Bereket Engida is the self-taught Ethiopian founder of Better Auth, the fast-growing open-source TypeScript authentication framework (28k+ GitHub stars), who recently closed a $5M seed round led by Peak XV with backing from Y Combinator, and whose team has taken over maintenance of Auth.js (formerly NextAuth.js). Attending his session offers a first-hand look at how he is reshaping developer authentication infrastructure and what comes next for Better Auth.

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