Be at Your Best with Cisco DevNet at Web Summit

It’s our third year at Web Summit and our small (but mighty) Cisco DevNet team is more excited than ever to meet you. Not only are we part of an even larger Cisco booth this year, we also have new activities, announcements, and we are excited to explore opportunities together. So why should you come see us at booth E183?

Come visit us to learn how:

Students can explore career opportunities, learning paths, and new DevNet Certifications

Startups can find in-country support and learn how to engage with Cisco partners

Entrepreneurs can find ways to close the gap between their ideas and real business solutions

Developers can see real life examples of how partners are using Cisco APIs in their solutions

Cisco DevNet Highlights

Mini-Theater sessions and workshops – find the full schedule.
Here’s a sample of what we’re offering throughout the week:

Not sure what Cisco DevNet is or what we offer? We can answer that and we can help you get started with our free dev tools, learning labs, automation exchange (think shared code repositories!), ecosystem exchange, and more. Listen in and learn how to get started in these 15-20 minute overview sessions.

Heard about Design Thinking and want to try it for yourself? Our experts are offering 2 hands-on workshops daily, each 1-hour long. These are not boring, sit-around-and-listen sessions, you will be an active participant solving problems and walking away with valuable skills that you can use right away.

Looking to take your software skills to the next level? Our Cisco certification and training program now includes DevNet certifications designed for both the network professional and software developer to optimize and write applications that leverage the full capabilities of the network, and it helps build IT teams with software skills and expertise. Learn about DevNet Certifications, Cisco NetAcad & more. Join us for these 15-20 minute overview sessions taking place during the week.

Did someone say raffle? That’s right, I did – come join us for in-booth session raffles.

Technical Session Wednesday

For those of you that want to dive deeper into DevNet, we have 3, 1-hour sessions in a larger classroom focused on: Efficient Network Monitoring with Webhooks, Edge Computing Done by your Network, and an Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Students.

Devvie’s Backpack Challenge

Let’s have some fun! Grab the DevNet backpack and guess how much you think it weighs. One winner per day, closest guess without going over wins the backpack and goodies inside. One winner each day, rules apply.

Play DevNet Trivia & Win

We know there’s a lot happening at the event but we know not everyone can make it. We want to test your knowledge and have fun! Playing is easy – answer 2 questions and be entered to win a fun prize, from us to you.

Daily Detailed Schedule

Mini-Theater Talks | Tuesday

10:00-10:30am An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups, and Entrepreneurs — Lacey Senko

10:30-11:00am Cisco Small Business Solutions – a day in the Office — Steven Heinsius

11:00-12:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking: Cisco DevNet Workshop — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

12:00-12:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

12:30- 1:00pm Meraki Go: Your business network on your terms — James McMath

1:00-1:30pm Enhancing retail experience and analytics with Meraki APIs — Kareem Iskander

1:30-2:00pm Inspiring the workforce of the future — Nuno Guarda

2:00-2:30pm An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs — Florian Pachinger

3:00-4:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking: Cisco DevNet Workshop — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

4:00-4:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

Mini-Theater Talks | Wednesday

10:00-10:30am An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs — Florian Pachinger

11:00-12:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

12:00-12:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

12:30-1:00pm Meraki Go: Your business network on your terms — James McMath

1:00-1:30pm Inspiring the workforce of the future — Nuno Guarda

2:00-2:30pm Cisco Small Business Solutions – a day in the Office

3:00-4:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

4:00-4:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

Technical Session Outside the Booth | Wednesday

12:00-1:00pm Efficient Network Monitoring with Webhooks — Kareem Iskander

1:00-2:00pm Edge Computing Done by your Network — Florian Pachinger

2:00-3:00pm An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Students — Kareem Iskander

Thursday

10:00-10:30am An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs — Florian Pachinger

10:30-11:00am Cisco Small Business Solutions – a day in the Office — Jennifer Machgan

11:00-12:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

12:00-12:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

12:30-1:00pm Meraki Go: Your business network on your terms — James McMath

1:00-1:30pm Enhancing retail experience and analytics with Meraki APIs — Kareem Iskander

1:30-2:00pm Inspiring the workforce of the future — Nuno Guarda

2:00-2:30pm An Introduction to Cisco DevNet for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs — Florian Pachinger

3:00-4:00pm Get Hands-on with Design Thinking — Casey Tong and Edwin Zhang

4:00-4:30pm Explore Cisco DevNet Certifications for Developers — Lacey Senko

Looking forward to seeing you in the booth, in a session, in the Web Summit app or playing DevNet Trivia!