Explore what’s happening at LeadDev London
Day 1
Tuesday 11 June
Organizational Leadership
Ways of Working
Technical Decision making
Microworkshops
Registration & refreshments
Registration & refreshments
Registration & refreshments
Registration & refreshments
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.
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.
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…
Leading engineering teams in the era of AI: Lessons learned for engineering managers & tech leads
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…
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…
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
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…
“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.
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…
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
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
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.
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
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
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.
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
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
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.
Refreshments
Network, learn and explore during every break
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
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.
Leading engineering teams in the era of AI: Lessons learned for engineering managers & tech leads
Networking mixer
Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference
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.
Networking mixer
Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference
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.
Networking mixer
Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference
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.
Networking mixer
Spend some time with other attendees after Day 1 of the conference
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.
Track 1: main track
Track 2: micro workshops
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.