Speakers

Bart Dorlandt

Bart Dorlandt is the owner of Dream Networking and Automation.

For 20 years, Bart has expressed his love for networking as an engineer, designer, and architect, diving into every bit and byte all the way to CCIE.
Over the last decade, he has driven automation through programming and tooling, always asking: “there must be a better way.”
He has contributed to large international companies and startups, combining innovative thinking, social presence, and a passion for technology.
Bart is also active in the community, hosting NLNAM (net-auto.nl) and PyUtrecht, and serving on the advisory board of the Network Automation Forum.

Damien Garros

Damien Garros is an architect, engineer, and leader with deep expertise in infrastructure automation, data management, and networking.
Over the last 15 years working at companies like Juniper, Apstra, Roblox, and Network to Code, he’s built a reputation for designing systems that make automation trustworthy by getting the data right first.
Damien has architected and contributed to dozens of open source projects now widely used across the industry.
Known for his clear thinking and forward-looking vision, he’s also recognized for a leadership style rooted in candor and curiosity.
Damien is the co-founder and CEO of OpsMill, creators of Infrahub, the infrastructure data management platform.

Niclas Skøtt Petersen

Niclas is a Network Automation Specialist with a strong background in service provider and enterprise networking.

His work focuses on network automation, Python, APIs, and infrastructure tooling, with an emphasis on building practical, maintainable solutions that improve reliability and reduce manual work.
He enjoys sharing real-world experiences from the intersection of networking, software engineering, and automation.

Urs Baumann

Urs Baumann has been speaking on network automation for over ten years, which has given him plenty of opportunity to form strong opinions and become a bit grumpy about it.
He is a Solution Architect, network automation engineer, and university lecturer, working across network infrastructure, Python, data models, testing, and the occasional uncomfortable question about whether something is actually automation or just a complicated script.
Urs is also an open-source maintainer of NUTS (Network Unit Testing System), an unsurprising project for someone who has spent considerable time arguing that automation should probably be tested. He also maintains Pydantify and several Nornir plugins, including nornir-rich.
After more than a decade in the field, Urs remains convinced that network automation can be done better. He is still trying to figure out exactly how much of that conviction is experience and how much is simply getting grumpy.