Got questions for GitHub's CEO? Following his keynote, Thomas Dohmke will join Demetris Cheatham for an interactive Q&#x26;A session. Submit your most compelling question through <a href="https://forms.gle/K4VG9UsaAob4hkkY8">this form</a> by November 11 for a chance to spark discussion during this exclusive conversation about the future of software development.

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Interactive CEO Q&A

Sitting on GitHub’s Executive Leadership team, Demetris Cheatham is currently the Chief of Staff for the CEO of GitHub, where she acts as the CEO’s trusted partner to move all of software development forward. Demetris is particularly passionate about the evolving nature of open source in the age of AI. Before her time as COS to the CEO, Demetris was Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy at GitHub, the Global Diversity and Inclusion at Lead at Red Hat, and was formerly the first woman and youngest Executive Director to lead the National Bar Association, the United States’ oldest and largest international network of over 65,000 predominantly African-American attorneys and judges.

Demetris Cheatham

Thomas Dohmke is CEO of GitHub and drives the company’s mission of making GitHub the home for all developers. Fascinated by software development since his childhood, Thomas is passionate about building tools developers love and creating products that drive software development forward. He previously co-founded HockeyApp and led the company as CEO through its acquisition by Microsoft in 2014. Thomas holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from University of Glasgow, UK. He lives in the Seattle area, is a LEGO enthusiast, and enjoys coding and making his GitHub contribution graph green in his spare time.

Interactive CEO Q&A

Demetris Cheatham

Thomas Dohmke

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