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Pre-recorded
AI- Back to the future
Melissa Landsberg
Software Engineer
BBD
Online
45 Min
Online
When the feed thinks for itself: Building a social network of AI agents
Siyabonga Nkuna
Software Engineer
BBD
Online
45 Min
Online
Maturing BA roles with AI
Christine Bosman and Herman Botha
Business Analyst, Executive
BBD
Online
45 Min
Online
The Matrix of Meaning: Understanding LLMs with XAI
Adam Kaminski and Zeerak Baig
Software Engineers
BBD
Online
45 Min
Online
How I used software to improve my health
Leslie de Jager
Software Engineer
BBD
Online
45 Min
Online
09:00 SAST
Opening Keynote
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1
10:15 SAST
How escaping death inspired me to develop an AI-assisted application
Jochen Kirstätter
Google Developer Expert (GDE)
Google Cloud
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1
Beyond gamification: Gameful thinking for complex challenges
Kirsten Reid
Head of Play
Two Name Games
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 2
How building a portable escape room made me a better developer
William Brander
Software Engineer
Particular Software
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 6
Ctrl+Alt+TV: Reverse engineering an infrared TV remote using an ESP32 microcontroller and flutter
Knowledge Dzumba
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 4
The hidden cost of automation: When doing less does more harm
Gaurav Choudhary
Software Engineer
BBD
India
45 Min
IND
100ms makes a difference
Stephan Pieterse
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 5
11:15 SAST
Navigating the storm: Building resilient systems in the face of production chaos
Renette Ros
Technical Lead
Entelect
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1
Cowboys and code: Building fast in the startup wild west
Seale Rapolai
Full-Stack Developer
Khula
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 6
Code reviews with empathy: Building a positive feedback culture
Jessica Randall
Android Developer
GDG Cape Town
CPT
45 Min
Cinema 2
Intuitive API designs: How and why we should write code for humans
Omer Elgoni
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 2
Warbots with a brain: AI in the arena
Manesh Borkar
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 5
An unlikely innovator: Bringing an AR Sandbox to life without an engineering degree
Kayley Green
Business Analyst
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 4
13:00 SAST
Embracing the future: My journey to autonomous testing
Theresho Mogowane
Solutions Architect
BMW IT HUB
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 2
Mirror mirror on the wall, now with features that do it all: Building our own smart mirror
Riselle Rawthee and Mikateko Ngobeni
Software Engineers
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1
Decoupling HUGE monolithic systems for dummies
Hennie Francis
Chief Executive Officer
AWS Community South Africa
CPT
45 Min
Cinema 2
Beyond tools - How I built my own programming language
Batandwa Mgutsi
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 6
Full stack, no stack: Building an entire app with just a database
Rahul Kapoor
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 4
Platform engineering: Serving developers a menu of ready-made solutions, not raw ingredients
Andre Staats and Nicholas Pym
Software Engineers
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 5
14:00 SAST
Build custom agent with vectorize text in Azure AI Search
Carike Botha
Software Development Consultant
iSolve Business Solutions
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 5
From the ground to the sky: How I built my first FPV Drone
David Budnitsky
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1
Designing with robots and clients
Emma Pringle and Jana Barclay
UI/UX Designers
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 6
Tech leadership against the grain
Charlene Cooke
Executive
BBD
CPT
45 Min
Cinema 2
How to make a hit mobile game... or die trying
Tiane Erwee
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 2
How I tried to kill my mouse (and failed spectacularly)
Stefan de Jager
Software Engineer
BBD
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 4
15:00 SAST
Panel Discussion
JHB
45 Min
Cinema 1