Odisseas M. Karipis

Digital Business Strategist

Speaker's Bio

As a digital business strategist and founder of Webpartner, I leverage 15 years of web development and marketing expertise to help businesses grow and turn technical ideas into real results. I am a big believer in using AI and “vibe coding” to make it easier for anyone to build great digital products. My goal is to create helpful communities where business owners can connect, share what they know, and find better ways to succeed together.

As a digital business strategist and founder of Webpartner, I leverage 15 years of web development and marketing expertise to help businesses grow and turn technical ideas into real results. I am a big believer in using AI and “vibe coding” to make it easier for anyone to build great digital products. My goal is to create helpful communities where business owners can connect, share what they know, and find better ways to succeed together.

2026 #vibe#ai-assistedcoding

Vibe & Build Community presentation

Sat 21 Nov 2026 • 15:55 (CET) • Basic

Learn how Vibe & Build helps non-technical people create apps and websites with AI and how other cities can launch similar communities.

Lunch Break

Day oppening: Impossible is Nothing

A discussion of building global success and how artificial intelligence is transforming the world.

Closing

Hackathon Final Pitching

Open Award

Anyone Can Build: What Makes a Senior Engineer in the Age of AI?

AI is transforming software development, making coding, knowledge, and execution more accessible than ever. As AI evolves from a productivity tool into the interface between human intention and creation, a deeper question emerges: what does it mean to be a capable human in the age of AI?
When a junior engineer can achieve in hours what once required years of experience, what truly distinguishes a senior professional? Is it technical expertise, or the ability to exercise judgment, ownership, critical thinking, creativity, and empathy?

This panel explores how AI is reshaping careers, learning, leadership, and human value. Where does deep expertise still matter? What skills remain scarce when knowledge and execution become abundant? And how should developers, students, HR leaders, and CTOs prepare for a future where anyone can build, but not everyone can create value?

Audience takeaway: Understand how the definition of talent, expertise, and impact is changing, and what skills will matter most in the AI-native world.

An interactive workshop examines how AI reshapes professional identity, ownership, and responsibility, helping participants clarify their unique value and skills for an AI-driven workplace.

Learn how Vibe & Build helps non-technical people create apps and websites with AI and how other cities can launch similar communities.

A hands-on workshop on using modern AI tools with WordPress for design, development, site management, and context-aware user experiences.

An interactive workshop examines how AI coding assistants and autonomous agents are reshaping software development, developer roles, and the skills needed to remain relevant.

A 60-minute AI-guided workshop builds and deploys an Airbnb-style booking MVP with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and browser-based AI IDEs.

Architectural Katas give teams repeated practice designing systems, defending decisions, and learning from alternative approaches to develop architectural judgment.