DevFestDC - 2026 - Build Edition

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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 the same AI agent in six frameworks and learn which one actually fits your problem - [Kiruthika Subramani,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/techwithkrithi/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/techwithkrithi/")Bell Lab (Code Labs) • Build AI agents your compliance team will actually approve - [Kiruthika Subramani,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/techwithkrithi/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/techwithkrithi/") Bell Lab (Code Labs) • Great Maps Don't Happen by Accident: Building Exceptional Location Experiences with the Mapbox Android SDKs - [Chris Whong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-whong-798b587/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-whong-798b587/"), Mapbox Build-a-thon is scheduled at DevFestDC (https://www.devfestdc.org)! Register At: https://defestdc2026.eventbrite.com