This page contains my talk portfolio.If you see any session that might interest you, don’t hesitate to reach out.
LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!
A talk about problems which are much better solved using other forms of AI besides LLMs.
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | DEVWorld 2025 | 2025-02-27 | Full Session |
Optimizing Santa's travels with Timefold
A talk about how to tackle a vehicle routing problem with Timefold.
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J-Fall Ede | 2024-11-07 | Full Session |
Braving the Change: recalibrating to new realities
A talk about keeping up with changing environments, with a focus on the impact of AI.
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | JCON EUROPE | 2025-05-12 | Full Session |
| J-Fall Ede | 2024-11-07 | Keynote 🔑📃 |
| J-Spring Utrecht | 2024-06-13 | Full Session |
 | Belgian Java User Group | 2024-04-23 | Full Session |
| Rotterdam Java User Group | 2024-03-12 | Full Session |
| Utrecht Java User Group | 2023-05-25 | Full Session |
Learning Through Tinkering ON DEMAND
A talk about different approaches to help you embrace 'life long learning' as a professional developer!
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | DevoxxUK | 2023-05-10 | Full Session |
 | Jfokus | 2023-02-07 | Full Session |
 | FooConf Helsinki | 2023-02-01 | Keynote 🔑📃 |
| Brabant Java User Group | 2022-12-13 | Full Session |
| Devoxx Belgium | 2022-10-14 | Full Session |
| J-Spring | 2022-06-08 | Full Session |
 | Devnexus | 2022-04-14 | Full Session |
| BrightonJUG | 2022-03-15 | Online |
 | JavaZone | 2021-12-08 | Online |
| J-Fall | 2021-11-04 | Full Session |
| London Java Community | 2021-03-19 | Online (Plushy Lightning) |
 | JNation | 2019-06-04 | Full Session |
| Full Stack Antwerp | 2019-04-24 | Full Session |
| Utrecht Java User Group | 2019-03-25 | Full Session |
| Devoxx Belgium | 2018-11-15 | Quicky Session |
Leaving a legacy: a guide to being kind to those who come after RETIRED
A talk about taking responsibility for what you leave behind
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J-Fall | 2023-11-09 | Full Session Cospeaker: Elien Callens |
| Voxxed Brussels | 2023-05-23 | Full Session Cospeaker: Elien Callens |
| JavaLand | 2023-03-21 | Full Session Cospeaker: Elien Callens |
| JavaZone | 2022-09-07 | Full Session Cospeaker: Elien Callens |
Release your creations into the world with JReleaser! 🚀 RETIRED
A talk about using JReleaser to swiftly share CLI apps and libraries on repositories like Maven Central and Homebrew.
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DevoxxUK | 2024-05-09 | Full Session Cospeaker: Maarten Mulders |
| Devoxx Belgium | 2023-10-03 | Tools In Action Cospeaker: Maarten Mulders |
Modern Testing Patterns RETIRED
An introduction to Frameworks and Tools which help you write tests which more accurately reflect your production environment
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem Java User Group | 2023-04-20 | Full Session |
| Jfokus | 2022-05-04 | Full Session |
 | Info Support Knowledge Night | 2021-12-01 | Online |
 | Voxxed Days Romania | 2021-10-21 | Online |
| jLove | 2021-06-26 | Online |
| JNation | 2021-06-16 | Online |
| Bonn Java User Group | 2021-06-09 | Online |
| Computer Futures Meetup | 2021-06-02 | Online |
| KDG University College | 2021-01-26 | Online |
Anticipating the fallacies of distributed computing with the Netflix OSS RETIRED
An introduction into the different tools Netflix has Open Sourced to support their Microservice Architecture!
| Conference | Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Futures Meetup | 2018-06-13 | Full Session |
| Brussels Java User Group | 2018-04-24 | Full Session |
| Utrecht Java User Group | 2018-04-18 | Full Session |
| JVMCon | 2018-01-30 | Full Session |
 | JavaSi '17 | 2017-10-16 | Full Session |
 | JavaCro '17 | 2017-05-12 | Full Session |