Day 1

Tuesday 11 June

08:00–09:45

Registration & refreshments

08:00–09:45

Registration & refreshments

08:00–09:45

Registration & refreshments

08:00–09:45

Registration & refreshments

09:15

Welcome to LeadDev London 2024

09:25

Keynote: Embracing engineering’s place at the forefront of business

The landscape of technology has changed over the past decade – and that change has led to the place of engineering changing in the architecture of modern businesses. As engineering leaders, we need to move beyond the perception that technology is a back-office function, a support function, or a cost centre – and understand that technology is a leading function. As engineering leaders, we need to actively seek to lead the businesses that we’re a part of – and this is especially critical as we look to ensure the effective, safe and ethical adoption of GenAI.

09:55

How do you deliver a feature on the biggest stage in the world?

10:10

“We’re so glad we hired you!” Incorporate microinclusions into developer onboarding to increase developer thriving

10:20

Presenting: The LeadDev Engineering Management Report 2024

A sneak peek into the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Management report: how the role is changing and what these changes mean for the industry at large.

09:30

Designing APIs when things keep changing

APIs are forever. Unlike other products, APIs are hard to take back once developers integrate against them. But in a world where business needs and user requirements are continually changing, APIs need to be flexible enough to anticipate future changes. So how do you design APIs in an…

10:00

Leading engineering teams in the era of AI: Lessons learned for engineering managers & tech leads

10:25

Mastering managing, mentoring and coaching

Being an engineering leader requires many skills. We have to know how to prioritize, manage work to deadlines and perhaps the hardest – lead others. Our role means a shift from doing to guiding and supporting. We must know when to manage, mentor or coach. When we use…

09:45

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. I’ve scrutinised burndown charts, velocity reports, and defect density metrics, searching for insights that will help us deliver more value…

10:15

How to use technology radars to make transparent tech decisions

10:50–11:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office hours

Table Talks

How can I tell if my team is doing well?

Complete your “Voltron Quest”

Table Talks

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

10:50–11:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office hours

Table Talks

How can I tell if my team is doing well?

Complete your “Voltron Quest”

Table Talks

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

10:50–11:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office hours

Table Talks

How can I tell if my team is doing well?

Complete your “Voltron Quest”

Table Talks

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

10:50–11:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office hours

Table Talks

How can I tell if my team is doing well?

Complete your “Voltron Quest”

Table Talks

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

11:35

Tech debt as innovation, reframing this forever problem as an opportunity

  • Engineering Director, Product Platform Systems Netflix
12:05

From overload to oasis: Creating more time for the cool stuff

12:15

Managing across timezones; A retrospective

12:30

Building for the new developer

  • VP of Research Insights & Director of Developer Success Lab, Flow Pluralsight Flow
12:00

Mastering managing, mentoring and coaching

Being an engineering leader requires many skills. We have to know how to prioritize, manage work to deadlines and perhaps the hardest – lead others. Our role means a shift from doing to guiding and supporting. We must know when to manage, mentor or coach. When we use…

12:25

“We’re so glad we hired you!” Incorporate microinclusions into developer onboarding to increase developer thriving

In this talk, Kristen Foster-Marks will offer a simple, evidence-based way to increase new teammates’ sense of belonging: microinclusions. She’ll share both “sad” and “happy” onboarding stories, demonstrating how both the presence and absence of microinclusions can impact not only a new engineer’s first impressions of a job, but their long-term happiness, success, and tenure.

12:50

Leading engineering teams in the era of AI: Lessons learned for engineering managers & tech leads

AI is no longer just a buzzword being thrown around but is becoming a foundational element engineers use when building software. As AI reshapes the software engineering landscape and engineering teams embark on building their first AI-powered features, leadership and management also need to evolve in ways that…

11:35

How do you deliver a feature on the biggest stage in the world?

12:20

“We’re so glad we hired you!” Incorporate microinclusions into developer onboarding to increase developer thriving

12:40

Presenting: The LeadDev Engineering Management Report 2024

A sneak peek into the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Management report: how the role is changing and what these changes mean for the industry at large.

11:35

The engineering leader’s playbook: A hands-on guide to DORA

11:35

How to deal with the “technical” in “technical leadership”

13:00–14:25

Lunch & hallway track

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks: How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ leader?

Join facilitated conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: People with disabilities

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

Table talks: How do you build an effective, human-centred on-call process?

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: Women

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

13:00–14:25

Lunch & hallway track

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks: How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ leader?

Join facilitated conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: People with disabilities

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

Table talks: How do you build an effective, human-centred on-call process?

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: Women

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

13:00–14:25

Lunch & hallway track

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks: How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ leader?

Join facilitated conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: People with disabilities

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

Table talks: How do you build an effective, human-centred on-call process?

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: Women

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

13:00–14:25

Lunch & hallway track

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks: How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ leader?

Join facilitated conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: People with disabilities

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

Table talks: How do you build an effective, human-centred on-call process?

Join facilitated group conversations with other leaders

Community Representation Groups: Women

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

14:25

Demystifying neurodiversity in tech with nostalgic video games

14:55

How to use technology radars to make transparent tech decisions

15:05

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

14:25

The new developer: Help your engineering org navigate issues of trust, agency and skill threat as they adopt generative AI

14:25

Mastering managing, mentoring and coaching

15:50–16:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks

Join facilitated conversations on how to interpret engineering data in a holistic way.

Community Representation Groups: autistic

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Solution Swap

Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator

Community Representation Groups: Black

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey. 

Meet the Author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

15:50–16:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks

Join facilitated conversations on how to interpret engineering data in a holistic way.

Community Representation Groups: autistic

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Solution Swap

Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator

Community Representation Groups: Black

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey. 

Meet the Author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

15:50–16:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks

Join facilitated conversations on how to interpret engineering data in a holistic way.

Community Representation Groups: autistic

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Solution Swap

Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator

Community Representation Groups: Black

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey. 

Meet the Author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

15:50–16:35

Refreshments

Network, learn and explore during every break

Office Hours

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

Table talks

Join facilitated conversations on how to interpret engineering data in a holistic way.

Community Representation Groups: autistic

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.

Career next steps Q&A

Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career

Speed coaching

Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching

Solution Swap

Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator

Community Representation Groups: Black

Connect with other leaders with similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey. 

Meet the Author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

16:35

Leading engineering teams in the era of AI: Lessons learned for engineering managers & tech leads

17:05

Designing APIs when things keep changing

17:55

End of day wrap up

18:00–20:00

Networking mixer

Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference

Office Hours

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

Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA

Hear from the LeadDev content team on the secrets of crafting winning speaker submissions, effective article proposals and how to get involved with the community.

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

18:00–20:00

Networking mixer

Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference

Office Hours

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

Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA

Hear from the LeadDev content team on the secrets of crafting winning speaker submissions, effective article proposals and how to get involved with the community.

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

18:00–20:00

Networking mixer

Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference

Office Hours

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

Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA

Hear from the LeadDev content team on the secrets of crafting winning speaker submissions, effective article proposals and how to get involved with the community.

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

18:00–20:00

Networking mixer

Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference

Office Hours

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

Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA

Hear from the LeadDev content team on the secrets of crafting winning speaker submissions, effective article proposals and how to get involved with the community.

Meet the author

Bring a book and get it signed – or just have a chat.

Day 2

Wednesday 12 June

Breakfast and networking

Breakfast and networking

Mastering managing, mentoring and coaching

Being an engineering leader requires many skills. We have to know how to prioritize, manage work to deadlines and perhaps the hardest – lead others. Our role means a shift from doing to guiding and supporting. We must know when to manage, mentor or coach. When we use…

The engineering leader’s playbook: A hands-on guide to DORA

As engineering leaders, your success is the success of your teams. While success can take many forms, a key indicator is how effectively and quickly your team can deliver on its goals and ship software. But with so many variables that contribute to how successful a team is…

Building for the new developer

In this talk, Cat wants to share the research story of their large-scale study into the social science of genAI adoption as they fought to bring a human-centered approach to pressing questions that engineering organizations are facing about the rapidly-changing possibilities of AI-assisted coding.

  • VP of Research Insights & Director of Developer Success Lab, Flow Pluralsight Flow