Moldova DevCon | largest developer event in Moldova

October 10-11

Arena Chișinău

Moldova
DevCon 2025

where developers meet

1000 Participants

20 Speakers

10 Countries

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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.

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20 Speakers

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization of Moldova

Doina Nistor (Moldova)

Senior Solutions Architect @ Amazon Web Services

Ulrich Hinze (Germany)

The Evolution of Search: From Keywords to Vectors and Beyond with OpenSearch

Senior Solutions Architect @ Amazon Web Services

Ulrich Hinze (Germany)

Vector search and Model Context Protocol (MCP) are all the hype, but how do they compare and integrate with existing search techniques? In this session, we take a tour through the evolution of search in the OpenSearch ecosystem - from simple string matching to lexical search to scalable distributed search and modern vector-based and AI-assisted approaches, and combination with MCP. Learn what you need to start building your own search product or feature.

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.

Developer Relations @ AuthZed

Sohan Maheshwar (Netherlands)

Secure & Optimize Your RAG pipelines with Fine Grained Authorization

Developer Relations @ AuthZed

Sohan Maheshwar (Netherlands)

It’s time for Day 2 Ops in the world of AI. Building enterprise-ready AI poses challenges around data security, scalability, and integration, especially in compliance-regulated industries. The primary mitigation strategy is to build guardrails around Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to safeguard data while also optimizing query response efficiency. This session will cover how modern permissions systems can safeguard sensitive data in RAG pipelines, and it will also include a practical demo.

CTO @ FusionWorks

Genadii Ganebnyi (Moldova)

Goodbye, Hand-Crafted Code — Hello, Software Factories

CTO @ FusionWorks

Genadii Ganebnyi (Moldova)

Genadii Ganebnii is the Co-founder and CTO of FusionWorks, an ISO-certified IT company from Moldova specializing in team extension and full-cycle product development. With over 15 years of experience in software engineering and entrepreneurship, he has led projects across Europe and US. Genadii has co-founded multiple startups such as Dely.IO and Viar.Live, and actively contributes to Moldova’s tech ecosystem through initiatives like Moldova DevCon.

Coach, Consultant, Speaker & Author

Jutta Eckstein (Germany)

The Dark Side of AI

Coach, Consultant, Speaker & Author

Jutta Eckstein (Germany)

AI-based recruiting tools don’t like women. An average ChatGPT conversation consumes 500ml/ 16,91oz of water. Data annotators are not only challenged by low wages but also by mental health issues. These examples show that AI has issues addressing social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
In this talk, I want to explore practices that can help us all to become aware of our blind spots and this way be able to create AI 4 Sustainability.

Technical Lead @ maib

Alexandr Gorodețki (Moldova)

Fragility Is Dead. Long Live Temporal.

Technical Lead @ maib

Alexandr Gorodețki (Moldova)

Deterministic workflows may sound complex, but they could be exactly what your system needs: predictable, replayable, and resilient orchestration. Too often, orchestration logic devolves into retry storms, fragmented state, and fragile code that only “works” when nobody blinks, but temporal changes the game: real code, true durability, and workflows that stay consistent - even at 2 AM. No more wrestling with messy orchestration through endless logs and hope.

Engineering manager @ Eneba

Tobias Nyholm (Sweden)

Building really fast applications

Engineering manager @ Eneba

Tobias Nyholm (Sweden)

Let us talk about performance. What can we do to make an application run faster? What should we be considering when starting a new application? There are some quick fixes that I will quickly cover. But to get down to really fast response times requires hard work. I will give my best ideas and tricks for fast apps.
I will show how we can build applications that responds in less that 15ms and then work towards even faster than that.
No, this is not a Varnish talk.

Solution Architect @ IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

CTRL+ALT+DEL: Resetting Your Career After IT Burnout

Solution Architect @ IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

Feeling burned out in the fast-paced world of IT? During the presentation I will explore the science behind burnout, historical lessons from world-class spies and tech pioneers. In the end I will share my personal strategies for recovery and reinventing IT career.

Founder & CEO @ ANATEQS

Ana Tralle (Latvia)

The Evolution of Data and AI Architecture: From Past to Future

Founder & CEO @ ANATEQS

Ana Tralle (Latvia)

This session will explore the transformation of data and AI architecture over the years, highlighting key milestones, current trends, and future directions. We’ll analyze the strategies of major industry players, discuss emerging innovations, and provide insights on how businesses and professionals can adapt to stay competitive in this rapidly evolving field.

Senior Product Manager / Public Speaking and Startup Mentor @ Globant

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

Self Promotion for Developers - Annoyance or Necessity for a better tomorrow?

Senior Product Manager / Public Speaking and Startup Mentor @ Globant

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

We will cover clear cases how personal and professional growth depends on how a developer can self promote, both inside and outside the company. Most of all, how to talk good about yourself and what opportunities it can bring you in the long run. Who knows, maybe you will get a bigger salary, it all depends if you can say something nice about yourself at the right time, at the right place.

Lead Design Systems Developer @ Posti

Daniel Yuschick (Finland)

The Shopping Dead - An Accessible Web For The Unalive

Lead Design Systems Developer @ Posti

Daniel Yuschick (Finland)

Step into the shoes of a zombie navigating the modern-day web to order brains. Experience how dynamic content like notifications can be a nightmare for screen readers. Through zombie vision demos, we’ll explore ARIA Live Regions, learn best practices for inclusive notifications, and discover robust alternatives. Leave with practical insights to make dynamic content accessible for everyone—undead or otherwise.

Senior CRO Developer @ Orange Systems

Elena Cotar (Moldova)

Demystifying CRO Development – the witchcraft of coding for experimentation

Senior CRO Developer @ Orange Systems

Elena Cotar (Moldova)

Using Harry Potter’s time-turner as our guide, we’ll explore how CRO developers create parallel digital realities to discover which version of the web converts muggles into customers. Whether you’re a developer curious about the CRO realm, a marketer wanting to peek behind the curtain, or anyone who’s ever clicked “Add to Cart,” prepare to see the web through wizard eyes. *No prior knowledge of potions or JavaScript required - just bring your curiosity!

Cybersecurity Expert

Michael Markevich (Norway)

SAMM: Patched, Tweaked, and Scaled

Cybersecurity Expert

Michael Markevich (Norway)

OWASP SAMM is a well-known framework for analysing and improving the software development lifecycle. This talk unveils how we have modified and adapted SAMM to measure the company's application security program at scale, with multiple product teams and diverse technology stacks. Software developers and team leads will learn how to refine, measure, and showcase the security quality of their products.

Senior Software Engineer @ Phantom

Alex Metreniuc (Moldova)

Evolving Wallet Security: Lessons from the Frontlines

Senior Software Engineer @ Phantom

Alex Metreniuc (Moldova)

This talk shares real stories from the frontlines of improving wallet security. We’ll look at how protections evolved from basic domain checks to layered systems combining manual review, automated warnings, and on-chain safeguards. Along the way, I’ll share lessons learned about building defences that save users from costly mistakes while reducing the room for attackers

.NET Team Lead at GR8 Tech

Mykola Remeslennikov (Cyprus)

POCking AI

.NET Team Lead at GR8 Tech

Mykola Remeslennikov (Cyprus)

This is my journey in pair software development with AI. This isn’t an ad or promo for any of the products or services I’ll mention - just my personal opinion. I’ll share some of the challenges and wins I’ve come across during these coding sessions.

CEO/Owner @ Deeplace

Veaceslav Cunev (Moldova)

Scale Tech Business x8 with Systems Engineering

CEO/Owner @ Deeplace

Veaceslav Cunev (Moldova)

Systems Engineering offers a unifying framework supporting and connecting eight state-of-the-art engineering disciplines: AI, cybersecurity, DevOps, and others. This talk will demonstrate how a systems thinking approach enables coherence, scalability, and cross-disciplinary innovation in modern software and hardware development. Find out more how adopting systems engineering principles can reduce complexity, increase agility, and future-proof architecture decisions.

CEO @ Orlova Consultancy

Darya Orlova (Lithuania)

IT Sales: Marketing VS Sales VS Delivery – bridging the gap to close the deal and deliver the project

CEO @ Orlova Consultancy

Darya Orlova (Lithuania)

IT B2B sales depend on Marketing, Sales, and Delivery. This session addresses the conflicts between these teams. It clarifies why sales success is highly tied to the production team's ability to deliver, not just the salesperson's effort. We'll show how understanding if your company is Marketing-driven, Sales-driven, or Production-driven shapes your strategy and tactics for closing and delivering projects.

Senior Software Engineer @ maib

Eugeniu Popov (Moldova)

Fragility Is Dead. Long Live Temporal.

Senior Software Engineer @ maib

Eugeniu Popov (Moldova)

Embedded Systems Engineer @ Atym, PenEngineering

Artur Sîrbu (Moldova)

Running Containers on a 128KB Device: How Atym and WebAssembly Change the Game

Embedded Systems Engineer @ Atym, PenEngineering

Artur Sîrbu (Moldova)

This session explores how WebAssembly, Atym Runtime, and Zephyr RTOS are redefining embedded software architecture. By introducing lightweight containerization into constrained environments, we're decoupling software from specific hardware platforms — making embedded development more portable, modular, and cloud-integrated than ever before. We’ll discuss the architectural implications, performance characteristics, and how this shift enables scalable, hardware-agnostic embedded systems development.

Become a speaker

3 Workshops

CEO @ Orlova Consultancy

Darya Orlova (Lithuania)

RFM for IT Business: How Production Defines Your "Champion" Clients

CEO @ Orlova Consultancy

Darya Orlova (Lithuania)

The masterclass is for IT business leaders ready to maximize profits and minimize headaches. We'll show you how to use RFM analysis (a method to identify the value of the purchase potential) to let your production team define your ideal clients, identifying those who bring in the most revenue with the least effort. You'll leave with a clear plan to find and attract more of these valuable "champions."

Senior Solutions Architect @ Amazon Web Services

Ulrich Hinze (Germany)

Build Chatbots with Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases and Agents

Senior Solutions Architect @ Amazon Web Services

Ulrich Hinze (Germany)

In this workshop, attendees will learn how to harness the power of Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base, Agents, and Flows to create a comprehensive solution for the mortgage application process.

IT Consultant | GitHub Trainer @ Xebia

Liuba Gonta (Netherlands)

Level up software development with GitHub Copilot

IT Consultant | GitHub Trainer @ Xebia

Liuba Gonta (Netherlands)

You probably also got that fear of AI overtaking our jobs. But what if I tell you that AI can actually be your extra team member? The one that helps with repetitive tasks, implements new features, fixes bugs, and even consulting in software design. With GitHub Copilot, integrated into your editor, you get access to all these features and even more. In this workshop, we will explore basics and advanced features of GitHub Copilot and level up your software development skills, turning AI into a friend, not a competitor. Expect lots of hands on exercises along this journey!

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

Afterparty Special Guest

Software Engineer @ WIX & DJ

Ziv Levy (Israel)

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Schedule

Oct 09

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Oct 11

Main Stage

Workshop Stage

19:00

Pre-party at Marlene (75, Bucuresti street). Bring your e-tickets.

Main Stage

Workshop Stage