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

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Key Themes

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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

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

Mobile and web developer

Gabriel Cassim

Full Stack Javascript/Typescript Developer

Lesego Ndlovu

BallTalent

Co-Founder

Organizers

Lesego Ndlovu

BallTalent

GDG Organizer

See bio

Simon Mokgotlhoa

BallTalent

GDG Organizer

See bio

Michaela McRowdie

Diversity Program Coordinator

See bio

Ayanda Buda

Creative Director

See bio

Alex Thotse

Sponsorship Relations Manager

See bio

Contact Us

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

Nov 25, 2023, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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

Simon Mokgotlhoa

Michaela McRowdie

Ayanda Buda

Alex Thotse