# TechForward Conference 2024

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<Card title="TechForward Conference 2024" subtitle="March 15–17, 2024 • Moscone Center, San Francisco">
The premier conference for software engineers, product leaders, and engineering managers. Three days of talks, workshops, and networking with 2,000+ attendees from top tech companies.
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<Tab title="Day 1 — March 15">
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration & Breakfast |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Opening Keynote: The Future of AI in Production |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Building Scalable Microservices at Scale |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | DevEx: Developer Experience as a Competitive Advantage |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Workshop: Kubernetes Security Deep Dive |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Panel: Platform Engineering in 2024 |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Lightning Talks (5×10 min) |
| 16:15 – 18:00 | Networking Reception |
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<Tab title="Day 2 — March 16">
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Breakfast |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote: The Evolution of Observability |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Database Internals: What Every Engineer Should Know |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Building Reliable Systems: Chaos Engineering in Practice |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Workshop: Writing eBPF Programs |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Panel: Career Growth for Staff+ Engineers |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Case Study: Migrating 500 Services to Serverless |
| 16:15 – 18:00 | Birds of a Feather Dinners |
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<Tab title="Day 3 — March 17">
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Breakfast |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote: The Human Side of Engineering Leadership |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Effective Code Review at Scale |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Workshop: Designing APIs That Last |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Panel: Open Source Sustainability |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Closing Keynote: What's Next for Our Industry |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Closing Remarks & Swag Distribution |
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<Card title="Speakers">
| Speaker | Role | Talk |
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| Dr. Sarah Chen | VP Engineering, Stripe | Opening Keynote: The Future of AI in Production |
| Marcus Rodriguez | Distinguished Engineer, Netflix | Building Scalable Microservices at Scale |
| Priya Patel | Director of Platform, Shopify | DevEx: Developer Experience as a Competitive Advantage |
| James Kim | Staff Engineer, GitHub | Database Internals: What Every Engineer Should Know |
| Aisha Hassan | Principal Engineer, Datadog | Building Reliable Systems: Chaos Engineering in Practice |
| Dr. Wei Zhang | CTO, Vercel | The Evolution of Observability |
| Elena Kowalski | Engineering Manager, Airbnb | Panel: Platform Engineering in 2024 |
| Rajiv Mehta | Staff Engineer, Uber | Case Study: Migrating 500 Services to Serverless |
| Lisa Thompson | VP Engineering, Linear | Closing Keynote: What's Next for Our Industry |
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<Card title="Early Bird" subtitle="$299 • Ends Jan 31">
- Full 3-day access
- All keynotes & sessions
- Workshop access (first-come)
- Lunch & coffee included
- Conference swag bag
- Recording access (6 months)
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<Card title="Standard" subtitle="$449">
- Full 3-day access
- All keynotes & sessions
- Workshop access (guaranteed)
- Lunch & coffee included
- Conference swag bag
- Recording access (12 months)
- Slack community access
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<Card title="VIP" subtitle="$799">
- Everything in Standard
- Priority seating
- Speaker dinner invitation
- 1-on-1 mentor session
- Exclusive VIP lounge
- Recording access (lifetime)
- Signed speaker book bundle
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<Card title="Register Now" subtitle="Secure your spot — Early Bird ends January 31">
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Email us at **hello@techforwardconf.com** or join our [Discord community](https://discord.gg/techforward) for updates.
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