Brian Vermeer is a Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk and a respected authority in Java and secure software development. He is an internationally recognized Java Champion and Oracle ACE Pro, honored for his outstanding contributions to Java and open source advocacy.
With over 15 years of hands-on software engineering experience, Brian specializes in Java, cybersecurity, and AI. He has authored numerous articles on this and has contributed to a wide range of open source projects within the ecosystem.
Brian is an active developer community leader, serving as a JUG leader for both the NLJUG and VirtualJUG, co-leading DevSecCon, and conference organizer for J-Fall and J-Spring. He is also a frequent speaker at leading international conferences, including JavaOne, Devoxx, and Devnexus.
Beyond his professional work in technology, Brian serves as a reservist in the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the rank of Captain and is a Taekwondo Master and instructor.

Brian Vermeer is a Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk and a respected authority in Java and secure software development. He is an internationally recognized Java Champion and Oracle ACE Pro, honored for his outstanding contributions to Java and open so... Show more

Randall Degges is VP of AI Engineering and Developer Relations at Snyk, where he builds AI-powered security tooling and leads the teams behind Snyk's developer relations and community. He's been writing software for over 25 years -- a former startup CTO who built some of the internet's most-used API services (ipify alone handles over 100 billion requests a month) along with a stack of open-source security tools. Before Snyk, he led developer advocacy at Okta and Stormpath.

These days, Randall speaks and writes about where AI and security collide: shipping code fast without shipping vulnerabilities, why authentication still isn't a solved problem, and what secure development looks like when AI writes most of the code. He's a hands-on engineer who'd rather walk you through working code than a slide full of buzzwords.

Randall Degges is VP of AI Engineering and Developer Relations at Snyk, where he builds AI-powered security tooling and leads the teams behind Snyk's developer relations and community. He's been writing software for over 25 years -- a former startup ... Show more

Micah is Snyk's Director of AI Acceleration. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker, who's built full-size MAME arcade cabinets and repaired old electronic games (https://dogeared.dev/2011/10/16/weekend-project-fix-dark-tower/). He brings his love of all things security and Java to a conference near you!

Micah is Snyk's Director of AI Acceleration. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker... Show more

TL;DR Developer Advocate @ Snyk, co-author of O’Reilly’s "Learning HTTP/2” book, blogger & speaker.

Javier Garza is a Technology evangelist that has written many articles on HTTP/2, security and web performance, and is the co-author of the O’Reilly Book “Learning HTTP/2” (https://amzn.to/2TJbpUU). Javier has spoken at more than 30 events around the world, including well-known conferences like Velocity, AWS Re:Invent, and PerfMatters and is the host of the "AI Security Engineers San Francisco Bay Area Chapter" (https://snyk.io/community/). His life’s motto is: share what you learn, and learn what you don’t. In his free time he enjoys challenging workouts and volunteering with different non-profits.

TL;DR Developer Advocate @ Snyk, co-author of O’Reilly’s "Learning HTTP/2” book, blogger & speaker. Javier Garza is a Technology evangelist that has written many articles on HTTP/2, security and web performance, and is the co-author of the O’Reil... Show more

Jada Ross is an AI Systems Engineer at Snyk, where she builds AI-powered tools that boost internal productivity, from knowledge assistants to production agents. She's especially interested in what happens after you ship: the security gaps, the trust failures, and the unpredictable ways real people interact with AI systems. Jada is driven by a passion for turning the latest advances in AI into tangible impact across the business.

Jada Ross is an AI Systems Engineer at Snyk, where she builds AI-powered tools that boost internal productivity, from knowledge assistants to production agents. She's especially interested in what happens after you ship: the security gaps, the trust ... Show more

Michael Biocchi has completed his PhD and has received his Masters of Science as well as his Bachelor of Computer Science. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Michael has taught in the education sector for 15+ years, teaching a variety of computer science (Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, etc.) courses at a number of different institutions across Canada. He has an award-winning Udemy course with over 100,000 students teaching about Security Awareness Training.

Michael Biocchi has completed his PhD and has received his Masters of Science as well as his Bachelor of Computer Science. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Michael has taught in the education sector for 15+ ye... Show more

Gerald is a seasoned entrepreneur in the OSS Cloud Native space, now at the helm of DevSecCon, the world’s largest DevSecOps community, at Snyk. He joined Snyk through the acquisition of DriftClt, an innovative open-source tool, initially as part of the DevRel team. He then expanded his expertise in application security by driving top customer contributions in Snyk’s Customer Advocacy team, all while championing secure, community-led development across the industry.

Gerald is a seasoned entrepreneur in the OSS Cloud Native space, now at the helm of DevSecCon, the world’s largest DevSecOps community, at Snyk. He joined Snyk through the acquisition of DriftClt, an innovative open-source tool, initially as part of ... Show more

Brian is a developer advocate and security specialist focused on equipping developers with best practices for secure application development. His content offers expert guidance on topics such as securing npm packages, protecting applications from critical vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-4863 in WebP, and managing risks in API security. Through his videos, Brian delves into security implications of popular developer tools, AI-powered coding, and VS Code extension security. His practical, hands-on advice makes him a trusted resource for developers aiming to enhance their security expertise in modern software environments.

Brian is a developer advocate and security specialist focused on equipping developers with best practices for secure application development. His content offers expert guidance on topics such as securing npm packages, protecting applications from cri... Show more

Dragos is a happy father, passionate reader, and enthusiastic software developer with over 20 years in the tech industry. He’s worked at companies like IBM and Snyk, building software that makes a real impact.

At IBM, he was involved in projects ranging from Rational tools to machine learning with Watson. He also founded DataGrid Software, where he focused on AI-powered solutions for industry challenges.

Currently, Dragos is a Director in the Product Security group at Snyk, where he works to ensure developers can build secure software without sacrificing speed or innovation.

Dragos is a happy father, passionate reader, and enthusiastic software developer with over 20 years in the tech industry. He’s worked at companies like IBM and Snyk, building software that makes a real impact. At IBM, he was involved in projects r... Show more

Lawrence Crowther is a leader in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) tech scene with over 20+ years of experience. He heads solutions engineering at Snyk, where his team helps grow the business and promote Snyk's product offerings across the region. Previously, Lawrence held senior positions at Elastic and Pivotal Software, as head of solutions architecture and field CTO. His experience spans open source software, distributed systems, and securing modern cloud native application environments.

Lawrence Crowther is a leader in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) tech scene with over 20+ years of experience. He heads solutions engineering at Snyk, where his team helps grow the business and promote Snyk's product offerings across the region. Pre... Show more

A devoted father, builder at heart, focused on securing AI to make this world a better place for ourselves, our children and our children's children.

A devoted father, builder at heart, focused on securing AI to make this world a better place for ourselves, our children and our children's children. Show more

Cristian Petrescu combines engineering depth with product and business thinking. He has led enterprise GenAI initiatives from idea to production and is currently focused on agentic development security.

Cristian Petrescu combines engineering depth with product and business thinking. He has led enterprise GenAI initiatives from idea to production and is currently focused on agentic development security. Show more

Liran Tal is an award-winning software developer, security researcher, and open source champion in the JavaScript community. He's an internationally recognized GitHub Star, acknowledged for his open source advocacy, and has received the OpenJS Foundation's Pathfinder for Security for his work on Node.js security. His contributions to developer security education include leading OWASP projects, building supply chain security tools, participation in CNCF and OpenSSF initiatives.

Liran Tal is an award-winning software developer, security researcher, and open source champion in the JavaScript community. He's an internationally recognized GitHub Star, acknowledged for his open source advocacy, and has received the OpenJS Founda... Show more

Omer Kahani has more than a decade of experience in full stack development. In the last 5 years, he has been leading internal developer platform teams. In his current role as a staff software engineer in the Cloud Platform team at Snyk, he technical leads the team along with the engineering and product managers.
Previously, As an early joiner at Riskified, Omer had experienced the company's growth both as a full stack and as a lead platform developer.

Omer Kahani has more than a decade of experience in full stack development. In the last 5 years, he has been leading internal developer platform teams. In his current role as a staff software engineer in the Cloud Platform team at Snyk, he technical ... Show more

With 13+ years of experience spanning India, the U.S., and Canada, Akanchha is a Staff Solutions Engineer at Snyk, specializing in application security. Having worked across both pre-sales and post-sales roles, she combines technical depth with hands-on experience in secure DevOps, vulnerability management, and enterprise security. Through Snyk webinars and industry discussions, Akanchha shares actionable insights to help organizations integrate security seamlessly into development.

With 13+ years of experience spanning India, the U.S., and Canada, Akanchha is a Staff Solutions Engineer at Snyk, specializing in application security. Having worked across both pre-sales and post-sales roles, she combines technical depth with hands... Show more

14 years in the tech industry working in security and engineering roles. Currently leading the Product Security function at Snyk, a cybersecurity company that builds developer-first security products.

14 years in the tech industry working in security and engineering roles. Currently leading the Product Security function at Snyk, a cybersecurity company that builds developer-first security products. Show more

A seasoned product and engineering leader with 15 years of experience driving innovation in developer tools and cloud platforms at Snyk, VMware, Pivotal, and Accenture. Alex is currently focused on DevSec & AppSec training and education. At Snyk, Alex is leading the Snyk Learn platform, making cyber security accessible to all for free!

A seasoned product and engineering leader with 15 years of experience driving innovation in developer tools and cloud platforms at Snyk, VMware, Pivotal, and Accenture. Alex is currently focused on DevSec & AppSec training and education. At Snyk, Ale... Show more

Sonya is a Staff Security Advocate and a lifelong traveler who has lived in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Always looking for new challenges, she made a career change from International Business Consultant in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore to Full-Stack Software Engineer in South Korea to Cybersecurity in the United Kingdom.

Sonya is a DevSecOps/Cloud Security Advocate and a public speaker in the world tech scene. She is also a mentor for women in tech, a cybersecurity writer for FreeCodeCamp publications and an active member of the tech community in the UK.

Sonya is a Staff Security Advocate and a lifelong traveler who has lived in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Always looking for new challenges, she made a career change from International Business Consultant in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Sing... Show more

Nir is a Melbourne based Lead Technical Success Manager at Snyk.
In the past 1.5 years Nir is supporting some of Snyk's largest enterprise customers in Australia and New Zealand with their devsecops journey assuring they can develop fast and stay secure.

Prior to joining snyk Nir had worked in similar roles for 6+ years for different vendors such as Checkmarx and AlgoSec.
Before moving to a customer-facing role, for the first 13+ years of his career Nir was a member and leader of engineering and DevOps teams at Check Point Software Technologies (in Tel-Aviv) and Dimension Data (in Sydney).

Nir is a Melbourne based Lead Technical Success Manager at Snyk. In the past 1.5 years Nir is supporting some of Snyk's largest enterprise customers in Australia and New Zealand with their devsecops journey assuring they can develop fast and stay se... Show more

Brian Howard is VP of Product for Platform at Snyk, where he's helping rebuild the application security platform for an agentic era. As AI agents become the default way software gets written, the security foundation underneath them has to change just as fast. Brian's focus is the connective tissue that makes that possible — identity, findings, policy, attestation, metering, and the APIs and interfaces agents actually call — so security keeps pace as detection and remediation shift from human-driven to autonomous.

His thesis: in a world of machine-scale code generation, the most valuable thing a security platform offers isn't another dashboard — it's an authoritative, deterministic source of record that agents can trust and act on.

Before Snyk, Brian held product and engineering leadership roles at Akamai, Google, and Dynatrace, spanning developer tooling, cloud infrastructure, and observability at scale.

Brian Howard is VP of Product for Platform at Snyk, where he's helping rebuild the application security platform for an agentic era. As AI agents become the default way software gets written, the security foundation underneath them has to change just... Show more

Jan is one of the lead engineers and top contributors of the Snyk Code Static analysis engine. He brings more than half a decade of experience in scaling static analysis to big organisations and massive codebases. His main interest are making static analysis blazing fast and combining static analysis and machine learning techniques.

Jan is one of the lead engineers and top contributors of the Snyk Code Static analysis engine. He brings more than half a decade of experience in scaling static analysis to big organisations and massive codebases. His main interest are making static ... Show more

Pas Apicella is the Field CTO for Snyk in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, where he collaborates with large financial services institutions (FSIs) and other enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from source to cloud. His expertise helps businesses mitigate risks while staying at the forefront of innovation.

With over 20 years of experience in open-source software, distributed systems, and cloud-native development, Pas has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies. His career includes high-impact roles at top technology firms, contributing to key projects at Snyk, Elastic, Pivotal, VMware, Oracle, and IBM. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from RMIT University.

Pas Apicella is the Field CTO for Snyk in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, where he collaborates with large financial services institutions (FSIs) and other enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications throughout the entire software ... Show more

Evgenii is a seasoned software engineer and computer scientist specialising in static analysis, formal verification and functional programming. In his role at Snyk he builds engines for static application security testing and software composition analysis.

Evgenii is a seasoned software engineer and computer scientist specialising in static analysis, formal verification and functional programming. In his role at Snyk he builds engines for static application security testing and software composition ana... Show more

Havaya is a Security Analyst at Snyk, specializing in vulnerability risk assessment, triage, and detailed information retrieval to ensure accuracy. With an MBA in Information Systems and a background in aeronautical engineering, she played a key role in developing Snyk's risk score core capabilities, enhancing vulnerability prioritization through objective and contextual risk assessment. Her work focuses on improving security intelligence and refining workflows for better vulnerability management.

Havaya is a Security Analyst at Snyk, specializing in vulnerability risk assessment, triage, and detailed information retrieval to ensure accuracy. With an MBA in Information Systems and a background in aeronautical engineering, she played a key role... Show more