2026-04-15 –, Merck Plenary (Spectrum) [1st Floor]
What does it mean to build with Python when AI is reshaping everything? Join Dawn Gibson Wages, Jessica Greene, and host Tereza Iofciu for an honest conversation about Python, local AI, and the craft of being a developer today.
Join us for this fireside chat, where Tereza Iofciu sits down with Dawn Gibson Wages, community and DevRel lead at Anaconda with a passion for local-first AI and Python environments, and Jessica Greene, Senior ML Engineer at Ecosia and PyLadies community lead, for a candid conversation about building with Python in the age of AI. Careers, craft, community, and the questions the hype tends to skip.
Tereza Iofciu is a data and AI expert, leadership coach, and PSF Fellow with 15+ years of experience leading data and product teams at neuefische, FREE NOW, and New Work (XING). She helps professionals lead and adapt in the age of AI through her Data Diplomat Framework™, bridging technical depth with human leadership.
Dawn Gibson Wages is a software engineer, ethical open source advocate, and community leader. She is the former Chair of the Python Software Foundation Board (volunteer) and currently works as Director of Community and Developer Relations at Anaconda. When she's not working in the Python ecosystem, she is watching Star Trek in Philadelphia with her wife and two dogs.
Jessica Greene is a self/community-taught developer who came to tech by way of the film industry and speciality coffee roasting. She is now a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Ecosia.org, where she explores how ML and generative AI can support climate action. Passionate about ethical, sustainable, and inclusive technology, Jessica co-leads PyLadies Berlin, serves on the board of the Python Software Verband (PySV), and is part of the Python Software Foundation’s Conduct Working Group. In 2024, she was honoured with the inaugural Outstanding PyLadies Award and the PSF Community Service Award for her contributions to the Python ecosystem. Outside of coding, she knits, reads, enjoys travel, photography and spending time with her niece and nephew.