NOR(DEV):CON
Norfolk Developers Conference
26th – 28th February 2020
nor(DEV):con is back in 2020. The eastern region's biggest tech conference returns in February with a fantastic line-up of speakers and workshops.
Buy ticketsSpeakers
Chris O'DellBackend Engineer at MonzoBetween 2012 and 2014, Chris led the API team at 7digital – a leading provider of music streaming services worldwide. After that, she spent 3 years at Just Eat in both the Payments and Platform Engineering teams. She now works at Monzo, helping to transform the banking world.
Dr. Gail OllisResearcher and Lecturer at Bournemouth UniversitySeeking to improve software development by understanding the people who do it. I am a chartered IT professional with over twenty years experience as a software developer. I am also a psychologist. My research interests stem from my programming career.
Jennifer WadellaLead Angular Developer at BitoviOften described as a force of nature, Jennifer is a JavaScript developer, speaker, foodie, fitness geek, and community organizer most well known for her work creating innovative and highly sought-after programs for women in technology.
Karen Longdin Head of IT Development and ArchitecturePreviously having been Head of IT at Stansted Airport and Acting IT Director of Suffolk Police Karen has worked across a variety of industries both private and public sector.
Brian Bush- Charli Vince
Chris Sainty
Dani Papamaximou
Jez HigginsSoftware Grandad- Jim Coplien
- Jim MarshalCEO at Marshall Wolfe
Jon Skeet
Michael Davy
- Russel Winder
- Steve Bryen
Schedule
- Main Auditorium (Track 1)
- Conference Room 1 (Track 2)
- Conference Room 2 (Track 3)
- Board Room (Track 4)
- Training Room 1
- 27th February
12:30
Opening Keynote
Chris O'Dell
13:30
Break
13:45
TBC
TBC
TBC
C++
Jez Higgins
TBC
Jim Coplien
14:30
TBC
Chris Sainty
TBC
TBC
C++
Jez Higgins
TBC
15:15
TBC
Jon Skeet
TBC
TBC
C++
Jez Higgins
TBC
John Nicholson
16:00
Break
16:15
Closing Keynote
Dr. Gail Ollis
17:15
Break
17:30
nor(DEV) Conference Special
19:00
Dinner
- 28th February
09:30
Opening Keynote
Karen Longdin
10:30
Break
10:45
TBC
Jon Skeet
TBC
TBC
Russel Winder
Hot Source Workshop
How to build & manage high performing teams
Jim Marshal
11:30
TBC
Charli Vince
TBC
TBC
Dani Papamaximou
Hot Source Workshop
Sync Norwich
12:15
Lunch
13:30
TBC
Dom Davis
TBC
TBC
Jim Coplien
Computer Vision coding workshop
Federica Freddi
TBC
Brian Bush
14:15
TBC
Dom Davis
TBC
AWS
Steve Bryen
Computer Vision coding workshop
Federica Freddi
TBC
15:00
Break
15:15
TBC
Nicholas Walsh
TBC
TBC
Search Norwich Workshop
TBC
Adam McCann
16:00
The Politics of Tool Shaming
James Seconde
TBC
TBC
Search Norwich Workshop
TBC
16:45
Break
17:00
Sponsor Presentation
17:30
Closing Keynote
Jennifer Wadella
18:00
Wine Reception
19:00
Conference Dinner
Location
The King's Centre, King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PH
The King's Centre is a quality conference venue in the centre of Norwich, offering 14 different rooms available to hire to suit your event; from 6 people to 650.
Nearby
Train Station
With good connections across East Anglia, and the UK. The historic Norwich Train Station provides good access.
0.6miles from the venue
Premier Inn
Located on Duke Street, close to the river. The Premier Inn offers an affordable stay.
0.5miles from the venue
Maids Head
Located within Tombland and nextdoor to the Cathedral. The Maids Head Hotel is an award winning, AA 4 Star hotel. Known to be the oldest in the UK.
0.4miles from the venue
Travelodge
Comfy king size beds with four plump pillows and a cosy duvet. An on-site restaurant and bar serves breakfast and tasty evening meals.
0.5miles from the venue
Sponsors
The Norfolk Developers Conference wouldn't be possible without the support of our wonderful sponsors. We're really grateful for their trust and support; and are proud to feature them below.
Want to join our community of Sponsors? We stil have a range of sponsorship packages available.
IJYI
Elite
IJYI employs a dedicated, talented and creative team of Developers, Quality Analysts, Project Managers, Architects, Trainers, DevOps consultants, Business Analysts and Agile Coaches who all work hard to help clients achieve the best possible outcomes for a range of complex IT projects.
BreakwaterIT
Associate
Providing cost-effective IT support, IT services and IT solutions which work together to power your business.
InfoQ
Associate
Senior software developers rely on the InfoQ community to keep ahead of the adoption curve.
