Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World. She enjoys gaming, scuba diving, and has a little one that fondly goes by "Mr. Milks".
AI didn’t just change how we write code — it changed how we think about building software.
As AI capabilities accelerate, development teams face a new challenge: how to move faster without losing clarity, trust, or human judgment.
In this talk, we’ll explore how we’re approaching the age of AI as a dev tools company — not by chasing features, but by rethinking fundamentals. We’ll look at the principles guiding our work: human-in-the-loop design, context-aware assistants, agentic workflows with guardrails, and AI experiences that help end users, not overwhelm them.
Using real examples from modern UI tooling — including agentic UI generation, AI coding assistants, conversational theming, and AI-powered interface patterns — we’ll connect strategy to practice and extract lessons any development team can apply. This session is for developers, tech leads, and architects who want to help their teams grow confidently in the AI era, regardless of framework or stack.
For over 30 years, I’ve been fighting to pay attention—literally. Living with ADHD, particularly an extreme version of it, has forced me to develop strategies to stay productive, meet goals, and thrive in both my career and personal life. But here’s the thing: You don’t have to be neurodivergent to struggle with attention, procrastination, and feeling overwhelmed.
We live in a world that constantly demands more from us, making focus a rare and valuable skill. Through trial, error, and necessity, I’ve discovered practical, science-backed techniques that help manage the chaos—strategies that anyone can use. From task management frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix to unconventional motivators (yes, bribery works), I’ll walk you through methods that help turn distractions into productivity.
But productivity isn’t just about working harder—it’s about working smarter, protecting your time, setting boundaries, and finding joy in what you do. In this talk, I’ll share both tactical strategies and deeper psychological insights into why focus is so elusive and how we can reclaim it.
Whether you're struggling with ADHD, burnout, or just an ever-growing to-do list, you’ll leave this session with actionable tools to help you work more effectively, reduce overwhelm, and maybe—just maybe—start feeling in control of your time again.
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