COMMUNITY DAY FOR JAVA 2026

The Team

Community Day for Java is organized by Java User Group Gujarat and run entirely by volunteers. Meet the people who make it happen.

Core organizers

The people steering Community Day for Java from the front.

Dhaval Gajjar

Dhaval Gajjar

System Architect

Staunchsys IT Services

Vikas Rajput

Vikas Rajput

Founder

Bharat Ranpariya

Bharat Ranpariya

Engineering Manager

CFP review committee

Experienced engineers and community leaders curating the 2026 talk lineup.

Markus Westergren

Markus Westergren

Technical Architect

Staff Engineer and Java Architect, author and expert in AI-native engineering. A frequent speaker at major conferences such as Devoxx and JFokus.

Siva Prasad Reddy K

Siva Prasad Reddy K

Developer Advocate

Developer Advocate at JetBrains, focusing on empowering the developer community through technical advocacy and engagement.

Dhaval Gajjar

Dhaval Gajjar

System Architect

Staunchsys IT Services

System Architect and Community Manager for JUG Gujarat. With 18+ years of experience, he specializes in Spring Framework, Microservices, React and Azure.

Dhaval Shah

Dhaval Shah

Principal Consulting Architect

Self Employed

Fintech and payments infrastructure expert with 20+ years architecting high-scale distributed systems, optimizing provisioning for large user bases.

Vikas Rajput

Vikas Rajput

Founder

Founder of Techxplore and a Java Enterprise Architect. He also serves as a Community Manager for JUG Gujarat, empowering developers through knowledge sharing.

Sathish Kumar Thiyagarajan

Sathish Kumar Thiyagarajan

Principal Architect

Software Architect, Open Source Developer and teacher with a deep focus on architectural excellence and community education.

Pravin Jain

Pravin Jain

Java Trainer & Evangelist

A dedicated Java Trainer and Evangelist at Zen Softech, focusing on spreading Java expertise and best practices throughout the community.

Bharat Ranpariya

Bharat Ranpariya

Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager at DataOrb and a technologist with full-stack expertise. He actively contributes to JUG Gujarat as a community leader.

Volunteers & organisers

Community Day for Java runs on the energy of volunteers who make the day happen.

Daman Singh Rajput

Daman Singh Rajput

Java FullStack Developer

Techxplore

Vinay Rajput

Vinay Rajput

Sr. Visual Designer

Apexure India

Jayesh Gupta

Jayesh Gupta

Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services

Nagendra Verma

Nagendra Verma

Java FullStack Developer

Techxplore

Smit Joshi

Smit Joshi

ASE @ Advenix Systems LLP

Advenix Systems LLP

Malhar Gupte

Malhar Gupte

AI Data Engineer

ProductSquads

Harshvardhan Parmar

Harshvardhan Parmar

LFX'25 Mentee

Microcks

Deep Shah

Deep Shah

Java FullStack Developer

Techxplore

Divyesh Prajapati

Divyesh Prajapati

Java Technical Lead

Tata Consultancy Services

Tanvir Dhanani

Tanvir Dhanani

Backend Developer

IBM

Harshit Gajjar

Harshit Gajjar

Content Creator

Freelancer

Ashish Vaghela

Frontend Developer

Nelkinda Software Craft

Romin Kevadiya

Student

LJIET

Margi Shah

Java Developer

IBM

Ankit Dabhi

Frontend Developer

Prama.ai

Krunal Pandit

Developer

IBM India Pvt Ltd

Ketan Bhavsar

Developer

Staunchsys

Ishank Gupta

Developer

Avaloq

Shrujal Ganatra

Shrujal Ganatra

Student

AD Patel Institute of Technology

Ved Vyas

Student

GSFC University

Divya Trivedi

Developer

Thomson Reuters

Aditya Lallchandani

Student

Nirma University

Dhruvi Jha

Developer

Agileverify

Harsh Patel

Harsh Patel

Student

DevIT

Hemangini B Thakkar

Developer

Monarch Innovation Pvt Ltd

Riyanshi Chaudhary

Student

Student

Dwij Pancholi

Dwij Pancholi

Student

SAL Institute of Technology and Engineering Research

Nirva Padaliya

Nirva Padaliya

Cloud Engineer

Hackberry Softech Private Limited

Vanshika Kamdar

Vanshika Kamdar

Student

TechnoSpace Institute

Prajesh Kapadiya

Prajesh Kapadiya

Sr UI Developer

Tatvasoft