Devfest 2024 McMasterU
Key Themes
- Community Building
- DevFest
- Networking
About This Event
DevFest is an annual worldwide event hosted by Google and local Google Developer Groups. This event is designed to bring together tech enthusiasts, developers, and industry experts by hosting workshops, panels, and networking opportunities. The objective is to learn about the developer communities and discover new innovations.
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Please note this event is only open to UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
Important Information:
🚨 Date: Monday November 11th, 2024
🕰️ Time: 5:30pm to 9:30pm
📍 Location: JHE A101
🍕 Free dinner for all attendees!
🧋 Bubble tea will also be available.
Spaces are limited so sign up ASAP!
- Day of
- Check in5:30 PM
Attendees will check in
- Introduction5:45 PM
Opening speech and introducing agenda
- Event 1: Open Source5:50 PM
GDSC McMasterU's Open-Source team will explore open-source technologies and give a live demo of previous projects!
- Short break6:20 PM
Can also be used as time to network with other attendees and the Open-Source Team
- Event 2: Careers in Software: Startup vs. Big Tech—Why Not Both?6:30 PM
Todd from Google provides insights about his journey at the company as well as his start-up aspirations.
- Q&A6:40 PM
- Event 3: McMaster AI Society6:50 PM
Topic TBD
- Group photo and break (food/drinks)7:00 PM
Free food will be provided. Bubble tea will also be available.
- Event 4: AI Workshop7:15 PM
Javier from Scotiabank provides an insight into the role of AI in People Analytics.
- Event 5: Google Women TechMaker Speaker Panel7:45 PM
Vera, Purnima, and Anika share a peek into their lives as women in tech.
- Event 6: Entrepreneurship Speaker Panel8:15 PM
Kino, Sanghyun, and a third speaker talk about their experiences as start-up founders.
- Closing remarks and open networking8:45 PM
Conclude event and open networking session. Swag items will be distributed.