Tony Hibbert is an AI Governance expert based in the Netherlands, advising on responsible and compliant adoption of AI technologies in complex, multinational environments. With a background spanning data protection, cybersecurity, legal and risk management, he helps organizations navigate emerging regulations such as the EU AI Act while enabling innovation. Tony is also co-founder of WeVerify, a digital trust infrastructure startup tackling document fraud through qualified electronic signatures and real-time identity verification. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Vibe Coding, Real Consequences: What Happens When AI Writes Your Software 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Why AI-generated code is becoming mainstream, from GitHub Copilot to enterprise-grade solutions and what’s driving adoption. Real-world risks including jailbreaking of models and the shifting nature of security vulnerabilities in AI-generated codebases. Intellectual property ambiguity, licensing traps, and the long-term maintenance burden of code you didn’t write (and whether you now own it). Why traditional code review and security practices fall short, and what leaders must do to adapt policies, tooling, and mindset.

Neil Douek is a leading voice at the intersection of engineering and product strategy, with 30+ years of experience driving transformations for organisations such as the London Stock Exchange Group, Deutsche Börse / STOXX and Fujitsu. A practitioner and theorist, he combines expertise in cloud-native architectures, CI/CD, observability and agentic AI with deep product knowledge, turning strategic vision into executable outcomes. As a speaker, advisor and fractional CTO, he helps companies pilot agentic workflows, define SRE and platform models, and deliver faster lead times, fewer incidents and greater developer satisfaction. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Digital Manifestation: Removing Friction Between Thought and Thing 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: A thought-provoking talk about the Emergent Artificial Agentic Engineer. This session explores how AI is moving beyond copilots to autonomous agents that translate high-level human intent into running, resilient products, and why that shift matters for developer flow, product velocity and risk. What platform primitives, governance models and playbooks can contain this scale of creativity and power? If realised, the next decade will not be about writing more code; it will be about imagining fully-fledged, nuanced products and systems and watching them manifest, seamless and a little like magic.

Laurențiu Spilcă is a Java Champion and Development Lead known for making complex ideas simple. He shares practical insights through his popular YouTube channel and three acclaimed books: Spring Security in Action, Spring Start Here and Troubleshooting Java. A renowned speaker at global conferences, Laurentiu brings clarity and energy to every talk. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: VibeCoding vs. AI First: Who wins? 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: As AI tools transform how we write, analyze, and think about code, developers face a choice: embrace an AI-First mindset or preserve the creativity and intuition behind VibeCoding? In this session, we’ll explore how these approaches shape design, debugging, and delivery. You’ll see when AI speeds up development and when it weakens understanding — and most importantly, how to balance human creativity with machine intelligence.

Representing BCR’s young developers at GoTech World, Bogdan is a software engineer that enjoys learning new technologies and sharing his experiences with others. Always thinking about innovation, creativity is one of his strong points and he is using it to develop new features for George App and to find ways for AI to make work better. When he is away from keyboard you can probably find him hitting the track in a kart. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: The 3 Wishes We Asked the AI Genie For 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: TBD

Sasha is a software developer with over 20 years in multiple technologies and domains. A tech lead, architect, and mobile solutions expert, he specializes in AI integrations for mobile apps, focusing on on-device AI. He excels in Flutter, Firebase, and generative AI for robust, scalable apps. Sasha is Chief Software Engineer and Head of Flutter Discipline at EPAM, GDE for AI, Firebase, Flutter, Dart, and co-organizes Flutter Berlin Community. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Looking for The Shortest Path to AI? I'll Show You. 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: The AI development landscape forces a difficult choice: the infinite flexibility of open-source libraries or the rigid control of managed enterprise platforms. This dilemma is the root cause of the gap between an impressive demo and a reliable product—a gap filled with architectural compromises, accidental complexity, and endless 'glue code'. This talk charts a third, pragmatic path that avoids this compromise and bridges the gap by focusing on what truly matters. We will tackle this challenge using Firebase Genkit, a framework built to make complex architectural tasks simple. In this session, we'll break down how to: •Build a Simple Architecture: Turn an idea into an observable, production-ready API using structured flows—a simple yet powerful architectural pattern for AI orchestration. •Ensure Simple Maintenance: See how built-in tracing saves hours of debugging compared to systems built from scratch. •Enable Simple Evolution: Show how a reliable architectural foundation allows you to easily evolve your application from a simple RAG bot to a complex AI agent, without creating technical debt. This talk is for developers and architects who are tired of the hype and are looking for the most direct path to building the right architecture for real AI products that just work.

Tomek is an experienced Cloud Architect at PwC specializing in Google Cloud and AI/ML. With a strong background in system architecture and DevOps, he designs scalable, resilient, and secure solutions on Google Cloud and in multicloud environments. As a Google Developer Expert in both AI and Google Cloud, he shares his knowledge through his YouTube channel, tech blog, and Open Source contributions. His hands-on work focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLM), and he is a regular speaker helping teams bridge the gap between AI innovation and cloud-native practices. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Turning Text into Multi-Voice Audiobooks with GenAI 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Ever wondered how to turn plain text into an engaging, character-driven audiobook — automatically? In this session we’ll build a real-world pipeline that uses GenAI to analyze a story, detect who’s speaking, and assign fitting synthetic voices to each character. You’ll see how to orchestrate multiple text-to-speech engines, handle dialogue attribution, and manage seamless voice transitions to create a natural listening experience. Expect live demos, practical tips, and a behind-the-scenes look at how AI can become an audiobook director — from raw text to a lively, multi-voice performance.

Alternating between data science and product management, I am part of a team of scientists working with industry experts to improve business decisions by discovering hidden data insights and empowering customers with data-driven software solutions. 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Everything you wanted to know about AI – but now you are too afraid to ask 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: A walk through my own notes on modern AI, a shared exploration of topics spanning large language models, embeddings, tokens, foundation models, training, tools, agents/agentic, and everything in between. Focusing on the “Why” rather than the “How”.

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Mihaela is a Software Architect at Systematic Romania and an Oracle ACE Associate for Java. She holds a Ph.D. in artificial neural networks and is also a university lecturer. With over 14 years in telecom and defense, she has focused on Java and modern technologies. Passionate about sharing knowledge, she also enjoys sports, traveling, and taking care of her parrots.