JavaScript experts, mentors, speakers

Karly Lamm is a Senior Mobile and Full Stack Web Engineer, currently serving as the Director of Strategic Software Solutions at Aviron Software. She has helped startups scale their products from early MVPs to acquisition, including one later acquired by Walmart. Karly specializes in JavaScript technologies with deep experience in React, React Native, and Angular. She is a strong advocate for accessible and inclusive code, with a passion for building products that work for everyone. In her current role, she partners with startups to design scalable solutions, mentor engineering teams, and implement thoughtful UI and accessibility practices that align with real-world user needs.

Grigorij is an author of Clean Coder (https://github.com/GregorD1A1/Clean-Coder-AI) - a multi-agent framework for autonomous code writing by AI. He used Clean Coder to write most of the code in his startup takzyli.pl, where Grigorij is CTO and co-founder. He is also interested in open-source LLMs and their application in different fields, including robotics. Grigorij built a robot capable of thinking and making coplicated decisions using a local LLM on a Raspberry Pi on his deck. He works with the fine-tuning of open-source models. Grigorij creates educational content on YouTube about AI development and open-source LLMs.

Karen Li is a concert pianist turned elementary school teacher turned software engineer. She is currently a software engineer at GitHub's npm team. Aside from engineering work, Karen blends education and technology by sharing her experience with the community. Her motto, "I invest in brains" captures her journey from teaching to tech empowerment.

Noam Zingboim is a seasoned software engineer specializing in Node.js, JavaScript, and system design for scalable backend services. With experience ranging from architecting new products to maintaining critical systems, he focuses on building maintainable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.

Brandon is a full stack engineer who finds enjoyment working with Kotlin. When not working, he frequently gets outside to snowboard or mountain bike. He also enjoys tinkering with smart home technology.

James is Co-Founder and CEO of ElectricSQL. Prior to founding Electric, he co-founded the Post Urban venture builder and was co-founder and CTO of synthetic data company Hazy.

George is a TechLead @ BlackRock with 12+ years of experience in the FinTech industry. He has architected, designed and build various systems, from data warehouses to large MFEs. He lives and breathes in the full stack space between Data and UX. Proven ability to architect, design, and implement complex solutions while fostering high-performing engineering cultures.

Fullstack Software Design Engineer at Mattermost. He has helped with the re-architecturing of the new version of the mobile app, written in React Native. Confident with React, React Native and Go, and always happy to learn new things. Fun fact: studying psychology for fun.

Working on @reactjs for the web. I currently work at Meta on cross-platform React frameworks. Our goal is to improve engineering efficiency and product quality, to reduce product time-to-market, and to produce high-quality native user interfaces from existing web code. The software we work on is used by products like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Oculus, and Workplace.

Oli started his career crafting virtual worlds as a video game developer, driven by a love for immersive experiences and creative problem-solving. That journey led him to Google, where he honed his engineering skills at scale. Eventually, his focus shifted toward the web—specifically front-end development—where he found a new passion: building fast, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces. Now, Oli channels that passion into refining enterprise-grade libraries at AG Grid. He cares deeply about accessibility (a11y) and user experience, always striving to make the web a more inclusive and intuitive place for everyone.

A veteran web developer and manager, with over 15 years of experience, loves accessibility, hates the color magenta, and would definitely love to have dinner with the founders of React. Spent the last several years working at startups, creating shiny new web applications. These days Eitan leads the Frontend development at Evinced, on a mission to help everyone create more accessible web applications.

Aikerim Belispayeva is a Senior Analyst at Memorial Healthcare System, where she leads data-driven initiatives to improve hospital billing accuracy, detect improper payments, and modernize revenue cycle management. With a Master’s in Data Analytics and a strong background in SQL, Python, and EHR systems like EPIC, she works at the intersection of data science, healthcare finance, and regulatory compliance. Aikerim brings a unique perspective to the tech world — blending deep industry expertise with hands-on analytics to advocate for smarter, more user-centric data tools. She is also a recognized speaker and award-winning advocate for using data to drive impact in public health systems.

Sergey is a software engineer at FocusReactive. Loves to understand how things work and is passionate about website performance.

Max Strivens - Solutions Engineer at StackOne - We are a unified integration provider and integration layer for AI.

Founder and Principal Advisor at Forthright (https://twitter.com/forthright_tech).

Nitin is a dynamic Full Stack SDE 2 at Expedia Group, India, who thrives on crafting exceptional web experiences. Over the years, he’s worked his magic on projects for Marriott, H&M, Expedia, and more. While React is his go-to tool, his tech arsenal also includes Swift, Kotlin, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and a bunch of other developer superpowers. Known for his love of dev jokes and pun-packed humor, he’s the kind of colleague who keeps both the codebase and the conversations lively. When he’s not coding, Nitin is either jet-setting to new destinations, smashing shuttlecocks on the badminton court, or jamming out while learning the drums. A fun mix of tech wizardry and good vibes, he’s always up for an adventure—be it debugging or backpacking!

Abdelrhman Adel is an Amsterdam-based Solution Architect at Rangle.io, helping clients build better software experiences using technologies such as Angular, React, and Typescript. Once a Petroleum Engineer, he switched career paths to follow his passion for technology and improving user experiences. When he’s not working, you can find him gaming or binge-watching a new TV series.

Julia is a Software Developer at ec0lint, a tool for frontend developers which mitigates the carbon footprint of websites. Besides, she works as a Software Engineer at Akamai. She is also a laureate of the IT for SHE program. In her free time, Julia practices yoga and makes handcrafted candles.

Backed by 15 years of architecting, developing, and managing software teams, I’m an experienced software EM, based in London. My passion is building a great team culture, and delivering through lean & agile frameworks.

Darshita Chaturvedi is the Co-Founder & CEO of Atri Labs where she is leading the development of a new full-stack framework for web development. She has five years of experience working in Machine Learning and Data Science fields in various capacities from Graduate Research Assistant at MIT (USA) to Quant Researcher at BlackRock, a US headquartered asset management firm. She completed her undergraduate education in Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India, and dropped out from graduate program in management at MIT Sloan to work on her startup full-time. Her favorite past times are painting and learning art history.

Simon Waterer is a Customer Engineer at Sourcegraph. He has worked across a range of technologies including object and NoSQL databases, high performance computing and distributed platforms including Kubernetes and Mesos. Outside of technology, he likes most sports but especially cricket, rugby and F1. And loves spending time outdoors with his dog.

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Eevis is a software developer and accessibility specialist based in Finland. She loves sharing information about topics like accessibility, React and GraphQL, and is active in different communities aiming to increase equality in the tech field in Finland. When not coding, she explores the world around her with a kayak.

Frontend Engineer at Evil Martians, a product development consultancy. My great inspiration is to shape thoughts into easy-to-use products and articles, and I love to speak publicly. I'm passionate about learning different front-end technologies, and always try to see both pros and cons of using them.