eBay Connect 2021

This year we kick-off our annual eBay Connect Developer Conference virtually. We are still in the global pandemic and our first priority is to keep our community - our developers and employees - safe. We also wanted to give our developers updates on the program and how to get prepared for all the upcoming changes. Over the next two months, we will host webinars, publish content and give you an inside look at eBay’s newest APIs and future initiatives. We look forward to connecting and preparing you for the upcoming program updates.

Connect Presentation

June 14, 2021July 12, 2021

PDF Tanya Keynote

Tanya Vlahovic

Head of Developer Ecosystem, Lead Architect for Public APIs, eBay

Message from Mohan

Mohan Patt

VP, Core Product Experience, eBay

PDF Buyer Experience

Julie Katz

COO for the Shopping Experience and Chief of Staff to the Head of Buyer Product & Engineering, eBay

PDF Video API

Shekhar Banerjee

Principal Architect, Developer Ecosystem, eBay

PDF Buy APIs

Shruti Hulmani

Sr. Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem, eBay

Jancy Vincent

Sr. Engineering Manager, Developer Ecosystem, eBay

PDF Shipping & member communications

Erik Selberg

VP, Shipping and Member Communications, eBay

PDF API Security

Tanya Vlahovic

PDF New notifications platform

Shekhar Banerjee

Fireside Chat with Randy

Randy Shoup

Chief Architect and VP of Engineering Ecosystem and Experience, eBay

Message from Jamie & Award Presentation

Jamie Iannone

President and Chief Executive Officer, eBay

2021 Star Developer Awards

eBay’s Star Developer awards celebrate the adoption of our APIs, innovation and growth. This year, there were two categories:

For these awards, we considered all 3rd-party developers who participate in the developers program, contribute to eBay business initiatives, use our APIs in a productive way, and bring value to eBay and our buyers and sellers.

Early Adopter Award

This year's Early Adopter Award was presented to Volo Commerce who provides an ecommerce service platform to a range of merchants, retailers and brands to sell and grow on eBay through their core services. Since joining our developers program in 2010, Volo Commerce has continued to drive eBay initiatives. In addition, they have been a fantastic partner for our NHS PPE portal managing the seller's side. Volo’s developers volunteered hundreds of hours of their time to build and maintain the connections necessary for this enormous undertaking.

Rapid Growth Award

The Rapid Growth Award went to Altviolet LLC, a US-based publisher that has been an eBay affiliate since company founders met in 2008 while working as software developers. This company has years of experience working with the eBay APIs and they have used this knowledge to bring value to the eBay Partner Network and drive revenue. In 2020, they pioneered Bing PLA activity together with a small selection of other PLA publishers and have successfully run the activity in the USA and Australia.

eBay Connect over the years

Azadea Group

We exist to provide our customers and people with an entertaining and exciting way of life. AZADEA Group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 40 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East and Africa. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting goods, multimedia and beauty and cosmetics. With over 10,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 13 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.