​Developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders face a daily challenge: staying current amidst a rapidly growing landscape of AI-driven tools. Whether it's enhancing development workflows, automating QA, optimizing DevOps, or strengthening security, new tools emerge faster than most teams can discover and evaluate them.

​In this interactive panel webinar, Patrick Debois, the mind behind the AI Native Developer Tool Landscape, joins prominent voices from key tool categories to unpack the evolving landscape, share lessons from building and curating the directory, and discuss how open collaboration can transform the way we discover and leverage new AI tools. Participate in an open discussion about staying ahead of the curve, contributing effectively to the ecosystem, and maximizing productivity using AI.

​Panel: Patrick Debois, Amir Shevat, Tracy Bannon

​Hosted by Simon Maple

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​Speakers

​Patrick Debois:

​Patrick is a true pioneer—credited with coining the term DevOps, co-authoring the DevOps Handbook, and launching the very first DevOpsDays back in 2009. Since then, he’s been shaping the tech industry with his unmatched ability to bring development, operations, and now GenAI together in truly transformative ways.

​Here’s why you don’t want to miss this:

• ​ Independent consultant at the cutting edge of GenAI and DevOps

• ​Fractional CTO, advisor, and workshop leader

• ​Former VP of Engineering, Distinguished Engineer, CTO

• ​Guided teams at industry giants like Atlassian and Snyk

• ​Active speaker, community builder, and lifelong learner

• ​Content Curator of the AI Native Developer community.

​Patrick is all about raising the bar—helping companies embed engineering rigour into their GenAI journeys, inspiring teams to embrace AI for automation, and advising GenAI platforms on how to truly deliver value. He bridges the gap between management and engineering with a rare mix of deep tech expertise and people-first thinking.

​💬 Ready to hear where the future of DevOps, GenAI, and software delivery is headed? This is your chance.

​Amir Shevat:

​Amir Shevat is a General Partner at Darkmode Ventures. Previously Amir held executive roles at Google, Microsoft, Slack, Amazon, and Twitter. Amir is the author of two books “Designing Bots” and “Designing Web APIs” both published with O'Reilly media.

​Tracy Bannon
Sr. Principal - Software Architect & Researcher at MITRE

​Host

​Simon Maple:

​Simon Maple is the Founding Developer Advocate at Tessl, previously the Field CTO, and VP Developer Relations at Snyk, ZeroTurnaround, and IBM. He has been a Java Champion since 2014, JavaOne Rockstar speaker in 2014 and 2017, Duke’s Choice award winner, Virtual JUG founder and organiser, and London Java Community co-leader. He is an experienced speaker, having presented at most large conferences in the Java and Security spaces.