DevFest Modena
⚡ Lightning Talks

[Lightning talks] Talks proposed by attendees

Saturday 3 October • 16:30 - 17:45
in Chapel

Lightning talks are ten-minute sessions proposed by event attendees.

Anyone can propose a talk.

Schedule

The accepted talks, while time permits:

Not All APIs Make Honey: Javascript Ones Will Surprise You — Nello Polesello

Did you know that your smartphone browser can detect vibrations, track device motion, and react in real time? In this talk we explore accelerometer, gyroscope, camera, and WebSocket APIs through live demos showcasing unexpected interactions. Minimal theoretical slides: real code and working applications that demonstrate how to turn the mobile browser into something far more powerful and creative than you imagined.

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You Deployed AI. But Did the Process Actually Improve? — Andrea Saravalle

If artificial intelligence is now everywhere and integrated into countless work tools, why isn't productivity rising at the same pace? This talk draws a distinction between deploying a technology and generating real value. Organizations and developers often measure success by user counts, generation speeds, prompts run, or theoretical hours saved. However, these metrics don't prove an actual business process has improved. From an economic perspective, this talk demonstrates that AI only creates productivity when applied to a concrete workflow bottleneck, altering a decision, and producing measurable before-and-after results. In ten minutes, an actionable framework to move past benchmarks and demos: ask which process changes, which friction is removed, and which outcome is truly measurable.

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I Just Write Code: Controller, Processor, Authorized or 404 Not Found? GDPR Answers — Angela Petraglia

While you write code, the GDPR determines your role. Find out if you are a Controller, Processor, Authorized person, or 404 Not Found. You implemented OAuth2, optimized queries across millions of rows, and deployed to production on a Friday night—yet the GDPR looks at you and still doesn't know who you are. Controller? Processor? Authorized? Or are you just an undefined value in the European privacy map? In this talk, we explore what the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 entails when applied to your tech stack.

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How to propose your lightning talk

Submit your talk in the “Lightning talk” channel on Telegram, including its title, your first and last name, and a short description.

Selected talks will be announced at lunchtime on Saturday, again on Telegram, and will appear on this page.

Speakers should arrive shortly before the session starts so they have time to prepare.

Please note: the ten-minute limit is strict 😉 and promotional talks are not accepted.

Speakers

Nello Polesello

Nello Polesello

Fullstack dev - owner at infoFactory @ infoFACTORY srl

Andrea Saravalle

Andrea Saravalle

University Professor @ Università di Bologna

Angela Petraglia

Angela Petraglia

Lawyer & Legal Tech Consultant

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