​🎉 Get ready for the Future of DevOps & SRE practices ☁️

​​Event description 🎫

​​Join us at Convergence for our biggest event of the year, it will be an evening packed with networking, learning, and fun, hosted by Confsync and Convergence key innovators in the cloud computing space.

​​Details
📝 Date: September 13, 2024, at 5:30 PM 🕠

​​📍 Venue: 777 Hornby St #1500, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S4

​Attendees can only enter the building and come up to the 15th floor BEFORE 6 PM. Please be aware that the building gets locked at 6 PM sharp, so all the attendees are required to arrive by 6 PM.

​This event is the perfect opportunity to dive into the world of the newest practices and technologies of implementation SRE/DevOps while mingling with fellow tech enthusiasts.

​​Who should attend 🧑🏻‍🤝🏻‍🧑🏻

• ​DevOps/SRE engineers

• ​​Software Developers

• ​​Cloud Engineers

• ​​Product Managers

• ​​IT Professionals

• ​​Students are interested in Cloud and high-load architecture.

​​Agenda 📖

• ​5:30 - 5:45 PM: Welcome Reception 🍲

  • ​Our enthusiastic volunteers will guide you to the event room.

  • ​Enjoy complimentary food and drinks.

  • ​Begin networking and connecting with fellow attendees as soon as you arrive!

• ​5:45 PM to 5:50 PM: Opening Remarks 🎤

  • ​Meet our dynamic host.

  • ​Special shoutout to our amazing sponsors who made this event possible.

• ​​5:50 PM to 6:10 PM: Evolution of Compute: Retrospective, Trend, Predictions💭

  • ​This session explores the evolution of computing, from its early days to today's advanced technologies. It provides a concise look at key milestones, current industry trends, and predictions for the future of computing.

  • ​This topic is going to be presented to you by Slava Kovalov - Head of Development Operations Center of Excellence ex-Ciklum, ex-Oracle, ex-Microsoft

• ​6:10 - 6:30 PM: Leveraging GenAI to manage Infrastructure🚀

  • ​Discover cutting-edge frameworks and technologies reshaping SRE/DevOps.

  • ​This topic is going to be presented to you by Noorain Panjwani - Lead Consulant in Xebia

• ​6:30 - 6:50 PM: Enhancing DevOps workflows with LLMs

  • ​Discover real usecases of enchancing user experience with. LLMs

  • ​This topic is going to be presented to you by Igor Korniienko - Head of Engineering @ Uproad

• ​6:50 - 7:10 PM: Fireside Chat: The Future of SRE/DevOps 🔥

  • ​Engage in an insightful panel conversation about the future of SRE and DevOps.

  • ​Panelists:

    • ​Igor Korniienko - Head of Engineering @ Uproad

    • ​Raj Kancherla - Chapter Lead @Cloud Native Vancouver

    • ​Slava Kovalov - Head of Development Operations Center of Excellence ex-Ciklum, ex-Oracle, ex-Microsoft

    • ​Artem Antonenko - Dynamic HR & Finance & Tech Community Builder | Team leader of Site Reliability Engineering in Harmonic

• ​​7:10 PM to 7:30 PM: Time to chill and Network 😎👌

​Sponsors:

​Convergence - We bring ideas to life through digital product innovation

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​This event is a part of Vancouver Tech Week (https://lu.ma/vantechweek) - a week of events that celebrate builders and hackers within Vancouver’s tech industry, built by the community, for the community