Upcoming events
Join us throughout 2025 for inspiring conferences, workshops, webinars and courses
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
Check out the festival for modern engineering leadership
Upcoming online panels
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In partnership with DrafttWhy software maintenance is stuck in 2015
January 8, 2026 • 5.00PMYour software delivery practices have evolved, but your maintenance is still catching up. Here’s how to close the gap before chaos hits.
Free online workshops
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In partnership with HarnessFrom Feature Flags to Measurable Impact
December 17, 2025 • 5.00PMIn this workshop, you can actively experiment with and benchmark your organization’s level of maturity
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In partnership with HoneycombHow to understand the value of your code
Using observability tools to code with your eyes open.
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In partnership with CircleCIMove faster without losing control
Overcome the false trade-off between control and agility by rethinking platform governance so that standards become speed multipliers, enabling developer flexibility while reducing risk.
Recent recordings
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In partnership with Redgate
The database risks you can’t afford to ignore
From compliance breaches to fragile legacy databases, ignore these blinking red lights at your peril
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In partnership with Harness
How guardrails enable you to work at AI speed
AI risks we will move faster and break things more. Learn about the guardrails that enable you to safely release in the Age of AI
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In partnership with Harness
How McDonald’s and JPMorgan Chase safely scale experimentation
Learn how some of the largest multinationals safely run measurable experiments at the speed of AI — with guardrails not gates.
The Festival for Modern Engineering Leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
A multi-stage festival of talks, activities, and real-world learning for leaders and their teams
Whether you’re a Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Staff+, Director, VP, or CTO, you’ll leave with ideas and strategies to drive change.
2,500
Attendees
6
Tracks of content
150+
Speakers & Activity Hosts
150
Sessions
Featuring
Upcoming conferences
The engineering leadership conference for tech leads and engineering managers.
The technical leadership conference for staff, principal and
distinguished engineers.
Join a vetted audience of Director+ leaders to navigate a fast changing industry.
Join top engineering leaders for fresh insights on leveraging AI, leading high-performing teams, navigating industry volatility, and more.
LeadDev meet-ups are expanding in 2025
We run free events year-round in cities all over the world
Highlights from our recent events
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In partnership with LaunchDarklyFrom code tsunami to controlled innovation: Launching software in the age of AI
How to harness the explosive speed of AI-driven development without losing control, compromising safety, or putting customer experience at risk.
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What does innovation really mean? And how did Games Engineering navigate through it as a “startup” within Netflix
Learn how embracing paradoxes, discovery-driven learning, and integrative decisions enabled collaboration and unlocked innovation at Netflix.
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Hold on, let me prompt that
Explore how to lead with clarity and conviction in the GenAI era, balancing powerful tools with authentic, independent thinking.
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LLMs: An operator’s view
Explore a pragmatic approach to using LLMs to boost team productivity, enhance products, and evolve your leadership strategy.
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Leveling up engineers in an AI-driven world
Learn how to mentor junior engineers in an AI-driven world by reinforcing core skills and balancing AI-assisted workflows.
Recent webinars
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In partnership with RedgateThe database risks you can’t afford to ignore
From compliance breaches to fragile legacy databases, ignore these blinking red lights at your peril
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In partnership with HarnessHow guardrails enable you to work at AI speed
AI risks we will move faster and break things more. Learn about the guardrails that enable you to safely release in the Age of AI
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In partnership with HarnessHow McDonald’s and JPMorgan Chase safely scale experimentation
Learn how some of the largest multinationals safely run measurable experiments at the speed of AI — with guardrails not gates.
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In partnership with CloudflareEmbrace AI without losing control
How do engineering leaders move at AI speed without losing control and increasing delivery and security risks? You can do both.
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In partnership with HarnessHow AI is increasing systems resiliency
Facing more code than ever, learn the resiliency best practices used by SREs, including where AI can help
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In partnership with GitkrakenMeasuring the AI impact on developer experience
How to measure the impact of AI tools and agents on developer experience, and link this back to the business
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In partnership with MablAre you ready for agentic testing?
AI agents are no longer hypothetical — but are you ready to give them the keys to your test suite?
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In partnership with HoneycombInside our 2025 Engineering Performance Report
Uncover the data behind modern engineering performance and what it reveals about AI, observability, and the future of system reliability.
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In partnership with CodacyTaking the risk out of software experimentation
How do we remain competitive as a business without exposing ourselves to risk?
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In partnership with SwimmA guide to creating a great code documentation culture
If your teams are struggling with code documentation, watch this on-demand webinar, where our panel of engineering leaders will discuss best practices and strategies to get started. Code documentation is often viewed as a necessary evil by development teams. There’s no doubt that mastering the art of creating…
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In partnership with ChronosphereMaking cloud native work for your org
How can enterprises make the leap to cloud native? What do they need to know?
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In partnership with SabreHow enterprises can overcome the challenges of legacy code
How can enterprise engineering teams tackle the challenges of modernizing outdated codebases?
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Stress free onboarding as a Staff+ engineer
What can you do to create an efficient onboarding process for yourself stepping into a Staff+ role?
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Avoiding the priority zero trap
How can you successfully prioritize tasks in situations where everything is urgent?
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In partnership with ApolloElevating your leadership skills during tough times
What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?
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In partnership with SwarmiaMastering the art of project prioritization
How do you decide which projects to prioritize, when everything seems urgent?
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In partnership with CodeSignalLeveling up your technical interviews
How can we enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and experience of technical interviews?
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In partnership with incident.ioReducing the burden of incident response on your teams
Unlock system reliability through a culture of shared responsibility and collaboration
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So you want to identify and nurture high performers?
Providing growth opportunities for the engineers in your team goes a long way toward motivating and retaining talent.
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In partnership with Sauce LabsBuilding a better testing culture
How can engineering leaders create a healthy testing culture with clear strategies in place?
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Tactics for developing junior engineers
How to plan out intentional time for junior talent to be as productive as possible
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Planning for success when scaling rapidly
Create goals, prioritize effectively, set expectations, and drive alignment.
