Breezy is a one-day multi-track conference about everything related to software development and the software industry that should interest everyone from Developers and Architects to Project managers, QA specialists and UI/UX Designers. The event is completely free of charge. Breakfast, lunch and coffee (and beer at Bock's) are complimentary.
Speakers
Pekka Abrahamsson
Professor of Software Engineering, Tampere University
Tal Katzav
General Manager, AI Centre of Excellence, Wärtsilä
Juho-Pekka Koponen
Senior Data Scientist, Wärtsilä
Annika Yli-Jaskari
System Governance Specialist, Mirka
Sanna Backholm
IT Product Manager, Mirka
Mattias Berg
Senior Software Developer, CDRS Finland
Jim Sundkvist
Senior Software Developer, CDRS Finland
Juha-Pekka Joutsenlahti
Data Catalog Lead & Data Advisor, Solita
Trond Jakob Sjøvang
Global CCoE Lead, Atea ASA
Julius Laitala
Lead AI Engineer, Brightly
Anton Alexeev
Functional Safety Expert, Huld
Tuomas Heroja
Data Transformation Coach, Recordly
Agenda
Pre-conference workshop
Modern Developer Experience with AWS
Pre-conference Immersion Day @ Breezy Dev Conf
🗓️ When: Wednesday 10.9, 9:30–13:30
📍 Where: Wasa Innovation Center, 2nd floor
Discover how modern AWS developer tools are changing the way we build software! In this hands-on workshop, you'll experience Amazon Q Developer - AWS's comprehensive AI assistant that revolutionizes your entire development workflow. Beyond just code completion, Q Developer helps you architect solutions, analyze your codebase, troubleshoot issues, transform existing code, and even understand complex documentation, all while adhering to AWS best practices and security guidelines.
AWS experts will guide you through practical exercises using your own AWS sandbox account. You'll experience how Q Developer assists you with everything from architectural decisions and security reviews to API implementation and infrastructure-as-code optimization. You'll also get hands-on experience with Q Developer's ability to explain complex AWS concepts, generate detailed documentation, and provide contextual recommendations throughout your development process. No previous AWS experience needed but it is recommended to have at least a basic understanding of development work related tasks. Perfect for developers, IT admins, DevOps engineers, and anyone wanting to see what's new in cloud development.
Free of charge!
Conference day
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Breakfast (coffee + sandwiches) & Expo area | |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Welcome and introduction to Breezy | |
| 9:10 - 10:00 | Will AI replace coders? - Pekka Abrahamsson - Tampere University | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break & Expo area | |
| HardCode track | BeyondCode track | |
| 10:30 - 11:20 |
Infrastructure as Code for Azure and Entra ID in 2025
- Trond Jakob Sjøvang - Atea
This session explores updates to IaC tooling for Microsoft Azure and Entra ID. We'll cover good practices, verified modules, recent updates to Bicep and Terraform and compare them both to new players in the area before we round off with highlights of areas that are still problematic |
Agile Growth Engine: Mastering Retrospectives - Annika Yli-Jaskari, Sanna Backholm - Mirka |
| 11:20 - 12:50 | Lunch at Bock's (complimentary) & Expo area | |
| 12:50 - 13:40 |
Developing in-house Scalable Generative AI Platform
- Tal Katzav, Juho-Pekka Koponen - Wärtsilä
This session explores effective approaches for developing an in-house Generative AI platform, discussing technology choices and highlighting a modular architecture designed for scalability. We discuss strategies for driving organizational adoption and methodologies for prioritizing high-value use cases, showcasing several real-life examples. |
How to create a profitable business by turning work into art
- Tuomas Heroja - Recordly
Companies aren't just machines for making money, they're tools for solving the toughest problems. In this session, Tuomas Heroja shares insights into how to turn everyday work into something both meaningful and profitable. Drawing on Peter M. Senge's The Fifth Discipline, he shows how learning together can improve both results and culture. You'll leave with a fresh perspective on your role at work and a set of practical steps you can take right away to build a business that thrives. |
| 13:40 - 13:50 | Break | |
| 13:50 - 14:40 | Data science kick-start for developers - Julius Laitala - Brightly |
Compliance or quality: how to promote a safety and security culture within
your organisation
- Anton Alexeev - Huld
Safety and security are both important product properties. This presentation looks at different ways in which organizations treat security and safety, and gives some ideas about how an organization culture can be changed to achieve consistent results in product security and safety. |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | Coffee break & Expo area | |
| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Robots In Your Repo: Automating the Dev Lifecycle with Modern Tools
- Mattias Berg & Jim Sundkvist - CDRS Finland
Modern development is full of repetitive tasks that slow us down and introduce avoidable errors. But today, robots can handle most of that grunt work for us. In this talk, we'll explore practical automation tools - like `commitlint`, `semantic-release`, and `renovatebot` - and show how to wire them together using CI (such as GitHub Actions). You'll learn how to build a DevOps workflow that's fast, reliable, and scalable - with fewer manual steps and more shipping. |
Data product journey: experiences and lessons learned
- Juha-Pekka Joutsenlahti - Solita
Data product is a new way of approaching data and data management. Data products allow more business focused data development and brings business closer to IT. In this speak JP will share experiences and lessons learned from different initiatives, what has failed miserably and what have been on a road to success. |
| 16:00 - 16:10 | Closing words and raffle prizes | |
| 16:10 - | After work at Bock's Brewery next doors. Local beer will be served (complimentary) | |
Special Session for Decision Makers
AI is transforming more than email and documents - are your business systems ready?
🗓️ When: Thursday 11.9 at 10:30 - 11:30
📍 Where: The Barn, Bock's Corner Brewery (next to Wasa Innovation Center)
While tools like ChatGPT and Copilot have introduced many to the power of AI, the next phase of transformation reaches much deeper. This session focuses on how AI will impact the future of business-critical software - from procurement and CRM to ERP and operations platforms.
What should business leaders know as AI becomes a core component of the tools they rely on every day?
How will software procurement strategies evolve?
What role should decision makers play in shaping this shift?
Join us for an engaging interview and discussion with Pekka Abrahamsson, Professor of Software Engineering at Tampere University, whose research focuses on AI and its impact on software and software development.
Pekka will be joined by Patrik Österåker, a Vaasa-based entrepreneur with a broad international career. Together, they will unpack the real business implications of AI - beyond chatbots and office automation - and provide guidance for leaders navigating this changing landscape.
🎙️ Opening Remarks: Mathias Rönnlund, Chief Architect at Mirka and co-organizer of Breezy Dev Conf
This session is held in parallel with Breezy Dev Conf at Wasa Innovation Center and is specially designed for business leaders, executives, and decision makers across industries.
Post-conference workshop
Fix the world with Microsoft AI foundry & copilots
🗓️ When: Friday 12.9, 9:30–14:30
📍 Where: Wasa Innovation Center, 2nd floor
This hackathon challenges participants to design and build enterprise-ready AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. The goal is to empower teams to create intelligent, secure, and scalable copilots that integrate seamlessly with business data and processes - delivering real value through automation, insights, and conversational experiences.
Pre-requisite is that you have capability to use free azure subscription.
Hackathon Themes:
- Conversational Agents – Build a chatbot or assistant that helps employees navigate internal tools, policies, or data.
- Process Automation – Use Copilot Studio to automate repetitive workflows using Power Automate and Azure Functions.
- Data-Driven Insights – Create copilots that analyze structured/unstructured data and generate insights or reports.
- Custom Connectors – Extend your copilot with APIs or Azure services using custom connectors and Swagger definitions.
- MCP Servers - Extend existing agent world with MCP server.
Key Technologies:
- Microsoft Copilot Studio (For no-coders)
- AI Foundry and Agent Service [For coders]
- Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps)
- Azure Functions, Logic Apps
- Semantic Kernel (optional advanced track)
Judging Criteria:
- Innovation and creativity
- Real-world applicability
- Technical implementation
- Use of Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio features
- User experience and design
Free of charge!
All sessions are held in English.
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Practical information
Arriving and parking
The venue Wasa Innovation Center is located at Gerbyntie 16 in Pukinkulma, Vaasa, next to the Bock’s Brewery restaurant which is 2,5km from the railway station. There are parking lots next to the venue.
If you arrive by train, you can reach the venue by bus, taxi or electric scooter. Bus timetable is available at Digitransit. You can also use Tier or Voi.
Eating and drinking
We start the day with breakfast, followed by lunch and coffee - as well as a local after-work beer by Bock’s!
Cancellation
Sometimes plans change and that’s ok. In case you aren’t able to join, please cancel your registration ASAP! Please note that if you don't show up and haven't cancelled by 4 pm on Monday 8.9, we will charge a no-show fee due to food costs etc.
How to cancel
To cancel your registration, please use the Manage tickets link found in your registration confirmation email. Hope to see you another time!
Social media
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Code of conduct
Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, or online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.
