Ryan Hecht

Appearances

Talks, interviews, conference appearances, and more. Invite me to your next event.

Ryan Hecht presenting GitHub Copilot CLI on the GitHub Universe 2025 stage as audience members raise their hands

Talk

Power agentic workflows in your terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Universe 2025 · San Francisco, California

Demonstrated terminal-first development workflows for building, debugging, and understanding code with the Copilot CLI coding agent.

Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

Ryan Hecht speaking into a microphone on the Maker Faire Orlando main stage while fellow MCParks Owner Darren sits beside him
A large audience seated for the MCParks main-stage talk at Maker Faire Orlando 2025

Talk

Minecraft Makers: How MCParks builds theme parks

Maker Faire Orlando 2025 · Orlando, Florida

Presented the creative and technical work that makes MCParks possible while inspiring attendees to get involved or start their own projects!

Project: MCParks

Attractions Magazine video thumbnail showing the MCParks recreation of Give Kids The World Village beside the real Village

Video

MCParks @ Give Kids the World Village

Attractions Magazine

At the opening of a new gaming space at Give Kids the World Village that MCParks sponsored, I show a crowd of media attendees progress on MCParks’ 1:1 recreation of the Village!

Project: MCParks

Ryan presenting to a seated audience at SIGCSE TS 2023 with GitHub Classroom projected behind him

Talk

Bringing Automation to your Classroom with GitHub Codespaces and Actions

SIGCSE TS 2023 · Toronto, Canada

Led a GitHub Education supporter session on standardizing student development environments with Codespaces and using Actions to automate tests, grading, and feedback.

2026

  1. Figma Office Hours graphic reading Closing the loop with GitHub Copilot CLI and Figma
    Livestream

    Closing the loop with GitHub Copilot CLI and Figma

    Figma Office Hours

    Joined Figma Office Hours to demonstrate how GitHub Copilot CLI can work with Figma to carry design context into the development workflow.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  2. Demo

    Demonstrating GitHub Copilot at Microsoft Build

    Microsoft Build 2026 · San Francisco, California

    Demonstrated the GitHub Copilot CLI, SDK, and app for developers visiting GitHub at Microsoft Build.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  3. Demo

    Demonstrating GitHub Copilot CLI at Google Cloud Next

    Google Cloud Next ’26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

    Demonstrated GitHub Copilot CLI for attendees and GitHub customers at Google Cloud Next.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  4. GitHub Checkout video thumbnail reading Run Multiple Models Together beside the host and AI model icons
    Interview

    Copilot CLI update: chronicle, plugins, and fleet mode

    GitHub Checkout

    Returned to GitHub Checkout to demonstrate experimental Copilot CLI features including the plugin marketplace, chronicle, fleet mode, and parallel model use.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  5. GitHub Copilot artwork for the Reaching Terminal Velocity with Copilot CLI webinar
    Livestream

    Reaching Terminal Velocity with Copilot CLI

    Keeping up with Copilot

    Presented Copilot CLI fundamentals, more powerful commands and workflows, and answered live Q&A for nearly 2,000 GitHub customers.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  6. Code and Community Stream thumbnail featuring Ryan Hecht and GitHub Copilot CLI
    Livestream

    Code & Community with Copilot CLI

    GitHub Code & Community

    I joined GitHub’s Code & Community livestream to show off the GitHub Copilot CLI soon after it reached general availability in early 2026!

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

2025

  1. Ryan Hecht speaking into a microphone on the Maker Faire Orlando main stage while fellow MCParks Owner Darren sits beside him
    Talk

    Minecraft Makers: How MCParks builds theme parks

    Maker Faire Orlando 2025 · Orlando, Florida

    Presented the creative and technical work that makes MCParks possible while inspiring attendees to get involved or start their own projects!

    Project: MCParks

  2. Demo

    Hosting the MCParks booth

    Maker Faire Orlando 2025 · Orlando, Florida

    Hosted MCParks’ booth, showing attendees how the team recreates theme parks in Minecraft and how they could explore and contribute to the project.

    Project: MCParks

  3. Ryan Hecht presenting GitHub Copilot CLI on the GitHub Universe 2025 stage as audience members raise their hands
    Talk

    Power agentic workflows in your terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI

    GitHub Universe 2025 · San Francisco, California

    Demonstrated terminal-first development workflows for building, debugging, and understanding code with the Copilot CLI coding agent.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

  4. GitHub Checkout video thumbnail reading Copilot CLI Deep Dive beside the host and Copilot CLI mascot
    Interview

    The ultimate guide to the GitHub Copilot CLI

    GitHub Checkout

    Joined GitHub Checkout for a launch-period walkthrough of installing Copilot CLI, exploring a codebase, debugging, and contributing without leaving the terminal.

    Job: GitHub Copilot CLI

2024

  1. Demo

    Hosting the MCParks booth

    Maker Faire Orlando 2024 · Orlando, Florida

    Hosted MCParks’ booth, showing attendees how the team recreates theme parks in Minecraft and how they could explore and contribute to the project.

    Project: MCParks

  2. Talk

    Teach your course on GitHub with GitHub Classroom and GitHub Copilot

    ITiCSE 2024 · Milan, Italy

    Led a GitHub sponsor session on using Copilot to create course materials and GitHub Classroom to automate assignment distribution, collection, and grading.

2023

  1. Demo

    Hosting the MCParks booth

    Maker Faire Orlando 2023 · Orlando, Florida

    Hosted MCParks’ booth, showing attendees how the team recreates theme parks in Minecraft and how they could explore and contribute to the project.

    Project: MCParks

  2. Attractions Magazine video thumbnail showing the MCParks recreation of Give Kids The World Village beside the real Village
    Video

    MCParks @ Give Kids the World Village

    Attractions Magazine

    At the opening of a new gaming space at Give Kids the World Village that MCParks sponsored, I show a crowd of media attendees progress on MCParks’ 1:1 recreation of the Village!

    Project: MCParks

  3. Workshop

    Distributing, Collecting, and Autograding Assignments with GitHub Classroom

    SIGCSE TS 2023 · Toronto, Canada

    In my role as PM for GitHub Education, co-led a three-hour hands-on workshop with legendary Harvard profressor David Malan and staff of CS50 Rongxin Liu and Carter Zenke on using GitHub Classroom to distribute, collect, test, and grade student work.

  4. Ryan presenting to a seated audience at SIGCSE TS 2023 with GitHub Classroom projected behind him
    Talk

    Bringing Automation to your Classroom with GitHub Codespaces and Actions

    SIGCSE TS 2023 · Toronto, Canada

    Led a GitHub Education supporter session on standardizing student development environments with Codespaces and using Actions to automate tests, grading, and feedback.