GDG Windsor-Essex DevFest 2026
Description
The Windsor Google Developers Group (GDG) is proud to host our annual Windsor-Essex DevFest on Saturday, November 21, 2026. Session abstracts are available at this link DevFests are Google-sponsored software developer conferences that allow the local software development community to network and learn about the latest and greatest technology. DevFests are also an opportunity to present topics aligned with the latest industry trends, or with the potential to become such, and to share knowledge and experience with others. DevFest attendees agree to follow the Code of Conduct
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Meet the speakers
Diaa ElKott
Theme:Senior Software Engineer — ISRA VISION - Part of Atlas Copco
Arunesh Choudhary
Theme:Conversational AI Engineer — Dialabot.ai
Rob Chaykoski
Theme:Lead Security Engineer — Ontario Health
Don Ward
Theme:Customer Engineer Specialist — Google
Ron Mckenzie
Theme:Teacher — Greater Essex County District School Board
Yvonne Pilon
Theme:President & CEO of WEtech Alliance
Keval Patel
Theme:Lead Information Technology Infrastructure Manager — Architecttura Inc., Architects
Elvis Akhalu
Theme:Data Engineer — TD
Joe Youssouf
Theme:Senior Data Scientist — Oden Technologies
Umair Durrani
Theme:Data Scientist — Presage Group
Troy Hector
Theme:Client Data Analyst II | Supporting Google — Mosaic North America
Steven Rice
Theme:Automation Specialist — DataRealm
Florid Maclean
Theme:CEO & Professor — Catch The Event | Fanshawe College
Sandra Lopez-Zamora
Theme:Senior Manager - Data Strategy and Analytics — Scotiabank
Kylie Kiser
Theme:Owner — Kylie K Consulting
Andrea Irina Yzeiri
Theme:Chief Data & Analytics Officer and Lead AI Engineer — Picsume
Mina Girges
Theme:Vice President & Chief Information Officer — TransForm Shared Service Organization
Amrit Mehta
Theme:Senior Advisor — Deloitte
Frank Abbruzzese
Theme:CEO & President at AlphaKOR
Veronica Reingold
Theme:Computer Science Student — University of Windsor
Wen Teoh
Theme:President & Principal Consultant
Sean Bridgeman
Theme:Director of Product Management — HALIGHT Inc
Camila Gaitan
Theme:Systems Engineer | Business Data Analyst — Softgic
Kevin Serrano Mojica
Theme:Software Enginner | Android Developer — Mercado Libre
Vimal K.
Theme:Co-Founder — GDG Cloud Toronto
Atif Khan
Theme:Chief Technology Officer — DataBraid
James Lannigan
Theme:Senior Research Associate (Innovation and Technology) — Signal49 Research
Aasha Khan
Theme:Founder & Lead Organizer — Youth Tech Labs
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