Web Summer Camp

The third day of WSC brings more dev workshops, and we're keeping the momentum going with hands-on sessions, fresh ideas and inspiring conversations. Radovan Baćović gave a talk about the convergence of DevSecOps, AI, and DataOps, showing how these disciplines are increasingly interconnected in modern software delivery. He explored how organizations can embed security, data, and AI capabilities directly into their development processes rather than treating them as separate concerns. The session highlighted the importance of building integrated systems that are secure, data-driven, and AI-ready from the start. Tejas Kumar explored how developers can build MCP apps and create branded experiences directly inside ChatGPT. He demonstrated how conversational interfaces are becoming a new platform for applications and how businesses can design custom AI experiences that feel native to users. The talk highlighted the opportunities and challenges of building products for an AI-first ecosystem. Mario Blažek showed how Symfony can be used to build AI-powered applications and integrate modern AI capabilities into existing products. He walked through practical approaches to incorporating AI services into applications while maintaining clean architecture and developer productivity. The session demonstrated that AI adoption doesn't require reinventing entire systems, but rather thoughtfully extending the tools and frameworks teams already use.

Good conversations, fresh perspectives and plenty of sunshine ☀️ Spent the weekend at Web Summer Camp in Opatija and came home with one clear thought: the gap between “AI is the future” and “AI is how we work today” is getting smaller every day. I especially appreciated seeing how many of these ideas already reflect the way we approach AI at Acuity Analytics. It’s exciting to work in a team that doesn’t just follow these changes - we actively experiment, learn, and build with them. 🚀 My favourite sessions were by Marija Filipovic and Zrinka Dedic: practical, hands-on, and full of ideas I’ll definitely be bringing back to the team. 🙌🏻 Big thanks to everyone who made this event happen and to my colleagues Claudia Perus, Badr Choujai and Maria Theuermann for the amazing time together! 🌊 #WebSummerCamp #AI #AcuityAnalytics #LifeAtAcuity

Guess what a late night Portugal-Croatia World Cup game, an unlimited wine & pasta dinner and a morning workshop have in common! A room full of people who are tired, hungover, and still processing football heartbreak the next day. 😎 That was the beautiful challenge I walked into for my 10am workshop at Web Summer Camp, in amazing Croatia, last Friday. ☀️ And honestly? I do enjoy a challenge, so it got me excited. Although I did have to explain a few times that people shouldn’t hate me for Portugal winning, just because I was coming from Lisbon. Facilitation is not about getting the perfect room. It is about meeting the people in the room wherever they are. Sometimes that crowd has had a very full conference day, a very emotional football match, and a very generous wine offering the night before. But people showed up. They listened. They laughed. They engaged. They asked practical questions. And they worked together. They did the hard mental work of looking at the words they use every day and asking: “Do we actually mean the same thing when we say this?” In the session, we worked with the Language Mapping Blueprint to identify cross-functional friction hidden inside common product words like “validate”, “risk”, and ”priority”. The goal was not to create perfect definitions. The goal was to make hidden assumptions visible, so teams can build a shared language for better decision-making. What made the session valuable are the conversations around it. Participants brought in examples and asked questions. That is when you know the topic matters. A big thank you once again to Ivo Lukac and the entire Netgen team for creating such a thoughtful, connection-rich, and energising conference experience. Web Summer Camp was a special mix of practical learning, diverse perspectives, generous conversations, and actual fun. ❤️ I’m leaving grateful, full of ideas, and very happy that even a slightly tired group of people can do some very sharp thinking. I’ll follow up with a longer reflection on the whole week, because there is a lot to unpack from this amazing event.

How do you get people who have never touched a data pipeline to fall in love with an 𝗔𝗜-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 data product? Let them build one in a 2.5 hours. 🏖️ That was the premise of my live workshop at Web Summer Camp 2026 in Opatija: "𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗢𝗽𝘀, 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗢𝗽𝘀." The core idea: data engineering isn't separate from AI engineering anymore; it's the foundation of it. Every AI system is only as good as the ELT pipeline feeding it. So instead of just talking about that, we built it together: 📥 Ingested real data from Kaggle (Instacart dataset) 🦆 Modelled it in DuckDB across RAW → PREP → PROD layers 🔧 Transformed it with dbt Labs 🤖 Turned it into a natural-language Q&A tool with Vanna.ai+ ChromaDB (text-to-SQL) 🖥️ Wrapped it in a Streamlit app, swappable between Gemini and local Ollama models 🔒 Shipped it through GitLab CI/CD with security scanning baked in Huge thanks goes to Netgen folks (Ivo Lukac and Igor Vrdoljak) for organising a superb event as usual, and to everyone who showed up ready to get hands-on. It was f…ing awesome. Here is the presentation, hope you will enjoy: https://lnkd.in/dWHyDQRM #DataOps #DevSecOps #AI #dbt #DuckDB #WSC26 #WebSummerCamp

Our afternoon sessions across the UX, Business, and PM tracks welcomed Filip Fučić, Jessica Krzikawski, Kristian Šusnić, Edita Angyalova, and Mateja Terek as our featured speakers. Filip Fucic spoke about how AI is reshaping traditional business moats and forcing companies to rethink pricing and value communication. He explained why value-based positioning becomes critical when execution barriers disappear and services become easier to replicate. Jessica Krzikawski explored whether AI is truly driving innovation in UX or simply accelerating “feature factory” dynamics. She discussed the risk of shipping more features without improving user value and the importance of intentional product thinking. Kristian Susnic gave a talk about AI-driven compliance from a CEO perspective, focusing on how agencies can integrate AI while staying aligned with legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. He highlighted the growing importance of governance as AI becomes embedded in delivery processes. Edita Angyalová talked about transitioning dev studios from custom project-based work to repeatable, productized models. She explained how agencies can build scalable offers, improve margins, and reduce dependency on one-off client work. Mateja Terek addressed hiring and communication in modern organisations, focusing on how language and unclear expectations often create friction in recruitment. She emphasised more conscious, human-centered hiring practices that reduce misalignment and improve cultural fit. One more day of Web Summer Camp coming up! 💡