🎤 Our Speakers

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⭐ Keynote

Philip Gast

Tech Innovator & AI Entrepreneur - AdamI

Philip is a seasoned technology innovator and entrepreneur with extensive experience in AI and digital transformation. He has founded multiple successful tech companies including AI Factory, the AI community in Amsterdam, and is passionate about democratizing AI technology to empower businesses of all sizes. His expertise spans machine learning, automation, and rapid prototyping.

Talk

Building your own company in 30 minutes

Discover how AI and modern tools can help you launch a company in record time. Philip will demonstrate the power of automation and AI-assisted workflows.

Joost Hofman

Founder & CEO - TechStaq

Joost is the founder of TechStaq and a visionary leader in building high-performing tech organizations. With years of experience in engineering excellence, cloud platforms, and digital transformation, he leads teams that deliver integrated solutions creating lasting impact. Joost is passionate about developing local tech talent and building sustainable tech communities.

Talk

Opening Remarks & Closing Talk

Welcome to TechStaq Connect! Join us as we kick off this exciting week of tech innovation in Surinam, and wrap up the day with key takeaways and reflections.

Leadership

Kim Willemse

Cloud Technology Expert - Devleaps

Kim is a passionate technology professional with expertise in modern software development and digital innovation.

Talk

Using cloud landingzones to accelerate your cloud journey

Learn how cloud landing zones provide a solid foundation for your cloud adoption journey, enabling faster deployment while maintaining security and governance standards.

Cloud

Anouk Kieboom

Cloud Engineer - Devleaps

Anouk is a cloud engineer at Devleaps, specializing in infrastructure optimization, automation, backup systems, and disaster recovery. She holds Professional Scrum Master certification and has expertise in cloud cost optimization and infrastructure automation.

Talk

How to keep hackers out of your cloud environment

Discover essential security practices and strategies to protect your cloud infrastructure from cyber threats and maintain a robust security posture.

Cloud

Lucas Tazelaar

Data engineer - Dataleaps

Lucas is a technology specialist with a focus on artificial intelligence and practical implementations.

Talk

How to secure your data using UDAL

Explore how Unified Data Access Layer (UDAL) patterns can help you implement robust data security and access control in modern data architectures.

Data

Jochem Loedeman

Data & ML engineer - Dataleaps

Jochem is a Data & ML engineer at Dataleaps with expertise in MLOps and data democratization. He holds an MS from the University of Amsterdam (2020-2022) and has worked with Xebia, BrainCreators, and Whayle. He co-organizes the MLOps Community Amsterdam Meetup and has spoken at Databricks forums on data democratization and LLMs in production.

Talk

Building a next generation Data platform

Discover modern approaches to building scalable, flexible data platforms that enable data democratization and drive business value through advanced analytics and ML capabilities.

Data

Jonathan van Westendorp

AI Expert - AdamI

Jonathan is an AI Expert at AdamI. He holds an MSc in AI from the University of Amsterdam (GPA 8.0) and researched diffusion models at Whispp for real-time whisper-to-speech conversion. He contributed to ArtiVisual at ACM Multimedia 2021 and specializes in deep learning and AI applications.

Talk

Building your virtual workforce (AI Agents)

Learn how to leverage AI agents to automate tasks, enhance productivity, and build intelligent systems that work alongside your team to achieve business goals.

⭐ Keynote

Surprise Keynote Speaker

Special Guest

We have exciting surprise keynote speakers lined up! Stay tuned for the big reveals.

Talk

Digital transformations in Suriname & Building AI and Data products in retail

Inspiring keynotes exploring digital transformation opportunities in Suriname and the practical application of AI and data products in the retail industry.

Digital Transformations

Philipp Gayret

Developer Experience Engineer - Devleaps

Philipp is a Staff engineer with 14+ years of experience in the industry, working on companies' developer experience at Devleaps. He specializes in internal development platforms and release engineering, with expertise in Java EE, Python, and Google Cloud Platform.

Talk

Accelerate your development using AI Copilots

Learn how AI-powered coding assistants and copilots can dramatically improve developer productivity, code quality, and accelerate your software development lifecycle.

Jeffrey de Graaf

Lead Architect & Fractional CTO - TechStaq

Jeffrey is a lead architect and builder with extensive experience in translating complex technical concepts into accessible solutions. With expertise in modern architecture patterns and best practices, he helps teams build scalable and maintainable software systems. Known for his dad jokes and BBQ skills.

Talk

Get your company ready for the growth to come using Team Topologies

Discover how Team Topologies principles can help you structure your organization for sustainable growth, improved flow, and enhanced team effectiveness in rapidly scaling environments.

Digital Transformations

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