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Tuesday, November 5
 

2:00pm PST

PRO WORKSHOP (API): How Intuit Built a “Paved Path” for Building Smart Conversational Experiences with Generative AI
Tuesday November 5, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PST
Ratul Ghosh, Intuit, GenAi platform lead
Kiran Bartakke, Intuit, Senior Software Engineer

Intuit has accelerated responsible AI innovation at scale for many years to deliver personalized experiences to 100 million consumer and small business customers with TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and MailChimp. Today, the company is pioneering the future of AI to deliver game-changing new experiences on its financial technology platform that instill the trust and confidence its customers count on from Intuit.

In this talk,  Ratul Ghosh and Kiran Bartakke from Intuit AI will describe the company’s approach to building a proprietary Generative AI Operating System using existing APIs and knowledge bases to enable the company’s technologists to build smart conversational experiences, with speed and at scale.  

A central focus of the talk will be on how the platform architecture and components enable seamless integration and a “paved path” for developers that has led to operational efficiencies that benefit developers and end customers alike. The speakers will take a deep dive into orchestration capability within GenOS that drives conversational assistants and embedded experiences by understanding complicated queries and instructions and driving a sequence of actions to seamlessly respond to end user queries in Intuit products..

Speakers will bring this capability to life with real-world examples and actionable insights attendees can apply to their own GenAI journeys 
Speakers
avatar for Kiran Bartakke

Kiran Bartakke

Senior Software Engineer, Intuit
Kiran Bartakke is a Senior Software Engineer at Intuit AI, specializing in the development of the GenAI platform. This platform powers AI-driven applications such as Intuit Assist, which provides intelligent and personalized recommendations for users. With a background at Google... Read More →
avatar for Ratul Ghosh

Ratul Ghosh

GenAi platform lead, Intuit
Ratul works in Intuit AI as a GenAi platform lead
Tuesday November 5, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

3:00pm PST

PRO WORKSHOP (API): Software Delivery with Application Orchestration
Tuesday November 5, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PST
Richard Lander, Qleet, CTO & Co-Founder

Application orchestration uses a control plane to manage software delivery instead of the pipeline-based approach used with continuous delivery (CD). In this session you'll learn how application orchestration differs from the traditional DevOps config management approach to managing cloud native software delivery. It will include a demo of Threeport, an open source implementation of application orchestration, to illustrate how platform engineers can provide a true self-service application platform to their developers. 
Speakers
avatar for Richard Lander

Richard Lander

CTO & Co-Founder, Qleet
Richard is the CTO and co-founder at Qleet, a cloud native software startup. Richard was an early adopter of containers and ran Kubernetes in production for the first time in 2016. Subsequently, he was a field engineer at CoreOS, Heptio and VMware where he gained a wealth of experience... Read More →
Tuesday November 5, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

3:00pm PST

PRO WORKSHOP (API): Speedy Microservices: Build and Deploy in 30 min with Copilot & Devprime
Tuesday November 5, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PST
Lucas Massena, Optimus Info, Cloud Solutions Architect Lead

Unlock the secrets of rapid software development! Join us to learn how Copilot & Devprime revolutionize your Dev Experience. Discover code generation, streamlined development, & microservices deployment efficiency with observability, API, database, and other essential features. Redefine your process in just 30 minutes!
Speakers
avatar for Lucas Massena

Lucas Massena

Cloud Solutions Architect Lead and Devprime Advocate, Optimus Info
I'm a visionary Cloud Architect on a mission to spearhead digital transformation and redefine the technological landscape. With over two decades of experience, I've orchestrated transformative journeys for enterprises, guiding them through the intricate maze of digital evolution... Read More →
Tuesday November 5, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage C

5:00pm PST

PRO WORKSHOP (API): AI Needs APIs: Dynamic Data Access for Next-Gen Experiences
Tuesday November 5, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PST
Andrew Carlson, Apollo GraphQL, Principal Field Architect

Gartner predicts that by 2026, more than 30% of the increase in demand for APIs will come from artificial intelligence and tools using large language models. API sprawl is a hazardous form of technical debt. It has hard costs from hosting and scaling a fleet of APIs, real security risks and an increased operational burden from the sheer number of APIs that platform engineering teams need to manage. With GraphQL, any client, even an LLM, can request exactly the data they need without over or under-fetching. And with federated GraphQL, the data can come from any underlying API.

Learn popular use cases for implementing the graph in an AI-driven experience, how organizations can safely adopt AI on a spectrum from low to high trust, and why GraphQL is an ideal API access layer for AI.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Carlson

Andrew Carlson

Principal Field Architect, Apollo GraphQL
Andrew is an experienced Principal Architect and leader who lives to collect experiences and new perspectives, and he’s gathered a lot of hobbies along the way.When he’s not helping companies like Ford, Amex, Sherwin-Williams, and Unilever scale their architecture and technical... Read More →
Tuesday November 5, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage C
 
Wednesday, November 6
 

10:00am PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Securing APIs Requires Cyber Survival Tactics
Wednesday November 6, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Steve Winterfeld, Akamai Technologies, Advisory CISO
Swetha Sridharan, IBM API Connect, Senior Product Manager 

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, enabling seamless communication and user experiences, but their widespread use makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. Business and IT leadership is quickly recognizing that cyber risk is business risk, and securing API driven transformation is critical to protecting revenue and brand. 
 
Fueled by the latest research from Akamai’s State of the Internet (SOTI) report as well as IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, you will learn about the latest threat trends including the most-targeted industries and attack surfaces so you can stay secure in an evolving threat landscape. Join us to understand how to leverage these tactics to strengthen your API security practices and posture. 
Takeaways
  • Understanding of threat trends 
  • Case studies by industry
  • Best practices, resources, and tools to mitigate the threat 
Speakers
avatar for Swetha Sridharan

Swetha Sridharan

Senior Product Manager, IBM API Connect
Swetha Sridharan is passionate about solving problems through technology and empathetic design thinking in API management and integration. She is currently a Senior Product Manager at IBM API Connect.
avatar for Steve Winterfeld

Steve Winterfeld

Advisory CISO, Akamai Technologies
Steve Winterfeld is Akamai’s Advisory CISO. He has a strong background in building operational security programs that are compliant with industry regulations. Before joining the team, he served as CISO for Nordstrom Bank, Managing Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

11:00am PST

PRO SESSION (API): Embedded API Governance in Action
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Swapnil Sapar, Microsoft, Principal Software Engineer

API governance is crucial for enterprise success. By integrating policy guidance as developer signals within their Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tools and processes, enterprises achieve higher policy compliance at substantially lower recovery costs. This approach enhances the developer experience and offers management a transparent overview of their API portfolios, facilitating ongoing improvements in API production. The API Health Dashboard, an exemplary governance application for internal portals, provides upper management with a clear perspective on the performance of their APIs. 
Speakers
avatar for Swapnil Sapar

Swapnil Sapar

Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilsapar/Implemented API Programs at Enterprise ScaleMember of OpenAPI SIG, Linux Foundation.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage A

11:00am PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Conquer the API Rainbow Road Level with These Dev “Cheat Codes”
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Matt Voget, Ambassador, Director of Technology

In the game of API development, the world is getting more and more complex. How do you power up your dev team to complete each level faster and better? In this session, we’ll share the top five “cheat codes” that will put you in the winner’s circle. From design through testing, we’ll share how to give developers ultimate control over the development process, automate spec gen, and remove unnecessary infrastructure obstacles from impeding the advancement of your API strategy.
Speakers
avatar for Matt Voget

Matt Voget

Director of Technology, Ambassador
I bring 10+ years experience working as a multi-disciplinary engineer on software projects ranging from enterprise SaaS web-apps to embedded software on satellite payloads. I leverage my experience as a Manager, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, and QA Engineer within large and... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
API World -- Main Stage

11:30am PST

PRO SESSION (API): How We Built a Billion $$ API Business for a Leading Retailer (Best Buy)
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Kumar Kandaswamy, Platformify, Serial platform builder

Every company should be a platform company. That's what led me to Best Buy in 2010 where I was hired as the founding GM to build their platform business. We delivered a billion $ API business from scratch in less than 5 years. This session will showcase our journey, the lessons learned and how other organizations could benefit from the experience. 
Speakers
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Kumar Kandaswamy

Serial platform builder, Platformify
Kumar Kandaswamy is a veteran Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and intrapreneur with over 30 years industry experience spanning various industries. Kumar is a serial platform builder having built and scaled API and platform ecosystems for early stage startups like Chegg, RapidAPI... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

1:30pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): The Hidden Currents of API Consumption: Strategies for Effective Egress Traffic Control
Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
Iddo Gino, Lunar, Advisor & Investor

In a world where APIs serve as the linchpin of digital transformation, the journey often begins with a successful integration.

However, the narrative seldom explores the aftermath—what happens after the integration is completed?

The proposed lecture zooms in on API Egress traffic and into the less-discussed terrain of post-integration challenges and pragmatic solutions within the API economy.
Speakers
avatar for Iddo Gino

Iddo Gino

Advisor & Investor, Lunar
Part of Forbes 30 Under 30 list, he's a 2017 Thiel Fellow. Previously, he was a Co-organizer of Hacking Gen Y. Iddo has been programming since he was a kid and continues to contribute to open-source projects. Originally from Haifa, Israel, Iddo is based in San Francisco, CA.
Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

2:30pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): Log for Success: Enhancing API Security and Operations Through Effective Audit Logging
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
John Tobin, Solsys, Principal Consultant

APIs are more vital - and more vulnerable - than ever before. The potential for exposing critical customer data or jeopardizing financial transactions puts organizations at significant risk of reputational and financial damage. Additionally, ensuring API performance and swiftly resolving client issues have become increasingly complex tasks. The solution to these challenges lies in effective API audit logging at key entry points. Understanding what to log and how to monitor this information for security threats is crucial. This session will provide essential practices for effective API audit logging, empowering you to safeguard your organization and enhance operational efficiency.
 
Speakers
avatar for John Tobin

John Tobin

Principal Consultant, Solsys
John has over 25 years of experience working in software and technology, with professional services consulting firms and product companies, ranging from large enterprises to small firms. John currently helps clients with their API governance, API management, and API security problems... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

2:30pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Rest Doesn’t Cut It. I Needed a Simple JSON API—So I Built One
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Mike Bowers, FairCom, Chief Architect

In this session, Chief Architect Mike Bowers explains how he dreamt up a new JSON API to replace REST—one that could easily query and manage databases in any language, even without a driver.

Learn how he created and deployed the JSON DB API to POST JSON to a single URL over HTTPS. See just how simple development can be with jsonAction.

Mike will also demo how JSON DB API let’s you:
—Use JSON to manage databases, tables, records, queries, etc.
—Use stateful database sessions and cursors from stateless app servers.
—Run jsonAction commands over HTTPS, WSS, and MQTTS.
—Automatically map data between JSON and SQL.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Bowers

Mike Bowers

Chief Architect, FairCom
Mike Bowers is chief architect at FairCom. He oversees the company's architecture and product roadmaps, which include high-performance SQL and JSON databases, IIoT platforms, and failsafe MQTT brokers. He has more than 35 years of experience in software development, database management... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

3:00pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): OpenAPI Extensibility - The Good, The Bad and The YAMLy
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Baruch Sadogursky, Gradle, Principal Developer Productivity Engineering Advocate
Laura Kassovic, Gradle, Tech Writer

Swagger and OpenAPI revolutionized the API landscape and created a thriving ecosystem of developer tools, from IDEs to contract testing and no-code solutions. In our projects (WireMock, Jenkins, Testcontainers and WireMock Cloud) we adopted OpenAPI to provide a great developer, and achieved great results. At the same time, the v3 version of specification has too many limitations, especially when it comes to behavior modeling: limited extensions framework, poor response flexibility limiting complex API options, and weak examples and self documentation capabilities. Good news is that OpenAPI v4 (Project Moonwalk) addresses many of those concerns and, hopefully, could address others before the release. Let’s, wearing our end user hats, discuss the v3 experiences and how we could address them in the upcoming major release! 
Speakers
avatar for Laura Kassovic

Laura Kassovic

Technical Writer, Gradle
Laura is a seasoned Technical Writer specializing in software and hardware documentation. At Gradle, she focuses on enhancing the Gradle Build Tool User Manual and the Gradle experience. She has authored tutorials, blog posts, Javadocs, user manual entries, and release notes during... Read More →
avatar for Baruch Sadogursky

Baruch Sadogursky

Principal Developer Productivity Engineering Advocate, Gradle
Baruch Sadogursky (@jbaruch) did Java before it had generics, DevOps before there was Docker, and DevRel before it had a name. He started DevRel at JFrog when it was ten people and took it all the way to a successful $6B IPO by helping engineers solve problems. Now Baruch keeps helping... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

3:00pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Unlock Shift-Left: Right Teams, Right Tools, Fixed Problems
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Dan Hopkins, StackHawk, VP, Engineering

In today's fast-paced development environment, ensuring API security is more crucial than ever. Despite the strong desire to integrate security into software delivery cycles, many organizations struggle to achieve this effectively. This session will focus on the importance of proactive API security testing to match the pace of development and achieve business outcomes and goals. By understanding your organization's shift-left maturity, you can better position yourself to integrate security into your development processes seamlessly.

Using StackHawk's Shift-Left Maturity Model as a framework, we will explore how identifying your maturity stage is key to making meaningful progress. The session will delve into the three fundamental pillars of successful shift-left practices: people, process, and tooling. Join us to learn how to empower your team, optimize your processes, and leverage the right tools to shift left effectively and ensure robust API security.
Speakers
avatar for Dan Hopkins

Dan Hopkins

VP, Engineering, StackHawk
Dan Hopkins has been a software engineer for 20 years, working at high growth startups such as VictorOps and LivingSocial and at large high tech companies such as Splunk. For the last 10 years he has focused on building tools for progressive engineering teams adopting DevOps and DevSecOps... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
API World -- Main Stage

3:00pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Unlocking the Power of Intelligent Data APIs
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Akhilesh Agarwal, apexanalytix, COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology

Dive into the world of Intelligent Data APIs and explore how they can transform your data management processes. Learn how these powerful tools reference over 1,000 data sources to ensure the accuracy of vendor addresses, tax information, bank details, and more. 
Speakers
avatar for Akhilesh Agarwal

Akhilesh Agarwal

COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology, apexanalytix
Akhilesh Agarwal leads the apexanalytix solutions practice responsible for apexportal, the industry’s only 100 percent touchless solution for global supplier information management and working capital optimization. He leads the development of new client-focused software innovations... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

3:30pm PST

KEYNOTE (API): Vonage -- Delivering on the Power of Network APIs to Change the World
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Amitha Pulijala, Vonage, Vice President of Product, APIs and Partnerships

We are living in a world where notifications will transform into conversations wherever you are. Powered by GenAI, conversations will become the next digital storefront. So far, compute and storage were the two components required by developers to enable this new world. Network was a black box. But now, the network is opening up - the capabilities of 5G are being enabled as an easy to consume API that can create meaningful use cases for small developers and enterprises.
Speakers
avatar for Amitha Pulijala

Amitha Pulijala

Vice President of Product, APIs and Partnerships, Vonage
Amitha is the Vice President of Product at Vonage where she is driving the strategy and vision for Vonage’s Video, Voice engagement solutions and hyperscale partnerships. Amitha enjoys working with dynamic teams to launch scalable products and loves exploring new technology.  Amitha... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
API World -- Main Stage

3:30pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): Empowering Concurrent Development of Distributed Systems with GenAI-Assisted API Spec Management
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Matthew Bae, Deloitte, Specialist Lead in API & Integration Offering

Modern integration techniques, typically implemented through APIs and Microservices, play a pivotal role in propelling digital transformation initiatives. These deployments often occur in highly distributed environments, where a large number of small APIs and Microservices are simultaneously developed by different teams.

This simultaneous development can present challenges such as coordination among teams and delays due to waiting for other teams' completion. Overcoming these challenges requires distributed development techniques like design-first approaches and test-driven methodologies. In these methods, interface specifications written in a common structured language serve as the "contract" to manage interface agreements between applications. These interface contracts, which are machine-readable, and version controlled, facilitate trust among teams and allow parallel development and testing of applications in an early stage of the application development lifecycle. The contracts also aid in dependency management, planning for integrated testing, and releases of all related APIs and Microservices.

This session discusses a GenAI-assisted solution to standardize the development of API specifications, and automate the publishing of versioned, traceable API documentation in an API catalog portal. This pro
Speakers
avatar for Matthew Bae

Matthew Bae

Specialist Lead in API & Integration Offering, Deloitte
Matthew Bae is a systems integration leader and collaborative problem solver who uses his over 20 years of banking and telco industry knowledge, IT management consulting experiences, and digital transformation and integration architecture expertise (MuleSoft) to help enterprises reduce... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

3:30pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Scaling Data Management at Netflix: The Power of Data Abstractions
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Raj Ummadisetty, Netflix, Senior Software Engineer
Vidhya Arvind, Netflix, Staff Software Engineer


Managing data at Netflix scale presents unique challenges, especially with multiple applications requiring diverse databases. Traditional methods risk database sprawl, fragmented knowledge, and redundant efforts. Netflix's Data Access team addresses these issues with Data Abstractions, creating a streamlined data access layer.

Our paved path abstractions—KeyValue, Time Series, Graph, and more—offer robust APIs that hide underlying database complexities. Application teams simply specify their access patterns and requirements, and select the appropriate abstraction. Our platform then handles capacity planning, hardware provisioning, and database deployment.

Data Abstractions allow us to transparently switch databases, ensuring optimal performance and scalability as use cases evolve. This approach has enabled one of the largest database migrations at Netflix, completely transparent to the client. This innovative approach allows Netflix to maintain a high level of service reliability and operational efficiency, even as new database technologies emerge.

Learning objectives
1) Gain a comprehensive understanding of what Data Abstractions are and how they simplify database management by providing a robust data access layer.
2) Discover how Netflix's platform handles capacity planning and hardware provisioning based on application teams' specified access patterns and requirements.
3) Explore the architecture, scale, and novel techniques employed by Netflix to operate Data Abstractions reliably at massive scale.
 
Speakers
avatar for Vidhya Arvind

Vidhya Arvind

Staff software Engineer, Netflix
Vidhya Arvind is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix and a Senior IEEE member, specializing in building data abstractions. She is a founding member of Netflix’s data abstraction platform, which supports common patterns including KeyValue, Tree, TimeSeries, Table Metadata, and... Read More →
avatar for Raj Ummadisetty

Raj Ummadisetty

Senior Software Engineer, Netflix
Rajasekhar Ummadisetty is a leading professional with over a decade of experience in solving distributed systems problems at scale. He currently leads the development of data abstractions at Netflix, focusing on scalable, high-performance solutions. Previously, Rajasekhar made significant... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

4:00pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): Architecting a Developer-Friendly API Platform
Wednesday November 6, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
Augusto Goncalves, Autodesk, Developer Advocate Manager

Well-designed and well-maintained APIs are the foundation of any successful API ecosystem program. In this session, we'll explore best practices for architecting APIs across various formats – REST & GraphQL – to deliver performant and developer-friendly services. Drawing from the experience of building a world-class developer program that supports thousands of active third-party developers, we'll delve into the architectural considerations and strategies for creating a cohesive platform that provides a seamless experience across all APIs. 
Speakers
avatar for Augusto Goncalves

Augusto Goncalves

Developer Advocate Manager, Autodesk
Advocate at Autodesk since 2008, supporting customers and partners using desktop and cloud APIs
Wednesday November 6, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage A

4:00pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): Establishing an API-First Culture within Atlassian
Wednesday November 6, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
Dugald Morrow, Atlassian, Developer Advocacy and Extensibility Standards

API technologists are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of an API first approach to software development, but there are many challenges related to the establishment of an API First culture throughout an organisation.

In this session, learn about the tactics used by Atlassian’s Extensibility Standards team to uplevel Atlassian’s API culture. The session covers the challenges faced by Atlassian, how API First overcomes these challenges and how API First fits within Atlassian’s API lifecycle management practices.
Speakers
avatar for Dugald Morrow

Dugald Morrow

Developer Advocacy and Extensibility Standards, Atlassian
Dugald Morrow studied electrical engineering at the University of Sydney. His software career started in the development of mission critical applications including a submarine combat system, air traffic control system and traffic and transport management system. He worked in a number... Read More →
Wednesday November 6, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B
 
Thursday, November 7
 

9:30am PST

PRO SESSION (API): Unleashing GenAI's Potential for Advanced API Linting
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Sridhar Kunisetty, Equinix, Principal Architect

An API linter plays a crucial role in ensuring that API specifications adhere to established standards, best practices, guidelines, and are free from potential errors. It is an essential component in the development process to ensure that APIs are well-designed, consistent, maintainable, reliable, secure and follow the organization's conventions and guidelines.

We present a new approach to API linting by harnessing the power of Generative AI (GenAI). Our solution involves training a Large Language Model (LLM) to act as an Advanced API Linter, capable of not only answering correctness queries but also analyzing API specifications and providing a comprehensive list of errors, violations, and issues.

Unlike traditional API linters, our GenAI solution eliminates the need for complex validation rules and specialized expertise. By training the LLM with our organization's API standards, best practices, and guidelines, we enable it to understand and enforce these rules effortlessly. Moreover, the training process is straightforward, and we can alternatively provide the necessary content as a context in the prompt to the LLM.

One of the key advantages of our GenAI approach is its user-friendliness. Instead of grappling with new syntax or programming languages to define validation rules, users can express their requirements in plain English. This democratizes API linting, empowering developers to improve API quality through self-service and facilitating the seamless adoption of an API-First approach.

During this session, we will showcase a range of use cases that demonstrate how GenAI can be leveraged to achieve advanced API linting capabilities. Additionally, we will explore the potential of utilizing a Small Language Model (SLM) as an alternative to the LLM, opening up new possibilities for API linting efficiency.

Join us as we unveil the future of API linting, where GenAI revolutionizes the development process, enhances API quality, and empowers developers to build robust and reliable APIs effortlessly.
Speakers
avatar for Sridhar Kunisetty

Sridhar Kunisetty

Principal Architect, Equinix
Sridhar has over 20 years of experience working in technical and management roles in startups and large companies in Silicon Valley Bay Area. Before joining Equinix to lead the API program, he was a Distinguished Engineer and a Chief Architect at other companies. He is a lead inventor... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

9:30am PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Thrive with the Power of APIs in the Artificial Intelligence Era
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Alisha Mohanty. OpenText, Manager, Product Marketing

A quick guide to API strategy for businesses to thrive in an era of Artificial Intelligence
Here I elaborate on points to take away for current trends in API strategy and future predictions keeping them relevant the age of AI.
Speakers
avatar for Alisha Mohanty

Alisha Mohanty

Manager, Product Marketing, OpenText
Alisha is a Technology Marketeer with OpenText, an information management technology company in AI and Analytics line of business. Here, she is focused on strategies to foster API adoption and innovation, empowering partners through smarter information management solutions. As a speaker... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

10:00am PST

PRO SESSION (API): Bridging the Gap: Lessons from Industry-Shaping Integrations
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Arun Narasimhan, Senior Software Engineer

In today's digital landscape, large-scale system integrations between industry giants are essential for innovation and market leadership. This presentation explores the challenges and solutions involved in bridging disparate systems through strategic API implementation.

Traditionally, enterprises have operated within isolated ecosystems, resulting in fragmented user experiences. We will examine how industry leaders are overcoming these obstacles by integrating their systems to create unified platforms that deliver enhanced value.

Focusing on the technical intricacies of API schema design, we’ll discuss its significant impact on project timelines and the importance of building working interfaces early in the development process. Additionally, we’ll highlight the critical need to thoroughly review and challenge contractual fine print during integrations.

Attendees will gain valuable takeaways, including best practices for managing large-scale system integrations between industry behemoths. These lessons will prove invaluable for API architects, system integrators, and business leaders looking to forge powerful alliances in the digital age.
Speakers
avatar for Arun Narasimhan

Arun Narasimhan

Senior Software Engineer
Arun Narasimhan is a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager at Google with over ten years of experience in software development.Arun was the Engineering Manager of the Spam & Abuse fighting team for the ‘Google Messages’ product which has 5B+ downloads on the Android PlayStore... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

10:00am PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Embracing API-First in the Internal Developer Platform: A Unified Approach
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Asanka Abeysinghe, WSO2, CTO

In the evolving landscape of enterprise technology, the traditional approach of building separate API platforms is no longer sustainable. Instead, integrating API management and capabilities into a comprehensive Internal Developer Platform (IDP) ensures greater agility, efficiency, and coherence in software development. This session explores the pitfalls of isolated API platforms and presents a compelling case for their integration into IDPs. By emphasizing modularity, discovery, and composability, this unified approach can streamline workflows and enhance developer productivity. Drawing from the principles of the Platformless Manifesto, practical strategies, architectural considerations, and real-world examples will illustrate the benefits of this integrated methodology. 
Speakers
avatar for Asanka Abeysinghe

Asanka Abeysinghe

CTO, WSO2
Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
API World -- Main Stage

10:30am PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Accelerating API Adoption with Ready-Made Code 🧙
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
Raileen Del Rosario, Docusign, Programmer Writer

Ensuring frictionless integration for developers is key to ensuring that your APIs are used to their fullest potential. By offering reference implementations and a Quickstart wizard in eight programming languages, we highlight the main use cases for our APIs, enabling developers to use our tools efficiently. This talk will discuss how providing ready-made code enables developers to start using your APIs as quickly as possible. 
Speakers
avatar for Raileen Del Rosario

Raileen Del Rosario

Programmer Writer, Docusign
Raileen has been a Programmer Writer with Docusign for two years. As a member of the Developer Content team, she is passionate about developer enablement, developing code and writing guides to assist developers in the enablement of Docusign APIs to meet their needs.
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

10:30am PST

Leadership Lounge: Arthur Hicken, Evangelist, Parasoft
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am PST
Should you use AI today? How can you best use it without making your company go out of business? Where is the big value in using an AI?
Speakers
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Arthur Hicken

Evangelist, Parasoft
Arthur Hicken is evangelist at Parasoft where he has been involved in automating various software development practices for over 25 years. His popular blog “The Code Curmudgeon” is known for his Hall-of-shame lists covering SQL Injection and IoT vulnerabilities and he has a YouTube... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am PST
Leadership Lounge

11:00am PST

PRO SESSION (API): How NorthWestern Mutual 10X Our Developer Experience through an Automated Governance Model
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Tyk, Developer Advocate
Supreet Nagi, Northwestern Mutual, Assistant Director Systems Software Engineering

NorthWestern Mutual is one of the largest financial services providers in the United States with 5 million+ customers and 6700+ financial advisors. APIs are a core part of our business and are supported by a highly mature API platform engineering team.
In this case study, we learn how we combined seamless API creation and centralized governance using an automated workflow-based model to drive an exceptional DevX.
We will examine a combination of tools, such as K8S, KEDA, Jaeger, and OTel, that enabled the creation of our API platform, along with changes to people and processes.
What we will cover:
1. Key challenges when balancing API creation & governance at scale
2. Implementing an automated workflow-based governance model
3. Metrics of success & outcomes achieved
4. How to execute a similar API platform strategy using the platform engineering maturity model
Ultimately, this session provides real-world examples and insights into best practices for implementing this model within your company.
Speakers
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Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Developer Advocate, Tyk
Budha is a Developer Advocate at Tyk responsible for product education, community engagement, and open-source ecosystem expansion. He is the host of the All About APIs podcast as well as the API hangout where he engages with developers and business leaders on all things APIs including... Read More →
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Supreet Nagi

Assistant Director Systems Software Engineering, Northwestern Mutual
Supreet Nagi, Assistant Director in infrastructure core platforms, leads messaging, events, runtimes, and API management teams. With 18 years of IT experience, witnessed the transformation of developer experience from 1-day manual builds to 5-minute CICD, bringing efficiency and agility... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

11:00am PST

API World Roundtable: Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO, WSO2
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Roundtables give attendees the opportunity to meet in small groups with API World, CloudX + Dev Innovation Summit speakers and industry leaders to discuss real-world topics relevant to you. These open roundtables are working sessions for in-depth industry conversations.
Speakers
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Asanka Abeysinghe

CTO, WSO2
Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
CloudX -- Expo Innovation Stage

11:30am PST

PRO SESSION (API): Start Building AI Agents To Automate Your Data Analytics Workflows (by Numbers Station & JLL)
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Vishal Motwani, Numbers Station AI, Founding Product Manager 
Amit Shah, Jones Lang LaSalle, Sr. Director of Business Intelligence Development

Unlock the power of AI in data analytics with Numbers Station's bespoke platform. Join Vishal Motwani, Founding Product Manager of Numbers Station, and Amit Shah, Sr. Director of Business Intelligence Development at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), as they discuss how Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing production-level data workflows.

Via a multi-agent architecture and embeddable API, Numbers Station is built to seamlessly integrate with your existing knowledge sources—dashboards, databases, APIs, dbt, query logs and more. Numbers Station’s AI agents actively search, query, analyze, and take it two steps further—suggesting the next best action and automating downstream tasks in real-time.

Learn how JLL leveraged Numbers Station to enhance their commercial real estate (CRE) analytics, enabling data-driven decisions across their product portfolio and business lines. Hear about how JLL is establishing their AI strategy within analytics, and the success they’ve achieved by incorporating Numbers Station.

Whether you're looking to embed Generative AI into legacy systems or elevate your organization's data capabilities, this session offers a glimpse into the future of AI-powered analytics that won't disrupt your current infrastructure. Don't miss this opportunity to supercharge your data strategy!

 
Speakers
avatar for Vishal Motwani

Vishal Motwani

Founding Product Manager, Numbers Station AI
Vishal Motwani is a founding member of Numbers Station AI, where he drives the development of impactful Analytics Agents like Text to SQL, Dynamic Charting, and Reporting. With a proven track record in leading successful AI products such as Salesforce Einstein Voice Assistant, Einstein... Read More →
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Amit Shah

Sr. Director of Business Intelligence Development, Jones Lang LaSalle
Amit Shah is a technology executive at JLL, committed to harnessing the transformative power of data. He leads data and AI initiatives that provide real-time insights to drive significant business outcomes in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. By advancing data-driven strategies... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage B

11:30am PST

PRO SESSION (API): Boost Your API Documentation with These Best Practices
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Ken Cenerelli, Google, Senior Technical Writer

Great API documentation is essential when developing a product but it can often be an afterthought during a project. While a technical writer can solve this problem, not every development team or project is assigned one. To create a sublime user experience, you must contemplate how to build a good doc set that’s complete, consistent, and easy to use. In this session, we’ll explore multiple best practices and recommendations that developers can employ to improve their technical documentation.

This session describes:

- Developing personas for your audience
- How to create an engaging style and consistent tone for your documentation
- How to write documentation for your APIs
- Incorporating AI into your documentation process
- Drafting some of the “must-have” docs
- Creating a feedback loop and maintenance plan for your docs
Speakers
avatar for Ken Cenerelli

Ken Cenerelli

Senior Technical Writer, Google Cloud
Ken Cenerelli is a senior technical writer for Google Cloud where he currently creates API documentation that receives millions of page views each year. He’s passionate about technical writing, API documentation, and making content simple for all users. Before his career as a technical... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
API World -- Workshop Stage A

1:00pm PST

KEYNOTE (API): Informatica -- Navigating the GenAI Revolution: Strategies for Successful Enterprise Deployment with GenAI APIs
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Sumeet Kumar Agrawal,  Informatica, Vice President Product Management

As GenAI adoption accelerates, enterprises are increasingly turning to low-code and no-code API development to democratize access and spur innovation. However, deploying GenAI applications within large organizations poses unique challenges, including a shortage of skilled resources, navigating complex enterprise data landscapes, staying relevant with rapidly evolving GenAI models and frameworks, and the difficulty of scaling AI projects beyond proof of concept.
Join us for an insightful session where we explore overcoming these challenges with a GenAI-powered integration API solution. We will discuss strategies to democratize GenAI across various user personas, contextualize its use for future-proofing, create LLM agnostic GenAI orchestrations, and achieve enterprise-grade scalability. Learn how to leverage the right data management tools to build successful GenAI apps that are easy to use, grounded with high-quality and trusted enterprise data, and protected from bias and privacy breaches.
Speakers
avatar for Sumeet Kumar Agrawal

Sumeet Kumar Agrawal

Vice President Product Management, Informatica
Sumeet Agrawal is the Vice President of Products at Informatica, where he spearheads product management of innovative cloud-based technology products. With over 15 of experience in data engineering and product management, Sumeet has a proven track record of driving innovative solutions... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
API World -- Main Stage

1:00pm PST

PRO SESSION (API): Harmony in API Development: Bridging Code-First and Design-First
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Brett Bush, LogicGate, Staff Software Engineer: Platform

Within API-First development, a dichotomy has formed: Code-First or Design-First. Are these approaches destined to be adopted in polarized isolation, or rather, are they equally valid phases of a healthy API development cycle? This presentation will reveal a new way to visualize the cyclical nature of Code-First and Design-First API development, discuss parallels to Test-Driven development, and explore the benefits unlocked from leveraging both methodologies in tandem. 
Speakers
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Brett Bush

Staff Software Engineer: Platform, LogicGate
Brett Bush is a Staff Software Engineer at LogicGate with a decade of experience building flexible APIs, services, and databases from SaaS platforms to SDKs with a passion for developer experience, comprehensive documentation, and cross-team collaboration. Brett built out LogicGate's... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
API World -- Workshop Stage A

1:00pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Modernizing Monoliths
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Parth Shah, Cruise, Staff Software Engineer
Bianca Tamayo, Cruise, Staff Software Engineer


In today's micro services world, it is far too common for an API service to explode at an unbounded rate. The journey starts off as a shiny new micro service, which was designed to contain APIs for 1 business entity, becoming so heavily utilized that over time, it evolves and turns into a massive monolith, which contains hundreds of APIs for dozens of business entities. In the early days, new features could be introduced and rolled out within a few hours. Now, a small database schema change takes a few days or weeks to roll out. In this madness, how do you effectively and efficiently decompose and modernize your monolith? This session goes over a real world case study of how a group of 5 engineers decomposed a 160+ API monolith into smaller and focused micro services with 0 outages, 0 downtime, increase in overall service availability from 99.9% to 99.999%, decrease in latencies from 15% to 95% and ability to handle 90x more traffic with a reduced resource footprint (68% reduction in compute and 55% reduction in memory).
 
Speakers
avatar for Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Staff Software Engineer, Cruise
Parth is a highly accomplished Staff Software Engineer who is currently working on Developer Productivity at Cruise LLC. With a distinguished career spanning across industry giants such as Oracle and Microsoft, he has consistently designed, developed, and delivered cutting-edge cloud... Read More →
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Bianca Tamayo

Staff Software Engineer, Cruise
Bianca Tamayo is a Staff Software Engineer at Cruise, based in San Francisco. She has a broad range of experience, including full-stack application development, backend services, release and deployment, and building platforms. Bianca's passion lies in developing systems that simplify... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

2:00pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Transforming Lending with Open Banking: A Case Study in Building a Cash Flow Underwriting System
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Amol Gote, Innova Solutions, Solutions Architect

In the evolving landscape of financial services, implementing a cash flow underwriting system aims to expand credit access and enhance risk assessment. This session will cover an approach that leverages open banking, machine learning, and dynamic underwriting rules to provide creditworthiness evaluation beyond traditional credit scoring methods. It will cover the case study of iCreditWorks - a Fintech organization where this pattern was implemented.

The system consists of four critical components:

(1) A financial data aggregator to securely link customers' bank accounts, utilizing open banking APIs and traditional integration techniques.

(2) Collaboration with a specialized partner that employs machine learning models to analyze transaction data, generating a comprehensive cash flow score and identifying verifiable income.

(3) Developing and implementing underwriting rules that integrate the cash flow score and income data to make informed lending decisions.

(4) The seamless integration of these components into a mobile application and backend infrastructure, ensuring a user-friendly experience and efficient loan application processing.

This session discusses the cash flow underwriting system's design, implementation, and strategic significance. It highlights its potential to extend credit access by surpassing traditional credit scores and opening new avenues for financial inclusion and risk assessment. It also introduces a technical implementation approach for cash flow underwriting by integrating multiple services and using open banking for bank account linking for transaction data.
Speakers
avatar for Amol Gote

Amol Gote

Solutions Architect, Innova Solutions
Amol Gote is a seasoned technology professional adept at building scalable, resilient microservices in Java and .NET. He excels at deploying and managing microservices in AWS and Azure environments and boasts technical proficiency across multiple applications and tools. His expertise... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

2:30pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): Get Started Building Agents with SambaNova
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Vasanth Mohan, SambaNova, Director, Technical Product Marketing and Developer Relations

Agentic AI is the next frontier. Whilst current chat-bot + RAG use cases were the first wave, they are ultimately limited in how much they can transform work and deliver on the productivity growth that we have all been promised. Agentic AIs can autonomously pursue complex goals and workflows with limited direct human supervision, making it possible to automate large amounts of knowledge work.

However, whilst the systems of today, namely GPU-based systems, were well suited to chatbots and knowledge retrieval use cases, they are not equipped to handle this new wave of Agentic AI. From ultra-fast token generation, running lots of models of each node and instant model switching, we walk through why this matters, and how fast inference speeds through SambaNova unlock this capability.
Speakers
avatar for Vasanth Mohan

Vasanth Mohan

Director, Technical Product Marketing and Developer Relations, SambaNova
Vasanth Mohan is a seasoned technology leader, serving as Director of Technical Product Marketing and Developer Relations at SambaNova. With a proven track record of empowering thousands of developers and startups across emerging technologies, including VR/AR, Edge Computing, and... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

2:30pm PST

OPEN SESSION (API): How to Build a Killer API Program Developers Love
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Derric Gilling, Moesif, CEO

A discussion on what are healthy metrics foryour developer program and ways to improve like Time to First Hello World (TTFHW) and integration rate. What does it mean to build a good Developer Experience and some tips on where you can improve. 
Speakers
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Derric Gilling

CEO, Moesif
Derric Gilling is the CEO of Moesif, the leading API analytics and monetization platform. He enjoys working with both startups and large enterprises on launching and scaling an API-first strategy. Gilling is a frequent speaker at developer conferences, including API World, Developer... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
API World -- OPEN Workshop Stage
 
Tuesday, November 12
 

9:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (API): Automating and Scaling the Creative Process with Adobe Firefly Services
Tuesday November 12, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PST
Raymond Camden, Adobe, Senior Developer Evangelist

Creatives of all sorts are under pressure to generate assets for multiple campaigns, regions, products, styles, and more. Generative AI can be an incredible boost for productivity while allowing designers control over the creative process. In this session, I'll introduce you to Adobe's Firefly Services, a set of easy to use REST APIs for AI image creation, image manipulation, and audio and video enhancements. 
Speakers
avatar for Raymond Camden

Raymond Camden

Senior Developer Evangelist, Adobe
Raymond Camden is a Senior Developer Evangelist for Adobe. He helps developers learn and adopt multiple APIs at Adobe. He is the author of multiple books on web development and has been actively blogging and presenting for almost twenty years. Raymond can be reached at his blog... Read More →
Tuesday November 12, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage C

10:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (API): Empowering Low-Code UI: Harnessing the Potential of Advanced API Integration
Tuesday November 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PST
Indu Chaube, Cisco Systems, Software Architect and Engineer

The conference, titled "Empowering Low-Code UI: Harnessing the Potential of Advanced API Integration," delves into the pivotal role of API integration in optimizing low-code development platforms. Exploring topics ranging from fundamental API design principles to advanced data connectivity strategies and security considerations, the event aims to provide attendees with insights into enhancing user experience and scalability. Through case studies and discussions on emerging trends, participants will gain valuable knowledge on leveraging APIs to unlock the full potential of low-code UI architecture.
Topic will be covered as below,
- Introduction to Low-Code Development Platforms
- Importance of API Integration in Low-Code UI Architecture
- Principles of API Design for Low-Code Environments
- Data Connectivity: Integrating APIs for Data Access
- Strategies for Efficient Data Synchronization
- Security and Governance in API-driven Architectures
- Enhancing User Experience through API-driven Functionality
- Case Studies of Successful Implementations
- Future Trends and Innovations in Low-Code Development
- Emerging Technologies Shaping Low-Code UI Architecture

This conference will leave equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively integrate APIs into low-code UI architecture, empowering them to create robust, scalable, and user-friendly applications. By harnessing the potential of advanced API integration, attendees can drive innovation and efficiency in their development workflows.
Speakers
avatar for Indu Chaube

Indu Chaube

Software Architect and Engineer, Cisco Systems
Indu Chaube is a highly accomplished software architect and visionary leader with more than a decade-long track record in software product design and development, encompassing User Interface, User Experience, and web API domains. Collaborating with industry giants like Cisco and SAMSUNG... Read More →
Tuesday November 12, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage C

12:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (API): Software Delivery with Application Orchestration
Tuesday November 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST
Richard Lander, Qleet, CTO & Co-Founder

Application orchestration uses a control plane to manage software delivery instead of the pipeline-based approach used with continuous delivery (CD). In this session you'll learn how application orchestration differs from the traditional DevOps config management approach to managing cloud native software delivery. It will include a demo of Threeport, an open source implementation of application orchestration, to illustrate how platform engineers can provide a true self-service application platform to their developers. 
Speakers
avatar for Richard Lander

Richard Lander

CTO & Co-Founder, Qleet
Richard is the CTO and co-founder at Qleet, a cloud native software startup. Richard was an early adopter of containers and ran Kubernetes in production for the first time in 2016. Subsequently, he was a field engineer at CoreOS, Heptio and VMware where he gained a wealth of experience... Read More →
Tuesday November 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

12:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (API): Speedy Microservices: Build and Deploy in 30 min with Copilot & Devprime
Tuesday November 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST
Lucas Massena, Optimus Info, Cloud Solutions Architect Lead

Unlock the secrets of rapid software development! Join us to learn how Copilot & Devprime revolutionize your Dev Experience. Discover code generation, streamlined development, & microservices deployment efficiency with observability, API, database, and other essential features. Redefine your process in just 30 minutes!
Speakers
avatar for Lucas Massena

Lucas Massena

Cloud Solutions Architect Lead and Devprime Advocate, Optimus Info
I'm a visionary Cloud Architect on a mission to spearhead digital transformation and redefine the technological landscape. With over two decades of experience, I've orchestrated transformative journeys for enterprises, guiding them through the intricate maze of digital evolution... Read More →
Tuesday November 12, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage C

2:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (API): AI Needs APIs: Dynamic Data Access for Next-Gen Experiences
Tuesday November 12, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PST
Andrew Carlson, Apollo GraphQL, Principal Field Architect

Gartner predicts that by 2026, more than 30% of the increase in demand for APIs will come from artificial intelligence and tools using large language models. API sprawl is a hazardous form of technical debt. It has hard costs from hosting and scaling a fleet of APIs, real security risks and an increased operational burden from the sheer number of APIs that platform engineering teams need to manage. With GraphQL, any client, even an LLM, can request exactly the data they need without over or under-fetching. And with federated GraphQL, the data can come from any underlying API.

Learn popular use cases for implementing the graph in an AI-driven experience, how organizations can safely adopt AI on a spectrum from low to high trust, and why GraphQL is an ideal API access layer for AI.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Carlson

Andrew Carlson

Principal Field Architect, Apollo GraphQL
Andrew is an experienced Principal Architect and leader who lives to collect experiences and new perspectives, and he’s gathered a lot of hobbies along the way.When he’s not helping companies like Ford, Amex, Sherwin-Williams, and Unilever scale their architecture and technical... Read More →
Tuesday November 12, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage C
 
Wednesday, November 13
 

10:00am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Securing APIs Requires Cyber Survival Tactics
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Steve Winterfeld, Akamai Technologies, Advisory CISO
Swetha Sridharan, IBM API Connect, Senior Product Manager

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, enabling seamless communication and user experiences, but their widespread use makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. Business and IT leadership is quickly recognizing that cyber risk is business risk, and securing API driven transformation is critical to protecting revenue and brand. 
 
Fueled by the latest research from Akamai’s State of the Internet (SOTI) report as well as IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, you will learn about the latest threat trends including the most-targeted industries and attack surfaces so you can stay secure in an evolving threat landscape. Join us to understand how to leverage these tactics to strengthen your API security practices and posture. 
Takeaways
  • Understanding of threat trends 
  • Case studies by industry
  • Best practices, resources, and tools to mitigate the threat 
Speakers
avatar for Swetha Sridharan

Swetha Sridharan

Senior Product Manager, IBM API Connect
Swetha Sridharan is passionate about solving problems through technology and empathetic design thinking in API management and integration. She is currently a Senior Product Manager at IBM API Connect.
avatar for Steve Winterfeld

Steve Winterfeld

Advisory CISO, Akamai Technologies
Steve Winterfeld is Akamai’s Advisory CISO. He has a strong background in building operational security programs that are compliant with industry regulations. Before joining the team, he served as CISO for Nordstrom Bank, Managing Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

10:30am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Log for Success: Enhancing API Security and Operations Through Effective Audit Logging
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
John Tobin, Solsys, Principal Consultant

APIs are more vital - and more vulnerable - than ever before. The potential for exposing critical customer data or jeopardizing financial transactions puts organizations at significant risk of reputational and financial damage. Additionally, ensuring API performance and swiftly resolving client issues have become increasingly complex tasks. The solution to these challenges lies in effective API audit logging at key entry points. Understanding what to log and how to monitor this information for security threats is crucial. This session will provide essential practices for effective API audit logging, empowering you to safeguard your organization and enhance operational efficiency.
 
Speakers
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John Tobin

Principal Consultant, Solsys
John has over 25 years of experience working in software and technology, with professional services consulting firms and product companies, ranging from large enterprises to small firms. John currently helps clients with their API governance, API management, and API security problems... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

11:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): cURL to SDKs: Navigating the API Adoption Chasm
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Sid Maestre, APIMatic, VP Developer Relations

As API adoption becomes increasingly pivotal for companies, understanding the evolution from cURL commands to robust Software Development Kits (SDKs) is paramount. Your initial developer experience may focus on API reference docs with cURL commands, but as you scale, you'll need to help developers beyond “Hello World.” Discover the pivotal role SDKs play in propelling developers towards production-ready solutions.

However, building and maintaining an effective SDK program can be resource-intensive. This talk will address this challenge by demonstrating the key – SDK generation. Learn how your OpenAPI definition can serve as a source of truth, enabling the automated generation of SDK libraries in multiple languages, comprehensive documentation, and illustrative code samples. Join us as we explore the transformative potential of SDK generation as the linchpin in crossing the API Adoption Chasm.
Speakers
avatar for Sid Maestre

Sid Maestre

VP Developer Relations, APIMatic
As the VP of Developer Relation at APIMatic, Sid Maestre works with companies to automate how they build developer experiences and drive adoption of their APIs through SDKs, interactive documentation, guides and code samples. Sid is building a community of practice for SDKs builders... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

11:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Embedded API Governance in Action
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Swapnil Sapar, Microsoft, Principal Software Engineer

API governance is crucial for enterprise success. By integrating policy guidance as developer signals within their Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) tools and processes, enterprises achieve higher policy compliance at substantially lower recovery costs. This approach enhances the developer experience and offers management a transparent overview of their API portfolios, facilitating ongoing improvements in API production. The API Health Dashboard, an exemplary governance application for internal portals, provides upper management with a clear perspective on the performance of their APIs. 
Speakers
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Swapnil Sapar

Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilsapar/Implemented API Programs at Enterprise ScaleMember of OpenAPI SIG, Linux Foundation.
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

11:00am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Conquer the API Rainbow Road Level with These Dev “Cheat Codes”
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Matt Voget, Ambassador, Director of Technology

In the game of API development, the world is getting more and more complex. How do you power up your dev team to complete each level faster and better? In this session, we’ll share the top five “cheat codes” that will put you in the winner’s circle. From design through testing, we’ll share how to give developers ultimate control over the development process, automate spec gen, and remove unnecessary infrastructure obstacles from impeding the advancement of your API strategy.
Speakers
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Matt Voget

Director of Technology, Ambassador
I bring 10+ years experience working as a multi-disciplinary engineer on software projects ranging from enterprise SaaS web-apps to embedded software on satellite payloads. I leverage my experience as a Manager, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, and QA Engineer within large and... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Main Stage

12:30pm PST

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO SESSION (API): Minimal API - Tool for the Job
Wednesday November 13, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PST
Karol Rogowski, SoftwareHut, Head of Engineering

Minimal API is a powerful tool for developers looking to build lightweight and efficient web applications. Unlike traditional web frameworks that can be cumbersome and difficult to work with, Minimal API streamlines the development process by providing a simple, yet effective, interface for creating RESTful APIs. With Minimal API, developers can easily define routes, handle HTTP requests and responses, and implement middleware with just a few lines of code. This results in faster development times, improved performance, and reduced complexity. Whether you're building a small application or a large-scale API, Minimal API is the perfect tool for the job. 
Speakers
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Karol Rogowski

Head of Engineering, SoftwareHut
Working in IT since 2009. Currently working as Head of Engineering at SoftwareHut and as an academic teacher at Białystok Technical University. Co-founder of meet.js Białystok. Book and articles author. Father, husband, huge H.P. Lovecraft fan and terrible poker player.
Wednesday November 13, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

1:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Embracing API-First in the Internal Developer Platform: A Unified Approach
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Asanka Abeysinghe, WSO2, CTO

In the evolving landscape of enterprise technology, the traditional approach of building separate API platforms is no longer sustainable. Instead, integrating API management and capabilities into a comprehensive Internal Developer Platform (IDP) ensures greater agility, efficiency, and coherence in software development. This session explores the pitfalls of isolated API platforms and presents a compelling case for their integration into IDPs. By emphasizing modularity, discovery, and composability, this unified approach can streamline workflows and enhance developer productivity. Drawing from the principles of the Platformless Manifesto, practical strategies, architectural considerations, and real-world examples will illustrate the benefits of this integrated methodology. 
Speakers
avatar for Asanka Abeysinghe

Asanka Abeysinghe

CTO, WSO2
Asanka is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Main Stage

1:30pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): The Hidden Currents of API Consumption: Strategies for Effective Egress Traffic Control
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
Eyal Solomon , Lunar, CEO & Co-founder
Iddo Gino, Lunar, Advisor & Investor

In a world where APIs serve as the linchpin of digital transformation, the journey often begins with a successful integration.

However, the narrative seldom explores the aftermath—what happens after the integration is completed?

The proposed lecture zooms in on API Egress traffic and into the less-discussed terrain of post-integration challenges and pragmatic solutions within the API economy.
Speakers
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Iddo Gino

Advisor & Investor, Lunar
Part of Forbes 30 Under 30 list, he's a 2017 Thiel Fellow. Previously, he was a Co-organizer of Hacking Gen Y. Iddo has been programming since he was a kid and continues to contribute to open-source projects. Originally from Haifa, Israel, Iddo is based in San Francisco, CA.
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Eyal Solomon

CEO & Co-founder, Lunar
Eyal Solomon is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lunar.dev.He has an extensive background as a Cyber Security Engineer and product leader with over 10 years of experience in cyber tools, product management and sales.Eyal was also one of the early employees at a large scale Cyber Company... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

2:00pm PST

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO SESSION (API): Evolution of SRE Program Management with AI
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Karanveer Anand, Google, Technical Program Management

Last year, we solicited talks on the then new trend of
cost and resource pressure: doing more with less in the
face of uncertain future growth and revenue for the
technology industry while also generative AI has improved the workflows of business.
Speakers
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Karanveer Anand

Technical Program Management, Google
Karanveer Anand is a technical program management leader at Google's SRE organization. Before joining Google, he managed program management in the SRE organization at Nutanix. He is a prominent voice in the industry, advocating for new program structures and standards.
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

2:00pm PST

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO SESSION (API): In Memory Of Travails
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Gabriel Schulhof, Auction.com, Senior Software Engineer

Two aspects of resolvers have an outsized influence on their performance: the size of the execution context, and the way we compute their value. In the Node.js implementation of graphql, promises wrapping primitive values are especially disruptive, since they add a large computing overhead. The context size creates a memory usage baseline that can rise very quickly with even small additions to the context, when there are many concurrent contexts. The execution can create temporary objects, increasing memory usage. Often-run resolvers, such as those responsible for filling out large arrays of objects, can become performance bottlenecks.

At Auction.com, our search results page (SRP) requests up to 500 items of roughly 80 fields each. The query resolving these fields was suffering a high latency. We shall examine the tools to instrument our code and identify memory usage and CPU utilization bottlenecks.

Our realtime elements (e.g. realtime updates to the status of currently viewed properties) are implemented using a translation of kafka messages to graphql updates. We shall present the tools and procedures to reduce memory usage and CPU usage when fanning out such messages.
Speakers
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Gabriel Schulhof

Senior Software Engineer, Auction.com
Node.js Core Collaborator and TSC Member emeritus, member of the Node.js API working group. Former employers include Nokia, Intel, and SpaceX.
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

2:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Rest Doesn’t Cut It. I Needed a Simple JSON API—So I Built One
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Mike Bowers, FairCom, Chief Architect

In this session, Chief Architect Mike Bowers explains how he dreamt up a new JSON API to replace REST—one that could easily query and manage databases in any language, even without a driver.

Learn how he created and deployed the JSON DB API to POST JSON to a single URL over HTTPS. See just how simple development can be with jsonAction.

Mike will also demo how JSON DB API let’s you:
—Use JSON to manage databases, tables, records, queries, etc.
—Use stateful database sessions and cursors from stateless app servers.
—Run jsonAction commands over HTTPS, WSS, and MQTTS.
—Automatically map data between JSON and SQL.
Speakers
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Mike Bowers

Chief Architect, FairCom
Mike Bowers is chief architect at FairCom. He oversees the company's architecture and product roadmaps, which include high-performance SQL and JSON databases, IIoT platforms, and failsafe MQTT brokers. He has more than 35 years of experience in software development, database management... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

3:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Unlock Shift-Left: Right Teams, Right Tools, Fixed Problems
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Dan Hopkins, StackHawk, VP, Engineering

In today's fast-paced development environment, ensuring API security is more crucial than ever. Despite the strong desire to integrate security into software delivery cycles, many organizations struggle to achieve this effectively. This session will focus on the importance of proactive API security testing to match the pace of development and achieve business outcomes and goals. By understanding your organization's shift-left maturity, you can better position yourself to integrate security into your development processes seamlessly.

Using StackHawk's Shift-Left Maturity Model as a framework, we will explore how identifying your maturity stage is key to making meaningful progress. The session will delve into the three fundamental pillars of successful shift-left practices: people, process, and tooling. Join us to learn how to empower your team, optimize your processes, and leverage the right tools to shift left effectively and ensure robust API security.
Speakers
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Dan Hopkins

VP, Engineering, StackHawk
Dan Hopkins has been a software engineer for 20 years, working at high growth startups such as VictorOps and LivingSocial and at large high tech companies such as Splunk. For the last 10 years he has focused on building tools for progressive engineering teams adopting DevOps and DevSecOps... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Main Stage

3:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Unlocking the Power of Intelligent Data APIs
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Akhilesh Agarwal, apexanalytix, COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology

Dive into the world of Intelligent Data APIs and explore how they can transform your data management processes. Learn how these powerful tools reference over 1,000 data sources to ensure the accuracy of vendor addresses, tax information, bank details, and more. 
Speakers
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Akhilesh Agarwal

COO & EVP, Global Procure to Pay Solutions & Applied Technology, apexanalytix
Akhilesh Agarwal leads the apexanalytix solutions practice responsible for apexportal, the industry’s only 100 percent touchless solution for global supplier information management and working capital optimization. He leads the development of new client-focused software innovations... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

3:30pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): AI for API Privacy Testing
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Intesar Shannan Mohammed, PerfAI, Founder

Did you know that data privacy is a compliance requirement mandated by almost every country? It differs from data security, with a greater focus on protecting personal information. API privacy plays a crucial role in this, as it extends beyond securing databases and cloud data. In this session, I’ll introduce the API Privacy Top-10 List and demonstrate how AI can automate API privacy testing, freeing developers from tedious tasks while ensuring your applications and APIs remain compliant with privacy regulations.
Speakers
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Intesar Shannan Mohammed

Founder, PerfAI.ai
Intesar Shannan Mohammed is a seasoned serial entrepreneur and speaker with profound expertise in APIs, governance, privacy, performance, and security. With a remarkable track record of founding three successful startups in the API space, Intesar's entrepreneurial journey has been... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

3:30pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Empowering Concurrent Development of Distributed Systems with GenAI-Assisted API Spec Management
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Matthew Bae, Deloitte, Specialist Lead in API & Integration Offering

Modern integration techniques, typically implemented through APIs and Microservices, play a pivotal role in propelling digital transformation initiatives. These deployments often occur in highly distributed environments, where a large number of small APIs and Microservices are simultaneously developed by different teams.

This simultaneous development can present challenges such as coordination among teams and delays due to waiting for other teams' completion. Overcoming these challenges requires distributed development techniques like design-first approaches and test-driven methodologies. In these methods, interface specifications written in a common structured language serve as the "contract" to manage interface agreements between applications. These interface contracts, which are machine-readable, and version controlled, facilitate trust among teams and allow parallel development and testing of applications in an early stage of the application development lifecycle. The contracts also aid in dependency management, planning for integrated testing, and releases of all related APIs and Microservices.

This session discusses a GenAI-assisted solution to standardize the development of API specifications, and automate the publishing of versioned, traceable API documentation in an API catalog portal. This pro
Speakers
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Matthew Bae

Specialist Lead in API & Integration Offering, Deloitte
Matthew Bae is a systems integration leader and collaborative problem solver who uses his over 20 years of banking and telco industry knowledge, IT management consulting experiences, and digital transformation and integration architecture expertise (MuleSoft) to help enterprises reduce... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

3:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Scaling Data Management at Netflix: The Power of Data Abstractions
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
Raj Ummadisetty, Netflix, Senior Software Engineer
Vidhya Arvind, Netflix, Staff Software Engineer


Managing data at Netflix scale presents unique challenges, especially with multiple applications requiring diverse databases. Traditional methods risk database sprawl, fragmented knowledge, and redundant efforts. Netflix's Data Access team addresses these issues with Data Abstractions, creating a streamlined data access layer.

Our paved path abstractions—KeyValue, Time Series, Graph, and more—offer robust APIs that hide underlying database complexities. Application teams simply specify their access patterns and requirements, and select the appropriate abstraction. Our platform then handles capacity planning, hardware provisioning, and database deployment.

Data Abstractions allow us to transparently switch databases, ensuring optimal performance and scalability as use cases evolve. This approach has enabled one of the largest database migrations at Netflix, completely transparent to the client. This innovative approach allows Netflix to maintain a high level of service reliability and operational efficiency, even as new database technologies emerge.

Learning objectives
1) Gain a comprehensive understanding of what Data Abstractions are and how they simplify database management by providing a robust data access layer.
2) Discover how Netflix's platform handles capacity planning and hardware provisioning based on application teams' specified access patterns and requirements.
3) Explore the architecture, scale, and novel techniques employed by Netflix to operate Data Abstractions reliably at massive scale.
 
Speakers
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Vidhya Arvind

Staff software Engineer, Netflix
Vidhya Arvind is a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix and a Senior IEEE member, specializing in building data abstractions. She is a founding member of Netflix’s data abstraction platform, which supports common patterns including KeyValue, Tree, TimeSeries, Table Metadata, and... Read More →
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Raj Ummadisetty

Senior Software Engineer, Netflix
Rajasekhar Ummadisetty is a leading professional with over a decade of experience in solving distributed systems problems at scale. He currently leads the development of data abstractions at Netflix, focusing on scalable, high-performance solutions. Previously, Rajasekhar made significant... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 3:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

4:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Architecting a Developer-Friendly API Platform
Wednesday November 13, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
Augusto Goncalves, Autodesk, Developer Advocate Manager

Well-designed and well-maintained APIs are the foundation of any successful API ecosystem program. In this session, we'll explore best practices for architecting APIs across various formats – REST & GraphQL – to deliver performant and developer-friendly services. Drawing from the experience of building a world-class developer program that supports thousands of active third-party developers, we'll delve into the architectural considerations and strategies for creating a cohesive platform that provides a seamless experience across all APIs. 
Speakers
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Augusto Goncalves

Developer Advocate Manager, Autodesk
Advocate at Autodesk since 2008, supporting customers and partners using desktop and cloud APIs
Wednesday November 13, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

4:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Establishing an API-First Culture within Atlassian
Wednesday November 13, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
Dugald Morrow, Atlassian, Developer Advocacy and Extensibility Standards

API technologists are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of an API first approach to software development, but there are many challenges related to the establishment of an API First culture throughout an organisation.

In this session, learn about the tactics used by Atlassian’s Extensibility Standards team to uplevel Atlassian’s API culture. The session covers the challenges faced by Atlassian, how API First overcomes these challenges and how API First fits within Atlassian’s API lifecycle management practices.
Speakers
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Dugald Morrow

Developer Advocacy and Extensibility Standards, Atlassian
Dugald Morrow studied electrical engineering at the University of Sydney. His software career started in the development of mission critical applications including a submarine combat system, air traffic control system and traffic and transport management system. He worked in a number... Read More →
Wednesday November 13, 2024 4:00pm - 4:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B
 
Thursday, November 14
 

9:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): OpenAPI Extensibility - The Good, The Bad and The YAMLy
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Oleg Nenashev, Gradle, Community Builder

Swagger and OpenAPI revolutionized the API landscape and created a thriving ecosystem of developer tools, from IDEs to contract testing and no-code solutions. In our projects (WireMock, Jenkins, Testcontainers and WireMock Cloud) we adopted OpenAPI to provide a great developer, and achieved great results. At the same time, the v3 version of specification has too many limitations, especially when it comes to behavior modeling: limited extensions framework, poor response flexibility limiting complex API options, and weak examples and self documentation capabilities. Good news is that OpenAPI v4 (Project Moonwalk) addresses many of those concerns and, hopefully, could address others before the release. Let’s, wearing our end user hats, discuss the v3 experiences and how we could address them in the upcoming major release!
Speakers
avatar for Oleg Nenashev

Oleg Nenashev

Lead Developer Advocate, Gradle
Oleg is a developer tools hacker, community builder and DevRel consultant. He's passionate open source software, open ecosystems and open hardware advocate. Oleg is a core maintainer and ex board member in the Jenkins project. He's a CNCF ambassador, Testcontainers Champion, GSoC... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

9:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Thrive with the Power of APIs in the Artificial Intelligence Era
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Alisha Mohanty. OpenText, Manager, Product Marketing

A quick guide to API strategy for businesses to thrive in an era of Artificial Intelligence
Here I elaborate on points to take away for current trends in API strategy and future predictions keeping them relevant the age of AI.
Speakers
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Alisha Mohanty

Manager, Product Marketing, OpenText
Alisha is a Technology Marketeer with OpenText, an information management technology company in AI and Analytics line of business. Here, she is focused on strategies to foster API adoption and innovation, empowering partners through smarter information management solutions. As a speaker... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

9:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Unleashing GenAI's Potential for Advanced API Linting
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
Sridhar Kunisetty, Equinix, Principal Architect

An API linter plays a crucial role in ensuring that API specifications adhere to established standards, best practices, guidelines, and are free from potential errors. It is an essential component in the development process to ensure that APIs are well-designed, consistent, maintainable, reliable, secure and follow the organization's conventions and guidelines.

We present a new approach to API linting by harnessing the power of Generative AI (GenAI). Our solution involves training a Large Language Model (LLM) to act as an Advanced API Linter, capable of not only answering correctness queries but also analyzing API specifications and providing a comprehensive list of errors, violations, and issues.

Unlike traditional API linters, our GenAI solution eliminates the need for complex validation rules and specialized expertise. By training the LLM with our organization's API standards, best practices, and guidelines, we enable it to understand and enforce these rules effortlessly. Moreover, the training process is straightforward, and we can alternatively provide the necessary content as a context in the prompt to the LLM.

One of the key advantages of our GenAI approach is its user-friendliness. Instead of grappling with new syntax or programming languages to define validation rules, users can express their requirements in plain English. This democratizes API linting, empowering developers to improve API quality through self-service and facilitating the seamless adoption of an API-First approach.

During this session, we will showcase a range of use cases that demonstrate how GenAI can be leveraged to achieve advanced API linting capabilities. Additionally, we will explore the potential of utilizing a Small Language Model (SLM) as an alternative to the LLM, opening up new possibilities for API linting efficiency.

Join us as we unveil the future of API linting, where GenAI revolutionizes the development process, enhances API quality, and empowers developers to build robust and reliable APIs effortlessly.
Speakers
avatar for Sridhar Kunisetty

Sridhar Kunisetty

Principal Architect, Equinix
Sridhar has over 20 years of experience working in technical and management roles in startups and large companies in Silicon Valley Bay Area. Before joining Equinix to lead the API program, he was a Distinguished Engineer and a Chief Architect at other companies. He is a lead inventor... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am PST
VIRTUAL CloudX -- Expo Innovation Stage

10:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Bridging the Gap: Lessons from Industry-Shaping Integrations
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
Arun Narasimhan, Senior Software Engineer


In today's digital landscape, large-scale system integrations between industry giants are essential for innovation and market leadership. This presentation explores the challenges and solutions involved in bridging disparate systems through strategic API implementation.

Traditionally, enterprises have operated within isolated ecosystems, resulting in fragmented user experiences. We will examine how industry leaders are overcoming these obstacles by integrating their systems to create unified platforms that deliver enhanced value.

Focusing on the technical intricacies of API schema design, we’ll discuss its significant impact on project timelines and the importance of building working interfaces early in the development process. Additionally, we’ll highlight the critical need to thoroughly review and challenge contractual fine print during integrations.

Attendees will gain valuable takeaways, including best practices for managing large-scale system integrations between industry behemoths. These lessons will prove invaluable for API architects, system integrators, and business leaders looking to forge powerful alliances in the digital age.

Speakers
avatar for Arun Narasimhan

Arun Narasimhan

Senior Software Engineer
Arun Narasimhan is a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager at Google with over ten years of experience in software development.Arun was the Engineering Manager of the Spam & Abuse fighting team for the ‘Google Messages’ product which has 5B+ downloads on the Android PlayStore... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

10:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Accelerating API Adoption with Ready-Made Code 🧙
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
Raileen Del Rosario, Docusign, Programmer Writer

Ensuring frictionless integration for developers is key to ensuring that your APIs are used to their fullest potential. By offering reference implementations and a Quickstart wizard in eight programming languages, we highlight the main use cases for our APIs, enabling developers to use our tools efficiently. This talk will discuss how providing ready-made code enables developers to start using your APIs as quickly as possible. 
Speakers
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Raileen Del Rosario

Programmer Writer, Docusign
Raileen has been a Programmer Writer with Docusign for two years. As a member of the Developer Content team, she is passionate about developer enablement, developing code and writing guides to assist developers in the enablement of Docusign APIs to meet their needs.
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 10:55am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

11:00am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): How NorthWestern Mutual 10X Our Developer Experience through an Automated Governance Model
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Tyk, Developer Advocate
Supreet Nagi, Northwestern Mutual, Assistant Director Systems Software Engineering

NorthWestern Mutual is one of the largest financial services providers in the United States with 5 million+ customers and 6700+ financial advisors. APIs are a core part of our business and are supported by a highly mature API platform engineering team.
In this case study, we learn how we combined seamless API creation and centralized governance using an automated workflow-based model to drive an exceptional DevX.
We will examine a combination of tools, such as K8S, KEDA, Jaeger, and OTel, that enabled the creation of our API platform, along with changes to people and processes.
What we will cover:
1. Key challenges when balancing API creation & governance at scale
2. Implementing an automated workflow-based governance model
3. Metrics of success & outcomes achieved
4. How to execute a similar API platform strategy using the platform engineering maturity model
Ultimately, this session provides real-world examples and insights into best practices for implementing this model within your company.
Speakers
avatar for Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Developer Advocate, Tyk
Budha is a Developer Advocate at Tyk responsible for product education, community engagement, and open-source ecosystem expansion. He is the host of the All About APIs podcast as well as the API hangout where he engages with developers and business leaders on all things APIs including... Read More →
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Supreet Nagi

Assistant Director Systems Software Engineering, Northwestern Mutual
Supreet Nagi, Assistant Director in infrastructure core platforms, leads messaging, events, runtimes, and API management teams. With 18 years of IT experience, witnessed the transformation of developer experience from 1-day manual builds to 5-minute CICD, bringing efficiency and agility... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

11:30am PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Start Building AI Agents To Automate Your Data Analytics Workflows (by Numbers Station)
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
Vishal Motwani, Numbers Station AI, Founding Product Manager

Unlock the power of AI in data analytics with Numbers Station's bespoke platform. Join Vishal Motwani, Founding Product Manager of Numbers Station, and uncover how Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing production-level data workflows. 

Via a multi-agent architecture and embeddable API, Numbers Station is built to seamlessly integrate with your existing knowledge sources—dashboards, databases, APIs, dbt, query logs and more. Numbers Station’s AI agents actively search, query, analyze, and take it two steps further—suggesting the next best action and automating downstream tasks in real-time.

Whether you're looking to embed Generative AI into legacy systems or elevate your organization's data capabilities, this session offers a glimpse into the future of AI-powered analytics that won't disrupt your current infrastructure. Don't miss this opportunity to supercharge your data strategy!


Speakers
avatar for Vishal Motwani

Vishal Motwani

Founding Product Manager, Numbers Station AI
Vishal Motwani is a founding member of Numbers Station AI, where he drives the development of impactful Analytics Agents like Text to SQL, Dynamic Charting, and Reporting. With a proven track record in leading successful AI products such as Salesforce Einstein Voice Assistant, Einstein... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

12:30pm PST

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO SESSION (API): APIs/Interfaces Using Azure Integration Services
Thursday November 14, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PST
Harsh Sharma, Shell, Associate Software Engineer

How to build API/Interfaces using Azure Integration Services like logic App, APIM, Service Bus, Function App.
 
Speakers
avatar for Harsh Sharma

Harsh Sharma

Associate Software Engineer, Shell
Harsh Sharma is an experienced professional having 2 years of experience in building APIs/Interfaces using Azure Integration Services, C# and .NET Core. Additionally he having experience in Research & Development by publishing 2 research papers in IEEE based on Networking & Machine... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 12:30pm - 12:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B

1:00pm PST

[Virtual] KEYNOTE (API): Informatica -- Navigating the GenAI Revolution: Strategies for Successful Enterprise Deployment with GenAI APIs
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Sumeet Kumar Agrawal,  Informatica, Vice President Product Management

As GenAI adoption accelerates, enterprises are increasingly turning to low-code and no-code API development to democratize access and spur innovation. However, deploying GenAI applications within large organizations poses unique challenges, including a shortage of skilled resources, navigating complex enterprise data landscapes, staying relevant with rapidly evolving GenAI models and frameworks, and the difficulty of scaling AI projects beyond proof of concept.
Join us for an insightful session where we explore overcoming these challenges with a GenAI-powered integration API solution. We will discuss strategies to democratize GenAI across various user personas, contextualize its use for future-proofing, create LLM agnostic GenAI orchestrations, and achieve enterprise-grade scalability. Learn how to leverage the right data management tools to build successful GenAI apps that are easy to use, grounded with high-quality and trusted enterprise data, and protected from bias and privacy breaches.
Speakers
avatar for Sumeet Kumar Agrawal

Sumeet Kumar Agrawal

Vice President Product Management, Informatica
Sumeet Agrawal is the Vice President of Products at Informatica, where he spearheads product management of innovative cloud-based technology products. With over 15 of experience in data engineering and product management, Sumeet has a proven track record of driving innovative solutions... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Main Stage

1:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Harmony in API Development: Bridging Code-First and Design-First
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Brett Bush, LogicGate, Staff Software Engineer: Platform

Within API-First development, a dichotomy has formed: Code-First or Design-First. Are these approaches destined to be adopted in polarized isolation, or rather, are they equally valid phases of a healthy API development cycle? This presentation will reveal a new way to visualize the cyclical nature of Code-First and Design-First API development, discuss parallels to Test-Driven development, and explore the benefits unlocked from leveraging both methodologies in tandem. 
Speakers
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Brett Bush

Staff Software Engineer: Platform, LogicGate
Brett Bush is a Staff Software Engineer at LogicGate with a decade of experience building flexible APIs, services, and databases from SaaS platforms to SDKs with a passion for developer experience, comprehensive documentation, and cross-team collaboration. Brett built out LogicGate's... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A

1:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Modernizing Monoliths
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
Parth Shah, Cruise, Staff Software Engineer
Bianca Tamayo, Cruise, Staff Software Engineer


In today's micro services world, it is far too common for an API service to explode at an unbounded rate. The journey starts off as a shiny new micro service, which was designed to contain APIs for 1 business entity, becoming so heavily utilized that over time, it evolves and turns into a massive monolith, which contains hundreds of APIs for dozens of business entities. In the early days, new features could be introduced and rolled out within a few hours. Now, a small database schema change takes a few days or weeks to roll out. In this madness, how do you effectively and efficiently decompose and modernize your monolith? This session goes over a real world case study of how a group of 5 engineers decomposed a 160+ API monolith into smaller and focused micro services with 0 outages, 0 downtime, increase in overall service availability from 99.9% to 99.999%, decrease in latencies from 15% to 95% and ability to handle 90x more traffic with a reduced resource footprint (68% reduction in compute and 55% reduction in memory).
 
Speakers
avatar for Parth Shah

Parth Shah

Staff Software Engineer, Cruise
Parth is a highly accomplished Staff Software Engineer who is currently working on Developer Productivity at Cruise LLC. With a distinguished career spanning across industry giants such as Oracle and Microsoft, he has consistently designed, developed, and delivered cutting-edge cloud... Read More →
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Bianca Tamayo

Staff Software Engineer, Cruise
Bianca Tamayo is a Staff Software Engineer at Cruise, based in San Francisco. She has a broad range of experience, including full-stack application development, backend services, release and deployment, and building platforms. Bianca's passion lies in developing systems that simplify... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 1:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

2:00pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): Transforming Lending with Open Banking: A Case Study in Building a Cash Flow Underwriting System
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
Amol Gote, Innova Solutions, Solutions Architect

In the evolving landscape of financial services, implementing a cash flow underwriting system aims to expand credit access and enhance risk assessment. This session will cover an approach that leverages open banking, machine learning, and dynamic underwriting rules to provide creditworthiness evaluation beyond traditional credit scoring methods. It will cover the case study of iCreditWorks - a Fintech organization where this pattern was implemented.

The system consists of four critical components:

(1) A financial data aggregator to securely link customers' bank accounts, utilizing open banking APIs and traditional integration techniques.

(2) Collaboration with a specialized partner that employs machine learning models to analyze transaction data, generating a comprehensive cash flow score and identifying verifiable income.

(3) Developing and implementing underwriting rules that integrate the cash flow score and income data to make informed lending decisions.

(4) The seamless integration of these components into a mobile application and backend infrastructure, ensuring a user-friendly experience and efficient loan application processing.

This session discusses the cash flow underwriting system's design, implementation, and strategic significance. It highlights its potential to extend credit access by surpassing traditional credit scores and opening new avenues for financial inclusion and risk assessment. It also introduces a technical implementation approach for cash flow underwriting by integrating multiple services and using open banking for bank account linking for transaction data.
Speakers
avatar for Amol Gote

Amol Gote

Solutions Architect, Innova Solutions
Amol Gote is a seasoned technology professional adept at building scalable, resilient microservices in Java and .NET. He excels at deploying and managing microservices in AWS and Azure environments and boasts technical proficiency across multiple applications and tools. His expertise... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Expo Discovery Stage

2:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN SESSION (API): How to Build a Killer API Program Developers Love
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
Derric Gilling, Moesif, CEO

A discussion on what are healthy metrics foryour developer program and ways to improve like Time to First Hello World (TTFHW) and integration rate. What does it mean to build a good Developer Experience and some tips on where you can improve. 
Speakers
avatar for Derric Gilling

Derric Gilling

CEO, Moesif
Derric Gilling is the CEO of Moesif, the leading API analytics and monetization platform. He enjoys working with both startups and large enterprises on launching and scaling an API-first strategy. Gilling is a frequent speaker at developer conferences, including API World, Developer... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- OPEN Workshop Stage

3:00pm PST

[Virtual] PRO SESSION (API): Fusion Tech Art: Leveraging APIs to Integrate AI, ML, and Creative Disciplines
Thursday November 14, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
Ayesha M. Ali, Metavisionaries, Co-Founder / Creative Director

This session will explore the transformative potential of APIs in the realm of Fusion Tech Art and interdisciplinary content creation. Emphasizing the integration of frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), we will discuss how APIs serve as the vital connectors enabling seamless communication and collaboration across diverse creative fields. Participants will gain insights into how APIs facilitate innovative approaches that merge art, technology, fashion, and more.
Objectives:
• Introduce the Concept of Fusion Tech Art: Explain the importance and impact of Fusion Tech Art in the modern digital and creative industries.
• Highlight the Role of APIs: Discuss how APIs act as the backbone of integrating AI, ML, and various creative disciplines.
• Demonstrate Practical API Integration Techniques: Showcase new interdisciplinary approaches enabled by APIs and practical techniques that can be adopted by entrepreneurs and creatives.
• Case Study: Present a detailed case study of my project sent to space in collaboration with NASA and SpaceX, illustrating the power of API-driven integration.
• Ethical and Sustainable Practices: Address the ethical considerations and sustainability issues related to API-driven AI and tech projects, both on Earth and in space.
Session Outline:
1. Introduction to Fusion Tech Art:
• Definition and significance of Fusion Tech Art in contemporary creative practices.
• Overview of how APIs enable the integration of AI, ML, and other technologies into creative projects.
2. Current Landscape of Frontier Technologies:
• In-depth look at the latest developments in AI, ML, and their applications through APIs.
• Examples of cutting-edge tools and platforms that utilize APIs for interdisciplinary integration.
3. Seamless Interdisciplinary Techniques through APIs:
• Step-by-step guide on adopting an interdisciplinary approach using APIs.
• Demonstration of API functionalities that enable the merging of art, technology, fashion, and other fields.
4. Case Study: Art Project to Space via APIs:
• Detailed narrative of my project sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA and SpaceX, focusing on the API integrations that made it possible.
• Insights into the creative process, collaboration, and execution of the project.
• Lessons learned and tips for aspiring creatives and entrepreneurs on leveraging APIs.
5. Ethics and Sustainability in API-Driven Fusion Tech Art:
• Discussion on the ethical implications of using APIs in AI and content creation.
• Sustainability discourse and its importance in tech-driven projects.
• How to ensure responsible and sustainable practices when utilizing APIs in creative projects.
Target Audience:
• API developers and technologists interested in the creative applications of their work.
• Artists and designers looking to integrate technology into their projects using APIs.
• Entrepreneurs and creatives seeking innovative interdisciplinary approaches.
• Educators and students in the fields of art, technology, and design.
Expected Outcomes:
• Increased awareness and understanding of Fusion Tech Art and the role of APIs in enabling it.
• Practical knowledge of API-driven tools and techniques for merging diverse creative disciplines.
• Inspiration from real-world examples and successful case studies.
• A framework for ethically and sustainably implementing API-driven AI and tech in creative projects.
Speakers
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Ayesha M. Ali

Co-Founder / Creative Director, Metavisionaries
Ayesha is an Internationally acclaimed Visual Tech-Artist and Wearable Art Designer/Researcher, focusing on Fusion-art practices. Her work often explores the synergy between humans and machines, the intersection of technology and identity. By combining sci-fi themes, and the hidden... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 3:00pm - 3:25pm PST
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage B
 

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