NOVEMBER 4-5
TEKWILL

Moldova
Developer
Conference

450 Participants
16 Speakers
36 Hours
3 Languages
About

About

Moldova Developer Conference (#MDC23)
is the biggest annual IT event for developers and other geeks in Moldova. We'll spend 2 days with stunning presentations, practical sessions and afterparty madness. You can follow us on Facebook to get the latest updates.


This year, we’ll be celebrating the 15th edition of the Moldova Developer Conference in a format that you know and love.

MDC

16 Speakers

Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

Leveraging AI to create a greenfield application (English)
Special Agent at Team Rockstars IT

David de Hoop (The Netherlands)

I will share experiences from a recent hackathon aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence to generate both the UI and underlying code for a greenfield application. Join me to explore the possibilities of AI-generated UI and code.
Founder & CEO at PIRATE.global

Manuel Koelman (Germany)

You are going to die (English)
Founder & CEO at PIRATE.global

Manuel Koelman (Germany)

Manuel is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and leadership whisperer who has build multiple companies since 2003 and has experienced the entrepreneurial roller coaster first-hand.
Data & Machine Learning Engineer | Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Diana Artiom (Germany)

Fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) (English)
Data & Machine Learning Engineer | Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Diana Artiom (Germany)

I will talk about what an LLM is, why it works, and how you can make it work efficiently on your data via fine-tuning. I’ll cover LLMs use cases, challenges, and opportunities.
DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

Becoming an exceptional IT leader (English)
DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

Uldis has two decades of experience in software engineering and leadership as he is a skilled coach in Agile and DevOps practices. He has been leading 150+ DevOps, SRE and Cloud people for several years at Accenture, has spoken at world-class conferences, and consulted several clients on improving their ways of DevOps.
Senior FullStack Developer & PHP Tech Lead at FusionWorks

Nick Ștanschi (Moldova)

Software Engineering: Handling Complexity (Russian)
Senior FullStack Developer & PHP Tech Lead at FusionWorks

Nick Ștanschi (Moldova)

Nick is going to try to answer these questions and provide some strategies and best practices that software engineers employ to tackle complexity effectively.
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

What's next - view from IBM Research (Russian)
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

How will we live in 5-10-20 years ? Which technologies will be in the mainstream ? Being a part of IBM Research, I would like to present our vision of the next era digitalisation, AI usage, quantum and post-quantum technologies.
Data Scientist at Orange Systems

Alexandr Cecetov (Moldova)

Data Science-Powered Contact Centers: Insights for Decision-Making (English)
Data Scientist at Orange Systems

Alexandr Cecetov (Moldova)

Positive Customer Experience plays a pivotal role in establishing a solid business reputation and performance. Data-Driven Strategies will create a solid foundation for Contact Center (CC) success, resulting in a high level of satisfaction, low retention, and sales growth. The presentation shares practices addressed to enrich CC management with Exploratory Data Analysis and Predictive Analytics, pushing industry KPIs. We will cover technologies like Prophet, Keras, Tidyverse, and BI tools applied inside small and medium business environments.
Delivery Manager at Yopeso

Dionis Spinei (Moldova)

Insights on Scaling Distributed Organizations (English)
Delivery Manager at Yopeso

Dionis Spinei (Moldova)

We'll chat about challenges that organizations face as they scale up, how to maintain an efficient engineering culture that focuses on innovation, and stay aware of the effects of Conway's Law on the product results. .
Administrator at MITP

Natalia Dontu (Moldova)

Tech Talent Development: How does MITP contribute to the growth and retention of tech talent? (English)
Administrator at MITP

Natalia Dontu (Moldova)

The dynamic leader of Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP) since 2018, has been pivotal in shaping Moldova's tech landscape. With an extensive background in business consulting and a notable tenure at PwC Moldova, Natalia has championed MITP's growth, leveraging a unique 7% fiscal stimulus to attract over 1,500 global tech enterprises.
Product Manager and Startup Consultant at Pentalog, a Globant division

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

Chef's Special - Burnt Team Morale with a Side of Torture (English)
Product Manager and Startup Consultant at Pentalog, a Globant division

Roman Gluck (Moldova)

We will start with a heavy roast of worst management practices, how they affect the company from a monetary and moral perspective. And after we are done burning everything to the ground, we will start with a new dish - how to grow a healthy environment that creates opportunity for people that work with their minds.
Chief Innovation Officer at Software Mind

Damian Mazurek (Poland)

How to build a Medical Chatbot using MS Azure and OpenAI Services - case study. (English)
Chief Innovation Officer at Software Mind

Damian Mazurek (Poland)

This developer-centric session dives into the trenches of crafting a medical chatbot using the combined prowess of Microsoft Azure and OpenAI Services.
Product Manager at SugarCRM, Co-Founder at FURY LAB

Vitalii Stepovenco (Moldova)

Why so many roles? Fundamentals of Specialization in IT (Russian)
Product Manager at SugarCRM, Co-Founder at FURY LAB

Vitalii Stepovenco (Moldova)

MBA Graduate, started in IT with Project Management, smoothly transitioned into Product. Mentor at courses for PMs, Co-Founder of FURY LAB - the company that provides empirical knowledge by teaching, coaching, and consulting individuals and organizations.
Cloud Ninja at Naviteq LTD

Serghei Rodin (Moldova)

Through Naming Convention (English)
Cloud Ninja at Naviteq LTD

Serghei Rodin (Moldova)

This presentation is meant to explore the importance of a good Naming Convention. I will show a couple of good and bad examples and then share my own convention I use these days.
Staff Software Engineer at Grid Dynamics

Alexandr Lambov (Moldova)

Rust as a tool for cross-platform implementation of business logic: desktop and mobile (English)
Staff Software Engineer at Grid Dynamics

Alexandr Lambov (Moldova)

When different products need to share business logic, using a server may be a default option. Let’s discuss cross-platform development - in Rust: possible strong sides, options, and limitations.
CEO at DevRain, CTO at DonorUA

Oleksandr Krakovetskyi (Ukraine)

A raise of Generative AI: what does it mean for software developers? (English)
CEO at DevRain, CTO at DonorUA

Oleksandr Krakovetskyi (Ukraine)

During this presentation, you will learn the latest Generative AI technology, services, and tools that could be used by software developers and how they will change the industry.
Technical Team Lead at Stefanini

Vadim Batin (Moldova)

Embrace Unit Testing: use it to your advantage ‌
Technical Team Lead at Stefanini

Vadim Batin (Moldova)

Unit testing is known to add the most value in ensuring the applications' quality by its quick execution and easy integration. Discover the real power of Unit Testing as we explore often over-looked perspectives, such as: defining effective unit tests, boosting work quality and team performance, using tests as living documentation and more.
MDC

3 Workshops

CEO at FusionWorks

Anton Perkin (Moldova)

Negotiations in IT for employees: better salaries, conditions, companies (Russian)
CEO at FusionWorks

Anton Perkin (Moldova)

Anton has 12 years of experience as a company manager and community builder and 17 years as a developer. In 2011 he founded FusionWorks, an IT outstaffing company, and DeveloperMD Community (the biggest IT community in Moldova). He is passionate about technologies, launching new products and organizing IT-related events, the biggest one being the Moldova Developer Conference.
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

Post-Quantum cryptography
Solution Architect at IBM Research

Ilie Circiumaru (Switzerland)

Solution Architect with experience of building high-load and blockchain systems from scratch. Full-stack Software Engineer which can write an API in Java, build a web site in Angular, create a mobile app in React Native and deploy your Docker Image to Kubernetes through CI/CD pipeline.
DevOps coach at Latvia DevOps & Agile Community

Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (Latvia)

The IT leaders kitchen (English)

Schedule

4 Nov
5 Nov
Track 1
Track 2
09:00
Registration, Coffee
10:00
Opening speech and activities
10:20
David de Hoop - Leveraging AI to create a greenfield application
Natalia Dontu - Tech Talent Development
Nick Shtansky - Software Engineering: Handling Complexity
Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis - How to be a good DevOps leader
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Manuel Koelman - You are going to die!
Damian Mazurek - How to build a Medical Chatbot
Dionis Spinei - Insights on Scaling Distributed Organizations
13:30
WORKSHOP
The IT leaders kitchen (English)
Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis
15:45
Coffee break
16:15
Alexandr Cecetov - Data Science-Powered Contact Centers
Vitalii Stepovenco - Why so many roles?
Diana Artiom - Fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs)
16:00
WORKSHOP
Negotiations in IT for employees: better salaries, conditions, companies (Russian)
Anton Perkin
17:45
Closing Day 1 & Lottery
18:00
End of Day #1
19:00
Wine and Tech Dinner with the speakers at 513 [Geek tickets only]
Track 1
Track 2
09:30
Registration, Coffee
10:00
Opening speech and activities
10:15
Ilie Circiumaru - What's next - view from IBM Research
Oleksandr Krakovetskyi - A raise of Generative AI
Alexandr Lambov - Rust as a tool for cross-platform implementation of business logic
Vadim Batin - Embrace Unit Testing: use it to your advantage
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Roman Gluck - Chef's Special - Burnt Team Morale with a Side of Torture
Serghei Rodin - Through Naming Convention
13:15
WORKSHOP
Post-Quantum cryptography
Ilie Circiumaru
14:30
Closing speech & Lottery
14:45
End of #MDC23
17:00
Afterparty at Butcher-Meat & Beer

Reasons to attend

Learn

We have summoned the best local and international speakers and selected the most exciting topics. Besides presentations, you will also participate in productive workshops.

Have fun

100 liters of coffee, 100 kgs of placintas, tons of beer and snacks will accompany you during the conference and afterparty. Live music, dancing and hot MC will make you forget about any problems you may have outside the event.

Network

You’ll meet hundreds of other IT-guys whom you can chat with, drink coffee and start new collaborations. Our schedule is planned ifor you to have enough time to get new connections and improve the existing ones. Or just chat with your phone somewhere in the corner - you decide.

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F.A.Q

How can I buy a ticket?
C’mon, you have the button in the upper menu. Just click it.
How to get to the venue?

The only thing you should indicate for the taxi driver is “Studentilor, 9/11, Tekwill”. Public transport is also available, please, check the corresponding apps.

What about parking?

If you go with your own car, just use Google Maps. Parking lots are available, please, follow the signs.

What should I bring with myself?

Yourself and your e-ticket. Do not print them - help save the trees. Also you may want to take some money for the evening activities.

Is there any dress code for the event?

No, nothing special. The heating is on and we have the wardrobe for your clothes. Also you’ll have some time before the afterparty to get home and put something appropriate.

Register

Register

€31
Online
  • online stream + recordings    
  • afterparty (Sunday)
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soon
€83
Standard
  • online stream + recordings
  • offline participation
  • afterparty (Sunday)
Price raise
soon
€93
Advanced
  • online stream + recordings
  • offline participation
  • afterparty (Sunday)
  • workshops
Price raise
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€181
Geek
  • online stream + recordings
  • offline participation
  • afterparty (Sunday)
  • workshops
  • dinner with speakers
Price raise
soon

Contact

Contact
Event address
9/11 Studentilor street Chisinau, Moldova
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