Impactful Tech Innovation:
Personal Stories From Across the Industry
March 27th, 2025 | 10:00 AM CET
How does AI and tech innovation shape careers in DevSecOps?
Join industry experts Marina Marenkov (Microsoft), Adriana Villela (Dynatrace), Batel Zohar (JFrog), and Melissa McKay (JFrog) as they reflect on the past, share real-world stories from the present, and plan for the future of the DevOps and AI industries.
In this interactive virtual session, you’ll gain insights into:
- How Microsoft and JFrog are leading the evolution of AI and DevOps.
- How companies are leveraging technology to redefine roles and workflows.
- Firsthand experiences from experts on navigating career growth in a fast-changing landscape.
- Practical advice for staying ahead in the AI-powered DevSecOps era.
Don’t miss this chance to hear from top DevSecOps and AI professionals. Register now to secure your spot!
Presenter Information
Marina Marenkov | Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
Marina Marenkov is a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, specializing in startups and ISVs across EMEA. Passionate about technology and innovation, she helps organizations design and build cloud-native platforms, products, and solutions using Azure. Before joining Microsoft, Marina was a Cloud Solutions Architect at Oracle, gaining deep expertise in cloud technologies. She specializes in Generative AI, empowering developers and businesses to drive innovation, accelerate growth, and achieve success through AI-driven solutions.
Batel Zohar | Developer Advocate
Batel Zohar is a Developer Advocate for JFrog and has a background in DevOps support engineering, web development, and embedded software engineering. Prior to this, Batel served as an Enterprise Solutions Lead on a dedicated team that accompanies and assists large customers through the architectural implementation of the JFrog platform.
Melissa McKay | Head of Developer Relations
Melissa is passionate about Java, DevOps and Continuous Delivery. She is currently Head of Developer Relations for JFrog and a member of the Technical Steering Committee of the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA). She loves sharing her knowledge with the community as a developer, speaker, and author. Melissa has been recognized as a Java Champion and a Docker Captain, is an international speaker at numerous events including KubeCon and DockerCon, and is co-author of the O'Reilly title, DevOps Tools for Java Developers.
Adriana Villela | Principal Developer Advocate
A Principal Developer Advocate based in Toronto, Canada, with a focus on Observability, SRE, and DevOps practices. Previously, she managed a Platform Engineering team and an Observability Practices team at Tucows. Adriana has worked at various large-scale enterprises, both as an individual contributor and leader, including Bank of Montreal, Ceridian, and Accenture. Adriana is an international keynote speaker, maintainer of the OpenTelemetry End User SIG, blogger, host of the Geeking Out Podcast, CNCF Ambassador (2023-present), and 3x HashiCorp Ambassador (2022-2024).
