Moldova Developer Conference – biggest IT event of the year

NOVEMBER 4-5

TEKWILL

Moldova
Developer
Conference

450 Participants

21 Speakers

36 Hours

3 Languages

About

Moldova Developer Conference (#MDC23)
is the biggest annual IT event for developers and other geeks in Moldova. We'll spend 2 days with stunning presentations, practical sessions and afterparty madness. You can follow us on Facebook to get the latest updates.

This year, we’ll be celebrating the 15th edition of the Moldova Developer Conference in a format that you know and love.

21 Speakers

Founder & CEO at PIRATE.global

Manuel Koelman (Germany)

You are going to die (English)

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.

Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

What's next - view from IBM Research (Russian)

Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

How will we live in 5-10-20 years ? Which technologies will be in the mainstream ? Being a part of IBM Research, I would like to present our vision of the next era digitalisation, AI usage, quantum and post-quantum technologies.

DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

How to be a good DevOps leader (English)

DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

Uldis has two decades of experience in software engineering and leadership as he is a skilled coach in Agile and DevOps practices. He has been leading 150+ DevOps, SRE and Cloud people for several years at Accenture, has spoken at world-class conferences, and consulted several clients on improving their ways of DevOps.

Data & Machine Learning Engineer | Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Diana Artiom (Germany)

Fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) (English)

Data & Machine Learning Engineer | Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Diana Artiom (Germany)

I will talk about what an LLM is, why it works, and how you can make it work efficiently on your data via fine-tuning. I’ll cover LLMs use cases, challenges, and opportunities.

Senior FullStack Developer & PHP Tech Lead at FusionWorks

Nick Ștanschi (Moldova)

Software Engineering: Handling Complexity (Russian)

Senior FullStack Developer & PHP Tech Lead at FusionWorks

Nick Ștanschi (Moldova)

Nick is going to try to answer these questions and provide some strategies and best practices that software engineers employ to tackle complexity effectively.

CEO at DevRain, CTO at DonorUA

Oleksandr Krakovetskyi (Ukraine)

A raise of Generative AI: what does it mean for software developers? (English)

CEO at DevRain, CTO at DonorUA

Oleksandr Krakovetskyi (Ukraine)

During this presentation, you will learn the latest Generative AI technology, services, and tools that could be used by software developers and how they will change the industry.

Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

Leveraging AI to create a greenfield application (English)

Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

I will share experiences from a recent hackathon aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence to generate both the UI and underlying code for a greenfield application. Join me to explore the possibilities of AI-generated UI and code.

Delivery Manager at Yopeso

Dionis Spinei (Moldova)

Insights on Scaling Distributed Organizations (English)

Delivery Manager at Yopeso

Dionis Spinei (Moldova)

We'll chat about challenges that organizations face as they scale up, how to maintain an efficient engineering culture that focuses on innovation, and stay aware of the effects of Conway's Law on the product results. .

Product Manager at SugarCRM, Co-Founder at FURY LAB

Vitalii Stepovenco (Moldova)

Why so many roles? Fundamentals of Specialization in IT (Russian)

Product Manager at SugarCRM, Co-Founder at FURY LAB

Vitalii Stepovenco (Moldova)

MBA Graduate, started in IT with Project Management, smoothly transitioned into Product. Mentor at courses for PMs, Co-Founder of FURY LAB - the company that provides empirical knowledge by teaching, coaching, and consulting individuals and organizations.

Cloud Ninja at Naviteq LTD

Serghei Rodin (Moldova)

Through Naming Convention (English)

Cloud Ninja at Naviteq LTD

Serghei Rodin (Moldova)

This presentation is meant to explore the importance of a good Naming Convention. I will show a couple of good and bad examples and then share my own convention I use these days.

Managing Director at XR4Europe

Michael Barngrover (Turkey)

Connecting the European XR Ecosystem (English)

Managing Director at XR4Europe

Michael Barngrover (Turkey)

I will be sharing my experience building XR communities in Türkiye and internationally, and how it informs XR4Europe's mission to build bridges between XR creatives and developers across the European continent.

Chief Innovation Officer at Software Mind

Damian Mazurek (Poland)

How to build a Medical Chatbot using MS Azure and OpenAI Services - case study. (English)

Chief Innovation Officer at Software Mind

Damian Mazurek (Poland)

This developer-centric session dives into the trenches of crafting a medical chatbot using the combined prowess of Microsoft Azure and OpenAI Services.

Staff Software Engineer at Grid Dynamics

Alexandr Lambov (Moldova)

Rust as a tool for cross-platform implementation of business logic: desktop and mobile (English)

Staff Software Engineer at Grid Dynamics

Alexandr Lambov (Moldova)

When different products need to share business logic, using a server may be a default option. Let’s discuss cross-platform development - in Rust: possible strong sides, options, and limitations.

Technical Team Lead at Stefanini

Vadim Batin (Moldova)

Embrace Unit Testing: use it to your advantage

Product Manager and Startup Consultant at Pentalog, a Globant division

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

Chef's Special - Burnt Team Morale with a Side of Torture (English)

Product Manager and Startup Consultant at Pentalog, a Globant division

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

We will start with a heavy roast of worst management practices, how they affect the company from a monetary and moral perspective. And after we are done burning everything to the ground, we will start with a new dish - how to grow a healthy environment that creates opportunity for people that work with their minds.

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3 Workshops

CEO at FusionWorks

Anton Perkin (Moldova)

Negotiations in IT for employees: better salaries, conditions, companies (English)

CEO at FusionWorks

Anton Perkin (Moldova)

Anton has 12 years of experience as a company manager and community builder and 17 years as a developer. In 2011 he founded FusionWorks, an IT outstaffing company, and DeveloperMD Community (the biggest IT community in Moldova). He is passionate about technologies, launching new products and organizing IT-related events, the biggest one being the Moldova Developer Conference.

DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

(English)

Schedule

4 Nov

5 Nov

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Track 2

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Track 1

Track 2

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Reasons to attend

Learn

We have summoned the best local and international speakers and selected the most exciting topics. Besides presentations, you will also participate in productive workshops.

Have fun

100 liters of coffee, 100 kgs of placintas, tons of beer and snacks will accompany you during the conference and afterparty. Live music, dancing and hot MC will make you forget about any problems you may have outside the event.

Network

You’ll meet hundreds of other IT-guys whom you can chat with, drink coffee and start new collaborations. Our schedule is planned ifor you to have enough time to get new connections and improve the existing ones. Or just chat with your phone somewhere in the corner - you decide.

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F.A.Q

How can I buy a ticket?

C’mon, you have the button in the upper menu. Just click it.

How to get to the venue?

The only thing you should indicate for the taxi driver is “Studentilor, 9/11, Tekwill”. Public transport is also available, please, check the corresponding apps.

What about parking?

If you go with your own car, just use Google Maps. Parking lots are available, please, follow the signs.

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 the evening activities.

Is there any dress code for the event?

No, nothing special. The heating is on and we have the wardrobe for your clothes. Also you’ll have some time before the afterparty to get home and put something appropriate.