GitHub Copilot Dev Days - Montreal - #1

​Join us for the first GitHub Copilot Dev Days events in Montreal!
We're bringing together builders, maintainers, and developers across Vancouver’s growing tech community for a night focused on modern GitHub‑powered workflows, open tooling, and hands‑on learning.

​​Whether you use VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Claude Code, or any other tool in your stack, this meetup is GitHub‑centric but fully tool‑agnostic — come as you are, code how you like.

​​What to Expect

• ​​Practical insights into real GitHub workflows and modern AI‑assisted development

• ​​Live demos from local engineers and community builders

• ​​A friendly, social environment to connect, share ideas, and learn from one another

​​🎤 Speakers:

• ​Mehdi Labadi - Solutions Expert @ Microsoft Canada

• ​Dominique St-Amand - Cloud Solutions Architect @ Microsoft Canada

• ​​​Ali Amine Ghazali - Director - Centre d'excellence en IA @ Cofomo

​​Agenda

​​4:30 PM — Doors Open
Arrive, settle in, and meet fellow builders. Pick up GitHub Merch.

​​5:00–6:45 PM — Lightning Talks, Demos & Q&A
Short, high‑signal sessions focused on GitHub workflows, automation, AI‑assisted coding, and real project demos

​​7:00–7:30 PM — Community Social
Hang out, swap ideas, and meet other GitHub‑driven developers

​​🥟 Snacks + water provided
🏠 Space hosted by Microsoft