Gearset Summit
The key drivers of DevOps success
Join industry experts and explore how to drive DevOps success by connecting people, processes and tools
Join industry experts and explore how to drive DevOps success by connecting people, processes and tools
Andrew Fawcett is currently the VP of Product Management at Salesforce for the Platform team. Previously he was the CTO at FinancialForce.com and a Salesforce MVP.
Karen Fidelak is a Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce. With 20+ years of experience in software product management, she has been part of the Salesforce Platform product team for the past 3.5 years and is currently responsible for DevOps solutions for Salesforce developers and admins.
Geoffrey Bessereau, also known as ‘Windyo’ on SFXD, helps run the hugely successful Salesforce Discord group. He's a writer of the popular abridged Salesforce release notes, a self-confessed Salesforce nerd, and an architect of 9 years.
Stella Michael is an impact-driven and purpose-filled leader. She is the Director of CRM Platforms and Applications at Spectrum Health. She is passionate about using technology to solve problems, and an advocate for women in the workplace and in technology. Stella is also the Chairman of the board of West Michigan Asian American Association. She is a busy mom of three kids and enjoys spending time with her family.
Ian has been a Salesforce customer since 2002 and was a speaker at the first UK "Dreamforce", which was Marc, 3 customers and just 120 delegates! Since then he has spoken at Dreamforce and World Tour multiple times and has written 11 books on Salesforce, business analysis, change management and compliance. He is an entertaining speaker and will challenge your current thinking.
Lucy Mazalon is the editor at SalesforceBen.com, 6x certified Salesforce Consultant, and has contributed 200+ articles to the Salesforce community so far. Alongside this, Lucy is also the founder of The DRIP, a Salesforce Marketing Champion, and the Co-leader of the London B2B Marketers Group.
Biography coming soon!
Emily McCowan is a 15x certified Salesforce Architect on her #JourneytoCTA with 11 years' experience in the Salesforce platform. She's currently a Ladies be Architects ambassador for Australia & New Zealand, and formerly a Salesforce MVP, Brisbane Women in Tech group founder and co-leader, Dreamforce speaker, keynote speaker, and organizer of multiple Down Under Dreaming conferences in Australia.
Heather Black started her career by becoming an accidental Salesforce admin in 2010 for her non-profit, and loved it so much she decided to upskill as a Salesforce Consultant in 2012. Realizing her career path could work for other mothers, Heather launched Supermums in 2016 to bring more women into the sector. As a consultant she has overseen over 700 Salesforce projects and now enjoys upskilling talent in Salesforce consultancy skills and placing talent into job roles.
Chris leads engineering teams at Xometry, the world's largest on-demand manufacturing marketplace. He was Xometry's first DevOps engineer, and is obsessive about automation. This has led to an appreciation of platforms that enable low-code and no-code solutions.
Hongda Zhou is a Senior Salesforce Administrator at Xometry, an AI-driven marketplace for on-demand manufacturing. Hongda focuses on establishing a Salesforce CI/CD pipeline following best practices. His goal is to bring an excellent customer experience to his business users.
Kevin Boyle is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. With a background in software development and over a decade’s experience in DevOps, Kevin and fellow Co-Founder Matt Dickens built Gearset to bring cutting-edge release management to Salesforce teams.
Matt Dickens is the CPO and Co-Founder of Gearset. Passionate about solving users’ problems, Matt has spent 15 years in the software engineering and DevOps space and is now using this experience to build the best Salesforce DevOps solution on the market.
Jason Mann leads customer success at Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. A firm believer in customer-led strategy, and with nearly a decade of experience in tech startups, Jason’s focus is empowering customers to harness the full potential of Salesforce DevOps through Gearset.
Maritina creates initiatives for Salesforce Architects that empower them to learn DevOps best practices, build faster, ship fewer bugs, and deliver more value with Gearset. Her strong belief that customers win when Salesforce and Partners work closely together drove her to start the Salesforce ISV Meetup and influences everything she does.
Oli Lane is a senior engineering lead at Gearset, the leading Salesforce DevOps platform. Oli has been developing Salesforce DevOps tools for 6 years and leads the team building Gearset's Pipelines feature.
DevOps can transform your Salesforce implementation and, ultimately, your business. But how do you unlock the full potential of DevOps? A successful DevOps strategy needs to encompass people, tools and processes, and allow them to work together seamlessly to release faster and deliver more value.
Join our Live Summit as industry experts discuss these key drivers of a successful DevOps strategy, and answer your questions at the live Q&A. With a stellar lineup and unmissable prize draw, this Gearset Summit is set to be bigger and better than ever!
Keynote: Piecing together the DevOps puzzle Andrew Fawcett, Kevin Boyle
How to maximize DevOps ROI with a better understanding of your org configuration Ian Gotts
Building a career in Salesforce DevOps Lucy Mazalon, Heather Black
Release pipelines with Gearset Oli Lane
Break
Fireside chat with Karen Fidelak: Visualizing your Salesforce releases Karen Fidelak, Matt Dickens
How Xometry moved from manual releases to a modern CI/CD pipeline Chris Cope, Hongda Zhou, Maritina Tsembelis
Live panel: Successfully managing your Salesforce implementation Ian Gotts, Stella Michael, Lex Makuta, Emily McCowan, Geoffrey Bessereau
Prize draw and event close
Join us live on October 14th for the chance to win a brand new iPad Pro! One attendee will be randomly selected and announced during the event, and will take home this incredible prize. You’re only eligible to win if you’re watching live, so make sure you don’t miss out!
Join us for the largest Salesforce DevOps event of the year and unlock your team’s full potential
