Virtual event

DevOps Lifecycle Summit 2025

What a complete DevOps view means for you

  • Welcome

    • Jack McCurdy, DevOps Advocate, Gearset
  • Keynote: DevOps is more than just deployments

    Karen Fidelak, Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, and Kevin Boyle, CEO and Co-founder of Gearset, challenge you to take a step back from individual processes and assess your DevOps lifecycle as a whole. Discover how addressing the entire DevOps lifecycle will improve security, quality and speed of delivery all at once.

    • Karen Fidelak, Sr. Director Product Management, Salesforce
    • Kevin Boyle, CEO and Co-founder, Gearset
  • Breakout sessions

  • From firefighting to problem prevention: why you need observability in your lifecycle

    Tired of firefighting? Observability is the key to shifting to proactive problem prevention in Salesforce DevOps. Discover why observability is essential, what areas of your Salesforce applications you should monitor, and how gaining this visibility can save time and stress, and deliver more.

    • Andy Barrick, DevOps Architect, Gearset
  • Keeping Salesforce secure: Why automated code review is non-negotiable

    Integrating automated code review in your DevOps workflows is an essential, proactive measure to keep your Salesforce deployments secure. Learn how to identify security flaws early in the development lifecycle, and what you need to be compliant with Salesforce security best practices.

    • Lorenzo Frattini, CEO, Clayton
    • John Belo, Director, Product Management, Salesforce
  • DevOps done right: A Salesforce team’s journey

    Join Matt Bevins, Principal Salesforce Engineer at Payroc, to discover how his team transitioned from frustrating deployments to Salesforce DevOps success. From the challenges they faced to the tangible benefits they achieved, you'll see the real impact of taking a complete DevOps view.

    • Matt Bevins, Principal Salesforce Engineer, Payroc
    • Emily Hollingworth, Premier Customer Success Manager, Gearset
  • Panel: Beyond Admins and Devs: The new dynamics of DevOps teams

    It’s time to rethink the Admin-Dev divide. Join our panel as they discuss how teams can balance people and process, the rise of the “Admineloper”, and how to achieve team and career success by embracing diverse roles beyond this traditional divide.

    • Crystal Harris, Director, Salesforce Architect, CapTech Consulting
    • Kate Lessard, Lead Admin Evangelist, Salesforce
    • Jessica Riffe, Salesforce Manager, American Fidelity
    • Mohammad Nadeem, Senior Release Engineer, Qlik
    • Host - Jack McCurdy, DevOps Advocate, Gearset
  • Closing remarks