Discussion: Meet the Speakers at TechXchange Dev Day June 25th

Chloe Zgheib’s latest blog gives us a closer look at the speaker lineup for IBM TechXchange Dev Day, highlighting key voices driving the future of AI agents, developer tooling, and trusted AI.

Featured Speakers:

• Abraham Daniels – Senior Technical Product Manager, Granite, IBM Research

• Alex Osadchyy – Solution Architect

• Alex Sin – AI Software Solutions Engineer

• Allen Chan – IBM Distinguished Engineer & CTO, Business Automation

• Ameet Rahane – Data Scientist

• Amir Youssefi – Software Engineer

• Bruce Gilkes – IBM LinuxONE Community Cloud Project Leader

• Chinmay Hegde – Software Developer

• Ekim Maurer – Product Management Leader

• Elpida Tzortzatos – IBM Fellow & CTO, AI on IBM Z & LinuxONE

• Elizabeth Joseph – Global Head, OSPO for IBM Z & LinuxONE

• Eric Marcoux – ADK Architect/Development Lead

• Gabe Goodhart – Chief Architect, AI Open Innovation

• Joris Mertens – Skills Leader Europe, IBM Z & LinuxONE

• Joseph Kozhaya – AI Engineering Leader

• Kanchana Padmanabhan – Director, IBM Concert

• Kunal Sawarkar – Distinguished Engineer & Chief AI Scientist

• Lana Strazhkova – AI Agents Program Manager

• Mike Mallo – Product Manager, Integrated Experience

• Monica Siegel – Technical Enablement Specialist

• Murali Madhanagopal – IBM Software Solutions Architect

• Paul Watkins – Senior Product Manager

• Rahul Kumar – AI Engineering Leader

• Sarah Kefayati – Senior Technical Staff Member & Chief Architect for AI Integration

• Simon Ravenscroft – Senior Product Manager

• Sowmya Kameswaran – Architect, watsonx Assistant for Z

• Sumeet Kapoor – Principal Manager, EE Lab, Client Engineering

• Victor Terpstra – Solution Architect, Decision Optimization Practice Lead

• Vijay K Sukthankar – Ecosystem Engineering Manager

• Vrunda Gadesha – AI Advocate & Technical Content Author

Tell us what you are most excited about!

1. Which speaker or topic are you most interested in hearing from, and why?

2. Have you worked with agent-based systems or tools like watsonx Orchestrate or the Agent Development Kit? What has your experience been?

3. How is your organization navigating the balance between open-source models and enterprise-grade AI platforms?

4. What governance frameworks or tools are you using (or exploring) to support responsible AI?

Join the conversation: Share your takeaways or questions about the event. Are you planning to attend specific sessions or follow any particular speakers?