Back to [[conference:committee:2015-speakers]]\\ \\ **Bio**: \\ Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler. She writes, mentors, codes, and leads projects, in both C++ and .NET, especially for Windows 7 and 8. Kate is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Visual C++ MVP, and has written over a dozen books (the most recent on C++ AMP for Microsoft Press) and speaks at conferences and user groups around the world. Kate develops courses on C++, Visual Studio, and Windows programming for Pluralsight, founded the East of Toronto .NET Users group, and is a member of adjunct faculty at Trent University in Peterborough.\\ Website: http://www.gregcons.com\\ Twitter handle: @gregcons\\ \\ Homepage: \\ Location: Toronto, Canada\\ \\ **Email**: kate@gregcons.com\\ \\ [[2015:Modernizing Legacy C++]]\\ [[2015:Making C++ Code Beautiful]]\\