October 10-11
Arena Chișinău

Moldova
DevCon
2025

1000 Participants
20 Speakers
10 Countries
About

About

Moldova DevCon (#MDC) is an annual regional tech event for developers and other geeks. We'll spend 2 days with stunning presentations, practical sessions and afterparty madness.

Limited seats are available and early bird offer ends soon, secure your spot here.

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What our attendees say

Good deep talks by experts from all IT fields.

 

If you are a developer and considering a conference in Eastern Europe - this is it!

Manuel Koelman

PIRATE.global

Moldova DevCon 2024 was an exceptional tech event! It covered a wide range of topics, from AI and data to development trends and tech possibilities. This broad spectrum gave me valuable insights beyond my primary focus, offering a comprehensive view of the current tech landscape.

Ana Tralle

Data and AI Leader

Thrilled to have been part of Moldova DevCon, an incredible yearly IT conference filled with insightful discussions, inspiring keynotes, and hands-on workshops! It is a big pleasure to see how the community grows and MDC develops from year to year.

Ivan Ceban

Frontend developer

One thing I really appreciated was seeing people from the government showing support for the IT sector. It’s great to see this recognition of how much potential our industry has, right here in our country. This support can make a big difference for local development and innovation.

Inga Perepeliuc

Project manager
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Speakers from previous years

Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova

Dorin Recean (Moldova)

Founder & CEO at PIRATE.global

Manuel Koelman (Germany)

Making Business More Human
Founder & CEO at PIRATE.global

Manuel Koelman (Germany)

Manuel is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and leadership whisperer who has build multiple companies since 2003 and has experienced the entrepreneurial roller coaster first-hand.
Site reliability engineer at Electrolux

Alina Astapovich (Sweden)

API Revolution in IoT: How Platform Engineering Streamlines API Development
Site reliability engineer at Electrolux

Alina Astapovich (Sweden)

As the IoT landscape grows, APIs are crucial for managing connected devices, particularly at Electrolux, which supports over 10 million appliances globally. This talk explores Electrolux's journey in transforming API development through Platform Engineering, addressing challenges like API management, security, and governance. It also highlights strategies for enhancing developer experience through self-service API provisioning to boost innovation.
Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services

Adrian Bere (Romania)

Platform engineering with Kubernetes
Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services

Adrian Bere (Romania)

A wide range of companies, from the most innovative startups to the world’s leading enterprises, are running their internal platforms on Kubernetes, helping them to accelerate developer velocity and increase the pace of innovation. We will discuss how different platform teams use AWS to build their platforms so their developers don't have to worry about infrastructure or running their software. Join this session to learn what are some of the best practices learned while helping customers build and scale their internal platforms.
Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

Make your own multicloud-ready microservice in minutes with DAPR
Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

David is Special Agent (thought leader) at Team Rockstars IT. With more than ten years of experience in Software Architecture and working DevOps, he is an evangelist when it comes to the latest developments and trends within the DevOps Community. He is also an open-source contributor to the GitLab project.
Software developer at Pentalog, a Globant division

Anastasia Șerșun (Moldova)

GraphQL beyond forum promises: what it really is and how it can fail you
Software developer at Pentalog, a Globant division

Anastasia Șerșun (Moldova)

The presentation will explore the real-world capabilities and limitations of the GraphQL. We will delve into the core concepts and benefits of it, followed by an honest look at its potential pitfalls from real-world examples. We will gain a balanced perspective over the technology, demistifying it and break the fear of approaching it.
Engineering Lead, AI Integration at Prewave AI

Mardu Swanepoel (South Africa)

Leveraging AI Agents for Superior Software Solutions
Engineering Lead, AI Integration at Prewave AI

Mardu Swanepoel (South Africa)

The field of autonomous AI agents has been significantly advanced by the recent developments in Large Language Models, providing developers with a new dimension to be integrated into software solutions. In this talk, we will examine what exactly AI language agents are, explore the strengths and capabilities they can bring to your software solutions, and discuss how to get started with them. To see these effects, I will present a use case from Prewave AI, demonstrating how we leveraged agents to improve our global supply chain risk detection pipeline.
Head of Product at xtream

Simone Colucci (Italy)

Actionable user feedbacks for LLM applications
Head of Product at xtream

Simone Colucci (Italy)

When designing LLM-based applications, it’s tempting to go with the best-in-class of any component in the content generation pipeline. Yet, especially in consumer use cases, we must evaluate trade-offs to balance content quality and performances, as they both severely impact UX and one cannot compensate the other. Picking from our own experience building a consumer app serving users real-time content generated on the fly with a complex LLM pipeline, we will explore lessons learnt, tips and tricks to find the sweet spot between these two contrasting forces.
Software Architect at ASML

Johan Janssen (The Netherlands)

How sand and Java are used to create the world’s most powerful chips
Software Architect at ASML

Johan Janssen (The Netherlands)

Java software is used everywhere, also in the process of chip manufacturing. In my project at ASML we’re working on a relatively new analytics platform which is used to process the data from the machines. The application then visualizes the results in order to find issues or improvement areas. This information is used to change the configuration parameters of the physical machine in order to create more and better chips. I will explain, on a high level, how our applications look like and which Java technologies we use.
Android Developer at Appsfactory GmbH

Özgür Taş (Germany)

Speeding Up Your App Development With Kotlin Multiplatform
Android Developer at Appsfactory GmbH

Özgür Taş (Germany)

We'll take a look into Kotlin Multiplatform aka KMP. Taking a deep dive into this new and exciting technology. Özgür is a developer with 7 years of experience, currently working out of Leipzig, Germany. Recently, he's been focusing on Android Automotive OS and its features.
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20 Speakers

Director of Engineering, Core Platforms @ MongoDB

George Peter Hantzaras (Germany)

Observability and Reliability at Scale
Director of Engineering, Core Platforms @ MongoDB

George Peter Hantzaras (Germany)

As infrastructure has moved to the cloud and as application architectures have adopted cloud native tools, the need for new observability patterns has risen. Cloud Native Observability enables us to gain better visibility in our applications throughout their lifecycle. 18 years after the birth of SRE, with the move to the cloud and the dominance of SaaS delivery models, we are now able to have total visibility in our applications and can now leverage this towards our end goal, Reliability. With the rise of cloud native technologies, it has become more and more relevant to automate our observability, extending it to an SLO-as-code model. In this session we’ll see how SLOs have evolved and can be used in a Cloud Native world. We’ll then explore how technologies like Kubernetes and Prometheus can help us scale SLOs, while promoting best practices and standards using Observability as code.
Engineering manager @ Eneba

Tobias Nyholm (Sweden)

TBD
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Software Engineer @ WIX & DJ

Ziv Levy (Israel)

Come on Barbie, Let’s Go Party: Using AI for Music Mixing
Software Engineer @ WIX & DJ

Ziv Levy (Israel)

As a DJ, I’m always looking for new ways to electrify the dance floor. Imagine AI not just as a tool, but as a creative partner that dissects and reconstructs music like our brains naturally do. In this talk, I’ll dive into cutting-edge AI algorithms, powered by Neural Networks, that can break music down into its core elements. We’ll explore the fascinating intersection of technology and auditory perception, asking the big question: can AI learn to hear and mix like we do? The best part - You won’t just hear about it—you’ll experience it live! Get ready to be part of the action! a live DJ set on stage, with AI as my co-pilot.
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

CTRL+ALT+DEL: Resetting Your Career After IT Burnout
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

TBD
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4 Workshops

Lead Design Systems Developer @ Posti

Daniel Yuschick (Finland)

TBD
Lead Design Systems Developer @ Posti

Daniel Yuschick (Finland)

TBD
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Afterparty Special Guest

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Schedule

Oct 10
Oct 11
Main Stage
Hidden Stage
15:00
Registration, Coffee
16:00
Opening speech - Anton Perkin, CEO @ MDC
16:10
TBA
TBA
20:00
Closing remarks & lottery
20:15
Wine & Tech dinner [Geek tickets only]
Main Stage
Hidden Stage
09:00
Registration, Coffee
10:00
Opening speech - Anton Perkin, CEO @ MDC
10:20
TBA
TBA
13:00
Lunch
14:00
TBA
TBA
16:30
Coffee Break
17:00
TBA
TBA
19:00
Closing remarks & lottery
20:00
Afterparty

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Register

€50
Standard
  • conference participation
  • coffee, welcome drink
  • afterparty (Saturday)
 
 
€75
till 31.05.25
€70
Advanced
  • conference participation
  • coffee, welcome drink
  • afterparty (Saturday)
  • workshops
 
€100
till 31.05.25
€200
Geek
  • conference participation
  • afterparty (Saturday)
  • workshops
  • VIP lounge + food&drinks
  • Wine&Tech party (Friday)
€300
till 31.05.25

F.A.Q

How can I buy a ticket?
You have the button in the upper menu. Just click it 🙂
How to get to the venue?

You can can come by car (free parking available for everyone), public transport or taxi. Here is the map. Good news - there is only one “Chisinau Arena” in the country - you won't miss it.

What about parking?

We have 800 parking lots available in front of the venue. Should be enough 🙂

What should I bring with myself?

Yourself and your e-ticket. Do not print them - help save the trees. Also you may want to take some money for food, drinks and transport. We accept cards everywhere.

Is there any dress code for the event?

No, nothing special. The heating is on and we have the wardrobe for your clothes.

Contacts

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Event address

Chisinau Arena: 130, Calea Orheiului street, Chisinau, Moldova

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