Category: Android Australia User Group Sydney – Meetup

  • Contextual to host Android Australia User Group- Sydney Meetup – Generative AI + No-code – perfect storm?

    Contextual to host Android Australia User Group- Sydney Meetup – Generative AI + No-code – perfect storm?

    Speed counts in tech innovation – being “first” often wins over “best”.

     

    Event on June 15 2023:   No-Code platforms promise to accelerate innovation BUT how will Generative AI impact this paradigm?

     

    Will No-Code exit the hype cycle and keep delivering real value?

     

    This event in partnership with Deputy features three Android app developer and No-Code industry pioneers who are experts in mobile apps and will share their insights on how they are tackling this shift into higher acceleration. They will explore practical ways to harness the power of Generative AI for No Code. This is a great opportunity to learn from the experts and network with other like-minded individuals.

     

    Join us at this next meetup and hear from 2 No Code industry pioneers expert in mobile apps on how they are tackling this shift into higher acceleration and explore practical ways to harness the power of Generative AI for No Code.

     

    Register here

     

    Speakers

     

    James Morrissey

    James Morrissey is a Senior Android Engineer on the Mobile Platform Team @ Deputy. He is across all aspects of the mobile platform, CI, and digs into backend as needed to solve performance bottlenecks. 

     

    James worked at Westfield & GoCatch and currently at Deputy for over 3 years where he has brought technical excellence and passion for the craft. When he’s not brewing craft beer at home, he’s developing his own reddit client for Android called Mellow.  James will bring his experience on Gen AI and Mobile to this expert panel

     

    Adam Ginsburg 

    Husband, Father, Geek, Surfer, Visionary entrepreneur Founder and CEO of Buzzy.buzz, a groundbreaking Mobile technology company.

     

    Prior to Buzzy, Adam founded Aptrix which he sold to IBM to become IBM Web Content Manager.  Adam went on to Head up Product Management at IBM covering app dev tooling in No code, Low Code and Deep Code segments.

     

    Beyond his role as CEO, Adam is recognized for his philanthropic endeavours, actively supporting initiatives that utilize technology for positive social change. His entrepreneurial spirit, visionary mindset, and dedication to making a difference are reshaping how we connect and engage in the digital world.  Adam will bring a new and unique No-Code perspective to this panel.

     

    Call for additional Panellist! 

     

    Are you an experienced software developer with a perspective on our topic and would like to be part of our panel?  Especially if you have been playing with PaLM 2 Gecko.  Contact charles@contextu.al 

     

    Moderator: 

     

    David Jones

    David Jones (Founder/CEO Contextual) is a product-obsessed founder whose last company, ThreatMetrix, exited in March 2018 for over $1B. His previous company exited to Surfcontrol (now Forepoint). David is also Board member @ Fishburners, was a Founding Mentor/Investor at Startmate and co-convenor for the Sydney Mobile Apps and Android Australia User Group.  David will be both a panellist and moderator for this event 

     

    About Contextual

    Contextual delivers a codeless SaaS Onboarding solution for Mobile and Web applications – the team can often be found around Fishburners.

     

    FUTURE EVENTS

    If you are a mobile app product manager and/or app developer and would like to be part of this or future panel discussions please contact charles@contextu.al.

     

    In person places will be limited for this special event. So register now and secure your spot.

     

    You can also join us online. Zoom details will be sent to you once you RSVP.

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  • Contextual to host Android Australia User Group- Sydney Meetup “The War on Bugs: Automating QA for scaling Mobile and Web Apps” plus New Speakers!

    Contextual to host Android Australia User Group- Sydney Meetup “The War on Bugs: Automating QA for scaling Mobile and Web Apps” plus New Speakers!

    March 16, 2023 Contextual is set to host a special in-person (and virtual) event Android Australia User Group Sydney – Meetup: The War on Bugs: Automating QA for scaling Mobile and Web Apps in partnership with Deputy @ Deputy head office on level 13, 580 George Street Sydney.

    About the event

    The most successful apps don’t just have to be really great, they have to be really great in a countless number of different scenarios and perform optimally under sometimes extremely challenging conditions. This is where QA the unsung heroes of a product’s success play their most crucial role.

     

    This panel session will feature several speakers who are industry experts in quality assurance testing for mobile and web apps at scale. Hosted by David Jones CEO Contextual, board member @ Fishburners and co-convenor for the Sydney Mobile Apps and Android Australia user Group – Meetup panel members will be invited to share their experiences, successes and learnings.

     

    Featured Speakers

     

    James Morrissey

    James Morrissey is a Senior Android Engineer on the Mobile Platform Team @ Deputy. He is across all aspects of the mobile platform, CI, and digs into backend as needed to solve performance bottlenecks. In the last year he has worked closely with QA Engineering to integrate various testing frameworks into our tech stack for evaluation. He worked at Westfield & GoCatch and currently at Deputy for over 3 years where he has brought technical excellence and passion for the craft. When he’s not brewing craft beer at home, he’s developing his own reddit client for Android called Mellow.

     

    Sooyeon (Sue) Park

    Sooyeon (Sue) Park. QA Automation Lead @ Contextual Sooyeon is an experienced QA engineer with over four years of expertise in specialized testing areas, including test automation and performance testing. Sue is a solution-oriented team player who prioritizes collaboration between product and engineering teams to effectively implement features that benefit end-users. Prior to transitioning into a career in software engineering, Sooyeon was a classical musician with a keen ear for sound quality.

     

    Since joining the Contextual team after completing her Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Sooyeon has been instrumental in improving the team’s quality engineering practices and fostering a harmonious work environment. 

     

    Rajdeep Mahawal 

    Rajdeep Mahawal is a Senior Quality Engineer @ SafetyCulture with more than 16 years of experience in Quality Assurance in Software Testing.  Prior to SafetyCulture, Raj was at ING and has more than 7 years of experience working in fintechs and insurance domain. His abilities in Quality testing, includes establishment of the test environments, preparation of test strategy and test plan, creation of test scripts/cases, execution of Tests and tracking of defects using various tools.

    Raj is a complete Test Automation Expert with excellent analytical and communication skills, innovative and experience in working with cross-functional teams, short to large sprints, agile & Lean Kanban based agile test practice with continuous integration.

     

    Daniel Ring

    Daniel Ring is a Solution Architect @ Buildkite, where he speaks with developers and engineers from all kinds of teams and industries, helping them understand the features and capabilities of CI/CD platforms and get the most out of their pipelines and workflows.  With a background in DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Solution Architecture, Daniel has developed a keen interest and knack for automating complex tasks and enjoys working to improve the building, testing, and delivery of platforms and software.

     

    Our expert panel  will share their experiences and perspectives in running a highly scalable QA operations in a “fireside chat” format hosted by David Jones followed by an AMA session. David Jones is Founder/CEO of Contextual . David Jones is also a product-obsessed founder whose last company, ThreatMetrix, exited in March 2018 for over $1B. His previous company exited to Surfcontrol (now Forepoint) and his current company is Contextual. Contextual delivers a codeless SaaS Onboarding solution for Mobile and Web applications – the team can often be found around Fishburners. David is also a Founding Mentor at Startmate.

     

    Other Panel speakers to be announced

     

    If you are a QA expert and/or app developer and would like to be part of this or future panel discussions please contact charles@contextu.al.

    In person places will be limited for this special event. So register now and secure your spot.

     

    You can also join us online. Zoom details will be sent to you once you RSVP.

    Are you looking to get more users to love your mobile and web apps?  Click on the buttons below to get your 14 day free trial or contact us for a demo! 


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