DevFest Cyprus 2024

We are excited to welcome you to DevFest Cyprus 2024! 
Mark your calendars: on Saturday, 14th December, 9 am to 5 pm.

Main Organizers: Google Developer Group Cyprus and University of Nicosia. 

Partners: Women TechMakers Cyprus, QBeat Academy and Pale Blue.

Discover the latest AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and web development trends. Connect with industry experts, share knowledge, and build lasting connections.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your coding or technology journey, DevFest Cyprus has something for everyone. Don't miss this chance to level up your skills and be part of a vibrant developer community!

This year's DevFest global theme is Responsible AI. We will be exploring the possibilities and discuss how we can build and use AI in a fair, ethical, and responsible way.

Agenda
◾ 9:30 - 10:00 | ☕️Registrations & Coffee

◾ 10:00 - 10:20 | Welcome Community & Sponsors Intro

◾ 10:20 - 10:50 | TALK #1 - by a local developer 

◾ 10:50 - 11:20 | TALK #2 - by a GDE (Google Developer Expert)

◾ 11:20 - 11:50 | ☕️ break (30 min)

◾ 11:50 - 12:20 | TALK #3 - by a local developer

◾ 12:20 - 12:50 | TALK #4 - by a GDE (Google Developer Expert)

◾ 12:50 - 14:00 | 🍲 Lunch

◾ 14:00 - 14:30 | TALK #5 - by a local developer

◾ 14:30 - 15:00 | TALK #6 - by a GDE (Google Developer Expert)

◾ 15:00 - 16:00 | 🍲🍻 Networking

Speakers are now confirmed & will be announced over the next couple of weeks! 
Entry is free. Registration is required. Grab your ticket now!

Agenda

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Hosted By

Andreas Loizou, GDG Organizer

Maria Stylianou, Engineering Manager

Maria Stylianou is a Certified CyHRDA (ΑΝΑΔ) trainer, with expertise in scaling engineering organisations and upskilling developers. Maria holds a masters degree in Distributed Systems from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and she is currently trainer at QBeat Academy, advisor at Girls In STEAM Academy, and an Engineering Leader at Marshmallow Ltd.
“I help engineers and managers increase their impact in their organizations! I work as an Engineering Manager at Marshmallow, a scale-up based in London where I’ve scaled the engineering team from 15 to 50 engineers and engineering managers. In the past decade, I worked abroad as a software engineer and team lead and have co-founded a couple of businesses (and failed exceptionally!). What I loved the most this past decade was my involvement in academies and volunteering organisations where I coached working professionals to switch careers into tech, and taught university students the technical and communication skills they need to compete in the tech space.
With my return to Cyprus, I offer 2 courses via HRDA (Introduction to Web Development, Mastering Teamwork Skills for Software Development teams), I organise tech meetups as a co-founding member of the GDG Cyprus, and I teach teenage girls web development as part of the Girls in STEAM Academy.”

Andreas Lefkatis, GDG Organizer

I am a Greek Cypriot Software Developer passionate about Web, DevOps and Mobile Application Engineering.
My interests lie in how cloud based infrastructures and mobile devices could revolutionise ubiquitous computing and today's tech world.
GDG Cyprus Lead and HackCyprus Organiser

Mike Yerou, Software Engineer - Director

Mike Yerou studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and completed his master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. He interned at Amazon in San Francisco before joining Google in London as a full-time software engineer. After almost 7 years at Google, he left to co-found his own company, Pale Blue, doing tailor-made software for enterprises worldwide.

Michalis Mavris, Software Engineer

Nicolas Ioannou, Android Engineer

I am an Android Engineer with 8+ years of experience. I started my career working at HERE Technologies (former Nokia maps) working on some B2C and B2B offerings. I moved to N26 where I spent almost 4 years working on the online banking product in various posts (memberships team, growth, platform team). My last position was at Kaia Health, a digital healthcare startup which aims to democratize healthcare with clinically proven MSK and COPD solutions.

I play the guitar, write stories, and travel at every opportunity I get.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cyprus-presents-devfest-cyprus-2024/.