Conference Archives

Uncertainty of Change

In this talk, I will take you through uncertainty and its impact on our lives by looking at case studies from the cotton mill workers of 19th Century Britain to the fall of Nokia as the world's No. 1 phone maker and how change connects them both. Then, I will explore how the uncertainty of change can sometimes cause us to ignore, deny, distort, or even try to stop it from happening instead of working with it.

Jitesh Gosai

The Boss’s Shoes Don’t Fit: And Other Surprises of Leadership

Ever fantasized about wearing your manager's shoes and calling all the shots?

Inna Weiner

The Post Office Scandal: what we can learn from its process and human failures

The story of the Post Office scandal not only serves as a warning about tech failure, but also as a reminder of the real-world significance of the software we build.

Hywel Carver

Iterate to Greatness: Building High Performance, AI-native Engineering Teams

In this talk, we'll discuss how Vercel transitioned to an AI-native company and how you too can operate highly effective, AI-native product engineering teams, from the tools used to the way to stay organised amid the rapidly changing pace of AI.

Jared Palmer

Making smart investments: A framework for maximizing your ROI in technical decisions

In this talk, we're going to explore a framework for evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of complex tech decisions, illustrated with real-world examples that highlight both the traps to avoid and the paths to success. I'll share methods for pinpointing key metrics that matter, and how to design experiments or proof-of-concepts to measure ROI. Finally we will discuss the importance of staying objective and adaptable throughout the process.

Katerina Iliakopoulou

Data Science Demystified

This talk gives an overview of Data Science and delves deep into the pipeline data scientists use - right from fetching the data, the Python tools and frameworks used to creating models, gaining insights and telling a story.

Grishma Jena

Measure for Change

Picking metrics is one thing. But the harder decisions lie in what to do with them afterward.

Laura Tacho

Delivery metrics – the good, the bad and the utterly ridiculous

As an engineering team lead, I spent countless hours pouring over data points, spreadsheets, and graphs in search of the perfect set of metrics to measure our team’s success.