JavaScript experts, mentors, speakers

Kunal is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at DAZN ( World's largest sports live streaming platform ). His work revolves heavily on improving the user experience while watching any sporting event on our platform. Apart from his work, he loves reading and experimenting with latest tech in my free time.

Asaf is the front end tech lead @Evinced, with 10+ years of experience in web development, including: frontend, backend and test automation, and a special place in his heart for shiny CI pipelines. After spending a year and a half traveling with his wife and 2 young kids (now 3, Mazal Tov) in the far east, he came back to create state of the art accessibility tools for developers. In his spare time he loves reading Harry Potter with his daughter, mentoring junior devs, and making Pitas on the Saj.

Doug Drechsel has 30+ years working in Software Engineering. He has worked on Tuxedo, WebLogic Server and OKE (Oracle Kubernetes Engine). His current role is helping Developers easily adopt and incorporate Oracle 23ai database features into their development environment including Full Stack Development, micro services development

I’m a Senior Software Engineer at Unity Technologies and Open Source developer working in GraphQL land with Node.js and TypeScript.

Armin is a passionate creator by heart, driven by innovation and the power of technology. As a Senior Software Engineer at TechMiners, he crafts cutting-edge tools that empower seasoned tech analysts to deliver unparalleled insights to clients. With a flair for both art and code, Armin finds joy in every challenge, making an impact no matter the medium or toolset.

Nathan is the tech lead of the DataViz squad at Grafana Labs and is based out of beautiful Monterey, California.

I'm creator of the web software and design system at insurtech company, and teaching web development basics for tech-savvy people without access to digital education at non-profit coding school based in Berlin.

Freelancer • Web and Mobile Tech Lead/PM • Occasional public speaker | I will help you articulate your idea, develop your product and pitch your business.

My name is Reuben Ellis, and I'm the lead solutions engineer at Chromatic. I've been using Storybook and various visual regression test tools for years. My primary passion and focus have always been on automation testing and integrations! Ultimately, my goal is to make the day-to-day better for other engineers.

I'm a Lead Software Engineer. I have a master degree in applied mathematics and more than 10 years of experience in IT. Worked with different back-end and front-end technologies. Now I work with React and Redux, and I like them a lot. I like to share my knowledge, so I conduct programming courses (JavaScript), write articles and participate in different events.

Full-Stack developer with a passion for GraphQL, JS/TS, and A11y; as well as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Power Platform Developer, and Azure Administrator.

Bernhard Suhm is the product manager for Machine Learning at MathWorks. He works closely with customer facing and development teams to address customer needs and market trends in our machine learning related products, primarily the Statistics and Machine Learning toolbox. Prior to joining MathWorks Bernhard led analyst teams and developed methods applying analytics to optimizing the delivery of customer service in call centers. He also held positions at a usability consulting company and Carnegie Mellon University. He received a PhD in Computer Science specializing in speech user interfaces from Karlsruhe University in Germany.

Asaf is Lorem Ipsum Engineer at Descope (he will explain the job title during the workshop). Asaf enjoys solving complex problems, working with people, staring up at the stars, and not taking himself too seriously.

I am a seasoned developer and architect with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, specializing in high-scale frontend development. Over the past decade, my career has been focused on empowering various startups by enhancing their frontend capabilities, with a particular emphasis on React and Vue technologies. My professional journey includes significant contributions to companies like Cybereason, Slice, Plank, Axonius, and Lifion, across diverse locations such as Tel Aviv, New York, and Amsterdam. Additionally, I have shared my insights and experiences at prominent industry events, including speaking engagements at React Summit and other JavaScript conferences throughout Europe. Currently, I lead SquadX, a small but highly focused team of frontend specialists. Our mission is to assist startups in boosting their frontend operations to new heights of efficiency and effectiveness.

Diana is a Site Reliability Engineer at Elastic. She focuses on Observability. Her passions revolve around serverless, machine learning and AI.

Expert in AI-Powered Microservices and Cloud Performance Optimization in Fintech Solutions. A Senior Staff Engineer at Walmart, a speaker at IEEE and ICETAIA 2025, with a recent publication on Agentic AI in enterprise environments.

Leon Malisov is a Developer Advocate at Zencoder. A lifelong educator with a background in software engineering, Leon has designed STEM and AI learning programs with the DoD’s Chief Digital & AI Office, built interactive customer education programs from the ground up, and taught hundreds of students to code through his tutoring and community work.

Hi, I’m Daniel Jakobsen. I’m a full-stack staff engineer. Active in the javascript space - talking in meetups, blog posts. I enjoy bouldering, DIY projects & tinkering with AI.

I'm a Performance Architect @ Wix Viewer. For the last 7 years, I’ve been a part of building the application that renders Wix websites With over 10 years of experience in software development, I started my career in networking and Linux but was always passionate about web development. In the last 3 years, I have been a part of the performance team, where we improve the performance of Wix websites, and make sure Wix websites are the fastest in the world. In my free time, you can find me working out at the park, playing basketball, and also working and maintaining my own NBA website.

I'm a Tech Lead working mainly with Node.js, React and AWS. I solve problems, sometimes by writing code, other times by talking to people.

I'm a computer scientist by education, a software developer by trade, and a serial technologist at heart. In short, my passion is solving technical problems. As a solutions architect at Tyk, I help companies design and architect API management platforms and digital transformation journeys.

Career at the intersection of technology and business. Experienced product commercialization manager. Tech Geek following evolution in the space from hardware, software and business models

James is on the Workers team @Cloudflare and a contributor to Node.js core. His contributions include features such as HTTP/2, the WHATWG URL implementation, and, most recently, an implementation of the QUIC protocol.

Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat and a Node.js Technical Steering Committee Member. Beth has been involved with the Node.js project since 2016, when she joined IBM in their Node.js Runtime Team. Now at Red Hat, she’s continuing her work around Node.js, including contributing to the Node.js project. Beth is an active member of the Node.js Release Working Group, who audit the content for and produce the Node.js releases. Her other focuses are the creation of resources and tooling to support Node.js deployments to cloud.