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MEET THE SPEAKERS
20 JUNE
At the Software Architecture Summit 2025, international experts will discuss the principles driving scalability, security, and resilience in modern software systems. From Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Data Mesh to Zero-Trust Architecture, learn how leading organizations are rethinking infrastructure for performance and security.
Explore the impact of Edge Computing in distributed environments, navigate the evolution from monoliths to microservices, and unlock the potential of Event-Driven Architecture for real-time applications.
Gain the insights you need to build systems that stand the test of time at the Software Architecture Summit 2025!
Clemens Vasters
Principal Architect, Messaging and Real-Time Intelligence
Clemens Vasters is Lead Architect in Microsoft’s Azure Messaging team that builds and operates a fleet of hyper-scale messaging services, including Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics and Microsoft Fabric Eventstreams. Clemens represents Microsoft in messaging standardisation in OASIS (AMQP, MQTT) and CNCF (CloudEvents, xRegistry) and writes too much code for being an "Architect". He looks back at nearly 30 years in professional software development and has seen the same fashion come and go a few times. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Azure Messaging - Standards Matter 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: In this session, Microsoft's lead architect for Messaging, Clemens Vasters, will provide an overview of the Azure Messaging services (Event Hubs, Event Grid, and Service Bus) in the industry context and with a lens on interoperability. You will learn about the various standardization activities that Microsoft is involved in to help drive interoperability across different platform and cloud vendors, and how those standards surface in Microsoft's platform services. You'll be getting a little crash course in some key protocols like HTTP, AMQP, MQTT, Kafka and will learn how they overlap or complement each other. You'll also learn about higher level standards such as CNCF CloudEvents and OPC UA that provide a layer of abstraction for special use-case scenarios.
Corrado de Bari
Developer Evangelist
"Developer Evangelist in the MAA Platform Engineering team at Oracle, with over 25 years of experience in IT. He is currently focused on AI microservices development with the Oracle Database. Since joining Oracle Italy in 2010, he has worked as a sales consultant, on OCI, AI/ML, Data Lakes, and BPM/SOA platform solutions. Previously, he served as a Sales Engineer at Sun Microsystems, and also as Java & Software Ambassador for Italy. He began as an architect at Telecom Italia Mobile. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology from CEFRIEL and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Oracle platforms for supporting Microservices Development: TxEventQ, MicroTX, and the Oracle Backend for Microservices and AI 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: TBD
Răzvan Podovei
Head of Cloud Practice
Razvan is a technology leader with extensive experience in cloud consultancy and engineering management. As the Head of Cloud Practice in EPAM Romania he is leading the cloud transformation department in Bucharest. His focus is on building strong teams, scaling cloud solutions and aligning technical execution with business impact. With a hands-on and pragmatic leadership style, he drives innovation, reliability and growth in complex delivery environments. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Opening Speech
Bogdan Vizureanu
Co-founder
𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: Bogdan is one of the co-founders of Code for Romania and he is currently one of the Technology Officers that help in coordinating the project teams and in delivering the civic apps the organization’s volunteers are working on. Having over 10 years of experience in .net, flavoring from version 2.0 in a POS Windows application, to multi-tenant Azure enterprise solutions, Bogdan is also a Technical Team Lead for a technology company whenever he is not managing the coding teams in the biggest civic tech ONG in Romania.
Ioannis Canellos
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Ioannis has more than 19 years experience as Java developer 13 of which are as full time OpenSource developer. He is a member of the Apache Software Foundation, with contribution to numerous projects as a committer and PMC member. He is currently working as a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat as part of Red Hat Spring team, where he spends most of his time implementing tools and frameworks related to Kubernetes, Openshift, Spring Boot and Quarkus. He is also the creator of Spring Cloud Kubernetes, Fabric8 Kubernetes Framework, Dekorate and more. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Introduction to Backstage 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: In the aftermath of the crusade against the monolith, organizations are grappling with a new set of challenges. As software becomes increasingly fragmented across multiple teams, the clarity around ownership, visibility, and the relationships between components begins to diminish. This fragmentation not only shows chaos but also raises significant security concerns. In response, development portals have gained popularity as a means to reestablish order and oversight. Backstage, in particular, has emerged as the leading framework for crafting such solutions. This talk will provide a deeper understanding of the specific challenges Backstage aims to solve, its operational mechanisms, and how it can serve as a critical asset for your organization.
Stefan Ciobanu
Manager Architecture & Platform Engineering
Stefan is the Architecture & Platform Engineering Manager in Technology VOIS and an experienced leader with proven contribution in the IT space. His focus now is to drive Vodafone local markets to adopt IT4IT framework and tools, bringing clarity and organizational effectiveness across IT to support Vodafone transformation from a Telco to a TechCo company. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Innovative Data Management with Unified Observability Pipelines 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Curious how data ingestion shifted towards data insights for better security, efficiency and collaboration? Wondering how to solve the multitude of disparate monitoring tools in an unified observability pipeline and how to handle terabytes of data on a daily basis? Join us to learn more from our success stories. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to transform your data strategy!
Bernd Schwegmann
Head of Engineering Retail Platforms
As Head of Engineering Retail Platforms at Tchibo, Bernd leads engineering teams across Germany and Romania. With 14+ years of software engineering expertise, he excels in building scalable cloud architectures and digital transformation initiatives. At Tchibo, he spearheaded the implementation of an IoT platform with 8,000+ installations and led the international rollout of a shop digitalization platform using Kubernetes and microservices. His experience spans AWS, GCP, edge computing, and agile leadership, combining technical excellence with strategic vision for retail technology platforms. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Building Coffee IQ: Our journey to making coffee machines and digital services a convinience for coffee lovers 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: You see it everywhere: Coffee machines at bakery chains, gas stations and in offices – but have you ever thought what services and technologies are actually needed to deliver an excellent customer experience in this domain? In this talk we present our journey to shaping Coffee IQ’s software architecture, what technologies are leveraged for optimal results and how ramping up our team in Romania is a key factor for securing the success of Coffee IQ.
Alex McLeman
Strategic Solutions Architect
Alex is a Strategic Solutions Architect at Alibaba Cloud in the UK, based in London. An experienced technologist with a track record of leading transformational projects within Enterprise customers. Specialising in the Cloud Computing and Generative AI space as a Trusted Advisor. He has extensive experience in the Retail Industry and how technology can be leveraged to drive results, customer success and innovative customer experiences. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Powering the GenAI wave - Open Source AI for innovation 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Generative AI is on everyone's agenda and open-source AI makes powerful tools accessible to all without the need for large wallets. In this talk we discuss the role of open source in a rapidly evolving landscape, the Alibaba Cloud tools available to leverage open-source models without compromising performance and how open-source is empowering the next wave of innovation.
Sebastian Boga
Software Testing Team Leader
Sebastian is a software performance analyst at EPAM Romania, with 13 years experience in performance testing and optimization. His motto is "Get involved in everything you do, very honest and with team spirit." He likes to innovate and help people succeed. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: If It Works, It's NOT Performant by Default 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: This topic will be presented like a story enforcing the fact that you need to invest if you want performance. Performance is not something you take for granted. This should help salespersons to sell performance testing and performance improvements as an independent project. It will also show that performance takes time, and it is always something extraordinary.
Ionuț Dumitru
CEO
Ionut Dumitru, CEO and founder of Soft Dreams, is a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong technological background, dedicated to enhancing the stability and accessibility of high-performance web applications and server solutions. Based in Bucharest, Romania, Soft Dreams specializes in web development and server management, facilitating a resilient infrastructure network for clients across regions worldwide. Driven by a commitment to innovation, Ionut Dumitru started ClusterCS to address the core challenges of scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency in server management. Since its launch in 2016, ClusterCS has evolved into a robust, user-friendly control panel that empowers businesses to manage web servers with ease and confidence. By focusing on high availability, streamlined performance, and a seamless user experience, Ionut remains dedicated to refining ClusterCS, guided by customer feedback and a vision for accessible, powerful server management solutions. 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: From Start-up to High-Traffic: Scalable and Cost-Efficient eCommerce Infrastructure with ClusterCS 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Whether you're selling 100 or 10,000 products a day, your infrastructure needs to keep up. With ClusterCS, you can build a scalable, stable, and high-performance architecture for your online store—without technical complexity. Even better, you’re free to use any datacenter or hosting provider, giving you maximum flexibility and optimized costs, all while maintaining top-tier security and performance.
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