BCS SPA Software in Practice

2nd – 4th July 2018

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Announcing Keynote Speaker Alicia Carr

Alicia Carr

With great pleasure, we can now announce Alicia Carr as a keynote speaker for Software in Practice 2018. Alicia joins Jon Skeet and Chris O’Dell to complete this year’s keynote lineup.

Alicia is the first woman of color mobile developer to create a domestic violence app Purple Evolution, Inc(PEVO) dedicated to helping victims escape abuse. She used her acquired skills as a developer to make a difference. Alicia also dedicated her time to empowering women in tech with Women Who Code. She has received several major acknowledgments from Apple at WWDC15 and WWDC16 being the first black woman to be in an Apple 2016 new beginnings video and GitHub in their I am a developer video.

We would love you to join us at SPA: Software in Practice 2018 this July for a chance to meet Alicia, enjoy three high quality keynotes, and take part in a variety of engaging hands-on sessions. Tickets now available.