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Maria
Stenina
Senior Marketing Communications Specialist
Qualcomm
Maria Stenina is a strategic communicator with over 15 years of experience in marketing, digital editorial strategy, and community management. Currently leading developer communications at Qualcomm, a Fortune 500 company, she plays a key role in nurturing a vibrant global developer community. Her strategic initiatives—driven by close collaboration with product marketing, developer relations, engineering, and agency partners—have helped grow Qualcomm’s digital developer community by 9x in under a year. Maria’s deep expertise lies in digital and editorial strategy, with a strong focus on relationship building and community growth. She’s passionate about audience engagement, innovation, and the power of storytelling in the fast-paced tech world.
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10 September 2025 10:15 - 10:45
Effectively messaging to developers: Maintaining a technical focus
In the fast-paced world of developer marketing, delivering the right message to the right audience is critical, but messaging to developers requires a different approach than traditional marketing. Developers are a technically savvy audience who value clarity, precision, and usefulness over broad, fluffy marketing language. In this keynote, we'll explore the key strategies for crafting compelling messages that resonate with developers, focusing on how to maintain a technical focus while still driving engagement and adoption. We'll cover the language, content, and channels that are most effective for developer messaging, and discuss how to address their unique pain points and needs with authenticity. Key takeaways: - How to tailor your messaging to resonate with technically-minded developers - Best practices for communicating product value without oversimplifying or overloading - How to leverage developer-friendly content formats (e.g., docs, tutorials, API guides) - Effective channels and platforms for delivering technical messages to developers - How to build a long-term relationship through authentic, value-driven messaging