Robin
Ginn
Executive Director at OpenJS Foundation
"Welcome to the Roaring 20s of JavaScript!"
"Welcome to the Roaring 20s of JavaScript!"
Wed June 9 - 1:10 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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Session: Welcome to the Roaring 20s of JavaScript!
Last year, JavaScript hit a huge milestone - it turned 25 years old! When JavaScript was kicking off, Google was just getting started and Amazon sold its first book. Fast forward to today, and 96% of the world’s websites depend on JavaScript and it’s the number one programming language per surveys such as Redmonk and Stack Overflow.In this talk, given by Robin Ginn, Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation, the audience will get an in-depth look into how this well-established and beloved programming language is continuing to innovate, and how her organization is building amazing and diverse communities to meet global challenges. While JavaScript has hit the 25-year mark, it’s hardly peaked. In fact, the best is yet to come.
Key Takeaways
- The audience will get an in-depth look into this history of JavaScript, where it currently stands and its bright future.
- Get insights into building diverse communities, and ways to find your own path in them.
- Get the inside track on the importance of open source, both the technology and the people who power it.
Bio
Robin Ginn, Executive Director, OpenJS FoundationRobin Ginn is the Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation, the neutral home for open source JavaScript projects driving broad adoption and development of key JavaScript solutions and related technologies.
As Executive Director, Robin advances the Foundation’s mission to drive adoption and ensure sustainability in the JS and web development ecosystem.
Robin brings technology, strategic marketing and business development experience to the Foundation. Over the span of her career, Robin has led major initiatives advancing open source technologies, community development, and open standards.
Robin spent more than 10 years at Microsoft where she was at the forefront of the company’s shift to openness. She co-founded @OpenAtMicrosoft and was instrumental in Microsoft’s contribution and involvement in the Node.js Project. During her tenure at Microsoft, Robin led strategic business and marketing initiatives for Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Healthcare in AI & Research. In addition, Robin was a driving force behind go-to-market strategies that introduced AI and machine learning projects commercially.
Prior to Microsoft, Robin held leadership roles at both Edelman and WE Communications and was instrumental in campaigns focused on technology policy, data privacy, corporate citizenship, and community engagement.
Robin earned her B.A. from Washington State University.
