Below is a sampling of my appearances at conferences or in podcasts/vidcasts/interviews.

Naftiko Capabilities Podcast for January 20th, 2026 - Advanced JSON Schema and OpenAPI

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Kin Lane and I chatted about using JSON Schema effectively within APIs described with OpenAPI, and how JSON Schema and OpenAPI Specification Extensions help add capabilities to OpenAPI.

Behind the API with David Biesack | Shane O’Connor

Shane O’Connor from Scalar invited me to talk about APIs, APIs as a Product, API Governance, and more on his Behind the API seriesShane O’Connor from Scalar invited me to talk about APIs, APIs as a Product, API Governance, and more on his Behind the API series

Is API Design an Art?

Is API Design an Art?

I spoke at the 2024 Nordic APIs Austin API Summit conference: The Art of API Design. Nordic APIs’ published an article about my presentation, Is API Design an Art, discussing the interplay of art and science in the task of designing APIs.

APIs Over IPAs 16: API-First Strategy for Banking Platforms with Dave Biesack

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I was a guest on Moesif’s API podcast where we chatted about APIs and building the API program at Apiture.

APISEC|CON MONEY: API Security in Real World Banking APIs

APISEC|CON 2024: API Security in Real World Banking APIs

My API Security in Real World Banking APIs presentation at the APISEC|CON MONEY conference, Sept 25 2024.

Why You Might Need a Chief API Officer

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Nordic APIs published an article informing companies why they should consider staffing a position, such as a Chief API Officer, to manage the difficult task of creating secure, well-built APIs.

API Design Matters

In early 2023, I began writing API Design Matters where I explore API Design and Developer Experience matters large and small, topics around building and running API programs… that is, why API Design Matters.

(I have since learned that Substack has ethical issues, so I have stopped writing there. I have not yet found a suitable replacement for Substack, so I have not hosted it elsewhere…. yet)

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