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Steering the ship: Mistakes made and lessons learned
Candid insights into the biggest misconceptions about leadership and what truly makes a team exceptional.
Beyond the code: Leading engineering teams in the GenAI era
Explore how engineering leaders can guide teams through GenAI’s rise by focusing on the critical human work AI can’t replace.
Leading sustainably when everything is on fire
Learn how to lead effectively in chaos by building organizational capital and adapting your mindset for tough times.
Finding the spark: Unlocking growth potential on your team
Learn a practical framework to spot different growth needs on your team and support each person’s development effectively.
The accidental AI revolution: How an engineering tool won over the entire company
Learn how an internal AI tool sparked unexpected company-wide adoption and became a catalyst for cross-functional productivity gains.
How systems, power, and organizational design shape developer experience
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No one left behind: Inside the largest domain migration in history
A look at the industry’s most complex domain transfer, managed under pressure without losing a single team member.
How to self sabotage your organisation through AI
Discover the common pitfalls of integrating AI into your codebase that can degrade quality and derail deployments. Learn practical, measurement-driven strategies to avoid these traps and ensure AI enhances, rather than undermines, your engineering success.
Pay your (conflict) debts on time
Learn how unresolved conflict quietly erodes teams and how to tackle it early with clear and constructive leadership practices.
From friction to function: Strengthening the product-engineering alliance
Learn practical strategies to turn product-engineering friction into alignment through better prioritization, communication, and shared decision-making.
Leading without committing: Managing teams outside your tech stack
Learn how to lead engineering teams outside your expertise by building trust, enabling growth, and empowering without micromanaging.
No one needs me (and that’s the point)
Learn how to build autonomous teams that thrive without you, so you can focus on higher-impact leadership work.
The uncomfortable middle: Growing as a Director in uncertain times
Grow as a leader of leaders through reorgs, role shifts, and team tensions in the messy middle of uncertainty.
Tech lead to manager – a blueprint for successful transition
Navigate the shift from tech lead to manager with a clear roadmap, practical tools, and strategies for early success.
Interviewing in the age of AI
Rethink technical interviews for an AI-enhanced world by focusing on timeless engineering skills and real-world problem solving.
All of this has happened before
A mother-daughter conversation revealing how past tech trends mirror today’s AI hype and what we can learn.
Predictable is better than fast
Explore how prioritizing predictability over speed leads to more sustainable progress, stronger teams, and faster outcomes in the long run.
Estimation is a waste of time
Learn to replace inaccurate estimates with data-driven probabilistic forecasting, dramatically improving delivery predictability and stakeholder relationships.
Beyond the hype: What test automation really costs
Test automation promises speed and savings, but this talk reveals the hidden costs and how to avoid common strategic pitfalls.
Building ethical AI: Transparency, bias mitigation, and trust
Explore how to build trustworthy, human-centered AI by prioritizing transparency and effectively mitigating bias, discrimination, and ethical risks.
Supply chain: Data infrastructure pipeline
Discover how modern data pipelines transform supply chains, enabling real-time insights, improving data quality, and optimizing logistics through advanced analytics.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
Meet the speakers
Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.
Voltron Quest
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My team is being asked to move faster, but we’re already going as fast as we can. What can I do?
Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.
How do you enable greater productivity and improved experience across your whole developer org?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can you solve the problem of technical debt when you’re scaling up?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can you facilitate valuable post-incident reviews?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
Tackling the role of Tech Lead
Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for tackling the role of a Tech Lead
My team needs to be given time to fix technical debt but my leadership team won’t listen. What can I do?
Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.
How can you increase developer adoption of AI coding tools?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can you ensure that continuous learning is central to your engineering culture?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can you measure developer productivity without damaging morale?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
Meet leaders from similar domains
Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges and exchange solutions.
Making the leap to Engineering Manager
Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for making the leap to Engineering Manager.
How to find the balance between AI innovation and mitigating risk?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
What the hell is a Principal Software Engineer anyway?
Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.
How can leaders create a culture of experimentation within their teams?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can I speed up my team’s deployment times?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How to manage managers?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
Talented engineers on my team want to advance their careers, but there aren’t opportunities available for advancement. How can I keep them motivated?
Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.
How can you maintain delivery velocity on cross-team projects?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
How can I prevent burnout for myself and my team?
Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.
WORKSHOPS TRACK
Systems thinking to drive software delivery excellence
Join one of seven 80-minute micro-workshops included as part of your conference pass. Check back soon for full details.
Decision-making techniques for engineering leaders
Join one of seven 80-minute micro-workshops included as part of your conference pass. Check back soon for full details.
Metrics to improve developer productivity
Join one of seven 80-minute micro-workshops included as part of your conference pass. Check back soon for full details.
Team development in the age of AI
Join one of seven 80-minute micro-workshops included as part of your conference pass. Check back soon for full details.