GitKon Code of Conduct

We welcome you to GitKon, where all participants must conduct themselves in the spirit of kindness, inclusivity, and respect. Please review this Code of Conduct before engaging in the event!

Our Promise to You

We promise to make participation in GitKon a harassment-free experience for everyone regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

  • Using welcoming and inclusive language
  • Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
  • Focusing on what is best for the event
  • Showing empathy towards other event members

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

  • The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
  • Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
  • Public or private harassment
  • Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
  • Solicitation of any kind
  • Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting

Our Responsibilities

The GitKon Team at GitKraken is responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.


We have the right and responsibility to remove any event participant that does not adhere to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any event participant for other behaviors that are deemed inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies specifically to GitKon and any related communication channels or events.

Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the GitKon Team at GitKraken via [email protected]. All complaints will be reviewed and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The review team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.

GitKon participants who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by the GitKon Team at GitKraken.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant homepage, version 1.4.

Bill Harding
Programmer/CEO, GitClear
Bill is the CEO and Lead Developer for GitClear, a code clarity tool used by thousands of developers. Before GitClear, Bill bootstrapped (and eventually sold) Bonanza.com, an online marketplace that won several awards for customer satisfaction. Bill has been a lifelong developer and tools enthusiast.
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Panel Discussion: Measuring the AI Impact on Developer Experience
Najla Elmachtoub
Director of Engineering, Squadformers
Najla is a fractional engineering leader and leadership coach. She previously served as a Director of Engineering at companies like Etsy, where she led teams across New York, Mexico City, and Berlin. Her work focuses on coaching managers and teams to grow in alignment with their values and business goals, while building systems that support operational excellence. Najla is passionate about positioning teams for high leverage, fostering strong communities, and delivering meaningful value to customers. She leads with empathy, believes in transparent decision-making, and is a committed advocate for the people she works with.
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Panel Discussion: Measuring the AI Impact on Developer Experience
Maggie Hutter
Recruiting, GitKraken
As the Recruiter at GitKraken, Maggie leads hiring across Engineering, Product, and GTM teams. With nine years of experience in Talent Acquisition, she is passionate about helping people discover meaningful opportunities to grow their careers.
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Panel: Leveling Up: How Developers Can Craft a Meaningful Career in the Age of AI
Ole Lensmar
CTO, Testkube
Ole started building HTTP/XML-based APIs in the late ’90s and has served as CTO at several startups and companies since then, including SmartBear, and as product architect at Ambassador Labs. He was co-founder of base8, an XML-oriented consulting company, and Eviware Software, where he created SoapUI, one of the most used open source testing tools. He served as the chairman of the OpenAPI Initiative from its inception in early 2016 until late 2020.
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How to Get Ahead of Quality Issues from AI Generated Code
Melese Michael
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, GitKraken
As Product Marketing lead for GitLens, Melese has helped fuel its exponential climb to 44 million installs, shaping how developers worldwide understand their Git history inside VS Code. With 19 years of experience launching disruptive products, from mobile apps to AI and drone tech startups—he blends technical storytelling with strategic growth. His work spans industries, teams, and technologies, always focused on building awesome tools people love.
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The Next Frontier: Bringing Git Intelligence to AI Agents & IDEs with GitKraken MCP
Jordan Wallet
Developer Advocate, GitKraken
Jordan Wallet is the Engineering Lead for GitKraken Desktop, where he’s spent over 10 years shaping the product with obsessive attention to detail and a deep respect for good software. Recently stepping into a leadership role, he brings a rare dual perspective: the IC who’s still in the code, and the manager now accountable for the numbers. At GitKon, Jordan offers an unfiltered look at what changes (and what doesn’t change) when you become the one answering up.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?
Chris Griffing
Developer Advocate, GitKraken
Chris loves talking tech and learning new things. You can often find him streaming coding on Twitch or speaking at meetups and conferences.
Jeff Schinella
Senior Product Director, GitKraken
Jeff is a Product Director at GitKraken. Over the past 12 years, he has worked to help bring multiple product ideas from 0 to 1, providing a multi-disciplinary and versatile approach in product leadership, design, and user experience.
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From Commit to Deploy: Connecting DORA and PR-Level Performance
Dmitry Fonarev
CEO, Testkube
Technology executive and CEO with over 20 years of experience building products and scaling software engineering teams across venture-backed startups and PE-owned companies. One failed startup + One IPO + Three (1 Strategic and 2 PE) successful exits later…
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Leveling Up: How Developers Can Craft a Meaningful Career in the Age of AI
Chris Kelly
Product (Developer Productivity & AI), Augment
Engineering and product leader who loves code and building delightful developer tools. I’ve scaled teams, shipped products, and built communities at industry-defining companies in cloud, DevOps, and AI. Hands-on experience across engineering, product, marketing, and operations. Active in the developer community as a frequent speaker and technical storyteller.
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Vibes Won’t Cut It: Agentic Engineering in Production
Nathen Harvey
DORA Lead, Google Cloud
Nathen Harvey leads the DORA team at Google Cloud. DORA enables teams and organizations to thrive by making industry-shaping research accessible and actionable. Nathen has learned and shared lessons from some incredible organizations, teams, and open source communities. He is a co-author of multiple DORA reports on software delivery performance and was a contributor and editor for 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know, published by O’Reilly in 2020.
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Keynote: AI’s Impact on Software Development: Insights from the DORA AI Capabilities Model
Dillon Mulroy
Principal Engineer, Cloudflare
Dillon is a principal engineer at Cloudflare with over a decade of experience working in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem. ‍He has an interest in bringing practical ideas, patterns, and idioms from the functional programming world to the JavaScript & TypeScript ecosystem. Dillon can regularly be found streaming programming and tech content (& Effect) on Twitch. Most importantly, he also uses neovim, btw.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?

Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva
VP of Engineering, GitKraken
Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva is the VP of Engineering at GitKraken, where she leads teams building developer tools used by millions. A seasoned software executive and co-founder of Reltio, she’s spent her career turning complex data into strategic leverage. At GitKon, she brings sharp insight into how engineering performance is measured, and how to make sure it actually serves the people doing the work.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?
Marino Wijay
Staff Solutions Architect, Kong Inc.
Marino Wijay is a Canadian, Traveller, International Speaker, and Open Source Advocate and Architect for AI, API Platforms, Service Mesh, Kubernetes, and Networking. He is a CNCF Ambassador, Civo Cloud Ambassador, Lead Organizer for KubeHuddle Toronto, and Founder of EmpathyOps. He is passionate about technology and modern distributed systems. He will always fall back to the patterns of Networking and the ways of the OSI. Community building is his driving force; A modern Jedi Academy.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?

Jonathan Silva
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, GitKraken
Jonathan Silva is a senior product marketer at GitKraken, where he’s spent 12 years shaping how the company builds and tells stories across its suite of developer tools. With a background in support and GTM strategy, he’s obsessed with how devs actually work and where tools get in the way. His current focus is on all things GitKraken Desktop and helping teams adopt AI in ways that feel useful, not performative.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?

Wait… Git Can Do That?
Leon Noel
Managing Director, Engineering, Resilient Coders & 100Devs
Leon Noel is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and educator with a passion for training people underrepresented in tech for high growth careers as software engineers. As Managing Director of Engineering for Resilient Coders, Leon has helped train and place hundreds of Black and Brown engineers into family sustaining engineering roles. He is a regular lecturer at Harvard Business School, a guest lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Business, and a Distinguished Faculty Member at General Assembly.
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Panel: Leveling Up: How Developers Can Craft a Meaningful Career in the Age of AI
Matt Johnston
CEO, GitKraken
Matt Johnston is the CEO at GitKraken. Before that, he was the CEO & Co-founder of open source marketing automation firm, Mautic, after serving as a marketing & strategy exec at Applause, Acquia and Herman Miller. He has helped build six startups in NYC and Boston, including four successful exits. Having grown up professionally at the intersection of marketing and technology, Matt is a rabid believer in the power of online communities.
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Leading the Builders Era: A Message to Engineering Leaders
Justin Roberts
Sr. Director of Product, GitKraken
Justin Roberts is a Senior Product Director at GitKraken, where he has played a pivotal role in shaping GitKraken Desktop, the GitKraken CLI and GitLens. With a background in architecture, Justin brings a unique, design-first perspective to software development, blending structural thinking with a focus on creating intuitive, user-centered tools. Over the past decade, he has honed a reputation for bridging the gap between technical teams and end-users, ensuring that complex systems remain approachable and efficient for developers worldwide.
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Inside GitKraken AI: What We’re Building (and What We’re Not)

Eric Amodio
CTO, GitKraken
Eric Amodio is the creator of GitLens and the CTO of GitKraken, bringing decades of experience in engineering, product architecture, and developer tooling. Formerly a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, he’s known for blending deep technical expertise with a strong commitment to user experience, shaping tools now trusted by millions. A passionate open-source advocate, Eric thrives on building innovative solutions that elevate developer productivity and collaboration.
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The Next Frontier: Bringing Git Intelligence to AI Agents & IDEs with GitKraken MCP
Jeremy Castile
VP of Developer Research, GitKraken
As VP of Developer Research at GitKraken, Jeremy works to understand and amplify the voices of the 40+ million developers who rely on their tools daily. With experience at companies like Docker and New Relic, and having been on the engineering side himself, he bridges the gap between what developers need and what products deliver. His research helps shape tools that actually make developers’ lives easier.

When not at his desk, Jeremy can usually be found with his wife and two boys, exploring the outdoors.
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Quantifying AI Impact: A Framework for Engineering Leaders

Developer Experience: The Metric That Predicts Everything Else

Panel Discussion: Measuring the AI Impact on Developer Experience

Leonard Tang
CEO, Haize Labs
Leonard Tang is the co-founder and CEO of Haize Labs. We are solving the ultimate extant problem in AI: ensuring its reliability, quality, and alignment for any application. Prior to this, I had a liberating time researching topics in AI safety, robustness, evaluation, and interpretability.
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Scaling Expert Supervision of AI
Danny Thompson
Director Of Technology, DThompsonDev
Danny Thompson is a distinguished technology leader and the author of the upcoming book, “The Developer’s Guide to AI.” As the founder of the “Commit Your Code” charity conference and the “Commit Your Talk” program, he is a major force in developer education and community building. You can also hear him weekly as the host of the popular “Programming Podcast”.
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Panel: Leveling Up: How Developers Can Craft a Meaningful Career in the Age of AI
Rizel Scarlett
Tech Lead, Open Source Developer Relations, Block, Inc.
Rizel Scarlett is driven by a singular mission: ensuring powerful technology feels human, joyful, and real. As the Tech Lead for Open Source Developer Relations at Block, she drives technical storytelling for goose, an open source AI agent. Previously at GitHub, she helped developers understand and adopt GitHub Copilot, using storytelling to make AI and developer tools feel more approachable. Outside of work, she unwinds by watching reality TV, annoying her husband for fun, and navigating the chaos and joy of first-time motherhood.
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Building a Culture of Responsible AI Use
Erik Hanchett
Senior Developer Advocate, AWS
Hello! đź‘‹ My name is Erik Hanchett! I’m the author of Vue.js in Action published by Manning and the Ember.js Cookbook. I’ve been teaching software development for over 10 years on my YouTube channel, Program With Erik, that has over 100,000 subscribers. I’ve given talks on frontend development from all around the world. Currently I work as a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS.
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Learning Spec-Driven Development
Brittany Ellich
Senior Software Engineer, GitHub
Software engineer, speaker, and educator helping developers build better software, stronger careers, and a more inclusive tech industry.
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Panel: Your Boss is Measuring You, Now What?

Kevin Bost
Senior Software Architect, IntelliTect
Kevin Bost is a Senior Software Architect with IntelliTect, GitKraken Ambassador, Microsoft MVP, and open-source advocate who thrives at the intersection of elegant engineering and developer empowerment. A regular presence on Twitch and YouTube, Kevin brings live coding to life—sharing practical techniques, architectural insights, and a healthy dose of humor. He also maintains several widely adopted open-source projects—including Velopack, MaterialDesignInXAML, XAMLTest, and Moq.AutoMock—and actively supports tools and communities that elevate developer workflows.
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Ship Smarter, Not Harder: Beyond the Commit with Practical GitKraken Workflows
Chris Geoghegan
VP, Product, Zapier
Chris Geoghegan is the VP of Product at Zapier, where he leads product strategy and vision across the company’s automation and AI initiatives. He combines deep product leadership experience with a passion for user-centric design and scalable growth.
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Keynote – Context Engineering as a Team Sport: How Shared AI Context Eliminates Handoffs
Audrey Long
Sr. Gaming Cloud Security Architect, Microsoft
Audrey Long is a Gaming Cloud Security Architect at Microsoft apart of the Microsoft Gaming Security team. With a keen eye for creating secure coding solutions and performing comprehensive security risk assessments, Audrey excels in threat modeling and evaluating security in architecture. She holds d a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security from Johns Hopkins. Additionally, Audrey is a proud ambassador for Google’s Women Techmakers program, championing diversity and inclusion in tech.
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Building Security Into Developer Velocity: How We Made Compliance Invisible
Tracy Lee
CEO, This Dot Labs
Tracy Lee is the CEO of This Dot Labs, where she helps organizations embrace AI-powered development practices and build applications. A longtime JavaScript and open source advocate, she’s contributed to framework communities like React, Angular, RxJS, and Node. Tracy is a frequent keynote speaker who bridges the gap between topics relevant to developers and executive leadership.
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The Next Era of Enablement: From Open Source to AI
Matt Johnston
CEO, GitKraken

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What is GitKraken and what do we believe is the future of engineering in the AI era