On the 3rd and 4th of November, over 5000 programmers, technology enthusiasts, IT professionals, managers and important names from the Romanian IT environment will take part at one of the most awaited IT&C events in Romania. DevCon Live 2021 is preparing the second virtual edition with a technical agenda that includes 9 stages, over 50 speakers from 3 continents and 11 masterclass sessions that will take place during 2 days, having MassMutual Romania, as Main Sponsor.

“DevTalks conferences organized by Catalyst Solutions are known as benchmark events in the IT&C community and in the studies of Most Desired Employers are among the most desired conferences dedicated to IT professionals. We have been known in the market for over 8 years with the DevTalks series and we are pioneers in online events with high exposure – over 8000 professional participants, so every time the agenda manages to address subjects of intrigue in the community, and we surprise both with the diversity of topics we choose, as well as with the elements of interactivity that we propose to the participants. This year we bring into the participants’ attention topics about technologies or robots, highlighting their passions; we talk about ballet, how to use as few code lines as possible, but also about how we can learn correctness in artificial intelligence.”, Andreea Balaci, Projects Delivery Coordinator, Catalyst Solutions 

At each edition, DevCon brings together important names from the IT&C community, to discuss major topics related to the ongoing year, but also predictions, challenges and impactful projects, sharing with the audience their own experiences through live coding sessions, case studies or tips & tricks at the end of which, the participants can ask questions live to the speakers.

The agenda of the event will bring together over 50 local and international speakers, leaders and professionals. Among them , we mention: 

Dr. Merritt Moore
A quantum physicist and professional ballerina dancer, she will talk about what it means to dance with robots, and she will answer the following questions: What are the implications for human creativity? Is it something to fear or can we enjoy? She will present at Data, AI & Machine Learning Con on November the 4th at DevCon.

Bruno Capuano, Microsoft MVP
He is Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the last 13 years and he will show us how we can control a drone using 20 lines of code.

Lance McCarthy
One of the Microsoft award winners (Most Valuable Professional) will teach us how to think “outside the box”, combining several technologies, to create in the end a program that can wash the toilet for the cat while we are away from home.

More than this, the DevCon Live experience will be dedicated to the networking component, through which participants can connect with the entire community that will be present at the event. Thereby, the companies present in the exhibition area will have a series of activities and competitions through which participants can relax and have fun during the event.

Among the surprises prepared by the companies at the event we remind:

At our Main Sponsor’s booth, MassMutual Romania, the participants will have the chance to win one of the 5 Smart Speakers Alexa Amazon Echo Dot 4, by participating in a virtual, interactive treasure hunt. Also, the most involved and active participant in the 2 days of the event will be rewarded with a laptop 2 in 1 Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3, offered by MassMutual Romania. 

Cognizant Softvision challenges you to test your knowledge of new technologies with a technical quiz! Those who find all the correct answers in the shortest possible time will receive surprise prizes!

Playtika, a leading company producing mobile games, will organize a technical quiz at the stand, where the participants will have the chance to win an electric scooter. 

ING Tech Romania has prepared a quiz for the participants who arrive at their virtual booth. After completing this quiz, the participants will enter a raffle, having the chance to win one of the 5 subscriptions valid for 1 year at the Master Class. 

Last, but not least, BearingPoint Romania is preparing a quiz at their booth, where you can win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro headphones. 

Those interested in participating in the event can register online until November 3, on the website: https://www.dev-con.ro/tickets.

The DevCon Live 2021 experience is powered by partners as: 

MassMutual Romania – main sponsor of the entire series of DevCon Live 2021 events;

ING Tech Romania, DB Global Technology, Cognizant Softvision, 3Pillar Global – supporters of the Java stage.

Vodafone Romania and Raiffeisen Bank – supporters of the Java Master stage.

Cegeka – supporter of the .NET stage.

Thoughtworks Romania, Molson Coors GBS, BCR and K2View – supporters of the DATA, AI & ML stage.

BearingPoint Romania – supporter of the Web & Mobile stage.

3Pillar Global also supports our initiative – to promote, once again, the community of women currently working in technology – dedicated to the Women in Tech stage.

Track Sponsors are Garrett Motion, Playtika, DKV EURO SERVICE ROMANIA, 888Sparkware. 

The event is liked by Radio Guerilla.

About Catalyst Solutions 

Catalyst Solutions is a Romanian human resource consulting company, specialized in recruitment and employer branding solutions. In its 15 years of experience, Catalyst has become known for some of the largest projects and events in the field, such as: 

• www.hipo.ro, the only career portal dedicated exclusively to candidates with higher education.
• TOP Employers, the largest career fair in Romania, takes place on hipo.ro twice a year and brings together 200,000+ candidates and 80 employers at each edition.
• DevTalks, an event that brings together 5,000 IT professionals passionate about web technologies, cloud computing and big data.
• DevCon 2021, the most influential online conference dedicated to IT professionals. On November 3rd and 4th, 9 dedicated conferences will take place, covering a variety of technologies and areas of interest, such as: Java, .NET, Data, AI & Machine Learning, Web & Mobile, Women in Tech and more.
• Top Talents Romania, a program that identifies and rewards the most valuable 300 young Romanians.
• The Most Wanted Employers Study, the most comprehensive tool on the market that measures the attractiveness of employers’ brands, as well as the expectations that young people have of them.