DevFest Sudbury 2026: Build, Secure, Scale – Developers and Builders in the Agentic Era
Sat, Nov 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m. · Collège Boréal - Sudbury, Greater Sudbury and online
Community Events AI AI - Gemini AI - Gemma Conference DevFest Hackathon Tech Talk / Meetup Workshop / hands-on session
- Signed up
- 53
- Capacity
- 1000
- Format
- Hybrid
- Cost
- Free
- Hosted by
- GDG Sudbury
Tickets
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Online via Google Meet Online2 of 500 taken
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In Person @ Boreal College In person50 of 350 taken
About this event
DevFest Sudbury 2026 – Build, Secure, Scale: Developers and Builders in the Agentic Era
AI agents are changing how we build, protect, and grow software, and every industry is feeling it, from tech to mining. Join GDG Sudbury, in partnership with NODE (Northern Ontario Dev Exchange), for a full day of learning, building, and connecting with Northern Ontario's tech community.
What to expect
🎤 Talks from Google Developer Experts (GDEs) on building with AI, agents, and Google's developer tools
🏭 Local industry voices: professionals from mining, CEOs, and industry experts sharing how technology is shaping the North
🚀 Start-up booths: meet local student and community start-ups
🍽️ Free lunch and plenty of time to network
Who should attend?
Developers, students, founders, security professionals, researchers, industry professionals, and anyone curious about building in the agentic era. All experience levels are welcome.
🙋 Volunteer with us!
Help run Northern Ontario's biggest developer conference. Roles include check-in, speaker support, hackathon mentoring and judging, Google product demo stations, open-source project launches, and photography. Volunteers get a free lunch, DevFest swag, and a volunteer reference on request.
👉 Sign up to volunteer: https://forms.gle/bHQzY7xus9ktPzBf9
Schedule
Time Session Speaker / Organization
9:00 – 9:30 AM Registration & Networking GDG Sudbury
9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcome & Opening GDG Sudbury
9:45 – 10:30 AM From Developer to Orchestrator: A Blueprint for Running a Fleet of Coding Agents Arcadio Quintero
10:30 – 11:15 AM VR/AR in Industrial Applications NORCAT
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Entrepreneurship & Technology: From Startup to Exit TBC
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch & Networking All Attendees
1:00 – 1:15 PM NODE Announcement NODE Team
1:15 – 2:15 PM Panel: Entrepreneurship, AI & Digital Sovereignty Sudbury Business Leaders
2:15 – 3:15 PM Panel: AI in Practice LoopX / Local Tech Leaders
3:15 – 4:15 PM PDAC Creative Destruction Lab – Challenge Statement Launch CDL / Gisele Roberts, LU
4:15 – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks GDG Sudbury
go4:30 – 5:00 PM Networking All Attendees
About DevFest
DevFest is a series of community-run developer events hosted by Google Developer Groups around the world. DevFest Sudbury rotates between local post-secondary campuses: Cambrian College in 2023, Laurentian University in 2024, and Collège Boréal this year.
Organized with NODE
DevFest Sudbury 2026 is organized in partnership with NODE (Northern Ontario Dev Exchange), an Ontario not-for-profit that brings together Sudbury's tech communities, including GDG Sudbury, GDG on Campus Cambrian, and Cursor Sudbury. NODE runs events, workshops, and hackathons for anyone who wants to learn and build. Learn more at nodesudbury.com.
Please follow our Code of Conduct during the event. The full speaker lineup and hackathon details will be announced soon, so stay tuned!