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Head of Event Operations Devoxx UK Virtual JUG Leader | OpenUK Volunteer Manager

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James Ward (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) + Josh Long (Spring Developer Advocate, Broadcom) - Building AI Agents with Spring & MCP — a hands-on look at connecting Spring apps to AI agents through the new MCP protocol.

James Ward (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) + Josh Long (Spring Developer Advocate, Broadcom) - Building AI Agents with Spring & MCP — a hands-on look at connecting Spring apps to AI agents through the new MCP protocol.

Liral Tal (Director of Developer Advocacy, Snyk) — These Aren’t the Tools You’re Looking For: MCP Security Awakens — a demo that brings security and protocol-level control to AI-driven workflows.

Liral Tal (Director of Developer Advocacy, Snyk) — These Aren’t the Tools You’re Looking For: MCP Security Awakens — a demo that brings security and protocol-level control to AI-driven workflows.

Joseph Katsioloudes (Cyber Security Specialist, GitHub) — Code Security Reinvented: Navigating the Era of AI - see how AI is reshaping secure development from inside the world’s largest developer platform.

Joseph Katsioloudes (Cyber Security Specialist, GitHub) — Code Security Reinvented: Navigating the Era of AI - see how AI is reshaping secure development from inside the world’s largest developer platform.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬-𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.

Each session is code-on-screen, showing real use cases. If you’re building with or for devs, this is the track you don’t skip

📍 DevCon is November 18-19th, NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84

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Richmond Alake (AI Developer Experience at Oracle) building memory-augmented agents with MemoRizz. Because agents without memory are just expensive autocomplete.

Richmond Alake (AI Developer Experience at Oracle) building memory-augmented agents with MemoRizz. Because agents without memory are just expensive autocomplete.

Alex Gavrilescu (Lead Backend Dev, Greentube GmbH) running hands-on with backlog.md - using markdown to power the entire review flow from spec to PR. This is about rethinking how AI fits into your existing workflow.

Alex Gavrilescu (Lead Backend Dev, Greentube GmbH) running hands-on with backlog.md - using markdown to power the entire review flow from spec to PR. This is about rethinking how AI fits into your existing workflow.

Joseph Katsioloudes (Cyber Security Specialist, GitHub) on LLM security in practice. Not theory. Actual attack vectors and defenses you need to know when your whole codebase is touched by AI.

Joseph Katsioloudes (Cyber Security Specialist, GitHub) on LLM security in practice. Not theory. Actual attack vectors and defenses you need to know when your whole codebase is touched by AI.

Lada Kesseler (Lead Developer, Logic 20/20) digging into emerging patterns for coding with generative AI. The stuff that's working in production right now.

Lada Kesseler (Lead Developer, Logic 20/20) digging into emerging patterns for coding with generative AI. The stuff that's working in production right now.

At the AI Native DevCon, you'll find workshops with practitioners who are deep in the weeds:

Bring your dev environments, and let's learn together.

📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84

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MLH AI Roadshow: London · Luma Mark your calendars for Thursday, 6 November 2025! Major League Hacking (MLH) and Google Gemini are bringing an AI packed evening to King's Cross,…

🚀 Tonight in London's King's Cross!

Join us for an evening with MLH and #GoogleGemini

🤖 Build with the latest Gemini models
🎤 Hear from DeepMind & Google Labs teams
🍕 Network over food & drinks
💡 Live demos from fellow builders

Spots are limited – grab a ticket now! 🎟️

luma.com/LondonAIRoad...

06.11.2025 10:35 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Post image Nnenna Ndukwe ~ AI and Emerging Technology (Principal Developer Advocate, Qodo) explaining why you need separation of agentic concerns. One AI model trying to do everything is a recipe for disaster. She's seen it fail.

Nnenna Ndukwe ~ AI and Emerging Technology (Principal Developer Advocate, Qodo) explaining why you need separation of agentic concerns. One AI model trying to do everything is a recipe for disaster. She's seen it fail.

René Brandel (Cofounder & CEO, Casco (YC X25)) sharing how they hacked the YC Spring 2025 batch's AI agents. Real tactics from someone who just did it.

René Brandel (Cofounder & CEO, Casco (YC X25)) sharing how they hacked the YC Spring 2025 batch's AI agents. Real tactics from someone who just did it.

Brian Douglas (Head of DX, Continue) on virtual tool calling and portable AI toolchains. This is about making your AI integrations work across different environments without rewriting everything.

Brian Douglas (Head of DX, Continue) on virtual tool calling and portable AI toolchains. This is about making your AI integrations work across different environments without rewriting everything.

The NOW track at DevCon - this is the stuff that actually works today. Not demos. Not beta waitlists. Production-ready.

This isn't about what's coming. It's about what's working right now that you can use Monday morning.

📍 DevCon is Nov 18-19th. NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84

03.11.2025 15:02 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Miss our early Halloween ticket promo?

Fear not, we've opened up another 10 tickets at only £429. Be quick!! Use promo code STILLSPOOKY when registering today.

devoxx.co.uk

31.10.2025 10:12 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Shrey Shah (Cursor Ambassador & Senior Engineer, Vivun) on the reality of testing and securing AI-generated code when your whole team is using Cursor

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Shrey Shah (Cursor Ambassador & Senior Engineer, Vivun) on the reality of testing and securing AI-generated code when your whole team is using Cursor

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Bill Maxwell (Software Architect, Obot AI) diving deep into MCP - the emerging standard for how AI agents actually connect to your tools

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Bill Maxwell (Software Architect, Obot AI) diving deep into MCP - the emerging standard for how AI agents actually connect to your tools

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Simon Maple (Head of DevRel) + Macey Baker (Community Engineer) from Tessl showing how to actually supercharge coding agents beyond the basic autocomplete

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): Simon Maple (Head of DevRel) + Macey Baker (Community Engineer) from Tessl showing how to actually supercharge coding agents beyond the basic autocomplete

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): James Ward (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) + Josh Long (Spring Developer Advocate, Broadcom) running a hands-on session building production agents with Spring AI, Java, and Bedrock

A promotional card with headshots of the presenter(s): James Ward (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) + Josh Long (Spring Developer Advocate, Broadcom) running a hands-on session building production agents with Spring AI, Java, and Bedrock

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.

Not demos. but hands-on time with practitioners who are building the AI dev stack right now.

These are working sessions. Bring your dev laptop.

📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
#AINDCon

31.10.2025 10:39 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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EF x Tessl x Anthropic | After Work Hack · Luma Join us after work for an after-work hack with our friends at Tessl and Anthropic, where we’ll explore how spec-driven development and Claude Code’s agentic…

Last chance to hack your 2025 with Claude Code + Tessl! Join us Mon, Nov 3 at 7pm for "Your Unwrapped".

A 2-hour hackathon where you build your own "Spotify Wrapped", but for anything.

Turn your data into something worth sharing. Let's see your year, unwrapped.

ainativedev.co/c8t

30.10.2025 16:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Chris Messina (Product Designer) on how to thrive when code becomes a commodity in the age of generative AI.

Chris Messina (Product Designer) on how to thrive when code becomes a commodity in the age of generative AI.

Sean Roberts (Technical Advisor, Netlify) on high-voltage development workflows that make AI tooling work in real engineering teams.

Sean Roberts (Technical Advisor, Netlify) on high-voltage development workflows that make AI tooling work in real engineering teams.

Jennifer Sand and Brandy Pielech (Co-Founders, Codential.ai) on what you actually need to verify in AI-generated code - beyond just running tests.

Jennifer Sand and Brandy Pielech (Co-Founders, Codential.ai) on what you actually need to verify in AI-generated code - beyond just running tests.

George Fahmy (Founder & CEO, Stakpak) on building DevOps agents that won't accidentally delete your production database.

George Fahmy (Founder & CEO, Stakpak) on building DevOps agents that won't accidentally delete your production database.

The Edge track at AI Native DevCon is about emerging ideas in AI development that aren't fully polished yet.

These are practitioners working through problems that don't have established solutions yet.

📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84

30.10.2025 08:53 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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DevCon Stay up to date with the latest in AI Native Development—insights, real-world experiences, and news from developers and industry leaders.

AI Native DevCon is back, and bigger than ever!

Join us Nov 18–19 in New York (and online) for two action packed days of conference sessions and hands-on workshops for developers building with and for AI.

Head over to ainativedev.io/devcon to see the full line up!

28.10.2025 10:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Conference learning isn’t just about attending talks. At Devoxx UK you get to roll up your sleeves in hands-on labs to experiment, build, and solve problems together.

📅 May 6th & 7th, 2026 | London

🎟️ Tickets on sale now → devoxx.co.uk

29.10.2025 10:43 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In NYC on the 18th & 19th of Nov? Then join us at AI Native DevCon.

Day 1: Workshops & 101 Training (In-person)
Day 2: Full conference & keynotes (In-person/live-streamed)

Receive a 50% discount on in-person tickets using the code VJUG50.

Register Here: ainativedev.io/devcon

See you there!

24.10.2025 13:11 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Attention Devs! Want to bring your whole crew to Devoxx UK 2026?

✅ 10% off for groups of 8+

✅ 20% off for groups of 15+

Learn together, share insights & bring fresh ideas to your workplace

📅 6th & 7th May 2026 | London
🎟️ Book now → devoxx.co.uk
👩‍💻👨‍💻 Tag your teammates and start planning your trip!

22.10.2025 10:11 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Sponsoring Devoxx UK 2026 offers engagement with one of the most switched-on Java & JVM communities in the world.

- Showcase your tools & platforms
- Connect with practitioners & decision-makers
- Build long-term relationships

Learn more → devoxx.co.uk
May 6th & 7th, 2026 | London

21.10.2025 10:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Counting down the days already

15.10.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A limited number of Super Early Tickets are available now.

🗓️ May 6th & 7th, 2026

Don’t miss out - get your ticket today.

Be there when the Java developer community meets again in London.

devoxx.co.uk

15.10.2025 13:51 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Important dates to know for Devoxx UK 2026

🟢 Now: Tickets on sale
🟢 Dec 1st: Call for papers opens
🟢 Dec 13th: Ticket prices go up
🟢 Jan 9th: Call for papers closes
🟢 Feb 6th: Speakers & Sessions announced
🟢 May 6th: Doors open

More info at devoxx.co.uk

14.10.2025 10:59 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Really looking forward to this

09.10.2025 08:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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3 incredible sessions. 1 unforgettable event.

Simon Maple – Spec Driven Development
Holly Cummins – LangChain4j: Make Your Java Apps Smarter
Andreas Kollegger – Agentic Memory: Ripples of the Matrix

• In-person: bit.ly/47fIGzM
• Live online: bit.ly/3WAxoQt

09.10.2025 08:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Big news! We’re teaming up with the London Java Community (LJC) for our next vJUG Connect!

Join us on Oct 14th for 3 awesome talks, global connections & local vibes

Virtual: meetu.ps/e/Pwx9k/kxrnR/i
IRL: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meet-up-at-tessl-with-vjug-and-neo4j-tickets-1682943592589

05.10.2025 11:42 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Let us know in the comments what you would love to see more of at Devoxx UK 2026?

A: Core Java & JVM deep dives
B: Scaling data systems
C: Designing great architectures
D: People & Culture in Tech
E: All of the above

02.10.2025 08:01 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Tickets are now available & Super Early rates won’t last long.

- 100+ sessions across 6 stages
- Expert speakers from around the globe
- Hands-on & interactive labs
- Social events, networking & moments of delight

Be part of the UK’s largest Java dev conference.

6 & 7 May | devoxx.co.uk

01.10.2025 11:05 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The wait is over! Tickets for Devoxx UK 2026 are officially ON SALE!

Join 1,000+ devs for 2 incredible days of learning, inspiration & community. With 100+ sessions, networking & unforgettable moments, this is the must-attend Java & JVM conference of the year.

Get your ticket now → devoxx.co.uk

01.10.2025 08:03 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Registration opens tomorrow! Dive into Java, Data, Architecture, Dev Practices and more - there's something for everyone! Dive deep into topics that matter to you and stay ahead in your tech journey.

📅 6th & 7th May | ℹ️ devoxx.co.uk

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Two days. Six stages. Over 100 sessions. Endless inspiration.

At Devoxx UK 2026, you’ll connect with pioneers, problem-solvers, and inspiring voices from the global developer community.

Tickets go live in just 2 days – set your reminder

📅 May 6th & 7th, 2026 | 🎟️ devoxx.co.uk

29.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Devoxx UK is where the dev community unites.

In a few months, you’ll hear from 100+ innovators, trailblazers & practitioners pushing the boundaries of software development.

Tickets drop in 4 days. Don’t miss your chance to join the UK’s largest Java & JVM developer conference. ➡️ devoxx.co.uk

27.09.2025 09:01 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us & learn from world-class speakers from across the globe.

We’re bringing together 100+ visionary engineers & influential voices who are shaping the future of tech.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Tickets go on sale in just 5 days!

📅 May 6–7, 2026 | 🎟️ devoxx.co.uk

26.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Let the countdown begin! 223 days until the most memorable Devoxx UK event ever!

Super Early Tickets go on sale in just 6 days. Who’s excited? 🙋♀️🙋♂️

6th & 7th May | devoxx.co.uk

25.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Devs, we want to hear from YOU! 🫵

Every year, Devoxx UK is shaped by the community & that means your voice matters.

- Who do you want to see on stage in 2026?
- What topics, tools & ideas should we dive into?
- Which challenges do you want answers to?

Drop your ideas in the comments below

24.09.2025 11:03 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Six stages. 100+ speakers. Limitless ideas, & 1,000+ developers all under one roof for two days.

Join us for what promises to be the most memorable Devoxx UK to date.

6th & 7th May 2026 | devoxx.co.uk

24.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Spring Debugger: A New Way To Demystify Spring Boot's Magic by Marco Behler Spring Debugger: A New Way To Demystify Spring Boot's MagicThroughout history, the term "magic" has described things we don’t fully understand. But magic isn...

🔴 We are live 🔴 youtube.com/live/Miy0-euhIRY?si=SBoOA91eZyLLHl5D

23.09.2025 17:05 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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