We are shifting SKILup Festival Denver to a FREE, one-day hyper-focused event, including four workshops. The event will still take place on June 15 at the Auraria Campus in Denver–and will still be in-person.
To our existing paid registrants, we so appreciate you and are excited to see you, but we want to make this right: please expect to see a full refund in your inbox within the next few days.
If you’re not ready to join us for this in-person event, we encourage you to attend one of our monthly online SKILup Days or one of our many SKILup Hours–always 100% virtual and free!
An Update on SKILup Festival: Denver
We all want to get back out there (to pre-COVID times) and experience in-person networking events on a large scale. But we’ve discovered, that the world is not quite there yet. Because our expectations of post-COVID life were slightly different from reality, we have decided to reimagine this event. We are excited to share a stellar learning experience full of networking opportunities–just in a compressed format.
Here’s our plan:
A 1-day live DevOps educational experience.
About the Speakers
Emily Freeman
Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author of DevOps for Dumies | Curator of 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know | Head of Community Engagement at AWS
Keynote speaker, Emily Freeman, is the author of DevOps for Dummies and 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know. Emily is known for her creative approach to identifying and solving the human challenges of software engineering. She believes the biggest challenges facing tech aren’t technical, but human. Her mission is to transform technology organizations by creating company cultures in which diverse, collaborative teams can thrive.
Vance Brown
CEO Coach and Advisor | Co-Founder at Thrivers Leadership Institute | Co-Founder and Board President at Exponential Impact | Author of Thrivers
Vance has over 25 years of experience as a high-tech entrepreneur and CEO. Currently Vance is co-founder at Thrivers Leadership Institute (Thrivers.com) and co-executive director at Thrivers Foundation (Thrivers.org), which helps children in the Pikes Peak region thrive by supporting their education. Vance also is co-founder of The Classical Academy, the largest K-12 charter school in Colorado.
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This is Not Your Typical Conference
This is not your typical conference. It’s an opportunity to network and engage with the most talented individuals in the industry. The Festival will feature prominent industry speakers, hands-on workshops and significant networking opportunities designed to engage and share the latest updates on what is in the market.
The event features keynote presentations and hands-on workshops supporting people, process and automation topics and led by some of the foremost thought leaders in IT. Speakers include Vance Brown, Emily Freeman, Tracy Ragan, Gautham Pallapa, Tracy Bannon and more!

Want to know more?
Check out more information about SKILup Festival Denver 2022 by heading to our other pages. From details about the venue to information about accommodation you can find everything you need to know ahead of booking your ticket for this years events.
Make sure you head to our FAQs section to find the answer to any burning questions you may have, and should you have any additional requirements then do not hesitate to get in touch.