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December 9, 2020
11:00 AM PT
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Why Java Matters to Me

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Join Sharat Chander, Senior Director of Java Product Management and long-time Java users as they share their stories on their years with Java. Humor, wit, surprise and intrigue will have you laughing and learning your way through this entertaining and educational 30-minute webcast. Bring your questions to the live Q&A. Also let us know if you love Java and if you would like to be a special guest on a future webcast!

Featured speakers

Chandra Guntur

Chandra Guntur

Director - Java Platform Engineering, BNY Mellon
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Chandra Guntur

Director - Java Platform Engineering, BNY Mellon
Chandra is a technologist in the financial services industry since 2003 and is programming with Java since 1998.

Chandra was selected as a 2019 Java Champion. He is a Java User Group
(JUG) Leader, and helps run one of the largest Java user groups, NYJavaSIG and a founder-leader at the Garden State JUG.

Chandra conducts code workshops and Code Katas on core Java features. He is a frequent speaker at Java user groups, and technology conferences including Oracle CodeOne, Oracle Code NY, QCon New York, Devnexus, DawsCon and GIDS India.

Chandra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University.
Fabiane Nardon

Fabiane Nardon

Chief Scientist, Tail Target
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Fabiane Nardon

Chief Scientist, Tail Target
Fabiane Nardon is a computer scientist who is passionate about creating software that will positively change the world we live in. Currently she works as a chief scientist at Tail where she is helping to shape new disruptive data-science-based services. Nardon was chief architect of the Sao Paulo Healthcare Information System, considered the largest Java EE application in the world and winner of the 2005 Duke’s Choice award.

She led several communities including the JavaTools community at java.net where more than 800 open source projects were born. She is a frequent speaker at conferences in Brazil and abroad including JavaOne, CodeOne, OSCON, Jfokus, DockerCon, JustJava, QCon, and more. She’s also the author of several technical articles and a member of the program committee of several conferences including JavaOne, OSCON, TDC, and QCon. She is a Java Champion and Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador.
Gail Anderson

Gail Anderson

Research Director, Anderson Software Group, Inc.
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Gail Anderson

Research Director, Anderson Software Group, Inc.
Gail C. Anderson is a Java Champion, an Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador, and a past member of the NetBeans Dream Team. She is the Director of Research and founding member of the Anderson Software Group, a leading provider of training courses in Java, JavaFX, Python, Go, Modern C++, and Docker and Kubernetes.

Gail enjoys researching and writing about leading-edge Java technologies. She is the co-author of nine textbooks on software programming, including “The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX”. She also contributed to the newly published book “97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know!”.

Gail has conducted Technical Sessions and Hands-on Labs at Oracle Code One and NetBeans Day conferences in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Gail has also presented sessions at Devoxx and Devnexus.

For more information about Gail, visit asgteach.com, the Anderson Software Group on Facebook, and @gail_asgteach on Twitter.
Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

President, Anderson Software Group, Inc.
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Paul Anderson

President, Anderson Software Group, Inc.
Paul L. Anderson is a Java Champion, an Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador, and a past member of the NetBeans Dream Team. He is the Director of Training and founding member of the Anderson Software Group, a leading provider of training courses in Java, JavaFX, Python, Go, Modern C++, and Docker and Kubernetes.

Paul is an experienced speaker and specializes in making the technical aspects of software engineering fun and understandable. He is the co-author of nine textbooks on software programming, including the recently published “The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX”.

Paul has conducted Technical Sessions and Hands-on Labs at Oracle Code One and NetBeans Day conferences in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Paul has also presented sessions at Devoxx and Devnexus and is the author of LiveLesson videos on JavaFX Programming and Java Reflection.

For more information about Paul, visit asgteach.com, the Anderson Software Group on Facebook, and @paul_asgteach on Twitter.

Host

Sharat Chander

Sharat Chander

Senior Director, Java Platform Product Management and Developer Engagement