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Dave Thomas
Author, The Pragmatic Programmer
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Rod Johnson
Creator, Spring Framework; Co-Founder & CEO, SpringSource
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Brian LeRoux
Brian LeRoux, Co-founder and CTO, Begin.com; Core Maintainer, OpenJS Architect
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Jessica Kerr
Symmathecist; Developer Advocate, Honeycomb.io
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Harrison Canning
Innovation Strategist at Blackrock Neurotech; Science Communicator; Bioethics Student, Harvard University
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Kiki Carter
Senior Staff Curriculum Developer, Cockroach Labs
Managing Data Across Borders: Data Sovereignty with Distributed Databases![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/diana-montalion-300x300.jpg)
Diana Montalion
Author, Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills & Practices for Software Professionals
Keynote: Critical Shifts in Thinking for the Systems Age![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/scott-imbrie-1-300x300.jpg)
Scott Imbrie
Participant, Brain/Computer Interface Study
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Dane Sherrets
Senior Solutions Architect, HackerOne
How Developers Can Ethically Hack for Fun and Profit![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/oscar-spencer-300x300.jpg)
Oscar Spencer
Co-creator, Grain; Principal Engineer, F5 NGINX
WebAssembly & the Component Model: the Future of Software Development![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jeffrey-vadala-300x300.jpg)
Jeffrey Vadala
Director, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence Lab, University of Pennsylvania
Exploring the Human Mind through AI, VR, and Neuroscience at Penn’s Virtual Reality Lab![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_2675-300x300.jpeg)
Ken Rimple
Director of Training & Mentoring, Chariot Solutions
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Josh Goldberg
Author, Learning TypeScript; Maintainer, TypeScript-ESLint; Committer, ESLint
Understanding TypeScript: Fixing the Billion Dollar Mistake and Other ConceptsThe Best TypeScript Features You’re Not Using Yet
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Stevenson Jean-Pierre
Senior Engineering Manager, PagerDuty
Failure Fridays at PagerDuty: Embracing Failure for Success![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ya-xue-300x300.jpg)
Ya Xue
VP Data Science, Infinia ML
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Melanie Sumner
Accessibility Lead for Design Systems, HashiCorp
Continuous Accessibility: Strategies that Scale![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ryan-singer-300x300.jpg)
Ryan Singer
Author, Shape Up; Former Head of Strategy, 37signals
Fixed Time, Variable Scope in the Shape Up Methodology![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cailyn-edwards-300x300.jpg)
Cailyn Edwards
Senior Security Engineer, Auth0 by Okta
Securing with Love: A Philly Style Approach to Cloud Safety![](https://emergingtecheast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/joel-confino-300x300.jpg)
Joel Confino
Chief Omnichannel Architect, Vanguard
The Art of Omnichannel: Building Blocks For Crafting Connected Experiences