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SUMMARY:Waterloo.Dev Fest: Who Gets to Build\, Own\, and Define the Future?
DESCRIPTION:Registration required\, and the host approves each one: https:/
 /luma.com/mtpkg8va\n\nOn Builderloo: https://builderloo.ca/events/699-wate
 rloo-dev-fest-who-gets-to-build-own-and-define-the-future\n\nThe software 
 landscape is undergoing its most radical transformation in decades. The ro
 le of the engineer is moving from syntax to system review\, reasoning arch
 itectures\, and orchestrating autonomous agent networks. Simultaneously\, 
 intelligent tools are turning product managers\, designers\, finance leads
 \, and operators into high-velocity solution builders.\n\nGartner projects
  that 80% of technology products and services will soon be built by people
  outside traditional software engineering roles. In a world where anyone c
 an build\, adopting a secure-by-default mindset\, mastering core theory\, 
 and fiercely debating how domestic infrastructure is governed matters more
  than ever.\n\nWho Gets to Build\, Own\, and Define the Future? unites eng
 ineers\, researchers\, founders\, and cross-functional builders for an imm
 ersive full-day summit organized across two dedicated tracks and four phys
 ical environments.\n\n🌟 Featured Keynotes & Plenary Headliners\n\n- Jim
  Balsillie (Retired Chairman & Co-CEO of BlackBerry / RIM\; Chair\, Counci
 l of Canadian Innovators)- Scaling BlackBerry from an idea into a $20 bill
 ion global tech giant\, Jim is Canada’s foremost authority on IP strateg
 y\, data sovereignty\, and technology governance. He joins us to break dow
 n the geopolitical stakes of the agentic era: sovereign compute\, who owns
  foundational knowledge assets\, and how builders protect domestic prosper
 ity in an intangibles economy.\n\n- The Hon. Vijay Thanigasalam (Associate
  Minister of Artificial Intelligence Adopt
LOCATION:2240 University Avenue East\, SPUR Innovation Center\, Waterloo
URL:https://luma.com/mtpkg8va
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