Call for Speakers
DevFest Phoenix × SunHacks ASU 2026
14 Nov 2026
TBD Tempe, Arizona, United States
GDG Phoenix and GDG on Campus Arizona State University–Tempe invite speakers, developers, researchers, and student builders to share their knowledge at DevFest × SunHacks ASU 2026, taking place November 14, 2026, in Tempe, Arizona!
As part of this year’s global Google DevFest season (https://developers.google.com/community/devfest), we’re bringing the local developer and student communities together to explore AI, software, and IoT/edge computing, alongside the building and experimentation happening at SunHacks.
Our audience will include beginners, experienced developers, and students participating in SunHacks.
Date: November 14, 2026
Location: ASU Tempe campus, Arizona — specific venue TBD.
Speaker participation: In person only.
Questions? Email developerstudentclubasu@gmail.com.
GDG Phoenix & GDG on Campus ASU–Tempe
Call for Speakers
01 Oct 2026
28 Oct 2026
SESSION FORMATS
• Keynote (35–45 minutes): An opening perspective on AI, software, IoT/edge computing, or career pathways.
• Technical Talk / Deep-Dive (30 minutes, including Q&A): Demos, architecture walkthroughs, engineering challenges, and implementation lessons.
• Hands-on Workshop (60–120 minutes).
Workshop proposals are especially encouraged. Please describe prerequisites, setup steps, and any hardware, software, accounts, or paid services participants will need.
TRACKS & FOCUS AREAS
• AI on the Edge: On-device inference, Gemma and other small models, model optimization, and building under memory, power, or connectivity constraints.
• IoT: Sensors, embedded systems, robotics, real-time processing, and AI applications that interact with the physical world.
• Building with AI.
• Beyond AIoT: Android, Flutter, Firebase, web development, accessibility, and developer tooling.
• Cloud.
• Security, Privacy & Reliability.
AUDIENCE
Beginners, experienced developers, and students participating in SunHacks.
SUBMISSION DETAILS & TIMELINE
CFP closes: October 28, 2026.
Speaker decisions: Rolling review, with final notifications by October 30, 2026.
Event date: November 14, 2026.
Location: ASU Tempe campus, Arizona — specific venue to be announced.
Speaker participation: In person only.
Submit your proposal through Sessionize:
https://sessionize.com/devfest-sunhacks-asu-2026/
Questions? Email developerstudentclubasu@gmail.com.
Thanks,
GDG Phoenix & GDG on Campus ASU–Tempe
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