GOTO is a vendor independent international software development conference with more that 90 top speaker and 1300 attendees. The conference cover topics such as .Net, Java, Open Source, Agile, Architecture and Design, Web, Cloud, New Languages and Processes

Speakers at GOTO Chicago 2014

 Aaron  Bedra
Aaron Bedra,
Senior Fellow at Groupon and Co-Author of Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition
 Adrian  Cockcroft
Adrian Cockcroft,
Technology Fellow at Battery Ventures and Former Netflix Cloud Architect Pioneer
 Albert P Tobey
Albert P Tobey,
Open Source Mechanic
 Alberto  Silveira
Alberto Silveira,
Lead, Tools at Amplify Access
 Alex  Rutkowski
Alex Rutkowski,
Developer at Outpace
 Brian  LeRoux
Brian LeRoux,
PhoneGap Project Team, Adobe
 Brock  Whitten
Brock Whitten,
Harp Platform
 Camille  Fournier
Camille Fournier,
Head of Engineering, Rent the Runway
 Charlie  Hunt
Charlie Hunt,
Lead author of Java Performance
 Coleman  Collins
Coleman Collins,
User experience designer and design consultant at ThoughtWorks
 Courtney  Hemphill
Courtney Hemphill,
Lead Developer at Carbon Five
 Dan  North
Dan North,
Agile troublemaker, developer, originator of BDD
 Dave  Thomas
Dave Thomas,
Pragmatic Programmer turned Publisher
 David  Nolen
David Nolen,
Software Engineer at Cognitect
 Derek  Groothuis
Derek Groothuis,
Chief Software Officer at DRW
 Eva  Andreasson
Eva Andreasson,
Cloudera
 Fred  George
Fred George,
Co-Founder of Outpace Systems, Programmer Anarchy
 Gil  Tene
Gil Tene,
CTO and Co-founder, Azul Systems
 Greg  Young
Greg Young,
Independent Consultant & Entrepreneur
 Janne Jul  Jensen
Janne Jul Jensen,
Interaction Designer and Usability Specialist
 Jason  Bloomberg
Jason Bloomberg,
Author of The Agile Architecture Revolution, EnterpriseWeb
 Jessica  Kerr
Jessica Kerr,
Scala Developer
 Jez  Humble
Jez Humble,
Author of "Continuous Delivery", Principal Consultant, ThoughtWorks
 Joel  Friedman
Joel Friedman,
Developer at Outpace
 John  Duimovich
John Duimovich,
Java CTO and IBM Distinguished Engineer
 John  Jarosz
John Jarosz,
Practice Lead for Experience Design at ThoughtWorks North America
 John  Redwine
John Redwine,
Senior Program Manager | Talent Enhancement Michigan Economic Development Corporation
 Kurt  Schrader
Kurt Schrader,
CTO @ intentmedia
 Leslie  Borrell
Leslie Borrell,
VP, Engineering at Amplify Access
 Lukas  Ruebbelke
Lukas Ruebbelke,
Co-Author of "Angular JS in Action"
 Lyle  Hayhurst
Lyle Hayhurst,
CTO at DRW Trading
 Mark  Madsen
Mark Madsen,
Thirdnature
 Martin  Odersky
Martin Odersky,
Chairman, Chief Architect & Co-Founder at Typesafe
 Martin  Schray
Martin Schray,
Author/teacher on Microsoft tech
 Matias  Niemelä
Matias Niemelä,
Core Developer on Angular JS Team
 Matt  Godbolt
Matt Godbolt,
Low-level latency geek, DRW
 Max  De Marzi
Max De Marzi,
Senior Consultant at Neo Technology
 Michael T.  Nygard
Michael T. Nygard,
Author of "Release It!"
 Nathan  Hurst
Nathan Hurst,
Lead, Content at Amplify Access
 Peter  Moskovits
Peter Moskovits,
Head of Real-Time Solutions at KAAZING
 Rachel  Laycock
Rachel Laycock,
Lead Consultant at ThoughtWorks
 Randy  Shoup
Randy Shoup,
Chief Technology Officer at KIXEYE
 Reid  Draper
Reid Draper,
Professional Erlang Developer, works on Riak
 Russ  Olsen
Russ Olsen,
Author of "Design Patterns in Ruby" and "Eloquent Ruby"
 Scott  VanDenPlas
Scott VanDenPlas,
Built AWS Infrastructure for Obama Campaign
 Simon  Brown
Simon Brown,
Founder of "Coding the Architecture"
 Tim  Bray
Tim Bray,
Father of XML - Uncle of Search Engines
 Tim  Park
Tim Park,
Part of the Platform Strategy Team at Microsoft
 Trisha  Gee
Trisha Gee,
MongoDB Inc

Speakers Sorted by Name/Company

First name Last name Company
Aaron Bedra Senior Fellow at Groupon and Co-Author of Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition
Adrian Cockcroft Technology Fellow at Battery Ventures and Former Netflix Cloud Architect Pioneer
Albert Tobey Open Source Mechanic
Alberto Silveira Lead, Tools at Amplify Access
Alex Rutkowski Developer at Outpace
Brian LeRoux PhoneGap Project Team, Adobe
Brock Whitten Harp Platform
Camille Fournier Head of Engineering, Rent the Runway
Charlie Hunt Lead author of Java Performance
Coleman Collins User experience designer and design consultant at ThoughtWorks
Courtney Hemphill Lead Developer at Carbon Five
Dan North Agile troublemaker, developer, originator of BDD
Dave Thomas Pragmatic Programmer turned Publisher
David Nolen Software Engineer at Cognitect
Derek Groothuis Chief Software Officer at DRW
Eva Andreasson Cloudera
Fred George Co-Founder of Outpace Systems, Programmer Anarchy
Gil Tene CTO and Co-founder, Azul Systems
Greg Young Independent Consultant & Entrepreneur
Janne Jul Jensen Interaction Designer and Usability Specialist
Jason Bloomberg Author of The Agile Architecture Revolution, EnterpriseWeb
Jessica Kerr Scala Developer
Jez Humble Author of "Continuous Delivery", Principal Consultant, ThoughtWorks
Joel Friedman Developer at Outpace
John Duimovich Java CTO and IBM Distinguished Engineer
John Jarosz Practice Lead for Experience Design at ThoughtWorks North America
John Redwine Senior Program Manager | Talent Enhancement Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Kurt Schrader CTO @ intentmedia
Leslie Borrell VP, Engineering at Amplify Access
Lukas Ruebbelke Co-Author of "Angular JS in Action"
Lyle Hayhurst CTO at DRW Trading
Mark Madsen Thirdnature
Martin Odersky Chairman, Chief Architect & Co-Founder at Typesafe
Martin Schray Author/teacher on Microsoft tech
Matias Niemelä Core Developer on Angular JS Team
Matt Godbolt Low-level latency geek, DRW
Max De Marzi Senior Consultant at Neo Technology
Michael T. Nygard Author of "Release It!"
Nathan Hurst Lead, Content at Amplify Access
Peter Moskovits Head of Real-Time Solutions at KAAZING
Rachel Laycock Lead Consultant at ThoughtWorks
Randy Shoup Chief Technology Officer at KIXEYE
Reid Draper Professional Erlang Developer, works on Riak
Russ Olsen Author of "Design Patterns in Ruby" and "Eloquent Ruby"
Scott VanDenPlas Built AWS Infrastructure for Obama Campaign
Simon Brown Founder of "Coding the Architecture"
Tim Bray Father of XML - Uncle of Search Engines
Tim Park Part of the Platform Strategy Team at Microsoft
Trisha Gee MongoDB Inc