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Valeria Salis

(She/Her)

Software developer

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Castano Primo, Italy

Speaks: ItalianEnglish

Biography

I always describe myself as someone with a hybrid background and too many interests. My passion for technology ignited in my early years, when I'd toggle between a soccer ball and a "toy" PC, oblivious to the concept of "programming. In the end, I chose the latter path, I studied computer technology at school, I enrolled in Music Information Technology at University and during those years I discovered web development. I started off as a backend developer but then I switched to the dark side (front end, obviously). Along this journey, a particular sensibility lead me to become passionate about accessibility and sustainability.

Activity History

2025

Jun 24

We need to talk about AI, Sustainable AI

speakingAI Conf - by Improove

In this talk, that was less of a talk and more of a theatrical piece, me and my co-speaker improvised a conversation between the two of us about the social and environmental impacts of AI.

Sessione We need to talk about AI, Sustainable AI - AI Conf 2025
Sessione We need to talk about AI, Sustainable AI - AI Conf 2025

www.aiconf.it

Jun 20

From shy contributor to (kinda) confident community leader

speakingCommunity Day 2025

Same as the previous one with the same title but in this occasion I didn't have a co-speaker and I focused a bit more on the Italian community I co-founded, Green Software Italia.

Community Day 2025 - L’evento delle community tech
Community Day 2025 - L’evento delle community tech

www.techcommunityday.it

Jun 19

Green Software Italia - 2nd meetup

organizing

"Co-organized a meetup around the topics of: - cultural inclusion and accessibility - a real example of a company that puts into practice sustainability strategy "

Green Software Italia - 2° meetup
Green Software Italia - 2° meetup

www.eventbrite.com

May 24

Costruire un Web sostenibile: un'esplorazione pratica degli strumenti e delle strategie Open Source

speakingDevFest Torino 2025

In this talk I shared how my experience related to sustainability started and some key issues related to it: starting from how to create a more sustainable UX to the Cloud and green software, I also made an introduction of the Green Software for Practitioners course.

DevFest Torino | Google Developer Groups
DevFest Torino | Google Developer Groups

gdg.community.dev

May 5

Green Tech Tales

speaking

My YouTube channel where every week/every ten days, I shared resources, links and/or results of scientific papers related to sustainability and the environmental impacts of technology. My mission is spreading awareness about sustainability sharing various types of content, in an clear way even for non-tech people.

Green Tech Tales
Green Tech Tales

www.youtube.com

Mar 28

Stranger Grids: quando accessibilità e sostenibilità cambiano il CSS

speakingCSS Day 2025 - by GrUSP

In this talk I talked about the strong connection between accessibility and sustainability.

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Mar 21

From shy contributor to (kinda) confident community leader

speakingOpen Source Day 2025 by Schrödinger Hat

In this talk me and my co-speaker, both ambassadors of the WG Sustainability Advocacy from the TAG Environmental Sustainability, shared a heartfelt session about overcoming barriers and finding your place in the Open Source world. We also shared initiatives and achievements from our community, highlighting the importance of sustainability in the tech and Cloud Native world.

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Mar 17

Impatto Digitale: Riflessioni sull'Utilizzo Responsabile delle Innovazioni Tecnologiche

speakingLocanda Tech Tales

The idea for this talk started with a question: "What if we lived in a world where we had to pay for the environmental impact of every digital activity? Would we make the same choices? Or not?" I then analyse some common digital activities and their environmental impacts such as writing/sending emails, watching a TV series on a streaming platform and so on.

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2024

Dec 24

Advent Calendar: Green Tech Edition

writing

For the first twenty-four days of December, every day I shared a Linkedin post talking about a specific resource, approach and/or topic related to the environmental impact of tech. The URL leads to a blog post that contains a collection of all the posts I shared on Linkedin.

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Oct 22

Building a Sustainable Web: a practical exploration of Open Source tools and strategies

speakingCodemotion Milan 2024

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Oct 7

Cloud Native Sustainability Week 2024 - Milan virtual meetup

organizing

Me and other sustainability&inclusion&accessibility interested people got together and organized a virtual event in occasion of the Sustainability Week 2024.

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Sep 30

Impatto Digitale: Riflessioni sull'Utilizzo Responsabile delle Innovazioni Tecnologiche

speakingCloud native sustainability week 2023 - Milan meetup

CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Week 2024 Milano - (Online), Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 6:30 PM | Meetup
CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Week 2024 Milano - (Online), Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 6:30 PM | Meetup

www.meetup.com

Sep 30

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