

The Developer Stage, in association with Engine Yard, is a platform for creators of application ecosystems. In addition to a world class lineup of keynote and invited speakers, the conference thrives on participation from a community of forward-thinking developers.
The Developer Stage brings speakers from the world's biggest tech companies together with forward-thinking members of the community. Here is a selection of speakers from last year's event:
Chris Poole (Moot) 4Chan
Mitchell Baker Mozilla
Renaud Visage Eventbrite
Monty Widenius MySQL
Josh Elman Greylock Partners
The types of topics we will be featuring on the Developer Stage at this year's Summit include the following:
Creating usable application front-ends (mobile, web, UX)
Applying cloud computing to make the impossible, possible
Software development methods (DevOps, Agile etc)
Frameworks, tools & languages
Open source & community
Developer culture & team dynamics
Exploring data: big, semantic, and open
Data analysis and database technologies