
Abigail Afi Gbadago (preferred name: Afi) is a Backend Developer who has established herself as a prominent figure in the Python community. She currently serves as the Regional Executor for Black Python Devs and serves as a Board Member of the Django Software Foundation (DSF).
Recognized for her expertise, Afi has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status in both the Python and Web Track. Her commitment to fostering inclusive tech communities is evident through her volunteer work with PyLadies Ghana, where she leads open-source initiatives.
Beyond her technical roles, Afi actively works in technology partnerships, bridging gaps between organizations and building collaborative relationships within the tech ecosystem. Her multifaceted involvement in technical and community leadership positions demonstrates her dedication to advancing diversity and technological excellence.
- How Python's Evolving Type Hints Help You Work Smarter, Not Harder.

Hey, I am Adrien, a French Software Enfineer for 7 years.
I am a co-creator CodSpeed, a Continuous Performance Analysis solution that helps tech companies and Open-Source projects prevent performance issues directly in their CI pipelines.
I am passionate about Developer Experience, Performance, Open-Source, Python, TypeScript, and Rust. These passions led me to co-author Swarmion, an open-source set of tools to develop Serverless micro-services.
- Intuition vs. Reality: Surprising Truths in Python Performance

Adrin is a maintainer of a few open source projects, including scikit-learn, fairlearn, and skops. He has a PhD in computational biology and has been working in the open source space for the past 6 years.
- EU AI Act: Unveiling Lesser-Known Aspects and Implementation Entities
I am a Member of the Technical Staff (MTS) at Salesforce. With an MS in Computer Science from USC, I have interned at top tech companies, including Intel and Salesforce during my masters, and have experience as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. In my current role, I am leading the integration of a receiver service with the Engagement Processor, a critical system responsible for push notifications on mobile devices. I am enhancing the Java Spring boot processor service, ensuring seamless end-to-end integration with the external receiver service to handle event data from mobile devices and analyse them further to send relevant push notifications.
- Efficient Caching in Python: From Local to External Solutions

I’m an enthusiastic software and technology expert with a soft spot for agile and lean principles.
Part of the Pycon Italy founding team in 2007, and currently working on distributed databases at Aiven.
Programmer, manager, architect, bike lover, dad, husband, and probably something more. I use to say that I'm a full stack backend expert - let's discuss security, machine learning, infrastructure as code, anything that is not ui-related, please!
- Typing at scale: statically type-checking a large codebase

Alejandro Cabello Jiménez is a Staff Software Engineer at TravelPerk, a Barcelona-based company. He focuses on building and optimizing scalable systems, leading key engineering projects that leverage technologies like Python to enhance the performance and reliability of TravelPerk’s platform. His work is critical in streamlining operations and driving innovation, ensuring the platform meets the evolving needs of businesses worldwide.
- Zero-Drama Upgrades: Real-World Tactics for Major Python Migrations

My software development journey started with the open source and Apache Arrow project. More specifically, I started with contributing to the Arrow R package in 2021. After that I have contributed to other open source projects connected to the Python dataframe API standard as a part of my internship at Quansight. I became an Apache Arrow committer in 2022 after regularly contributing to Apache Arrow (Python) since 2021.
- Sharing is caring: Efficient Data Exchange with pyarrow

I write software that moves money around—in Python. It’s software that must be highly available, performant and correct every single time. Building this kind of system has made me deeply familiar with the design patterns, libraries and frameworks needed for reliability at scale. I am obsessed with high quality testing and fast product validation cycles.
I also author The Payments Engineer Playbook, a newsletter read by over 1,500 fintech engineers, where I explore the technical challenges of building money software.
I use Vim, I like pineapple in my pizza—and I won't apologize for either.
- Building a NoGIL Load Balancer in Python in 30 minutes

Anastasiia have worked in the IT industry for more than 11 years, including experience in e-commerce as well as game development. She has a lot of experience with various software architectures in different domains. Currently working as an Engineering Manager at Strava, helping to build engineering culture and engineering strategy in her team. She is also one of the organizers of PyBerlin meetup based in Berlin.
- Continuous Documentation: basics and advanced techniques

Anna is a Data Scientist at Flatiron with a Master's degree in Biology and Bioinformatics. She has multiple years of experience working with clinical data from both clinical studies and real-world settings, such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) data. Anna thrives on the complexities that come with handling vast and intricate datasets. She is passionate about finding smart solutions to simplify data processing and analytics, making it easier to derive meaningful insights. Her expertise lies in bridging the gap between raw clinical data and actionable information.
- Accelerating privacy-enhancing data processing

Principal Software Engineer at Anaconda. He is the author of SPy, a core developer of PyScript and PyPy, and one of the founders of the HPy project, which aims to design a better and more modern C API for Python. He loves to write tools from developers for developers, such as Pdb++, fancycompleter and vmprof and he is creator/maintainer/contributor of numerous other open source projects.
He have also been very active in the Python community for years, giving talks at various conferences such as EuroPython, EuroSciPy, PyCon Italia, and many others. He regularly writes on the PyPy blog and on the HPy blog. His main areas of interest are compilers, language implementation, TDD and performance.
- Myths and fairy tales around Python performance

Anupama Tiruvaipati is a software engineer with more than six years of experience in the tech and fintech industries. Having previously worked with Microsoft, she is employed at Bloomberg in London. Throughout her career, Anupama has been driven by a desire to develop domain-agnostic sustainable solutions that benefit a wide range of users and industries.
Anupama is passionate about finding ways to enhance current work processes and believes that technology can be a powerful tool for improving efficiency and productivity. As a software engineer, she has worked on various projects that have streamlined and automated processes, and she continuously seeks out new ways to innovate.
In addition to her work in the tech industry, Anupama is strong proponent of women in the workforce and is a dedicated advocate for giving back to the community. She believes that it is crucial to create opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech and has volunteered to promote diversity and inclusion.
- Fixtures meets parameters: Writing efficient, elegant and reusable tests

Hii, You can call her Ariane or Arya.
Ariane is a ML Engineer, Project Manager from Cameroon, with a passion for Community Building and Diversity & Inclusion in the STEM ecosystem.
She's also serves as Community Manager and ML Tutor at a non-profit organization, whose works focus on empowering underrepresented groups in AI and demystify AI for all.
Ariane is an active open source contributor, and enjoys teaching during her free time.
- From Notebook to Production: Deploying ML Models with Confidence.

Originally trained as a civil engineer, I’ve spent the past 11 years immersed in the tech industry, working at both a startup and a large corporate. My expertise lies in Python, though I enjoy exploring languages like Rust. I’m passionate about writing maintainable code, getting to the heart of complex concepts, and sharing what I learn with others.
- Broken `__slots__` are a silent performance killer—Let's fix them!

Working for sdox for 4 year as a fullstack engineer with focus on API architecture/performance and security on BE and FE site
Django for 7+ years
Vue/React/Apollo for 5+ years
DevOps and Server Admin for 5+ years
Prompt Engineer (raising 3 kids → giving some input → get random response)
- Strawberry and alittlebit Apollo
- Strawberry and alittlebit Apollo

Hi, I'm Arthur, a software engineer based in Paris 🇫🇷🥖
I worked as an engineer in a few tech companies over the past years, mostly building software with Python, but I'm also passionate about (too ??) many other software fields.
I'm an open-source enthusiast and love to contribute when possible. Three years ago, I built ODMantic, an ODM for MongoDB and Python. It's a kind of ORM built on top of Pydantic to provide a seamless model definition and integration with FastAPI.
2 years ago, I founded CodSpeed, a Continuous Performance Analysis solution helping tech companies and Open-Source projects prevent performance issues directly in their CI pipelines.
- Intuition vs. Reality: Surprising Truths in Python Performance

Hi there! I’m a Python enthusiast with over a decade of hands-on experience in all kinds of automation development. Recently, I’ve been having the role of Senior Software Engineer in Test, diving deep into Python and Pytest. My journey has taken me through both corporations and startups and across countries, enriching me with cool international insights. I’m a huge advocate for quality assurance, not just as gatekeepers of product quality but as champions for customer happiness. In this role, I strived daily to make a difference. When I’m not in my professional zone, I love travelling, surfing and sharing my Python know-how through tutoring. I have enjoyed lighting up several PyCon conferences with my workshops. Let’s talk Python and quality assurance, and maybe share a few global adventures!
- From Grilling to Growing: Python Interviews as Shared Learning for All
I am a Software Quality Engineer with Red Hat over 5 years of experience and has been contributing to Openstack which is one of the most active python opensource project . I have been contributing to openstack horizon and openstack tempest testing frameworks.
I'm a lifelong learner, constantly experimenting with new tools and contributing to open-source projects.
Sharing knowledge and empowering others to embrace technology's potential fuels my fire. Beyond coding, I find inspiration in brainstorming sessions and stimulating discussions. This would be my 2nd talk at the EuroPython.
- Good Practices for Testing Web User Interfaces

- Cleaner Code, Better Queries: SQLAlchemy, ORMs and asyncio
- Cleaner Code, Better Queries: SQLAlchemy, ORMs and asyncio

🎯 After 10+ years in the industry as a Senior Python developer and AWS Solution Architect (AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate), I saw it all.
🗣️ Speaker at worlds-leading Python conferences such as EuroPython, Python Ireland, PyJamas Conference, Geekle.us, PyBerlin, Conf42, PyCon De, SwissPythonSummit
🧑🤝🧑 Mentor at Humble Data (PyCon Africa 2020 Conference Data Workshop and PyData Global).
🎤 Co-host at Bug Hunters Cafe podcast on software bugs and how to deal with them.
💡Previously a Lead Python Developer for a company in Silicon Valley, now a Founder and CEO at Softerrific, a company based in Novi Sad, Serbia (although we prefer saying The World).
💻 I believe in AI and all the benefits it brings to people.
👂 Communication is my primary skill. Active listener.
📚 I believe in life-long education. Fan of reading (100+ books per year).
- Refactoring and Maintaing Software : Building code you won't hate tomorrow

Brett Cannon has been a core developer since 2003, letting him touch much of Python's code base in some way. Thanks to that amount of time and a penchant for writing too much, it has allowed him to become the 5th most prolific PEP (co-)author. He served on the Python steering council for 5 consecutive years, starting with the inaugural council. Probably the biggest things Brett is known for are importlib, trying to make the 2->3 transition easier, pyproject.toml, and his blog at https://snarky.ca . Basically Brett has been around long enough you can thank/blame him for a bunch of stuff.
A big proponent of the Python community, Brett's known for his quote, "I came for the language, but I stayed for the community", which still holds true for him today. He served on the PSF board a number of times and received the Frank Willison Award in 2016.
Brett lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and child (who just became a toddler, hence the current lack of hobbies).
- Why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification

After having a career as a Data Scientist and Developer Advocate, Cheuk dedicated her work to the open-source community. Currently, she is working as AI developer advocate for JetBrains. She has co-founded Humble Data, a beginner Python workshop that has been happening around the world. She has served the EuroPython Society board for two years and is now a fellow and director of the Python Software Foundation.
- Writing Python modules in Rust - PyO3 101
- Writing Python modules in Rust - PyO3 101
Cristián is a PSF Fellow and Board Director that is currently working at The Qt Company as Sr. R&D Manager, in charge of the Qt Core (Berlin) and Qt for Python teams, from which he has been part of the development team for more than 6 years.
In his spare time, Cristián is a serial conference and community organizer in many countries, and participates in different initiatives like the translation of the Python documentation into Spanish, PyPI moderation, and others related Python and Qt.
- What comes after Rust in the Python ecosystem?
- Parallel programming and Cython

Diego Díaz Morón from Canary Island, Spain. I'm a software engineer experienced in web and game development and UX/UI design. I also have a big experience in event coordination and teamworking. Currently part of Python Spain's Board, creating community in the Canary Islands and the rest of Spain.
- Godot & Python: open source in game development

I work as a Principal Software Engineer in the runtimes team at Arm Ltd. I'm a CPython contributor and part of the triage team.
I run the Arm Python Guild, an internal community with more than 1300 members.
- Exploring the CPython JIT
Hi, I'm Dom: by day, I work on Indico at CERN, and by night, I dive into personal projects. In my spare time, I run a small homelab - currently serving as a personal media server powered by custom scripts and open-source software - and explore ways to automate the tedious, repetitive aspects of my daily workflow (both at home and at work).
- Indico: the 20 year history and evolution of an open-source project at CERN

Hi! I’m Eloisa, a mathematical modeller with a passion for coding.
I studied Physics at Sydney University, with a strong focus on Computer Science and Biotechnology. My research there was on nanobots for brain medicine, and involved developing ML algorithms to analyse brain maps, as well as making molecular logic gates in a lab.
I have been developing and using compartmental models since 2021 – first, in the field of mental health, and now in the context of epidemics. My current work at the Burnet Institute focuses on evaluating the future impact of public health interventions and novel medications, and sometimes also translating reports into Spanish :)
In my spare time, I like to read, travel, and go for walks in nature.
- How to Stop an Epidemic using the Atomica Python Tool

Elvis Kwabena Asare Nkrumah is a data science enthusiast with experience in data analysis, visualization, and machine learning. As a Tableau Academic Ambassador, he has expertise in data visualization and storytelling. Elvis is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with others.
- Python, SQLAlchemy, and SQL: A Powerful Trilogy for Data Scientists

Farhaan Bukhsh is an open-source contributor, Pythonista and now a newbie rustacean. With a background in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, Farhaan has contributed extensively to projects like Fedora and Open edX, where he is a core committer and current release manager. He's passionate about bridging the performance gap between Python and system-level programming, recently exploring the power of Rust to accelerate machine learning workflows. When he's not writing code, Farhaan enjoys mentoring new contributors, organizing tech communities, and brewing the perfect pour-over coffee.
- WASM and Python: The Future of Serverless Computing

Florian Bruhin (“The Compiler”) is a long-time contributor and maintainer of both the pytest framework and various plugins. He discovered pytest in 2015 - since then, he has given talks and conducted workshops about pytest at various conferences and companies. His primary project, qutebrowser (a keyboard-focused web browser), has grown from a hobby to a donation-funded part-time job.
- pytest - simple, rapid and fun testing with Python
- pytest - simple, rapid and fun testing with Python

Florian is based in Berlin and works as Software Engineer for Flatiron Health. Before joining Flatiron Health’s mission to improve and extend lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer, he worked for eBay and Immobilienscout24. Florian loves traveling with his family, uses his little son as excuse to buy toys for himself and is passionate about software engineering, software architecture and punk rock.
- Accelerating privacy-enhancing data processing

Dr Gauden GALEA has a deep passion for Python programming and the applications of data science to public health.
In his day job, he has recently retired (June 2025) from the post of Strategic Advisor to the Regional Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, heading the Special Initiative on Noncommunicable Diseases and Innovation. He had previously served as Director of the Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life-course, in WHO/Europe, between 2011 and 2018.
Over the past twenty-five years, he has contributed to the work on developing a national stepwise approach to NCDs, to the development of a process to link the prevention and control of NCDs to health systems, to the compilation of evidence linking NCDs to the global development agenda, to the renewal of life-course approaches to public health in Europe, and to action plans on women’s health and men’s health in Europe, among other leading work on NCDs, health promotion, and public health.
Dr Galea has worked for WHO since 1998. He has held posts in Suva, Manila, and Geneva in areas related to NCDs and Health Promotion. Between 2018 and 2022, he served as WHO Representative in China, during which period he also coordinated the programme on innovation in public health within the "For the Future" vision of the Western Pacific Region. He is a public health physician, and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom since 1999. In 2018, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Malta.
- Python, Politics, and Public Health
- How to deal with toxic people

I'm a researcher from Poland, who started contributing to napari to improve tool that I used during my PhD. During this I see that even small improvements improve life and simplify data analysis workflows of multiple researchers.
Currently, I'm one of napari core-developers, maintainer of cibuildwheel, and finishing my PhD thesis.
- Origami Speed Championships: Fast Polygon Triangulation in Python

- Python Config That Will Give You Chills (In a Good Way, I Promise!)

- Prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases using Python

Iryna is a data scientist and co-founder of DataForce Solutions GmbH, a company specialized in delivering end-to-end data science and AI services using open-source technologies. She contributes to several open-source libraries, and strongly believes that open-source products foster a more inclusive tech industry, equipping individuals and organizations with the necessary tools to innovate and compete.
- Is Prompt Engineering Dead? How Auto-Optimization is Changing the Game

I'm a software developer who loves challenges
Working on observability, mostly focused on OpenTelemetry! I contribute to the OpenTelemetry Collector and the operator for Kubernetes/OpenShift.
My favorite part of this industry is development: you can fix issues, create new features, work together with your coworkers and customers to solve problems and take the product far and beyond!
Sometimes…. I teach.
- Navigating the mesh: Istio for Python applications

Itai is a seasoned software engineer, passionate about clean code and design, and about simplifying what is complex. Doing what’s needed, whether it’s backend, full-stack, or mobile development, and enjoys creating well-crafted products.
- Computer Vision Data Version Control and Reproducibility at Scale

After working on many sides of tech Iulia finally found her perfect match as a developer advocate at Elastic - focusing on creating content for, and learning from the tech community. She specialises in data science & AI solutions and loves creating videos, blogs, demos and sessions to get people excited about the possibilities of tech. Iulia loves to talk about anything NLP, cloud, data science 101, MLOPs, generative AI, search, and more.
- Building my own (accurate!) Spotify Wrapped

Jacob Coffee is an Infrastructure Engineer at the Python Software Foundation and a newly invited CPython triager. He supports key Python services such as PyPI.org and Python.org while also contributing to the maintenance of the Litestar ecosystem which boasts libraries such as Litestar, Advanced Alchemy, Polyfactory, and more. He is passionate about open-source development, the mission of the PSF, and enhancing the tools that empower developers worldwide.
- Behind the Scenes: PSF Infrastructure and How You Can Contribute

Jakub currently leads the data science platform team that enables the Flyr Hospitality science organisation developing, operating and maintaining data science products in a user friendly and sustainable way. He started tinkering with Python for computer simulations and data analysis during his computation physics PhD studies, when NumPy and Matplotlib were brand new projects and Pandas had not met Python yet. Since then, Python and its ecosystem have become Jakub’s de facto work and hobby toolset for anything programming and data modelling related. After leading the theory group at the tokamak department of the Institute of Plasma Physics in Prague, Jakub was in different roles in the data science and engineering landscape. He also co-founded PyData Prague meetup, performs an occasional speaker or tutor at meetups or conferences and tutors scientific computing with Python at the Czech Technical University.
- Accelerating Scientific Python: JAX, Numba, and Ray in Action
- Accelerating Scientific Python: JAX, Numba, and Ray in Action

Software QE with a passion for test automation, cloud and DevOps. Red Hatter, open source contributor, OpenStack Horizon core member, Czechitas coach. Originally from the field of electrical engineering.
- Good Practices for Testing Web User Interfaces
2008 M.Sc. Physics and Computer Science at Osnabrück University
2012 PhD in Physics at Osnabrück University
2013 - now Sensor Developer at ROSEN Group
2017 - now volunteer developer at OpenSky Network
- Offline Disaster Relief Coordination with OpenStreetMap and FastAPI
- Hacking LLMs: An Introduction to Mechanistic Interpretability

Immersed in the dynamic world of Android development, Jessica Randall is an accomplished Kotlin developer and a passionate advocate for innovation. As the Android Co-Lead for Mentorlst, she excels in creating seamless user experiences with Jetpack Compose, fostering collaboration within Android Studio, and navigating the challenges of modern app development with skill and determination.
With a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Jessica brings a unique analytical perspective to her work. Her academic pursuits have centered on Topological Data Analysis, a cutting-edge field that uncovers hidden patterns in complex datasets. This intersection of mathematics and technology fuels her passion for solving intricate societal challenges through data science.
Jessica’s leadership extends beyond her technical expertise. As a Women Techmakers Ambassador, GDSC Alumni Lead, Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Alumni Lead, and Girl Code Ambassador, she champions diversity and inclusion, working tirelessly to inspire and empower women in STEM.
In her role as an organizer for GDG Cape Town, Jessica has a transformative impact on the South African tech community, curating events that inspire local developers and spotlight innovative trends. Her journey as a Google Crowdsource Influencer ignited a deep interest in AI and Machine Learning, motivating her to remain at the forefront of emerging technologies.
Jessica embodies resilience, forward-thinking, and an unwavering commitment to creating opportunities for all. Her journey as a developer, leader, and mentor continues to inspire others in the ever-evolving landscape of technology.
- Unveiling Data's Hidden Shape with TDA in Python (GUDHI)

I am a happy and proud woman to have become an engineer, so I love technical challenges.
One of my strengths is communication, so I have been a web development teacher for people seeking a career change. I also mentor anyone who needs help, and I actively participate in the community as a speaker, organizer of events, or active member of Python Spain and PyLadies.
I have several publications in the media that discuss the importance of learning to code and the need for diversity in the industry.
If I had to summarize my role in one sentence, it would be: "Full-stack developer working on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEl) from a technical perspective, and happy to be part of the community."
- What to expect when you are expecting Free Threading
- Flying Free: data analysis with Python for aeronautical planning

My name is Jochem van Dooren, currently working as a data platform engineer at Picnic Technologies. I am passionate about python and data and live in Amsterdam!
- dbt-score: continuous integration for dbt metadata

Josh Lowe is a Senior Software Engineer at Anaconda and the creator of EduBlocks (acquired by Anaconda in 2023), a project he started whilst he was a secondary school student. EduBlocks helps young people across the globe take their first steps with text-based programming, specifically Python, through a simple drag-and-drop coding interface. He is passionate about making technology and coding more accessible to kids and educators.
- PyScript as Infrastructure: Running EduBlocks at Scale Without the Cost

Juan Luis (he/him/él) is an Aerospace Engineer with a passion for tech communities and sustainability. He works at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, as Product Manager for Kedro, an open source Python framework for reproducible, maintainable and modular data science code. He has worked as Developer Advocate at Read the Docs, as software engineer in the space, consulting, and banking industries, and as a Python trainer for several private and public entities.
Apart from being a long-time user and contributor to many projects in the scientific Python stack (NumPy, SciPy, Astropy) he has published several open-source packages, the most important one being poliastro, an open-source Python library for interactive astrodynamics used in academia and industry.
Finally, Juan Luis is the founder and former chair of the Python España association, the point of contact for the Spanish Python community, former organizer of PyCon Spain, and current organizer of the PyData Madrid monthly meetups.
- To the Moon and back: Archiving my dream open source project

I am a passionate coder and open-source enthusiast with a background in physics. Furthermore, I love languages, both human and programming. When not coding, you might find me listening to a fantasy audiobook on the train.
- Unlocking Hidden Power of Conda with Pixi

DevOps engineer and Software Leader at Kaizen Solutions.
Python programmer convinced by Agile, Software Craft, Accelerate and the antic greek philosophy.
Consultant for big industrial clients (SNCF, EDF, Thales, Schneider Electric). Regular meetuper, speaker at different French conferences, technical coach.
- Rambo Python
- Rambo Python

Kalyan is a Data and AI scientist with a background as a former data science and analytics manager, effectively balancing both academia and industry. He has presented talks at various PyCon's, Data Science and AI conferences, showcasing his expertise. As a community leader, Kalyan currently serves as the one of the Chair for PyConf Hyderabad 2025 and has held the role of Co-chair for PyConf India 2023 and PyConf Hyderabad from 2022 to 2024. In addition to these leadership positions, he is an active contributor to numerous Python, data science, and scientific communities worldwide.
- Memory Efficient Iteration with Python's itertools- A Deep Dive

Geospatial Data Scientist with a drive to contribute to the open-source space. Co-developer of SRAI library and maintainer of QuackOSM and OvertureMaestro libraries.
Interested in exploring how machine learning models with geospatial data can improve our lives.
- QuackOSM & OvertureMaestro: Open geospatial data at your fingertips

Kamil works on Math Libraries at NVIDIA, focusing on DALI and nvmath-python. He received his master's degree from the University of Warsaw, where he focused on formal verification of smart contracts.
- GPU performance or ease of use: why not both?
I work with the Python-maint team at Red Hat, where I manage new Python interpreters and libraries in Fedora Linux. I certainly didn't see that coming when I graduated from linguistics many years ago!
Since 2017, I've been actively contributing to the Czech PyLadies community.
In my free time, I got hooked to hiking in the countryside of Moravia and occasionally contributing to OpenStreetMap. I'm a big fan of open knowledge and private data. My goal for 2025 is to learn crocheting and grow my first vegetables.
- Bridging the gap: Viewing your project through a downstream packager's lens

Kateřina Ščavnická, known as Kejty, is an Engineering Lead at Kiwi.com, a leading global travel tech company headquartered in the Czech Republic. She is passionate about exploring the latest technology, driving innovation, and making data processes efficient and valuable. Her dedication to detail and persistent approach makes her a strong advocate for data governance and observability, where she applies product thinking to elevate data as a strategic asset.
Known for her vibrant and engaging personality, Kejty loves public speaking, sharing knowledge, and engaging with communities to broaden her perspectives on both technical and cultural dimensions of the tech landscape.
- Data Governance 101: Stop Firefighting, Start Engineering

Kayode Makinde is a data scientist and AI researcher at Lawyers Hub, Africa's leading AI policy organization. With a background in engineering, he has built a career at the intersection of AI research, policy, and real-world applications.
Kayode’s work spans reinforcement learning, computer vision, and AI-driven optimization, with award-winning contributions in AI research. He has developed cutting-edge solutions, including reinforcement learning agents for Ayo, an AI-powered ripe orange plucking robot, and optimization models for decision-making. His efforts have earned him multiple accolades, including the Best Poster award at the DSN AI Bootcamp, 3rd place at IndabaX Nigeria 2024, and victories at the Bluechip Data and AI Summit and DataFest hackathons.
Beyond his professional work, Kayode is passionate about mentorship and AI community growth. He actively fosters AI adoption in Africa by engaging with research communities and supporting initiatives that drive innovation. Whether leading groundbreaking projects, exploring AI’s ethical implications, or contributing to community development, he is always seeking new challenges and opportunities to make an impact.
- Preserving Culture with Python: AI plays Ayo, a Traditional Nigerian Game

Ken Jin is a CPython core developer working on CPython's performance and JIT compiler. He moonlights as a university student in his spare time. Hopefully by the time you read this, he will have graduated from university.
- Building a new tail-calling interpreter for Python

Kir is a Pythonista from the PyCon Taiwan community and lives in Tokyo.
💼Kir’s works: Geo and Search systems to solve i18n and l10n user experience and large scale data and reliability problems.
💕Kir’s hobby: 🍷🍶🍺🏂⛸️🧗⛰️🧑🌾🏃
See Kir’s past PyCon talks in https://note35.github.io/about/talks
- Beyond the Code: Manipulating Bytecode and Building Community
- Breaking HTTP Boundaries: ASGI to build a fleet management system in Python

I am an Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate, working the last 4 years as a Software Engineer and using Python as my main tool of choice.
In my free time, I like to contribute to the open-source community by either supporting great existing projects or showcasing some of mine. I am also one of the maintainers of RSTUF (OpenSSF project), an initiative to improve security in the software supply chain.
If I'm not coding you can find me watching 90's movies or playing some racket sport with my friends.
- Turbocharge your Python test suite today! 🚀

I'm an experienced DevOps Engineer at UST with over 6 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining UST, I worked with HCL Technologies and Agathsya Technologies. I completed my Master's degree in Computer Applications from Acharya Nagarjuna University, where I graduated with distinction.
I have reasonable knowledge and expertise in DevOps tools, including containerization and orchestration technologies, and has a passion for solving complex problems to optimize business outcomes.
- Setting Up Reliable CI/CD Pipelines with Python, K8s & Testcontainers
- Setting Up Reliable CI/CD Pipelines with Python, K8s & Testcontainers

I am a software developer based in Tokyo, with a strong focus on Python. I enjoy contributing to Open Source Software (OSS) with a goal to make the development environment friendlier.
- Type Hints in Real-World Projects: Maintenance & Improvement

Bios:
Mateusz Zaremba:
seasoned professional with a diverse background in technology. He is currently an Application Architect at Ørsted, where he helps teams build engineering tooling. Previously, Mateusz was a DevOps Architect at AWS, with a strong background in Cloud and AI/ML. He primarily works with Python. Prior to this, Mateusz honed his skills as a full-stack developer, proficient in Django and React.
Beyond tech, he brings a unique perspective as an aerospace engineer and avid sailor. This rich blend of skills and experiences empowers Mateusz to drive innovation and efficiency in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
Krzysztof Wilczynski:
In his daily work, Krzysztof supports AWS' largest customers on their cloud journey with both his technical (coding, architecting) and consulting-soft skills. He specializes in Python, Serverless Cloud Services, and Cloud Security. Krzysztof works hand-in-hand with both engineers and executives from his customer's side to ensure a ""well-architected"", smooth, secure, and cost-optimized adoption of the cloud.
Outside of work, Krzysztof spends most of his time playing guitar (and other, weirder instruments) or hacking with his 3d printer.
- Async Python: Concurrency Without the Headaches

I am Kshitijaa Jaglan - a PhD student at Social Computing Group, University of Zürich. My interests lie in Networks (graphs), AI+ML, and using tech-y stuff for social good.
- The Network Next Door: How Connections Shape the World Around Us

Cofounder at XionSpace. Building in web3. Also built DripVerse Protocol, Blockchained India, Acyclic Labs. Worked earlier with IOTA Foundation, Apna, Skillenza, and other organisations.
Chair, PyCon India 2024. Co-chair, PyCon India 2021. Shadow and CFP lead, PyCon India 2020.
Orgnaise BangPypers, Bengaluru's Python User Group since 2016.
Organised DjangoGirls Bengaluru 2016-2019.
- WASM and Python: The Future of Serverless Computing

Based in Porto, Portugal.
More than 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, currently working at CheckSec.
My primary focus is exploring the benefits of the hypermedia-based architecture using HTMX and AlpineJS.
I've been developing and migrating existing Django applications from MPAs or SPAs to the HTMX architecture for more than 3 years.
In previous roles, I have contributed to the development of several products across the education and real estate sectors, including event management software, CMS platforms, GIS integration, and other specialized solutions.
Beyond my full-time work, I’ve built and deployed freelance applications currently in production for clients in the automotive and driving education industries.
I hold a MsC in Networks and Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Porto.
Additionally, I have experience lecturing web development courses and have spoken at international Python and Django conferences.
- Django and HTMX: Patterns to Success

Lysandros works as a Senior Software Engineer at Quansight Labs, where he spends most of his time on CPython and the PyData ecosystem. He is a CPython core developer, specializing in the parser, the tokenizer and the REPL. He recently worked on supercharging f-strings in Python 3.12, the new REPL for Python 3.13 and introducing fast string ufuncs in NumPy 2.0. Currently, he's mostly dealing with improving support for free-threaded Python in the PyData ecosystem.
- Uncovering the magic of implementing a new Python syntax feature

- Mentoring Both Ways: Helping Others While Leveling Up Yourself!

Marc-Andre is the founder and CEO of eGenix.com, a Python-focused boutique consulting company based in Germany, specializing in the data, finance and database space. He has a degree in mathematics from the University of Düsseldorf.
His work with and for Python started in 1994. He is a Python Core Developer, designed and implemented the Unicode support in Python, created the stdlib platform module, the Python DB-API 2.0 and is author of several open source libraries and tools (e.g. the eGenix mx Extensions mxDateTime and mxODBC).
Marc-Andre is a EuroPython Society (EPS) Fellow, a Python Software Foundation (PSF) founding Fellow and co-founded a local Python meeting in Düsseldorf (PyDDF). He served on the boards of the PSF and EPS for many years and loves to contribute to the growth of Python wherever he can.
More information is available on https://malemburg.com/
- Programming hardware displays the easy way - using MicroPython and LVGL

I'm a nerd from Córdoba, Argentina. I enjoy playing bass.
A quote that I like
"Solving problems with code and helping people are two things I really enjoy and with open source, I’ve found the best of both worlds. I like seeing that what I do makes people’s daily lives a little bit better."
- How to contribute to Python docs in your own language

Maria is the inaugural PyPI Support Specialist at the PSF. Prior to PSF, she has worked at the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC working on the neuroscience of creativity. Maria is also the founder of The Magic Light Bulb, Inc., a tech and product consulting firm. Maria has also worked in various roles in tech starting from technical project specialists to technical product management. Maria is also a classically trained performer who has trained in theatre and performing arts with the faculty of the Moscow Art Theatre School and American Rep Theatre at Harvard University and has performed in numerous theater and film productions around the world. She received her first Master's degree in Information Systems and Technology from Claremont Graduate University, and her second Master's in Neuroimaging and Informatics from USC. Maria has also studied neuroscience and theatre as an undergraduate at University of New Mexico. A Pythonista and fashionista, she is excited to be a part of PSF.
- A PEP Talk: Adventures As the Inaugural PyPI Support Specialist

Biomedical Engineer | Future PhD in Biophysics and Bioengineering | Secretary of the Python Spain Association | I enjoy giving talks combining biology and programming 👩🔬🐍
- Prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases using Python

Embedded system engineer in the automotive industry by training, I have always aimed to work in research. After a detour in the US and attempting to work in the industry, I refocused on my primary objective and moved to Belgium to pursue a career as a research software engineer in bioscience.
I spent three years working for a neuroscience lab that is part of NERF. During this time, I gained a basic understanding of the brain but, more importantly, valuable insights into lab development processes, the goals of research software, and the challenges involved in achieving these goals.
With this experience, I founded my own freelance company to help various laboratories improve the quality of their software production. For the past year, I have been working with labs and startups in Belgium, France, and Switzerland across different scientific domains, including neuroscience, MRI segmentation, and cell sequencing.
- Design Patterns: Build better software from day one

I am the technical lead of the Faster CPython team at Microsoft.
Before that, I worked on GitHub's CodeQL for Python: https://codeql.github.com/
I've using Python since the mid 2000s and have been contributing to CPython since 2011.
- Performance improvements in 3.14 and maybe 3.15
- High-Performance Geodata Processing with Python
- High-Performance Geodata Processing with Python

Martin Christen is a professor of Geoinformatics and Computer Graphics at the Institute of Geomatics at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). His main research interests are geospatial Virtual- and Augmented Reality, 3D geoinformation, Deep Learning, and interactive 3D maps. Martin Christen is very active in the Python community. He teaches various Python-related courses and uses Python in most research projects. He organizes the PyBasel meet up - the local Python User Group Northwestern Switzerland. He also organizes the yearly GeoPython conference. He is a board member of the Python Software Verband e.V.
- High-Performance Geodata Processing with Python
- High-Performance Geodata Processing with Python
Mateusz Modrzejewski, PhD - Software engineer, researcher, conference speaker, author and co-author of papers on music information retrieval and audio AI. Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computer Science of Warsaw University of Technology, where he leads an Audio Intelligence Lab. Previously at Apple (Music Machine Learning team, Apple Music). Has also worked with research and engineering teams of other Fortune 500 companies, providing AI solutions and analytics.
Apart from his scientific and engineering work, he is also an experienced touring musician, having performed for audiences of up to 150,000 people and having toured in Poland, China, Vietnam, the UK, Germany, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia, among others. Some of the artists he has played with include The Dumplings, Grubson, Marek Dyjak, Chłopcy Kontra Basia, Maria Sadowska, Pablopavo i Ludziki, Majka Jeżowska, Michał Milczarek Trio.
- MIDI, those cheesy sounds from the 90s? Wrong! Symbolic music vs Python
- Async Python: Concurrency Without the Headaches

Trained both as a musician and a mathematician, Matthieu Amiguet took up programming as a hobby and somehow ended up making a PhD in computer science. He now works freelance - both as a musician and a developer. He is Artistic Director at Les Chemins de Traverse, jointly with Barbara Minder.
Les Chemins de Traverse is a collective of musicians, artists and researchers from a variety of backgrounds with a focus on sonic exploration and live performance. They cover a large musical territory from renaissance and baroque music to jazz, rock music and contemporary experimental noise. More often than not, they mix different styles and techniques - like in a weird chemical experiment that would produce nice colored fluids but might as well explode at any time.
- How to use Python on a RPi to develop a custom headless guitar FX box

Matthieu Caneill holds a PhD in Computer Science, and is currently working at Picnic, an online supermarket. With roots in data and software engineering, these days he manages a platform team, enabling many users to make sense of data and build systems with Python.
- dbt-score: continuous integration for dbt metadata

Matthieu Rigal is a senior Software Developer based in Berlin, working on the open-source data platform for the access to energy sector Prospect at the Access to Energy Institute | A2EI, still loving Python.
- Snapshot Testing: A New Era of Reliability

I'm a Python Developer Advocate and Software Engineer at Vonage (ex-IBM). I'm interested in communications APIs, machine learning, open-source, developer experience and dancing! My training is in Physics, and now I use my problem-solving skills daily, working on open-source projects and finding ways to make developers’ lives better.
- Put your pants on and make a monorepo

- The Evolution of Advanced Python Monitoring
- Physics-Informed ML: Fusing Scientific Laws with AI

During his work at NVIDIA, Michał gained vast experience in Deep Learning Software Development. He tackled challenges in training and inference, ranging from small-scale to large-scale applications, as well as user-facing tasks and highly-optimized benchmarks like MLPerf. Michał also possesses a deep understanding of data loading problems, having worked as a developer on NVIDIA DALI, the Data Loading Library.
- GIL-free Python and the GPU: hands-on experience
- GIL-free Python and the GPU: hands-on experience

- Microdot, the impossibly small web framework for Python and MicroPython.

Mihail Douhaniaris is a Senior Data Scientist at GetYourGuide, a leading online marketplace for booking tours, attractions and activities worldwide. At GetYourGuide, Mihail builds and refines the marketplace ranking algorithms, enhancing search relevance and enabling travelers to discover the best travel experiences tailored to their preferences. Beyond his role, Mihail is passionate about responsible AI, ML observability, and deploying machine learning at scale.
- From Trees To Transformers: Adopting Deep Learning for Ranking

I've been a Python user since 1999, teaching Python professionally since 2004.
I am also active in the community, organizing Python conferences such as
PyCon DE, EuroSciPy, and BarCamps.
I am a PSF Fellow, PSF Community Service Award winner,
and chair of the German Python Software Verband.
- The Mighty Dot - Customize Attribute Access with Descriptors
- The Mighty Dot - Customize Attribute Access with Descriptors

I’ve now been coding more years than not, and have been working with Django professionally for 10 years. Particular areas of interest to me are Django’s ways of interacting with the database, testing using pytest, and data processing pipelines. I’ve written a couple public libraries, I am maintaining a couple more, and have written a lot more internal ones and tooling internally for the SaaS application my company is developing.
Born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, now I live in London after studying software engineering at FIT CTU and data science at UCL in London.
- Using Postgres schemas to separate data of your SaaS application in Django

Miloslav is an experienced software engineer with focus on data processing and web applications.
He is using Python since the version 2.4. EuroPython 2025 will be his fourth one in the speaker role.
- Your Cookiecutter is Wrong

I am a Particle Physicist-turned-Python developer with over a decade of teaching experience. I have written curricula for various topics including Python for Children, The Basics of Python, Intermediate Python, and Data Science for Beginners. I provide individual and group classes on all of these topics as well as maths, science, and standardized test prep. I am currently based in France, but I especially enjoy traveling as much as possible and discovering different cultures and languages.
- Is your programming curriculum inclusive for neurodivergents?
Neeraj is a polyglot developer passionate about bridging different technologies. Over the years, he has worked on a variety of full-stack software and data-science applications, computational arts, and quantitative finance projects, embracing the challenge of creating innovative tools and applications. As an active Python community member, he has shared his expertise through talks and workshops at numerous conferences and meet-ups.
- ClimateML: Machine Learning for Climate Model Downscaling

A recovering former member of the Python community.
Music, philosophy, teaching, writing & computing. Just like this bio: concise, honest and full of useful information. Everything I say is false.
- Practical PyScript
- Practical PyScript
I am a physicist by education and have been working as a maintainer of dpctl for about 3 years, working to bring to Python performant data-parallel solutions that are portable to (nearly) any accelerator.
- Portable data-parallel Python extensions using oneAPI

Nilo Ney Coutinho Menezes is a software developer with expertise in parallel, asynchronous, and distributed systems programming. In 2020, the Python Software Foundation recognized him as a Fellow for his significant contributions to promoting the language and fostering communities in the North Region of Brazil. As a researcher, Nilo has worked on several European projects on simulation, mobile telephony, and networks. He has also led software development teams for industries in Manaus, Brazil.
Currently, Nilo is the founder of LogiKraft in Belgium, where he consults on developing scalable systems and cloud computing solutions. Nilo holds a Master's in Informatics (networks) and a Bachelor's in Data Processing from the Federal University of Amazonas.
- From Code to Circuits: Programming with MicroPython and Raspberry Pico 2W

Dr. Kayode Abiodun, Oladapo, an erudite scholar and currently a lecturer of Computer and Data Science at McPherson University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
He does research in information systems, data mining, machine learning, learning analytics, and education management. He has several publications and a computer textbook, "Insight into Computer Studies," for JSS one to three. A member of NCS, ACM, an associate member of the Society for Forensic Accounting and Fraud Prevention. He is currently the Acting Director, ICT-RMU and the Co-ordinator, Department of Computer Science, College of Computing, McPherson University.
Visit here for more details: https://sites.google.com/view/kayodeabiodunoladapo
- Psychological Model for Mapping and Prediction of Stress Among Students

I am a Data Scientist primarily interested in Deep Learning, Generative AI and MLOps. In my spare time I work on several open-source projects at https://github.com/BeastByteAI.
- Is Prompt Engineering Dead? How Auto-Optimization is Changing the Game

As an educator, I am committed to exposing children and youths, especially those in underdeveloped locations, to data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In doing this, there is a need to expose them to using Python programming for sustainable development goals (SDGs). How children and youths who are beginners in Python programming can demonstrate and use this coding skill and practices in addressing real-world challenges that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Psychological Model for Mapping and Prediction of Stress Among Students

Pablo Galindo Salgado works in the Python Infrastructure team at the Software Infrastructure department at Bloomberg L.P. He is a CPython core developer and a Theoretical Physicist specializing in general relativity and black hole physics. He is currently serving on the Python Steering Council and he is the release manager for Python 3.10 and 3.11. He also has a cat who doesn’t code.
- A new safe external debugger interface for CPython

I am a Backend Engineer with a strong intest in software operations and architecture, and a background in Physics and Quantum Compution.
- Fearless Automation that Runs Anywhere with Python

I’m Paolo Melchiorre (aka paulox
) — Python backend developer, Django contributor, and PSF Fellow.
DSF Director, Django Girls+ coach and organizer, and proud Djangonaut Space navigator.
Organize PyCon Italia, founded Python Pescara, and I’m a Python Italia member.
Also, a conference speaker, GNU/Linux user, Free Software advocate, University of Bologna alumnus, Computer Engineer and technical blogger.
- A Pythonic semantic search

Patrick Hoefler is a member of the pandas core team and a Dask maintainer. He is currently working at Coiled where he focuses on Dask development and the integration of a logical query planning layer into Dask. He holds a Msc degree in Mathematics and works towards a Msc in Software engineering at the University of Oxford.
- Going beyond Parquet: Handling large-scale datasets with Iceberg and Dask

I work as a freelance Python developer, which gives me firsthand insights into the challenges companies face when implementing LLMs.
I enjoy exploring their performance across different languages, analyzing latency, and weighing cost considerations.
My experience spans a range of roles, from DevOps to Django developer, giving me a broad perspective on how these models can be effectively integrated into diverse workflows.
- Exploring LLM latency

Petr Baudis is a co-founder and CTO of Rossum, a SaaS deep tech scaleup that focuses on automating document-based B2B transactional communication. He co-invented Rossum's unique AI engine and currently oversees Rossum's R&D and product engineering. In the past, Petr led multiple AI research and deep learning projects in academia as well as in commercial environments. His work was used by companies like Google DeepMind, Novartis, Seznam.cz and countless others. Petr's past exploits include building one of the key predecessors of AlphaGo, working with Linus Torvalds as one of the founding developers of Git, and leading many other open-source projects.
- Invited Keynote: Petr

Petter is a consultant based in Stockholm, Sweden, with extensive experience in programming across various languages. He is passionate about collaborating with his colleagues to build high-quality systems that improve people's lives every day.
Petter has both strong opinions and valuable experience regarding time in software engineering, which he will share during his talk.
- It's All About Time ⏰ - What developers need to know about time

I am an independent accessibility consultant, developer and trainer. My work and passion consist of advising and providing training to companies and institutions to help them make their websites and apps more accessible. Oh, and I have a severe visual impairment, so I use my computer with my screen reader at full speed! 😉
- One Screenreader to rule them all: using NVDA for Windows automation

- Sharing is caring: Efficient Data Exchange with pyarrow

Reuven is a full-time Python trainer, teaching at companies around the world and also via his LernerPython online platform. Reuven publishes both Better Developers (about Python) and Bamboo Weekly (Pandas puzzles based on current events). He wrote both Python Workout and Pandas Workout, published by Manning.
- What does = do?

Reyha Verma (she/her/hers)
Reyha Verma is an Applied Scientist at Amazon, specializing in Responsible AI. Before joining Amazon, she worked at Arintra, an early-stage startup focused on automating medical coding, where she developed AI/ML pipelines for 4+ major US healthcare systems. Reyha has also gained experience at Sprinklr and PayPal, and holds a Master's degree in NLP from NUS, where she worked on computational social science problems. She is passionate about building technology that drives real-world impact.
- From Notes to Codes - Python-Driven AI for Efficient Medical Coding

Rhythm Patel is a software engineer at Bloomberg. He is a co-leader of Bloomberg's Python Guild, which is dedicated to aiding Python engineers, fostering innovation, creating and maintaining Python packages, as well as acting as a bridge to the wider Python community. Rhythm has spoken at PyCon US 2024, PyData NYC 2024, PyCon DE 2024, PyCon Italy 2024, and PyData London 2024. When he’s not working, you can find him playing football or tennis, traveling and hiking, or volunteering at London’s Royal Parks and London Zoo.
- Cleaner Code, Better Queries: SQLAlchemy, ORMs and asyncio
- Cleaner Code, Better Queries: SQLAlchemy, ORMs and asyncio

Riccardo is a senior software Engineer at Elastic. In the years has contributed to quite a different range of open source software and run a bunch of local meetups. These days is working on OpenTelemetry and is a maintainer for the OpenTelemetry Python SIG.
- Anatomy of a Python OpenTelemetry instrumentation

Robson Kanhalelo is a Computer Science educator at Windhoek Technical High School in Namibia and a Master's student in Educational Technology at the University of Namibia. He is passionate about integrating open-source software into education and has conducted research on its adoption by Computer Science teachers in Namibia. Robson advocates for making technology education more accessible, especially in under-resourced environments.
- How Open-Source Software empowers Computer Science education in schools.

Rodrigo Girão Serrão is the author of multiple independently published books on Python, programming, and mathematics, and frequently blogs about those same topics.
Rodrigo has also presented talks and tutorials at some of the largest Python conferences in the world, including PyCon US, EuroPython, and multiple European PyCons.
By creating technical content that is easily digestible by those looking to improve their Python knowledge, Rodrigo is working to help everyone appreciate the elegance of the Python language and to make an effective use of the tools it provides.
When he is not working or writing, Rodrigo can be found playing board games, walking his dog, or exercising at the gym.
- Mastering decorators: the cherry on top of your functions
- Mastering decorators: the cherry on top of your functions

Rostan Tabet is a Software Engineer at NVIDIA. He is working on using free-threaded Python in the context of the NVIDIA deep learning libraries suite.
- GIL-free Python and the GPU: hands-on experience
- GIL-free Python and the GPU: hands-on experience

I’m a software developer turned package manager. In my robotics software days, I learned how important reproducible dev environments are for field deployments. Conda was the clear choice, so I joined prefix.dev to push things further by developing pixi. I now spend most of my time building or supporting Pixi and love engaging with our community.
- Unlocking Hidden Power of Conda with Pixi

Ukrainian Software and Artificial Intelligence Engineer living in Poland. Former Software Engineer and Architect at Fortune 500 companies. Core areas: software engineering and cloud computing. Public speaker at PyCon PL, PyCon CZ, Python Summit, Pytech Summit, PyCode.
- Python on the Pitch: How Germany will win World Cup 2026

Dr Russell Keith-Magee is the founder of the BeeWare project, a project developing GUI tools and libraries to support the development of Python software on desktop and mobile platforms. He joined the Django core team in 2006, and was the President of the Django Software Foundation for 5 years. He joined the CPython core team in 2024. He is a frequent speaker at Python and Django conferences around the globe, sharing his experience as a FLOSS developer, community maintainer, and (unsuccessful) startup founder. In his day job, he is a Principal Engineer at Anaconda, working on BeeWare in the OSS team.
- Building a cross-platform app with BeeWare
- Building a cross-platform app with BeeWare
- You Came to a Python Conference. Now, Go Do a PR Review!

Savannah Ostrowski is a Python Core Developer and a product lead for Python Developer Experience and Notebooks at Snowflake. She helps maintain the argparse module in the Python standard library and the new JIT compiler introduced in Python 3.13. A self-taught developer with a background in geospatial computing, she has built a career at the intersection of developer tools and open-source software.
Before Snowflake, Savannah led product for Docker’s runtime, working on foundational technology for the container ecosystem, including Docker Engine (moby/moby) and Docker CLI. She previously worked at Microsoft on the Azure Developer CLI and was the product manager for the Pylance language server.
Savannah lives in beautiful Washington state with her husband and their three cats, enjoying pottery and reading in her spare time.
- You Don’t Have to be a Compiler Engineer to Work on Python

Trainer/Consultant in Bottega IT Minds, with focus on Python. A software architect working in Sauce Labs with over a decade of commercial experience. He spent most of the time as a software engineer and tech lead.
He's fascinated with agile software development without any compromises on quality.
- When in practice is Python performance an issue? Facts and myths.

Sebastian works as Innovation Lead at uPlanner. He uses Streamlit to simplify non-standard data workflows and code weird apps. Codes daily (or tries to). Gives talks on Python, cool python libraries, Storytelling and Data Storytelling.
- PySchool: Introducing High School Students to the World of Python
- Python and Data Storytelling to create and deliver better presentations
- Python and Data Storytelling to create and deliver better presentations

Python consultant with over a decade of experience in full-stack development, a conference speaker who delivered presentations at major Python conferences around the globe, and an online course creator with over 10,000 copies sold.
- Automating myself out of an unloved project with Python, n8n and Telegram

My early career saw me working as a software engineer and technical leader across multiple startups. But it was my passion for education that led me to devote the last 5+ years to re-imagining how we teach people to code professionally.
Over the last half decade I have had the opportunity to work in the NGO space and build alternative education systems from the ground up. Along the way I have learned a lot about how to teach well, how to build systems that teach well, and how traditional education systems fall short.
I lead the Guild of Educators, a community I founded to empower tech educators through shared resources, support, and evidence-based teaching practices. Additionally, I run Prelude, where I provide rigorous technical training, as well as consultation, and coaching for technical educators, and organisations with education functions (for example grad programs and similar).
- Teamwork makes the dream work

Shivay Lamba is a software developer specializing in DevOps, Machine Learning and Full Stack Development.
He is an Open Source Enthusiast and has been part of various programs like Google Code In and Google Summer of Code as a Mentor and has also been a MLH Fellow.
He is actively involved in community work as well. He is a TensorflowJS SIG member, Mentor in OpenMined and CNCF Service Mesh Community, SODA Foundation and has given talks at various conferences like Github Satellite, Voice Global, Fossasia Tech Summit, TensorflowJS Show & Tell.
- “Building Privacy-Focused Vector Search Applications: Hands-On Guide to Gen
- “Building Privacy-Focused Vector Search Applications: Hands-On Guide to Gen

Lapsed neuroscientist turned data everything, Šimon has used Python across research, startup, and corporate contexts (not to mention fun projects on the side). Talk to me about Pydantic, effectively integrating LLM evals into the software development lifecycle, or making up new words.
- Pydantic, Everywhere, All at Once
Potato by day. Gamer by night.
I am a full-stack developer and consultant at Bouvet. Most of the projects I've worked with use Python as the back-end.
I have a Master's degree in engineering, computer science and geomatics (maps, GPS, and such).
- Snake oil - or tools & tricks for making Python run smoother
I'm an experienced platform engineer and architect with a passion for open source and developer tools. The author of Cadwyn -- a sophisticated API Versioning framework based on FastAPI. A contributor to numerous projects such as CPython and tortoise-orm. Currently building the future of finance at Monite.
- Death by a Thousand API Versions

Stefan has used Python since the Python 2.5 days. He has a passion for working code and simple solutions
- Testing the Tests - Assess and Improve Your Python Testing Code

GraalPy and HPy core developer. Programming languages, virtual machines, and runtimes enthusiast. Surfer in a landlocked country.
- A tour of (some) Python JIT compilers
I am a second-year PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in efficiency challenges in machine learning. My research focuses on optimizing ML inference through model routing, architecture design, and execution efficiency. I have developed and evaluated methods such as Agreement-Based Cascading (ABC), which routes tasks to smaller models when possible, reducing costs for edge-to-cloud and LLM API setups, and Bonsai, an inference-time pruning framework that creates smaller, faster models for constrained hardware.
I’ve presented my work at conferences, published research papers on ML efficiency, and contributed to open-source repositories on inference optimization.
- Adaptive Inference: Why Taking a Ferrari for Groceries is a Terrible Idea

Sven Arends is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Picnic, where he is currently developing time series forecasting models. With a strong background in machine learning and software engineering, Sven has contributed to a wide range of projects—from forecasting delivery times for grocery deliveries to implementing accelerated compute tooling within Kubernetes. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science.
In his free time, Sven enjoys creating small embedded devices or visiting the sauna—a tradition he adopted during his time in Finland.
- Meet Marimo, the next-gen Notebook
Szymon Karpiński is a software engineer at NVIDIA working on the Math Libraries team. He is interested in performance optimization and enabling high-performance Python programming.
- GPU performance or ease of use: why not both?

Tal Sofer is a product manager at Treeverse, the company behind lakeFS, an open-source platform that delivers a git-like experience to object-storage based data lakes. Tal is a former engineering manager who led engineering teams building scalable tools for developers and started her journey at Treeverse as an R&D team lead.
Tal holds a B.sc in Computer Science and Chinese studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In her free time you can find her running, cooking or brushing up on her Chinese.
- Computer Vision Data Version Control and Reproducibility at Scale

Tamara is a software engineer at :probabl., a computational linguistics researcher and an OSS contributor and maintainer.
- Fairlearn:practical approach to assessing and mitigating harm in AI systems

I am Tarun Jain, currently working as a Lead Data Scientist at AI Planet, a Belgium-based AI startup with over 2+ years of experience. I was also part of Google Summer of Code 2024 at Red Hen Lab and Google Summer of Code 2023 at caMicroscope. Lastly, I am also a Google Developer Expert in AI/ML and have delivered 6+ International talks (3 PyCON talks included) and 30+ workshops.
- Efficient Query Routing using Agentic RAG
- Efficient Query Routing using Agentic RAG
Themistoklis Spanoudis is a backend software engineer at Canonical. Originally from Greece, he discovered his passion for computer science through Python, his first programming language. His approach to software engineering is rooted in first-principles thinking and pragmatism.
- Understand Git and Never Break a Repo Again
- Understand Git and Never Break a Repo Again

- From Trees To Transformers: Adopting Deep Learning for Ranking

After being a programmer for a good few years, I changed career in 2022 to become a Developer Educator at Aiven (https://aiven.io/tibs). My favourite programming language is Python, my favourite markup language is reStructuredText (although I'm fascinated by Typst), my favourite storage technologies are SQLite, PostgreSQL and Valkey, and I’m rather enthusiastic about Apache Kafka as a messaging system. Find out more about my past at https://www.tonyibbs.co.uk/
- Explaining the 5 types of database and how to choose between them
I am a software engineer at CERN in Geneva. I am currently working on the
development of Indico, an open-source software for meeting and conference
management. My expertise is mainly in Python, JS/TS, React and Web
Technologies in general, and also Internationalization (i18n).
My passion for software and Open Source goes beyond my work. I am an active
contributor to many open-source projects such as CPython, Babel and many more.
In my free time I also like to hack on things using my 3D printer and Raspberry Pis
and build mechanical keyboards.
- Indico: the 20 year history and evolution of an open-source project at CERN

- Let's talk: Communication & Consensusing Building in Open-Source

Velda Kiara is a passionate software developer and technical writer with a love for crafting Python code, particularly for Django. She actively contributes to open-source projects, sharing her knowledge and enhancing both code and documentation.
Beyond her technical contributions, she contributes to Djangonaut Space by writing Django News Updates and maintains the Django Debug Toolbar among other projects.
She equally serves as a Django Events Foundation North America director, the organization that organizes DjangoCon US which she also volunteers for. Her dedication and technical contributions to Python and Django communities have earned her recognition as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Python and Web technologies.
- ORMs: A Bridge to Efficient Database Interactions with Python

Vemund is a senior software engineer, with a background from one of the largest software companies in Norway and previous founder of a startup within the live streaming industry. He wrote his first line of Python in 2014, and has since then used it for everything from embedded systems programming to handling large data pipelines for AI applications.
- End to End with Testcontainers and Playwright
Founding Engineer at June, I enjoy writing useful open-source code and talk about the things I learn.
- Running every street in Paris with Python and PostGIS

Love to code, to read other people's code, and to help others achieve what they want with code. Be it directly or by guiding them to find out for themselves.
- Speaking at EuroPython (or your favorite conference)? Yes, you can!
- Speaking at EuroPython (or your favorite conference)? Yes, you can!

Wei Lee is a software engineer and an Apache Airflow committer. He is an open-source ethicist who has contributed actively to Airflow since 2023. In addition to Airflow, he maintains commitizen-tools and has volunteered at PyCon Taiwan since 2019. When he's not working, Wei enjoys exploring the world through travel. Attending PyCon events gives him the perfect opportunity to do so. Wei has already attended PyCon TW 🇹🇼, PyCon US 🇺🇸, PyCon JP 🇯🇵, PyCon CA 🇨🇦, PyCon APAC 🇵🇭 and more PyCons to come.
- Hold on! You have a data team in PyCon Taiwan!

Over the last five years living in Germany, during which I have gained a diverse range of experiences in the tech industry. My expertise spans from developing web applications in Python to constructing AWS cloud solutions. I have a good understanding of design patterns, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), event-driven architecture, and microservices architectures, REST API design and database technologies. I have hands-on experience with creating a web application as part of Cloud Foundation framework to manage and secure +4000 AWS accounts and creating a lightweight web application to quickly generate and provide results to users.
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