DevFestDC - 2026 - Build Edition

For More information see [DevFestDC](www.devfestdc.org) **Register At:** https://devfestdc2026.eventbrite.com/ - Early Bird price is still on DevFest DC is back on Friday, August 28, 2026 at GMU [Fuse at Mason Square](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fuse-at-mason-square/), and you won't want to miss it. Get ready for a day packed with AI innovation, networking, emerging tech, code labs and so much more! ### FEATURED SPEAKERS: Our curated lineup includes industry and local community experts who are shaping the future of technology: * *Building in the AI-first world: Scale brilliance, not bottlenecks -* ***[Nathen Harvey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathen/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathen/"), DORA Lead at Google*** * *Two Tablets, One Bench: Real-Time Multiplayer at the Edge with Durable Objects and Workers AI **-*** ***[Amanda J Kendal-Brown](https://www.linkedin.com/in/akendalb/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/akendalb/"), Capital One*** * *AppFunctions: Making Your Android App Agent-Ready **\- Chrystian Vieyra Cortes\, Thomson Reuters*** * *#AirClaw: Build Self-Healing Agents with Apache Airflow and NVIDIA NemoClaw -* ***[Chanel Power,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerc1/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerc1/") Mentor Me Collective*** * *From Bookshelf to Borderline: Building a Multi-Agent AI That Turns Books Into Travel -* ***[Olga Ostrovskiy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oostrovskiy/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/oostrovskiy/"), My Storyland*** * *Systems That Settle: Control Theory for Adaptive AI **-*** ***[Santosh Srinivasaiah,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/santoshms/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/santoshms/")Diaconia*** * *Kubernetes Node Autoscaling w/ Karpenter -* ***[Brandon Wagner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmarkwagner/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmarkwagner/"), Oxide Computer Company*** * *Lessons from Shipping a Real App: Vibe Coding in Production -* ***[Meheret Egzerab](https://www.linkedin.com/in/meheret-egzerab/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/meheret-egzerab/"), Studio Rehoboth*** Build-a-thon is scheduled at [DevFestDC](https://www.devfestdc.org)! Register At: https://defestdc2026.eventbrite.com