PyCon GR 2025

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Aastha

Aastha is a Software Engineer at Bloomberg in London, where they build scalable search systems as part of the company’s AI-powered research platform, Document Search (or DS ). She’s been in love with Python for the past six years and enjoys using it to solve real-world problems. When she’s not coding, you'll find her playing badminton, running, or exploring hiking trails.

  • Why Your Async Code Might Be Slower — and How to Fix It
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Alexandra Athanasakou

A Data Science Consultant and a Learning Designer with a huge passion for Data Analytics and teaching!

  • From Data to Pathways: Personalizing Learning Experiences
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Anastasis Georgoulas

Anastasis Georgoulas is a Software Engineering Trainer at Bloomberg. He has been using Python for 10 years for personal projects, scientific modelling, and many things in between. He still has to look up the rules for hashability and mutability every now and then.

  • One file to rule them all: Packaging and best practices with pyproject.toml
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Antonis Markoulis

I am a Senior Staff Engineer at Orfium, where I work with multiple teams and am responsible for the technical growth of engineers and software quality across the organization. Despite my Physics background, I found my way into software engineering through coding for simulations. This journey was accelerated during my Master's in Computational Physics, which opened the door to my first software engineering position. My experience spans simulations, security platforms, and music technology. I'v

  • How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Raw Events: Event Sourcing & CQRS with FastAPI and Celery.
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Anushka Narula

I'm a tech enthusiast and software engineer passionate about solving complex problems with AI. At Adobe, I focus on product-led growth and generative AI applications. I'm also pursuing a Master’s in Interactive Intelligence at Georgia Tech, exploring AI, cognitive science, and HCI. I advocate for ethical AI, responsible tech, and diversity in the field, striving to make AI more intuitive, explainable, and accessible through my work, research, and speaking.

  • AI Accessibility: How to Keep Your Users From Rage-Quitting
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Cheuk Ting Ho

After having a career as a Data Scientist and Developer Advocate, Cheuk dedicated her work to the open-source community. Currently, she is working as AI developer advocate for JetBrains. She has co-founded Humble Data, a beginner Python workshop that has been happening around the world. She has served the EuroPython Society board for two years and is now a fellow and director of the Python Software Foundation.

  • Deploy your Machine Learning model with Fast API
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Christos Georgoulis
  • ETL Beyond Spark
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Christos Markou

Christos Markou is Principal Software Engineer, CNCF Ambassador and contributor to the OpenTelemetry project, works at Elastic and specializes in observability on Kubernetes. In the past, Christos has spoken at events like FOSDEM, Cloud Native Rejekts, KubeCon and meetups, and is passionate about making open observability more accessible to everyone including the Python community.

  • Python + OpenTelemetry = ❤️ | Where Python meets observability and open standards
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Cristián Maureira-Fredes

Serial conference and community organizer in many countries, and participates in different initiatives like the translation of the Python documentation into Spanish, PyLadies Berlin & Con, PyPI moderation, and a few more.
He is one of the coordinators of the Python en Español initiative, that aims to gather all the Spanish speaking python communities in one place. Due to his contributions, he got awarded a PSF Fellowship in 2021 and got elected to the PSF Board of Directors in 2024.

  • The Art of extending Python with other languages
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Daniel Szoke

Hello! I am a software engineer working for Sentry in Vienna, Austria. I am the primary maintainer of Sentry CLI and I also help maintain the Sentry Python SDK.

In my free time, I enjoy skiing, hiking, swimming, running, bouldering, photography, traveling etc.

I am originally from the US, and have been living in Austria since summer 2023. I speak four languages: English, Hungarian, German, and Spanish.

  • Why you, as a Python developer, should learn Rust
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Donatas Rasiukevičius

I'm a professional problem architect, by which I mean I attempt to unravel, undo, and unmake whatever it is that solution architects do, mostly with python. I'm a firm believer in complexity and harsh denier of learning from other peoples' mistakes. Outside of my professional life I like to climb, cook, sing, dance, socialize, read, host DnD games, hike, eat, run, and try to make people laugh at conferences.

  • Do Repeat Yourself
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Efe Öge

I'm a software developer currently living in the Netherlands. I specialize in building and deploying web applications, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable and maintainable software products with 'boring technology'. I mainly develop with Python & Javascript. I'm a mentor at Django Girls Amsterdam.

  • Multilingual Django Applications with a sprinkle of AI
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Florents Tselai

Florents (Flo) Tselai is a data generalist and open-source developer with deep expertise in database internals and extension development. He’s the author of multiple database extensions, primarily for PostgreSQL, and frequently for SQLite and DuckDB, blending AI, web scraping, and data journalism. He also created diofanti.org, a public tool for tracking government spending in Greece.
https://github.com/Florents-Tselai

  • Developing Database Extensions with Python: Real-World Examples in SQLite, DuckDB, and PostgreSQL
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George Chalikiopoulos

Seasoned marketing professional with proven track record in driving scalable client acquisition and revenue growth across insurance, energy, and banking sectors.

Expertise in multi-channel marketing, performance marketing, and advanced analytics. Skilled in managing cross-functional teams, including SEO, content, design, and social media, while liaising with external PPC and partnership agencies.

Adept at creating growth strategies, optimizing digital channels, and managing 7-figure budgets.

  • Bring Your Ideas to Prototype (Vibe) Coding for Dummies
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Georgios Kalaitzis

I am a software engineer at JPMorgan, write mostly Back-End with experience in DevOps and occasional Front-End work. I enjoy diving deep into problems and debugging performance issues.

  • To mock or not to mock? Choosing a mocking strategy for your unit tests
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Iason Krommydas

I'm a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Rice University and I'm currently performing research in High-Energy Physics as a member of the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. My research includes studying Higgs decays into two photons, performing data analysis with the data collected by the CMS experiment and software development.

  • Thinking in Arrays: An Introduction to Array-Oriented Programming
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Jan Bielecki

Senior Full Stack Developer at Ørsted with 6 years of professional experience in software development. Interested in science, software engineering, power engineering, sports, music and black comedy.

  • Consistent importing
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Kader Miyanyedi

I am a Backend Developer with 4 years of active experience, specializing in Python/Django and related technologies. Throughout my career, I've worked on diverse projects involving large datasets, focusing on developing clean, well-documented web APIs. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and experiences within the backend development community, which I do through writing articles on Medium.

  • Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Unusual Roads to Django Performance
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Lilinoe Harbottle

Lilinoe Harbottle is an Indigenous Data Scientist who bridges data algorithms, robotics, and healthcare. She leads AI initiatives at a San Francisco startup, developing models for autonomous systems and natural language processing. At Auris Health (Johnson & Johnson), she enhanced medical robotic systems, improving bronchoscopy and urology procedures. A champion for open source and inclusive tech communities, she is a Sequoyah Fellow of the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES).

  • Lung Biopsy: Python's Cut Above the Rest (Minus the Actual Cut)
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Lisa Becker

Lisa Becker is a Machine Learning Engineer at Pure App where she works on moderation and recommendation projects. She also freelances for O’Reilly Media, creating courses and leading live webinars on machine learning topics. As a Google Women Techmakers ambassador, she organizes events and speaks on all things AI and DEI. Lisa writes regularly about applied machine learning, and she’s passionate about building tech that feels both human and useful.

  • How Dating Apps Match You: Algorithms, Graphs, and the Search for Chemistry
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Lysandros Nikolaou

Lysandros works as a Senior Software Engineer at Quansight Labs, where he spends most of his time on CPython and the PyData ecosystem. He is a CPython core developer, specializing in the parser, the tokenizer and the REPL. He recently worked on supercharging f-strings in Python 3.12, the new REPL for Python 3.13 and introducing fast string ufuncs in NumPy 2.0. Currently, he's mostly dealing with improving support for free-threaded Python in the PyData ecosystem.

  • Uncovering the magic of implementing a new Python syntax feature
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Maria Jose Molina Contreras

She is a former scientist, working in the Data Science and AI world for the last 7 years.
In her spare time loves to develop projects that can help people around our own planet.
She is a co-organizer of PyladiesCon conference and trying to give a hand in other conferences !

  • Decoding Emotions from Art to Memes: A Multimodal Image and Text System
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Michael Loukeris

I am a Research Associate at the University of Athens, passionate about Python and Django. My research focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), and distributed systems. I have contributed to numerous European research projects (including Horizon programmes). I have also actively supported the community by participating in and volunteering for proposal reviews at DjangoCon Europe 2022, DjangoCon Europe 2025, and PyCon Portugal.

  • Deploying Smart Agents with LangChain
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Nikos Angouras

Nikos is an electrical and electronic engineer and a python developer currently working as an R&D software developer at Public Next.

  • How Python Evolves: The Role of Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)
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Orestis Ousoultzoglou

I'm developing software and mathematical models to craft tools for space missions (including a Greek satellite currently in-orbit!).

  • Python + Julia = <3
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Panagiotis Georgakopoulos
  • Python + Julia = <3
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Panagiotis Skias

Panagiotis Skias is a software engineer specializing in front-end development. He currently works as Front End Engineer at Netcompany. Also, he is Responsible for Community Projects of PyGreece (The Greek Python Community) and the main maintainer of python-docs-gr the Greek Translation of the Python. Thanks to his academic background, Panagiotis brings a unique blend of technical expertise and a business-oriented mindset to his work.

  • From First Contribution to Core Community Member: A journey through Python Docs Gr
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Petros Savvakis

Tech Lead - Ethniki Asfalistiki, I spin up cloud-native apps and microservices with Python, FastAPI, and Kubernetes, fusing my software chops with a dash of robotics wizardry. Always tinkering with the next shiny and cool ideas, I turn bold experiments into rock-solid, infinitely scalable solutions.

  • Building Production‑Ready AI Agents with FastAPI, Pydantic‑AI & MCP
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Pinelopi Theotoki

Pinelopi Theotoki is a data scientist at Experience Fruit Quality, where she develops data-driven solutions to optimize supply chains and reduce waste in the fruit industry. Passionate about sustainability, she is committed to using innovative technology to make a positive impact.

  • Forecasting Avocado Ripeness: When less is more in a prediction model
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Priya Pahwa

I'm Priya Pahwa (she/her) from India, navigating the vibrant intersection of all things code, community, and collaboration. Currently, I work as a Software Development Engineer at BeyondIRR, a wealth-tech startup, volunteer as the Co-Chair of the Fundraising Working Group at the Django Software Foundation and session organizer of Djangonaut Space. I am also a GitHub Campus Expert and a GitHub Octern so most of the time you'd find me wearing a red hoodie organizing hackathons, field days, or tech

  • Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: Why Psychological Safety Matters in Open Source
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Samiul Huque
  • You Came to a Python Conference. Now, Go Do a PR Review!
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Sohan Maheshwar

Sohan is a Lead Developer Advocate at AuthZed, based in the Netherlands. He started his career as a developer building mobile apps and has worked in the developer relations space since 2013, in companies such as Amazon, InMobi, and Fermyon.

He has always been interested in emerging technologies and how it shapes the world around us.

  • Securing RAG Pipelines with Fine Grained Authorization
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Thanasis Politis

Thanasis Politis is a Solutions Architect with 15+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems. As an AWS-specialized professional at PCG International, he bridges business requirements and technical solutions across multiple domains. With expertise in Python, Go, and cloud technologies.

  • AI Cloud Management: Integrating the AWS Python SDK with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol
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Valeria Jankowskaja

I'm a Software Engineer with 5+ years in Python development, infrastructure management, and system optimization. I translated legacy apps to Python, built educational platforms for future junior developers, and developed a MaaS application in Austria. Computer Science graduate and PCAP-certified pythonista. Winner of coding competitions and hackathons since 2021. UNICEF volunteer and advocate for Women in Tech in Poland, combining technical expertise with mentorship and social commitment.

  • AI-gent 007: Build your own Cloud Architect in 30 Min
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Vasileios Giotsas

Vasileios (Vasilis) Giotsas is a research engineer focusing on network measurements and telemetry, the risk assessment and mitigation of topological and macroscopic vulnerabilities of critical Internet infrastructures, and the analysis of Internet routing policies and performance. He has contributed in multiple mission-critical research projects funded by the UK National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

  • Measuring the Internet with Python