{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-speaker-js","path":"/speakers/simon-ritter/","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"id":"9312d6ae-774e-5164-b912-8d5b19c903d5","htmlAst":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Simon Ritter is the Deputy CTO of Azul Systems.\nHe's been in the IT business since 1984 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Brunel University in the U.K."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Simon joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and started working with Java technology from JDK 1.0; he has spent time working in both Java development and consultancy.\nHaving moved to Oracle as part of the Sun acquisition, he managed the Java Evangelism team for the core Java platform.\nNow at Azul, he continues to help people understand Java as well as Azul's JVM technologies and products.\nSimon has twice been awarded Java Rockstar status at JavaOne and is a Java Champion.\nHe currently represents Azul on the JCP Executive Committee and on the Java SE Expert Group."}]}],"data":{"quirksMode":false}},"fields":{"path":"/speakers/simon-ritter/"},"frontmatter":{"name":"Simon Ritter","slug":"simon-ritter","card":"java-12.jpg","social":{"site":null,"twitter":"speakjava"},"talks":[{"id":"caf80d04-581a-5569-8715-d7d270054f8e","fields":{"path":"/talks/java-12/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"From JDK 9 to 12 and Beyond: Delivering New Features in the JDK","excerpt":"A look at the new features from Java 9 to Java 12 and running JDK projects Amber, Loom, and Valhalla.","language":null}}],"trainings":null}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"simon-ritter"}}}