For the third year in a row, we are delighted to include a Lightning Talks session in our event program, where members of the community take the stage and share the wisdom and tricks that they've acquired during their career.

If you (still!) don't know what Lightning Talks are all about, they are independent, community organized, fast-paced 5-minute talks given by experienced developers, designers, and other creative members of the community about a specific case-study or personal experience that they have encountered in their career.

Set to take place on the 20th during the Design+Code Day (previously known as the Developer Day), the talks will revolve around the theme of "Making Web and Mobile a Better Place for all of us!" and will feature:

Habits of a Good Developer byAbed Halawi: Full-stack software developer at Vinelab, looking to innovate and participate in the unstoppable open source developers community.

THE PROJECT by Dani Arnaout: Senior Computer Engineering student at BAU in the morning and Systems Engineer at Lextech Global Services (USA) at night.

Trick Your Designer and Developer to Work in Harmony by Darine Sabbagh: Digital marketing consultant who has worked in the IT and startup spheres. Loves mixing with cool people, technology and information architecture.

The Javascript Revolution by Donald Derek Haddad: Hacktivist and geek. Winner of the Arabnet Developer Tournament in Beirut. Creator of preso.ly and Cloudnetworks.

The Challenge of Designing a Smart Dashboard for Displaying and Interpreting  Personal Data by Hind Hobeika: Chief Swimmer @Instabeat.me. Organizer @QSbeirut. Runner, yogi, traveller, and self-tracking geek.

Empower your business with APIs by Mohamad Amine Aboura: Algerian software developer who is passionate about technology and startups with a focus on mobile and next generation web.

Icon Standardization by Mohammad Anas Ramadan: Software Documentation Specialist with a degree in Economics and Management Information Systems. Founder of RichStyle.org. Interested in free and open source software.

Why companies should use version control systems by Pete Otaqui: CTO for Atticmedia globally and MD in the Middle East. Has been developing software since 1999.

Responsive Design for English & Arabic by Salim Batlouni: User Experience designer who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and is currently having fun with Anghami.

Deliver This and You're a Hero by Wael Orabi: Tech Chief at CloudAppers. Interested in python, php and open source technologies.

Don't miss the "Design+Code" day, packed with workshops for developers, designers and entrepreneurs and focused on building great web & mobile products, part of ArabNet's upcoming event in Beirut. More information and registration here.