Git Merge 2016, held on April 5th at New York City’s New World Stages, features a lineup of prominent speakers and workshops centered around optimizing and scaling Git. Notable speakers include Greg Kroah-Hartman from the Linux Foundation, Ryan Hodson from CloudFlare, Emma Jane Hogbin Westby from UN-OCHA, and Git core contributor Patrick Reynolds from GitHub. The event promises engaging sessions on topics like Linux kernel development, Git for static websites, and Git scaling practices at GitHub. Additional talks will be given by experts from companies such as IBM, Atlassian, Autodesk, and Bloomberg. The event also includes training workshops, an Afterparty at SpinNYC, and is supported by online updates on git-merge.com and Twitter. Attendees are encouraged to secure tickets promptly due to limited availability.