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08:00–09:30

Arrival & Coffee

09:45

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

How games engineering “embraced hard mode” to unlock innovation for Netflix games

Learn how embracing paradoxes, discovery-driven learning, and integrative decisions enabled collaboration and unlocked innovation at Netflix.

10:10

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

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.

10:30

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

LLMs: An operator’s view

Explore a pragmatic approach to using LLMs to boost team productivity, enhance products, and evolve your leadership strategy.

11:00–11:40

Morning Break

11:40

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerTech Lead

How KLM reduced compliance – Time from months to hours with GenAI

Discover how KLM used GenAI and cloud workflows to cut compliance time from weeks to hours, boosting accuracy and reducing risk.

12:10

Talk

Director+Experienced ManagerNew Manager

What if I don’t want to climb?

Rethink career growth by exploring how non-linear paths, flexible frameworks, and exploration-first mindsets create stronger, more inclusive teams.

12:45

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

Target architecture – Align. Execute. Deliver.

Explore how defining a clear target architecture boosts alignment, speeds up execution, and scales teams through better decision-making.

13:00–14:15

Lunch

14:20

Talk

Director+Experienced Manager

Leading leaders: Why your greatest strengths are your next blind spots

Managing managers isn’t just scaling up your IC playbook—it’s a whole new game. This talk challenges common assumptions and shares what it really takes to move from doing the work to enabling others to do it even better.

15:00

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

Onboarding as a manager: How AI changed my first months

Learn how AI can support new engineering managers by accelerating context gathering, easing overwhelm, and enhancing team understanding.

15:15

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

Engineering leadership in 2025: Thriving when budgets shrink

Find practical strategies for leading engineering teams through budget pressure by aligning decisions with impact, focus, and value.

15:45–16:15

Afternoon Break

16:20

Talk

New ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

Your career isn’t stuck – you’re playing by the wrong rules

Learn how to break free from outdated career rules by building visibility, influence, and leadership on your own terms.

16:50

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

Debugging self-doubt: A framework for building confidence

Explore a practical framework for tackling self-doubt with a debugging mindset to build lasting confidence and stronger teams.

17:00

Talk

Staff+Tech Lead

Try, try again

Learn why intelligent retries are essential for resilient systems, and how to implement them safely with proper limits and timing.

  • Independent Tech Consultant & Author Sam Newman & Associates
17:30–19:00

Networking Mixer

11:00
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Voltron Quest

Inspired by Lara Hogan’s Manager Voltron, meet other leaders to build your peer network at LeadDev Berlin.

12:00

Table Talks

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.

12:00

Table Talks

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.

12:00

Speed Coaching

Free 1:1 coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching.

13:00
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Special Interest Groups

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.

12:00

Table Talks

How can you facilitate valuable post-incident reviews?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Next Steps AMA

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.

12:00

Table Talks

How can you increase developer adoption of AI coding tools?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Solution Swap

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.

11:45

Demo Stage

Live demo sessions

Explore solutions for your technical issues.

15:45
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Speed Coaching

Free 1:1 coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching.

12:00

Table Talks

How can you ensure that continuous learning is central to your engineering culture?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Solution Swap

What the hell is a Principal Software Engineer anyway?

Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.

12:00

Table Talks

How can you measure developer productivity without damaging morale?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

14:30

Engineering in Action

Engineering in Action

Learn how real engineering teams turn ideas into practice.

10:00
12:00

Workshop

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.

12:00

Workshop

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.

14:00
12:00

Workshop

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.

12:00

Workshop

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.

08:00–09:30

Arrival & Coffee

09:40

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

The joy of being wrong

Discover how rethinking assumptions drives better decisions, strengthens leadership, and builds more adaptive, collaborative teams.

10:20

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

Migrations done right: Success stories and lessons learned

Learn proven strategies for executing large-scale system migrations safely, using incremental rollouts, clear planning, and strong stakeholder communication.

10:45–11:30

Morning Break

11:30

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

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.

12:10

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

Machine learning in production. The hidden effort

Uncover the hidden engineering work behind real-world ML products, from scaling and orchestration to cost control and team alignment.

12:25

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

Couple’s therapy for product and tech

Learn how to build a strong, lasting partnership between product and tech through alignment, trust, and intentional collaboration.

12:50–14:15

Lunch

14:15

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

Journeys in diversity – what difference really means

Discover what true inclusion means by exploring practical ways to support neurodivergent colleagues and create genuinely diverse teams.

14:40

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerTech Lead

We brought AI into our sprints, here’s what changed

Explore how integrating AI into product sprints changed team habits, improved delivery, and revealed what works and what breaks in practice.

14:55

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

Rethinking interviewing in an AI era

Explore how to redesign technical interviews for an AI era by focusing on real-world thinking, communication, and human-centered evaluation.

15:20

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew Manager

Latency, load, and leadership: Building a team nervous system

Discover how to build feedback systems that detect early stress signals, enabling healthier, more resilient, and productive teams.

15:30–16:15

Afternoon Break

16:15

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

Building AI into critical systems: Lessons learned

Learn how the Financial Times built AI into paywalls and retention systems, navigating trade-offs, risks, and real-world complexity at scale.

16:45

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+Tech Lead

No promotion. Now what!?

Explore how to navigate promotion denial with resilience, clarity, and strategy to reignite career growth and fulfillment.

16:55

Talk

Experienced ManagerNew ManagerStaff+

The twin mandate: What leaders still don’t get about observability

Talk details coming soon.

10:45
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Voltron Quest

Inspired by Lara Hogan’s Manager Voltron, meet other leaders to build your peer network at LeadDev Berlin.

12:00

Table Talks

How to find the balance between AI innovation and mitigating risk?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Table Talks

How can leaders create a culture of experimentation within their teams?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Solution Swap

Building cross-functional relationships

Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.

12:50
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Speed Coaching

Free 1:1 coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching.

12:00

Next Steps AMA

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.

12:00

Table Talks

How can I speed up my team’s deployment times?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Table Talks

How to manage managers?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Solution Swap

Leading without authority

Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.

15:30
12:00

Office Hours

Meet the speakers

Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.

12:00

Special Interest Groups

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.

12:00

Table Talks

How can you maintain delivery velocity on cross-team projects?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Table Talks

How can I prevent burnout for myself and my team?

Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.

12:00

Solution Swap

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.

11:45

Demo Stage

Live demo sessions

Explore solutions for your technical issues.

14:30

Engineering in Action

Engineering in Action

Learn how real engineering teams turn ideas into practice.

10:00
12:00

Workshop

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.

12:00

Workshop

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.

14:00
12:00

Workshop

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.

12:00

Workshop

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.