GitHub Copilot Dev Days | Los Angeles
Hosted in collaboration with AI Camp.
Join us for a community-led developer event focused on AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot. This event brings together developers to explore practical workflows, real-world use cases, and hands-on experiences using GitHub Copilot.
Whether you are new to GitHub Copilot or already using it, this event will help you better understand how to apply AI-assisted coding techniques in everyday development.
📅 Agenda (Sessions + Workshop)
5:30pm – Check-in, Networking, & Food
6:00pm – Welcome & Opening
6:00pm – GitHub Copilot: Your AI Companion for Every Workflow, Reynald Adolphe, Sr. Developer Advocate @ Microsoft
6:45pm – Agent Skills Foundations and Best Practices, Marcelo Lewin, Principal Agentic Builder @ Cigna
7:45pm – Workshop: Hands-on with GitHub Copilot, Maira Wenzel, Principal Program Manager @ Microsoft and Katie Savage, Technical Program Manager @ Microsoft
All workshop content is available at copilot-dev-days.github.io.
8:30pm – Closing & Next Steps
👤 Speaker Info
Reynald Adolphe, Sr. Developer Advocate @ Microsoft
Bio: Reynald Adolphe has been a software engineer for over 10 years, starting with Java, moving into .NET, and later full-stack development. His journey led to authoring courses on LinkedIn Learning and now serving as a Developer Advocate on the Visual Studio Code team at Microsoft. Based in Los Angeles, he also runs a YouTube channel on tech, productivity, and finance.
Marcelo Lewin, Principal Agentic Builder @ Cigna
Bio: Marcelo is the founder of iBuildWith.ai and BlocksBuilder.ai, and currently works at Cigna as a Principal Agentic Builder. He has over 30 years of experience in the tech industry and has lived through the computer, internet, cloud, and mobile revolutions. Today, he is focused on helping people navigate the AI revolution by showing non-developers how to build real applications, prototypes, tools, and workflows with AI. You can learn more about Marcelo or connect with him on LinkedIn.
Maira Wenzel, Principal Program Manager @ Microsoft
Bio: Maira Wenzel is a Principal Program Manager on Microsoft’s CoreAI team with 20 years across software development, consulting, technical writing, and program management. She leads strategy and engineering for Microsoft’s major developer sites, including .NET, Microsoft Developer, and Reactor.
Katie Savage, Technical Program Manager @ Microsoft
Bio: Katie Savage is a Technical Program Manager working on the CoreAI team at Microsoft. Through her time as a PM, she's worked with .NET, Visual Studio, VS Code, and GitHub Copilot. She is particularly passionate about working with the community.
📜 Code of Conduct
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants. Please review the event Code of Conduct before attending.
📍 How to get there
📌 Event location: 13031 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles
🅿️ Parking information: Street parking or parking lot. Please be aware that the parking lot costs $11.50.