Talks

There’s a lot of noise about AI taking developer jobs — but we don’t buy it. What’s really happening is a shift in how we work, build, and collaborate. The future of software development isn’t human vs. AI — it’s human with AI.

In this session, we’ll explore what it means to be an AI-native developer — someone who doesn’t just use AI tools, but understands how they’re reshaping workflows, team dynamics, and developer culture. We’ll dive into some of the most powerful AI tools how they're changing the way we work today, as coding assistants and productivity boosters, to reshaping how we'll build software in the future, including the skills we'll need to learn to be a successful software creator.

This is a conversation about adapting, thriving, and staying human in a future where AI is part of the team — helping us build faster, think bigger, and redefine what it means to be a developer.
Simon Maple
Tessl
Simon Maple is the Founding Developer Advocate at Tessl and former VP of Developer Relations at Snyk, ZeroTurnaround, and IBM; a Java Champion since 2014, JavaOne Rockstar speaker, Duke's Choice award winner, Virtual JUG founder, and London Java Community co-leader.
Dion Almaer
Tessl
Dion is passionate about helping — ai native — developers succeed and has previously built products at Google for Chrome, Search, and Android, served as VP of Developer Experience at Shopify, and worked at Mozilla, Walmart, Palm, and his own startups.