devopsdays Halifax - Contact

Harness

Dewan Ahmed serves as a Principal Developer Advocate at Harness, leveraging his decade-long experience tackling DevOps challenges across startups, corporates, and governments. With past roles at IBM, Red Hat, and Aiven, he is a seasoned developer relations professional. A tech speaker since 2016, he champions open-source and values community engagement.

Google

Customer Engineer at Google with 13 years of experience in the IT industry. Passionate about technology both personally and professionally. Helping to expand the technology community in Halifax is a passion, and really enjoy sharing what knowledge and experience I’ve gained over the years with others looking to get into tech.

Nahrin Jalal has led Developer Relations teams in startup environments and contributed to the growth of a publicly-traded enterprise. She is deeply passionate about building inclusive communities, inspiring developers to address real-world needs with pragmatic software solutions, and creating technical content that is accessible to all skill levels.

Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University

Seif Elbayomi, in his final semester of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, is dedicated to driving digital transformation in Atlantic Canada. As the Career Development and Industry Engagement Student Ambassador, he connects students with valuable career opportunities. Seif’s hands-on experience with DevOps and CI/CD at Quest Software and Nokia, combined with his multiple leadership awards, underscores his commitment to tech innovation and community engagement.