2025 Schedule

The schedule is subject to change.

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

08:00AM CEST

Badge Pick-Up and Breakfast

09:00AM CEST

Conference Introduction and Keynote:

Keynote Presentation with Katharine Jarmul

10:00AM CEST

Break

10:20AM CEST

Practical Performance Tuning for Serverless Java on AWS

Java is for many years one of the most popular programming languages, but it is known for its high cold start times and high memory footprint, compared to other programming languages like Node.js and Python. 

Vadym Kazulkin Vadym Kazulkin - Ip.labs

Vienna (Ground Fl.)

Image Processing for Automated Tests

The final step in UI test automation is to check the correct appearance. What seems to a simple image processing task makes even modern AI struggle. It surprisingly fails to correctly attribute many simple changes.

Stefan Dirnstorfer Stefan Dirnstorfer - Thetaris GmbH

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

Interview Available

Practical Robustness: Building and Debugging an Autonomous Mobile Robot Control System in Rust

Controlling autonomous mobile robot fleets demands a system that is not only powerful but also robust, especially when deployed on customer sites with restricted access serving critical processes.

Andy Brinkmeyer Andy Brinkmeyer - Arculus

Italien (Upper Fl.)

11:10AM CEST

Break

12:20PM CEST

Lunch

01:20PM CEST

Theme Systems at Scale: How To Build Highly Customizable Software

Efficient theming systems require an architecture that supports different users at various stages. Shopify has been pioneering that with Liquid themes for years, in this talk I'll explore the critical components that make it possible, and how to build them from authoring to rendering.

Guilherme Carreiro Guilherme Carreiro - Shopify

Vienna (Ground Fl.)

Platform Engineering for Everyone - Success Can’t Be Coded

Most Internal Developer Platforms fail not because of technical limitations, but because they're built like infrastructure projects rather than products developers want to use.

Max Körbächer Max Körbächer - Liquid Reply

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

02:10PM CEST

Break

03:20PM CEST

Break

03:40PM CEST

Reimagining Platform Engagement with Graph Neural Networks

This session will explore how graph neural networks (GNNs) can help enhance recommender systems and personalisation algorithms for e-commerce and entertainment industries. 

Mariia Bulycheva Mariia Bulycheva - Zalando

Vienna (Ground Fl.)

04:30PM CEST

Attendee Social - Snacks & Beverages - Located in the Smart Cafe

05:15PM CEST
In person only

'Birds of a Feather' (BoF) - After Hours Unconference & Peer Discussions

Join us at the end of the day to socialize with other participants and expert speakers while discussing topics you bring to the table.

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Thursday, October 16th, 2025

08:00AM CEST

Badge Pick-Up and Breakfast

09:00AM CEST

Conference Introduction and Keynote:

AI Innovation in 2025 and Beyond

Tejas Kumar Tejas Kumar - DataStax

Ballsaal (Ground Fl.)

10:00AM CEST

Break

10:20AM CEST

Road to Compliance: Will Your Internal Users Hate Your Platform Team?

Enforcing rules and best practices consistently while enhancing operational efficiency, reducing risks, and controlling costs is a tricky journey, that often leads to frustration, loss of productivity, and friction between engineering teams and yours because the challenge is not purely technical.

Davide de Paolis Davide de Paolis - Sevdesk

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

Interview Available
11:10AM CEST

Break

11:30AM CEST

Clean Architecture for Serverless: Business Logic You Can Take Anywhere

As cloud platforms evolve, serverless functions offer scalable solutions, but cloud-specific requirements often make it challenging to keep business logic portable.

Elena  van Engelen Elena van Engelen

Vienna (Ground Fl.)

Interview Available

Product Thinking for Cloud Native Engineers

Want to level up your engineering career? Product management and ownership skills will help you showcase the business value of IT investments and align technical solutions with company goals.

Cat Morris Cat Morris - Syntasso

Stéphane Di Cesare Stéphane Di Cesare - DKB

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

Interview Available
12:20PM CEST

Lunch

01:20PM CEST

Evolution of a Backend for a Streaming Application

"Because customers are watching TV right now, not planning to watch it tomorrow."

Leveraging Adversary Emulation for GenAI Red Teaming

Securing GenAI systems is a constantly evolving challenge that requires innovative security measures. Unlike traditional systems, GenAI responses are typically non-deterministic, making them challenging for traditional cybersecurity approaches to address.

Kennedy Torkura Kennedy Torkura - Mitigant

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

02:10PM CEST

Break

02:30PM CEST

Are We Ready for the Next Cyber Security Crisis Like Log4shell?

In a world where vulnerabilities like Log4J, Spring4Shell, and the XZ Backdoor make headlines, securing our software ecosystem has never been more critical.

Soroosh Khodami Soroosh Khodami - Rabobank

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

03:20PM CEST

Break

03:40PM CEST

4 Patterns of AI Native Development

Development is experiencing a new phase of automation, similar to what we saw with DevOps. Numerous new tools are emerging, and it can be challenging to keep up with them.

Patrick Debois Patrick Debois

Vienna (Ground Fl.)

Challenging Google Analytics: Building a Scalable, Cost-Effective User Tracking Service

In the quest for greater control over our analytics infrastructure and to ensure full compliance with GDPR, we embarked on a journey to replace Google Analytics with a custom-built user tracking service.

Alina Krasavina Alina Krasavina - Delivery Hero

Versailles (Ground Fl.)

04:30PM CEST

Attendee Social - Snacks & Beverages - Located in the Smart Cafe