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# Fireside Chat with Julia Kordick, Sr. Software Global Black Belt


- **Date:** Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026
- **Time:** 12:30–13:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Speakers

### [Christian Heilmann](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@christian-heilmann)

Open first, great comes later
### [Julia Kordick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julia-kordick)

Senior Software Global Black Belt at Microsoft


## Related talks at this congress

- [Teaching GitHub Copilot COBOL: A Practical Guide to Agentic AI Legacy Modernization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1242-teaching-github) — Julia Kordick, Laetitia Maar
- [The best SDLC is the one you build yourself: Why orchestration changes everything](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1064-the-best-sdlc-is-the) — Jovana Dunisijevic
- [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1442-checkmate-5-real) — Jasmin Azemović
- [Fireside Chat - Why the future is built on “AND”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1040-fireside-chat-why) — Jürgen Hartwig, Rudi Bauer