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event schedule

all times are listed in CST (Central Standard Time - Chicago, GMT -5) and are subject to changes

All sessions will be accessible via the Whova conference link.  Speaker Q&A and discussion will be available in the Developer First Slack channel.

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EVENT KICKOFF

8:45 AM CST

Kate Wardin will kick off the agenda with information on event logistics and giveaways.

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ALEXANDRA SUNDERLAND

9:00 AM CST

The emotional chaos of deploying code

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TOM HENRICKSEN

9:45 AM CST

Humans are hard, code is easy

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ORI KEREN

10:30 AM CST

Asynchronous development for hybrid remote teams

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BRIANNA MCCULLOUGH

11:15 AM CST

Vulnerability in Engineering

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COLLEEN TARTOW

12:00 PM CST

Data, diversity, culture: how to build great engineering teams

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JOSHUA COPELAND

12:45 PM CST

Building a strong remote dev team

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ROBIN ROSENBERG, Ph.D.

1:30 PM CST

Creating inclusive team meetings

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ALTA DIAZ

2:15 PM CST

The ingredient list for developing a great tech leader (and not just a manager)

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VIDAL GRAUPERA

3:00 PM CST

Time management for engineering managers

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JULIUS UY

3:45 PM CST

Scientific leadership

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FREDERIC RIVAIN

9:00 AM CST

Continuous Learning

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AVIV BEN-YOSEF

9:45 AM CST

Tech capital: moving from managing debt to creating assets

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ALEXIS MONVILLE

10:30 AM CST

Taking matters into my own hands: how an engineer increased her impact and satisfaction at work

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ROGER DEETZ

11:15 AM CST

Using data to support your technology culture

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ANAND SAFI

12:00 PM CST

From an engineer to a manager: not a promotion

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KEVIN GOLDSMITH

12:45 PM CST

When, why, and how to stop coding

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DEONA WILLIAMS

1:30 PM CST

Saftey for the imposter

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DAN LINES

2:15 PM CST

Dev team metrics that matter

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CHRISTINE CHAPMAN

3:00 PM CST

Changing the story of retention in tech

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ALEX MARTYNOV

3:45 PM CST

The inner game of transition to leadership

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MICHAEL CHEUNG

3:45 PM CST

Managing in a hypergrowth startup

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closing keynote &

magic show

5:00 PM CST

bring your kids!

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