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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Finding Your Way in Tech

Francesco Ciulla

A professor claimed this former volleyball coach would never succeed as a developer. Instead, mastering the fundamentals landed them a role at the European Space Agency.

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