Friday, July 12th - Pre-summit Dinner Party

Restraurant: The Roadhouse Boulder Depot

Address: 2366 Junction Pl, Boulder, CO 80301

Saturday, July 13th - The Event

Check-in & Breakfast

60 min

Welcome - Opening Talk

5 min - Naveen Nigam

Goals & Expectations of a Community Leader  

Why are we here? Setting goals and knowing where to get help. . . .

Naveen talks about what it means to be a GDG organizer and how to set personal/community goals. He will walk through the entire day and what Google's goals are for this new group of GDG organizers.

60 min - Naveen Nigam

Head of Developer Ecosystems - North America, Google

Naveen leads the Dev Ecosystem North America team - responsible for the strategy and execution for all ecosystem programs running in North America. Previous to this role, Naveen was on the Google Play team working closely with developers and ensuring Google Play was a safe and inclusive platform. In Naveen's past life - before Google - he was the Director, App World Ecosystem at BlackBerry and a Program Manager at Microsoft. Based out of Toronto and an Engineer from the University of Waterloo, Naveen loves hockey and talking about smart home automation.  

The expectations and rewards of being a GDG Organizer

Kyle will talk about what it is like to be a GDG organizer and how that is different from just any ol' group. We will also uncover what your members (and Google) expect from you, their organizers. 

30 min - Kyle Paul

Program Manager, Google

Kyle works for Google in Mountain View, California. His job on the Developer Relations team is to support awesome developer communities, like the Google Developer Groups. In his spare time he enjoys building and hacking on the web, playing with his two cats, and photographing the outdoors. Before Google, Kyle was a startup founder, organizer for GDG Kansas City, and a Google Developer Expert (GDE).

Leading your community to the next level

This talk would cover what is takes to build, grow and lead your community to the next level. What are the resources available (from Google, your fellow community leads and mentors) and how to continue to put "Community First" in everything you do.

30 min - Uttam Tripathi

Head of Global Programs, DevRel Ecosystem, Google

Uttam leads Global Programs Team in Dev Ecosystem & North America Regional Ecosystem Team at Google. Prior to this Uttam led Launchpad Program at Google and was Country Head, Developer Relations for Google in India. In his pre-Google roles Uttam worked as a management consultant at Booz & Co. and Software Developer Engineer at Amazon India. Uttam holds a Bachelors & Masters degree in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from Indian School of Business.

Break

15 min

Running a successful community event

Simple Design Ideas for a Successful Community Event

There’s no denying that running a successful community event has a tremendous effect on you and your well-being. Because of that, it’s very important that you put some thought into designing it for the best possible outcome. Of course, there are many unknowns like how many people might show up? Or what if the speaker cancel? Or the venue suddenly becomes unavailable. This talk will provide you with simple ideas you can follow to design your events for success.

30 min - Hendrix Tavarez (GDG Central Florida & Southern Regional Mentor) 

Founder, Lockerfish Labs, LLC 

Hendrix Tavarez is the founder of Lockerfish Labs, a software consultancy agency. He has many years of experience developing software, providing training and building communities. He recently became GDG North America South Region Mentor. Hendrix helps the tech community by organizing GDG Central Florida, Flutter Devs, GDG Bronx and DevFest Florida. 

How to have fantastic sessions

In this talk we will learn how to find the best content for your community, how to find speaker and how to run your event.

30 min - Laurence De Villers (GDG Montreal Android & Canada Regional Mentor)

Android developer, Transit

Laurence is a mobile developer at Transit, she worked on a variety of mobile applications like Busbud and Le Grand Pool RDS and others for different companies. She's leading the Google Developer Group Montreal Android and Women Techmakers in Montréal. 

SWAG: Something We All (don't) Get

All the dos and don'ts in choosing, creating, acquiring your SWAG and creatives.

30 min - Dan Baran (GDG Chicago & Midwest Regional Mentor) & Tim Hill (GDG Columbia - Southern Regional Mentor)

Tim Hill: Web and Graphic Design Consultant, Tim Hill

A former marketing director for an SAP implementation company, Tim has spent the last 10 years as a web and graphic designer assisting numerous companies with their marketing, branding and corporate image. Tim is the founding organizer for GDG Columbia and is in his second term as a GDG Mentor. He enjoys long walks, scuba diving, and is not afraid to cry.

Dan Baran: I'm Dan Baran a GDG Organizer some also consider me a mentor. I quit my job to go to I/O and now I'm living the dream.

Group Photo

 10 min

Interactive Lunch

 60 min

There will be signs at the tables for the regions and GDG Leads can interact with mentors

Building and growing a community

How do you ask a stranger for money? How do you know which strangers to ask for money? How do you do this without being scared?

It's very intimidating! It's also all about preparation and research with just a touch of courage. With a few key pointers, you will be doing this like a pro!

30 min - Matt Kaufman (GDG San Fernando Valley & Pacific Regional Mentor) & Stacy Devino (GDG Dallas & Women Techmakers Ambassadors Mentor)

Matt Kaufman: Founder and CTO, MK Partners

Since 2002 Matt Kaufman has worked with hundreds of businesses to improve their efficiency through Salesforce. He is the author of Salesforce.com for Dummies, Learning APEX Programming, and other publications and videos. Matt is currently the Chief Technology Officer of MK Partners, Inc. (www.mkpartners.com) the #1 Salesforce Consultant in Southern California. He has been an active GDG organizer since 2013.

Stacy Devino: Android at Nike s23NYC Innovation Studio

Stacy is an Intel Innovator, Women Techmakers North America Mentor, Google Developer Group Mentor, GDG Organizer and WTM Lead. She has worked on Android Applications down to the whole Android OS and even developed IoT appliances from the ground up. Are you a sneakerhead? Because, she currently works for Nike s23NYC Innovation Studio doing Android apps like the SNKRS app, Augmented Reality, richly animated UIs, multimedia, Geo-caching, and touch of InfoSec focused on delivering exceptional customer mobile experiences.

GDG: Growing Developer Groups

Sometimes you can’t make it on your own; whether it’s finding a speaker, a venue, or organizing larger events (like DevFest). Learn how to build and grow your local developer community with tips and tricks for finding speakers, getting and retaining members as well as building a support system for events, venues and more.

30 min - Eva Sofianos (GDG Bronx & Northeast Regional Mentor) & Michael Solati (GDG Berkeley & San Francisco - Pacific Regional Mentor)

Eva Sofianos -  Lecturer Computer Science, Lehman College - CUNY

I’m passionate about technology, love teaching and strongly believe in community give back. I am currently a faculty member at Lehman College, CUNY with over 15 years in IT; most of those years were spent at IBM. I have also developed solutions for Weill Medical Center of Cornell University, as well as some startups, in addition to having done research and taught at the American Museum of Natural History in NY. Some career highlights include co-authoring an IBM Redbook for Private Clouds, co-founding a technical training program, and acquiring 2 grants last year for curriculum redesign and project-based learning. 

Michael Solati - Developer Advocate, Typeform

Michael is a Developer Advocate at Typeform as well as a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies. He has been writing code for five years and has found his love in Angular, Firebase, Progressive Web Apps, and the voodoo ways of the web... Michael has also spoken at various meetups and conferences, including Angular NYC, Techduels, and the United Nations. Michael's dream side project is a MaaS (Memes as a Service) platform for meme delivery by mail.

Achieving Recognition: GDG And You

You've done it, your GDG is on the map (quite literally)! Despite this, no one knows your group exists, or even what GDG means. This talk will discuss some of the ways to gain recognition and elevate awareness of your GDG in your community. Whether it's swag, word of mouth, stories about pizza or getting someone to do it for you - marketing your GDG chapter has never been more rewarding!

30 min - Panayiotis Varvarezis (GDG Wilmington & Northeast Regional Mentor)

Distinguished Engineer - Feature Architecture, Capital One

Pete Varvarezis currently works as a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One supporting the Feature Engineering teams. Pete is a technologist at heart with a passion for mobile and artificial intelligence. As Founder and Co-Organizer of GDG Wilmington and one of the GDG Mentors for the Northeast region, Pete helps organize meet-ups, community mixers and presents on the latest in Google technologies. After spending all day in front of a computer, Pete likes to unwind by playing video games (typically in front of a computer).

Break

20 min

Scaling and sustaining a community

Feedback

Feedback is important for your communities' success– let's talk about it!

30 min - Patrick Fuentes (GDG Twin Cities & Midwest Regional Mentor)

Software Engineering Manager, Foodsby

Patrick has been doing Android and iOS engineering since 2012, and he loves it. When he's not making Android apps or following Android news, you can find him helping organize for Google Developer Group Twin Cities, serving as a mentor for the GDG Midwest region, riding his bike, or taking all of the tastiest food photos.

Good Idea: Bad Ideas - Diversity and Inclusion through example

Stacy and Rio will cover good ideas and bad ideas to increase diversity and inclusion in your GDG events.

30 min - Rio Waller (GDG Fresno & Women Techmakers Ambassadors Mentor) & Stacy Devino (GDG Dallas - Women Techmakers Ambassadors Mentor)

Rio Waller: CIT (Computer Information Technology) Professor, Fresno City College

Rio is a CIT (Computer Information Technology) Professor at Fresno City College where she teaches full stack JavaScript, Web Development and Machine Learning. Rio is also a Mentor or North America WTM Ambassadors and helps run GDG/WTM Fresno.    

Stacy Devino: Android at Nike s23NYC Innovation Studio

Stacy is an Intel Innovator, Women Techmakers North America Mentor, Google Developer Group Mentor, GDG Organizer and WTM Lead. She has worked on Android Applications down to the whole Android OS and even developed IoT appliances from the ground up. Are you a sneakerhead? Because, she currently works for Nike s23NYC Innovation Studio doing Android apps like the SNKRS app, Augmented Reality, richly animated UIs, multimedia, Geo-caching, and touch of InfoSec focused on delivering exceptional customer mobile experiences.

From Hero to Infinity

Building your GDG A-Team

Our hero, Super Developer, armed with spectacular developer powers wants to share them with the world, but faced with the challenge of building and maintaining a fledgling community, realizes that superpowers are not enough! It is time to build a team of superheroes!

Where do you get started? How do you recruit heroes that are up to the challenge? What powers are needed?

Join Eva and Greg to learn all about:

• Rallying other heroes to your cause
• Identifying your superheroes and sidekicks
• Leading the A-Team
• Demystifying Superpowers

We will take you from hero to organizer and beyond in no time.

30 min - Eva Sofianos (GDG Bronx & Northeast Regional Mentor) & Greg Bennett (GDG Cloud Calgary & Canada Regional Mentor) 

Eva Sofianos -  Lecturer Computer Science, Lehman College - CUNY

I’m passionate about technology, love teaching and strongly believe in community give back. I am currently a faculty member at Lehman College, CUNY with over 15 years in IT; most of those years were spent at IBM. I have also developed solutions for Weill Medical Center of Cornell University, as well as some startups, in addition to having done research and taught at the American Museum of Natural History in NY. Some career highlights include co-authoring an IBM Redbook for Private Clouds, co-founding a technical training program, and acquiring 2 grants last year for curriculum redesign and project-based learning. 

Greg Bennett - Founder & CEO, AIRIA Enterprise Transformation

Greg’s vision is to reimagine the world’s most challenging and complex industries. As Director of Transformation for Imaginea Energy, he developed world-first Cloud, ML, IoT and Blockchain projects and the open technology communities Atmosphere and GDG Cloud Calgary. You can catch him at gregbennett.io or skateboarding to his next meeting. 

Key GDG Campaigns

30 min - Kübra Zengin

Community Manager for North America region at Google

Closing Remarks - Survey

10 min

Happy Hour