer communities, GDG Soweto, GDG Pretoria, GDG Maseru, and Southern Africa Regional Women Techmakers, are coming together to bring you a DevFest like no other

When

Saturday, November 25, 2023
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)

Where

DVT
2 Venus Street
Johannesburg, 2196

Agenda

6:30 AM	Registrations Open
7:30 AM	Networking
7:45 AM	Opening and Protocols by MC
8:00 AM	Opening Keynote by John Kani	Machine Learning for Google Developers
8:30 AM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Maye Edwin Create fast, secure modern web apps for the open web
8:30 AM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Sylvia Dieckmann Adding Generative AI to Flutter with PaLM API
9:00 AM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Jesica Randall Lego-inspired Flow layout in Jetpack Compose
9:00 AM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Lucky Nkosi A11y beyond the theory: Integrating accessibility testing into your workflow.
9:30 AM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Rosario Fernandes Firebase Auth Best Practices
9:30 AM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Nick Wilkinson Turbocharging Recruitment with Tensorflow
10:15 AM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Kenneth Kinyanjui Zero to One with Jumpstart Solutions on Google Cloud
10:15 AM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Mpumi Hlomuka-Peme Google Cloud for Startups
10:45 AM	Ground Sessions	Spot Prizes
10:45 AM	Roof Sessions	Spot Prizes
11:00 AM	Lunch
11:45 AM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Keke Malekele Youth Development in Coding & Robotics
11:45 AM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Hyla Fourie Why we should all be building Robotos
12:15 PM	Ground Sessions	Speaker: Pam Hill 10 Reasons to Try Kotlin Multiplatform
12:15 PM	Roof Sessions	Speaker: Thabang Ledwaba Vectorization, the Real Power of the AI/ML revolution
12:45 PM	All Sessions	Final Spot Prize and Closing
1:00 PM	All Sessions	Closing Keynote: Marvin Ngobeni The New Age of Generative AI: Unleashing Creativity and Innovation
1:45 PM	All Sessions	Networking until 16:30

Hosts

Simon Mokgotlhoa

BallTalent

Co-Founder

Michelle Piliso

GDG Johannesburg

Developer and GDG Co-Organiser

Maneo Mapharisa

Girls Coding Academy

CEO/Founder

Tswello Moreki

Young Cloud Explorers

Founder and CEO

Koketso Motseothata

Billionaire Developers

Ishmael Tshikhovhokhovho

Luno

Android Engineer

Goitsemang Mvula

Tashinga Pemhiwa

Android Development Manager

Gabriel Cassim

Full Stack Javascript/Typescript Developer

Lesego Ndlovu

BallTalent

Co-Founder

Organizers

Lesego Ndlovu

BallTalent

GDG Organizer

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Michaela McRowdie

Google Developer Groups Soweto

Diversity Program Coordinator

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Alex Thotse

Sponsorship Relations Manager

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Ayanda Buda

Creative Director

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Patience Edward

Social Media Manager

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Woman TechMaker Lead

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Contact Us

Google Devfest SSA : Southern Africa DevFest: Uniting Innovation and Inclusion

Nov 25, 2023, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)

Key Themes

About this event

When

Where

Agenda

Hosts

Simon Mokgotlhoa

Michelle Piliso

Maneo Mapharisa

Tswello Moreki

Koketso Motseothata

Ishmael Tshikhovhokhovho

Goitsemang Mvula

Tashinga Pemhiwa

Gabriel Cassim

Lesego Ndlovu

Partners

BBD

DVT

Organizers

Lesego Ndlovu

Michaela McRowdie

Alex Thotse

Ayanda Buda

Patience Edward

NOMTHA T T

Nov 25, 2023, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC)