GDG Yerevan - Google Developer Group

Want to come prepared for our Angular + Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) workshop?

Armen shared a sample repo for the hands-on project: Personal Finance Agent — an AI-powered finance assistant built with Angular 21 + Google ADK (TypeScript), with generative UI (agent tool responses render dynamic Angular components).

✅ Great if you want to do the initial setup before the meetup (Node 20+, Gemini API key).
Repo: https://github.com/Armenvardanyan95/ng-adk-workshop.git

And yes — bring your laptop + charger on the day. 💻🔌

✨ DevFest Armenia 2025 — Photos Are Live! ✨

The moments, the energy, the talks, the workshops — it’s all here.
We’ve uploaded all official photos from DevFest Armenia 2025 to a shared Google Drive folder:

📷 Event Photos:
👉 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ybO8ERUD9NRfs-XfAZFZx-51mfhXbOzA

A huge thank you to:
💙 Our venue for hosting us
🤝 Our partners and sponsors for their support
🙌 Our volunteers for making everything run smoothly
👏 And all attendees for bringing the community spirit and curiosity

Relive the day, tag your photos, and keep the DevFest vibe alive 🚀
See you at the next GDG Yerevan event!

We’re happy to have Artak on board as an information partner for DevFest Armenia 2025 🙌

Artak is a well-known tech blogger and influencer with 40,000+ subscribers, actively sharing insights on technology, software development, and the IT ecosystem. Through his content, he helps developers stay informed, grow professionally, and discover impactful tech events.

We appreciate the support in spreading the word about DevFest Armenia and helping us reach even more people in the tech community 🚀

📅 Dec 20, 2025
📍 Woods Center, Yerevan
🔗 devfest.am/2025

📅 DevFest Armenia 2025 — Full Agenda Is Now Live!

The wait is over — the complete DevFest Armenia 2025 agenda is now published and ready to guide your day! 🚀
With 22 talks, 3 hands-on workshops, and speakers from Armenia and around the world, it’s a full day of tech, learning, and community.

🧭 Two halls
🛠️ Workshops + talks
🤖 AI, Cloud, Mobile, Web, Architecture, DevOps & more

👉 Check the full agenda here:
🌐 https://devfest.am/2025

⚠️ Note: If you don’t see the latest version, please hard refresh your browser, clear cache, or open the site in incognito mode to load the updated agenda.

We recommend keeping the agenda handy on your phone on the event day 📱
See you at DevFest Armenia 2025!

📢 Agenda Is Live

🎉 The DevFest Armenia 2025 agenda is now LIVE! 🎉
You can explore all talks, workshops, and speakers on our website:

👉 https://devfest.am/2025

⚠️ If you don’t see the updated agenda yet, please try one of the following:

🔄 Hard refresh the page

Mac: Cmd + Shift + R

Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + R

🧹 Clear browser cache

Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Clear browsing data → Cached images & files

🕶️ Open the site in Incognito / Private mode

This year’s agenda includes international speakers, Google Developer Experts, hands-on workshops, and deep technical sessions — don’t miss it!

📅 December 20, 2025
📍 Woods Center, Yerevan

Stay tuned — more updates coming very soon 🚀

We’re happy to welcome Matthias Geisler, Senior Software Engineer at Airalo, to DevFest Armenia 2025! 🚀

Session: TDD with AI?

One of the big promises of the “AI revolution” is to make engineers more productive — but does it actually work for Test-Driven Development?
In this session, Matthias takes a practical look at using AI assistants like Claude and Cursor in real TDD workflows. Does AI make you faster, or does it get in the way? Can we really “talk code into existence”? And how does disciplined TDD change the outcome when working with AI?

With deep experience in Kotlin Multiplatform since 2019 and strong community involvement as an organizer of KUG Berlin, GDG Android Berlin, and XTC Berlin, Matthias brings hands-on insights and honest learnings from daily practice.

📅 Dec 20, 2025
📍 Woods Center, Yerevan
🔗 Event details: devfest.am/2025

💻 Don’t forget your laptop at DevFest Armenia 2025!

We have very exciting hands-on workshops this year — and there’s still some room available 👀

This is a rare opportunity to:
✨ Learn practical tips & tricks
✨ Try things hands-on
✨ Work directly with expert speakers
✨ Walk away with real skills you can apply immediately

🛠️ Workshops include AI, Cloud, Agent Apps, and more — not just theory, but real practice.

👉 Bring your laptop
👉 Register for workshops in advance
👉 Come ready to learn & experiment

📅 December 20, 2025
📍 Woods Center
🔗 devfest.am/2025

🚐 FREE SHUTTLE TO DEVFEST ARMENIA 2025 (LIMITED SEATS)

To make it easier to reach the venue, we’re providing a free shuttle bus for DevFest Armenia 2025.

🕘 Morning departure:
Republic Square
⏰ Boarding from 9:00, departure at 9:10 sharp

🌆 Return:
After the event, the shuttle will return back to Republic Square

⚠️ Important:
- Seats are limited to 48
- Please register only if you are sure you will use the shuttle
- Shuttle registration is only for attendees registered on Meetup
- If you register and don’t show up, you take the seat from someone else

📝 Shuttle registration form:
👉 https://forms.gle/ogDB1micQ5LQdPqS6

📅 Event details & agenda: devfest.am/2025

Thank you for being respectful to the community and helping us make logistics smooth for everyone 🙏

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Erik Arakelyan, Senior Researcher at NVIDIA, to DevFest Armenia 2025! ⚡️

Talk: Shrink It, Skip It, Compress It — Speedrunning Fast LLM Inference

LLMs are powerful, but real-time inference is still a major bottleneck. In this session, Erik frames LLM acceleration as a “speedrun” and walks through a practical toolkit for faster, cheaper inference — from sparse attention (skipping redundant compute), to quantization (shrinking precision without losing quality), and FlashAttention (optimizing memory access for throughput). Expect a theory + practice blend aimed at real production impact, including edge deployment considerations.

Erik is a Machine Learning Researcher at NVIDIA focused on reasoning in AI, explainability, and knowledge graphs, with a PhD from the University of Copenhagen.

📅 Dec 20, 2025 | 📍 Woods Center, Yerevan
🔗 Event details: devfest.am/2025

We’re excited to welcome Araks Sahinyan, Principal HR Business Partner and People Strategy Leader, as a speaker at DevFest Armenia 2025! 🌟

Session: From Manual to Magical: AI, Automation, and the Future of Work

AI and automation are transforming how we work — across every role and industry. In this session, Araks explores how data, AI-enabled insights, and automation can move organizations from manual processes to scalable, people-centric solutions. She’ll address common anxieties around change, share real-world transformation stories, and introduce practical tools to streamline workflows and improve decision-making.

With over a decade of experience across EMEA, including strategic roles at Amazon, AWS, Alexa, and Fire TV, Araks brings a rare combination of analytical rigor, operational excellence, and people-first leadership. Her work focuses on building environments where leaders grow, people thrive, and organizations scale responsibly.

📅 Dec 20, 2025
📍 Woods Center, Yerevan
🔗 Event details: devfest.am/2025