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Programming & AI

Programming & AI panel #CreateNewWorlds

Mark Seemann - Programmer and Software Architect @

Thordur Arnason - Lead Human @ Gervi Labs

Lena Thorsmæhlum - Senior UX Designer/ Lead human @ Gervi Labs

Ovidiu Măţan - Founder @ Today Software Magazine

Andrew Harmel-Law - Technical principal @ ThoughtWorks

Răzvan Florian - President @ RIST

Conference hall

12th November, 15:45-16:45

Mark Seemann

Mark Seemann helps programmers make code easier to maintain. His professional interests include functional programming, object–oriented development, software architecture, as well as software development in general. Apart from writing a book about Dependency Injection he has also created several Pluralsight courses, videos for Clean Coders, and written numerous articles and blog posts about programming. He's an independent consultant, author, and conference speaker, living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thordur Arnason

Gervi Labs

With a quarter-century of experience in the technology industry, Thordur is a recognized authority on both leadership and innovation. His focus in recent years has been on the groundbreaking power of artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI. Combining technological insight, design thinking, and leadership experience, he stands as a leading voice in today's technology debate. Thordur illuminates the complexity of the AI revolution with enthusiasm, supported by his own experiences and practical examples.

Lena Thorsmæhlum

Gervi Labs

Lena Thorsmæhlum is a multidisciplinary designer with over fifteen years of experience at the intersection of art, theater, and technology. She has worked on diverse projects, from art interventions in North Korea and arctic outdoor concerts to hologram videomeetings. As a co-founder and one of two humans at Gervi Labs, Lena explores the potential of generative AI to drive innovation and creativity across industries and enhance human capabilities. Her unique background offers a fresh perspective on the future of technology and design.

Ovidiu Măţan

Today Software Magazine

Founder of Today Software Magazine, organizer of Cluj IT Days

Andrew Harmel-Law

ThoughtWorks

A highly enthusiastic Tech Principal; Andrew specialises in Java / JVM technologies, agile delivery, build tools and automation, and domain driven design.

Experienced across the software development lifecycle and in many sectors including government, banking, and eCommerce, what motivates him is the production of large-scale software solutions, fulfilling complex client requirements. He understands that people, tooling, architecture and process all have key roles to play in achieving this.

Andrew has a passion for open source software and its communities. He has been interested in and involved with OSS to a greater or lesser extent since his career began; as a user, contributor, expert group member, or paid advocate.

Finally, Andrew enjoys sharing his experience as much as possible. This sharing is not only seen in his formal consulting engagements, but also informally through mentoring, blog posts, conferences (speaking and organising), and open sourcing his code.

Răzvan Florian

RIST

Răzvan Florian is the president of the Romanian Institute of Science and Technology and also a principal investigator working at the intersection of machine learning and program synthesis. He has previously developed a new learning rule for spiking neural networks, components of which were implemented in hardware in the Loihi neuromorphic chip developed by Intel. Dr. Florian has also founded several startups (Arxia, Epistemio, WebCube, and Zindro) and has previously contributed to the reform of the Romanian research and higher education system.