Public Speaking, Keynotes, Conferences and Events
As an AI Software Engineer and Advocate in the Google Cloud Office of the CTO (Applied Innovation Factory), I translate frontier AI research into production-ready enterprise systems. Over the past decade, I have presented keynotes and technical deep-dives at more than 50 large-scale global conferences—including Google I/O and Google Cloud Next—to audiences of up to 5,000 developers, researchers, and technology executives.
I specialize in delivering high-impact, code-forward sessions tailored to engineers, as well as vision keynotes on the future of enterprise AI.
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Core Topics:
- Agentic Orchestration & GraphRAG: Designing secure multi-agent systems, time-aware reasoning pipelines, and constraint-driven data engineering.
- Speech Automation & Voice AI: Engineering low-latency speech pipelines, acoustic ambiguity resolution, and transactional voice commerce.
- AI Security & Trust Boundaries: Establishing guardrails, human-in-the-loop gates, and digital sibling security boundaries for multi-agent handoffs.
- Developer Enablement & Scalability: Practical prompt engineering, MLOps, and developer tool workflows.
- Diversity & Product Safety: Building inclusive systems, auditing bias in NLP, and tech chapter leadership.
2026
5-Day AI Agents: Intensive Vibe Coding Course With Google
Jun 19 5PM (CEST) | Online Website | Spec-Driven Production Grade Development in the Age of Vibe Coding
Last November, we launched our first 5-Day AI Agents Intensive Course with Google, reaching over 1.5 million learners. By popular demand, we’re excited to bring it back—now with updated content, new speakers, and a hands-on capstone project, all at no cost to registrants. I will speak on: “Spec-Driven Production Grade Development in the Age of Vibe Coding. The Blueprint for Scalable Workflows and Team Evolution: From Vibe Prototypes to Production Reality.”
The Dutch State of AI in Advertising
April 15 | DPG Media, Amsterdam, NL Website | Expert Panel: Agentic AI Systems
This event provided a comprehensive overview of how AI is transforming brand emotion, media planning, and creative development. Targeted at a wide range of professionals, it explored the future trajectory of AI in the Dutch market. For Google, I contributed to the expert panel, sharing insights on the development and governance of agentic AI systems within the advertising industry.
2024
DevWorld Conference
Mar 1 | RAI, Amsterdam, NL Website | Large Language Models
2023
iBestuur Exec Conference
Sept 13 | Fokker Terminal, The Hague, NL Website | Generative AI
AI Advantage
Jun 1 | AMAZE, Amsterdam, NL | Website | Keynote: Generative AI
2022
Teqnation Keynote
May 12 | DeFabrique, Utrecht, NL | Website | Keynote: Machine Learning Fairness
Cloud Innovators Community
Apr 7 | Online | Website | Conversational AI discussion on Kumospace - Google Developer Relations Engineer: Lee Boonstra
Cloud Innovator Hive
Mar 30 | Online | Website | Cloud Innovator Hive: Building an Omnichannel Platform
Voice Lunch
Feb 14 | Online | Website | Ask me Anything VoiceLunch - Google Developer Relations Engineer: Lee Boonstra
2021
NEXT 2021
Oct 12 - Oct 14 | Online | Website | Various Conversational AI sessions / demos
ConferĂŞncia Bots Brasil 2021
Sept 30 - Oct 2 | Online | Website | How to setup your conversational analytics
Voice Lunch
Sept 28 12pm (EDT)| Online | Website | Voice Lunch with Lee Boonstra
Serverless Toronto
Sep 14 6PM (CEST) | Online | Website | Get started with Dialogflow & Contact Center AI on Google Cloud
Business Messenger Office Hours
Jul 13 | Online | About my book and the Dialogflow CX competition
Google I/O 2021
May 20 10:15AM (GMT) Stream 3 | Online | Website | Build a voice bot for Android with Dialogflow and Flutter
Codemotion Tech Conference 2021 (English Edition)
May 19 | Online | Website | Build a voice bot for Android with Dialogflow and Flutter & ML Fairness
DDMA Voice - Digital talk about Chat & Voice Analytics
Mar 25 | Online | Website | Digital Talk about chat & voice bot analytics.
2020
Google DevFest
19 Nov | Online | Website | Accelerate building enterprise level conversational experiences. Building chat and voice bots next gen with Dialogflow CX
Conversational Conference by Frank Watching
24 Sept | Online` | Website | The Next Generation of Conversational
OmniChannelX 2020
11 June | Online | Website | Improve your customer care by building an AI bot platform | Save 50 Euro; use discount code: 50GOOG
VOICE Global 2020 (VoiceSummit.ai)
9 June | Online | Website 10PM EST, VG2 - Improve your customer care
OmniChannelX 2020
8 June | Online | Website | Workshop: Hands-on: Create a TV guide action for the Google Assistant with Dialogflow and actions on Google | Save 50 Euro; use discount code: 50GOOG
WeAreDevelopers Live 2020
29 May | Online | Website Raise your voice
Emerce Next 2020
27 May | Online | Website Improve your customer care by building an AI platform
Google Cloud Talks
26 May | Online | WebsiteCloud AI Talks, Practical AI. Conversational AI, Vision AI & Document AI.
Community Speedrun Challenge: Dialogflow
18 May | Online | Website Dialogflow Introduction + Codelabs
Frontend Developer Love 2020
19 Feb | Amsterdam Theater, NL | Website | Audio Streaming - Using Dialogflow & WebRTC for building your own Voice AIs
Fourcast Women in Tech Event 2020
11 Feb | Google Brussels, BE | Website | Dialogflow, Actions on Google Workshop
Salesforce Service Innovation Summit 2020
16 Jan | Hilversum, NL | Website | Future of Customer Care with Contact Center AI
2019
Google Cloud Next London 2019
20 November | ExCel, London, UK | Website | Women in Tech Panel
Cloud Community Summit 2019
19 November | Google, London, UK | Dialogflow Session & Ask Me Anything about Developer Advocacy Panel
Frontmania 2019
15 November | Utrecht | Website | Machine Learning Fairness
Kennis Sessie Zakelijke Dienstverlening 2019
12 November | The Circle, Amsterdam | Future of Customer Care
Women in Cloud - Amsterdam 2019
4 November | Google, Amsterdam | Website | Hosting the Google Cloud hackathon
Dare - Voice Emmerce
15 October | Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam | Website | Improving your customer care by creating conversations for smart assistants.
Google Cloud Summit Amsterdam
10 October | RAI, Amsterdam | Website | Keynote: AutoML Tables & Breakout Session: Machine Learning for app developers
SheSharp Meetup
9 October | Google, Amsterdam | Website | Machine Learning Fairness - The things we can do, to create smarter and more inclusive products.
Greenhouse Group Conversational Event
8 October | Eindhoven | About Contact Center AI
Travel & Transportation Event
27 Sept | Google, Amsterdam | Machine Learning Demos: How do people think of my brand (Twitter Sentiment), How to collect insights from chatbots (Dialogflow / BigQuery) and how to calculate wait times at the airport (AutoML Tables).
Google Cloud Summit Stockholm
3 September | Stockholm Denmark | Machine Learning for app developers
Pride Week at TQ
1 & 4 August | TQ Startup Scene, Amsterdam | Diversity Panel Discussion & Session: Building inclusive products / Maching Learning Fairness
Women Tech Makers Amsterdam
21 May 2019 | Google, Amsterdam | Engineering at Google
GOTO Conference 2019
19 May 2019 | Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam | Website | How we built Google Tulip using Serverless, AutoML Vision and Dialogflow
Artefact Openings Event
14 May 2019 | Artefact, Utrecht | Keynote: Dialogflow & Google Assistant
Startup Roadshow
2 May 2019 | TQ, Amsterdam | Website | Google Cloud examples
Verbond van Verzekeraars
15 April 2019 | Google, Amsterdam | Website | Google je beste vriend
Google Cloud Next 2019
9 April 2019 | Moscone Center, San Francisco USA | Website | Google Cloud Next, Customer Stories: AI in Financial Services
WTM Event: International Women’s Day
20 March 2019 | Google, Amsterdam, NL | Website | WTM Event: Internation Women’s Day
Verbond van Verzekeraars
6 March 2019 | Google, Amsterdam | Website | Google je beste vriend
Friends of Search
6 Feb 2019 | Kromhouthallen, Amsterdam, NL | Website | Keynote: Google Assistant
Verbond van Verzekeraars
20 Jan 2019 | Google, Amsterdam, NL | Website | Google je beste vriend
2018
Startup Roadshow
Schiphol Developers Group
06 Dec 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Website | Machine Learning for JavaScript Developers
Dialogflow Day
04 Dec 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Summit Amsterdam
28 Nov 2018 | Zaandam, NL | Website | Keynote: AutoML Demo + Contact Center AI Breakout session
KSF Jaarcongres 2018
20 Nov 2018 | Almere, NL | Website | Session about Contact Center AI
FrontMania Conference
16 Nov 2018 | Utrecht, NL | Website | Keynote: Machine Learning for JavaScript developers
Chatathon
28 Oct 2018 | Brussel, BE | Chatbot hackathon - trainer
GoDataFest 2018
18 Oct 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Website | Learn about Dialogflow and the Google Assistant
Google Cloud Next
11 Oct 2018 | London, UK | Diversity at Google Panel
YSE Digital Now
05 Oct 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Machine Learning at Google
Digital Wednesday
26 Sept 2018 | Eindhoven, NL | Website | Learn about Dialogflow and the Google Assistant
Hackademy
DDMA
26 June 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Learn about Dialogflow and the Google Assistant
GHG Chatbot event
21 June 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Learn about Dialogflow and the Google Assistant
Women Tech Makers event
3 May 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | About Public Speaking
CSA Security event
4 April 2018 | Amsterdam, NL | Learn about DevOps at Google
2017
Google Cloud Summit Munich
6 Dec 2017 | Munich, DE | Website | Keynote: Machine Learning Vision API and DLP Demo.
Dutch Search Awards
Nov 2017 | Amsterdam, NL | Website | Machine Learning demo, how models work.
Think with Google
8 Nov 2017 | Amsterdam, NL | Website
Machine Learning, Twitter Analytics Sentiment demo
Google Cloud Summit Paris
19 Oct 2017 | Paris, FR | Website
Keynote: Video Intelligence API demo & Tech session
Google Cloud On Air Webinar
17 Oct 2017 | Online | Website
Webinar about smart conversations and chatbots
Financial Services Lighthouse
13 Oct 2017 | Amsterdam, NL | Website
Introduction to Google Cloud
Software Circus
8 Sept 2017 | Amsterdam, NL | Website
Google Home workshop
Faster is Better
8 Sept 2017 | Utrecht, NL
Building software at Google scale, keynote
LGBTech
4 Aug 2017 | Amsterdam, NL
Presentation about Machine Learning
Google Cloud Next Amsterdam
21 June 2017 | Amsterdam, NL | Website
Keynote, Leadercircle, Tech session
IoT Techday
19 April 2017 | Utrecht, NL | Website
Workshop: Create the TV guide action for the Google Assistant with API.AI and Cloud Functions.
2016
SenchaCon 2016
9 November 2016 | Las Vegas, USA | Website
Presentation: Top 10 features ECMAScript 2015.
AppsWorld London: Sencha AppCamp
19 October 2016 | London, UK | Website
Workshop: Build a universal Ext JS 6 app.
Sencha Roadshow Germany
22 September 2016 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Website
Presentation: Top 10 features ECMAScript 2015. (slides available)
Sencha Roadshow France
21 September 2016 | Paris, France | Website
Presentation: Top 10 features ECMAScript 2015. (slides available)
Sencha Roadshow UK
20 September 2016 | London, UK | Website
Presentation: Top 10 features ECMAScript 2015. (slides available)
AppsWorld Berlin: Sencha AppCamp
20 April 2016 | Berlin, Germany | Website
Workshop: Build a universal Ext JS 6 app.
Appril Festival
15 April 2016 | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Website | Preview
Presentation: Let’s talk about enterprise apps! Often those apps don’t live in an app store. They live in a private cloud or private network. Maybe even secured and behind a firewall. You and I, might not even be aware of these types of apps. You need to have experience, with building complex applications like these. But that’s difficult, if you don’t really see these apps in the wild. In this session, Lee Boonstra will discuss why enterprise apps can be complex, and how you can build better apps, with maintainability and scalability in mind!
Sencha Roadshow Stockholm
8 April 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Website
Sencha AppCamp Milan
6 April 2016 | Milan, Italy | Website
Workshop: Build a universal Ext JS 6 app.
Sencha Roadshow Milan
5 April 2016 | Milan, Italy | Website
Sencha Roadshow Munich
17 March 2016 | Munich, Germany | Website
Sencha Roadshow Paris
16 March 2016 | Paris, France | Website
Sencha Roadshow London
15 March 2016 | London, UK | Website
2015
AppsWorld London
11-2015 | London, UK | Website
London JavaScript Community
11-2015 | London, UK | Website
Workshop: Build a universal Ext JS 6 app.
Webinar: Secrets to building great looking universal apps
10-2015 | Online @Brighttalk
Sencha Day Zurich
10-2015 | Zurich, Switzerland | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Asynchronous Javascript
Sencha Day Stockholm
9-2015 | Stockholm, Sweden | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Asynchronous Javascript, Web Application Manager
Sencha Day Copenhagen
9-2015 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Asynchronous Javascript
Sencha Day Oslo
9-2015 | Oslo, Norway | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Asynchronous Javascript
Devoxx London
6-2015 | London, UK | Website
Topic: Using frameworks to avoid common pitfalls of app development
Sencha Day Milan
6-2015 | Milan, Italy | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Web Application Manager
Sencha Day Amsterdam
6-2015 | Amsterdam, NL | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Web Application Manager
Sencha Day Karlsruhe
5-2015 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Web Application Manager
Sencha Day Paris
5-2015 | Paris, France | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Web Application Manager
Sencha Day London
5-2015 | London, UK | Preview
Event organizer and speaker. Topics: Keynote, Ext JS 6, Theming, Web Application Manager
Appril Festival
4-2015 | Amsterdam, NL | Website
Workshop: Build a mobile app within a day.
AppsWorld Berlin
4-2015 | Berlin, Germany | Website
Panel Discussion App Development
SenchaCon USA 2015
4-2015 | Silicon Valley, USAK | Preview
Topic: Advanced Theming techniques
2014
SenchaDay 2014
12-2014 | Karlsruhe Germany | Preview
3 Presentations: Building Ext JS 5 apps with Sencha Architect Optimizing your current Ext JS applications for touch and tablets.
How to secure your data with Sencha SpaceSencha Workshop Milan
10-2014 | Milan IT
Sencha Touch workshop, build the ATM finder with Sencha Architect for 40 students.
Sencha Webcast Webcast
08-2014 | Online | Preview
Presentation: Optimizing Your Current Ext JS 4 Applications for Touch and Tablets with Ext JS 5
Would you like your Ext JS application to support Touch and Tablet devices, but don’t know where to start? Please join us as Lee Boonstra, Technical Trainer at Sencha shares best practices and techniques for optimizing your existing Ext JS applications with the new touch gestures introduced in Ext JS 5.O’Reily Webcast
08-2014 | Online | Preview
Presentation: Apps in the multi-device world.
We live in a multi-device world of phones, tablets, TVs, in-car navs, smart watches….And there is one thing all these devices have in common: HTML5. In this session Lee Boonstra, technical trainer at Sencha, will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of developing for a multi-device world and how Sencha can help you create better experiences. She will also provide some inspiring client examples and case studies.Dutch Mobile Conference 2014
06-2014 | Rai Amsterdam NL
Learn how to build and deploy powerful mobile apps quickly for iOS, Android, Blackberry 10, and Windows Phone 8 with Sencha Touch and Sencha Architect. Register at mobileconference.nl/.
Appsterdam WWLL
04-2014 | Amsterdam NL
Presentation: Apps in the multi-device world.
We live in a multi-device world of phones, tablets, TVs, in-car navs, smart watches….And there is one thing all these devices have in common: HTML5. In this session Lee Boonstra, technical trainer at Sencha, will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of developing for a multi-device world and how Sencha can help you create better experiences. She will also provide some inspiring client examples and case studies.Sencha Paris Meetup Group
04-2014 | Online | Preview
Presentation: Apps in the multi-device world.
We live in a multi-device world of phones, tablets, TVs, in-car navs, smart watches….And there is one thing all these devices have in common: HTML5. In this session Lee Boonstra, technical trainer at Sencha, will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of developing for a multi-device world and how Sencha can help you create better experiences. She will also provide some inspiring client examples and case studies.Sencha Workshop Milan
03-2014 | Milan IT
Sencha Touch workshop, build the ATM finder with Sencha Architect for 80 students.
FITC Conference
02-2014 | Felix Mertis Amsterdam NL | Preview
Presentation: Apps in the multi-device world.
We live in a multi-device world of phones, tablets, TVs, in-car navs, smart watches….And there is one thing all these devices have in common: HTML5. In this session Lee Boonstra, technical trainer at Sencha, will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of developing for a multi-device world and how Sencha can help you create better experiences. She will also provide some inspiring client examples and case studies.Amsterdam Sencha Meetup Group
01-2014 | Sencha Office, Amsterdam NL
Sencha Touch workshop, build the ATM finder with Sencha Architect.
Amsterdam Sencha Meetup Group
01-2014 | Sencha Office, Amsterdam NL
Presentation: Re-skinning Your Apps Just Got Easier with Sencha Architect 3
Ever had to reskin UI components to match a visual design or brand standard? The new Themes feature in Architect 3 makes changing the look and feel of your app easier than ever. If you’re familiar with Sass/SCSS, you’ll find this new feature a huge time saver. Architect 3 now allows you to locate and change the different variables and rules that define the visual appearance of the UI components in Ext JS and Sencha Touch.
2013
Sencha Webinar
12-2013 | Online | Preview
Presentation: Re-skinning Your Apps Just Got Easier with Sencha Architect 3
Ever had to reskin UI components to match a visual design or brand standard? The new Themes feature in Architect 3 makes changing the look and feel of your app easier than ever. If you’re familiar with Sass/SCSS, you’ll find this new feature a huge time saver. Architect 3 now allows you to locate and change the different variables and rules that define the visual appearance of the UI components in Ext JS and Sencha Touch.SenchaCon 2013
07-2013 | Orlando Florida USA
Sencha Touch / Sencha Architect App Camp for hundreds of students.
Appsterdam WWLL
07-2013 | Amsterdam NL | Preview
Presentation: How to build highly scalable cross-platform mobile apps.
Dutch Mobile Conference 2013
06-2013 | Rai Amsterdam NL
Sencha Touch workshop, build a utility app with Sencha Cmd.
Sencha Frankfurt Meetup Group
02-2013 | Frankfurt DE | Preview
Presentation: An introduction to Sencha Cmd.
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