SPEAKER 2025

Stephen Chin
VP, Developer Relations, Neo4j
About Talk
Context Engineering: Connecting the Dots with Graphs
AI systems need more than intelligence; they need context. Without it, even the most advanced models can misinterpret information, lose track of details, or arrive at conclusions that don’t hold up. Context engineering is emerging as a discipline that shapes how AI perceives, recalls, and reasons about information.
This talk will explore how context provides the foundation for reasoning, problem solving, and explainability in AI. We will look at techniques such as connected memory, contextual retrieval, and graph-based knowledge representation that give large language models a more reliable way to connect information and draw logical conclusions.
Attendees will come away with a practical understanding of how to design effective context pipelines that align AI with real-world knowledge and user intent, and why context engineering is becoming a central part of building trustworthy and impactful AI systems.
TRACK: Keynote
5th Nov 2025 | HALL A | Time: 2:30-03:15
About Speaker
Stephen Chin is the Vice President of Developer Relations at Neo4j, Conference Chair of the LF AI & Data Foundation, and author of several publications, including the upcoming GraphRAG: The Definitive Guide for O’Reilly. With extensive experience as a global keynote speaker, he has presented at major conferences such as the AI Engineer Summit, AI DevSummit, Devoxx, DevNexus, JNation, JavaOne, Shift, Joker, swampUP, and GIDS. Stephen is widely recognized for his contributions to developer advocacy, AI education, and open-source community engagement.
An avid motorcyclist, Stephen has conducted developer evangelism tours across Europe, Japan, and Brazil, connecting with developers in their natural environments. When not traveling, he enjoys teaching AI, embedded systems, and robotics to children alongside his daughters—combining his passion for technology, learning, and community building.