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A one-day tech conference powered by Google Developer Groups — featuring talks, workshops, and an AI startup competition.

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DevFest Windsor is a community-led tech conference organized by Google Developer Groups that brings together developers, designers, students, and entrepreneurs. It features expert-led talks and hands-on workshops focused on the latest in artificial intelligence, cloud and web technologies, and startup innovation. A dedicated high-school track offers practical labs—like Arduino robotics—to inspire the next generation of tech talent.

Tracks & Themes

Choose the path that fits your skills and interests — four distinct tracks await.

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AI & Machine Learning

Explore the latest in generative AI, LLMs and computer vision. Learn how to train models, address ethics & bias, and apply AI responsibly in real projects.

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Cloud & Web Technologies

Get hands‑on with scalable cloud architectures, serverless patterns and modern web frameworks. Discover best practices for security, performance and CI/CD.

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Startup & Innovation

Hear from founders and VCs about ideation, funding and go‑to‑market strategies. Join pitch sessions and design sprints to bring your own innovation to life.

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Full‑Stack Development

Deep dives into modern web stacks: React/Angular front‑ends, Node/.NET back‑ends, CI/CD.

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Cybersecurity

Get hands‑on with scalable cloud architectures, serverless patterns and modern web frameworks. Discover best practices for security, performance and CI/CD.

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High‑School Track

Hear from founders and VCs about ideation, funding and go‑to‑market strategies. Join pitch sessions and design sprints to bring your own innovation to life.

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Speakers & Sessions

We’re bringing together experts from tech, AI, business, and cloud innovation to share insights, demos, and strategies.
Full speaker lineup and session details will be announced closer to the event.

Schedule

Speakers

Luis Serrano

Serrano Academy

Founder & CEO

Don Ward

Google

Customer Engineer Specialist

Nilesh Patel

Google

Customer Engineer Specialist

Naresh Jasotani

Google

Principal Technologist | Gen AI Ambassador

Satish Venugopal

Google

Senior Cloud Architect

Mark Johnson

Learn.Grow.Deploy, LLC

Solutions Architect and Google Cloud Trainer

Glen Yu

PwC

Google Developer Expert | Cloud and Data

Ben Morss

DeepL

Developer Evangelist

Nicholas Schmidt

SolasAI & BLDS, LLC

Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

Godfrey Nolan

RIIS

President

Ahmed Abou Gharam

Molex

Design for Reliability Director

Mina Girges

TransForm Shared Service Organization

Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Andrea Irina Yzeiri

Picsume

Chief Data & Analytics Officer and Lead AI Engineer

Frank Abbruzzese

CEO & President

AlphaKOR

Adam Castle

WEtech Alliance

Director of Venture Services & Partnerships

John Langlois

Scelta

Chief Technology Officer

Umair Durrani

Presage Group

Data Scientist

Joseph Youssouf

Oden Technologies

Data Scientist

Daria Deriagina

#DashDev

UX/UI & Web Developer

Raneem Ghalion

ADOPLI AI

Co-Founder and AI Business Strategist

Salma Aly

BlinkTech Solutions

Founder

Kiran Puthan

Bell Canada

Solution Consultant

Steven Rice

University of Windsor

AI Researcher

Safiia Mohammed

University of Windsor

PhD Student

Keval Patel

REALIQ

Data Scientist

Veronica (Nonika) Reingold

University of Windsor

MSc in Computer Science Student Specializing in Artificial Intelligence

Wen Teoh

Good Point Consulting

Award-Winning Entrepreneurship & Innovation Leader | Helping SMEs, Startups & Nonprofits Innovate & Scale

Richard Nonso

MyPath2Tech

Co-Founder @ MyPath2Tech | Building pathways for youth in tech, entrepreneurship & beyond

Moshood Saka

MyPath2Tech

Software Engineer | Co-Founder @ MyPath2Tech | prev @ Hutsy, CanvassAI, Google

Organizers

The people who made DevFest Windsor happen.

Ali El-Sharif

Ali El-Sharif

St. Clair College · Professor

Kiran Puthan

Kiran Puthan

Bell Canada · Solution Consultant

Arunesh Choudhary

Arunesh Choudhary

University of Windsor · Research Assistant

AVivian Tang

Vivian Tang

MBA Candidate

Ashlynn Ward

Ashlynn Ward

University of Windsor · Computer Science Student

Daria Deriagina

Daria Deriagina

#DashDev · Founder & Developer

Esraa

Esraa Abdelhalim

University of Windsor

Troy Hector

Troy Hector

Mosaic North America , Client Data Analyst II

Sam Ghasan

Sam Ghasan

Enterprise Architect

Keval Patel

Keval Patel

Data Scientist

Kayode Babalola

Kayode Babalola

AI and Machine Learning · photography and editing