💻 Hands-on Workshops on DevFest ’23 with Negsa Marvin
Ngesa is a GDE (Google Developer Expert) in Machine Learning Engineer specialising in signal processing and computer vision.
He started his Cloud ML journey as an Intel AI Innovator and later joined Liquid Telecom as an IoT Solutions Engineer. He is currently
a Device Manager at Safaricom PLC and an Arm AI Ambassador. When not building products, he loves to teach and share knowledge with others. He believes ML education should be free and accessible to all.
As of late, he has been working on sensor data analysis from IoT devices to help manage Device lifecycles and drive
the right customer experience.
He founded Nairobi AI and leads Machine Learning efforts in communities such as GDG Nairobi and Tiny ML Kenya.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Ngesa is a GDE (Google Developer Expert) in Machine Learning Engineer specialising in signal processing and computer vision.
He started his Cloud ML journey as an Intel AI Innovator and later joined Liquid Telecom as an IoT Solutions Engineer. He is currently
a Device Manager at Safaricom PLC and an Arm AI Ambassador. When not building products, he loves to teach and share knowledge with others. He believes ML education should be free and accessible to all.
As of late, he has been working on sensor data analysis from IoT devices to help manage Device lifecycles and drive
the right customer experience.
He founded Nairobi AI and leads Machine Learning efforts in communities such as GDG Nairobi and Tiny ML Kenya.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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💻 Hands-on Workshops on DevFest ’23 with Bereket Engida
"I’m Bereket Engida. I’m a software developer. I'm an open source contributor and a cofounder of loglib, a privacy-first,
open source web analytics platform. Over the past couple of years, I've been deeply involved in the ts/js ecosystem.
Around a year ago, I embarked on my open source journey, contributing to different projects."
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
"I’m Bereket Engida. I’m a software developer. I'm an open source contributor and a cofounder of loglib, a privacy-first,
open source web analytics platform. Over the past couple of years, I've been deeply involved in the ts/js ecosystem.
Around a year ago, I embarked on my open source journey, contributing to different projects."
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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💫 Afternoon filled with Networking
Get ready to unlock doors to endless opportunities at the networking session! Join us for an enriching experience filled with vibrant connections, valuable conversations, and collaborative moments.
🤝 Expand Your Network, 💡 Exchange Ideas, and 🚀 Ignite Your Potential
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Get ready to unlock doors to endless opportunities at the networking session! Join us for an enriching experience filled with vibrant connections, valuable conversations, and collaborative moments.
🤝 Expand Your Network, 💡 Exchange Ideas, and 🚀 Ignite Your Potential
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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📅 Dive into our Track 1 sessions ! 🚀 Explore cutting-edge topics, learn from industry leaders, and gain insights that propel your journey.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 1, ensure to get the orange label 🏷️
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 1, ensure to get the orange label 🏷️
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✨ Introducing DevFest’23 Guest Speakers, Dagmawi Bedilu
A Game Thinker, a Tech & Innovation Consultant, a Community Builder, and a Serial Entrepreneur with an appetite for both Science and Arts
Dagmawi has one vision, that is to Sell Joy in Jars and he believes the ultimate way to do so is by investing on the development of a meaning-seeking, service-centered and fully engaged youth communities
He describes himself as a deep generalist (the real jack of all trades), who has made it his life purpose to see the creation of these communities
After working as Senior Software Architect for Ethiopia’s biggest Tech Company, he has made a 180° career shift into the world of Games and Engagement
He has co-founded initiatives including Chewata Awaqi, Ethiopian Games Associations, Efuyegela Publishers, EnterAfrica, Chewatacon, 100Shama, D5, Positive Thinkers Club, Social Game nights, and PugaumeTalks
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
A Game Thinker, a Tech & Innovation Consultant, a Community Builder, and a Serial Entrepreneur with an appetite for both Science and Arts
Dagmawi has one vision, that is to Sell Joy in Jars and he believes the ultimate way to do so is by investing on the development of a meaning-seeking, service-centered and fully engaged youth communities
He describes himself as a deep generalist (the real jack of all trades), who has made it his life purpose to see the creation of these communities
After working as Senior Software Architect for Ethiopia’s biggest Tech Company, he has made a 180° career shift into the world of Games and Engagement
He has co-founded initiatives including Chewata Awaqi, Ethiopian Games Associations, Efuyegela Publishers, EnterAfrica, Chewatacon, 100Shama, D5, Positive Thinkers Club, Social Game nights, and PugaumeTalks
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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✨ Introducing DevFest’23 Guest Speakers, Abdulfetah Jemal
Abdulfetah is a computer science graduate, who was a former instructor at 2 colleges, and ex-backend dev at Gebeya. Past roles also include software development for the National ID and pioneering Smart Agriculture (IOT). Previously, he held the position of a CTO at OpenFlow PLC. Currently, Abdulfetah is the founder of CodePoint Creatives, forging new pathways in tech.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Abdulfetah is a computer science graduate, who was a former instructor at 2 colleges, and ex-backend dev at Gebeya. Past roles also include software development for the National ID and pioneering Smart Agriculture (IOT). Previously, he held the position of a CTO at OpenFlow PLC. Currently, Abdulfetah is the founder of CodePoint Creatives, forging new pathways in tech.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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✨ Introducing DevFest ‘23 Guest Speakers, Ruth Enbakom
Ruth is a law graduate from AAU. She established her company, Upinvest Consulting plc, in 2022 with her partner and has been working on HR, legal consulting, company administration, and setting up ever since
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Ruth is a law graduate from AAU. She established her company, Upinvest Consulting plc, in 2022 with her partner and has been working on HR, legal consulting, company administration, and setting up ever since
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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💻 Hands-on Workshops on DevFest ’23 with Abel Fikreyohannes
" I am Abel Fikreyohanes, Currently Product Designer at Safaricom Ethiopia Focusing on M-PESA. I've been in tech and Design
for more than 4.5 years, worked in different startups and enterprises as a UX/ Product Designer"
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
" I am Abel Fikreyohanes, Currently Product Designer at Safaricom Ethiopia Focusing on M-PESA. I've been in tech and Design
for more than 4.5 years, worked in different startups and enterprises as a UX/ Product Designer"
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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🎮 Afternoon filled with LAN Party
Join us for an adrenaline-fueled LAN Party where the excitement never stops!
🕹️ Level Up Your Experience, 👥 Connect & Compete, and 🏆 Claim Victory
An epic gaming adventure that promises excitement, challenges, and tons of fun awaits you
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Join us for an adrenaline-fueled LAN Party where the excitement never stops!
🕹️ Level Up Your Experience, 👥 Connect & Compete, and 🏆 Claim Victory
An epic gaming adventure that promises excitement, challenges, and tons of fun awaits you
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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🔔 Explore the lineup of insightful sessions, keynotes, and workshops that await you. Peek at the agenda and gear up for an enlightening DevFest ’23 experience!
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 2, ensure to get the green label 🏷️
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 2, ensure to get the green label 🏷️
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✨ Introducing DevFest’23 Guest Speakers, Henock Negash
Henock is the founder and community lead of Yekolo Temari, a community of hackers, security professionals, security enthusiasts, and anyone with interest in cybersecurity.
He will be presenting his talk on: “Data protection law and it's impact on the current cybersecurity landscape of Ethiopia”
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Henock is the founder and community lead of Yekolo Temari, a community of hackers, security professionals, security enthusiasts, and anyone with interest in cybersecurity.
He will be presenting his talk on: “Data protection law and it's impact on the current cybersecurity landscape of Ethiopia”
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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✨ RE-Introducing DevFest’23 Guest Speakers,
In addition to his role as CEO of QRB Labs and his passion for Bitcoin, he was co-founder and CTO of Gro Intelligence, where he led the science, engineering and product teams.
Prior to Gro, he worked for 8+ years in engineering at Google, where he first worked for several years in web search on ranking algorithms. He was then Tech Lead on Google’s Ad Exchange. He led the engineering team responsible for auction algorithms and mathematical optimization.
Most recently, he was Tech Lead for Contributor by Google, a product that he invented and led from research to launch. Contributor enables a post-ads business model for the web through market-based micropayments. Previously, Nemo was co-founder of Invisible Hand Networks, Inc. which provided real-time auction-based bandwidth exchanges for content providers and ISPs.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/I
In addition to his role as CEO of QRB Labs and his passion for Bitcoin, he was co-founder and CTO of Gro Intelligence, where he led the science, engineering and product teams.
Prior to Gro, he worked for 8+ years in engineering at Google, where he first worked for several years in web search on ranking algorithms. He was then Tech Lead on Google’s Ad Exchange. He led the engineering team responsible for auction algorithms and mathematical optimization.
Most recently, he was Tech Lead for Contributor by Google, a product that he invented and led from research to launch. Contributor enables a post-ads business model for the web through market-based micropayments. Previously, Nemo was co-founder of Invisible Hand Networks, Inc. which provided real-time auction-based bandwidth exchanges for content providers and ISPs.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/I
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✨ Introducing DevFest’23 Guest Speakers, Kal Kassa
Kal Kassa is a Bitcoin Advocate leading open-source education initiatives at BitcoinBirr. His mission is to see Ethiopians learn
about Bitcoin and its various functions and features as a tool.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Kal Kassa is a Bitcoin Advocate leading open-source education initiatives at BitcoinBirr. His mission is to see Ethiopians learn
about Bitcoin and its various functions and features as a tool.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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💻 Hands-on Workshops on DevFest ’23 with Henock Ademtew
"I'm a ML Researcher and Engineer. I work on natural language processing (NLP), text generation, and large language models. I currently work at EAII. I've also worked for various international clients."
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
"I'm a ML Researcher and Engineer. I work on natural language processing (NLP), text generation, and large language models. I currently work at EAII. I've also worked for various international clients."
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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💻 Hands-on Workshops on DevFest ’23 with Gemmechu & Milky Hassena
Gemmechu is a second-year computer science Ph.D. student at Cornell University, working at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, and graphics. His research focuses on 3D computer vision, where he tries to answer the question "how to understand the 3D world from a collection of images." Prior to Cornell, he worked as a research intern at the University of Michigan and Ecole Polytechnique
Milky is an Electrical Engineering student at AASTU, with experience in 3D animation, game development, and UI/UX design. His journey in the gaming industry began during his first year as an intern at Qene Games, where he honed his skills in game development for three years. He also worked as a UI/UX designer for 6 companies on various projects
🎥 Check out the trailer video they made for the workshop: https://youtu.be/_qN9YauUSHo
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Gemmechu is a second-year computer science Ph.D. student at Cornell University, working at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, and graphics. His research focuses on 3D computer vision, where he tries to answer the question "how to understand the 3D world from a collection of images." Prior to Cornell, he worked as a research intern at the University of Michigan and Ecole Polytechnique
Milky is an Electrical Engineering student at AASTU, with experience in 3D animation, game development, and UI/UX design. His journey in the gaming industry began during his first year as an intern at Qene Games, where he honed his skills in game development for three years. He also worked as a UI/UX designer for 6 companies on various projects
🎥 Check out the trailer video they made for the workshop: https://youtu.be/_qN9YauUSHo
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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🎙️ Afternoon filled with Gugut Podcast
Step into the world of fascinating conversations and insightful discussions at the Gugut Podcast's session!
Get ready to immerse yourself in captivating stories, thought-provoking ideas, and inspiring narratives brought to life by the one and only Gugut Podcast.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
Step into the world of fascinating conversations and insightful discussions at the Gugut Podcast's session!
Get ready to immerse yourself in captivating stories, thought-provoking ideas, and inspiring narratives brought to life by the one and only Gugut Podcast.
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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🗣️ Track 3's Agenda is here!
Discover the topics, speakers, and engaging sessions lined up for an impactful experience. Plan your sessions and get ready to elevate your knowledge!
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 3, ensure to get the red label 🏷️
Discover the topics, speakers, and engaging sessions lined up for an impactful experience. Plan your sessions and get ready to elevate your knowledge!
📝 Agenda details here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🛑 After cross checking your ticket, you will be presented with three colored labels for you to choose which track to attend for the morning session. To attend Track 3, ensure to get the red label 🏷️
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✨This year’s event wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support of:
🚀 ALX Ethiopia, a leading technology training provider that offers fully sponsored programmes to young Ethiopians. The programmes are designed to accelerate the careers of learners and equip them with the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy.
🚀 Chapa Financial Technologies, an Ethiopian Financial Service and Data Engineering Company. Chapa empowers emerging companies and developers with a range of services, including Payment Gateways, Payment Applications and Equipment, APIs, and more.
💫 Big ups to the team behind these two brilliant establishments.
📝 Find more about DevFest ’23: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
🚀 ALX Ethiopia, a leading technology training provider that offers fully sponsored programmes to young Ethiopians. The programmes are designed to accelerate the careers of learners and equip them with the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy.
🚀 Chapa Financial Technologies, an Ethiopian Financial Service and Data Engineering Company. Chapa empowers emerging companies and developers with a range of services, including Payment Gateways, Payment Applications and Equipment, APIs, and more.
💫 Big ups to the team behind these two brilliant establishments.
📝 Find more about DevFest ’23: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-devfest-addis-2023/
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🎉 Let’s celebrate the festivity of DevFest ’23, hosted by GDGAddis in partnership with ALX Ethiopia and Chapa, with this year’s theme is “Building For Everyone”.
🎟️ Registration starts at 9AM (3LT), so make sure to come early to have less queue at the door when cross-checking tickets.
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Important Notes:
📝 Anyone with no ticket won’t be allowed entry to the event.
🛑 You being on the waiting list DOESN’T mean you have been granted access to the event. You will need a ticket for that
👋 See you tomorrow
🎟️ Registration starts at 9AM (3LT), so make sure to come early to have less queue at the door when cross-checking tickets.
— — — — —
Important Notes:
📝 Anyone with no ticket won’t be allowed entry to the event.
🛑 You being on the waiting list DOESN’T mean you have been granted access to the event. You will need a ticket for that
👋 See you tomorrow
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