Join the GDG Chapel Hill community virtually for a day packed with tech talks and networking opportunities!
Here's how to join the online event:
Step 1: Click the RSVP button on the event page (https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-chapel-hill-presents-north-carolina-devfest-2025/).
Step 2: Visit the event page at the time of the event. You should see a button to join the event once it starts.
Talks and Agenda
10:00 am: Keynote - Welcome to DevFest!
10:15 am: Tobenna Okunna: Untangling State Management in Complex Flutter Apps
State management isn’t just a code style choice - it shapes how your Flutter app adapts to change.
In this talk, Tobenna Okunna deconstructs the problems teams hit as apps grow: implicit coupling, rebuild storms, tangled async flows, and brittle tests. We’ll compare approaches (e.g., inherited patterns, BLoC, Provider/Riverpod, Redux-style, and layered architectures), highlight where each shines or cracks, and outline modern practices for composable, testable state. Expect concrete examples, heuristics you can apply immediately, and a decision checklist to help your team pick (and stick to) a sane path.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: 👥 Breakout sessions (random groups of max 5 people matched by the topic of their choice)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: ⌛Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Yashas Majmudar: AI on the Edge: On-Device Machine Learning with Flutter & TensorFlow Lite
Cloud AI is powerful, but what if your app could recognize images, process voice commands, or detect gestures without ever sending data to a server?
In this talk, we’ll explore how to run real machine learning models directly on your users' devices using TensorFlow Lite and Flutter. You’ll learn how to convert models, integrate them using the tflite_flutter plugin, and build apps that are fast, privacy-friendly, and fully offline.
Expect live demos like image classification and gesture recognition, plus practical insights on performance, optimization, and deploying AI at the edge.
Whether you're new to ML or already experimenting with models, this session will leave you ready to bring powerful, real-time intelligence to your Flutter apps, no cloud required.
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm: ⌛Break
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: Brooke Avery and Matthew Christiansen - AI Pirate Code-Off: Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann Battle for the AI Waters
Curious about what AI Model is most reliable to assist you on your Angular Codebase? Want to learn the answer through a fun Pirate Adventure? In this 20-minute workshop we will be the driver and setup 3 different agents to be our navigators each using a different AI Models within the Cursor IDE.
We will give one of our navigators the personality of Jack Sparrow (GPT), one will be Will Turner (Gemini), and one will be Elizabeth Swan (Claude). We will then have them navigate us one similar tasks in an already existing latest version of Angular codebase to see which character and model is the most reliable to help navigate us through the creation of components, the setup of signals, and the creation/refactorization of features.
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: ⌛Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Lucas Ward - Revolutionize Your Deployment Pipeline: Unveiling the Power of GitOps for Seamless CI/CD Integration
In the dynamic landscape of cloud technologies, the paradigm of GitOps has emerged as a game-changer in achieving unparalleled separation of concern between Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD). Everything, including Software Operations, has been meticulously “Codified” to bring you a cutting-edge solution.
Join us on an immersive journey through GitOps workflows, where we unravel an end-to-end continuous deployment marvel. This transformative solution leverages the prowess of open-source technologies such as Git, Helm, ArgoCD, and Kubernetes.
No prior experience or understanding is required—be prepared to witness the future of streamlined and efficient deployment pipelines!
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm: ⌛Break
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm: Closing remarks
Note: This event was planned to be in person, but our registrations have far exceeded the in-person capacity we had accounted for. This event will now be held online only. On the positive side, we will have a larger pool of speakers to choose from. The event schedule will still have breakouts for various topics to enable virtual networking. We are looking to organize in-person networking opportunities in the future.
Agenda
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Speakers
Brooke Avery - Limble CMSS (Technical Program Manager (TPM))
Brooke is an Angular GDE, software engineer, Technical Program Manager, & community builder. She is the Director of the Angular Community Meetup & a co-producer/host of the Dev.Life Podcast. Brooke has a strong passion for education & helping others find success in their developer journeys. Outside of programming, Brooke can be found following the sun and geeking out on Star Wars.<…
Matthew Christiansen - Limble CMMS (From Startup Visionary to Angular Innovator, Software Engineer)
Matthew Christiansen is a software engineer, community leader, and passionate educator specializing in Angular, Gemini, Firebase, and Generative AI. He is a Co-Organizer of the Google Developer Group (GDG) Salt Lake City and the official Angular Community Meetup, where he helps build and inspire developer communities through talks, workshops, and mentoring.
As a featured speaker at conf…
Lucas Ward - Ippon Technologies USA (Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer)
Passionate technologist, proud father, devoted husband and mad scientist.
Tobenna Okunna - FloatMe (Senior Software Engineer)
Hi all, my name is Tobenna Okunna. I build apps, primarily aimed at addressing material needs and improving outcomes for under-served communities. Im looking forward to collaborating and learning with the engineering community. A little bit about me:
- Originally from Nigeria
- Graduated w/ a CS degree from the University of San Diego in 2020
- Lead teams at multiple startup
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Yashas Majmudar - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Software Engineer)
Building Tomorrow's Tech, One Line of Code at a Time
Hosted By
Aan Patel, GDG Organizer
Hi! 👋
I'm a full-stack software developer. In my free time, I enjoy playing with new technologies, building prototypes, and connecting with others on platforms such as this one to grow my skills and share knowledge.
Thanks for stopping by. Visit https://aanpatel.tech to learn more about me or to get in touch!
Tobenna Okunna, Organizer
Hi all, my name is Tobenna Okunna. I build apps, primarily aimed at addressing material needs and improving outcomes for under-served communities.
Im looking forward to collaborating and learning with the engineering community.
A little bit about me:
- Originally from Nigeria
- Graduated w/ a CS degree from the University of San Diego in 2020
- Lead teams at multiple startup
- I have tons of side projects
- Played D1 football
- I'm an avid weightlifter
Jasmine Gallaway, Organizer
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