{"id":1891,"date":"2025-02-13T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/?page_id=1891"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:13:48","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"--agenda-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--primary); --agenda-column-count: 4; --agenda-mobile-row-count: 3; --agenda-time-rows: 121;\" class=\"ld-agenda  show-times  show-day-tabs  show-filters alignfull wp-block-pbc-agenda has-background has-primary-background-color\" data-view=\"compressed\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-tabs\" data-current-tab=\"1\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-agenda-day-tab wp-block-pbc-single-day-tab\">\n<a href='#Agenda_1_Day_1'>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-214acaa70aae3e9bb9c4c26a46635304\" 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class=\"filter-title\">By Level<\/p><div class=\"single-term\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"single-filter trigger-resize\" data-tax=\"session-level\" data-term=\"director\" id=\"tax-session-level-term-director\" type=\"checkbox\"><\/input>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"checkbox-svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grey Box (unchecked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rect class=\"checkbox-svg__border\" x=\"0.5\" y=\"-0.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0.546875 17)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-opacity=\"0.25\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Checkmark (checked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"checkmark\" d=\"M4.44922 9.644L7.78756 12.9823L15.577 5.19287\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Director+<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"single-term\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"single-filter trigger-resize\" data-tax=\"session-level\" data-term=\"experienced-manager\" id=\"tax-session-level-term-experienced-manager\" type=\"checkbox\"><\/input>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"checkbox-svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grey Box (unchecked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rect class=\"checkbox-svg__border\" x=\"0.5\" y=\"-0.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0.546875 17)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-opacity=\"0.25\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Checkmark (checked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"checkmark\" d=\"M4.44922 9.644L7.78756 12.9823L15.577 5.19287\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Experienced Manager<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"single-term\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"single-filter trigger-resize\" data-tax=\"session-level\" data-term=\"new-manager\" id=\"tax-session-level-term-new-manager\" type=\"checkbox\"><\/input>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"checkbox-svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grey Box (unchecked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rect class=\"checkbox-svg__border\" x=\"0.5\" y=\"-0.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0.546875 17)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-opacity=\"0.25\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Checkmark (checked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"checkmark\" d=\"M4.44922 9.644L7.78756 12.9823L15.577 5.19287\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>New Manager<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"single-term\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"single-filter trigger-resize\" data-tax=\"session-level\" data-term=\"staff\" id=\"tax-session-level-term-staff\" type=\"checkbox\"><\/input>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"checkbox-svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grey Box (unchecked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rect class=\"checkbox-svg__border\" x=\"0.5\" y=\"-0.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0.546875 17)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-opacity=\"0.25\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Checkmark (checked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"checkmark\" d=\"M4.44922 9.644L7.78756 12.9823L15.577 5.19287\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Staff+<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"single-term\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"single-filter trigger-resize\" data-tax=\"session-level\" data-term=\"tech-lead\" id=\"tax-session-level-term-tech-lead\" type=\"checkbox\"><\/input>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"checkbox-svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grey Box (unchecked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rect class=\"checkbox-svg__border\" x=\"0.5\" y=\"-0.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0.546875 17)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-opacity=\"0.25\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Checkmark (checked) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"checkmark\" d=\"M4.44922 9.644L7.78756 12.9823L15.577 5.19287\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/form>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-content__mobile-actions\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button filter-content__mobile-actions__button apply-agenda-filters\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-button__link agenda-filter-trigger trigger-resize\">Apply filters<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"filter-content__mobile-actions__button  clear-agenda-filters trigger-resize\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M18.304 7.416L14.416 12.456L18.736 18H15.472L12.784 14.472L10.096 18H7.072L11.32 12.576L7.408 7.416H10.648L12.952 10.536L15.28 7.416H18.304Z\" fill=\"#999999\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tClear all filters<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button class=\"filter-content__mobile-actions__button  clear-agenda-filters trigger-resize\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M18.304 7.416L14.416 12.456L18.736 18H15.472L12.784 14.472L10.096 18H7.072L11.32 12.576L7.408 7.416H10.648L12.952 10.536L15.28 7.416H18.304Z\" fill=\"#999999\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tClear all filters<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"ld-agenda__day-wrapper desktop-scrollbar\" style=\"--agenda-column-count: 8; --agenda-time-rows: 147; --agenda-desktop-column-count: 4.2; --agenda-tablet-column-count: 2.2; --agenda-mobile-column-count: 1.2;\" data-scroll-position=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-anchor\" id=\"Agenda_1_Day_1\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-wrapper\"><div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);\" class=\"ld-agenda__day show-times wp-block-pbc-agenda-day\" data-day=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --grid-row: 1; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92690c23ccdaec518e15af104cf49ed1\" id=\"h-leading-your-organization-stage\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Leading your Organization stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3220\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3220\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3220\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ChromeRose<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meri is an experienced CTO and leader of technology organisations. They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 20 \/ 25;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3823\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The story box<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to use stories to improve your influence as a leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_310,h_310\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3823\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3823\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The story box<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:20 &#8211; 09:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, Michael Lopp will tell you a story about stories. From almost 30 years of leadership, Lopp will not only tell you stories from Slack, Pinterest, Netscape, Borland, and that start-up you&#8217;ve never heard of, but also why the art of storytelling is integral to your leadership toolkit.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The reasons humans like to hear and read stories.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why stories work for leaders.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The core parts of a good story.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Lopp is a veteran Silicon Valley-based engineering leader who builds both people and product at historic companies such as Slack, Borland, Netscape, Palantir, Pinterest, and Apple. When he\u2019s not deeply worrying about staying relevant, he writes about backpacks, bridges, humans, and leadership at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. He currently works at Apple. This is the way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 29 \/ 34;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3831\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Inclusive leadership across cultures: Practical patterns for global engineering teams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Concrete, repeatable patterns for leading global teams across cultures, reducing friction, building trust, and helping diverse voices contribute fully.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christopher-egemba\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1216,h_1216\/next\/2026\/01\/Christopher-Egemba-e1770205730828.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christopher-egemba\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Egemba\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLightenet Technologies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3831\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3831\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Inclusive leadership across cultures: Practical patterns for global engineering teams<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:05 &#8211; 10:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Practical, repeatable inclusive-leadership patterns for global engineering teams\u2014aligning assumptions on hierarchy, disagreement, and feedback using working agreements, inclusive meeting mechanics, decision recaps, and repair scripts to build trust and move faster.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Global teams don\u2019t fail because people lack good intentions\u2014they fail because they carry different assumptions about hierarchy, feedback, speed, and what \u201cgood work\u201d looks like. Inclusive leadership across cultures is less about slogans and more about building shared operating agreements that make collaboration safe and predictable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing on my experience as the only African Joint Institute Student Ambassador in a UK\u2013China AI institute partnership, and my leadership roles coordinating large technical cohorts in Nigerian higher education (including supervising\/appraising 50+ technologists and leading a lab through external accreditation), I\u2019ll share a practical toolkit for leading across cultural divides.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We\u2019ll cover three common cross-cultural failure modes and how to fix them:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Silence vs disagreement<\/strong> \u2014 how to surface dissent without forcing confrontation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Hierarchy vs challenge<\/strong> \u2014 how to invite \u201csafe pushback\u201d and avoid decision-by-deference.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Direct vs indirect feedback<\/strong> \u2014 how to give clarity without disrespect, and how to receive feedback without defensiveness.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ll learn lightweight mechanisms you can adopt immediately: a \u201cWorking Agreements\u201d template, inclusive meeting patterns (pre-reads, async input, rotating airtime), a decision recap format, and scripts for repairing misunderstandings when identity and power dynamics are in play.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ll leave with repeatable patterns to help distributed teams move faster\u2014with less friction, more trust, and more meaningful participation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A Working Agreements template for cross-cultural teams (communication, decision-making, feedback norms)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Inclusive meeting patterns that reduce time-zone and hierarchy bias<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Scripts for disagreement, feedback, and repair after a cultural misread<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A decision recap format that increases clarity and reduces \u201cre-litigating\u201d decisions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical ways to turn representation into belonging (not just diversity metrics)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christopher-egemba\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Christopher-Egemba-e1770205730828-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christopher-egemba\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Egemba\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Lightenet Technologies<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christopher Egemba is an Artificial Intelligence and IT consultant with 15+ years\u2019 experience across lab operations. He earned an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems from the University of Sussex , UK (2024) and a BSc in Computer Science. At Nnamdi Azikiwe University, he was Head of Laboratory, leading labs through Universities Commission accreditation and coordinating and appraising 50+ technologists. He represented Sussex as the only African Joint Institute Student Ambassador with Zhejiang Gongshang University, China supporting students and developing capability. A Sussex Nigeria Scholarship recipient, he won the Spirit of Sussex Gold Award and was a Pitch for the Planet competition finalist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christopher-egemba\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Christopher&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 35 \/ 40; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:35&ndash;11:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 46;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3828\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Mentoring that actually changes careers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A practical, human take on mentoring that actually helps people grow, by sharing real experience and honest guidance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lenni-ojala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1830,h_1830\/next\/2026\/01\/Lenni-Ojala-scaled-e1769611777685.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lenni-ojala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLenni Ojala\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRELEX Solutions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3828\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3828\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Mentoring that actually changes careers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 11:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Mentoring isn&#8217;t coaching or teaching. Learn how to find mentors who genuinely invest in your growth, and how to mentor others by sharing real experience.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year, a recent graduate approached me at a tech conference. She was working at a convenience store kiosk, running their systems, handling post office services, and onboarding new staff. She wanted to break into tech but couldn&#8217;t get interviews. Within months of working together, she landed her first paid job in tech.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What made it work wasn&#8217;t magic. It was seeing transferable skills she&#8217;d dismissed as &#8220;just retail.&#8221; It was rewriting her CV to show what she actually did. It was being direct about which unpaid coding projects were worth her time and which were draining energy she needed elsewhere.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is what mentoring actually is: sharing your lived experience to guide someone&#8217;s growth. It&#8217;s not coaching (asking questions), sponsoring (taking action on their behalf), or teaching (transferring knowledge). Early in my mentoring journey, I got this wrong. I kept asking coaching questions when someone needed practical examples from my experience. They disengaged. I learned that mentoring means being direct about what you&#8217;ve seen and done, not performing neutrality.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As an engineering manager leading a distributed team across three countries, I&#8217;ve relied heavily on my own mentors and connected team members with mentors outside our immediate group. I&#8217;ve seen what works from both sides.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk covers practical approaches to finding mentors beyond formal programs (peer mentors, next-level career mentors, reverse mentors) and how to build relationships that go beyond surface advice. You&#8217;ll learn how to mentor effectively: seeing potential others miss, sharing experience directly, and knowing when someone needs a mentor versus a coach. Through real stories from both sides, you&#8217;ll leave with concrete next steps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Recognize the difference between mentoring, coaching, sponsoring, and teaching and know when each is needed<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Find mentors who genuinely invest in your growth, not ones checking boxes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Mentor effectively by sharing lived experience directly, not hiding behind coaching questions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lenni-ojala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1830\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Lenni-Ojala-scaled-e1769611777685-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lenni-ojala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLenni Ojala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">RELEX Solutions<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lenni leads a distributed team building mobile apps, backend services, and integrations for retail store operations. After 20+ years in tech, mentors have been their first call when navigating challenges. They organize a 4,000-member tech community for underrepresented people and actively mentor others.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lenni-ojala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lenni&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4211\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The state of AI in software development: Insights across 400+ organizations<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn where AI actually boosts developer productivity, how leading teams measure impact, and practical ways to separate measurable gains from hype.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2025\/05\/Justin-Reock.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDX\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy CTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4211\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4211\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The state of AI in software development: Insights across 400+ organizations<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023422,\"width\":\"180px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Headlines claim AI is transforming software engineering overnight. Across more than 400 engineering organizations, we see patterns that challenge the hype and reveal what\u2019s really working, and what isn&#8217;t, when AI enters the software development lifecycle.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, Justin Reock, Deputy CTO at DX, will share a data-driven \u201cstate of the union\u201d on AI in engineering, grounded in both quantitative data from thousands of developers and on-the-ground observations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The current impact of AI, from benchmarks on the percentage of code authored, team PR throughput, and time savings<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where AI adoption is creating real gains in throughput, and whether it introduces tradeoffs for quality and maintainability<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Insights and trends, including whether junior or senior developers are seeing bigger gains, the impact of structured rollouts, which tools are having the most impact, and the evolving definition of \u201cdeveloper\u201d<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The session will conclude with a practical framework for measuring AI\u2019s impact, helping leaders cut through hype and understand the impact AI is having in their own organizations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Five key questions are used to highlight areas for you to focus your learning:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right team?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right technology?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right product vision?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right balance between innovation and liability?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right product &lt;&gt; market fit?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Justin-Reock-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Deputy CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">DX<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"C0987BZ3XCH-1757515283.898619-thread-list-Thread_1759427032.694829\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1759427032.694829\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered c-message_kit__background--labels c-message_kit__background--labels--later c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\" data-qa-label=\"later\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\" role=\"document\" data-qa-hover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__labels c-message_kit__labels--light\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">Justin Reock is the Deputy CTO of DX (<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/getdx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/getdx.com\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">getdx.com<\/a>), and is an engineer, speaker, writer, and software practice evangelist with over 20 years of experience working in various software roles.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">He is an outspoken thought leader, delivering enterprise solutions, numerous keynotes, technical leadership, various publications and community education on developer experience and productivity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Justin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 56 \/ 73; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">12:20&ndash;13:45<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 74 \/ 79;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3830\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Up and down the management track: Equalising your leadership style across the pressure of scale<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A real-world guide to shifting your mindset and skills as you move between managing people, managers, and entire organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1668,h_1668\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_5683-Karen-Lee-scaled-e1769607945589.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaren Lee Rigg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust Eat Takeaway.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering, Global Intelligence Platforms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3830\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3830\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Up and down the management track: Equalising your leadership style across the pressure of scale<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:50 &#8211; 14:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">This talk is about the difference between being a manager, a manager of managers, and a manager of managers of managers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most management advice treats leadership as a linear ladder, but the reality is more like a series of &#8220;vibe shifts&#8221; that force you to reinvent yourself at every level. If you try to manage a Director the same way you managed a Junior Engineer, you\u2019re going to fail\u2014and probably burn out in the process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll share what I\u2019ve learned from the unique experience of moving up and down the management chain, from 1st-line lead to 3rd-line executive and back again. We\u2019ll skip the theory and get into the messy reality of three distinct roles:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Managing ICs:<\/strong> Learning to stop &#8220;doing&#8221; and start &#8220;enabling&#8221; without losing your technical edge.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Managing Managers:<\/strong> How to coach for leadership instead of technical output, and how to tell if a team is healthy when you\u2019re no longer in the day-to-day.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Managing Organizations:<\/strong> Using organizational design and strategy as your primary tools when you can no longer rely on personal relationships alone.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re eyeing your first lead role or you\u2019re a seasoned Director, you\u2019ll leave with a better understanding of how to adjust your &#8220;flight altitude&#8221; and avoid the trap of using yesterday\u2019s skills to solve today\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify the &#8220;success traps&#8221; where habits from your previous level actually hinder your performance in a new role.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn how to audit a team\u2019s health through layers of abstraction without micromanaging your managers.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Develop a framework for coaching leadership skills rather than just overseeing project delivery.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand why moving &#8220;down&#8221; the ladder can be a strategic move to sharpen your perspective and long-term impact.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1668\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_5683-Karen-Lee-scaled-e1769607945589-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaren Lee Rigg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering, Global Intelligence Platforms<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Just Eat Takeaway.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Karen is a Director of Engineering at Just Eat Takeaway.com, a leading global online food delivery marketplace, connecting consumers and partners to empower everyday convenience. Previously, Karen was a Director of Engineering at Permutive, a best in class audience platform for advertisers and publishers, and a Tech Lead at Thoughtworks, a leading global technology consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, she can be found rock climbing in the Peak District, snowboarding in the Alps and occasionally sailing in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Karen&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 88;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3875\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">What does a CTO even do?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A reverse-engineering framework to help engineering leaders broaden impact, break growth ceilings, and develop the skills required for senior technical leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/next\/2026\/01\/20260213_Dee_120-copy-4000x4000-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDee Kitchen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrafana Labs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP, Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3875\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3875\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>What does a CTO even do?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:35 &#8211; 15:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Many EMs and Directors struggle to understand how to drive their own career and personal growth, this session seeks to use the destination as a way to reverse engineer the path to personal growth.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many EMs and Directors are type-cast into a single area of excellence, whether this is people management, technical operations, or some other thing. This can lead to an artificial ceiling on your own growth, you know how to do this one thing so well that you fall back on it too often, and you may find that roles that you aspire to evade your reach, that you&#8217;re overlooked in favour of others. In my experience this can be overcome by not asking what you need to learn, but instead asking what those who have those roles further in your career path are doing, and then to reverse engineer the path to that destination by looking at which skills gaps exist for you today.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I use a simple framework for this, a set of a few questions that will help show what other aspects of your current role you can start developing. To those managers I&#8217;ve mentored in the past, these questions have unlocked self-learning and drive, and helped accelerate their growth and steepen career trajectory, it&#8217;s all very accessible as a set of concepts, and applicable to any manager from those starting their people management career through to those at Director level, and I hope those above this level have already figured this out.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is also applicable of Staff+ IC levels, as a lot of the basics are directly transferrable to IC leadership skills too.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Five key questions are used to highlight areas for you to focus your learning:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right team?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right technology?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right product vision?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right balance between innovation and liability?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Do we have the right product &lt;&gt; market fit?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/20260213_Dee_120-copy-4000x4000-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDee Kitchen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP, Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Grafana Labs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An engineer since 1996 and a people and project leader since 2005, Dee is a deeply technical senior leader who stays hands-on with technical direction while maintaining a strong commitment to developing engineers and engineering managers. Dee focuses on ensuring teams have both the right technology and the right support to successfully deliver on their mission.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, Dee\u2019s technical work has centered on observability, distributed databases, and privacy at Grafana Labs, as well as security products at Cloudflare, including firewalls, denial-of-service protection, traffic matching, and end-user protection. Alongside this work, Dee has led with a strong emphasis on mental health and wellbeing, diversity, and the personal growth of direct reports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 89 \/ 94; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:05&ndash;15:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3873\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The Staff Engineer\u2019s playbook: Intellectual shift to systemic impact<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A practical framework for making the Staff Engineer leap, shifting from solving tasks to defining strategy and delivering lasting systemic impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-selway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2026\/01\/Anna-Selway-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-selway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnna Selway\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Analytics Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3873\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3873\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The Staff Engineer\u2019s playbook: Intellectual shift to systemic impact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">The jump to Staff IC is a fundamental shift. It requires you to become both an exceptional problem-solver and an organisational direction-setter. Learn the framework to make this intellectual leap.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The transition to a Staff IC role is often vaguely defined, yet it requires a fundamental intellectual shift. You must progress from expertly solving assigned problems to rigorously defining and architecting the solution to the most critical systemic, high-leverage problems &#8211; thereby setting the technical strategy. This talk introduces a rigorous, actionable framework, derived from intensive research and deep-dive interviews with Staff+ leaders at Monzo, to codify the true intellectual shift required to reach senior IC positions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The methodology is directly inspired by my own experience earning a PhD, where the necessary approach, drive, and passion for defining the *unsolved* problem are identical.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It focuses on the bias for action and proactive ownership of the intellectual pipeline.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\u2019ll talk to how I use this methodology to identify high-impact Staff work by pursuing an organisational playbook: a high-conviction, principled argument for systemic change. This involves navigating four distinct phases:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1. The Research Gap \ud83d\udd0e:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Systematically surveying the organisation (e.g., Operations) to find critical &#8216;open loops&#8217; and opportunities that significantly impact the business.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2. The Conviction \ud83d\udcaa:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Developing T-Shaped authority and cross-domain empathy to define the correct, often difficult, architectural solution, turning a simple problem into a strategic mandate.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3. The Validation &amp; Alignment \ud83e\udd1d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gaining cross-functional adoption by acting as the technically accountable strategic partner (the &#8220;PM&#8217;s Best Friend&#8221;), proactively steering product and engineering decisions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4. The Multiplication \ud83c\udf33:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scaling impact by executing the strategy through others and deliberately building a Coaching Tree of future Staff Engineers.Using a real-world case study, how we architected the solution to a critical scheduling &#8216;open loop&#8217; in our Operations platform, we will provide practical lessons on turning deep technical insights into lasting organisational leverage.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Proactive Thesis Development:<\/strong> Learn how to systematically identify systemic &#8220;&#8221;open loops&#8221;&#8221; and use a bias for action to propose a principled, architectural solution (Conviction).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>T-Shaped Authority:<\/strong> Understand how to use core domain mastery, combined with broad product and engineering context, to build technical opinions that command influence.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The PM&#8217;s Best Friend:<\/strong> Master the skill of cross-functional Validation &amp; Alignment, ensuring your strategic proposals are adopted and proactively guide critical product decisions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The Multiplier Effect:<\/strong> Understand how to structure strategic work to explicitly foster the growth and technical leadership development of others as a core Staff responsibility.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-selway\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Anna-Selway-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-selway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnna Selway\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Analytics Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna\u2019s journey into data and technology was unconventional. Initially trained as a classical singer, she became fascinated by the intersection of traditional music theory and computer science, specifically the idea of computationally extracting musical features based on traditional theory \u2013 such as harmony and rhythm \u2013 to calculate and recommend musical similarity.<\/p>\n<p>This led to a sharp pivot into a PhD, where she learnt to be resourceful, analyse different types of data, and build her own tools to conduct her research.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of her PhD, Anna joined a local tech company, solving technical customer issues. However, her passion truly ignited as she started exploring the entire tech stack. She fell in love with data-driven decision-making and moved into engineering and analytics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-selway\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 106;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4252\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI productivity at enterprise scale<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turning AI adoption into real productivity gains requires changing habits, building skills, and scaling learning across the entire organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4252\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4252\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI productivity at enterprise scale<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000024368,\"width\":\"182px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png\" alt=\"Skiller Whale LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000024368\" style=\"width:182px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2021\/08\/Skiller-Whale-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Selecting and rolling out AI tools is the easy part. Changing behaviour, and levelling up productivity across an organisation has always been hard, and still is with AI. This talk will describe how the right approach to learning can help enterprise organisations improve their AI abilities, and realise the promised gains in productivity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: learning for engineering teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hywel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 107 \/ 110;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5085\" data-tax-session-topic=\"hiring\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">One silver bullet: Adaptability<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Hire for adaptability over pedigree, and build teams that can learn, grow, and deliver in a changing industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-wagner-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_389,h_389\/next\/2025\/10\/Daniel-Wagner-Hall.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-wagner-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Wagner-Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCodeYourFuture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Technical Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5085\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5085\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>One silver bullet: Adaptability<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:35 &#8211; 16:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tech NGO partner<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000024940,\"width\":\"200px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png\" alt=\"CodeYourFuture LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000024940\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/10\/CodeYourFuture.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Software is constantly changing. Headcount pressures mean we&#8217;re all spending too much time trying to hire exactly that one pedigreed senior engineer with the perfect experience. Deep down we all know we should be hiring more for adaptability and growth. AI changing the industry is making this more clear by the day. But people often still reach for pedigree over adaptability, because hiring for adaptability feels much harder.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Together we&#8217;ll explore how CodeYourFuture trains people with a focus on this adaptability and learning to learn, and how this can help you hire better people faster so you can focus on shipping and growing rather than recruiting and interviewing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learning to learn is the key skill everyone should be teaching, and recruiting for.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>You should be hiring for short- and long-term growth potential.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Junior engineers can get a lot more done than you think.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>AI is changing the industry, but not as much as people say.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>CodeYourFuture is training amazing talent you want to hire.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-wagner-hall\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/10\/Daniel-Wagner-Hall-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-wagner-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Wagner-Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Technical Education<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CodeYourFuture<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daniel Wagner-Hall is the Director of Technical Education at CodeYourFuture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-wagner-hall\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Daniel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3841\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineering at scale: Why developer experience is your competitive advantage<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How reducing developer friction at scale boosts velocity, quality, and retention, and becomes a real competitive edge in the AI era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicole-forsgren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1698,h_1698\/next\/2020\/11\/Dr-Nicole-Forsgren-e1765194181518.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicole-forsgren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicole Forsgren\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLead Author \u2013 &quot;Frictionless&quot; and &quot;Accelerate&quot;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3841\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3841\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineering at scale: Why developer experience is your competitive advantage<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 17:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Engineering friction compounds across your organization, costing you velocity, quality, and talent. This talk provides a data-driven framework for measuring, prioritizing, and scaling DevEx improvements that deliver measurable business impact.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your engineers spend hours waiting on builds, navigating undocumented systems, and context-switching between 12 different tools. That&#8217;s not just frustrating\u2014it&#8217;s expensive. Every friction point compounds across your organization, costing you velocity, quality, and your ability to retain top talent.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI transforms software development, this problem is about to get worse. AI-generated code increases deployment frequency and system complexity. If your baseline friction is already high, AI won&#8217;t speed you up\u2014it will amplify every bottleneck and create new categories of problems you haven&#8217;t seen yet.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk presents a systematic framework for identifying and eliminating engineering friction at scale. You&#8217;ll learn how to measure what&#8217;s actually slowing your teams down, build data-driven business cases for DevEx investment, and prioritize changes that deliver measurable ROI. We&#8217;ll cover how to scale improvements from a single team to your entire engineering organization, and why the teams that fix their DevEx foundation now will outpace competitors in the AI era.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll walk away with practical frameworks, measurement approaches, and stakeholder templates you can use immediately\u2014whether you&#8217;re making the case for investment, leading an improvement initiative, or scaling best practices across teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A measurement framework for quantifying engineering friction and connecting it to business outcomes (velocity, quality, retention)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Proven stakeholder templates for building data-driven business cases that secure DevEx investment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A scalable playbook for rolling out DevEx improvements from single teams to entire engineering organizations<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicole-forsgren\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/11\/Dr-Nicole-Forsgren-e1765194181518-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicole-forsgren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicole Forsgren\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Author \u2013 &quot;Frictionless&quot; and &quot;Accelerate&quot;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Nicole Forsgren is considered one of the most prominent and important minds in DevOps and developer productivity. She has led efforts to improve DevEx and AI-native developer productivity at some of the largest companies in the world. She is author of two best-selling, award-winning books: Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, which netted a Shingo Publication Award, and The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability &amp; Security in Technology Organizations, now in its second edition. Her latest book, Frictionless: 7 Steps to Remove Barriers, Unlock Value, and Outpace Your Competition in the AI Era was recently released. She is best known for her work measuring the technology process and as the lead investigator on the largest DevOps studies to date. She has been an entrepreneur, professor, developer, sysadmin, and performance engineer.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole\u2019s work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Nicole earned her PhD in Management Information Systems and Masters in Accounting from the University of Arizona. She lives in the Southwest and recharges her brain with gym time, tacos, and Diet Coke.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicole-forsgren\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nicole&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 122 \/ 123;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3231\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">End of day wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3231\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3231\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>End of day wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:50 &#8211; 17:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; 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They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 124 \/ 142; 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In conversation with Rands<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join Luca Rossi and Rands for a live conversation on leadership, people management, and managing humans in the age of AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luca-rossi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1600,h_1600\/next\/2025\/05\/Luca-Rossi.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luca-rossi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuca Rossi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRefactoring\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_310,h_310\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4946\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4946\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #f2d665;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">After Hours Session<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Refactoring LIVE &#8211; In conversation with Rands<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t18:15 &#8211; 18:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">As AI changes how engineering teams work, the people side of leadership only gets more important.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join us for a live recording of Refactoring, the podcast hosted by <strong>Luca Rossi<\/strong>. In this session, Luca sits down with <strong>Rands<\/strong>, a veteran engineering leader whose career spans Apple, Slack, and Pinterest, and the author of Managing Humans and The Art of Leadership, to dig into what managing humans in the age of AI really looks like.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luca-rossi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Luca-Rossi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luca-rossi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuca Rossi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Refactoring<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Luca Rossi is the founder of Refactoring \u2014 a newsletter and podcast with 150,000+ subscribers, about writing good software and working well with humans.<\/p>\n<p>Luca has written 250+ articles, that are read every week by VPs, managers and engineers at big tech and high-growth startups, and the Refactoring community includes some of the brightest minds in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Before Refactoring, Luca has been Head of Engineering at Translated, and co-founder and CTO of Wanderio, where he grew the product and tech from 0 to 25M customers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luca-rossi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Luca&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Lopp is a veteran Silicon Valley-based engineering leader who builds both people and product at historic companies such as Slack, Borland, Netscape, Palantir, Pinterest, and Apple. When he\u2019s not deeply worrying about staying relevant, he writes about backpacks, bridges, humans, and leadership at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. He currently works at Apple. This is the way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 135 \/ 171;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">19:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #f2d665; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 142 \/ 172;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4557\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"after-party\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">19:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">After Party<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">LDX3 After Party<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Unwind after day one with games, street food, and a relaxed evening at Boom Battle Bar \u2013 the perfect place to continue the conversations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4557\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4557\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #f2d665;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">After Party<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>LDX3 After Party<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t19:30 &#8211; 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-->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>All aboard the LDX3 Summer Boat Party!<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ve survived the sessions, soaked up the knowledge, and networked like a pro. Now it&#8217;s time to swap the conference floor for the river \u2013 come celebrate the end of Day 1 of LDX3 with an evening cruise along the Thames.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u2693\ufe0f Board from 6:45pm (departs 7pm sharp<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board at North Greenwich Pier (15 minute walk from the InterContinental O2)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\ud83c\udfc1 Back on dry land by 10pm<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don&#8217;t be the one left on the pier \u2013 grab your spot by RSVPing via the app.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-954d46d8001cc6ff46fdba363621866f\" id=\"h-making-technical-choices-stage\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Making technical choices stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3221\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3221\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3221\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 20 \/ 25;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3833\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Things fall apart &#8211; Architecture to avoid progressive collapse<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to design systems so small failures stay contained, preventing cascading outages and large-scale architectural collapse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_575,h_575\/next\/2025\/04\/me_in_iceland-e1748612852712.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman &amp; Associates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Tech Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3833\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3833\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Things fall apart &#8211; Architecture to avoid progressive collapse<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:20 &#8211; 09:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Small things going wrong can quickly snowball. The cascading failure is often a nightmare scenario for any system. An initial problem, which in isolation seems like such a minor problem, can kick off a chain reaction of ever-increasing failures, potentially leading to catastrophic results.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When a failure of a single component results in the failure of other connected elements, this is known as a progressive collapse. In this talk, Sam Newman looks at this phenomenon in more detail, and he&#8217;ll examine how it has manifested in major disasters. Based on lessons learned from other industries, Sam will share three key techniques that can be used to mitigate against the progressive collapse occurring in your own system.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk will help you understand how to architect your systems in such a way that small failures stay small.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/me_in_iceland-e1748612852712-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Tech Consultant &amp; Author<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sam Newman &amp; Associates<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sam Newman is an independent consultant who loves solving problems with technology. Focusing primarily in the areas of cloud, microservice architecture and continuous delivery, Sam works with companies big and small all over the world. He is also an experienced conference speaker, and author of the O\u2019Reilly books Monolith To Microservices, Building Microservices, and the forthcoming Building Resilient Distributed Systems.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 29 \/ 34;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3870\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The mechanics of scaling: Why delivery slows as you grow, and what to do about it<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Every organisation has its speed limits. When more effort starts producing fewer results, you\u2019ve likely hit one. What drives speed has shifted, and so must your approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maryia-tarpachova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_329,h_329\/next\/2026\/01\/Maryia_Tarpachova_headshot-e1769707459639.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maryia-tarpachova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryia Tarpachova\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctopus Electroverse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Software Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3870\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3870\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The mechanics of scaling: Why delivery slows as you grow, and what to do about it<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:05 &#8211; 10:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Every organisation has its speed limits. When more effort starts producing fewer results, you\u2019ve likely hit one. What drives speed has shifted, and so must your approach.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the early days of scaling, your organisation feels almost unstoppable. You think you may have cracked the code for success, and even start wondering if you should maybe write a book about it. But then the balance begins to shift. First slowly and almost imperceptibly, then faster and faster, until it feels like the whole thing is about to spin off the handle.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have seen the same pattern repeat in very different environments. The details changed, but the slowdown always looked the same. At some point, execution just stopped being a convincing explanation. That\u2019s when I came across systems thinking.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What I learned is that when issues keep repeating despite capable teams and good intentions, the problem is rarely people. It\u2019s the structure of the system itself: the limits built into it, the stocks that quietly accumulate over time, and the feedback loops that shape behaviour whether we notice them or not.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I will show how rising incidents, fragile systems, slower delivery and constant firefighting are often signs of hitting systemic limits rather than execution failure. We\u2019ll look at how growth alone changes the dynamics of organisations over time, and why the things that once made teams successful can eventually start slowing them down. I will also explain why pushing harder is almost always the wrong response to limits to growth, and what can be done instead to regain momentum.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk helps make sense of why organisations behave the way they do as they scale. It shows how familiar problems often point to structural limits rather than execution gaps, and explains how to recognise when the system itself is shaping the outcome<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>You can\u2019t hire your way out of a system problem.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Issues that keep coming back are usually structural, not something you can spot-fix.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Every organisation has speed limits. Scaling works better when you recognise them instead of fighting them.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Late or weak feedback isn\u2019t feedback. It\u2019s noise.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>In complex systems, cause and effect are far apart. By the time you feel the problem, you are already reacting to the past.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maryia-tarpachova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Maryia_Tarpachova_headshot-e1769707459639-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maryia-tarpachova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryia Tarpachova\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Octopus Electroverse<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maryia Tarpachova is a Senior Software Engineer at Octopus Electroverse. She taught herself to code during the pandemic, fitting 4am study sessions around an energetic toddler and her job at a human rights foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Before moving into software engineering, she worked across a range of sectors including non-profit and healthcare, where she began to notice the same organisational patterns resurfacing in very different environments. Discovering systems thinking gave her a way to make sense of those recurring dynamics. She is now exploring how understanding the underlying structure of a system, rather than just its visible problems, can help teams build resilience into how they scale and deliver software.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maryia-tarpachova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maryia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 35 \/ 40; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:35&ndash;11:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 46;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3837\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Quantifying technical debt to modernise critical systems<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A data-driven approach to exposing hidden technical debt and modernizing critical legacy systems without risky rewrites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ejber-ozkan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2240,h_2090\/next\/2026\/01\/headshot-face-scaled-e1771522185189.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ejber-ozkan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEjber Ozkan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3837\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3837\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Quantifying technical debt to modernise critical systems<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 11:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Replacing a 20-year-old system while remaining on-air is the ultimate engineering stress test. Talk shares ITV\u2019s framework for visualising &#8220;invisible&#8221; technical debt to justify the modernisation of critical infrastructure, moving from gut-feel to data-driven decommissioning.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every engineering leader fears the &#8220;untouchable&#8221; legacy system, the 20-year-old monolith that runs the core business but blocks innovation.<br>At ITV, this was our linear scheduling infrastructure, a critical system underpinning our broadcast channels, yet it was effectively difficult to maintain and manage.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t afford a high-risk &#8220;big bang&#8221; rewrite, nor could we let the debt continue to accumulate. In this session, I will share the &#8220;Technical Debt Framework&#8221; that we used to derisk this modernisation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We moved beyond the abstract by categorising debt (Visible vs. Invisible, Positive vs. Negative Value) to secure stakeholder buy-in on a modernisation strategy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will cover:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The &#8220;Visible vs. Invisible&#8221; Matrix: How to map architectural decay against business risk to show non-technical leadership why a &#8220;working&#8221; system is actually closer to failure.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A Case Study: The specific engineering trade-offs of modernising an old estate, including the decision to build tactical in-house microservices versus adopting third-party tooling.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The \u201c25% Rule\u201d: The road we took to identify the operational reality of negotiating a fixed capacity for debt repayment to prevent the &#8220;spiral of reduced morale and productivity.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>A Classification Framework:<\/strong> A practical model for categorising debt (Architecture vs. Code vs. Infrastructure) to make &#8220;invisible&#8221; drag visible to the C-suite.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Modernisation Strategy:<\/strong> How to choose between a tactical in-house rebuild and third-party vendor adoption when replacing core legacy systems.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Observability for Operationalising Repayment:<\/strong> How to implement a standard approach that allocates up to 25% of sprint capacity to debt servicing without derailing product delivery.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ejber-ozkan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/headshot-face-scaled-e1771522185189-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ejber-ozkan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEjber Ozkan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ejber Ozkan is a seasoned technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and IT strategy. As Director of Engineering at ITV, he leads high-performing teams and delivers large-scale digital transformation initiatives that drive measurable business impact. Known for his collaborative leadership style, Ejber excels at stakeholder engagement, technical strategy, and aligning engineering excellence with organizational goals through innovative, scalable solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ejber-ozkan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ejber&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4718\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Production AI agents: The gap between promise and reality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn what it really takes to move AI agents from impressive demos to safe, reliable production systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joao-freitas-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_364,h_336\/next\/2023\/12\/Joao-Freitas-e1778441907826.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joao-freitas-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJo\u00e3o Freitas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPagerDuty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering, AI &amp; Automation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4718\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4718\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Production AI agents: The gap between promise and reality<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031003,\"width\":\"248px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png\" alt=\"PagerDuty\" class=\"wp-image-10000031003\" style=\"width:248px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">AI agents are easy to demo but hard to deploy at scale \u2013 learn the engineering frameworks for reliability, observability, and safety that make production-ready autonomous agents possible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building AI agents that work in demos is easy \u2013 making them production-ready is hard. Jo\u00e3o Freitas, VP of Engineering for AI And Automation at PagerDuty, shares hard-won lessons from deploying autonomous AI agents at scale. Discover the complexities and risks that derail most agent projects, and learn practical frameworks for reliability, observability, and evaluation that separate successful deployments from failures. From multi-agent architectures to guardrails against prompt injection, hear the engineering realities behind AI agents that diagnose incidents, automate remediation, and operate safely in enterprise environments. These are essential insights for anyone building agents beyond the prototype stage.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Production vs. Prototype Gap:<\/strong> Building demo AI agents is straightforward, but production deployment requires robust frameworks for reliability, observability, and evaluation to handle real-world complexity and risk. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Multi-Agent Architecture &amp; Safety:<\/strong> Successful enterprise AI agents need carefully designed multi-agent systems with guardrails against threats like prompt injection to operate safely at scale. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Practical Engineering Realities:<\/strong> Real-world agent deployment for incident diagnosis and automated remediation demands specific technical approaches that separate successful implementations from failures.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joao-freitas-0\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/12\/Joao-Freitas-e1778441907826-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joao-freitas-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJo\u00e3o Freitas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering, AI &amp; Automation<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PagerDuty<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jo\u00e3o Freitas is VP of Engineering, AI &amp; Automation at PagerDuty. Jo\u00e3o leads PagerDuty AI initiatives and is responsible for scaling engineering excellence, technical innovation, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. With about 20 years of experience in Software Development, Machine Learning, and as a People Manager, he was previously CTO at a startup in the area of Artificial Intelligence and has taken several roles at Microsoft in the areas of Speech Technologies and Data Engineering. Jo\u00e3o also holds a PhD in the areas of speech technology and human-computer interaction, filed several patents, and published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed international conferences and journals. He is also a regular speaker at AI conferences and the author and co-author of book chapters and one book.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joao-freitas-0\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jo\u00e3o&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 64;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3869\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Crowdsourcing platform engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How shared ownership and empathy-driven leadership can turn platform engineering into a collaborative effort that boosts delivery and developer experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marianna-budnikova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2026\/01\/Marianna-Budnikova.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marianna-budnikova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarianna Budnikova\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdobe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Software Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3869\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3869\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Crowdsourcing platform engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">How Cash App built a culture of shared ownership in platform engineering\u2013where empathy, collaboration, and visibility drive developer experience and delivery velocity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Platform engineering often conjures images of large, specialized teams. But at Cash App, it began with volunteers\u2013and eventually, with me as the first full-time Android Developer Experience (MDX) engineer. This talk explores how a grassroots, crowdsourced approach to platform engineering can scale from one motivated individual to an organization-wide culture of shared ownership and empathy-driven leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through real stories from Cash App\u2019s Mobile Developer Experience and Release Automation teams, I\u2019ll share how feature engineers contributed directly to developer tooling, while platform engineers stayed grounded by building product features. This created powerful feedback loops that improved collaboration, accelerated delivery, and increased build reliability across mobile teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will learn practical leadership patterns for enabling this kind of culture: embedding DX tooling in monorepos to lower contribution barriers, recognizing cross-team contributions publicly, running regular qualitative feedback sessions, and rotating engineers between platform and product work to build empathy and skill breadth.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a world of AI and constrained resources, the ability to \u201cdo more with less\u201d depends on trust, empowerment, and shared purpose. This talk shows how engineering leaders can intentionally cultivate those qualities\u2013shifting platform engineering from a service function to a collective movement.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a tech lead, staff engineer, or manager, you\u2019ll leave with repeatable strategies to:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Seed a culture of shared ownership and psychological safety<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Encourage engineers to grow platform skills without burnout<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Ground platform work in product realities<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Recognize and sustain contributions visibly<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lead teams that are human-first, not AI-first<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build and sustain a culture of shared ownership in platform and developer experience work.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Leadership practices to enable empathy, visibility, and trust across technical teams.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical strategies to \u201cdo more with less\u201d through collaboration and empowerment.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Methods to ground platform efforts in real product needs and avoid abstraction drift.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make human-first leadership a competitive advantage in an AI-first world.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marianna-budnikova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Marianna-Budnikova-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marianna-budnikova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarianna Budnikova\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Adobe<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marianna is a multipotentialite engineer and tech lead with a BS and MS in Computer Science. Her experience spans Android development, data science, machine learning, augmented reality, and developer experience. She believes the hardest part of software engineering isn&#8217;t code\u2014it&#8217;s humans. She is currently a Staff Software Engineer at Adobe, where she works on the native Android video editing experience for Premiere. Previously, at Cash App, she led Release Automation and Tooling Systems initiatives focused on improving engineering culture to be more human-centered for both developers and customers. Earlier in her career, she worked at Microsoft and Dropbox. Marianna lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, parents, and son.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marianna-budnikova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Marianna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 65 \/ 82; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">13:05&ndash;14:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 88;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3836\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Updatable repos: Duolingo&#8217;s journey to a golden path<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A real-world story of reducing microservice sprawl by embedding best practices into templates that teams actually want to adopt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/max-blaze\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1920,h_1920\/next\/2026\/01\/Max-Blaze-e1769613818232.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/max-blaze\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMax Blaze\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuolingo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Platform Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3836\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3836\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Updatable repos: Duolingo&#039;s journey to a golden path<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:35 &#8211; 15:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Facing fragmented microservices, Duolingo launched a Golden Path to standardize development. By packaging best practices into templates with superior tooling and automated security, adoption followed organically, boosting velocity without mandates while empowering autonomous engineering teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After more than a decade of rapid growth, Duolingo&#8217;s microservice ecosystem was highly functional, but also highly fragmented. This technical diversity created significant friction, slowing down developer velocity and making consistent security and maintenance a formidable challenge. To address this, we initiated a &#8220;Golden Path&#8221; project to standardize how services are built and operated, but we immediately confronted a classic dilemma: how to drive adoption across autonomous engineering teams without affecting productivity. The traditional \u201cstick\u201d approach of enforcing mandates from the top-down felt counter to our culture, while a \u201ccarrot\u201d approach required genuine value to development teams in order to gain long-term traction. For example, security, while its importance was universally acknowledged in principle, in practice it was often deprioritized by developers focused on shipping features.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our breakthrough came from realizing that we could use our existing microservice templates as the central place to improve and commit standards, essentially treating repositories as updatable packages. Instead of prescribing standards from the top down, we systematically identified, refined, and codified the best practices and tools that had emerged organically within our engineering culture over the past ten years. We focused on making the Golden Path the path of least resistance by providing superior tooling, faster build and deployment times, and automated security that was seamlessly integrated and provided immediate benefits to existing microservices. This transformed security and cost controls from compliance burdens into free features. By standardizing our most successful homegrown solutions, we achieved widespread adoption not through heavy enforcement, but by offering a tangible competitive advantage that empowers our developers to build faster and more securely.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Top-down mandates can conflict with culture, focus on &#8220;carrots&#8221; not &#8220;sticks&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Existing service templates can be treated as updatable packages to embed and evolve standards<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>AI code migration tools work better for what is unique about a service, static tools work better for what is common among services<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify and codify homegrown best practices rather than a brand new set of standards if possible<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Make the Golden Path the easiest option to drive voluntary, rather than forced adoption<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/max-blaze\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Max-Blaze-e1769613818232-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/max-blaze\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMax Blaze\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Platform Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Duolingo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Max is a Senior Staff Platform Engineer at Duolingo and is currently optimizing infrastructure for cost, stability, and compliance through standardization and automation. Before diving into the chaotic world of cloud computing, he managed application operations for multiple physical data centers in the healthcare sector. Max holds an MS and Certificate of Advanced Study in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh, where he focused on network security and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/max-blaze\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Max&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 89 \/ 94; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:05&ndash;15:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3838\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Most MCP servers are collecting dust. How to avoid that.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to design MCP servers that deliver the right context, stay secure, and actually get used in real workflows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_697,h_697\/next\/2024\/07\/Thomas_Johnson-e1769683355247.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiplayer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-founder and CTO \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3838\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3838\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Most MCP servers are collecting dust. How to avoid that.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Many MCP servers are built out of curiosity rather than necessity. In this talk, we\u2019ll see how the team at Multiplayer approached building a production-grade MCP server and the hard lessons learned along the way to get AI the right data at the right time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, many MCP servers are built to &#8220;connect AI to your systems\u201d, often exposing too much data, too little intent, or unnecessary security risk. In this talk, we\u2019ll start with one of the core pain points: giving AI coding tools access to high quality, system-specific data that was previously too fragmented or costly to assemble.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From there, we\u2019ll explore why solving the data problem requires rethinking observability practices, how to design MCP servers that don&#8217;t inherit this problem, and why data collection is only half the equation: you also need agents that can act on that data.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session is a candid look at what it takes to move beyond hype and build AI tools that are both useful and safe. Where less is more, context beats<br>completeness, and AI workflows fit naturally into existing developer workflows.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why &#8220;connect AI to everything&#8221; doesn&#8217;t work and the modern telemetry data problem <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What AI agents actually need to move from assistants to autonomous tools <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How observability practices must evolve (session-based collection, dynamic escalation, auto-correlation) <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical MCP design principles that account for data quality, user intent, and security <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The path to self-healing systems using AI agents to act on the \u201cright data\u201d<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Thomas_Johnson-e1769683355247-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-founder and CTO <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Multiplayer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Thomas Johnson is the Co-founder and CTO at Multiplayer, with 30+ years of experience as an engineering leader and backend developer building large-scale distributed software (and robots!)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Thomas &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3969\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Don\u2019t wait for an outage to improve your reliability<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build confidence, train teams, and validate safeguards by stress testing systems realistically before outages force painful learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-papaloizos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_647,h_647\/next\/2026\/02\/Leo-Papaloizos-e1770204080202.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-papaloizos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Papaloizos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tincident.io\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3969\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3969\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Don\u2019t wait for an outage to improve your reliability<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A reliable system isn&#8217;t just about your infrastructure. Learn to effectively leverage game days to train engineers and build resilience before real incidents force you to.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No one likes responding to incidents &#8211; but they&#8217;re also where you learn the most. Every outage reveals weaknesses across your systems and processes that you might not have found any other way.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The problem is, waiting for your biggest incidents isn&#8217;t a realistic strategy for building a more reliable system. You can introduce stress tests or extrapolate worst-case behaviours, but there&#8217;s an unpredictability to how systems and people behave in combination under real pressure that is hard to fully account for.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Game days are your opportunity to test that combination without frantic firefighting. If you\u2019re not running realistic tests, your safeguards are theoretical: you don\u2019t want to learn whether they work in a disaster scenario.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At incident.io, we use game days to train engineers, validate fixes from past outages, and build genuine confidence in our systems and response processes. Most recently, we ran game days to successfully validate that we would be resilient in the face of an AWS outage. Every time we run a game day, engineers are asking when the next one will be.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\u2019s easy to run a simple drill, but half the value of a game day comes from thorough preparation. Figuring out what&#8217;s actually feasible to break gives you confidence in the parts of your system that are solid. Finding the holes you *can* poke through gives you avenues to follow up, even before you&#8217;ve run anything. And preparing for the different response paths your engineers might take lets you create realistic pressure, making it feel like a real incident rather than a repetitive drill.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this this talk, I\u2019ll cover what we\u2019ve learned running game days, and how you can get the most value out of them. Running a successful game day can make your systems more resilient, but you\u2019ll also be building a culture of reliability in your organisation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why game days are one of the most effective tools for reliability and getting ahead of the next potential outage<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn to run efficient and worthy game days that can give you both confidence in your systems and a clear list of areas to improve, as well as a chance for your engineers to experience realistic pressure without risking production<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a culture of reliability by making game days and incidents something engineers find valuable and want to repeat<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-papaloizos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Leo-Papaloizos-e1770204080202-300x300.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-papaloizos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Papaloizos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Product Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">incident.io<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Leo Papaloizos is currently a Product Engineer at incident.io. She was part of the foundational team that built their On-call product, which thousands of responders use to get paged for their most critical issues. She loves building products that get used daily. Through her experience of building and using an On-call product, she\u2019s developed a particular interest in making what might be the most stressful time of someone\u2019s week the least stressful it can be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In her spare time, she plays football and knits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-papaloizos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Leo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 118;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3835\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Shipping secure, reliable and high performance AI agents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A hands-on engineering guide to building AI agents that stay secure, reliable, and fast in real, high-stakes production systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danai-antoniou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2026\/01\/Danai-Antoniou-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danai-antoniou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDanai Antoniou\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGradient Labs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder &amp; Chief Scientist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/devan-kuleindiren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_529,h_529\/next\/2026\/01\/Devan-Kuleindiren-e1769612862707.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/devan-kuleindiren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevan Kuleindiren\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGradient Labs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3835\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3835\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Shipping secure, reliable and high performance AI agents<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 17:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">We dive into the technical details of three areas in the context of shipping AI agents: security, reliability and performance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a talk written by engineers, for engineers. At Gradient Labs we build AI agents for financial services companies. In this talk, we share techniques and best practices that we&#8217;ve developed in shipping AI agents in high-stakes environments. Specifically, we cover three areas, outlined below.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We talk about how we apply the principle of least privilege to AI agents, as well as some specific practical examples where we&#8217;ve had to think through security (e.g. identity verification with voice agents).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Reliability<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We talk about how we handle failures, rate limits, latency spikes, durable execution and retries, as well as how we protect our agent from external factors like spikes in load.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We talk about testing non-deterministic systems using production conversations as test fixtures, LLM-as-judge evaluation, and the metrics that actually predict customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage the risk of AI agents reading sensitive data and performing high-stakes actions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to ensure reliable execution in the presence of failures when working with AI agents<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to test AI agents when traditional unit tests don&#8217;t work; synthetic evaluation pipelines, LLM-as-judge, and metrics that catch regressions before customers do<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danai-antoniou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Danai-Antoniou-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danai-antoniou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDanai Antoniou\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-Founder &amp; Chief Scientist<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gradient Labs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Danai is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Gradient Labs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Previously, she was a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Monzo, where she led the creation of an industry-first fraud detection system. Prior to that: JustEat and Oxford.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danai-antoniou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Danai&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/devan-kuleindiren\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Devan-Kuleindiren-e1769612862707-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/devan-kuleindiren\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevan Kuleindiren\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gradient Labs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Devan is an Engineer at Gradient Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, he was a Senior Staff Engineer at Monzo, where he worked on financial crime and customer support. Prior to that: Google and Cambridge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/devan-kuleindiren\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Devan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 122 \/ 123;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3232\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">End of day wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3232\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3232\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>End of day wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:50 &#8211; 17:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 124 \/ 142; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">18:00&ndash;19:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-networking-mixer-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Networking Mixer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 3; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 3; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c6ec8c87ca7f7dfafb5d20be6a16ca4\" id=\"h-building-for-production-stage\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Building for production stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee-1\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3223\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3223\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3223\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 20 \/ 25;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3840\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">30 to 70 PRs a day: How we managed to not wreck our systems<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical platform practices that compound over time, helping teams ship faster, improve reliability, and make AI-assisted delivery actually work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Fong-Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoneycomb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Fellow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3840\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3840\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>30 to 70 PRs a day: How we managed to not wreck our systems<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:20 &#8211; 09:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">What tools and techniques do top-performing teams incorporate into their software delivery practices in 2026? In this talk, you&#8217;ll learn about ways to improve your DORA metrics to become an elite-performing team that can effectively leverage AI-assisted development, and how benefits compound exponentially from adopting the interlocking modern developer productivity and platform engineering stack.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll see concrete, vendor-agnostic examples of teams gaining confidence in their delivery process through hermetic build artifacts, continuous delivery pipelines, feature flagging, observability, code ownership, blameless incident analysis, shared platforms\/infrastructure, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and chaos engineering.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build platform and structure platform teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Which platform practices to embrace in which order<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How AI changes (or doesn&#8217;t change) your dev workflows<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Fong-Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Fellow<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Liz is a developer advocate, labor and ethics organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with over two decades of experience. She is currently a Technical Fellow at honeycomb.io, and previously was an SRE working on products ranging from the Google Cloud Load Balancer to Google Flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She lives in Vancouver, BC with her wife Elly and partners, and in Sydney, NSW. She plays classical piano, leads an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.of-sound-mind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EVE Online alliance<\/a>, and advocates for transgender rights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Liz&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 29 \/ 34;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3859\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Finding the 80\/20: Lessons from delivering our first LLM feature<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to choose what actually matters when shipping your first LLM feature, balancing evaluation, trust, and delivery without overengineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thordis-thorsteins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1318,h_1318\/next\/2026\/01\/Thordis_Thorsteins-scaled-e1769702971548.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thordis-thorsteins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThordis Thorsteins\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanaseer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLead AI Data Scientist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3859\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3859\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Finding the 80\/20: Lessons from delivering our first LLM feature<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:05 &#8211; 10:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Shipping your first LLM feature requires more than code. This talk explains how we navigated new strategic demands, from opt-in stances to evaluation workflows, to find a pragmatic path to production.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even for mature engineering organisations, the first LLM-powered feature introduces a paradigm shift. The actual coding often feels like the easy part. The real challenge lies in a daunting list of new &#8220;supporting&#8221; activities. From defining evaluation frameworks and prompt versioning to deciding on customer &#8220;opt-out&#8221; stances and communication strategies, how do you decide where to focus your limited energy?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session, I will share the &#8220;battle scars&#8221; from our journey to production. I\u2019ll break down our approach to the 80\/20 rule: identifying the activities that required deep investment, those we found a &#8220;light&#8221; way to handle, and those we intentionally parked for later.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We will explore:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The Effort Flip:<\/strong> How we restructured our workflow to move from &#8220;getting it to work&#8221; to &#8220;ensuring it\u2019s good enough,&#8221; reallocating engineering time from writing code to context engineering and evaluation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Strategic Stances:<\/strong> How we tackled non-code needs like opt-in\/opt-out policies, customer FAQs, and internal upskilling.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Triage in Action:<\/strong> What we over-invested in, what I wish we\u2019d done sooner (like early internal documentation on feature capabilities) and what we successfully deferred (like automation of evals).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a prescriptive guide, but a look behind the curtain at how we defined our own &#8220;production-ready&#8221; standard. You will leave with a framework for auditing your own AI roadmap to ensure you\u2019re focused on the activities that truly drive reliability and trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Evaluation First:<\/strong> Robust evaluation matters more for reliable AI systems than perfecting the initial code.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Prioritising based on a North Star:<\/strong> We treated security and trust as non-negotiables, informing what to prioritise, including OWASP Top 10 reviews and data privacy decisions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Design the First Feature to Scale:<\/strong> The initial rollout can establish reusable patterns that accelerate every AI feature that follows.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Manual Before Automated:<\/strong> Starting with human-in-the-loop evaluation saved time and helped us understand failure modes before investing in automated testing.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thordis-thorsteins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1318\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Thordis_Thorsteins-scaled-e1769702971548-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thordis-thorsteins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThordis Thorsteins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead AI Data Scientist<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Panaseer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thordis Thorsteins is a Lead AI Data Scientist at Panaseer. She works in cybersecurity and has defined the AI strategy of<br \/>\nher company as well as led the work to develop the company\u2019s first four production AI features. Her earlier background<br \/>\nfocused on mathematics. teaching and credit risk. She is interested in making the seemingly complicated understandable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thordis-thorsteins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Thordis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 35 \/ 40; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:35&ndash;11:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break-1\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 47;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3851\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Escaping the feature factory: Building strategic team identity<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to turn a ticket-driven engineering team into a strategic partner by shifting identity, metrics, and mindset toward outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priya-athipatla\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2026\/01\/Priya-Athipatla-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priya-athipatla\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPriya Athipatla\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3851\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3851\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Escaping the feature factory: Building strategic team identity<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 11:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A framework for transforming an engineering team from a ticket-churning &#8220;feature factory&#8221; into a trusted strategic partner using specific rituals, product-mindset shifts, and outcome-based metrics.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many engineering teams fall into the trap of becoming a &#8220;Feature Factory.&#8221; We become highly efficient at shipping code but remain disconnected from the business value it creates. With the advent of AI and LLMs commoditizing code generation, this &#8220;order-taker&#8221; model is becoming obsolete. The future belongs to teams that provide strategic insight, not just faster syntax.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session, I will share my experience at one of UK&#8217;s major media organisations, where I led the transformation of a fragmented engineering team into a high-performing strategic partner for the Marketing department. We moved from a transactional relationship defined by urgent tickets to a collaborative partnership defined by shared business goals.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is for any leader who wants to stop managing a service desk and start leading a strategic engineering function. You will leave with a playbook for building teams that don&#8217;t just write code, but build the business. This ensures your human talent remains indispensable in an AI-augmented world.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Techniques to unify a fragmented team and establish strategic purpose and a culture of ownership.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Methods to shift engineering focus from output (velocity) to outcome (business value) to future-proof the team against AI commoditisation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A framework for building trust with non-technical departments (like Marketing) to move from order-taker to advisor.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Metrics that successfully demonstrate engineering maturity and impact to business leadership.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priya-athipatla\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Priya-Athipatla-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priya-athipatla\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPriya Athipatla\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Priya Athipatla is an Engineering Leader with over 17 years of experience scaling enterprise platforms at ITV, ServiceNow, and Oracle. Currently leading teams in Streaming and MarTech engineering at ITV, she holds a dual mission: engineering the robust viewer platforms that underpin the ITVX legacy, and driving digital enablement strategies to unlock efficiency for ITV\u2019s Marketing teams.<\/p>\n<p>Priya\u2019s leadership philosophy is defined by a shift from &#8220;shipping code&#8221; to &#8220;delivering impact&#8221; &#8211; a perspective cemented while delivering critical enterprise workflow systems for healthcare, retail, and public sector clients during the global pandemic. She specialises in bridging technical architecture with user empathy, ensuring engineering teams never lose sight of the human at the end of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Shaped by a personal journey of resilience through career breaks and international relocation, she is a vocal advocate for normalising non-linear career paths for women in tech. Priya speaks 5 languages and is learning her 6th. An avid reader, she can usually be found in her natural habitat on a park bench, nose buried in a book, oblivious to the world around her.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priya-athipatla\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Priya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4699\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Your agents lack context: Here&#8217;s how to fix &#8220;You&#8217;re absolutely right!&#8221;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to build the context layer AI agents need to produce organization-aware, permission-safe, genuinely useful code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2000,h_2000\/next\/2026\/04\/Dennis-Pilarinos-Speaker-Headshot-Unblocked-Dennis-sq-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Pilarinos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnblocked\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4699\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4699\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Your agents lack context: Here&#039;s how to fix &quot;You&#039;re absolutely right!&quot;<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023425,\"width\":\"268px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png\" alt=\"Unblocked x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023425\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every AI coding tool can generate code. Very few can generate the right code for your organization, because they&#8217;re missing context. They don&#8217;t know why your team chose Redis over DynamoDB, what the team decided in a Slack thread from two months ago about the auth migration, or which architectural patterns your principal engineers actually enforce in review. This talk is a practitioner&#8217;s guide to building a context engine: the reasoning layer that continuously synthesizes organizational knowledge across disparate sources into unified, queryable understanding. I&#8217;ll walk through the problems you actually have to solve \u2014 reasoning across systems that don&#8217;t agree with each other, searching globally before you can reason, maintaining identity-scoped permissions so every user and agent only sees what they should, and personalizing results based on who&#8217;s asking and what they&#8217;re working on. These are the engineering challenges that make naive RAG fall short, drawn from real lessons building this at scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/04\/Dennis-Pilarinos-Speaker-Headshot-Unblocked-Dennis-sq-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Pilarinos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Unblocked<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis has spent his career building products that remove friction for software engineers.<\/p>\n<p>He started on the ground floor of Microsoft Azure, helping build the early cloud platform from scratch. At Amazon he became the first AWS employee in the Vancouver office, built the team, and worked on the Kindle Fire stack along with developer-focused tooling and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis founded buddybuild to fix how mobile teams shipped software. The product became the go to CI platform for tens of thousands of developers worldwide &#8211; that traction led to the acquisition by Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis now runs Unblocked, where they focus on giving AI the context it needs to be useful in real software development. He focuses on practical impact and measure success by how much time and confusion we remove from engineering workflows.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dennis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 61;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4925\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Inclusion: What works, and why I&#8217;m still talking about it<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore practical ways to make inclusion part of everyday teamwork, from communication styles to better collaboration and decision-making.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/becky-pauley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2348,h_2560\/next\/2026\/05\/Becky-Pauley-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/becky-pauley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecky Pauley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTailscale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMember of Technical Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4925\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4925\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Inclusion: What works, and why I&#039;m still talking about it<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 12:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023434,\"width\":\"260px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png\" alt=\"Tailscale x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023434\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a story of inclusion done right. Together, we&#8217;ll take a whirlwind tour of practical things that make the difference: from how we communicate our personalities and ways of working, to decision-making, to the &#8216;small&#8217; shifts and changes that matter. Expect to come away with fresh ideas and practical resources you can apply in your own teams and organisations!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How we communicate our personalities<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How we communicate our ways of working<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Fresh ideas for collaboration<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical resources for decision making<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/becky-pauley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2348\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Becky-Pauley-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/becky-pauley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecky Pauley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Member of Technical Staff<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tailscale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Becky Pauley is a Member of Technical Staff at Tailscale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/becky-pauley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Becky&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 62 \/ 67;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3846\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Moving accessibility from debt to done at giffgaff<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How accessibility became part of everyday engineering, improving inclusion and business impact without slowing delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abi-harrison-nye\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2283,h_2283\/next\/2026\/01\/abi-harrison-nye-scaled-e1769686309558.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abi-harrison-nye\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbi Harrison-Nye\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgiffgaff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3846\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3846\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Moving accessibility from debt to done at giffgaff<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:50 &#8211; 13:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Accessibility is often seen as a velocity killer. I&#8217;ll share how giffgaff transformed our legacy monolith. We proved inclusive code costs zero extra time and unlocks the massive economic potential of the &#8216;Purple Pound&#8217;.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Accessibility is often treated as a compliance checkbox or a final cleanup phase. It becomes a form of exclusionary tech debt that teams fear. With the &#8216;Purple Pound&#8217; (the spending power of disabled households) worth an estimated \u00a3446 billion in the UK alone, the business case is clear. Yet at giffgaff, we faced a hard reality with our legacy monolith. We had a daunting backlog, and it was feared that fixing it would destroy productivity and derail our roadmap.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I&#8217;ll share how we turned this challenge into an opportunity to build a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture. We moved beyond reactive bug fixes to prove a controversial truth. Writing accessible code doesn&#8217;t have to take extra time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will demonstrate how we built an accessibility-first mindset by:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Modernising the monolith and securing leadership buy-in by coupling accessibility standards with our technical migration to a modern tech stack.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Scaling knowledge through documentation and training to empower developers, rather than relying on experts.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Building culture by establishing an Employee Resource Group and hosting an &#8216;Accessibility Culture Day&#8217; to shift our perspective from obligation to opportunity.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Moving from a fix-it-later approach to an accessibility-first mindset, proven by a drop from 43 accessibility issues to zero in our new phones journey, without delaying release.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is for leaders looking to move accessibility from the backlog to the definition of done, proving that quality, inclusion, and speed are not trade-offs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn how to pay down accessibility debt by aligning it with technical modernisation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover how to quantify the impact of inclusion to secure leadership buy-in.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand how to scale accessibility knowledge via documentation and tooling.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gain strategies to build a culture of empathy that shifts the mindset from compliance to opportunity.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abi-harrison-nye\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2283\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/abi-harrison-nye-scaled-e1769686309558-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abi-harrison-nye\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbi Harrison-Nye\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">giffgaff<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Abi is a Software Engineer in the Future Capabilities team and Lead for the Accessibility and Neurodiversity ERG at giffgaff, driving technical and cultural transformation. She moves beyond code to champion inclusive engineering, leading strategies that shift accessibility from a backlog burden to a core engineering value. Through internal advocacy and scalable training programmes, she equips leaders and teams with the tools to build a truly accessible web.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abi-harrison-nye\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Abi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 68 \/ 82; --inner-content-row: 7; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">13:20&ndash;14:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break-1\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 88;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3845\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How we introduced quality engineering and made everything better!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How modern quality engineering reduced deployment time dramatically while improving developer experience through iterative, sustainable change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stuart-thomas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1758,h_1758\/next\/2026\/01\/Stuart-Thomas-e1769686007470.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stuart-thomas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStuart Thomas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Leader\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3845\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3845\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How we introduced quality engineering and made everything better!<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:35 &#8211; 15:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How modernising our quality practices created a cycle of continuous improvement, transforming tools, processes, and culture, and ultimately delivering organisational change that achieved what had previously been considered impossible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk shares how we introduced modern quality engineering into a legacy environment and in doing so reduced our lead time to deployment by 480 hours while also dramatically improving the developer experience. We\u2019ll break down the technical, cultural, and procedural shifts that enabled faster feedback loops, more reliable deployments, and higher team confidence. From early test-automation efforts and the introduction of ephemeral environments, to standardising deployments and gradually replacing brittle manual steps, this is a practical, honest account of how meaningful change actually happens. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of what quality engineering really looks like in practice, how to introduce it sustainably, and what timescales to expect when pursuing long-term ROI and organisational transformation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll cover:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>State of things when we started<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Issues this caused<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>First steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Introducing test automation to create faster feedback loops<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How we prioritised out test creation and determined what was the most valuable.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Unlocking deployments<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Introducing tooling and processes that standardised and automated deployments.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Enabled more people to be involved, understand, and contribute to improving our processes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shifting left<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Improving development ways of working that enabled more testing, more often, and earlier in the process.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Introducing ephemeral test environments<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What they are, how they work, and how they improved testing<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Trust takes time<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A pause in discussing the improvements to focus on why its importnant to iterate slowly over time and build confidence gradually when making significant changes to processes and ways of working<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Replacing manual with automated<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How automating those final manual steps allowed all the gradual improvements to come together<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where did we end up<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What did we learn?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How long did it take?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Explain what modern quality engineering looks like in practice, beyond traditional QA, and identify where to start in their own teams.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Prioritise the right early investments (automation, feedback loops, workflow changes) to generate momentum and visible value.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Design sustainable improvements using iterative change, gradual trust-building, and appropriate timescales for organisational ROI.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Apply practical techniques for introducing test automation, standardising deployments, and using ephemeral environments to accelerate delivery.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Recognise the cultural, technical, and process shifts needed to reduce lead time and improve developer experience across an organisation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stuart-thomas\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1758\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Stuart-Thomas-e1769686007470-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stuart-thomas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStuart Thomas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Stuart Thomas is an engineering leader passionate about modernising software delivery and building high-performing teams. He specialises in quality engineering, test automation, and creating sustainable processes that improve developer experience. Combining technical expertise with practical leadership, Stuart helps organisations transform culture and ways of working. He enjoys sharing real-world lessons from engineering transformations, inspiring and equipping other leaders to drive meaningful change in their teams and organisations, and mentoring others to build more effective, collaborative, and quality-focused engineering practices.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stuart-thomas\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Stuart&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 89 \/ 94; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:05&ndash;15:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break-1\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3844\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building resilient engineering teams when failure is the default<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How teams operating under constant failure build resilient systems and cultures by assuming outages are normal, not exceptional.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/king-immanuel-edoh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_483,h_483\/next\/2026\/01\/King_Immanuel-e1769685716633.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/king-immanuel-edoh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKing-Immanuel Edoh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Planet X &amp; Code Campus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Product &amp; Engineering Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3844\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3844\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building resilient engineering teams when failure is the default<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">In established ecosystems, &#8220;Chaos Engineering&#8221; is a simulation. In Nigeria, it is a daily reality. Learn the &#8220;Zero-Trust&#8221; patterns and leadership strategies we use to build bulletproof systems when the infrastructure is constantly failing us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In established ecosystems, engineering leaders obsess over &#8220;Chaos Monkey&#8221;, software designed to randomly crash servers to test resilience. In Abuja Nigeria, we don&#8217;t need Chaos Monkey. We operate on a national power grid that collapsed over 20 times in the last two years, amidst hundreds of fiber cuts and network disruptions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For my team, failure isn\u2019t a theoretical risk to be simulated; it is the default state of our existence.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session explores the unique engineering discipline required to build world-class products in a &#8220;low-trust&#8221; infrastructure environment. I will share the war story of a Black Friday launch for our high-volume fintech platform where we faced the &#8220;Perfect Storm&#8221;: a major fiber cut took our office offline, our primary payment partner suffered a latency spike, and the power grid collapsed, all within an hour.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most teams would have folded. Mine didn&#8217;t even pause.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will detail the &#8220;Zero-Trust&#8221; framework that allowed us to survive, and how you can apply it to your own stack:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The Architecture of Distrust:<\/strong> How we moved from synchronous coupling to an aggressive asynchronous model. We assume every external API (Stripe, Twilio, AWS) will fail 50% of the time. I will show how we used Redis-backed persistent queues and the Outbox Pattern to allow our app to &#8220;hold its breath&#8221; for hours without crashing.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The &#8220;Air-Gapped&#8221; Developer:<\/strong> How we built &#8220;Offline-First&#8221; dev environments. By dockerizing our entire stack locally (including mocked third-party services), we empowered engineers to ship code even while tethered to 3G mobile hotspots, a lesson in eliminating cloud dependencies that speeds up any team.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Leading Through &#8220;Outage Fatigue&#8221;:<\/strong> Constant firefighting burns out engineers. I will share my playbook for psychological safety, shifting the culture from &#8220;Who broke it?&#8221; to &#8220;How did the system absorb the shock?&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will leave with a new perspective: You don&#8217;t need to be in Africa to face failure. By applying these &#8220;survivalist&#8221; constraints, you can build systems that are bulletproof anywhere.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Organic Chaos Engineering:<\/strong> Why &#8220;simulated&#8221; failure pales in comparison to real-world constraints, and how to audit your system for &#8220;happy path&#8221; bias.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Asynchronous by Default:<\/strong> Implementing specific patterns (Circuit Breakers, Leaky Buckets, Outbox) to decouple uptime from third-party dependencies.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Psychological Safety in a Firefight:<\/strong> A manager&#8217;s guide to preventing burnout when the environment is constantly fighting against you.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/king-immanuel-edoh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/King_Immanuel-e1769685716633-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/king-immanuel-edoh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKing-Immanuel Edoh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Product &amp; Engineering Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Digital Planet X &amp; Code Campus<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">King Immanuel Edoh is a senior product and engineering lead with experience building and scaling software products across startups, agencies, and developer education platforms. He works with Code Campus and also leads Digital Planet X, where he partners with companies to deliver pragmatic, production-ready solutions under real-world constraints. His work focuses on making sound technical and product decisions in environments where reliability, cost, and team capacity matter more than hype. Drawing from hands-on experience across emerging markets and global teams, King-Immanuel brings a grounded perspective on leadership, trade-offs, and sustainable engineering practices.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/king-immanuel-edoh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View King Immanuel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 101 \/ 103;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4722\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Ship 10x code safely with agents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to safely turn AI-generated code into shipped software without slowing developers or compromising enterprise governance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1980,h_1980\/next\/2026\/04\/Docker-US-H-LDX3-Speaker-submission-96fc-Please-include-speaker-headshot-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Lechner\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCISO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4722\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4722\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Ship 10x code safely with agents<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:05 &#8211; 16:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031765,\"width\":\"186px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Docker LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031765\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Discover how to close the trust gap and safely turn AI generated code into shipped software without compromising enterprise security.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI agents hold incredible potential and now write the majority of today&#8217;s code to help teams build faster than ever. Yet enterprise shipping velocity remains bottlenecked. This happens because AI agents do much more than just generate text. They actively access private data, interact with internal systems and communicate externally. This new reality creates a massive trust gap where organizations must either cripple developer velocity with constant manual approvals or accept severe risk by letting agents run in YOLO mode. In this session we will explore how to provide the secure foundation needed to solve this problem. Learn how to grant developers true agent autonomy without sacrificing enterprise governance and finally turn 10x code into 10x shipped.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand the hidden security risks of autonomous agents accessing internal data and systems.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn why manual tool approvals and &#8220;YOLO mode&#8221; both fail at enterprise scale.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover how isolated execution environments grant true developer autonomy.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gain a framework for enforcing 360 degree governance without crippling velocity.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/04\/Docker-US-H-LDX3-Speaker-submission-96fc-Please-include-speaker-headshot-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Lechner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CISO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Docker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark Lechner is CISO at Docker, where he leads security across the platform millions of developers use to build, ship, and run software &#8211; including the agentic workloads reshaping modern engineering. Before Docker, he was CISO at DeepOpinion\/Otera driving enterprise AI and LLM agentic security, CISO at Bitpanda scaling security through Europe&#8217;s largest crypto platform, and Head of Cybersecurity at Solaris Bank. Before that he spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley in various security roles including the global leadership of security tooling. His focus today: supply chain integrity, agentic AI security, and secure-by-default developer platforms. Based in Berlin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mark&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3932\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Taming the legacy system monster<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to document, stabilize, and modernize legacy systems without risky rewrites or single-person dependencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-harley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1180,h_1180\/next\/2026\/01\/Adam-Harley-e1770830086276.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-harley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Harley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe University of Sheffield\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3932\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3932\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Taming the legacy system monster<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Replace fragile legacy scripts with cloud-native stability by mastering documentation, phased delivery, and knowledge transfer to eliminate single points of failure in your architecture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moving legacy systems to the cloud is often sold as a solution, but a &#8220;lift-and-shift&#8221; without a longer-term plan only relocates the problem. When mission-critical architecture relies on decades of legacy Bash and PL\/SQL scripts maintained by a single person, that individual becomes a single point of failure. Their departure doesn\u2019t just leave a vacancy; it leaves a &#8220;black box&#8221; monster that no one understands and everyone is afraid to touch.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This platform-agnostic session provides a survival guide for inheriting these systems. We will explore why the foundation of modernization isn&#8217;t code, but documentation and knowledge gathering. We\u2019ll discuss how to audit undocumented scripts to build a source of truth before a single line of code is rewritten.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A key focus will be practical application of the strangler fig pattern. Instead of a risky &#8220;big bang&#8221; rewrite, we examine how to balance ongoing maintenance of the old system with the development of the new. You will learn how to establish realistic dates and deliverables that prioritize stability\u2014such as replacing outer Bash wrappers first while letting complex but stable PL\/SQL logic run until a later phase. This talk provides a blueprint for turning a fragile, person-dependent script library into a resilient, documented, and modernisable cloud asset.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify and mitigate &#8220;&#8221;Single Points of Failure&#8221;&#8221; by converting tribal knowledge into technical documentation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Develop a phased &#8220;&#8221;piecemeal&#8221;&#8221; migration roadmap that prioritizes wrapping scripts over deep logic<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Balance the &#8220;&#8221;business as usual&#8221;&#8221; maintenance of legacy code with the development of new architecture<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Establish a framework for setting realistic deliverables and milestones during a high-risk cloud transition<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-harley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Adam-Harley-e1770830086276-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-harley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Harley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The University of Sheffield<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adam is a Technical Architect at the University of Sheffield, having started out as a self-taught developer and embraced the rise of the cloud era in an institutional environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-harley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Adam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 118;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3860\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">400 Tech Leads. Same problems. None of them technical.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Why tech leads struggle despite strong technical skills, and the small leadership shifts that remove overload, friction, and self-doubt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2206,h_2206\/next\/2024\/05\/Anemari-Fiser-Anemari-Fiser-scaled-e1769703230556.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnemari Fiser\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTech Lead Trainer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3860\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3860\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>400 Tech Leads. Same problems. None of them technical.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 17:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">After training and coaching 400+ tech leads, one thing is clear: their hardest problems aren\u2019t technical. This talk explores the real blockers and what helps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After training and coaching more than 400 tech leads across different companies, industries, and levels of experience, one pattern keeps repeating: when tech leads struggle, it\u2019s rarely a technical gap.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, Anemari Fiser shares the most common challenges tech leads bring into coaching sessions and why \u201cgetting better technically\u201d almost never fixes them. Instead, the real blockers show up as overload, unclear expectations, ownership confusion, and assumed alignment. These patterns consistently lead to slow decisions, delivery friction, and burned-out tech leads, even in teams with strong engineers and modern tooling.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from real coaching sessions, training group discussions, and concrete case studies, this talk explores where tech leads consistently get stuck. For each pattern, it looks at what the tech lead thought the problem was, what it turned out to be, and the small but meaningful shifts that helped them move forward: from rethinking 1-on-1s, to making expectations explicit, to letting go without losing trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This isn\u2019t a talk about abstract \u201csoft skills.\u201d It\u2019s about the invisible leadership work tech leads are expected to do without ever being taught how. Attendees will leave with concrete ways to spot people problems early, make expectations explicit, and reduce the load they carry as tech leads.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever thought, \u201cI didn\u2019t expect the role to be this hard,\u201d this talk is for you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why tech leads feel overloaded and how to reduce it at the source<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How unclear expectations create self-doubt, even in experienced tech leads<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How assumed alignment quietly creates friction and slows teams down &#8211; and what to do about it&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2206\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/05\/Anemari-Fiser-Anemari-Fiser-scaled-e1769703230556-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnemari Fiser\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Tech Lead Trainer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"contextual-region node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"25821\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>Anemari Fiser is a tech leadership coach and trainer who helps engineers grow into confident, people-centered tech leads. She is the author of O\u2019Reilly\u2019s book Leveling Up as a Tech Lead and the creator of the O\u2019Reilly course Soft Skills for Tech Leads.<\/p>\n<p>With over a decade of experience in the tech industry, she has held roles ranging from software engineer to engineering leader. As an independent coach and trainer, Anemari has coached 500+ engineers and trained 400+ tech leads across organisations worldwide. She also shares practical leadership insights with a community of 30,000+ tech professionals on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anemari&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 122 \/ 123;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3233\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">End of day wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3233\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3233\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>End of day wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:50 &#8211; 17:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s closing remarks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 124 \/ 142; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">18:00&ndash;19:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-networking-mixer-1\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Networking Mixer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 4; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 4; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-775cb0242759fc84d662cb1aa6dd2169\" id=\"h-directorplus-zone\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">DirectorPlus zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quaternary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 40 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4261\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The AI story: Practical speculation about your organization in 2028<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to design an executable engineering strategy that aligns technology, organization, and culture with real business goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-yee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/David-Yee-2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-yee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe New York Times\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4261\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4261\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The AI story: Practical speculation about your organization in 2028<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you hear from the CEOs of the largest engineering firms in history that the average software engineer can now produce impact an order of magnitude more than they did four years ago, that engineers (or managers) are obsolete, that one CEO can manage six thousand employees directly, you are being told a story. That story is almost certainly at odds with the story of your organization as it is today: The day-to-day life of the engineers on your teams, of the managers who facilitate their work, of peers in other functions, and of your leadership teams at every level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story is: everything has changed. This all raises the normal questions we have learned to ask as engineering leaders: Will the structures and rules that work today work tomorrow? Will tomorrow\u2019s rules work in the same way for me as for other organizations? How often do you wish for an accurate glimpse of the future? What if <em>you<\/em> could tell the story yourself? In this workshop, we will, together.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In this session, we will discuss: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Stories about the future: utopian, dystopian, and everything in between<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The fundamental axes of control in engineering organizations<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The motivations and fears of your culture, and how to choose which to hold onto<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>No-regret investments for teams of all futures, and what will happen when you\u2019re wrong&nbsp;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-yee\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/David-Yee-2-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-yee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The New York Times<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Yee is the VP of Engineering at the New York Times. As an engineering leader, he\u2019s built and scaled teams at both small and enormous companies in the worlds of journalism, music, and art\u2014with an emphasis on product-oriented engineering and humane management.<\/p>\n<p>His career has included roles as Chief Architect and co-founder at 20&#215;200, co-founder and CTO at Editorially, and Engineering Director of Chorus at Vox Media<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-yee\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View David&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4268\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical strategies for engineering leaders to prioritize ruthlessly, remove low-value work, and sustain team performance despite growing expectations and tighter resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering at Cint\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4268\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4268\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders support the motivation, confidence, and professional identity of engineers navigating rapid and disorienting change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to respond to engineers questioning the value and future of their craft<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage cultural pressure to adopt AI when individuals have genuine doubts<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How AI can be positioned not as a threat, but as a tool that amplifies the impact and value of their teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering at Cint<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"25471\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>James Da Costa is VP of Engineering at Cint where he leads teams building services which connect researchers with respondents at scale. He is passionate about coaching managers, building collaborative teams and creating delightful products.<\/p>\n<p>James has over 20 years of experience in tech and has worked in UI design, frontend and backend technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, he loves competitive sports, a good mystery novel and listening to his favourite podcast (You Are Not So Smart).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4265\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#8217;t slow down<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turn strategic goals into clear priorities by aligning teams, defining success metrics, and adapting plans while staying focused on outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1629,h_2153\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGymshark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4265\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4265\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#039;t slow down<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain genuinely inclusive team cultures while managing performance, delivery pressure, and constant organizational change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to maintain psychological safety and inclusion when performance pressure is high, and headcount is tight<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to ensure underrepresented engineers aren&#8217;t disproportionately affected by restructuring, role changes, or AI-driven shifts in what&#8217;s valued<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a culture where delivery and inclusion reinforce each other rather than competing plans, without losing focus on strategic outcomes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gymshark<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->\r\n\r\nDan is an engineering leader and builder of technical teams. He aims to create environments where each person feels valued, supported and can learn continuously, together. At Gymshark, Dan heads up Core Engineering and is responsible for data pipelines, API and integration development and platform reliability engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dan will forever be a student of leadership, values feedback above almost anything else and would love to hear how best to help you. His latest side project is taming the tantrums of two toddlers and aims to coach them in the ways of empathy, responsibility and being a good human. Dan will eventually write a book but for now, tweets irregularly at @danblundell and posts sporadically at danblundell.com<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4264\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Fairness vs performance in the age of AI: How to design systems that develop, motivate, and retain top engineers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Design fair performance and compensation systems that motivate teams, align goals with business outcomes, and retain high performing engineers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1638,h_1638\/next\/2025\/05\/JooBee-Yeow-scaled-e1748595313751.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJooBee Yeow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearngility\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdviser to Founders\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4264\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4264\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Fairness vs performance in the age of AI: How to design systems that develop, motivate, and retain top engineers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Performance systems were once designed to solve for fairness through structure, process, and documentation. But as AI starts to remove some of that burden, the focus shifts to a deeper question: do managers have the judgment and capability to use those systems well? <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where AI helps and where manager judgment still matters most<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set clear expectations and connect them to business performance<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design calibration, growth, and reward systems that balance fairness, motivation, and retention<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pre-read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/joobees-newsletter.beehiiv.com\/p\/68-joobee-s-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How exceptional managers use AI differently to manage performance<\/a><br><strong>Post-session watch:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jdw1JjL8eYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From code to commerce: Engineering\u2019s role in driving business growth<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/JooBee-Yeow-scaled-e1748595313751-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJooBee Yeow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Adviser to Founders<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Learngility<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">JooBee Yeow is a business strategist, systems thinker and start-up scaling architect. A trained Systems Engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development, she operates at the intersection of people, strategy and business as a Chief People Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With experience spanning 2-, 20-, and 200-year-old companies and revenues from \u00a310M to \u00a31B, she helps founders transition from \u2018STARTing to Build\u2019 to \u2018BUILDing to Scale\u2019\u2014designing scalable operating systems that fuel start-up growth.<\/p>\n<p>JooBee is the creator of the Scaling Start-Ups Blog &amp; Newsletter and a trusted voice in the start-up ecosystem, contributing insights to Sifted, Notion Capital, Atomico, Balderton, Forestay and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View JooBee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4267\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Aligning engineering with the business: How to connect technical decisions to commercial outcomes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build credibility with executive peers by communicating engineering priorities through business outcomes, influencing strategy, and strengthening relationships across senior leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_449,h_446\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrive Market\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4267\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4267\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Aligning engineering with the business: How to connect technical decisions to commercial outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders translate technical priorities into commercial language &#8211; and ensure engineering is making decisions that the business can understand, trust, and invest in.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to frame technical trade-offs in terms that resonate with finance, commercial, and executive stakeholders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prioritize engineering work based on business impact rather than technical urgency<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build credibility as a commercial thinker without losing credibility as a technical leader<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thrive Market<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d14c556-7f50-40a1-9d2f-51ba95a54be0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e6179ea-e42c-4595-acc7-d96e753d5541\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Randy Shoup serves as SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market. With more than 30 years of experience building distributed systems and leading high-performing teams, he has held senior technology leadership roles at eBay, Google, Stitch Fix, and WeWork. He also mentors CTOs, advises organizations, and shares his perspectives widely. A frequent conference speaker on software and engineering leadership, he is particularly interested in how culture, technology, and organizational design intersect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Randy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4300\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Observability: Are you measuring what actually matters?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How engineering teams use observability to understand complex systems, investigate incidents faster, and improve reliability in distributed architectures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_314,h_325\/next\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-09.04.26-e1761920990802.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Burke\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoneycomb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Customer Success \u2013 EMEA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4300\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4300\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Observability: Are you measuring what actually matters?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031525,\"width\":\"180px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Honeycomb Logo - LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031525\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders redefine what good observability looks like when traditional metrics no longer reflect the complexity of modern systems or the outcomes the business actually cares about.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Uptime, error rates, MTTR. They prove your systems are running. They do not prove your AI-powered features are behaving, your customers are getting value, or your business is defended against risks you cannot yet see. AI has raised the floor. Competence is being commoditized. The metrics that won budget last year are now table stakes. Observability used to have one buyer. It now has four. CTO, CPO, CISO, CFO. Same data, four readings. The leaders who can hold all four get the budget.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where your current observability practice measures system health but misses business and customer impact<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build meaningful visibility into AI-powered systems where traditional monitoring assumptions break down<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define and communicate observability value to engineering, product, security, and finance stakeholders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The five pillars of observability value &#8211; Savings, Stability, Speed, Satisfaction, Product Success<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-09.04.26-e1761920990802-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Burke\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Customer Success \u2013 EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colin Burke is the Director of Customer Success for EMEA at Honeycomb.io, where he helps engineering and technology leaders harness the full potential of observability to drive business outcomes. With more than a decade of experience at industry leaders like VMware and Pivotal, Colin has worked at the intersection of enterprise platforms, developer productivity, and system resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Colin has partnered closely with product and engineering teams to scale modern platforms and improve velocity &#8211; always with a sharp focus on connecting technical excellence to strategic advantage. At Honeycomb, he empowers teams to shift observability from a reactive tool to a proactive driver of innovation and performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Colin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4301\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Scaling delivery in the AI era: How to stay in control when velocity is no longer the constraint<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How engineering leaders design platform teams that accelerate product delivery, maintain team autonomy, and avoid becoming organizational bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1005,h_1005\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4301\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4301\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Scaling delivery in the AI era: How to stay in control when velocity is no longer the constraint<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"180px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders maintain governance, quality, and accountability as delivery expectations grow faster than the structures designed to manage them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to embed governance and quality standards into the flow of delivery rather than bolting them on after the fact<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to move from lagging delivery metrics to real-time visibility that actually informs decisions about risk and pace<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make the case for delivery investment to CFOs and executive stakeholders in terms of business outcomes, not engineering metrics<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 30 years working in software, Martin has done a lot of things. Over that time working to deliver software at scale, to multiple platforms, with multiple technologies. He is now working with Harness, the modern software delivery platform to enable organizations and teams to deliver their software faster, more reliably, and more securely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Martin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quaternary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 58 \/ 70;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4777\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tn8n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4777\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4777\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build the credibility, language, and relationships needed to influence decisions at the executive and board level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As engineering becomes more central to commercial strategy, leaders are expected to operate well beyond their function, shaping priorities, managing up, and making the case for investment in business terms.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate engineering priorities in terms of business outcomes and commercial risk<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build strong working relationships with CEOs, CFOs, and executive peers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prepare for and shape board-level conversations about technology investment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">n8n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Dr Claire Knight is a Director of Engineering at n8n. She served plenty of time in the coal code mine before making the move into wrangling folks rather than just bits. With many years of engineering leadership at companies such as GitHub and Netlify, Claire now leads the Enterprise Engineering function at n8n. Claire lives in Berkshire, UK, with her husband and three cats who from time to time also like to be involved in video calls. When not working, she likes to lift heavy things, only to put them down again and is a 2023, 2024, and 2025 AWPC World Champion Powerlifter.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4273\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_269,h_269\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-e1739961958508.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4273\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4273\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders build effective working relationships with Product when priorities shift quickly, and assumptions about what&#8217;s possible don&#8217;t always align.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to agree on what &#8220;good&#8221; looks like beyond shipping features<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to navigate trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term sustainability<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to handle situations where product ambition and engineering reality don&#8217;t match<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oge Opara-Nadi is an engineering leader focused on building high-performing technology organisations, scaling teams and turning complex technical challenges into practical business outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>She has led engineering across startup and scale-up environments, with experience spanning platform strategy, organisational design, developer experience and AI-enabled product development.<\/p>\n<p>An experienced public speaker, Oge regularly shares insights on engineering leadership, delivery, organisational culture and building inclusive environments where teams can do their best work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oge&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4977\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading through burnout: How to protect your team&#8217;s capacity when the pace doesn&#8217;t slow down<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to spot burnout early, protect team capacity, and make the case for sustainable engineering pace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Claire-Donald.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Donald\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRational Partners\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCPTO Partner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4977\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4977\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading through burnout: How to protect your team&#039;s capacity when the pace doesn&#039;t slow down<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders recognize and respond to burnout in teams operating under sustained pressure, without waiting for the business to slow down.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI is adding cognitive load faster than organizations are acknowledging it. Engineers and leaders are feeling it, but the pressure to keep moving rarely lets up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-includes\">Discussion includes:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to spot burnout and cognitive overload in teams before it becomes a retention or performance problem<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make the case to the business for a sustainable pace when acceleration is the default expectation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to protect your own capacity as a leader when you&#8217;re absorbing pressure from both above and below<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Claire-Donald-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Donald\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CPTO Partner<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rational Partners<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claire Donald is a CPTO Partner at Rational Partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; 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13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders translate technical priorities into commercial language &#8211; and ensure engineering is making decisions that the business can understand, trust, and invest in.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to frame technical trade-offs in terms that resonate with finance, commercial, and executive stakeholders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prioritize engineering work based on business impact rather than technical urgency<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build credibility as a commercial thinker without losing credibility as a technical leader<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thrive Market<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d14c556-7f50-40a1-9d2f-51ba95a54be0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e6179ea-e42c-4595-acc7-d96e753d5541\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Randy Shoup serves as SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market. With more than 30 years of experience building distributed systems and leading high-performing teams, he has held senior technology leadership roles at eBay, Google, Stitch Fix, and WeWork. He also mentors CTOs, advises organizations, and shares his perspectives widely. A frequent conference speaker on software and engineering leadership, he is particularly interested in how culture, technology, and organizational design intersect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Randy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4309\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading engineering when AI turns delivery into R&amp;D<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Strategies for coordinating teams, communication, and decision-making during large-scale engineering incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/08\/Lawrence-Jones.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tincident.io\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4309\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4309\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading engineering when AI turns delivery into R&amp;D<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000025849,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png\" alt=\"incident.io\" class=\"wp-image-10000025849\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders adapt their strategy, planning, and quality bar when the work itself becomes R&amp;D-shaped.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building AI products isn&#8217;t like building software. Strategy gets rewritten quarterly as model capabilities shift, delivery looks more like research than execution, and &#8220;is this working?&#8221; is a question you can&#8217;t answer with QA or acceptance tests.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How do you commit to a strategy when the ground moves every quarter: and how do you sell that to a board that wants 18-month plans?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What changes about leading engineering teams when delivery is unpredictable, dead-ends are common, and scope evolves mid-flight?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How do you know you&#8217;re moving in the right direction when &#8220;it works&#8221; is fuzzy, and traditional QA processes don&#8217;t translate?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where does the trust come from to ship AI features to customers and how do you build the organisational muscle to recover when they misbehave?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Lawrence-Jones-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Product Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">incident.io<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawrence Jones is a Founding Engineer at incident.io, where he&#8217;s spent the last few years helping take the product from zero to the AI-native incident platform it is today. He now leads engineering on AI SRE \u2014 an agent that investigates production incidents autonomously, digging through logs, metrics, traces and code changes to tell teams what&#8217;s gone wrong and how to fix it. Before incident.io he was a Principal Engineer at GoCardless, working across the SRE space and product. He&#8217;s a regular speaker at engineering conferences including LeadDev, and writes about AI engineering and incident response at blog.lawrencejones.dev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lawrence&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4310\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI in the SDLC: Where does trust end and risk begin?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical approaches to progressive delivery, enabling teams to release more frequently, reduce deployment risk, and recover quickly from failures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-nguyen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2026\/05\/Michael-Nguyen.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-nguyen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Nguyen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctopus Deploy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP, WW Technical Success\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4310\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4310\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI in the SDLC: Where does trust end and risk begin?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000029229,\"width\":\"226px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Octopus Deploy LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000029229\" style=\"width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/07\/Octopus-Deploy-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders determine how much autonomy to extend to AI across the development lifecycle, and where human judgment must stay in the loop.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define the conditions under which AI autonomy can be extended &#8211; and what triggers a rollback of that trust<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to maintain accountability and traceability when AI is an active participant across the development lifecycle<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a consistent trust framework that scales across teams and tools as AI capability keeps shifting<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-nguyen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Michael-Nguyen-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-nguyen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Nguyen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP, WW Technical Success<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Octopus Deploy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Nguyen is the SVP, WW Technical Success at Octopus Deploy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-nguyen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quaternary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 76 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4320\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From reactivity to clarity: Build organizational observability to know &amp; lead what matters<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build systems that give leaders real visibility into their organisation, helping spot issues early and guide teams without constant firefighting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1967,h_1967\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4320\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4320\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From reactivity to clarity: Build organizational observability to know &amp; lead what matters<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Engineering leaders are caught in a worsening visibility crisis:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The player-coach pull: AI is pulling managers and directors back into technical contribution, compressing time for the 1:1s, skip-levels, and thinking that actually gives you a read on your org<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The throughput flood: AI-augmented teams produce more, faster, flooding channels with information, while previously-useful metrics become less informative<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The noise layer: On top of it all, a growing layer of strategic noise: AI hype, board pressure to show ROI, and shifting expectations about what teams should deliver, and how<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The result: You have less time to see, more things to see, and more noise obscuring what matters. Most leaders juggle more and more, feel constantly behind, and don&#8217;t even have time to think about how to handle all this better. So how do you shift gears and get from noise to clarity? What can you put in place to get the visibility and confidence you need, without relying on heroic efforts or micromanaging everyone? How do you spot issues and course-correct quickly when your capacity for sensing is shrinking?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let&#8217;s change that, together. You&#8217;ve built observability systems for your software. Now it&#8217;s time to build one for your organization. From this session run by a seasoned senior leader, you&#8217;ll take away concrete ideas to start exactly where you and your org are at right now, improve your organizational observability, and get a kit to help you evolve from there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1967\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lena Reinhard is a seasoned technology leader, currently helping leaders and their teams succeed through her work as a leadership coach, organizational developer, and facilitator. Having served the majority of her 20-year career in leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder &amp; CEO, she has partnered with a variety of remote, hybrid, and co-located companies at all stages, from startups, to scale-ups, corporations, and NGOs. Lena loves to paint, read, and ride her bike around the forests and lakes of her home, Berlin, in Germany. She hosts O\u2019Reilly\u2019s Tech Leadership Tuesday podcast. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4270\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Exploring how AI tools and evolving skill requirements are reshaping engineering careers, hiring practices, and growth paths for the next generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4270\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4270\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how AI is reshaping and reinventing the software development process, and what it means for individual developers, teams, and leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What are the steps between traditional and AI-native approaches to software development, and when should we take those steps?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How does the developer role change, and how will developers learn and improve as they write less code?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How can we prepare our teams and organisations now?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: learning for engineering teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hywel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2374\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication,leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss strategies for staying informed across multiple teams, balancing alignment and autonomy, and avoiding bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2374\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2374\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders identify and develop the skills their teams need as AI changes not just what engineers do, but how they learn to do it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The traditional pathways for growing engineers &#8211; writing code, debugging, reviewing pull requests &#8211; are being compressed or removed. The challenge is developing talent when the old scaffolding no longer exists.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify the skills engineers actually need when technology\u00a0is evolving\u00a0faster than any training program<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to develop junior and mid-level engineers when AI\u00a0is absorbing\u00a0the work that used to build foundational skills<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to have honest conversations with engineers about how their role is changing &#8211; and what growth looks like now<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4272\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing managers when everything is changing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Supporting and developing managers through organizational change, balancing autonomy, feedback, and stability as expectations and structures continue to evolve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4272\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4272\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing managers when everything is changing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain a strong management layer as organizations grow, flatten, and face increasing pressure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to give a manager the feedback and support they need when they&#8217;re struggling but not failing, and when to call it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to lead your managers through upheaval when they need to stay steady for their teams while you&#8217;re still figuring it out yourself<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build managers who can operate with genuine autonomy as organizations flatten and layers of oversight disappear<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2366\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to foster autonomy and trust in your teams while maintaining high velocity and strong alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrainline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2366\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2366\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders align boards and executives with the real capabilities, costs, and risks of AI, without being sidelined as blockers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI creates unrealistic expectations at the top, technology leaders are caught between advocacy and self-preservation. The challenge is building credibility with leadership while staying honest about what&#8217;s actually possible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set realistic expectations with leadership who&#8217;ve been exposed to AI hype<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate trade-offs, cost, timeline, and risk, in terms that the board responds to<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to advocate for rigor and investment in the SDLC without being seen as resistant to change<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Trainline<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gary is an Engineering Director at the European Travel business Trainline. He is passionate about developing leaders, empowering high-performing teams, and continuous improvement. His interests include coaching, sports, and spending time with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gary&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4314\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Reactive operations at scale are unsustainable: How to move from firefighting to prevention<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Strengthening incident readiness through clear escalation paths, scalable on-call systems, and preparation that helps teams respond quickly under pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lee-fredricks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_638,h_638\/next\/2026\/05\/Lee-Fredricks.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lee-fredricks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLee Fredricks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPagerDuty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector Solutions Consulting, EMEA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4314\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4314\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Reactive operations at scale are unsustainable: How to move from firefighting to prevention<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031003,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png\" alt=\"PagerDuty\" class=\"wp-image-10000031003\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/12\/PagerDuty.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Reactive operations at scale are unsustainable: How to move from firefighting to prevention<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders shift their organizations from responding to incidents in a reactive way to anticipating and autonomously resolving them. Agentic AI creates new tools to achieve this, and introduces new risks to manage.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reactive operations at scale are unsustainable. As systems grow more complex and the cost of failure rises, the question is how to build the processes and culture that reduce firefighting before it burns out your teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to move from reactive incident response to proactive reliability practices without disrupting delivery<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to use AI-driven tooling to reduce operational toil &#8211; and how far to trust autonomous systems with incident response<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to integrate operational accountability into the development pipeline so that reliability is built in and availability is not compromised.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lee-fredricks\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Lee-Fredricks-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lee-fredricks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLee Fredricks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director Solutions Consulting, EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PagerDuty<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lee Fredricks is a Director Solutions Consulting, EMEA at PagerDuty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lee-fredricks\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4315\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From adoption to proficiency: How to grow AI effectiveness across your engineering organization<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Balancing security and delivery in fast-growing engineering teams while aligning risk management with product goals and developer ownership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4315\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4315\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From adoption to proficiency: How to grow AI effectiveness across your engineering organization<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:05 &#8211; 15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031006,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Span LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031006\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders move their organizations beyond raw AI adoption (and tokenmaxxing) toward effective leverage &#8211; at both the individual and organizational level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define and measure AI proficiency at the team and organizational level &#8211; beyond usage metrics and seats activated<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build the organizational conditions &#8211; context, tooling, workflows that make AI genuinely effective\u00a0<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to move from scattered experimentation to consistent, scalable AI capability across engineering teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quaternary--background-color); 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16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Performance systems were once designed to solve for fairness through structure, process, and documentation. But as AI starts to remove some of that burden, the focus shifts to a deeper question: do managers have the judgment and capability to use those systems well? <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where AI helps and where manager judgment still matters most<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set clear expectations and connect them to business performance<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design calibration, growth, and reward systems that balance fairness, motivation, and retention<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pre-read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/joobees-newsletter.beehiiv.com\/p\/68-joobee-s-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How exceptional managers use AI differently to manage performance<\/a><br><strong>Post-session watch:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jdw1JjL8eYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From code to commerce: Engineering\u2019s role in driving business growth<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/JooBee-Yeow-scaled-e1748595313751-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJooBee Yeow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Adviser to Founders<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Learngility<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">JooBee Yeow is a business strategist, systems thinker and start-up scaling architect. A trained Systems Engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development, she operates at the intersection of people, strategy and business as a Chief People Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With experience spanning 2-, 20-, and 200-year-old companies and revenues from \u00a310M to \u00a31B, she helps founders transition from \u2018STARTing to Build\u2019 to \u2018BUILDing to Scale\u2019\u2014designing scalable operating systems that fuel start-up growth.<\/p>\n<p>JooBee is the creator of the Scaling Start-Ups Blog &amp; Newsletter and a trusted voice in the start-up ecosystem, contributing insights to Sifted, Notion Capital, Atomico, Balderton, Forestay and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joobee-yeow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View JooBee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4268\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical strategies for engineering leaders to prioritize ruthlessly, remove low-value work, and sustain team performance despite growing expectations and tighter resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering at Cint\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4268\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4268\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders support the motivation, confidence, and professional identity of engineers navigating rapid and disorienting change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to respond to engineers questioning the value and future of their craft<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage cultural pressure to adopt AI when individuals have genuine doubts<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How AI can be positioned not as a threat, but as a tool that amplifies the impact and value of their teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering at Cint<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"25471\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>James Da Costa is VP of Engineering at Cint where he leads teams building services which connect researchers with respondents at scale. He is passionate about coaching managers, building collaborative teams and creating delightful products.<\/p>\n<p>James has over 20 years of experience in tech and has worked in UI design, frontend and backend technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, he loves competitive sports, a good mystery novel and listening to his favourite podcast (You Are Not So Smart).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4265\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#8217;t slow down<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turn strategic goals into clear priorities by aligning teams, defining success metrics, and adapting plans while staying focused on outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1629,h_2153\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGymshark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4265\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4265\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#039;t slow down<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain genuinely inclusive team cultures while managing performance, delivery pressure, and constant organizational change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to maintain psychological safety and inclusion when performance pressure is high, and headcount is tight<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to ensure underrepresented engineers aren&#8217;t disproportionately affected by restructuring, role changes, or AI-driven shifts in what&#8217;s valued<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a culture where delivery and inclusion reinforce each other rather than competing plans, without losing focus on strategic outcomes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gymshark<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->\r\n\r\nDan is an engineering leader and builder of technical teams. He aims to create environments where each person feels valued, supported and can learn continuously, together. At Gymshark, Dan heads up Core Engineering and is responsible for data pipelines, API and integration development and platform reliability engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dan will forever be a student of leadership, values feedback above almost anything else and would love to hear how best to help you. His latest side project is taming the tantrums of two toddlers and aims to coach them in the ways of empathy, responsibility and being a good human. Dan will eventually write a book but for now, tweets irregularly at @danblundell and posts sporadically at danblundell.com<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4327\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Testing in the age of AI: How to maintain software correctness when output is faster and less predictable<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Creating engineering cultures where inclusion, psychological safety, and accountability reinforce each other while maintaining strong delivery and performance expectations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_500\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntithesis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed Systems Bug Hunter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4327\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4327\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Testing in the age of AI: How to maintain software correctness when output is faster and less predictable<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027504,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Antithesis LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027504\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders maintain confidence in what their organizations are shipping as AI dramatically increases output, and where accountability sits when things go wrong.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shipping faster with AI is straightforward. Knowing that what you&#8217;re shipping is correct is harder. As code volume increases and human authorship decreases, leaders face a genuine question: how much can they trust what goes to production?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set organizational standards for software correctness when AI is generating significant portions of the codebase<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build the leadership confidence needed to ship at scale without increasing exposure to quality or security failures<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to assign accountability for testing and correctness in teams where traditional engineering assumptions no longer apply<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distributed Systems Bug Hunter<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Antithesis<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marco Primi is the official Chaos Monkey at Antithesis, where he focuses on software reliability and intelligent testing strategies. He is a prolific researcher and author on distributed systems, whose research is often cited in both academic and professional publications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Marco&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4318\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI in production: How to maintain quality as output scales<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Exploring where AI meaningfully improves code quality, testing, and development workflows without disrupting how engineering teams already work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Hila-Fox.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHila Fox\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQodo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI Product Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4318\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4318\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI in production: How to maintain quality as output scales<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031114,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Qodo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031114\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders maintain accountability for software quality as AI dramatically increases the volume of code being written, and redefine what &#8220;good enough&#8221; means at an organizational scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define quality standards for AI-generated code and make them stick across teams and leadership layers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to assign accountability for software correctness when the code wasn&#8217;t written by the people responsible for it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to balance long-term maintainability and technical risk against the pressure to ship faster<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Hila-Fox-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHila Fox\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">AI Product Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Qodo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hila Fox is an AI Product Manager at Qodo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hila&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; 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16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023422,\"width\":\"162px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:162px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders move beyond vanity metrics and build a meaningful picture of developer productivity- one that reflects how engineering teams actually work and what&#8217;s genuinely holding them back.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most productivity frameworks measure what&#8217;s easy to count. The harder challenge is choosing the right signals, getting buy-in across the organization, and turning data into decisions that improve how engineers work day to day.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to evaluate modern productivity framework &#8211; including DORA, SPACE, and DX Core 4,\u00a0 and choose the right approach for your organization<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify the metrics that reflect real engineering performance rather than output proxies<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build organizational buy-in for productivity measurement and use the data to drive genuine improvement<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Deputy CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">DX<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"C0987BZ3XCH-1757515283.898619-thread-list-Thread_1759427032.694829\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1759427032.694829\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered c-message_kit__background--labels c-message_kit__background--labels--later c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" 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data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/getdx.com\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">getdx.com<\/a>), and is an engineer, speaker, writer, and software practice evangelist with over 20 years of experience working in various software roles.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">He is an outspoken thought leader, delivering enterprise solutions, numerous keynotes, technical leadership, various publications and community education on developer experience and productivity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justin-reock\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Justin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: 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boundaries\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Design fair performance and compensation systems that motivate teams, align goals with business outcomes, and retain high performing engineers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4978\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4978\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Designing organizations that scale: Teams, ownership, and boundaries\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders design team structures and ownership models that hold up as systems grow more complex and delivery expectations increase.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define ownership in complex, distributed systems without creating coordination overhead<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design team boundaries and operating models that balance autonomy with alignment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to approach reorgs and structural changes without disrupting delivery or morale<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Stewart is an engineering executive focused on building teams to build products. He has helped shape the engineering culture at a number of startups, digital agencies and cloud companies. Kevin is particularly experienced in leading remote and distributed teams to consistently deliver quality products. Although he currently resides in Seattle, Kevin is a lifelong New Yorker with dreams of relocating to a sunny island in the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kevin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 125;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2374\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication,leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss strategies for staying informed across multiple teams, balancing alignment and autonomy, and avoiding bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2374\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2374\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders identify and develop the skills their teams need as AI changes not just what engineers do, but how they learn to do it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The traditional pathways for growing engineers &#8211; writing code, debugging, reviewing pull requests &#8211; are being compressed or removed. The challenge is developing talent when the old scaffolding no longer exists.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify the skills engineers actually need when technology\u00a0is evolving\u00a0faster than any training program<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to develop junior and mid-level engineers when AI\u00a0is absorbing\u00a0the work that used to build foundational skills<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to have honest conversations with engineers about how their role is changing &#8211; and what growth looks like now<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 125;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4273\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_269,h_269\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-e1739961958508.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4273\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4273\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders build effective working relationships with Product when priorities shift quickly, and assumptions about what&#8217;s possible don&#8217;t always align.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to agree on what &#8220;good&#8221; looks like beyond shipping features<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to navigate trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term sustainability<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to handle situations where product ambition and engineering reality don&#8217;t match<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oge Opara-Nadi is an engineering leader focused on building high-performing technology organisations, scaling teams and turning complex technical challenges into practical business outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>She has led engineering across startup and scale-up environments, with experience spanning platform strategy, organisational design, developer experience and AI-enabled product development.<\/p>\n<p>An experienced public speaker, Oge regularly shares insights on engineering leadership, delivery, organisational culture and building inclusive environments where teams can do their best work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oge&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; 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18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders recognize and respond to burnout in teams operating under sustained pressure, without waiting for the business to slow down.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI is adding cognitive load faster than organizations are acknowledging it. Engineers and leaders are feeling it, but the pressure to keep moving rarely lets up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-includes\">Discussion includes:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to spot burnout and cognitive overload in teams before it becomes a retention or performance problem<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make the case to the business for a sustainable pace when acceleration is the default expectation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to protect your own capacity as a leader when you&#8217;re absorbing pressure from both above and below<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Claire-Donald-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Donald\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CPTO Partner<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rational Partners<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claire Donald is a CPTO Partner at Rational Partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 125;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5002\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai,technical-direction,velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Balancing speed and risk: How to move fast on AI without exposing the business to irreversible harm<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how senior leaders can move quickly on AI while setting risk thresholds, spotting warning signs, and preparing for failure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1610,h_1611\/next\/2026\/05\/David-Kavanagh.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Kavanagh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTillo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Technology Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5002\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5002\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Balancing speed and risk: How to move fast on AI without exposing the business to irreversible harm<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders navigate the tension between competitive pressure to adopt AI quickly and the responsibility to protect customers, teams, and the organization.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define acceptable risk thresholds for AI-powered features and make them stick with the business<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify early warning signs of uncontrolled AI adoption before they become incidents<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prepare the organization &#8211; culturally and operationally &#8211; for the failure event, many leaders consider inevitable<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/David-Kavanagh-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Kavanagh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Chief Technology Officer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tillo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">David Kavanagh is CTO at Tillo, a PE-backed global fintech infrastructure company powering branded currencies and rewards at scale. He has spent 25 years in technology, starting as an engineer and spending a decade in France before leading engineering through hypergrowth at Purplebricks, Chip, Salary Finance and Boomin. He specialises in the dangerous middle phase: scaling product and engineering organisations, embedding AI into a builder culture, and translating complex technical decisions for boards and investors. He writes and speaks on engineering leadership, AI adoption, and building teams that last.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View David&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 113 \/ 125;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4777\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tn8n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4777\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4777\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:05 &#8211; 18:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build the credibility, language, and relationships needed to influence decisions at the executive and board level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As engineering becomes more central to commercial strategy, leaders are expected to operate well beyond their function, shaping priorities, managing up, and making the case for investment in business terms.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate engineering priorities in terms of business outcomes and commercial risk<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build strong working relationships with CEOs, CFOs, and executive peers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prepare for and shape board-level conversations about technology investment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">n8n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Dr Claire Knight is a Director of Engineering at n8n. She served plenty of time in the coal code mine before making the move into wrangling folks rather than just bits. With many years of engineering leadership at companies such as GitHub and Netlify, Claire now leads the Enterprise Engineering function at n8n. Claire lives in Berkshire, UK, with her husband and three cats who from time to time also like to be involved in video calls. When not working, she likes to lift heavy things, only to put them down again and is a 2023, 2024, and 2025 AWPC World Champion Powerlifter.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 127 \/ 142; --inner-content-row: 8; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">18:15&ndash;19:30<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-directorplus-mixer\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">DirectorPlus Mixer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 5; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 5; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e8e78a59a3c6d4ee19db0e7e0176f0b\" id=\"h-community-zone\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Community Zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 35 \/ 41;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2013\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting Black leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-mmari\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Ben-Mmari.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-mmari\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Mmari\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntercom\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/05\/Jessie-Auguste.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessie Auguste\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCybSafe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2021\/08\/Phillipa-Rodney-Rosie-Parsons-2023-1-Phillipa-Rodney-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhillipa Rodney\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrowdstrike\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2013\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2013\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting Black leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:35 &#8211; 11:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone\u2019s journey into leadership is tough, but folks who are underrepresented in tech often face their own unique set of challenges. And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-mmari\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Ben-Mmari-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-mmari\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Mmari\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Product Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Intercom<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ben Mmari is a Tanzanian engineering leader and entrepreneur based in London, with over a decade of experience building and scaling businesses, software, products, and teams. He currently works as a Product Engineer at Fin (formerly Intercom), the #1 AI agent for customer service.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the technical co-founder of Tini Express, a cross-border delivery service operating in Southern Africa. Since launching in 2023, the company has grown into one of the region&#8217;s preferred last-mile delivery providers, enabling customers to shop from leading online retailers and receive deliveries within days. Ben leads all engineering at Tini Express.<\/p>\n<p>Ben approaches his work with a builder&#8217;s mindset, driven by a love of product, software, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-mmari\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ben&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Jessie-Auguste-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessie Auguste\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CybSafe<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an award-winning Software Engineer at CybSafe, Jessie drives secure software development practices while scaling engineering teams in the UK&#8217;s fast-paced startup ecosystem. Her technical expertise spans cybersecurity, application security, and building resilient systems that protect organisations from evolving threats.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her engineering contributions, Jessie is a recognized leader in fostering inclusive tech cultures. She founded and hosts\u00a0<strong>Glowing in Tech<\/strong>, a platform that has become a vital resource for tech leaders seeking to build more diverse and innovative teams. Through this work, she&#8217;s helped hundreds of underrepresented professionals advance their careers while providing actionable insights for leadership teams on creating inclusive environments that drive business results.<\/p>\n<p>As a sought-after technical speaker, Jessie has delivered keynotes and workshops at leading industry events including LeadDev, DevConf, React Miami, and BeJS, as well as for organizations like Docker and codebar. Her presentations focus on practical leadership strategies, secure coding practices, and building high-performing diverse teams.<\/p>\n<p>Jessie&#8217;s leadership extends to curriculum development, where she&#8217;s created and delivered specialised technical training programs, including OWASP secure coding principles courses. Her educational initiatives have equipped both individual contributors and engineering leaders with the skills needed to build secure, scalable systems while advancing DEI objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Through her board position with Girl Dreamer and active involvement with Coding Black Females, Jessie provides strategic guidance to organisations looking to transform their hiring, retention, and promotion practices in tech.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jessie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Phillipa-Rodney-Rosie-Parsons-2023-1-Phillipa-Rodney-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhillipa Rodney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Crowdstrike<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phillipa is an experienced engineering manager, passionate about people leadership and building great engineering cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Phillipa leads with empathy and trust; by demonstrating the importance of building relationships and coaching others to realise their full potential, she empowers engineers to bring their best selves to the workplace, promotes best practices and encourages excellence across teams to build the best products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Phillipa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: 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class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you balance strong security with a seamless agent-driven developer experience?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/32174\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_560,h_560\/next\/2026\/03\/Frontegg-Inc-502-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-aaa0-Headshot-of-moderator-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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He holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Algorithms and is passionate about mathematics and machine learning.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/32174\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Bogdan &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lukasz-lesiak\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Lukasz-Lesiak-e1773628696191-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lukasz-lesiak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u0141ukasz Lesiak\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">IDEMIA Public Security<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u0141ukasz Lesiak is an Engineering Manager at IDEMIA Public Security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lukasz-lesiak\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View \u0141ukasz&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jp-huynh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/IMG-3420-Jean-Pierre-Huynh-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jp-huynh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJP Huynh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Spendesk<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">JP Huynh is an Engineering Manager at Spendesk who leads platform and infrastructure teams focused on helping product engineers move faster without sacrificing reliability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has worked across open source companies, early-stage startups, and scale-ups where he spent much of his career building the systems and platforms that power modern engineering organisations.<\/p>\n<p>His work focuses on the intersection of cloud infrastructure, developer experience, and engineering leadership, helping teams scale both their systems and their impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jp-huynh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View JP&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; 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11:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000032670,\"width\":\"235px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Capital One\" class=\"wp-image-10000032670\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/02\/CapitalOne-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. 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contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/21567\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/10\/Olaf-Molenveld.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/21567\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOlaf Molenveld\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCircleCI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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{\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. We\u2019ll be discussing some core issues&nbsp;in the Table Talk sessions, hosted by a group of engineering leaders who are on hand to provide their perspectives and help guide the conversation. You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. 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With over 14 years of experience in software engineering, she has built autonomous, motivated, and results-driven teams that thrive on ownership and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At Typeform, Abhi oversees the core product and end-to-end customer journey that form the Create and Respond domains. Abhi leads cross-functional, multinational teams across Europe and the US.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Typeform, Abhi led engineering teams at Matillion for Product-led Growth, Data Pipeline Designer, and Data Loader, while also driving initiatives in performance optimizations, incident management, security and engineering best practices. Her leadership ensured teams built scalable, maintainable, and high-performing software solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond technology, Abhi is deeply passionate about mentoring future leaders, optimizing team dynamics, and fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous growth. She believes in empowering engineers with the right tools, support, and environment to maximize both their impact and career growth.<\/p>\n<p>Abhi has two cats, Yuki and Winston, and lives 5 minutes from Wayne Manor. She also holds additional degrees in Indian classical music, and she appeared on Indian Pop Idol as a contestant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/abhi-thatte-carrino\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Abhi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/21567\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/Olaf-Molenveld-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/21567\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOlaf Molenveld\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technology Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CircleCI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Olaf is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience in the software industry, excelling in both technical and leadership roles. He has a strong foundation in software development, architecture, and consulting, with a focus on aligning business challenges with cutting-edge technology solutions. As the founder and former CTO of Vamp.io, he played a key role in developing DevOps tools for containers, Kubernetes, and microservices. Following Vamp&#8217;s acquisition by CircleCI, Olaf now serves as a Technology Advisor, working closely with CTO Rob Zuber to advance CircleCI&#8217;s offerings. His expertise continues to drive technical innovation and excellence for the company and its customers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/21567\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Olaf&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 56;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4645\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you ensure AI augments engineering judgement rather than replacing it?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Johann-Beukes.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohann Beukes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSvitla Systems\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief AI Officer &amp; 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He also co-created and hosted the ASOS Tech Podcast, sharing ideas on AI, automation and modern engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lewis-holmes\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lewis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 56;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2022\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"industry-interest-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/samane-igder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamane Igder\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarclays\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAPI Engineering Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2022\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2022\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry Interest Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting engineering leaders in banking and financial services<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges, and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephane-moreau\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1640\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Stephane-Moreau-e1779364918724-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephane-moreau\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephane Moreau\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zopa Bank<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Stephane Moreau is a Senior Engineering Manager at Zopa Bank, where he leads AI and Open Banking teams. 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Outside work, he runs Blog4EMs.com, a newsletter helping engineers navigate the path into leadership, and builds tools for EMs at em-tools.io.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephane-moreau\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Stephane&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/samane-igder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Samane-Igder-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/samane-igder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamane Igder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">API Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Barclays<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samane Igder is an API Engineering Director at Barclays.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/samane-igder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Samane&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2199\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/06\/Dan-Abel-square_hires-bW-Dan-Abel.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Abel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Pleo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan has spent more than 30 years as a software engineer and technical leader, learning better ways to ship and get feedback the team needs. He&#8217;s been the Dev in Ops teams, built new paved paths, guided engineering groups to better security, and trained folk in Agile engineering.<\/p>\n<p>He uses his experience in people and coaching to lead and guide teams, strengthen technical excellence and grow technical leadership. He works as a Senior Staff Engineer at Pleo.io<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quinary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 58 \/ 64;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3896\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you give AI tools the context they need to generate reliable, production-ready code?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2000,h_2000\/next\/2026\/04\/Dennis-Pilarinos-Speaker-Headshot-Unblocked-Dennis-sq-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dennis-pilarinos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Pilarinos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnblocked\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2329,h_2560\/next\/2025\/05\/Mads-selfie-square-Madhura-C-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMadhura Chaganty\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElliptic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-rojo-martin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2023\/03\/Blanca-Rojo-Martin-LeadDev.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-rojo-martin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlanca Rojo Martin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUBS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistinguished Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3896\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3896\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00beff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you give AI tools the context they need to generate reliable, production-ready code?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023425,\"width\":\"216px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png\" alt=\"Unblocked x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023425\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. 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By mentoring and offering strategic guidance, she helps foster a more inclusive and equitable tech community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Madhura&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-rojo-martin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/Blanca-Rojo-Martin-LeadDev-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-rojo-martin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlanca Rojo Martin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">UBS<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blanca\u00a0is a Distinguished Engineer @ UBS, working in London. She has worked as a Software Engineer for 10 years and is now transitioning into Data Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She specialises in solving tricky problems using code, while also leveraging the power of the engineering community within her organisation. She has been the UBS UK lead for Women in Tech and is now the co-lead of the Software Engineering Guild for EMEA.<\/p>\n<p>She believes that only by understanding people&#8217;s intersectionalities we can truly make a difference in the way we work.<\/p>\n<p>In her free time she enjoys travelling, going out, reading and playing video games, and has recently started teaching her 5 year old son to code.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-rojo-martin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Blanca &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4338\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you set an engineering and AI strategy and translate it into actionable work for teams?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vidhya-karthikeyan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Vidhya-Karthikeyan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vidhya-karthikeyan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVidhya Karthikeyan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStorio Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Director, Engineering (Data &amp; 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Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting leaders with disabilities<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1484,h_1484\/next\/2026\/01\/IMG_12051-Matt-Field-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Field\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPostHog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSRE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2025\/09\/Aaron-Moses.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Moses\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBBC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineering Team Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-hayward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1300,h_1300\/next\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Hayward-Andrew-Hayward.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-hayward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Hayward\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Accessibility Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2024\/07\/1712556800633.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Gamble\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVerverica\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_763,h_763\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2014\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2014\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting leaders with disabilities<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:05 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone\u2019s journey into leadership is tough, but folks who are underrepresented in tech often face their own unique set of challenges. And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1484\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/IMG_12051-Matt-Field-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Field\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SRE<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PostHog<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt is a seasoned SRE and Platform Engineer with over fifteen years of experience in building and operating scalable, reliable, high-performance systems, platforms, and infrastructure, as well as management of engineering teams. He is also an ADHD Works Certified Coach and core team member of the CNCF Merge Forward Buddy Program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matt&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Aaron-Moses-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Moses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineering Team Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BBC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aaron&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-hayward\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Hayward-Andrew-Hayward-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-hayward\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Hayward\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Accessibility Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Miro<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew is a lead accessibility engineer, passionate about creating inclusive solutions for user problems. His attention to detail bridges disciplines, from code through documentation and design to project strategy. He loves nothing more than bringing product owners, designers, and other engineers together to ensure that access needs are assessed and accommodated from initial concept through to final product delivery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-hayward\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Andrew&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/1712556800633-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Gamble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Ververica<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"contextual-region node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"27931\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">After many years of building teams &amp; technology, Ben is now Field CTO at Ververica, Helping people get the most out of Streaming, data and Open source technology. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ben &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Career Coach<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dianing Yudono is a neurodivergent software engineer and professional coach who helps technologists navigate career transitions, leadership challenges, and organisational change. Having experienced multiple role changes, reorgs, and the loss of her own support network, she learned how critical the right support can be. She now coaches engineers, designers, and managers to identify the support they need, regain confidence, and thrive in evolving roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dianing&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #fe9f53; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 80;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4733\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"vc-office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">VC Office Hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Fundraising for technical founders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Have a startup idea? 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class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting women leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" 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class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_763,h_763\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2021\/08\/Phillipa-Rodney-Rosie-Parsons-2023-1-Phillipa-Rodney-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/phillipa-rodney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhillipa Rodney\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrowdstrike\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2015\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2015\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting women leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:50 &#8211; 14:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone\u2019s journey into leadership is tough, but folks who are underrepresented in tech often face their own unique set of challenges. And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Nazli-Sahin-Nazli-Sahin-e1768492816728-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNazl\u0131 Sahin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Security, Risk and Compliance<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Accedo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Nazli leads security strategy, risk management, and compliance for a global organization. Over a decade in leadership, she has shaped security policies, controls, and governance frameworks, from incident response and AI governance to ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance. She has built teams that operate independently while she focuses on strategic direction and organizational security posture. Nazli believes effective leadership means seeing potential in others and creating environments where, with the right balance of challenge, support, and trust, people grow and elevate those around them.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nazl\u0131&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2329\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Mads-selfie-square-Madhura-C-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMadhura Chaganty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Elliptic<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">As an Engineering Manager at Elliptic, Madhura Chaganty focuses on building high-performing teams, driving timely project deliveries, and optimising processes for greater efficiency and impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With over 20 years of software development experience, she empowers teams to deliver complex projects by embracing innovation, sustainability, and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, she is leader in Women Coding Community, actively supporting women in advancing their tech careers. By mentoring and offering strategic guidance, she helps foster a more inclusive and equitable tech community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madhura-chaganty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Madhura&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Career Coach<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dianing Yudono is a neurodivergent software engineer and professional coach who helps technologists navigate career transitions, leadership challenges, and organisational change. Having experienced multiple role changes, reorgs, and the loss of her own support network, she learned how critical the right support can be. 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She previously led engineering teams responsible for launching Monzo\u2019s expansion into Europe, establishing presence in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Annjana has over a decade of experience building and scaling engineering teams across fintech, AI and bigtech. Prior to Monzo, she held leadership roles at Wayve, Twitter and Goldman Sachs, working on SW infrastructure \/ platform supporting products used by millions.<\/p>\n<p>She is passionate about developing strong engineering leaders, building resilient teams, and advancing diversity and inclusion within the tech industry. Alongside her day job, Annjana runs Gaido, a leadership coaching and advisory practice that supports engineering leaders and growing organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/annjana-ramesh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Annjana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mariana-pasichnyk\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1807\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/10\/Mariana_Pasichnyk_portrait-Mariana-Pasichnyk-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mariana-pasichnyk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariana Pasichnyk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Director <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">IDEMIA<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Mariana is a Senior Engineering Director of the Digital ID Platform at IDEMIA, where she leads cross-functional teams across development, QA, DevOps, and delivery. She drives engineering excellence while ensuring the delivery of scalable, secure digital identity solutions. Deeply committed to talent development and team engagement, she focuses on building high-performing teams and nurturing leadership growth. Mariana brings a collaborative, people centric approach to engineering. She combines strategic vision with strong execution to deliver impactful solutions. Outside of work, she enjoys running, swimming, hiking in the mountains, learning tennis, and mentoring others.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mariana-pasichnyk\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mariana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4734\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you build AI native teams as an engineering leader?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Ameya-Kanitkar.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmeya Kanitkar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarridin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-founder &amp; 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He is currently at Utility Warehouse, and previously spent a decade at Red Hat and IBM, where he owned the UI platform and observability charter for OpenShift Data Foundation. His work sits deeply in the cloud-native and developer infrastructure space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nishanth-thomas\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nishanth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-bruins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Simon-Bruins.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-bruins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon Bruins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simon Bruins is an Engineering Lead at Wise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-bruins\/\" 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1484\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/IMG_12051-Matt-Field-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Field\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SRE<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PostHog<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt is a seasoned SRE and Platform Engineer with over fifteen years of experience in building and operating scalable, reliable, high-performance systems, platforms, and infrastructure, as well as management of engineering teams. He is also an ADHD Works Certified Coach and core team member of the CNCF Merge Forward Buddy Program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-field\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matt&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1734\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/IMG_20220923_1804262-Elizabeth-Hanson-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth Hanson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Data Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">DeepL<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Elizabeth Hanson is Head of Engineering at DeepL, one of Europe&#8217;s<br \/>\nleading AI companies, where she leads the Data Track supporting business<br \/>\nand engineering users with their analytical and data needs. With over 20<br \/>\nyears of experience in technology and more than six years in engineering<br \/>\nleadership, Elizabeth has spent the last five years building data and AI<br \/>\nproducts to support various businesses. She previously held roles at Just<br \/>\nEat Takeaway, Civica, and Fasthosts. Elizabeth has been actively supporting neurodiverse team members for many years being and active leader of the Neurodiversity support networks at Just Eat, Benchsci and DeepL.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Elizabeth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Aaron-Moses-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Moses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineering Team Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BBC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aaron&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/1712556800633-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-gamble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Gamble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Ververica<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"contextual-region node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"27931\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">After many years of building teams &amp; 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Having experienced multiple role changes, reorgs, and the loss of her own support network, she learned how critical the right support can be. She now coaches engineers, designers, and managers to identify the support they need, regain confidence, and thrive in evolving roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dianing&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amber-shand\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/03\/amber-headshot-Amber-Shand-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amber-shand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmber Shand\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">She Bytes Back<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Amber Shand is a former software engineer (AMEX, Skyscanner) turned keynote speaker who&#8217;s delivered 100+ talks for Google, Salesforce, Sage, and Kraken.<\/p>\n<p>She founded She Bytes Back, a 3,000+ member community for women in tech, partnering with companies like Canva, Figma, and Depop. Through bi-monthly events and BRAVE on Stage, her 6-week speaking accelerator, she helps technical professionals become magnetic speakers who attract career-defining opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Amber works with tech companies to get their engineers speaking at industry conferences, building visibility that attracts talent and strengthens their brand. She helps technical leaders develop teams who can confidently represent the company on stage, turning brilliant engineers into recognised voices in their field.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amber-shand\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Amber&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quinary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 94 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 101;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3898\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you safely integrate AI coding agents into your development lifecycle without creating new bottlenecks?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shraddha-nayak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Shraddha-Nayak.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shraddha-nayak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShraddha Nayak\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAltus Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_890,h_962\/next\/2025\/05\/Coder-Technologies-Inc.-209-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-40de-Headshot-of-moderator-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Paulsen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO &#8211; 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shraddha-nayak\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Shraddha-Nayak-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shraddha-nayak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShraddha Nayak\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Altus Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shraddha Nayak is the Director of Engineering at Altus Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shraddha-nayak\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shraddha&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Coder-Technologies-Inc.-209-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-40de-Headshot-of-moderator-1-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Paulsen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO &#8211; EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Coder<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Eric Paulsen is the EMEA Field CTO at Coder, an open-source, self-hosted cloud development environment platform. A developer at heart, Eric began his career writing code and quickly became known for his ability to support and uplift fellow engineers. That passion for technology and collaboration evolved into guiding enterprise organisations, particularly in highly regulated industries, through their Developer Experience transformations.<br \/>\nAs Coder\u2019s Founding Sales Engineer, Eric has remained deeply hands-on, continuously expanding his knowledge in emerging areas such as AI agents and automation. Today, he blends technical depth with strategic insight to help customers modernise secure, scalable development environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eric&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 101;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4340\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you put AI guardrails in place that enable teams to move fast without increasing risk?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kratika-jain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_983,h_1013\/next\/2026\/05\/KratikaJain-Kratika-Jain.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kratika-jain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKratika Jain\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ekaterina-okuneva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_229,h_229\/next\/2026\/05\/Ekaterina-Okuneva-e1779235756923.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ekaterina-okuneva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEkaterina Okuneva\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSonar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Marketing Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anastasia-lopez-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1920,h_2560\/next\/2022\/11\/anastasialopez-Anastasia-Lopez-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anastasia-lopez-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnastasia Lopez\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnmind\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4340\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4340\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00beff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you put AI guardrails in place that enable teams to move fast without increasing risk?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kratika-jain\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/KratikaJain-Kratika-Jain-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kratika-jain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKratika Jain\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Kratika Jain is an Engineering Manager with 16 years of fintech experience, having held senior roles at JP Morgan Chase, Adyen, and FIS\/Clear2Pay. Her expertise spans payment systems, regulatory engineering, and high-stakes infrastructure, along with building and leading high performing teams. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kratika-jain\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kratika&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ekaterina-okuneva\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Ekaterina-Okuneva-300x300.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ekaterina-okuneva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEkaterina Okuneva\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Marketing Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sonar<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ekaterina Okuneva is a Senior Marketing Manager at Sonar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ekaterina-okuneva\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ekaterina&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anastasia-lopez-0\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/11\/anastasialopez-Anastasia-Lopez-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anastasia-lopez-0\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnastasia Lopez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Unmind<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anastasia is an Engineering Lead currently working at Unmind. She is passionate about people and building teams that have a great psychological safety. She is also a public speaker and likes bringing the human side to technology conferences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anastasia-lopez-0\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anastasia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quinary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 103 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 110;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3899\" 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class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bogdana-elena-a\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Bogdana-Elena-A.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bogdana-elena-a\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBogdana-Elena A\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-reid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Reid\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVercel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSales Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li 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\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bogdana-elena-a\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Bogdana-Elena-A-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bogdana-elena-a\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBogdana-Elena A\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zoopla<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bogdana-Elena A is an Engineering Manager at Zoopla.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bogdana-elena-a\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Bogdana-Elena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-reid\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Matt-Reid-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-reid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Reid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Sales Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Vercel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt is a Sales Engineering Manager with extensive experience guiding high-traffic web projects from planning through long-term support. Skilled in shaping practical, scalable solutions for organisations of all sizes, drawing on a background that spans both technical delivery and customer-focused pre-sales work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-files_container\" role=\"none\" data-qa=\"message_kit_files\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-reid\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matt&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-young\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/04\/Tom-Young-Headshot-Tom-Young-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-young\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Young\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ClearScore<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">A people-first engineering leader who previously worked for companies including the BBC, Bloomberg and The Economist, Tom spent a decade working in software quality before transitioning into team leadership. He has a background in education and lives in East London with 4 cats. If you want to have a chat, coming up to him and asking to see pictures of his pets is always a good icebreaker!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-young\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tom &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 110;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4957\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you maintain confidence in your frontend as AI writes more of it<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2026\/05\/Gabriel-Spencer-Harper.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabriel Spencer-Harper\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeticulous\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO &amp; 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16:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000033068,\"width\":\"235px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Meticulous LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000033068\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/05\/Meticulous-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI has enabled designers, product managers and the interns to ship code, but verification and review falls solely upon engineers &#8211; this talk discusses various verification approaches and the trade-offs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Gabriel-Spencer-Harper-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabriel Spencer-Harper\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO &amp; Co-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Meticulous<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabriel is the co-founder and CEO of Meticulous, which exhaustively tests web applications with zero developer effort. He previously worked in engineering at Dropbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gabriel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-bryant\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/linkedinCrop-Zoe-Bryant-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-bryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZo\u00eb Bryant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Full Stack Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Umbel Works Ltd.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Zo\u00eb is a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with over 13 years of experience on both new and well-established products across a variety of industries. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-bryant\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Zo\u00eb &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katherine-spice\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Spice-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katherine-spice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatherine Spice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Octopus Electric Vehicles<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katherine Spice is a Head of Engineering at Octopus Electric Vehicle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katherine-spice\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Katherine&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; 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Spencer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Software Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-maddocks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1600,h_2000\/next\/2024\/08\/MS_Tom_Maddocks-3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-maddocks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Maddocks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJD Sports\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Development Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2199,h_2251\/next\/2022\/06\/Dan-Abel-square_hires-bW-Dan-Abel.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Abel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPleo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3917\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3917\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry Interest Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting engineering leaders in retail<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building great software comes with unique challenges in every industry, and often, the best insights come from others who are in the same boat. Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges, and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ilya-savin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/10\/Ilya-Savin-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ilya-savin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIlya Savin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Qonto<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ilya-savin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ilya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joice-marinay\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Joice_Marinay-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joice-marinay\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoice Marinay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Marks &amp; Spencer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joice is a Staff Software Engineer who has worked in companies of different scales in different industries such as health, fintech, edtech, entertainment, and e-commerce. She&#8217;s passionate about personal development and fostering team collaboration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joice-marinay\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Joice&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-maddocks\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/MS_Tom_Maddocks-3-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-maddocks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Maddocks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Development Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">JD Sports<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom is Head of Product Engineering at JD Sports, championing high\u2011performing teams and supporting engineers to fulfil their potential. He\u2019s passionate about people, continuous improvement, and building products that make a difference. Beyond work, Tom is a keen reader and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-maddocks\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tom&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2199\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/06\/Dan-Abel-square_hires-bW-Dan-Abel.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Abel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Pleo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan has spent more than 30 years as a software engineer and technical leader, learning better ways to ship and get feedback the team needs. He&#8217;s been the Dev in Ops teams, built new paved paths, guided engineering groups to better security, and trained folk in Agile engineering.<\/p>\n<p>He uses his experience in people and coaching to lead and guide teams, strengthen technical excellence and grow technical leadership. He works as a Senior Staff Engineer at Pleo.io<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 6; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 6; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd6d436753a63d15abb421fb0dd21d5f\" id=\"h-connection-zone\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Connection Zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #f2d665; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 34;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1979\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the speakers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Ask speakers more about their talks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1979\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1979\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #f2d665;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 10:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ask speakers more about their talk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 46;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 11:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 59 \/ 64;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1987\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My team seemed brilliant to begin with, but things quickly went south. How (not) to lose your people in 90 days<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1067,h_1084\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThirsty Horse Consulting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOD &amp; Interactions specialist \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1987\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1987\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My team seemed brilliant to begin with, but things quickly went south. How (not) to lose your people in 90 days<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Quiet quitting. Rage quitting. Disengagement, burnout, mental health breaks. Stalled careers, unclear expectations, slanging matches, stolen credit, and betrayal. Poisoned relationships, broken promises. Politics.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are endless stupid ways we can accidentally lose our best people, or turn them into our worst &#8211; this is a session to share some of your people-related mistakes, and hear about the worst mistakes of your peers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Supported by <strong>Ceri Newton-Sargunar<\/strong>, a behavioural scientist and skilled senior leadership coach, you\u2019ll also get some understanding along the way, of why things go as badly as they do &#8211; so you can take steps to make sure they, and you don\u2019t fall into the same traps (again).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">OD &amp; Interactions specialist <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thirsty Horse Consulting<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ceri is an Interactions Specialist, Chaologist, and trainee Neuroscientist who helps people at all levels work together more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in teaching and psychology, she makes evidence-based research practical and accessible for leaders seeking more effective approaches. A qualified coach, and Systemic Interventions Consultant specialising in complex Team Dynamics, she brings a huge wealth of experience working with senior leadership teams across government, multinational organisations and start-ups.<\/p>\n<p>She speaks globally, about the magnificent intermingling of behavioural science and hopeful, impactful change &#8211; and, of course, brains.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ceri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 67 \/ 72;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 73;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3302\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Get a copy of The Intentional Organization signed, buy one on the day, or stop by for a chat with Mathias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3302\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3302\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 13:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The Intentional Organization<\/em> is a practical guide for leaders and managers navigating the realities of modern management. Drawing from real-world experience by its authors, <strong>Sara Hicks<\/strong> and <strong>Mathias Meyer<\/strong>, the book shows how to build organizations where people feel valued, heard, and empowered to achieve meaningful results together. Mathias will bring copies of the book to purchase and sign.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 79;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4732\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"staffplus-huddle\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">StaffPlus Huddle<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">StaffPlus huddle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring your toughest senior IC challenge, compare notes with peers, and leave with practical perspectives from others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ritesh-modi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1813,h_1920\/next\/2026\/02\/Ritesh_Modi-Ritesh-Kumar-scaled-e1770975783153.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ritesh-modi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRitesh Modi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWise Payments Limited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/polly-mceldowney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1358,h_1358\/next\/2025\/05\/Polly-McEldowney-e1747213753920.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/polly-mceldowney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolly McEldowney\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMozilla\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2199,h_2251\/next\/2022\/06\/Dan-Abel-square_hires-bW-Dan-Abel.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Abel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPleo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4732\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4732\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00beff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">StaffPlus Huddle<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>StaffPlus huddle<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 14:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Discuss core StaffPlus challenges with your peers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best solutions don&#8217;t come from isolated thinking &#8211; they come from candid conversations with people who&#8217;ve been there. Join fellow senior ICs, throw your challenge into the mix, learn from each other\u2019s experiences, and leave with perspectives you couldn&#8217;t have found on your own.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ritesh-modi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1813\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Ritesh_Modi-Ritesh-Kumar-scaled-e1770975783153-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ritesh-modi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRitesh Modi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise Payments Limited<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ritesh is a Staff+ Engineer at Wise Payments where he is leading a Data Platform which is accessible, secure and compliant. He has 15+ years of experience building and leading complex products, including privacy platforms for Meta, monetization products for Omio, ML-based network security solutions, and low-latency, high-scale bidding platform for AdTech. He is passionate about working with people to lead the most impactful problem for the business.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ritesh-modi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ritesh&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/polly-mceldowney\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1358\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Polly-McEldowney-e1747213753920-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/polly-mceldowney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolly McEldowney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Mozilla<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Polly likes building cool stuff for phones and solving difficult problems by collaborating with nice people. She currently works on Firefox for Android, a lovely web browser that values user privacy and choice and doesn&#8217;t use Chromium. Before Mozilla Polly worked at the BBC for 12 years on such delightful apps as BBC Sounds, iPlayer Radio and some tv based versions of iPlayer. Her other interests include, but are not exclusively limited to, knitting, playing board games, running, sewing, making bad puns, reading sci-fi and fantasy books, watching telly, going to the pub and eating crisps.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/polly-mceldowney\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Polly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2199\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/06\/Dan-Abel-square_hires-bW-Dan-Abel.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Abel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Pleo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan has spent more than 30 years as a software engineer and technical leader, learning better ways to ship and get feedback the team needs. He&#8217;s been the Dev in Ops teams, built new paved paths, guided engineering groups to better security, and trained folk in Agile engineering.<\/p>\n<p>He uses his experience in people and coaching to lead and guide teams, strengthen technical excellence and grow technical leadership. He works as a Senior Staff Engineer at Pleo.io<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-abel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 74 \/ 79;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3886\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"peer-hangouts\" data-tax-session-level=\"tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title 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popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Tech Lead hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:50 &#8211; 14:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/markup_10000562622-James-Alexander-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Alexander\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">James Alexander is a Lead Engineer at ITVX, the UK&#8217;s fastest-growing streaming service, helping shape the architecture and delivery of its platform for over 45 million users. With more than two decades in software engineering, he focuses on building resilient systems and improving collaboration at scale. His recent work spans subscriptions, payments, and Minimum Viable Company initiatives. He promotes experimentation through A\/B testing and Long Term Holdout Groups and leads on compliance, setting standards and guidance across ITV. James champions ITV\u2019s neurodiversity network and working class group, and enjoys mentoring and supporting students and colleagues to achieve their potential.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Rui-Posse-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRui Posse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Raaft<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Engineering Manager and Full-Stack engineer with 10+ years\u2019 experience leading remote teams, Rui specialises in JavaScript\/TypeScript, Vue.js and Node.js. Passionate about mentoring and team culture, he focuses on clear direction, modern engineering practices and pragmatic delivery that balances business impact with technical quality. He is passionate about tech communities and actively engages in sharing knowledge and supporting other engineers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rui&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/10\/1-1-Humayra-Hanif.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHumayra Hanif\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">thisdotsoftware<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a decade of experience as a software engineer, Humayra has established herself as a Lead Software Engineer while concurrently co-founding Hulm Club &#8211; a Muslim-focussed community of visionaries and innovators.<\/p>\n<p>She has navigated various roles in engineering leadership at startups, accumulating extensive expertise along the way. Her expertise spans various sectors including finance, data, health, and retail marketing, where she has led teams to consistently deliver innovative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of her professional pursuits, Humayra actively engages as a writer, speaker, and mentor, contributing to the growth and diversity of the tech community. Her overarching objective remains focused on leveraging technology to drive positive change on a global scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Humayra&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 88;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:35 &#8211; 15:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 94 \/ 99;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_437,h_437\/next\/2026\/03\/Steven-Withey.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteven Withey\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tASOS.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Security Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jonathan-courtois\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/08\/Jonathan-Courtois.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jonathan-courtois\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Courtois\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistinguished Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2023\/03\/Michael-Tweed.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Tweed\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkyscanner \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNayana Shetty\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Lego Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3888\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3888\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Principal Engineer hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Steven-Withey-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteven Withey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Security Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ASOS.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steven Withey is a Principal Security Engineer at ASOS.com.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Steven&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jonathan-courtois\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Jonathan-Courtois-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jonathan-courtois\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Courtois\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sky<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jonathan Courtois is a Distinguished Engineer at Sky, leading the development in C++\/Qt of the immersive UI experience of Entertainment OS as well as the companion apps on personal devices (Mobile\/Web). Entertainment OS is powering Sky Glass, Sky Stream (EU), Xumo, Xfinity Stream (USA) and Hubbl (AUS). Deeply passionate about software excellence, Jonathan advocates for the seamless integration of CI\/CD and industry best practices. He fervently believes in the cross-collaboration of Product, UI\/UX, and Developer teams within agile frameworks. His mission? Ensuring that teams consistently deliver top-tier software to customers in a swift and iterative manner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jonathan-courtois\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jonathan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/Michael-Tweed-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Tweed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skyscanner <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael is currently a Principal Software Engineer at Skyscanner where he is responsible for leading their Mobile Platform squads. He also has a keen interest in Mobile Observability and Data Production, and is helping drive Skyscanner&#8217;s long-term vision in these areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-09-at-12.25.26-PM-Nayana-Hgd.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNayana Shetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Lego Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nayana Shetty is a Principal Engineer at the Lego\u00a0Group. The Lego\u00a0Group is\u00a0going through a massive digital transformation\u00a0and she\u00a0is helping with the\u00a0architecture and engineering\u00a0practices\u00a0especially\u00a0in the Ecommerce, Marketing and Channels technology.\u00a0Over the years, she has led teams building products and tools that help organizations\u00a0with site reliability and getting on the devops journey. Starting her career as a Quality Engineer she is passionate about building quality into products from the start rather than an afterthought and creating a culture of quality using devops practices within teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nayana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1988\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My feedback either doesn\u2019t land, doesn\u2019t change anything or causes a big reaction. What can I do?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1067,h_1084\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThirsty Horse Consulting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOD &amp; Interactions specialist \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1988\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1988\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My feedback either doesn\u2019t land, doesn\u2019t change anything or causes a big reaction. What can I do?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:35 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With great change comes great uncertainty. Sadly, the resulting pace + pressure combination often means well-intended feedback derails even our best people. When it goes catastrophically wrong, the whole team is affected \u2013 seriously risking our ability to deliver quality at speed, in the exact moments we need everyone at the top of their game.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So let\u2019s have a serious conversation about how we fix feedback in high-stakes environments.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Led by <strong>Ceri Newton-Sargunar<\/strong> \u2013 neuroscientist, experienced senior leadership coach and team dynamics specialist \u2013 this session offers you a unique opportunity: invaluable facilitated peer exchanges, informed by in-the-moment crucial insights from behavioural science and neuroscience.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ll leave the room with a clear understanding of exactly why feedback conversations go wrong, and how to guard against it. And you\u2019ll walk into your next conversation confident, better-equipped to stop things falling apart, and keeping your team focused on the goal rather than the drama.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">OD &amp; Interactions specialist <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thirsty Horse Consulting<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ceri is an Interactions Specialist, Chaologist, and trainee Neuroscientist who helps people at all levels work together more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in teaching and psychology, she makes evidence-based research practical and accessible for leaders seeking more effective approaches. A qualified coach, and Systemic Interventions Consultant specialising in complex Team Dynamics, she brings a huge wealth of experience working with senior leadership teams across government, multinational organisations and start-ups.<\/p>\n<p>She speaks globally, about the magnificent intermingling of behavioural science and hopeful, impactful change &#8211; and, of course, brains.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ceri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 103 \/ 108;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3887\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"peer-hangouts\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineering Manager hangout<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Hang out with other leaders in similar roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_470,h_470\/next\/2026\/03\/IMG_3185-Amelie-Thery-e1773660118896.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAm\u00e9lie Thery\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrima\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-strasek\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_1920\/next\/2024\/10\/profile_photo_matej_strasek-Matej-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-strasek\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatej Stra\u0161ek\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExoticca\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1270,h_1409\/next\/2020\/08\/theo_nicolaou-Theo-Nicolaou.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheo Nicolaou\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineering Manager hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/IMG_3185-Amelie-Thery-e1773660118896-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAm\u00e9lie Thery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Prima<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Am\u00e9lie is a passionate and empathetic leader. She aims to build resilient and high-performing teams, led by caring and high-performing individuals. She is French and lives in London, and currently works for Prima, the leading Italian digital insurance company.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Am\u00e9lie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-strasek\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/profile_photo_matej_strasek-Matej-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-strasek\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatej Stra\u0161ek\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Exoticca<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Matej Stra\u0161ek drives AI transformation within his teams at Exoticca, where he currently leads engineers building intelligent customer experiences and empowers operations with AI\u2014from voicebots and chatbots to automated travel processes. He helps people evolve into problem solvers, creating outcome-driven groups that use AI to multiply their impact. His teams align around company moonshots, combining a technical mindset with the real world to deliver real impact. His way of resetting? Singing and flying over the landscapes of Slovenia.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-strasek\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matej &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1270\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/theo_nicolaou-Theo-Nicolaou-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheo Nicolaou\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Front End Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Theo is an Engineering Manager in the Viewer Technology department at ITV. He has a background in front-end development, and uses his expertise to grow and lead teams working on the ITVX streaming platform. Outside of work he can be found learning the ropes of parenting, laughing\/crying about Spurs and following the F1 racing.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Theo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1989\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">I\u2019ve got people doing brilliant things, but I don\u2019t have any budget for promotions. How can I motivate them without spending anything?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1067,h_1084\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThirsty Horse Consulting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOD &amp; Interactions specialist \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1989\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1989\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>I\u2019ve got people doing brilliant things, but I don\u2019t have any budget for promotions. How can I motivate them without spending anything?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:20 &#8211; 16:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Budgets are strapped. Spend is fixed. Every penny has to be signed off in a process that can take weeks &#8211; so how on earth do you motivate people to do well, without using a financial reward?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This solution swap will explore exactly that: tips and tools from your peers, plus insights from behavioural science to help you find the options that are best for you, your people, and your organisation. We\u2019ll look at motivation, accountability and ownership, preventing disengagement and \u201cquiet quitting\u201d so you understand what helps create engagement &#8211; and what might trip you up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Facilitated by <strong>Ceri Newton-Sargunar<\/strong>, experienced senior leadership coach, behavioural scientist and team dynamics specialist, You\u2019ll walk away with a page full of notes, your head full of ideas, and some practical steps to take when you get back to your team.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/image001-Yasmin-McGlashan-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeri Newton-Sargunar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">OD &amp; Interactions specialist <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thirsty Horse Consulting<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ceri is an Interactions Specialist, Chaologist, and trainee Neuroscientist who helps people at all levels work together more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in teaching and psychology, she makes evidence-based research practical and accessible for leaders seeking more effective approaches. A qualified coach, and Systemic Interventions Consultant specialising in complex Team Dynamics, she brings a huge wealth of experience working with senior leadership teams across government, multinational organisations and start-ups.<\/p>\n<p>She speaks globally, about the magnificent intermingling of behavioural science and hopeful, impactful change &#8211; and, of course, brains.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ceri-newton-sargunar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ceri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 127 \/ 132;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3916\" 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Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities, neurodivergent, disabled people, and women have long been grossly underrepresented in tech, and even more so at senior management levels, where being \u201cthe first [insert your identity here]\u201d in your company at your level is a common experience. We want to create this space specifically for you to connect and find community. During the session, you will receive guiding questions to discuss with your peers and a space to get to know, learn from, and celebrate each other, together.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Who this is for: We welcome any senior managers (Director and above) who are members of underrepresented groups in tech. We want to create a space for the many groups with little representation at those levels, so if you belong to a group that isn\u2019t specifically mentioned here, please join and let the hosts know. You don\u2019t need a DirectorPlus pass to attend.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1734\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/IMG_20220923_1804262-Elizabeth-Hanson-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth Hanson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Data Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">DeepL<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Elizabeth Hanson is Head of Engineering at DeepL, one of Europe&#8217;s<br \/>\nleading AI companies, where she leads the Data Track supporting business<br \/>\nand engineering users with their analytical and data needs. With over 20<br \/>\nyears of experience in technology and more than six years in engineering<br \/>\nleadership, Elizabeth has spent the last five years building data and AI<br \/>\nproducts to support various businesses. She previously held roles at Just<br \/>\nEat Takeaway, Civica, and Fasthosts. Elizabeth has been actively supporting neurodiverse team members for many years being and active leader of the Neurodiversity support networks at Just Eat, Benchsci and DeepL.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elizabeth-hanson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Elizabeth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2055\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/01\/Linn-Foster-Linn-Foster-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinn Foster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering Management<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Exclaimer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">As Director of Engineering Management at Exclaimer, Linn leads Exclaimer&#8217;s Engineering department with a strong focus on people leadership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. She is passionate about building highly engaged and collaborative teams by fostering a people-first culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Linn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gymshark<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->\r\n\r\nDan is an engineering leader and builder of technical teams. He aims to create environments where each person feels valued, supported and can learn continuously, together. At Gymshark, Dan heads up Core Engineering and is responsible for data pipelines, API and integration development and platform reliability engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dan will forever be a student of leadership, values feedback above almost anything else and would love to hear how best to help you. His latest side project is taming the tantrums of two toddlers and aims to coach them in the ways of empathy, responsibility and being a good human. Dan will eventually write a book but for now, tweets irregularly at @danblundell and posts sporadically at danblundell.com<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sally-Lait-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Lait\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional technology leader and advisor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sally Lait specialises in building strong engineering culture, and aims to create supportive and inclusive environments for managers, developers, and teams to thrive and do fantastic technical work.<\/p>\n<p>Her roles have included helping to change the way the world deals with death as VP of Engineering (plus IT &amp; Data and Insights) at Farewill, prior to which she led Monzo\u2019s web discipline and engineering across Operations through hypergrowth. Other experience involves founding a digital transformation consultancy with clients including the Manor Racing F1 team and RNLI, and working as Head of Technology for a global digital agency.<br \/>\nSally\u2019s a strong advocate for building software and teams alike with empathy, responsibility, and accessibility in mind. She\u2019s spoken at events around the world, is on Mastodon at @<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally<\/a>, and you can find out more about her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sally.dev\/\">sally.dev<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sally&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1967\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lena Reinhard is a seasoned technology leader, currently helping leaders and their teams succeed through her work as a leadership coach, organizational developer, and facilitator. Having served the majority of her 20-year career in leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder &amp; CEO, she has partnered with a variety of remote, hybrid, and co-located companies at all stages, from startups, to scale-ups, corporations, and NGOs. Lena loves to paint, read, and ride her bike around the forests and lakes of her home, Berlin, in Germany. She hosts O\u2019Reilly\u2019s Tech Leadership Tuesday podcast. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 7; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 7; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30430c9486fbeaa4436fab51713f293e\" id=\"h-workshop-zone\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Workshop Zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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12:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having a boss isn&#8217;t always as fun as it sounds, and many of us struggle to make the most out of our work with the manager we have, leading to misalignment, friction, and frustration for all parties involved. But how effectively you manage up is a crucial skill, even more as you advance in your career.<br><br>That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll learn how to make more out of your work with your boss in this workshop with someone who&#8217;s been on all sides of this challenge: I&#8217;ve managed hundreds of people, had dozens of bosses all from great to terrible, and coached engineers and managers on working better with theirs.<br><br>You\u2019ll learn how to reverse engineer the way your boss works and walk away with a practical framework and tools that you can start using immediately and that will improve your work with your manager, including.<br><br>This workshop is for anyone who has a manager, no matter if you&#8217;re an engineer, technical lead, or manager yourself, you will take away practical approaches to transform your relationship with your manager and accelerate your career growthHow to use your technical expertise to identify hidden system issues by analyzing code patterns, PR structures, and team interactions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1967\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lena Reinhard is a seasoned technology leader, currently helping leaders and their teams succeed through her work as a leadership coach, organizational developer, and facilitator. Having served the majority of her 20-year career in leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder &amp; CEO, she has partnered with a variety of remote, hybrid, and co-located companies at all stages, from startups, to scale-ups, corporations, and NGOs. Lena loves to paint, read, and ride her bike around the forests and lakes of her home, Berlin, in Germany. She hosts O\u2019Reilly\u2019s Tech Leadership Tuesday podcast. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4201\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading through change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical frameworks to diagnose change, align initiatives with culture, and turn uncertainty into deliberate action that drives execution, momentum, and lasting organizational transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4201\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4201\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading through change<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"lightbox\":{\"enabled\":false},\"id\":2520,\"width\":\"234px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillerwhale.com\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=leaddev&amp;utm_campaign=sponsorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2520\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Change happens to us. Change happens because of us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The difference between reactive survival and intentional transformation defines great tech leaders. This interactive workshop will explore both how we understand and respond to change, but also how we strategize and make our own changes happening. You will leave with:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A diagnosis of the type and scale of change you are facing<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A design for change initiatives that align with your engineering culture<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Concrete actions to drive execution<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>This session is designed for leaders who want to move from managing change to mastering it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: learning for engineering teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hywel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3856\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Team building at the age of AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how AI is reshaping engineering leadership, and learn to create clear team agreements, evolve your role, and build the human skills that matter most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3856\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3856\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Team building at the age of AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The integration of AI into engineering teams isn&#8217;t just changing how work gets done \u2013 it&#8217;s fundamentally shifting team dynamics, individual roles, and the emotional landscape of leadership. In this interactive workshop, you&#8217;ll tackle the real challenges: creating clear agreements about AI use on your team, evolving your leadership approach in the age of AI, and identifying the skills your team needs to succeed in this new reality.. You&#8217;ll leave with practical tools including a framework for building your team&#8217;s AI charter, strategies for navigating your evolving leadership role, and a clear approach for developing the human skills that become more valuable as AI handles routine work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-you-learn\"><strong>What will you learn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Create your team AI charter<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Establish clear, shared agreements about how your team will use AI tools, what standards you&#8217;ll maintain, and where human judgment remains essential.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Navigate your evolving role<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Shift from managing tasks to developing capabilities, balancing team members at different AI adoption levels, and leading effectively in the new landscape.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Develop the skills your team needs most<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify and intentionally build the critical capabilities like complex problem framing, systems thinking, and cross-functional communication that become more valuable when AI handles routine work.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"50px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3964,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-pink-bottom-border\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium_large is-style-pink-bottom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Suzan Bond workshop\" class=\"wp-image-3964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_2048,w_2048\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4879\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Consensus protocols: The lego brick from hell<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore the real-world pitfalls of consensus-based systems, from integration challenges to reliability techniques and production testing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_500\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntithesis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed Systems Bug Hunter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4879\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4879\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Consensus protocols: The lego brick from hell<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 12:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027504,\"width\":\"238px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Antithesis LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027504\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consensus protocols are a fundamental building block to for a wide variety of distributed systems, from databases to message queues, to storage systems to orchestration layers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As such you\u2019d expect consensus to be widely commoditized, a one-click drop-in that doesn\u2019t require much thinking. Reality is quite the opposite. Integrating consensus always creates challenges and unexpected difficulties.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this workshop, we\u2019ll go over practical examples of recurring pains and pitfalls of developing, integrating and testing consensus-based systems. For each category, we\u2019ll stop and discuss, trade ideas, lessons, and techniques. As well as share success and failure stories.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second part of the workshop will expand the scope and broaden the discussion to other mission-critical distributed systems and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ll leave with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The most common pitfalls when building and integrating consensus-based systems \u2014 and how to avoid or recover from them<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Proven reliability techniques used by practitioners in production distributed systems<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to test consensus-based systems effectively, including the edge cases that will catch you off guard<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distributed Systems Bug Hunter<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Antithesis<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marco Primi is the official Chaos Monkey at Antithesis, where he focuses on software reliability and intelligent testing strategies. 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-garcia-gil\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/blanca_garcia_gil-m-1623962460893-e1739983643937.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-garcia-gil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlanca Garcia Gil\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer, Transformational Coach &amp; Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">StaffPlusEngineer.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blanca is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staffplusengineer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/staffplusengineer.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775137401349000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QRmp2-wf-rB05Ljt6TkHb\">staffplusengineer.com<\/a>, leadership coach, workshop facilitator and public speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Before taking the leap into coaching, she worked as a principal engineer, building resilient data analytics platforms. 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You add caching, tweak a database index, maybe throw more hardware at it. Sometimes it works, but mostly you&#8217;re guessing. This workshop changes that.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn to use flamegraphs, the single most effective tool for understanding where your application actually spends time. Through live demos and interactive diagnosis of real-world profiles, you&#8217;ll build the intuition to spot N+1 queries, GC pressure, serialisation costs, and hidden middleware overhead in seconds.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We&#8217;ll profile in Ruby (Vernier) and Go (pprof), proving the mental model transfers across languages. You&#8217;ll also get an AI-assisted prompt template that cuts initial triage from 20 minutes to 2.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll leave with a concrete skill, a reference card, and a specific task to try Monday morning. No vendor lock-in, no theory.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Elena-Tanasoiu-e1773146592179-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElena Tanasoiu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">GitHub<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Elena Tanasoiu is a Staff Engineer on GitHub&#8217;s Performance Engineering team. She spends her time making one of the world&#8217;s largest Ruby on Rails applications faster by profiling production traffic, diagnosing bottlenecks, and occasionally convincing teams they don&#8217;t need more hardware. She has a fondness for flamegraphs because they never lie.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Elena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 84;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3863\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Reclaim your time, reclaim your leadership<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>In this transformative workshop, we will challenge the limiting beliefs preventing you from managing your time. You will gain clarity on the power of managing your time, how to increase your impact and identify areas for change. Additionally, you will develop practical strategies to prioritise what truly matters and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_901,h_901\/next\/2021\/01\/round-smiling-Joel-Chippindale.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoel Chippindale\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonkey&#039;s Thumb Ltd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3863\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3863\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Reclaim your time, reclaim your leadership<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 14:40\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do you feel that you are perpetually overwhelmed by meetings, emails, and the demands of others? Do you feel like you&#8217;ve lost control of your most valuable asset\u2014your time? If you do, then you are not alone and this is the workshop for you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this transformative workshop, we will challenge the limiting beliefs preventing you from managing your time. You will gain clarity on the power of managing your time, how to increase your impact and identify areas for change. Additionally, you will develop practical strategies to prioritise what truly matters and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave the workshop with a specific set of actions and experiments for you to take back into your work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"50px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3966,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-pink-bottom-border\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium_large is-style-pink-bottom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_2048,w_2048\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/round-smiling-Joel-Chippindale-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoel Chippindale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monkey&#039;s Thumb Ltd<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Joel Chippindale is a CTO Coach who supports talented start-up and scale-up CTOs to successfully navigate the many changes in their roles as their companies evolve.<\/p>\n<p>He also has over 20 years experience building, scaling and leading software development teams, including CTO roles at Econsultancy, FutureLearn and Unmade.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Joel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 84;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3938\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Translating up: Engineering advocacy for the C-suite<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to translate engineering ideas into executive language that reframes risk, secures buy-in, and accelerates smart experimentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_900,h_900\/next\/2023\/05\/rob-9c2e8ea95040f77263b31996f06c55881107645078d6fc78d0108ca306c8d190-Summer-Falgiano.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCircleCI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1920,h_2560\/next\/2023\/03\/ShellyStuart-Shelly-Stuart-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCircleCI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3938\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3938\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Translating up: Engineering advocacy for the C-suite<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 14:40\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027369,\"width\":\"206px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"CircleCI Logo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027369\" style=\"width:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You know what needs to change. You see the technical opportunities clearly. But when you bring initiatives to executives, they hear &#8220;risky change&#8221; not &#8220;controlled experiment.&#8221; The result? Great ideas die in planning, technical debt compounds, and your team runs obsolete processes while competitors experiment their way forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The gap isn&#8217;t your technical competence\u2014it&#8217;s translation. Executives operate in a different context with different constraints and accountabilities. They evaluate initiatives using frameworks like opportunity cost, customer impact, and risk management. Most staff+ engineers never learn to speak this language.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this workshop, CircleCI CTO <strong>Rob Zuber<\/strong> pulls back the curtain on how executives actually evaluate technical initiatives. You&#8217;ll learn how to better communicate and leverage technical frameworks to shift perception from &#8220;this sounds risky&#8221; to &#8220;this is a smart opportunity.&#8221; Discover how to frame experimentation as hypothesis testing, turn one-way doors into two-way doors, and position engineering investments using the same frameworks executives use for any strategic decision.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll leave with practical tools to drive better alignment between your engineering and the board so you can advocate for and focus on outcomes that drive the business forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"50px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3968,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-pink-bottom-border\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium_large is-style-pink-bottom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_2048,w_2048\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Rob-Zuber-workshop-scaled.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/05\/rob-9c2e8ea95040f77263b31996f06c55881107645078d6fc78d0108ca306c8d190-Summer-Falgiano.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CircleCI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob Zuber is a 20-year veteran of software startups; a three-time founder, and a five-time CTO. Since joining CircleCI, Rob has seen the company through its Series F funding and delivered on product innovation at scale while leading a team of 150+ engineers distributed worldwide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rob&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/ShellyStuart-Shelly-Stuart-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CircleCI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shelly is an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about building a strong and supportive engineering culture that fosters diversity and growth. She is currently the Director of Engineering at CircleCI.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shelly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 97 \/ 113;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:50<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 98 \/ 114;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4223\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leadership competencies for Directors &amp; beyond<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Assess your leadership strengths, identify critical gaps, and build a clear, practical plan to grow your impact and effectiveness as a senior engineering leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4223\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4223\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leadership competencies for Directors &amp; beyond<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:50 &#8211; 17:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">You&#8217;ve made it to Director or beyond \u2013 congratulations! But now what? <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The career ladder gets fuzzy, expectations aren&#8217;t clear, and you&#8217;re left wondering: &#8220;Am I actually doing this right?&#8221; <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ve moved further away from managing the day-to-day work to developing other leaders, influencing strategy, and navigating complex organizational dynamics. The stakes feel higher, but the roadmap for success isn&#8217;t obvious. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This workshop gives you a framework to answer that question and more. We&#8217;ll walk through the core competencies that define effective senior engineering leaders. You&#8217;ll assess yourself against these competencies, identify your strengths and gaps, and create your own customized development plan to chart your continued growth as a leader.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-this-workshop-you-ll\">In this workshop, you&#8217;ll:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand the key competencies that define successful Director+ leaders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Assess your current strengths and development areas across 7 core competencies<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Build a personalized action plan for your continued growth<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 98 \/ 114;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4226\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Product sense for product engineering with AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build stronger product judgment in the AI era. Learn how to decide what is truly worth building before writing code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4226\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4226\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Product sense for product engineering with AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:50 &#8211; 17:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">80% of the features built are barely or never used (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pendo.io\/rs\/185-LQW-370\/images\/2019%20Feature%20Adoption%20Report%20Digital.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pendo Report<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, AI makes it easier to build even more of the wrong things. While for engineers, the real advantage is no longer just execution, but judgment. Knowing what is worth building: why it matters for customers, for the business, in the market, etc.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this interactive session, Oana May, ex-Meta and founder of MOATCRAFT, will share the practical product sense system she has used to coach 500+ product leaders in the Bay Area, NY, Seattle, etc. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How business and product leaders decide what is worth investing in<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why many ideas fail to gain traction<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to bring structure to ambiguous decisions before any code is written<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through live collaborative exercises, you will practice applying this framework in real time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave with practical tools to sharpen your own product sense, coach stronger decision-making on your team, and help engineers move from execution-focused thinking to business-aligned problem solving.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">FAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Oana May is an ex-Meta leader, FAANG product coach, and 3x founder. She recently launched MOATCRAFT\u2122, where she helps software developers learn to choose what problems are worth solving and make better business-aligned decisions. Using the systems she developed coaching 500+ product leaders across the Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, she teaches builders how to navigate ambiguity and sharpen their judgment, the key skill in a world where AI is writing the code.<br \/>\nHer background includes Harvard Business School and a track record of seeing around corners as a founder and product leader, and helping builders earn promotions, land dream roles, and think beyond execution into making smarter bets.<\/p>\n<p>Additional bio options: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12Y2qtSv0Rt6NGFvZZHWA7KIiL9WSasoqZL1C4QIkWrE\/edit?usp=sharing<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 98 \/ 114;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4995\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How engineering leaders can go deeper without losing ground<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build a focused, realistic plan for hands-on AI exploration that strengthens your leadership without derailing your week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_900,h_900\/next\/2023\/05\/rob-9c2e8ea95040f77263b31996f06c55881107645078d6fc78d0108ca306c8d190-Summer-Falgiano.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCircleCI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4995\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4995\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How engineering leaders can go deeper without losing ground<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:50 &#8211; 17:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027369,\"width\":\"206px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"CircleCI Logo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027369\" style=\"width:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There&#8217;s a message going around leadership circles right now: if you want to understand what AI is doing to your engineers&#8217; 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Pick up a keyboard. Ship something.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most engineering leaders hear this and feel two things simultaneously: \u201cYes, absolutely\u201d and \u201cAre you kidding me?\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because here&#8217;s the bind: the very thing that makes you want to engage &#8211; genuine curiosity about AI, real care for your teams &#8211; is what you\u2019re already stretched thin trying to accomplish in a normal workweek. Getting hands-on sounds like strategy until it compromises your ability to do your actual job.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session is an interactive workshop where Rob will walk you through using hand-on AI explorations not as a distraction, but as a path to make you even more effective at your job.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing on Richard Rumelt&#8217;s concept of the strategy kernel (diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent action) we&#8217;ll work through how to apply that same structured thinking to your own re-engagement with technical work. 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The session aims to give you a safe way to practice decision-making, communication, and team alignment under pressure, learn from others\u2019 experiences, plus hopefully have some fun with it along the way!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-you-learn\">What will you learn?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Less about artefacts or resources to take away, more about the experience and relationship building along the way.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strengthen your ability to lead under pressure, make fast trade-offs, and manage stakeholders during fast-evolving tech crises.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Fun! A different, high energy format to some other sessions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>See how other senior leaders approach the same problem.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sally-Lait-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Lait\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional technology leader and advisor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sally Lait specialises in building strong engineering culture, and aims to create supportive and inclusive environments for managers, developers, and teams to thrive and do fantastic technical work.<\/p>\n<p>Her roles have included helping to change the way the world deals with death as VP of Engineering (plus IT &amp; Data and Insights) at Farewill, prior to which she led Monzo\u2019s web discipline and engineering across Operations through hypergrowth. Other experience involves founding a digital transformation consultancy with clients including the Manor Racing F1 team and RNLI, and working as Head of Technology for a global digital agency.<br \/>\nSally\u2019s a strong advocate for building software and teams alike with empathy, responsibility, and accessibility in mind. She\u2019s spoken at events around the world, is on Mastodon at @<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally<\/a>, and you can find out more about her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sally.dev\/\">sally.dev<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sally&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 8; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 8; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0521f971e0eb3b58f7d26e4efad19a2f\" id=\"h-solutions-zone\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">SolutionS ZONE<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 35 \/ 41;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4655\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Pramod J. Sadalage<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_216,h_216\/next\/2026\/01\/Pramod-Sadalage-e1769705270541.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPramod Sadalage\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThoughtworks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4655\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4655\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Pramod J. Sadalage<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:35 &#8211; 11:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Pramod-Sadalage-e1769705270541.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPramod Sadalage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thoughtworks<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pramod Sadalage is Director at ThoughtWorks leading the Modern Data Architecture service for North America, he enjoys the rare role of bridging the divide between database professionals and application developers. 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He is co-author of Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures, co-author author for Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance, co-author of Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design, co-author of NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence, author of Recipes for Continuous Database Integration and continues to speak and write about the insights he and his clients learn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pramod&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 35 \/ 37;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:40<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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Antithesis will create simulated environments that mirror production, and allow truly unique debugging and system testing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luis-marcano\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Luis-Marcano-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luis-marcano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuis Marcano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Antithesis<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luis Marcano is an expert in testing distributed systems. 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We will show how to give AI agents local autonomy to execute code while enforcing 360 degree governance to prevent unauthorized access to internal systems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/per-krogslund\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Per-Krogslund-e1778191626732-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/per-krogslund\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPer Krogslund\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Sr Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Docker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Per Krogslund is the Sr Director at Docker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/per-krogslund\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Per&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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If your team is wrestling with AI velocity, release safety, or MTTR, this session shows what &#8220;safe at scale&#8221; actually looks like.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-holler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/10\/1739979901937-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label 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releases.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-holler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kevin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 49 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 56;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1971\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Tackling the role of Tech Lead<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for tackling the role of a Tech Lead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_911,h_1123\/next\/2026\/03\/markup_10000562622-James-Alexander.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Alexander\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2024\/07\/Andy-Huang-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Huang\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftwire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_852,h_1280\/next\/2021\/10\/1-1-Humayra-Hanif.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHumayra Hanif\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthisdotsoftware\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for <strong>tackling the role of a Tech Lead<\/strong><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/markup_10000562622-James-Alexander-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Alexander\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">James Alexander is a Lead Engineer at ITVX, the UK&#8217;s fastest-growing streaming service, helping shape the architecture and delivery of its platform for over 45 million users. With more than two decades in software engineering, he focuses on building resilient systems and improving collaboration at scale. His recent work spans subscriptions, payments, and Minimum Viable Company initiatives. He promotes experimentation through A\/B testing and Long Term Holdout Groups and leads on compliance, setting standards and guidance across ITV. James champions ITV\u2019s neurodiversity network and working class group, and enjoys mentoring and supporting students and colleagues to achieve their potential.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-alexander\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Rui-Posse-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRui Posse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Raaft<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Engineering Manager and Full-Stack engineer with 10+ years\u2019 experience leading remote teams, Rui specialises in JavaScript\/TypeScript, Vue.js and Node.js. Passionate about mentoring and team culture, he focuses on clear direction, modern engineering practices and pragmatic delivery that balances business impact with technical quality. He is passionate about tech communities and actively engages in sharing knowledge and supporting other engineers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-posse\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rui&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Andy-Huang-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Huang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Softwire<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A mentor and coach to engineers of all levels, Andrew is a Technical Lead at Softwire. They are impactful in accelerating the careers and personal development of all the people they lead, supporting ambitious colleagues with career guidance, role mentorship and job satisfaction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Andrew &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/10\/1-1-Humayra-Hanif.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/humayra-hanif\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHumayra Hanif\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">thisdotsoftware<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a decade of experience as a software engineer, Humayra has established herself as a Lead Software Engineer while concurrently co-founding Hulm Club &#8211; a Muslim-focussed community of visionaries and innovators.<\/p>\n<p>She has navigated various roles in engineering leadership at startups, accumulating extensive expertise along the way. 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contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1975\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1975\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #1d67ea;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Diving into the role of Engineering Director<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for <strong>diving into the role of Engineering Director<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniela-remogna\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Daniela-Remogna-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniela-remogna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniela Remogna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CrowdStrike<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daniela Remogna is a Director of Engineering at CrowdStrike.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniela-remogna\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Daniela&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-harley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Mark-Harley.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-harley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Harley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark Harley is a Director of Engineering at Wise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-harley\/\" 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Dreyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Payoneer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stephanie Dreyer is a Senior Director of Engineering at Payoneer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephanie-dreyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Stephanie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/Kaushik-Chaubal-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaushik Chaubal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BlackRock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kaushik Chaubal is a Senior Engineering Director, leading the ETF Systems technology team in EMEA within the Global Markets Technology organization at BlackRock. Additionally, he co-leads the strategic &#8216;GMT AI Program&#8217; focused on solving customer enablement challenges and improving engineering efficiencies within the organization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kaushik&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5050\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">DevOps won&#8217;t save you at runtime: Enter FeatureOps<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn why runtime is the next platform blind spot, and how FeatureOps helps teams reduce incidents after deployment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wojtek-gawronski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Wojtek-Gawronski.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wojtek-gawronski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWojtek Gawro\u0144ski\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnleash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper Advocate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5050\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5050\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>DevOps won&#039;t save you at runtime: Enter FeatureOps<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:25 &#8211; 12:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000030782,\"width\":\"240px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Unleash LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000030782\" style=\"width:240px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/12\/Unleash-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your DevOps maturity is high. Your CI\/CD is fast. Yet your platform has a blind spot: the worst incidents occur after deployment succeeds. This talk reveals why runtime is the new frontier for platform teams, especially in the AI-driven era, and how FeatureOps gives you control where it matters most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wojtek-gawronski\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Wojtek-Gawronski-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wojtek-gawronski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWojtek Gawro\u0144ski\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Developer Advocate<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Unleash<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wojtek Gawro\u0144ski is a Developer Advocate at Unleash.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wojtek-gawronski\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Wojtek&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000024225,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png\" alt=\"Frontegg LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000024225\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2022\/05\/Frontegg-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As internal agents and copilots proliferate, controlling what enterprise data and systems they can access becomes critical. This demo shows how <a href=\"http:\/\/agen.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agen.co<\/a>&#8216;s identity-aware control layer governs agent access, reducing risk and giving teams centralized visibility over AI workflows.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/32174\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Frontegg-Inc-502-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-aaa0-Headshot-of-moderator-1-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/32174\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBogdan Tsiganiuk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Developer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frontegg<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Bogdan Tsiganiuk is a software engineer at Frontegg and previously worked as a backend engineer at ThriveDX Labs. 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13:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031006,\"width\":\"242px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Span LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031006\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/01\/Span-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based on patterns from several dozen teams, this talk shows how AI is shifting engineering bottlenecks\u2014and how leaders are adapting workflows, metrics, and practices to improve real outcomes, not just output.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephen-poletto\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Stephen-Poletto-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephen-poletto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Poletto\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Span<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stephen Poletto is the Field CTO at Span.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stephen-poletto\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Stephen&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; 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13:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031000,\"width\":\"224px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png\" alt=\"Chainguard LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031000\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/10\/Chainguard-LeadDev-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Software supply chain attacks have shifted from niche threat to board-level concern, as adversaries increasingly target the components, pipelines, and partners we all rely on. In this talk, we\u2019ll unpack why these attacks are on the rise, walk through recent real-world incidents to understand how they actually unfold, and explore the systemic weaknesses they exploit across open source dependencies, build systems, and delivery workflows. We\u2019ll then look at practical ways teams can harden their software factory \u2013 from provenance and attestation to minimal, trusted artifacts and policy-driven controls \u2013 highlighting patterns and capabilities that organizations can adopt without disrupting developer velocity or turning the session into a product pitch<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-finch\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Tom-Finch-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-finch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Finch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Sales Engineering Manager, EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Chainguard<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom Finch is a technical leader at Chainguard specialising in software supply chain security, minimal container images, and secure-by-default cloud-native architectures. He works hands-on with platform and engineering teams to reduce CVE exposure, harden container environments, and modernise build pipelines using distroless and minimal base images.<\/p>\n<p>Previously at Wiz, Tom advised enterprises on cloud security posture management across complex multi-cloud environments. At Puppet, he helped organisations automate infrastructure and implement policy-driven configuration management at scale.<\/p>\n<p>With deep expertise in Kubernetes, containers, CI\/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code, Tom focuses on practical security outcomes \u2014 reducing attack surface, improving SBOM transparency, and shifting security left without slowing development velocity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-finch\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tom&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 65 \/ 67;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4395\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: Vercel \u2013 How to build a conversational commerce agent with the Vercel AI Cloud<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-froggett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_703,h_703\/next\/2026\/05\/Matt-Froggett-e1779232328217.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-froggett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Froggett\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVercel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager, Sales Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4395\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4395\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Vercel \u2013 How to build a conversational commerce agent with the Vercel AI Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:05 &#8211; 13:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000026928,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000026928\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 642w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Agentic commerce inside ChatGPT fell flat. Its real value is removing the parts of shopping nobody wants to do. In this 10-minute demo I\u2019ll show how I built a WhatsApp supermarket agent on the Vercel AI Cloud that turns the weekly shop chore into a tool customers come to depend on \u2014 and a relationship retailers can build on.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-froggett\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Matt-Froggett-e1779232328217-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-froggett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Froggett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Manager, Sales Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Vercel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt Froggett is a Manager &#8211; 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EMEA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4396\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4396\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to run AI agents securely in self-hosted infrastructure with Coder<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:10 &#8211; 13:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027376,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Coder LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027376\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/12\/Coder-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI agents are rapidly moving from experiments to production systems. But when agents can run code, access APIs, and interact with infrastructure, governance and security become critical. In this live demo, we\u2019ll show how engineering teams can safely run AI agents within self-hosted environments. See how controlled execution environments, access management, and infrastructure boundaries allow teams to harness AI agents while maintaining security, visibility, and governance over what those agents can do.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Coder-Technologies-Inc.-209-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-40de-Headshot-of-moderator-1-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Paulsen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO &#8211; EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Coder<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Eric Paulsen is the EMEA Field CTO at Coder, an open-source, self-hosted cloud development environment platform. 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Today, he blends technical depth with strategic insight to help customers modernise secure, scalable development environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eric&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 67 \/ 68;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 70;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4410\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" 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More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4410\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Scaling from 0 to 100; A real life example<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 13:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content 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class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dora is a Software Engineering Manager with over 15 years of experience across diverse sectors including gaming, consultancy, fintech and startup innovation. She began her career as a programmer and has since grown into a leadership role, mentoring engineers while creating inclusive, high performing teams.<\/p>\n<p>Dora\u2019s passion for technology extends beyond the workplace. She is an active advocate in the Women in Tech community and volunteers her time to support the growth of emerging engineers. She also hosts Verified Geek, a podcast where she invites guests to share their personal journeys in tech, shedding light on the diverse paths that lead to success in the industry. Check it out here!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/verifiedgeek.buzzsprout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/verifiedgeek.buzzsprout.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1744897488114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0z4h9CCcV-WKe3_AAuPwM5\">https:\/\/verifiedgeek.buzzsprout.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dora-chatzinaki-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dora &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 68 \/ 74;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4654\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Michael Lopp<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_310,h_310\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4654\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4654\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Michael Lopp<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:20 &#8211; 13:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/Michael-Lopp-e1765194957548-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lopp\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder of Rands Slack, Author of Managing Humans<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Lopp is a veteran Silicon Valley-based engineering leader who builds both people and product at historic companies such as Slack, Borland, Netscape, Palantir, Pinterest, and Apple. When he\u2019s not deeply worrying about staying relevant, he writes about backpacks, bridges, humans, and leadership at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. He currently works at Apple. This is the way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-lopp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 69 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4411\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Failure happens. Your code shouldn&#8217;t care.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Sponsor-led 10-minute talks highlighting tools and solutions for real-world engineering problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_500\/next\/2026\/05\/Simon-Emms.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon Emms\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Solutions Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4411\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4411\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Failure happens. Your code shouldn&#039;t care.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:25 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023818,\"width\":\"224px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Temporal LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023818\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stop engineering around failure, and start writing workflows where failure is just another expected path.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Simon-Emms-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon Emms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Solutions Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Temporal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simon Emms is a Staff Solutions Architect at Temporal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simon&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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13:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000025003,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Cloudflare LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000025003\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2023\/09\/Cloudflare-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this live demo session, Cloudflare&#8217;s Solution Engineer, Felipe will cover:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The paradigm shift in AI Agent architecture: moving away from slow, back-and-forth tool calls to single-pass code generation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Live Build Demo: Watch a hands-on, real-time deployment of a high-speed agent harness using Dynamic Worker technology.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/felipe-fischel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Felipe-Fischel-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/felipe-fischel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFelipe Fischel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cloudflare<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Felipe Fischel is a Solutions Engineer at Cloudflare.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/felipe-fischel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Felipe&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 72 \/ 74;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4400\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to make access control explicit and identity-driven with Tailscale ACLs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/conal-ryan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_292,h_292\/next\/2026\/05\/Conal-Ryan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/conal-ryan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConal Ryan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTailscale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCustomer Success Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4400\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4400\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to make access control explicit and identity-driven with Tailscale ACLs<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:40 &#8211; 13:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":2054,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Tailscale-Logo-Black.svg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If access control depends on subnets or traffic paths, it\u2019s really just a side effect of topology. In this demo, we\u2019ll use Tailscale ACLs to define access in code and change it in real time. A request flips from denied to allowed based on identity and policy, not where it originates. The result is access that is explicit, testable, and part of how you build\u2014not something hidden in the network. Short Version: See how to use Tailscale ACLs to make access control explicit and identity-driven, instead of relying on network layout. Who it\u2019s for: Engineers responsible for access, auth, or internal service connectivity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/conal-ryan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Conal-Ryan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/conal-ryan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConal Ryan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Customer Success Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tailscale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conal Ryan is a Customer Success Engineer at Tailscale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/conal-ryan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Conal&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 74 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4412\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">What we learned rolling out AI-assisted development across 40+ client teams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Sponsor-led 10-minute talks highlighting tools and solutions for real-world engineering problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Johann-Beukes.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohann Beukes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSvitla Systems\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief AI Officer &amp; CTO (Fractional)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4412\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4412\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>What we learned rolling out AI-assisted development across 40+ client teams<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:50 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000032050,\"width\":\"224px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Svitla Systems LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000032050\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/03\/Svitla-Systems-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI in engineering is not about hype but about readiness, adoption traps, and the real conditions that determine whether AI tools actually improve delivery across real teams and codebases.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Johann-Beukes-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohann Beukes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Chief AI Officer &amp; CTO (Fractional)<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Svitla Systems<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Johann Beukes is the Chief AI Officer &amp; CTO (Fractional) at Svitla Systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/johann-beukes\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Johann&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 75 \/ 77;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4413\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">A better way for teams to run, understand, and scale testing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>See how AI and centralized workflows can help teams make testing faster, clearer, and easier to scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2025\/08\/T01TRG6U4AV-U01TK2Y2E3W-d1af3bf6c0f2-512-Elizabeth-George.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOle Lensmar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTestkube\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4413\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4413\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>A better way for teams to run, understand, and scale testing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:55 &#8211; 14:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027391,\"width\":\"224px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Testkube LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027391\" style=\"width:224px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/07\/Testkube-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How modern engineering teams are using AI and centralized workflows to make testing faster, clearer, and easier to scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/08\/T01TRG6U4AV-U01TK2Y2E3W-d1af3bf6c0f2-512-Elizabeth-George-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOle Lensmar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Testkube<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ole started building with XML APIs in the late 90s and has since then worked with multiple technologies and startups, most notably as creator of SoapUI in 2004 and Chairman of the Swagger \/ OpenAPI Initiative in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Testkube at its inception in 2021 and is now entirely focused on ensuring its success at bringing continuous testing to the cloud-native space.<\/p>\n<p>When not at his laptop he can be found playing a guitar or riding a bike, but rarely both at the same time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ole&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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14:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000030846,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Bitrise LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000030846\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This demo provides an overview of the Bitrise platform, showing how it helps teams automate the process of building, testing, and deploying mobile applications more efficiently and reliably. It covers key features including the Workflow Editor, Pipelines, Stacks &amp; Machines, Insights, and Release Management.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Oliver-Falvai-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOliv\u00e9r Falvai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bitrise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oliv\u00e9r Falvai is a Staff Software Engineer at Bitrise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oliv\u00e9r&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 78 \/ 80;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4398\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to give AI agents the context to generate mergeable code with Unblocked<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/09\/Peter-Werry.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Werry\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnblocked\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4398\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4398\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to give AI agents the context to generate mergeable code with Unblocked<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:10 &#8211; 14:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023425,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png\" alt=\"Unblocked x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023425\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your agents are fast, capable, and completely context-blind. They generate code that compiles but doesn\u2019t reflect how your system actually works. You\u2019re likely already seeing the impact: ballooning token costs, longer review cycles, and inconsistent outputs. More MCPs, rules, and bigger context windows give agents access to information, but not understanding. In this session, we dissect how teams pulling ahead use a context engine to give agents exactly what they need for the task at hand. Includes a short demo showing a real coding task with and without a context engine.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Peter-Werry-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Werry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Unblocked<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Peter Werry is a Software Engineer at Unblocked.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Peter&#8217;s 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Nicolaou\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFront End Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1974\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1974\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #1d67ea;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t\t<button 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session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/denise-granville\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Denise-Granville.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/denise-granville\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Granville\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Novata<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denise Granville is an Engineering Manager at Novata.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/denise-granville\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Denise&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" class=\"clip-right-corner 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class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Am\u00e9lie is a passionate and empathetic leader. She aims to build resilient and high-performing teams, led by caring and high-performing individuals. She is French and lives in London, and currently works for Prima, the leading Italian digital insurance company.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Am\u00e9lie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Aaron-Moses-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Moses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineering Team Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BBC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aaron&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1270\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/theo_nicolaou-Theo-Nicolaou-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheo Nicolaou\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Front End Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Theo is an Engineering Manager in the Viewer Technology department at ITV. He has a background in front-end development, and uses his expertise to grow and lead teams working on the ITVX streaming platform. Outside of work he can be found learning the ropes of parenting, laughing\/crying about Spurs and following the F1 racing.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/theo-nicolaou\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Theo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 83 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1977\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The path to CTO<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0the path to CTO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2024\/10\/TB2_6553-Alex-Canessa-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Canessa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf employed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractional Head of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_697,h_697\/next\/2024\/07\/Thomas_Johnson-e1769683355247.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiplayer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-founder and CTO \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2020\/08\/Crystal-Hirschorn.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Hirschorn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZoa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li 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15:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0<strong>the path to CTO<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/TB2_6553-Alex-Canessa-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Canessa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Self employed<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"26096\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Alex Canessa works fractionally across multiple organisations as Head of Engineering at Fortivex, Agent Ecosystem Support at the MACH Alliance, and Tech Lead for Unomundi. He started as a developer and still thinks like one, with a strong focus on architecture, clarity, and delivery. His work explores composable systems and emerging agent patterns in real product environments. He is a dad, practises improv theatre, and has a long-standing fascination with etymology.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-contributorsinteractionsblock\" class=\"block block-leaddev-general block-contributors-interactions-block\">\n<div class=\"box js-section box--grid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 box__grid-col\">\n<div class=\"box__content\">\n<div class=\"box__item js-box-item\">\n<div class=\"box__media\">\n<div class=\"box__img\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alex&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Thomas_Johnson-e1769683355247-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-founder and CTO <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Multiplayer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Thomas Johnson is the Co-founder and CTO at Multiplayer, with 30+ years of experience as an engineering leader and backend developer building large-scale distributed software (and robots!)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Thomas &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Crystal-Hirschorn-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Hirschorn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zoa<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Crystal is an experienced Technology &amp; Data Leader with a career spanning more than 20 years across many sectors. She has held CTO, VP, and Senior Director of Software Engineering, and Principal Engineer roles. She is currently CTO at Zoa who are on a mission to revolutionise the adoption of green energy with intelligent technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Crystal&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicky-wrightson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Nicky-Wrightson-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicky-wrightson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicky Wrightson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BeZero Carbon<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicky is the CTO at BeZero Carbon. She has been leading teams for more than 15 years, across a wide range of industries: travel, banking, media and telecommunications. She passionately drives forward cloud native architectures and approaches that allow engineers to deliver business value quickly whilst also reducing the support overhead needed for complex distributed systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nicky-wrightson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nicky&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5054\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:05<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Liz Fong-Jones<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Fong-Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoneycomb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Fellow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5054\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5054\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Liz Fong-Jones<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:05 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Fong-Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Fellow<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Liz is a developer advocate, labor and ethics organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with over two decades of experience. She is currently a Technical Fellow at honeycomb.io, and previously was an SRE working on products ranging from the Google Cloud Load Balancer to Google Flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She lives in Vancouver, BC with her wife Elly and partners, and in Sydney, NSW. She plays classical piano, leads an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.of-sound-mind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EVE Online alliance<\/a>, and advocates for transgender rights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Liz&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 91;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 92;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4394\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to debug faster with AI, without guesswork with Honeycomb<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-thwaites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/10\/Martin-Thwaites.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-thwaites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Thwaites\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoneycomb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Developer Advocate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4394\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4394\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to debug faster with AI, without guesswork with Honeycomb<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031525,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Honeycomb Logo - LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031525\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI accelerates development it also increases the speed of failure. Investigations need to run at agent speed, without ignoring your team&#8217;s hard-won experience. Martin Thwaite of Honeycomb shows new ways for humans and agents investigate together, working from shared context and building on each other&#8217;s insights, to solve the hard problems fast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-thwaites\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/10\/Martin-Thwaites-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-thwaites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Thwaites\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Developer Advocate<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Martin is a Developer Advocate at Honeycomb, o11y enthusiast, and a delivery-focused Developer from the UK. With over 20 years experience in development in the .NET ecosystem, he\u2019s worked with many companies on scaling up engineering teams and products. The past few years have been spent working on solving complex problems with some of the UK\u2019s big names, including e-commerce retailers and credit lenders.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-thwaites\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Martin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 92;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4393\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to go from feature flags to full release control with Harness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_527,h_527\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnterprise Sales Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4393\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4393\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to go from feature flags to full release control with Harness<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feature flags are just the beginning. In this 10-minute demonstration, discover how Harness goes beyond traditional flagging tools by combining feature management, experimentation, release monitoring, and governance into a unified platform. See how teams can run experiments without extra tooling, monitor releases in real time with automated rollback triggers, enforce guardrails with built-in policies, and gain real-time insights\u2014all while maintaining enterprise-grade scalability and reliability.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Sales Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iram Khan is an Enterprise Sales Engineer at Harness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Iram&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000029264,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000029264\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/10\/Incident-io-logo.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Things break. What matters is what happens next.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this 10-minute live demo, we&#8217;ll run a real production incident end-to-end: from the first alert to post-mortem, no cuts, no slides, no hypotheticals. Just incident.io doing its thing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See what changes when response stops being a heroic effort and starts being a repeatable system.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hamed-darvishian\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Hamed-Darvishian-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hamed-darvishian\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHamed Darvishian\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Commercial CSM<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Incident<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hamed Darvishian is a Commercial CSM at Incident.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hamed-darvishian\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hamed&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000025286,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Retool.png\" alt=\"Retool LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000025286\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The cost of software is zero, but the deployment, governance and maintenance pieces are still not solved problems. In this demo we\u2019ll explore how Retool can be used as a secure, centralised platform to rapidly develop custom software.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amar-shah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Amar-Shah-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label 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Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Preparing for the role of Principal Engineer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for preparing for the role of a Principal Engineer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_437,h_437\/next\/2026\/03\/Steven-Withey.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKraken\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li 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class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Steven-Withey-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steven-withey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteven Withey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Security Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before 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He also has a keen interest in Mobile Observability and Data Production, and is helping drive Skyscanner&#8217;s long-term vision in these areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michael-tweed\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michael &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-09-at-12.25.26-PM-Nayana-Hgd.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNayana Shetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Lego Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nayana Shetty is a Principal Engineer at the Lego\u00a0Group. The Lego\u00a0Group is\u00a0going through a massive digital transformation\u00a0and she\u00a0is helping with the\u00a0architecture and engineering\u00a0practices\u00a0especially\u00a0in the Ecommerce, Marketing and Channels technology.\u00a0Over the years, she has led teams building products and tools that help organizations\u00a0with site reliability and getting on the devops journey. Starting her career as a Quality Engineer she is passionate about building quality into products from the start rather than an afterthought and creating a culture of quality using devops practices within teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nayana-shetty\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nayana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 104 \/ 113;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4186\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"big-debate\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">The Big Debate<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">What will AI-accelerated engineering teams actually look like?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>The Big Debate: Engineering at the edge of AI explores how AI is reshaping engineering teams. Industry leaders discuss how team structures, roles, and skills may evolve as AI accelerates development, examining the rise of cross-disciplinary engineers and how organisations may need to rethink hiring, career paths, and team design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-marsden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_521,h_521\/next\/2026\/05\/Luke-Marsden-e1779446722907.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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As AI tools reduce certain types of work while amplifying others, long-held assumptions about team design are being challenged.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Will we need fewer engineers &#8211; or simply different ones? Does the rise of \u201cproduct engineers\u201d who span disciplines make traditional role boundaries obsolete? And how should organisations rethink hiring, career paths, and team topology in an AI-accelerated world?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join this discussion as we bring together engineering leaders with differing perspectives on what the future shape of engineering teams will be. Expect thought-provoking conversation, as well as a clear-eyed look at what\u2019s changing and how industry experts are preparing for it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How AI changes team size, composition, and structure<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The rise (or not) of the \u201cproduct engineer\u201d<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What skills will matter most in AI-native teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to redesign roles without destabilising delivery<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-marsden\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Luke-Marsden-e1779446722907-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-marsden\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Marsden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">HelixML<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luke Marsden is the CEO at HelixML.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-marsden\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Luke&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hannah-foxwell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1673\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Foxwell-scaled-e1779446404468-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hannah-foxwell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHannah Foxwell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bimp<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">With over a decade of experience in Platform Engineering Hannah Foxwell has always advocated for the human aspects of technology transformation and evolution. Hannah is relentlessly curious about the tools, technologies, processes, and practices that make life better for the people involved in software development, using this knowledge to build happy, high-performing engineering teams. Hannah now works as an independent advisor, writer and creator at the intersection of Platform Engineering, Security and Artificial Intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hannah-foxwell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hannah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yenny-cheung\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1683\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/yenny-cheung-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yenny-cheung\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYenny Cheung\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bluefish<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yenny Cheung is Vice President of Engineering at Bluefish, where she leads the development of the marketing platform in the age of generative search.<\/p>\n<p>She has built and scaled global teams across conversational commerce, developer platforms, and Adtech, with a proven record of translating complex technology into measurable business outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>An experienced B2B SaaS leader, Yenny specializes in guiding startups through enterprise-grade transformations: aligning product, engineering, and go-to-market functions for rapid growth. She is known for her clarity of thought, operational rigor, and ability to empower teams with the strategic context to lead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yenny-cheung\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Yenny&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Fong-Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Fellow<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Liz is a developer advocate, labor and ethics organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with over two decades of experience. She is currently a Technical Fellow at honeycomb.io, and previously was an SRE working on products ranging from the Google Cloud Load Balancer to Google Flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She lives in Vancouver, BC with her wife Elly and partners, and in Sydney, NSW. She plays classical piano, leads an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.of-sound-mind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EVE Online alliance<\/a>, and advocates for transgender rights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-fong-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Liz&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 127 \/ 133;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2933\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"becoming-a-contributor-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">18:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Becoming a Contributor AMA<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Become a contributor AMA<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join the LeadDev content team to learn how to become a future speaker, pitch ideas, or write articles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1189,h_1189\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_2057.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelinda Seckington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn Build Share \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractional EM, Coach ; 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Trainer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Learn Build Share <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melinda Seckington is a trainer and coach, working with engineering teams and leaders to improve their communication, management and collaboration skills. She previously was an engineering manager at companies such as the Wikimedia Foundation and FutureLearn, where she focused on creating great internal engineering cultures. She\u2019s an international conference speaker and has spoken at over 50 conferences, covering topics from good management practices to becoming a better speaker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Melinda&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/10\/1705506333818-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Editor in Chief<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">LeadDev<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scott Carey is the Editor in Chief at LeadDev. An experienced technology journalist, he has covered software development for Computerworld, CIO, and InfoWorld before joining LeadDev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Scott&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-13.40.19-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshaan Singh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Content and Community Manager <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ishaan works closely with our audience to curate content for software engineering leaders to address their pain points and help them become more effective in their roles. Ishaan explores new topical themes for future content and exciting new formats for its delivery to drive engagement across our platform.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s recently started leading on the global rollout of LeadDev meetups and other community initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ishaan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Ruth-Yarnit-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuth Yarnit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO &amp; Co-founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">LeadDev<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ruth Yarnit co-founded White October Events with Dave Fletcher in 2013 to run human-centred events for the tech industry. The White October Events team creates content and conferences for the leaders and changemakers in software engineering teams around the world, developing their tech, team and tools to advance their businesses. Lead Dev is their flagship event with conferences in London, New York, Berlin and San Francisco. Ruth is interested in human beings and teams, both in her own business and in the wider tech industry. Outside of work she is particularly interested in two small human beings, aged 1 and 3.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ruth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 126 \/ 132;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">18:15<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 127 \/ 133;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5104\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">18:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Sam Newman<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_575,h_575\/next\/2025\/04\/me_in_iceland-e1748612852712.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman &amp; 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Author<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sam Newman &amp; Associates<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sam Newman is an independent consultant who loves solving problems with technology. Focusing primarily in the areas of cloud, microservice architecture and continuous delivery, Sam works with companies big and small all over the world. He is also an experienced conference speaker, and author of the O\u2019Reilly books Monolith To Microservices, Building Microservices, and the forthcoming Building Resilient Distributed Systems.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 127 \/ 133;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2933\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"becoming-a-contributor-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">18:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Becoming a Contributor AMA<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Become a contributor AMA<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join the LeadDev content team to learn how to become a future speaker, pitch ideas, or write articles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1189,h_1189\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_2057.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelinda Seckington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn Build Share \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractional EM, Coach ; 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Trainer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Learn Build Share <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melinda Seckington is a trainer and coach, working with engineering teams and leaders to improve their communication, management and collaboration skills. She previously was an engineering manager at companies such as the Wikimedia Foundation and FutureLearn, where she focused on creating great internal engineering cultures. She\u2019s an international conference speaker and has spoken at over 50 conferences, covering topics from good management practices to becoming a better speaker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melinda-seckington\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Melinda&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/10\/1705506333818-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Editor in Chief<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">LeadDev<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scott Carey is the Editor in Chief at LeadDev. An experienced technology journalist, he has covered software development for Computerworld, CIO, and InfoWorld before joining LeadDev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Scott&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-13.40.19-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshaan Singh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Content and Community Manager <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ishaan works closely with our audience to curate content for software engineering leaders to address their pain points and help them become more effective in their roles. Ishaan explores new topical themes for future content and exciting new formats for its delivery to drive engagement across our platform.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s recently started leading on the global rollout of LeadDev meetups and other community initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ishaan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Ruth-Yarnit-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuth Yarnit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO &amp; Co-founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">LeadDev<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ruth Yarnit co-founded White October Events with Dave Fletcher in 2013 to run human-centred events for the tech industry. The White October Events team creates content and conferences for the leaders and changemakers in software engineering teams around the world, developing their tech, team and tools to advance their businesses. Lead Dev is their flagship event with conferences in London, New York, Berlin and San Francisco. Ruth is interested in human beings and teams, both in her own business and in the wider tech industry. Outside of work she is particularly interested in two small human beings, aged 1 and 3.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ruth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"ld-agenda__day-wrapper desktop-scrollbar\" style=\"--agenda-column-count: 8; --agenda-time-rows: 147; --agenda-desktop-column-count: 4.2; --agenda-tablet-column-count: 2.2; --agenda-mobile-column-count: 1.2;\" data-scroll-position=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-anchor\" id=\"Agenda_1_Day_2\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-wrapper\"><div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"ld-agenda__day show-times wp-block-pbc-agenda-day\" data-day=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b24d314246829b85b0b0ff1ed88045f\" id=\"h-leading-your-organization-stage-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Leading your Organization stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee-2\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 17;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4250\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4250\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4250\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ChromeRose<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meri is an experienced CTO and leader of technology organisations. They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 18 \/ 23;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3881\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How to grow your engineers into great leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Clear signals, habits, and opportunities that help individual contributors grow into effective managers long before the title changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-duncan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_200,h_200\/next\/2025\/09\/CharlesDuncan_linkedin_cropped_bw-Charles-Duncan-Jr.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-duncan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Duncan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetflix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineering Leader\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3881\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3881\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How to grow your engineers into great leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:10 &#8211; 09:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your future leaders are already on your teams. They span every level from junior engineers to staff engineers, and they\u2019re watching closely. They\u2019re learning not just from what you say, but from how you lead, how you make decisions, and how you create opportunities for others.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, how do we intentionally prepare individual contributors for leadership roles? How do we equip them with the skills, context, and confidence to step into leadership roles and succeed as top-tier managers within our organizations?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because scaling teams doesn\u2019t start with headcount or org charts. It starts with scaling yourself as a leader.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-duncan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/CharlesDuncan_linkedin_cropped_bw-Charles-Duncan-Jr.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-duncan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Duncan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Leader<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Netflix<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Charles Duncan Jr. is an Senior Engineering Leader at Netflix, where he leads teams that drive global user acquisition and fan engagement. Previously, he was a VP leading Engineering and Product teams at firms supporting clients such as Apple, Nike and NBC\/Peacock. Charles is renowned for his leadership in innovation and creativity. Passionate about diversity, he advocates for greater representation in tech and creative industries, inspired by his early work in technology education for underserved communities. Charles remains dedicated to mentoring and fostering change in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-duncan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Charles&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 27 \/ 30;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5087\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineering leadership in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore what 600+ engineering leaders revealed about how their roles, priorities, and challenges are changing in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2022\/10\/1705506333818.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeadDev\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor in Chief\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5087\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5087\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineering leadership in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:55 &#8211; 10:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We asked 600+ engineering leaders how their roles are changing in response to a rapidly changing economic landscape. Here\u2019s what we found.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/10\/1705506333818-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Editor in Chief<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">LeadDev<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scott Carey is the Editor in Chief at LeadDev. An experienced technology journalist, he has covered software development for Computerworld, CIO, and InfoWorld before joining LeadDev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/scott-carey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Scott&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 30 \/ 32;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4251\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Technology advances; history repeats itself<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to protect engineering culture, leadership judgment, and technical depth as AI and rapid change reshape the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-cunningham\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2025\/04\/Zoe-Cunningham.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-cunningham\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZoe Cunningham\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftwire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4251\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4251\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Technology advances; history repeats itself<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:10 &#8211; 10:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000033483,\"width\":\"236px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Softwire LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000033483\" style=\"width:236px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/10\/Softwire-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Learn the leadership skills and perspectives that will allow you to outperform in a fast moving technological landscape.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People haven\u2019t changed, but the environment we are in has. The rate of change of tech is increasing faster than ever. At the same time young people are relearning the lessons we have all gained and take for granted. Did we just copy the leaders before us? Absolutely not, however we did observe and build on what they did (even when what we learnt was to do the opposite).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And when we didn\u2019t learn? History repeated itself. We replicated the failings that we observed in the previous generation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fast forward to how things are now. We are flat out in our roles with everyday implementation. Organisations are hiring fewer junior engineers, fewer junior managers; we have less time to spend developing them, and people are training themselves how to lead by talking to ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If we don\u2019t remember to prioritise implementing our hard won lessons: values, culture, relationships, deep tech understanding; how will we pass it on? How will we stop history repeating itself?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-cunningham\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/Zoe-Cunningham-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-cunningham\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZoe Cunningham\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Softwire<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zoe is an award-winning lifelong technologist and currently works as a Director at Softwire, voted Best Large Company to Work for in 2023 &amp; 2024. A seasoned professional speaker, author and film actor, she is the host of The Digital Lighthouse, a podcast for CTOs and tech leaders. With 15+ years of delivering talks, workshops, and hosting panels, she is skilled at connecting with audiences of all sizes. She has been a main conference host, introducing speakers and sharing key insights at events such as the BBC\u2019s Develop conference and her speaking engagements span diverse venues, including Oxford University, the OECD in Paris, and the UK Treasury. Zoe has appeared as a news guest and presenter on major platforms including BBC One, BBC Worldwide, Sky News, Channel 4, and ITN.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zoe-cunningham\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Zoe&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 33 \/ 38; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:25&ndash;10:50<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break-2\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3872\" data-tax-session-topic=\"hiring\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI killed the coding interviews. Here\u2019s what Meta built instead<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How Meta replaced traditional coding interviews with AI-native hiring that measures adaptability, communication, and real-world engineering judgment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danit-nativ-navon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_887,h_887\/next\/2026\/01\/Danit-Nativ-Navon-scaled-e1769708355329.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danit-nativ-navon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDanit Nativ Navon\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3872\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3872\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI killed the coding interviews. Here\u2019s what Meta built instead<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">When Meta&#8217;s senior engineers couldn&#8217;t explain &#8216;vibe-coding,&#8217; we knew something broke. Traditional leadership tools failed, and we had to evolve. Learn how, at Meta, we changed how we hire, evaluate, and lead.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A while back, during one of Meta\u2019s new hire orientations, a senior manager froze when new hires asked him about &#8220;vibe-coding.&#8221; He nodded politely but clearly had no idea what they meant. That moment exposed more than a generational gap, it was a warning; The gap between how fast technology evolves and how fast leaders adapt is widening, and we must do something about it. ASAP.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Junior engineers now arrive with AI superpowers. The competitive advantage shifted from raw technical skill to adaptation speed, from code quality to communication, and from knowing frameworks to catching AI hallucinations. This forced Meta to rethink how we hire, evaluate, and lead.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We built AI-native coding interviews that measure adaptation, not memorization. We learned to evaluate talent without the traditional technical signals, and shifted the skills we look for when hiring, promoting, and assessing performance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We also changed how we lead: leaders have to use AI themselves before teaching their teams. They learn to adapt , rather than using specific tools, so they can evaluate whatever shows up next. They needed to learn how to leverage AI without the price of dependency. We realized AI accelerates junior engineers faster than any technology we&#8217;ve seen, but despite the panic about job losses, AI can help ambitious engineers break in and move up, but only if their leaders understand how to guide them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I&#8217;ll share what we learned, and the frameworks we developed. I\u2019ll share the mistakes we made, and what actually works when there\u2019s no playbook. You&#8217;ll leave knowing what skills matter now, how to evaluate talent differently, and how to lead when yesterday&#8217;s answers don&#8217;t apply anymore.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>AI-native coding interviews: How we rebuilt coding interviews to evaluate adaptation and not memorization.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>New evaluation criteria: What skills actually predict engineering success when AI changes the competitive advantage<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Leadership frameworks for AI adoption: How to train leaders to use AI themselves and guide teams without creating dependency<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Data-backed insights on junior engineers: Why AI accelerates junior engineers faster than any previous technology and how to leverage that effectively despite job loss fears<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danit-nativ-navon\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Danit-Nativ-Navon-scaled-e1769708355329-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danit-nativ-navon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDanit Nativ Navon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Meta<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Meta, Danit pioneered AI-enabled coding interviews, making it the first major tech company to adopt AI-native evaluation for engineering talent.<\/p>\n<p>She also coaches leaders through AI-driven change and helps new hires to integrate AI skills into Meta&#8217;s engineering environment. A self-described late adopter who chose to evolve rather than fall behind, Danit now helps others step confidently into the AI era. Her global journey across Israel, Singapore, Mexico, and London informs her practical,<br \/>\npeople-first approach to engineering leadership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/danit-nativ-navon\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Danit&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3829\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Reading the game: Mental skills for high-performing engineering teams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A relatable look at how reading team dynamics, stress signals, and motivation unlocks stronger performance than technical skill alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cathy-pank\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1031,h_1382\/next\/2026\/01\/Cathy1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cathy-pank\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCathy Pank\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSnappet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering &amp; AI Enablement Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3829\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3829\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Reading the game: Mental skills for high-performing engineering teams<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A knee injury turned me from player to coach. Watching from the sidelines taught me that understanding how people work matters more than technical skills alone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two years ago, a serious knee injury stopped me from playing sports. Instead of losing contact with my over-30s women&#8217;s football team whilst I recovered, I volunteered to coach from the sidelines\u2014something I&#8217;d never done before. Suddenly, I was watching the same game from a completely different angle.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the pitch, I&#8217;d naturally lead by example and being a good team player. From the sidelines, I started seeing the whole picture and all the people interacting with each other: Who goes quiet when they make a mistake versus who gets visibly frustrated? Who needs a confidence boost before they&#8217;ll attempt something challenging? Who plays better with direct instructions versus space to be creative? Who says they are fine but actually are struggling inside?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In my work life I&#8217;d focused on balancing teams with skills, experience and temperaments but hadn&#8217;t consciously considered the psychology of teams. When I started to do this with my sport team the parallels to motivating engineering teams hit me immediately.<br>Sports coaches often say &#8220;&#8221;the game is 80% mental and 20% physical.&#8221;&#8221; If you relate this to software engineering, we are saying that performance of a team is 20% technical skills and 80% mental skills. Yet in attempting to improve teams we are regularly focusing on the technical skills and process improvements.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is about learning to &#8220;&#8221;read the game&#8221;&#8221;\u2014to observe your team as a whole and the individual parts at the same time, and the importance of them understanding about each other.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best teams aren&#8217;t just technically capable\u2014they understand each other.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn why observing behavioural patterns in your team members is important<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand why creating psychological safety for people to say &#8220;I&#8217;m having a tough time today&#8221; makes teams stronger, not weaker<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover practical techniques for helping team members understand each other&#8217;s stress signals, motivations, and working styles<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn why a plan should be aligned to the strengths and weaknesses of the team<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cathy-pank\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1031\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Cathy1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cathy-pank\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCathy Pank\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering &amp; AI Enablement Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Snappet<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Cathy is an Engineering Lead at Snappet, an edtech company in the Netherlands. Originally from the UK, she&#8217;s spent the last decade working in the Netherlands and earlier a year in Spain. With 30 years in IT spanning roles between developer and CTO, she&#8217;s learned that technical skills alone don&#8217;t make teams perform well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A serious knee injury two years ago paused her playing field hockey and football but started her coaching journey from the sidelines. This shift revealed insights about team dynamics and psychological safety that enhanced how she leads engineering teams.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy is passionate about coaching, continuous learning, and showing up authentically at work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cathy-pank\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Cathy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 54 \/ 71; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">12:10&ndash;13:35<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break-2\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 72 \/ 77;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3827\" data-tax-session-topic=\"hiring\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Guardrails, not gates: Scaling juniors in the AI era<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How automated guardrails let junior engineers ship faster with AI, while protecting quality, safety, and senior reviewer sanity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1726,h_1726\/next\/2025\/11\/Rick-Clegg-e1769611478146.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRick Clegg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWise\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper Experience Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3827\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3827\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Guardrails, not gates: Scaling juniors in the AI era<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:40 &#8211; 14:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Wise onboards 50 grads annually. AI helps them code fast, but batch size is causing real senior review fatigue. I\u2019ll share how we use automated guardrails to maintain safety without burning out the team.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\u2019ve spent over a decade leading engineering teams and lately the industry has shifted. Companies are asking why they should hire juniors when AI can just do the work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Wise we take the opposite view. We continue to hire 50 graduates every year because we believe AI is a massive enabler for unlocking early careers talent.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, this opportunity brings a new challenge. AI allows our juniors to move incredibly fast. Our power users are producing 37% more Pull Requests than their peers. This surge in velocity proves their potential, but it brings concerns about work slop and growing PR batch sizes. We simply cannot rely on human reviewers to catch every quality issue in this new volume of code.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I will share what guardrails we have put in place to let them move at the speed of a start up. We have introduced systems such as automated canary analysis and engineering maturity checks. This isn&#8217;t just about preventing bugs. It is about giving juniors the psychological safety to ship to production and learn faster.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I worry that if we reject early careers now, we lose our next seniors. I\u2019ll share real stories from our academy, like interns fixing production issues on day one. You will leave with a plan to turn the AI uncertainty into your biggest advantage, using guardrails to make high velocity hiring safe and scalable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies to handle the 37% PR volume spike and increased batch sizes caused by AI-assisted juniors.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to mitigate work slop using your own AI engineering hub.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Moving from &#8220;Review Gates&#8221; to &#8220;Production Guardrails&#8221; using automated canary analysis.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A practical guide for scaling a graduate pipeline by treating AI as a productivity asset, not a replacement.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1726\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/11\/Rick-Clegg-e1769611478146-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRick Clegg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Developer Experience Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Rick is the Developer Experience Lead at Wise, where he owns the internal developer platform built on Backstage. He drives productivity by engineering &#8220;paved roads&#8221;\u2014golden paths with automated guardrails that balance startup velocity with banking-grade security. With over 20 years of engineering leadership experience, Rick specializes in scaling DevEx and DevOps cultures. He also directs the WiseStart Academy, ensuring early-career engineers are rapidly enabled to contribute meaningfully. Rick is passionate about creating environments where platform engineering allows teams to move fast without breaking things.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rick&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3874\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Four dimensions of burnout: An anti-burnout framework for the AI era<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A practical framework to help engineering leaders recognize burnout early, rebalance demands, and recover while staying effective and healthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2020\/08\/DominikaRogala_portrait-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDominika Rogala\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood Job Coffee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder and Tech Leaders Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3874\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3874\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Four dimensions of burnout: An anti-burnout framework for the AI era<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Burnout hits the engaged leaders who keep giving, not the ones who don\u2019t care. Using the four-dimensional burnout model and the resources vs. demands framework, this talk gives you and your team practical tools to navigate burnout, overload, and sustainable leadership in the AI era.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here\u2019s what surprised me most about leadership burnout: you have to burn to burn out. It\u2019s not the checked-out managers who struggle \u2013 it\u2019s the caring, committed ones.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the past few years, leaders\u2019 mental well-being has been my main focus. Through coaching engineering managers and navigating high-pressure leadership roles myself, I\u2019ve built a practical anti-burnout framework based on burnout research \u2013 and, unexpectedly, parenting psychology.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Typical \u201cjust take a vacation\u201d advice ignores why leaders burn out in the first place. Modern tech work is changing fast, and AI, hyperconnectivity, constant adaptation, and endless responsiveness are increasing not only the pace of work, but also the emotional and cognitive load behind it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here\u2019s what actually works.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The four dimensions of burnout \u2013 exhaustion, emotional distance, loss of efficacy, and the gap between who you think you should be and who you actually are. Learn to recognize how each dimension shows up in yourself, your team, and modern engineering culture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Resources vs. demands framework \u2013 a systematic way to map emotional, physical, and mental loads against the resources actually available to individuals, teams, and organizations. Find the dangerous imbalances before they quietly become the default.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Practical ways to reduce overload and work more sustainably \u2013 what leaders can change in their own habits, teams, and organizations to support performance without burning out the people who care the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taking care of yourself is hard, especially for engineering brains that want clear systems. That\u2019s why I built this anti-burnout framework \u2013 to turn well-being into something understandable and actually doable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because the leaders we need most are the ones who care deeply \u2013 and we need you to stay healthy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Four-dimensional burnout framework \u2013 understand exhaustion, emotional distance, loss of efficacy, and identity gap in yourself, your team, and modern engineering culture<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Resources vs. demands audit \u2013 map emotional, physical, and cognitive loads against the resources available at the individual, team, and organizational level<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Sustainable leadership practices \u2013 practical ways to reduce overload, redesign work patterns, and support performance without burning people out<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Burnout in the AI era \u2013 understand how AI-driven acceleration, hyperconnectivity, and constant adaptation reshape burnout dynamics in modern tech work<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical anti-burnout tools \u2013 simple, science-based techniques to improve recovery, reduce cognitive overload, and work more sustainably under pressure<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/DominikaRogala_portrait-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDominika Rogala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder and Tech Leaders Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Good Job Coffee<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominika works with CTOs, engineering managers, and tech leads \u2014 as a partner helping them navigate organizational complexity. With a system-first, evidence-based approach, she helps leaders see what&#8217;s really going on in their teams and change how things actually work.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>She served as VP of Engineering at NeuroDevice, and Engineering Manager at Vector Technologies and Intel. As a mother of three, she finds daily parallels between parenting and leadership \u2014 and brings that perspective to her work with tech teams.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>When she wants to celebrate something, you&#8217;ll find her with a good cup of coffee \u2013 hence the name Good Job Coffee!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dominika&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3826\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The AI-augmented leader: Architecting your own virtual Chief of Staff<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A practical case study on building a personal AI assistant to reduce context switching, automate management work, and reclaim strategic focus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_552,h_552\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKraken\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3826\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3826\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The AI-augmented leader: Architecting your own virtual Chief of Staff<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Engineers have Cursor; leaders play &#8220;Calendar Tetris.&#8221; This case study shows how to build a personal AI assistant using commercial tools. Learn to automate toil, manage high-volume context, and reclaim time for strategic impact.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The AI market is currently obsessed with the Individual Contributor. Tools like Cursor and Cloud Code have revolutionized the IDE, allowing engineers to ship features and crush complexity at record speeds. But as Engineering Leaders, we have been largely left out of this revolution. Our &#8220;IDE&#8221; isn&#8217;t a code editor; it is a fragmented ecosystem of calendars, documents, and messaging apps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While our teams move faster, we find ourselves bogged down, playing &#8220;Calendar Tetris&#8221; and drowning in context switching. Since the release of ChatGPT 2.5, I have been on a mission to fix this imbalance. I wanted to answer a simple question: Can I build a personal AI assistant that actually understands the context of engineering leadership?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session, I will walk you through the architecture of my personal AI system built using existing commercial tools. We will move beyond basic chat prompts and look at how to automate the &#8220;heavy lifting&#8221; of management. We will cover how to use AI to:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Streamline meeting preparation and context gathering.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Stay on top of a high volume of conversations across multiple teams and projects.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Reduce the manual toil required for operational data analysis.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Act as a &#8220;strategic coach&#8221; to help you prioritize between short-term fires and long-term goals.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave with a blueprint for building your own assistant\u2014one that handles the noise so you can focus on the signal, the strategy, and your people.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The &#8220;&#8221;Leader\u2019s Stack&#8221;&#8221;: A walkthrough of the specific commercial tools and integrations used to build a low-maintenance, high-impact personal assistant.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Managing Scale: How to use AI to summarize and track context across dozens of concurrent streams without losing the details.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The AI Coach: Techniques for using LLMs to analyze your schedule and tasks, helping you enforce prioritization between the urgent and the important.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>From Toy to Tool: How to move past the novelty of LLMs and make it into a centralised IDE that help you become a more impactful leader?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 96 \/ 101; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:40&ndash;16:05<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break-2\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 102 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3876\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Rethinking how distributed teams deliver complex tech<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical patterns for delivering complex work across distributed teams while improving inclusion, decision quality, and team autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_252,h_252\/next\/2025\/07\/Diane-Lee-Pretorius-e1752191292752.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiane-Lee Pretorius\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaymentology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3876\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3876\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Rethinking how distributed teams deliver complex tech<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:10 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A practical playbook for empowering individuals and delivering complex technical products across distributed teams without sacrificing inclusion or autonomy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a world where teams are more distributed than ever, managers and senior ICs need to evolve their collaboration styles and step into the future of work. Gone are the days of huddling 10 people in a room with a whiteboard, dry erase markers, sticky notes and way too much coffee in the hope that somehow intellectual osmosis happens and we&#8217;re miraculously all aligned. That approach does kinda get the job done, let&#8217;s be honest here, but while we&#8217;re at the honesty bit, let&#8217;s also concede that eating a hamburger with a spoon also gets the job done with the same degree of efficiency.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Old-school collab can also lend itself heavily to the &#8220;get in that room and don&#8217;t come out til you&#8217;re done&#8221; vibe that not only strips autonomy and trust away from our most highly respected engineers but also creates ridiculously expensive meetings (hello, 6 staff engineers and 2 principals in one room). Don&#8217;t get me started on the impact this has on inclusion (and yes, I still care deeply about this, and you should too).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In my experience, some of the best technical decisions have been a byproduct of allowing folk to simmer over what was being discussed \u2014 to think asynchronously, sketch ideas in their own time, pressure-test assumptions, and come back sharper. The quieter, more pensive folk who aren&#8217;t the loudest in meetings tend to stare deeply into the Miro\/Notion abyss\u2026 sometimes with a little help from modern tools that help them organise thoughts or explore alternatives \u2014 and then \u2192 lightbulb!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Inclusion isn&#8217;t giving someone your paint and letting them paint their own canvas. It&#8217;s allowing people to add colour to your monochromatic genius and, fam, this method we&#8217;ve been using to fuel some of our biggest projects in Pleo has resulted in some pretty spectacular technicolor masterpieces!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you&#8217;ll have me, I have some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G tips and tricks to share about how to successfully build and launch technically complex features requiring cross-domain\/cross-team collaboration with engineers, PMs and domain leads distributed all over this beautiful blue speck of ours (aka the Earth), while empowering our teams to be the best versions of themselves yet.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next evolution of collaboration is human-led, AI-assisted, and designed to amplify thinking and level the playing field \u2014 so no one feels like they don\u2019t belong.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A clear picture of what effective collaboration looks like in 2026 and beyond &#8211; moving past synchronous, room-centric rituals toward more inclusive, distributed ways of working.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why empowering engineers and cross-functional partners isn\u2019t a \u201cnice to have,\u201d but a practical lever for higher engagement, better technical decisions, and faster, more sustainable delivery.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Concrete patterns for enabling asynchronous thinking that give quieter voices space to contribute and improve the quality of outcomes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Real-world examples from complex, cross-domain initiatives showing what worked, what didn\u2019t, and what we\u2019d do differently next time.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Actionable techniques attendees can apply immediately in their next project &#8211; from shaping collaboration norms to structuring work so teams can do their best thinking.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/07\/Diane-Lee-Pretorius-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiane-Lee Pretorius\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Paymentology<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diane Lee Pretorius is an engineering leader who thrives at the intersection of people, systems, and delivery. With over a decade of experience across startups and global organisations, she specialises in building empowered, high-performing teams that ship complex technical products in distributed environments. D-Lee is known for her human-first approach to leadership, pairing strong technical judgement with inclusive collaboration and asynchronous ways of working. Passionate about mentoring and growing future leaders, she shares practical lessons from real-world delivery to help engineering teams work better together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Diane-Lee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 110 \/ 113;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3834\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Game time: A playbook to (unsuccessfully) 10x in a week and (successfully) 10x in a year<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A candid scaling story about why rushed 10x efforts fail, and how disciplined metrics, culture, and architecture win over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2160,h_2160\/next\/2022\/07\/plum_headshot.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlum Ertz\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Director, Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3834\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3834\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Game time: A playbook to (unsuccessfully) 10x in a week and (successfully) 10x in a year<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:50 &#8211; 17:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regardless of if someone is going through hypergrowth, just onboarding their first customers, or has already scaled ten times over, this talk will cover how to not let perfect get in the way of good when on a tight timeline, and how \u201cmore time\u201d needs to be paired with removal of bias towards existing patterns, continuous cross-functional advocacy, and strong metrics and milestones to drive success.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cIf you build it, they will come\u201d works great for sports fiction, but the reality is we don\u2019t start out building for scale &#8211; we build to see if it works first. For some, the scale never comes. For one telehealth company, the scale came pretty much overnight &#8211; and we fumbled it pretty hard.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, we\u2019ll follow the story of how to prepare for high scale (and the gotchas that got us) with a scrappier approach in a seven-day timeframe, and how having more time alone didn\u2019t guarantee us the win next time around. We\u2019ll dive into the playbook for scaling the architecture while operating it in parallel &#8211; not only the services and tools, but also the larger technical strategy and cultural shifts that were required to break us out of our structural slump and help us score a major scaling goal.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When approaching scaling challenges (or any large system-wide architectural challenge):<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Start somewhere &#8211; don&#8217;t let perfect be the enemy of good<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>More time does not mean better outcomes on its own<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand your critical path and follow it from start to finish<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Find your guiding metric\/north star and measure against it regularly and consistently<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We will discuss load testing tooling, automation approaches, system benchmarking, as well as organizational\/technical strategy elements.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/07\/plum_headshot-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlum Ertz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Director, Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Ro<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plum Ertz is a Senior Director of Engineering, baker of noms, and casual economist, with a degree in one of those things. Their main areas of expertise are on the front end, with a focus on accessibility and web standards. They have applied those skills as employee number 8 and number 800 in the marketing, media, and fintech spaces, building everything from interactive multimedia experiences at live events to quizzes about sexy fruits. Plum is presently bolstering a strong culture of accessibility in the direct-to-patient healthcare space as a Director of Software Engineering at Ro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Plum&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 116 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4715\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Closing remarks from the hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4715\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4715\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:20 &#8211; 17:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Closing remarks from the hosts: <strong>Meri Williams<\/strong>, <strong>Sarah Wells<\/strong>, and <strong>Suhail Patel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ChromeRose<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meri is an experienced CTO and leader of technology organisations. They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d66b93983d42c2f989113401ade429c5\" id=\"h-making-technical-choices-stage-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Making technical choices stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee-3\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4249\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4249\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4249\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 18 \/ 23;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4940\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">We doubled engineering productivity at eBay, but couldn&#8217;t change culture<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn why eBay\u2019s productivity transformation succeeded technically, but stalled culturally, and what leaders can take from it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_449,h_446\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrive Market\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4940\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4940\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>We doubled engineering productivity at eBay, but couldn&#039;t change culture<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:10 &#8211; 09:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">This is the story of eBay&#8217;s company-wide Velocity initiative, which doubled engineering productivity across all 5000 engineers, but still could not save the company from its own pathological organizational culture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once a stock market darling and a pioneering hyperscaler in the 1990s and early 2000s, eBay has been in steady decline since the 2010s. A household name with a flat business, eBay has been unable to make substantive strides in its market reach or its engineering outcomes in the last 15 years. What happened?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Randy was a Distinguished Architect at eBay from 2004 to 2011, and returned as Chief Architect and VP of Platform Engineering from 2020 to 2022. As Chief Architect, he led the company-wide Velocity initiative, which has continued to double engineering productivity across the board. By executing a pretty standard DevOps playbook, this has been an unqualified success on the engineering side. In the three years since, teams have improved on all of the DORA software delivery metrics, and report better collaboration and developer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time, improvements have stagnated, and teams consistently struggle to reach Elite status or to alter the overall trajectory of the business. This talk is an insider\u2019s attempt to make sense of this seeming contradiction between micro-successes and macro-failures, and attempts to abstract 20 years of participation and observation into a set of actionable lessons for any organization attempting to transform itself.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>We will deep dive into the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Strategy and Planning<\/strong>, encompassing Learned Helplessness, the Innovator\u2019s Dilemma, and Centralized Waterfall Planning<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Execution and Delivery<\/strong>, covering Massive Coordinated Releases, and the &#8220;Feature Factory&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Organizational Culture<\/strong>, epitomizing Westrum\u2019s pathological culture with zero-sum thinking, empire building, risk aversion, and a constitutional inability to acknowledge failures<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-will-learn\">You will learn<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>how to successfully execute a massive technical transformation across thousands of people using the Accelerate \/ DevOps playbook<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>why a technical transformation by itself is not enough<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>how we would have done things differently in hindsight<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thrive Market<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d14c556-7f50-40a1-9d2f-51ba95a54be0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e6179ea-e42c-4595-acc7-d96e753d5541\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Randy Shoup serves as SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market. With more than 30 years of experience building distributed systems and leading high-performing teams, he has held senior technology leadership roles at eBay, Google, Stitch Fix, and WeWork. He also mentors CTOs, advises organizations, and shares his perspectives widely. A frequent conference speaker on software and engineering leadership, he is particularly interested in how culture, technology, and organizational design intersect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Randy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 27 \/ 32;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4724\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Agentic triage for tackling technical debt<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A practical look at using agents to separate urgent system issues from backlog noise, without removing human judgment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_416,h_416\/next\/2026\/05\/unnamed-e1780046027989.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Edwards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVercel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Solutions Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4724\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4724\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Agentic triage for tackling technical debt<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:55 &#8211; 10:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000026928,\"width\":\"279px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000026928\" style=\"width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 642w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">The dreaded &#8216;monitoring review&#8217; meeting is a time sink for most developers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It&#8217;s rare to see even the most polished production systems running without any errors. The more logging and alerting you introduce, the harder it is to distinguish between signals that must be fixed, what should be addressed soon, and what can safely live on a backlog until the end of time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session we look at what happens when you stop trying to fix everything, and start using agents to focus on what&#8217;s important. We&#8217;ll explore what it looks like to hand off the reading, ranking, and even the first pass of remediation to agents, whilst maintaining the human in the loop and the code quality and safety guardrails that matter.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We&#8217;ll share a practical approach to agent-assisted error triage you can apply to your own systems, alongside a clear picture of where human judgement remains essential.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/unnamed-e1780046027989-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Edwards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Solutions Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Vercel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sam Edwards is a London-based Solutions Architect at Vercel who works with large enterprises on frontend infrastructure and agentic workflows. Before Vercel, he helped lead a full-stack migration for a luxury retail site and held engineering roles across broadcast media and health tech. Sam has a particular interest in monitoring, observability and productionisation, as well as how the emerging craft of orchestrating agentic fleets is touching nearly every role in the technical sphere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 33 \/ 38; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:25&ndash;10:50<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break-3\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3871\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Designing neuro-inclusive incident management<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how small, intentional changes to incident management reduce cognitive load, support neurodivergent engineers, and strengthen system reliability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_763,h_763\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3871\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3871\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Designing neuro-inclusive incident management<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Incident response processes can disproportionately disadvantage neurodivergent engineers. This talk shows how small, intentional changes to incident management can reduce cognitive load, support neurodivergent engineers, and improve reliability for everyone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When incidents happen, on-call engineers are expected to reason about complex systems under intense time pressure, ambiguity, and social stress. Yet most incident management practices quietly assume strong working memory, rapid context switching, comfort with implicit rules, and emotional resilience under impact escalation. Those assumptions disproportionately disadvantage neurodivergent engineers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ADHD responders pay heavily for context switching and memory load. Autistic responders are forced to infer implicit expectations under stress. Anxious responders face amplified threat perception when escalation, severity, or stakeholder expectations are unclear. The current processes also increase operational risk for teams as a whole. Unclear ownership, emotional escalation, misunderstood decisions, mistaken actions, fragmented communication and missed handoffs are not just human problems; they are systemic problems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk reframes incident management as a designed system, not just a runbook. If anything, the more complex and detailed a runbook is written, the quicker it gets out-of-sync, becomes inconsistent, and too overwhelming to read. Drawing on real incident patterns and leadership experience from various organisation sizes and structures as a neurodivergent engineer, this talk explores how cognitive load, ambiguity, and emotional pressure show up during incidents and how leaders can redesign response processes to be more predictable, explicit, and humane without slowing teams down.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will learn practical, low-cost changes they can make immediately: reducing cognitive complexity in runbooks and alert descriptions, making expectations explicit, eliminating backchannels (with a caveat), narrating visuals and metrics, defining severity by impact rather than emotion, allowing emotional processing (separately from execution), permission to slow down\/have a break\/hand over, designing clearer on-call and recovery practices, and building the incident management muscle memory through trainings, game days\/hours and shadowings. These changes improve inclusion, decision-making, and system reliability at the same time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A new way to look at incident management as a socio-technical system with cognitive constraints<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Concrete practices to reduce cognitive load during incidents<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Leadership tools for building incident response skills across diverse teams and brains<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/Dianing-Yudono-small-e1769707632953-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDianing Yudono\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Career Coach<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dianing Yudono is a neurodivergent software engineer and professional coach who helps technologists navigate career transitions, leadership challenges, and organisational change. Having experienced multiple role changes, reorgs, and the loss of her own support network, she learned how critical the right support can be. She now coaches engineers, designers, and managers to identify the support they need, regain confidence, and thrive in evolving roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dianing-yudono\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dianing&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3839\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Dojo&#8217;s leap from 90 clusters to one golden path<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How a single golden path replaced massive platform sprawl, delivering self-service, safer defaults, and real operational leverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ell-sullivan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_310,h_310\/next\/2026\/01\/Ell-Sullivan-e1769683761788.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ell-sullivan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEll Sullivan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDojo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3839\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3839\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Dojo&#039;s leap from 90 clusters to one golden path<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A case study on taming extreme tech sprawl of 90 K8s clusters, 11 databases technologies, 4 SDLCs. I&#8217;ll share how our &#8216;One PR, One YAML&#8217; tool, Orchestra, created one golden path to operational leverage.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How does tech sprawl happen? You wake up one day to find your organisation is running 90 Kubernetes clusters, supporting 11 different database technologies, and trying to manage 4 distinct, incompatible SDLCs. That was our reality. This is the case study of Dojo&#8217;s journey from chaos to centralisation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The cost of this sprawl was enormous: disparate security implementations and reliability practices, and a developer experience full of friction. This talk details our &#8220;&#8221;Platform Leap&#8221;&#8221; on a strategic initiative to centralise by building the Dojo Creator Platform and treating our internal platform as a first-class product.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The catalyst for success was Orchestra: our &#8216;One PR, One YAML&#8217; workload specification and CLI. This single, self-service abstraction became our &#8220;&#8221;golden path.&#8221;&#8221; It allowed us to enforce reliability, quality, and security standards by design, not by committee.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This platform leap solved our sprawl problem and delivered immense operational leverage. By enabling true self-service, we allowed our engineering organisation to scale, delivering more features with less friction and without a linear increase in platform team overhead.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn how to quantify and communicate the high cost of tech sprawl (e.g., &#8220;90 clusters&#8221;).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>See how a &#8216;One PR, One YAML&#8217; abstraction (Orchestra) can drive platform adoption and developer self-service.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand how to enforce &#8220;golden paths&#8221; to consolidate sprawl and measurably improve reliability and security.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gain a blueprint for achieving true operational leverage and scaling your engineering org efficiently.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ell-sullivan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Ell-Sullivan-e1769683761788-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ell-sullivan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEll Sullivan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Dojo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ell Sullivan is a Senior Staff Engineer at Dojo and a staff-plus technical leader based in London. He drives high-impact technical strategy and recently led the rollout of Dojo\u2019s Centralized Infrastructure Platform, navigating complex organizational and engineering challenges to transform a bottlenecked DevOps model into a scalable, self-service, product-led platform.<\/p>\n<p>A trusted architectural advisor to VPs and senior engineering leaders, Ell defines the golden paths that unlock operational leverage across the organization. As Chair of the Engineering Forum, he amplifies this impact by scaling technical thinking and best practices across teams. He is a passionate mentor, a key contributor to senior talent hiring, and a proud father of three daughters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ell-sullivan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ell&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4883\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Unlocking ROI through development, release, and experimentation velocity<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how faster, more reliable delivery pipelines can unlock experimentation ROI, improve release confidence, and drive compounding gains across teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1005,h_1005\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4883\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4883\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Unlocking ROI through development, release, and experimentation velocity<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:25 &#8211; 12:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"206px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most organizations invest in experimentation, expecting better decisions, faster learning, and higher ROI. Most don\u2019t get it\u2014not because their analysis is wrong, but because their delivery systems can\u2019t keep up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A best-in-class experimentation platform running on a monthly deployment cycle still limits teams to ~12 experiments per year. With a typical win rate, that results in only a handful of meaningful outcomes. The constraint isn\u2019t insight\u2014it\u2019s throughput.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk reframes experimentation as a delivery problem. Traditional experimentation tools sit on top of a velocity ceiling they cannot raise, while most unrealized ROI sits beneath that ceiling\u2014in manual approvals, fragmented tooling, and brittle release processes.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing on patterns from regulated industries, we\u2019ll explore how leading organizations are breaking through: moving to high-frequency, reliable delivery by standardizing workflows, embedding governance into pipelines, and adopting AI-assisted delivery models.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The takeaway is simple: when delivery velocity increases, every downstream metric improves\u2014from experimentation throughput to reliability and cost efficiency.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your experimentation ROI has plateaued, the problem isn\u2019t your analysis.<br>It\u2019s your ceiling.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Experimentation ROI is capped by delivery velocity\u2014not analytics capability<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Most hidden value sits inside the delivery pipeline, not the experimentation layer<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Increasing release velocity unlocks compounding gains across learning, reliability, and cost<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 30 years working in software, Martin has done a lot of things. Over that time working to deliver software at scale, to multiple platforms, with multiple technologies. He is now working with Harness, the modern software delivery platform to enable organizations and teams to deliver their software faster, more reliably, and more securely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Martin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 60 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3877\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building for reliability<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Reliability emerges from systems, teams, and decisions. Learn how to design, operate, and scale it intentionally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-pfajfar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1550,h_1550\/next\/2025\/11\/2023-03-30-Exec-head-shots-00280-1-scaled-e1764838556844.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-pfajfar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatej Pfajfar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3877\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3877\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building for reliability<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:40 &#8211; 13:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building reliable systems is a core tenet of good engineering. Yet, when reliable components are glued together, deviant behaviour often emerges. These can manifest as tricky bugs that take significant time and effort to identify, or broader incidents that hamper availability. Reliability needs to be considered across the sum of all parts rather than in just individual components.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Monzo engineering teams have built the UKs largest digital bank from scratch over a period of many years. In this talk, Matej discusses lessons learned and the properties engineering organisations need to have to build and maintain reliability at the core.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-pfajfar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1550\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/11\/2023-03-30-Exec-head-shots-00280-1-scaled-e1764838556844-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-pfajfar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatej Pfajfar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matej Pfajfar is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Monzo, the UK\u2019s largest digital bank with more than 13m customers. Before joining Monzo, Matej was an Engineering Director at Google from 2018, where he led engineering teams on Android. Prior to that, Matej was the Executive Director of Adacta, where he worked for nearly 16 years and led the development of one of the top rated core systems for insurance. Matej holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matej-pfajfar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matej&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 66 \/ 80; --inner-content-row: 7; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">13:10&ndash;14:20<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break-3\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3879\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Planning next moves: Improving performance when half your stack is someone else&#8217;s problem<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to measure latency, set realistic goals, and improve performance even when critical parts of your system are out of your control<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCursor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3879\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3879\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Planning next moves: Improving performance when half your stack is someone else&#039;s problem<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of my career has been spent making one big backend stay up, and go fast. My new job description is harder: keep a product fast when half the latency budget lives inside somebody else&#8217;s GPU cluster, every model provider degrades differently, and the honest answer to &#8220;&#8221;what is our time to first token?&#8221;&#8221; is &#8220;&#8221;which of the five numbers do you want?&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, what does building a reliable and performant product on top of a notoriously unreliable and under-performant AI models look like at Cursor? We&#8217;ll walk through the time-to-first-token pipeline from a user&#8217;s keystroke through client, network, agent server, inference proxy, and model provider: all the way through the (sometimes comical) ways each layer lies to you about where time went. We&#8217;ll learn about how you can&#8217;t skimp on the basics (good observability), how to set aggressive-but-achievable goals, and how sometimes, just a handful of relatively simple changes can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you work on a product that sits downstream of dependencies you don&#8217;t own, providers you can&#8217;t fire mid-request, and users who think your product is slow when really it&#8217;s the weather, this one&#8217;s for you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4199\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Accelerating sustainably with AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Scaling AI coding across teams requires culture shifts, standards, documentation, and thoughtful sustainable engineering practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/08\/Lawrence-Jones.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tincident.io\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4199\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4199\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Accelerating sustainably with AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000025849,\"width\":\"188px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png\" alt=\"incident.io\" class=\"wp-image-10000025849\" style=\"width:188px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2022\/05\/LeadDev-incident.io_.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI tools now write the majority of code at incident.io. Every engineer uses them, and the acceleration is real. But getting here was harder than anyone expected, and the hardest parts had nothing to do with the tools themselves.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent the last year watching this shift across our engineering team. We went from early skepticism to a messy middle\u2013some engineers seeing huge productivity boosts while others barely engaged\u2013to eventually getting the whole team on board. It took real investment to get there, and just installing the tools was the easy part.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How do you maintain engineering standards when AI writes most of your code? How do you onboard new engineers when leaning on AI too early means they never learn the system? What do you do when half your team is flying and the other half feels left behind?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ROI of almost all typical software tasks needs to be reconsidered. For example: we document our codebase more thoroughly than ever, because AI can&#8217;t follow conventions nobody wrote down. We&#8217;re codifying standards we kept in our heads for years so we can automate review. And we&#8217;ve learned that the time AI frees up might be its most valuable output \u2014 not to ship more, but to spend more time with the product, testing and scrutinising what&#8217;s being built rather than rushing to the next thing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I&#8217;ll share what worked, what didn&#8217;t, and what we still haven&#8217;t figured out. You&#8217;ll see how we closed the adoption gap across our team, the cultural norms we built around responsible use, and the uncomfortable trade-offs that come with going all-in. Everything you need if you want not only to go fast, but to keep going.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Lawrence-Jones-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Product Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">incident.io<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawrence Jones is a Founding Engineer at incident.io, where he&#8217;s spent the last few years helping take the product from zero to the AI-native incident platform it is today. He now leads engineering on AI SRE \u2014 an agent that investigates production incidents autonomously, digging through logs, metrics, traces and code changes to tell teams what&#8217;s gone wrong and how to fix it. Before incident.io he was a Principal Engineer at GoCardless, working across the SRE space and product. He&#8217;s a regular speaker at engineering conferences including LeadDev, and writes about AI engineering and incident response at blog.lawrencejones.dev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lawrence&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 96 \/ 101; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:40&ndash;16:05<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break-3\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 102 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3862\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Your problem isn\u2019t the monolith. It\u2019s the data.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How disciplined data ownership and contracts prevent architectural decay and enable systems to evolve without traumatic rewrites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_216,h_216\/next\/2026\/01\/Pramod-Sadalage-e1769705270541.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPramod Sadalage\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThoughtworks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1698,h_1698\/next\/2026\/01\/Prem-Chandrasekaran-e1769705002932.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrem Chandrasekaran\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThoughtworks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTech Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3862\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3862\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Your problem isn\u2019t the monolith. It\u2019s the data.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:10 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Every architecture tells a story, and most tragedies begin with messy data. This talk shows how clear ownership, contracts, and events can turn complexity into clarity and evolution into design.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We often blame the shape of a system for its troubles: \u201cIt\u2019s the monolith,\u201d or \u201cWe moved too slowly to microservices.\u201d In practice, the rot sets in earlier and deeper. It begins when anyone can write to any table, when cross-domain joins sneak into hot paths, when lifecycle and retention rules are inconsistently applied, and when teams share a database but not a vocabulary. The result is a system that erodes from the inside out. Not because it is a monolith, but because ownership ends at the code and never reaches the data.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk argues that data must be the structuring force of architecture. We will journey with Penultimate Markets, a global marketplace that scaled from a single deployment to a distributed platform, and see how disciplined data ownership shaped every step. In the monolith phase, aggregates anchored transactional boundaries; write logic lived inside the owning domain; other teams consumed contract-based read models rather than reaching into tables. Architectural fitness functions made these rules executable: blocking cross-domain joins, enforcing expand\/contract migrations, and validating event and read-model contracts continuously.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the platform expanded, different domains began to pull outward. Search needed low-latency regional scaling; tax required immutable records and long retention; payments demanded isolated failure domains and stricter SLAs. Instead of a flag day, the same data-first discipline guided decomposition. Seams defined by aggregates, events, and read models became extraction boundaries. Autonomy followed data ownership; duplication became intentional; consistency was managed with explicit choreography or orchestration rather than sprawling transactions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The point is not to romanticize monoliths or glorify microservices. It is to show that architectures endure when teams align on data lifecycles, not just APIs. If you can define, defend, and evolve data boundaries, your monolith will remain modular longer, and your inevitable decompositions will be evolutionary, not traumatic. You leave with pragmatic techniques you can adopt on Monday: encode ownership, publish contracts, verify them in CI, and make migrations safe by design. Do this, and your system will grow with your business rather than against it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to treat aggregates as transactional boundaries and keep writes local to the owning domain<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to replace table access with contract-based read models to decouple evolution<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to use events and process managers to coordinate cross-aggregate workflows without big transactions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to enforce discipline with architectural fitness functions focused on data, not just code<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to recognize when data lifecycles and governance push you beyond the monolith and how to decompose along existing seams&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Pramod-Sadalage-e1769705270541.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPramod Sadalage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thoughtworks<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pramod Sadalage is Director at ThoughtWorks leading the Modern Data Architecture service for North America, he enjoys the rare role of bridging the divide between database professionals and application developers. He is usually sent in to clients with particularly challenging data needs, which require new technologies and techniques. In the early 00\u2019s he developed techniques to allow relational databases to be designed in an evolutionary manner based on version-controlled schema migrations. He is co-author of Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures, co-author author for Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance, co-author of Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design, co-author of NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence, author of Recipes for Continuous Database Integration and continues to speak and write about the insights he and his clients learn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pramod-sadalage\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pramod&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Prem-Chandrasekaran-e1769705002932-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrem Chandrasekaran\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Tech Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thoughtworks<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prem is a technology leader and change agent with a solid track record of leading large technology teams and helping businesses tackle mission-critical challenges. Currently serving as the Market Tech Director at Thoughtworks, a global technology consulting company, he has close to 30 years of experience in leading software teams. He strives to enrich the lives of stakeholders and end-users while maintaining high internal and external quality. Passionate about the<br \/>\napplication of iterative methods and the use of open source software, Prem attempts to rapidly realize value. Over the past three decades, he has assisted a diverse range of clients across sectors such as financial services, online retail, education, and healthcare startups. His specialties include technical innovation, architecture, continuous delivery, agile\/iterative transformation, and employee development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prem-chandrasekaran\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Prem&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 116 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4715\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Closing remarks from the hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4715\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4715\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:20 &#8211; 17:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Closing remarks from the hosts: <strong>Meri Williams<\/strong>, <strong>Sarah Wells<\/strong>, and <strong>Suhail Patel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ChromeRose<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meri is an experienced CTO and leader of technology organisations. They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 3; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 3; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bcea11ea0da2ced86ffcdf473b4d805e\" id=\"h-building-for-production-stage-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Building for production stage<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 4 \/ 16; --inner-content-row: 6; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">08:00&ndash;09:00<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-arrival-and-coffee-4\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival and coffee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 16 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4248\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4248\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4248\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to Day 2 of LDX3 London 2026<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Host&#8217;s opening address.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 18 \/ 23;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3880\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"keynote\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Look for the Helpers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Design systems with real world users in mind, balancing tradeoffs, reducing risk, and maximizing impact through thoughtful iteration and practical threat modeling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-coldwater\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2020\/12\/Ian-Coldwater-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-coldwater\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Coldwater\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNCF\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKubernetes SIG Security Chair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3880\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3880\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Look for the Helpers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:10 &#8211; 09:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In dark times, we are told to look for the helpers. There are always people helping, and when you see the helpers, you\u2019ll know that there\u2019s hope.<br><br>As leaders, people look to us. How can we be the examples people are wishing to see?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Technology is built by the people who show up. This is a talk about showing up for each other, in the work we do and in our communities at home. Our work can be quiet and unseen, but every action makes a difference. From welcoming new contributors and growing new leaders to fighting for the users or helping our neighbors, every one of us can do so much good.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From a longtime organizer in both local and open source communities, here is a call to action with practical advice about steps we can take at work and at home to make things better for the people around us today.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are the ones we\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-coldwater\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Ian-Coldwater-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-coldwater\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Coldwater\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Kubernetes SIG Security Chair<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CNCF<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"user-profile__container\">\n<div id=\"user-profile__social\">\n<div class=\"user-profile__about\">\n<div class=\"user-profile__about-content\">Ian Coldwater is co-chair of Kubernetes SIG Security, a longtime community organizer, and a security researcher specializing in hacking and hardening Kubernetes, containers, and cloud native infrastructure. When they&#8217;re not busy making good trouble, they like to read all the docs, participate in Capture the Flag competitions, and eat a lot of pie.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-coldwater\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 27 \/ 33;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3843\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Lessons from 100 P0 incidents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Hard-won patterns for designing systems and leading teams to detect failures sooner, respond faster, and limit the blast radius.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dileep-kumar-pandiya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1160,h_1160\/next\/2025\/05\/pic-Dileep-Pandiya-1-e1769685409139.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dileep-kumar-pandiya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDileep Kumar Pandiya\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZoomInfo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3843\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3843\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Lessons from 100 P0 incidents<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:55 &#8211; 10:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Practical lessons from handling 100 P0 production incidents over 20 years, focusing on system design, incident response, observability, and leadership decisions that reduce impact and recovery time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the past 20 years, I have been directly involved in handling more than 100 P0 production incidents across large-scale, distributed systems. These incidents included full outages, severe performance degradation, and data integrity failures, often under significant time pressure and business impact.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk shares the most important lessons learned from being on the front line of those incidents. Rather than walking through individual war stories, it focuses on the recurring technical and organizational patterns that consistently shaped outcomes, both good and bad.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will explain how early system design decisions, alerting quality, ownership boundaries, and operational practices influence incident severity long before anything breaks. The talk also examines what actually helps teams stay effective during high-stress incidents and what tends to increase confusion, delay recovery or lead to burnout.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from real experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader, this session offers practical guidance on improving incident response, building more resilient systems and leading teams through P0 situations with clarity and confidence. The goal is not to eliminate incidents entirely, but to reduce their impact and help teams respond better when failures inevitably occur.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Recognize recurring patterns behind high-severity production incidents.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Design systems and alerts that surface problems earlier and more clearly.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Improve incident response by reducing cognitive load during P0 events.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Run incident reviews that lead to meaningful system and process changes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lead teams through production failures without blame or burnout.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dileep-kumar-pandiya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/pic-Dileep-Pandiya-1-e1769685409139-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dileep-kumar-pandiya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDileep Kumar Pandiya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ZoomInfo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dileep Pandiya is a Principal Engineer and AI strategist with over 20 years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade systems at Fortune 500 companies including ZoomInfo, Wayfair, Walmart, and IBM. At ZoomInfo he leads foundational engineering efforts that enhance reliability, AI-driven capabilities and data platform performance. Dileep regularly speaks at industry events, contributes to thought leadership on AI and distributed systems and mentors engineers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond coding and architecture, Dileep is passionate about sharing knowledge, whether it&#8217;s through speaking at conferences or writing about the future of AI and automation. His work has been recognized through industry awards, published research, and thought leadership in enterprise software.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dileep-kumar-pandiya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dileep &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 33 \/ 38; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">10:25&ndash;10:50<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-morning-break-4\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Morning Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5094\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Platform engineering for developers, architects &amp; the rest of us (AI agents)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>AI is raising the stakes for platform engineering. Learn how to build self-service platforms that support developers and AI systems safely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-bryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2024\/07\/Daniel-B.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-bryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Bryant\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSyntasso \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Product Marketing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5094\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5094\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Platform engineering for developers, architects &amp; the rest of us (AI agents)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI is accelerating software creation faster than organizations can safely operationalize it, increasing the demand for effective platform engineering. In this talk, Daniel Bryant explores why platform architecture is now as important as software architecture, introducing a practical three-layer model spanning applications, platform capabilities, and infrastructure. Attendees will learn how to design platforms as products, measure their impact, and create self-service capabilities that maximize the flow of value for both developers and AI-powered systems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Every-day engineering trade-offs can directly shape real-world outcomes, not just technical ones.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Supply chain weaknesses turn small decisions into large, downstream failures you still own.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u201cRisk\u201d is a comforting abstraction that hides who actually gets hurt when systems fail.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>You can delegate code and tools, but not responsibility for consequences.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Many software teams are now operating safety-critical systems\u2014whether they realise it or not.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-bryant\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Daniel-B-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-bryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Bryant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Product Marketing<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Syntasso <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"contextual-region node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"28166\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>Daniel Bryant is a long-time coder and platform engineer turned product marketer. He writes for InfoQ, O\u2019Reilly, and The New Stack and regularly presents at international conferences. In his copious amounts of free time, he enjoys running, reading, and travelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-bryant\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Daniel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3849\" data-tax-session-topic=\"reporting\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Detecting the dip: Turning noisy metrics into reliable production signals<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to move from noisy alerts to trusted signals by detecting the dips that actually matter to customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karina-celis-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1200,h_1200\/next\/2026\/01\/Karina-Celis-Jones-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karina-celis-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKarina Celis Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrueLayer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineer Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3849\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3849\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Detecting the dip: Turning noisy metrics into reliable production signals<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Detecting anomalies sounds simple\u2013until real client traffic enters the picture. I\u2019ll share how we learned to spot volume and conversion dips that matter, tune out the noise, and turn detection into trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we first started looking for anomalies in our payment metrics data, the goal was simple: catch issues before clients did. The reality, of course, wasn\u2019t that simple.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our first version looked only for \u201cvolume zero\u201d \u2013 complete outages. It worked for big events, but we quickly realised most of the pain lived in the subtle dips: the 10% drop at lunchtime, the steady weekend decline, the provider that failed only for one type of payments or even device. None of that showed up in the old alerts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So we built something smarter. We started calculating a predicted line for each client, based on the data we hold \u2013 recognising that every one of them has their own traffic rhythm. Then we added anomaly lines above and below it to capture what \u201ctoo high\u201d or \u201ctoo low\u201d really means in their context. It wasn\u2019t perfect, but with every iteration, the framework got better at noticing the right things, not just everything.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is about how we evolved the way we use our data: how we went from total outages to anticipating small dips, from arguing over false alarms to trusting our signals. I\u2019ll share what worked, what didn\u2019t, and how this journey taught us about technical patterns.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Start simple, then evolve with what your data actually teaches you.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Predicting traffic wasn\u2019t the hardest part; agreeing on what\u2019s normal was and how to alert on proper anomaly.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>We learned to separate signal from noise by measuring burn rate and treating false positives as feedback, not failure.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Collaboration between engineering and CSMs was key \u2013 alerts only work if the people closest to clients can understand and act on them.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Building detection wasn\u2019t just about models; it was about creating shared trust in what \u201can anomaly\u201d really means.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karina-celis-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Karina-Celis-Jones-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karina-celis-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKarina Celis Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineer Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">TrueLayer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Karina is a Venezuelan-born software engineering leader with over 15 years of experience turning complex systems into reliable, human-centred solutions. She has led engineering teams in travel, publishing, advertising, and now fintech at TrueLayer, where she focuses on performance, reliability, and people-first leadership. With a background in software development and a passion for team culture, she helps engineers grow through clarity, empathy, and practical problem-solving. Karina is a strong advocate for inclusive workplaces and believes the best teams are those that feel supported and challenged to do meaningful work.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karina-celis-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Karina&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4936\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From code to confidence: The missing layer in AI-powered development<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore why AI-powered development needs to move beyond generating code and focus on building confidence to ship safely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-collier\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/05\/Matt-Collier.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-collier\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Collier\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVercel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Solutions Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4936\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4936\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From code to confidence: The missing layer in AI-powered development<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:25 &#8211; 12:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000026928,\"width\":\"342px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000026928\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 642w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2023\/02\/Vercel-Logotype-blk-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">AI coding tools are rapidly improving our ability to produce code. But for engineering teams, producing code is not the bottleneck. Landing it is.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Vercel, we already feel this tension. A small CSS performance improvement, a layout shift fix, or an apparently harmless selector change can sit in review for weeks because the cost of being wrong is high. Every change has the potential to affect millions of customers, break critical product flows, introduce security risk, or wake someone up on pager duty. The hard part is not writing the diff. The hard part is building enough confidence to ship it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Matt has worked on agentic workflow adoption across many of the top enterprise teams worldwide. This talk explores the shift from code production to code landing as the next frontier for AI-assisted engineering. Today\u2019s AI coding conversation is mostly focused on generating more code, faster. But in a world where code becomes cheap, the most valuable thing is confidence: confidence that the change builds, passes the right tests, avoids regressions, rolls out safely, and can recover when something goes wrong.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-collier\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Matt-Collier-300x300.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-collier\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Collier\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Solutions Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Vercel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-collier\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Matt&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 60 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3855\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI in the trenches: Real-world wins without breaking things<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to integrate AI into real engineering workflows to boost delivery speed while keeping systems stable and teams confident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yigit-darcin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_583,h_583\/next\/2026\/01\/Yigit-Darcin-LeadDev-e1769688075956.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yigit-darcin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYi\u011fit Dar\u00e7\u0131n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrendyol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3855\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3855\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI in the trenches: Real-world wins without breaking things<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:40 &#8211; 13:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Discover how the biggest e-commerce company in Turkey, used LLMs and automation workflows to boost engineering speed by 30%\u2013improving tests, documentation, and delivery, while keeping production stable, developers confident, and AI adoption practical, measurable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every engineering leader wants AI-driven productivity\u2013but few achieve it without chaos. In this talk, I\u2019ll share how our teams integrated LLMs and automation tools like n8n, Cursor, A2A, and MCPs into a 2,000-engineer organization to deliver a 30% improvement in delivery speed while keeping production stable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This isn\u2019t a story about hype or magic prompts\u2013it\u2019s about engineering discipline, governance, and workflow design. You\u2019ll see how we automated testing, documentation, and code reviews; built smart pipelines; and measured impact in ways that developers trusted. I\u2019ll also share what didn\u2019t work\u2013over-automation, misaligned incentives, and cultural resistance\u2013and how we overcame them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will leave with practical strategies to safely scale AI adoption, boost team productivity, and blend human creativity with machine efficiency\u2013all without breaking the systems or the culture that make great engineering teams thrive.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re AI-curious or already experimenting, you\u2019ll leave with a playbook for:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn how to integrate LLMs and automation without disrupting production stability.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover practical methods to boost engineering productivity by 30%.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>See real examples of AI-driven testing, documentation, and code reviews.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand how to build trust and governance for safe AI adoption.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Take home a proven framework for scaling AI across large engineering teams.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yigit-darcin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Yigit-Darcin-LeadDev-e1769688075956-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yigit-darcin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYi\u011fit Dar\u00e7\u0131n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Trendyol<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Yi\u011fit Dar\u00e7\u0131n is a Director of Engineering at Trendyol, the largest e-commerce company in the region, where he leads data, ml and core technology teams of over 750 engineers. With more than 20 years of experience in scaling products and organizations, he focuses on building high-impact teams, engineering culture, and AI-driven productivity. Yi\u011fit has co-founded and exited two startups and is passionate about combining innovation, automation, and leadership to deliver real business value.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yigit-darcin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Yi\u011fit&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 66 \/ 80; --inner-content-row: 7; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">13:10&ndash;14:20<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-lunch-break-4\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3842\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Rebuilding the kitchen: Human connection in distributed engineering teams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical ways to rebuild trust, visibility, and human connection in remote teams by designing shared spaces, not adding more tools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/natalia-nazaruk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_404,h_404\/next\/2025\/07\/Natalia-Nazaruk-e1752187377998.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/natalia-nazaruk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatalia Nazaruk\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKingfisher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Squad Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3842\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3842\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Rebuilding the kitchen: Human connection in distributed engineering teams<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Distributed teams don\u2019t need more tools &#8211; they need shared spaces. This talk shares practical leadership patterns for rebuilding trust, visibility, and human connection through intentional social and collaboration spaces in remote engineering teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When teams went remote, we didn\u2019t lose productivity or tools.<br>We lost the shared, informal spaces where trust, learning, and real connection used to form.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Distributed teams rarely fail loudly. They drift quietly.<br>Effort becomes invisible. New joiners miss context. Leaders sense something is wrong, but nothing is obviously broken.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll show how engineering leaders can intentionally rebuild those shared spaces in fully remote and cross-country teams. Not by adding more meetings, but by designing social and collaboration spaces that replace informal, in-between moments.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using a simple metaphor of shared spaces, I\u2019ll share practical leadership approaches for rebuilding trust, visibility, and human connection across time zones and cultures. All examples come from real experience leading distributed engineering teams through growth and structural change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a practical, leadership-focused talk for managers who want their remote teams to feel connected, aligned, and human &#8211; not just productive.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because culture isn\u2019t lost in remote work.<br>It\u2019s just no longer accidental.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design shared social and collaboration spaces that replace informal, in-office moments in remote teams.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make work and effort visible without introducing micromanagement or extra meetings.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to maintain trust and human connection across time zones and cultural differences.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to intentionally scale team culture as distributed teams grow.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/natalia-nazaruk\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/07\/Natalia-Nazaruk-e1752187377998-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/natalia-nazaruk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatalia Nazaruk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Squad Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kingfisher<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natalia is an Engineering Squad Lead and mobile engineering leader with experience leading distributed, cross-country teams in large organisations. She focuses on building strong team culture, trust, and effective collaboration in remote-first environments. In her day-to-day work, she combines practical leadership patterns with a human-centred approach to engineering management. Natalia is active in engineering communities and regularly speaks at internal and external events, sharing real-world leadership lessons grounded in hands-on experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/natalia-nazaruk\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Natalia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3857\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Beyond timelines: Learning from incidents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to run post-incident reviews that surface human, cultural, and psychological factors, turning incidents into deeper learning and resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lyndsay-prewer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2026\/01\/Lyndsay-Prewer-e1769688265273.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lyndsay-prewer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLyndsay Prewer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEqual Experts Ltd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Consultant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3857\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3857\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond timelines: Learning from incidents<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Post-incident reviews often focus on timelines and technology, limiting learning. This talk shows how applying the Social Psychology of Risk helps leaders surface hidden psychological and cultural factors, improving understanding, trust, and organisational resilience.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Post-incident reviews often converge on familiar outputs: a timeline, contributing technical factors, insights into system behaviour, and a set of follow-up actions &#8211; frequently centred on monitoring, alerts, or process changes. While valuable, these outcomes rarely deliver the deeper learning needed to improve long-term individual and organisational resilience. They focus on what happened in the system, rather than how people experienced the incident while operating in its inception, moment of impact and recovery.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more effectively from incidents, engineering leaders must extend their practice beyond the physical language of systems, events, and actions, and intentionally explore the psychological and cultural dimensions that shape technical and non-technical decision-making and attitudes to risk. This talk demonstrates how the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) can be applied to post-incident reviews to achieve deeper, kinder, and more meaningful learning.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using the lenses of Workspace, Headspace, and Groupspace, the session shows how leaders can build stronger connections with review participants and surface often-hidden contributing factors. Most incident discussions remain in Workspace: tools, constraints, signals, and procedures. By also exploring Headspace (what people noticed, believed, felt, and prioritised) and Groupspace (relationships, hierarchy, norms, and power dynamics), leaders gain insight into how risk was perceived, decisions were made, and why actions made sense at the time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through real incident examples, attendees will see how subtle influences &#8211; such as confidence, doubt, incident history, and organisational pressure &#8211; shape decisions long before any \u201croot cause\u201d appears on a timeline. The talk demonstrates practical techniques for asking better questions, listening more effectively, and creating the psychological safety required for people to articulate these factors without fear or blame.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will leave with concrete approaches for facilitating post-incident reviews that go beyond technical analysis, strengthen leadership effectiveness, improve decision-making, and build teams and systems that are more resilient because they are better understood.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What the Social Psychology of Risk is and why it matters in post-incident reviews.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to use Workspace, Headspace, and Groupspace to analyse incidents more deeply.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practical questioning and listening techniques that surface psychological and cultural influences without blame.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How these insights improve leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and organisational resilience.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lyndsay-prewer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Lyndsay-Prewer-e1769688265273-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lyndsay-prewer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLyndsay Prewer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Consultant<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Equal Experts Ltd<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lyndsay is a qualified rocket scientist and an engineer at heart, with over 30 years experience of helping individuals, teams and organisations improve their software delivery.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 11 years he\u2019s been a consultant with Equal Experts, leading a range of engineering teams in the delivery of large-scale IT services. Problem domains have ranged from public sector organisations (UK\u2019s tax and passport offices) to global, online retailers. He loves helping bridge the gaps between user and business needs, engineering disciplines and service operation.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lyndsay-prewer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lyndsay&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 96 \/ 101; --inner-content-row: 3; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">15:40&ndash;16:05<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-afternoon-break-4\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 102 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3847\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The shadow culture: Why engineering principles fail under load<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Why engineering principles collapse under pressure, and how redesigning systems makes the right behavior the easy default.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manogna-machiraju\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_691,h_691\/next\/2024\/07\/Manogna-Machiraju-e1769686487558.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manogna-machiraju\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManogna Machiraju\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tATG Entertainment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3847\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3847\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The shadow culture: Why engineering principles fail under load<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:10 &#8211; 16:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">When pressure hits, culture breaks. This talk shows how system design drives behaviour and how leaders can redesign environments so principles survive real delivery pressure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every engineering organisation has principles: Quality first. Sustainable pace. Radical ownership. Yet when deadlines loom or incidents hit, teams often behave in direct opposition to them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not a failure of belief or competence. It is a system design failure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under pressure, organisations do not behave according to what they say they value. They behave according to what the system makes cheap, risky, or impossible. When shortcuts cost less than robustness, engineers are not breaking the culture. They are rationally navigating the environment they have been given.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from real incident reviews and delivery trade-offs, this talk explores Shadow Culture, the behaviour that emerges when principles collide with reality.For instance, in one incident review, we realised our Quality First principle collapsed not because teams did not care, but because our CI pipeline added over 30 minutes to every change. Fixing the system changed behaviour faster than any retro ever had.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rather than treating culture as something to communicate or reinforce, this session reframes it as a product that must function under load.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will introduce a practical framework for pressure-testing engineering principles using four product lenses:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Viability:<\/strong> Does this behaviour support the business under real delivery constraints?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Value:<\/strong> Does it genuinely reduce risk or improve outcomes?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Usability:<\/strong> Is the right behaviour easier than the shortcut?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Feasibility:<\/strong> Can teams realistically do this during incidents and deadlines?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders will learn how to spot where principles collapse under stress and how to redesign the environment so the right decision becomes the default rather than a heroic exception.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The Shadow Culture Audit:<\/strong> Learn to read system signals (PR shortcuts, skipped tests) to see what your culture actually is.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The Stress-Test Framework:<\/strong> How to apply product design constraints to your principles to ensure they hold under pressure.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Environment Redesign:<\/strong> Concrete shifts in leadership levers from CI\/CD friction to incentive structures\u2014that make the right decision the default, not a heroic exception.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manogna-machiraju\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Manogna-Machiraju-e1769686487558-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manogna-machiraju\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManogna Machiraju\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ATG Entertainment<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Manogna is a senior engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling product engineering teams in high-pressure, regulated environments. She has led organisations through rapid growth, platform modernisation, and major reliability improvements, while balancing delivery speed with quality, security, and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manogna-machiraju\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Manogna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 116 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4715\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Closing remarks from the hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_609,h_609\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndependent Technical Consultant &amp; Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1840,h_1228\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChromeRose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, NED &amp; Advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4715\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4715\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff326e;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>LDX3 London 2026 wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:20 &#8211; 17:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Closing remarks from the hosts: <strong>Meri Williams<\/strong>, <strong>Sarah Wells<\/strong>, and <strong>Suhail Patel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/Suhail-Patel-LeadDev-e1743092931968-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuhail Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suhail is the Principal Engineer at Monzo focused on building the Core Banking and Infrastructure Platform. His role involves serving as a technical authority on Monzo&#8217;s infrastructure which spans over two thousand microservices and leverages key infrastructure components like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Etcd and more. He focuses specifically in investigating deviant behaviour and ensuring services continue to work reliably in the face of a constantly shifting environment in the cloud.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suhail-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suhail&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sarah-Wells-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Technical Consultant &amp; Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a technology leader, consultant and conference speaker with a focus on engineering effectiveness, microservices, incident management, platform engineering, optimising for flow and technical strategy. She has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a developer, principal engineer and tech director across product, platform, SRE and DevOps teams.<\/p>\n<p>She spent over a decade working at the Financial Times, as it transformed from 12 releases a year to more than 20,000, embracing autonomous empowered teams and adopting microservices, DevOps, containers and platform engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the O\u2019Reilly book Enabling Microservice Success: Managing Technical, Organizational and Cultural Challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sarah-wells\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sarah&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2440de39-cd76-46b7-aea9-bdcd2c57500b-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO, NED &amp; Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ChromeRose<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meri is an experienced CTO and leader of technology organisations. They particularly enjoy helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organizations by working as a CTO coach and tech advisor \/ NED to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose.<\/p>\n<p>They have led teams ranging in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organizations from Procter &amp; Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Together with their wife, they run the micro-charity One Goes Up, which supports young women and non-binary folks in pursuing STEM education and careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/meri-williams\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Meri&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 4; 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--grid-times-row: 27 \/ 39;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 40;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4270\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Exploring how AI tools and evolving skill requirements are reshaping engineering careers, hiring practices, and growth paths for the next generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4270\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4270\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how AI is reshaping and reinventing the software development process, and what it means for individual developers, teams, and leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What are the steps between traditional and AI-native approaches to software development, and when should we take those steps?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How does the developer role change, and how will developers learn and improve as they write less code?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How can we prepare our teams and organisations now?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: learning for engineering teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hywel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 40;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4268\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical strategies for engineering leaders to prioritize ruthlessly, remove low-value work, and sustain team performance despite growing expectations and tighter resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering at Cint\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4268\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4268\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Engineer identity as AI reshapes how you work: How to lead teams through uncertainty and change<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders support the motivation, confidence, and professional identity of engineers navigating rapid and disorienting change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to respond to engineers questioning the value and future of their craft<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage cultural pressure to adopt AI when individuals have genuine doubts<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How AI can be positioned not as a threat, but as a tool that amplifies the impact and value of their teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/James-Da-Costa-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Da Costa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering at Cint<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"25471\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>James Da Costa is VP of Engineering at Cint where he leads teams building services which connect researchers with respondents at scale. He is passionate about coaching managers, building collaborative teams and creating delightful products.<\/p>\n<p>James has over 20 years of experience in tech and has worked in UI design, frontend and backend technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, he loves competitive sports, a good mystery novel and listening to his favourite podcast (You Are Not So Smart).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-da-costa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 40;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4273\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_269,h_269\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-e1739961958508.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4273\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4273\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Working with Product: How to align on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders build effective working relationships with Product when priorities shift quickly, and assumptions about what&#8217;s possible don&#8217;t always align.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to agree on what &#8220;good&#8221; looks like beyond shipping features<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to navigate trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term sustainability<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to handle situations where product ambition and engineering reality don&#8217;t match<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/12\/Oge-Opara-Nadi-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOge Opara-Nadi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oge Opara-Nadi is an engineering leader focused on building high-performing technology organisations, scaling teams and turning complex technical challenges into practical business outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>She has led engineering across startup and scale-up environments, with experience spanning platform strategy, organisational design, developer experience and AI-enabled product development.<\/p>\n<p>An experienced public speaker, Oge regularly shares insights on engineering leadership, delivery, organisational culture and building inclusive environments where teams can do their best work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oge-opara-nadi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oge&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; 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11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders recognize and respond to burnout in teams operating under sustained pressure, without waiting for the business to slow down.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI is adding cognitive load faster than organizations are acknowledging it. Engineers and leaders are feeling it, but the pressure to keep moving rarely lets up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-includes\">Discussion includes:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to spot burnout and cognitive overload in teams before it becomes a retention or performance problem<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make the case to the business for a sustainable pace when acceleration is the default expectation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to protect your own capacity as a leader when you&#8217;re absorbing pressure from both above and below<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Claire-Donald-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Donald\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CPTO Partner<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rational Partners<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claire Donald is a CPTO Partner at Rational Partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-donald\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 40;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2366\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to foster autonomy and trust in your teams while maintaining high velocity and strong alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrainline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2366\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2366\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders align boards and executives with the real capabilities, costs, and risks of AI, without being sidelined as blockers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI creates unrealistic expectations at the top, technology leaders are caught between advocacy and self-preservation. The challenge is building credibility with leadership while staying honest about what&#8217;s actually possible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set realistic expectations with leadership who&#8217;ve been exposed to AI hype<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate trade-offs, cost, timeline, and risk, in terms that the board responds to<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to advocate for rigor and investment in the SDLC without being seen as resistant to change<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Trainline<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gary is an Engineering Director at the European Travel business Trainline. He is passionate about developing leaders, empowering high-performing teams, and continuous improvement. His interests include coaching, sports, and spending time with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gary&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 28 \/ 40;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4301\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Scaling delivery in the AI era: How to stay in control when velocity is no longer the constraint<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How engineering leaders design platform teams that accelerate product delivery, maintain team autonomy, and avoid becoming organizational bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1005,h_1005\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4301\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4301\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Scaling delivery in the AI era: How to stay in control when velocity is no longer the constraint<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 11:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"180px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders maintain governance, quality, and accountability as delivery expectations grow faster than the structures designed to manage them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to embed governance and quality standards into the flow of delivery rather than bolting them on after the fact<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to move from lagging delivery metrics to real-time visibility that actually informs decisions about risk and pace<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make the case for delivery investment to CFOs and executive stakeholders in terms of business outcomes, not engineering metrics<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Martin-Reynolds3-Ross-ONeill-e1729680515823-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Field CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 30 years working in software, Martin has done a lot of things. Over that time working to deliver software at scale, to multiple platforms, with multiple technologies. He is now working with Harness, the modern software delivery platform to enable organizations and teams to deliver their software faster, more reliably, and more securely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/martin-reynolds\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Martin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 45 \/ 63;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 64;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4783\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Defining your engineering strategy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to design an executable engineering strategy that aligns technology, organization, and culture with real business goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alice-bartlett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_550,h_550\/next\/2023\/03\/P1120311-e1773171645429.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alice-bartlett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlice Bartlett\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRightmove\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4783\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4783\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Defining your engineering strategy<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 13:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A good engineering strategy is not just a technology roadmap or a wishlist. It&#8217;s an honest account of the challenges your organization faces and a coherent plan for overcoming them. Most strategies fail because they&#8217;re vague, disconnected from business goals, or too comfortable to drive real change. This workshop gives you a practical framework &#8211; Rumelt&#8217;s strategy kernel &#8211; and the space to apply it to your own context, with your peers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>This session will provide you with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A clear framework for diagnosing the core technical challenge facing your organization<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The tools to write guiding principles that help your teams say no to the wrong things<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Practice turning a diagnosis into concrete, coordinated actions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A way to stress-test your strategy for wishful thinking and vague language before it reaches your stakeholders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alice-bartlett\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/P1120311-e1773171645429-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alice-bartlett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlice Bartlett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rightmove<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alice Bartlett\u00a0is a Head of Engineering at Rightmove. She has led technology strategy and delivery at scale, including content architecture and AI-driven product programmes at the Financial Times, and co-developed the FT\u2019s 10-year sustainability strategy as part of its Next Generation Board.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alice-bartlett\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alice&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4270\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Exploring how AI tools and evolving skill requirements are reshaping engineering careers, hiring practices, and growth paths for the next generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4270\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4270\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI and the software development lifecycle: what will change and what will stay the same?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how AI is reshaping and reinventing the software development process, and what it means for individual developers, teams, and leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What are the steps between traditional and AI-native approaches to software development, and when should we take those steps?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How does the developer role change, and how will developers learn and improve as they write less code?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How can we prepare our teams and organisations now?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: learning for engineering teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hywel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2374\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication,leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss strategies for staying informed across multiple teams, balancing alignment and autonomy, and avoiding bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2374\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2374\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Developing engineers in the age of AI: How to build skills when the learning pathways are disappearing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders identify and develop the skills their teams need as AI changes not just what engineers do, but how they learn to do it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The traditional pathways for growing engineers &#8211; writing code, debugging, reviewing pull requests &#8211; are being compressed or removed. The challenge is developing talent when the old scaffolding no longer exists.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify the skills engineers actually need when technology\u00a0is evolving\u00a0faster than any training program<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to develop junior and mid-level engineers when AI\u00a0is absorbing\u00a0the work that used to build foundational skills<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to have honest conversations with engineers about how their role is changing &#8211; and what growth looks like now<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4265\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#8217;t slow down<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turn strategic goals into clear priorities by aligning teams, defining success metrics, and adapting plans while staying focused on outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1629,h_2153\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGymshark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4265\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4265\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building inclusive teams under pressure: How to maintain culture when delivery doesn&#039;t slow down<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain genuinely inclusive team cultures while managing performance, delivery pressure, and constant organizational change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to maintain psychological safety and inclusion when performance pressure is high, and headcount is tight<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to ensure underrepresented engineers aren&#8217;t disproportionately affected by restructuring, role changes, or AI-driven shifts in what&#8217;s valued<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a culture where delivery and inclusion reinforce each other rather than competing plans, without losing focus on strategic outcomes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/05\/danblundell-Dan-Blundell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Blundell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Gymshark<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->\r\n\r\nDan is an engineering leader and builder of technical teams. He aims to create environments where each person feels valued, supported and can learn continuously, together. At Gymshark, Dan heads up Core Engineering and is responsible for data pipelines, API and integration development and platform reliability engineering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dan will forever be a student of leadership, values feedback above almost anything else and would love to hear how best to help you. His latest side project is taming the tantrums of two toddlers and aims to coach them in the ways of empathy, responsibility and being a good human. Dan will eventually write a book but for now, tweets irregularly at @danblundell and posts sporadically at danblundell.com<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-blundell\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2366\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to foster autonomy and trust in your teams while maintaining high velocity and strong alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrainline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2366\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2366\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing up in the AI era: Closing the gap between board expectations and engineering reality<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders align boards and executives with the real capabilities, costs, and risks of AI, without being sidelined as blockers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI creates unrealistic expectations at the top, technology leaders are caught between advocacy and self-preservation. The challenge is building credibility with leadership while staying honest about what&#8217;s actually possible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set realistic expectations with leadership who&#8217;ve been exposed to AI hype<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate trade-offs, cost, timeline, and risk, in terms that the board responds to<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to advocate for rigor and investment in the SDLC without being seen as resistant to change<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/12\/gary-stevens-Gary-Stevens.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Stevens\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Trainline<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gary is an Engineering Director at the European Travel business Trainline. He is passionate about developing leaders, empowering high-performing teams, and continuous improvement. His interests include coaching, sports, and spending time with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gary-stevens\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gary&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2375\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Agent trust: Where to draw the line without sacrificing velocity<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to navigate cross-functional challenges, align priorities, and foster collaboration in a cost-conscious environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1980,h_1980\/next\/2026\/04\/Docker-US-H-LDX3-Speaker-submission-96fc-Please-include-speaker-headshot-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Lechner\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCISO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2375\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2375\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Agent trust: Where to draw the line without sacrificing velocity<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031765,\"width\":\"268px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Docker LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031765\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/02\/Docker-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build the security foundations and trust frameworks needed to run AI agents safely across the SDLC, without sacrificing the velocity they enable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The trust models built for human contributors don&#8217;t carry over to AI agents. The decisions cut across what your teams depend on, where agents execute, and what ships to production. The challenge is knowing where to draw the line and building the foundations that let you hold it as AI capability keeps shifting.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-discussion-will-include\">Discussion will include:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define where security sits in an agent-driven development life cycle, so it enables speed rather than blocking it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to set the trust boundaries that govern what agents can access, build, and ship, and how to verify them rather than assume them<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build the organizational foundations that let AI agents scale across teams without introducing risk you can&#8217;t see or control<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/04\/Docker-US-H-LDX3-Speaker-submission-96fc-Please-include-speaker-headshot-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Lechner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CISO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Docker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark Lechner is CISO at Docker, where he leads security across the platform millions of developers use to build, ship, and run software &#8211; including the agentic workloads reshaping modern engineering. Before Docker, he was CISO at DeepOpinion\/Otera driving enterprise AI and LLM agentic security, CISO at Bitpanda scaling security through Europe&#8217;s largest crypto platform, and Head of Cybersecurity at Solaris Bank. Before that he spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley in various security roles including the global leadership of security tooling. His focus today: supply chain integrity, agentic AI security, and secure-by-default developer platforms. Based in Berlin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-lechner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mark&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 58;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4300\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Observability: Are you measuring what actually matters?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How engineering teams use observability to understand complex systems, investigate incidents faster, and improve reliability in distributed architectures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_314,h_325\/next\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-09.04.26-e1761920990802.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Burke\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoneycomb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Customer Success \u2013 EMEA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4300\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4300\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Observability: Are you measuring what actually matters?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031525,\"width\":\"180px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Honeycomb Logo - LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031525\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders redefine what good observability looks like when traditional metrics no longer reflect the complexity of modern systems or the outcomes the business actually cares about.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Uptime, error rates, MTTR. They prove your systems are running. They do not prove your AI-powered features are behaving, your customers are getting value, or your business is defended against risks you cannot yet see. AI has raised the floor. Competence is being commoditized. The metrics that won budget last year are now table stakes. Observability used to have one buyer. It now has four. CTO, CPO, CISO, CFO. Same data, four readings. The leaders who can hold all four get the budget.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Where your current observability practice measures system health but misses business and customer impact<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build meaningful visibility into AI-powered systems where traditional monitoring assumptions break down<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define and communicate observability value to engineering, product, security, and finance stakeholders<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The five pillars of observability value &#8211; Savings, Stability, Speed, Satisfaction, Product Success<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-09.04.26-e1761920990802-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Burke\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Customer Success \u2013 EMEA<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Honeycomb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colin Burke is the Director of Customer Success for EMEA at Honeycomb.io, where he helps engineering and technology leaders harness the full potential of observability to drive business outcomes. With more than a decade of experience at industry leaders like VMware and Pivotal, Colin has worked at the intersection of enterprise platforms, developer productivity, and system resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Colin has partnered closely with product and engineering teams to scale modern platforms and improve velocity &#8211; always with a sharp focus on connecting technical excellence to strategic advantage. At Honeycomb, he empowers teams to shift observability from a reactive tool to a proactive driver of innovation and performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-burke\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Colin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quaternary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 63 \/ 75;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5098\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading at a new level: How to operate effectively as a senior engineering leader<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how to shift from hands-on delivery to strategic influence, judgment, and leadership at Director level and above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mala-benn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1709,h_2560\/next\/2026\/06\/cms-mala-richard-july-23-colour-hr-80-Mala-Benn-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mala-benn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMala Benn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGenio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Engineering \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5098\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5098\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading at a new level: How to operate effectively as a senior engineering leader<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders navigate the shift to operating at the Director level and above &#8211; where the work changes, the expectations change, and the old playbook stops working.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The transition to senior leadership is among the least supported in engineering. The skills that got you here &#8211; technical depth, hands-on delivery, direct problem-solving &#8211; are no longer the primary currency. This session focuses on what actually changes, and how to adapt deliberately rather than reactively.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to redefine your contribution when your value is no longer primarily technical or hands-on<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to develop the judgment, influence, and strategic instincts that senior leadership demands<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage the identity shift that comes with leading at scale and support others going through the same transition<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mala-benn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1709\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/06\/cms-mala-richard-july-23-colour-hr-80-Mala-Benn-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mala-benn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMala Benn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Genio<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Mala has worked in software teams for over two decades, transitioning from developer roles into various leadership positions. Her passion lies in understanding and leveraging the drivers of success: leadership, motivation, personality, culture, progression, and values. Mala&#8217;s mission is to continuously learn and empower individuals and teams to achieve their fullest potential.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mala-benn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mala&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4777\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership,technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how to design scalable engineering organizations by defining team ownership, architectural boundaries, and structures that support autonomy and alignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tn8n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4777\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4777\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From engineering leader to business partner: How to influence beyond your function<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build the credibility, language, and relationships needed to influence decisions at the executive and board level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As engineering becomes more central to commercial strategy, leaders are expected to operate well beyond their function, shaping priorities, managing up, and making the case for investment in business terms.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to communicate engineering priorities in terms of business outcomes and commercial risk<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build strong working relationships with CEOs, CFOs, and executive peers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prepare for and shape board-level conversations about technology investment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/Me-Oct-2025-Claire-Knight-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaire Knight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">n8n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Dr Claire Knight is a Director of Engineering at n8n. She served plenty of time in the coal code mine before making the move into wrangling folks rather than just bits. With many years of engineering leadership at companies such as GitHub and Netlify, Claire now leads the Enterprise Engineering function at n8n. Claire lives in Berkshire, UK, with her husband and three cats who from time to time also like to be involved in video calls. When not working, she likes to lift heavy things, only to put them down again and is a 2023, 2024, and 2025 AWPC World Champion Powerlifter.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claire-knight\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claire&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4272\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing managers when everything is changing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Supporting and developing managers through organizational change, balancing autonomy, feedback, and stability as expectations and structures continue to evolve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4272\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4272\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing managers when everything is changing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain a strong management layer as organizations grow, flatten, and face increasing pressure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to give a manager the feedback and support they need when they&#8217;re struggling but not failing, and when to call it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to lead your managers through upheaval when they need to stay steady for their teams while you&#8217;re still figuring it out yourself<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build managers who can operate with genuine autonomy as organizations flatten and layers of oversight disappear<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5034\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The technology leader&#8217;s dilemma: How to lead AI adoption without losing your judgment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turn strategic goals into clear priorities by aligning teams, defining success metrics, and adapting plans while staying focused on outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_450,h_450\/next\/2025\/09\/Janine-Crosbie.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanine Crosbie\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMintel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5034\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5034\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The technology leader&#039;s dilemma: How to lead AI adoption without losing your judgment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders navigate situations where business pressure to adopt AI conflicts with their technical confidence &#8211; and turn that tension into better decisions rather than just managed risk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to shift from managing the risk of being seen as a blocker to actively shaping how AI decisions are made<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to escalate concerns about AI adoption in ways that build credibility rather than create friction<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build shared accountability for AI decisions so that responsibility and ownership are distributed across leadership<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Janine-Crosbie-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanine Crosbie\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Mintel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Janine&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4978\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Designing organizations that scale: Teams, ownership, and boundaries\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Design fair performance and compensation systems that motivate teams, align goals with business outcomes, and retain high performing engineers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4978\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4978\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Designing organizations that scale: Teams, ownership, and boundaries\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders design team structures and ownership models that hold up as systems grow more complex and delivery expectations increase.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define ownership in complex, distributed systems without creating coordination overhead<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design team boundaries and operating models that balance autonomy with alignment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to approach reorgs and structural changes without disrupting delivery or morale<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Stewart is an engineering executive focused on building teams to build products. He has helped shape the engineering culture at a number of startups, digital agencies and cloud companies. Kevin is particularly experienced in leading remote and distributed teams to consistently deliver quality products. Although he currently resides in Seattle, Kevin is a lifelong New Yorker with dreams of relocating to a sunny island in the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kevin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 76;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4318\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI in production: How to maintain quality as output scales<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Exploring where AI meaningfully improves code quality, testing, and development workflows without disrupting how engineering teams already work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Hila-Fox.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHila Fox\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQodo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI Product Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4318\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4318\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>AI in production: How to maintain quality as output scales<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 14:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031114,\"width\":\"204px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Qodo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031114\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders maintain accountability for software quality as AI dramatically increases the volume of code being written, and redefine what &#8220;good enough&#8221; means at an organizational scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define quality standards for AI-generated code and make them stick across teams and leadership layers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to assign accountability for software correctness when the code wasn&#8217;t written by the people responsible for it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to balance long-term maintainability and technical risk against the pressure to ship faster<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Hila-Fox-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHila Fox\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">AI Product Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Qodo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hila Fox is an AI Product Manager at Qodo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hila-fox\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hila&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 78 \/ 96;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4262\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Beyond the hype: Adopting and measuring AI tools safely in regulated, high-velocity engineering teams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Adopt AI safely in regulated engineering teams using platform guardrails, secure defaults, and metrics that prove real productivity gains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-briscoe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_807,h_807\/next\/2025\/03\/Luke-Briscoe-LeadDev-e1741947978988.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-briscoe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Briscoe\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonzo Bank\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Director &#8211; Platform &amp; Data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4262\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4262\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Plenary Session<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the hype: Adopting and measuring AI tools safely in regulated, high-velocity engineering teams<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:10 &#8211; 15:40\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This workshop provides senior engineering leaders a practical, honest look at what governing AI adoption actually requires in regulated, high-velocity environments, drawing on real industry data. Most AI adoption advice is vanilla and impractical. This session is designed to equip you with the frameworks to help design guardrails and measure the ROI of AI tools, regardless of your industry.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-ll-leave-this-session-with-an-understanding-and-application-of\">You&#8217;ll leave this session with an understanding and application of:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design guardrails that catch AI-generated risk before it ships, without killing velocity or creating invisible exposure you can&#8217;t explain<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A practical AI health scorecard for measuring ROI beyond lines of code \u2014 the kind of framework you can build on and show your board<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-briscoe\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/03\/Luke-Briscoe-LeadDev-e1741947978988-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-briscoe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuke Briscoe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Director &#8211; Platform &amp; Data<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monzo Bank<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luke Briscoe is the Engineering Director for Platform, Security and Data at Monzo Bank. He leads the teams that build and operate the platform serving Monzo\u2019s 15 million customers, the bank&#8217;s data platform, their secure-by-design engineering culture and the overall developer experience. Luke\u2019s expertise lies in building distributed systems that are resilient to failure, managing incidents (for when things inevitably go wrong), and creating a developer experience that helps product engineers solve customer problems, not wrangle infrastructure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luke-briscoe\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Luke&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 93;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4978\" data-tax-session-topic=\"management\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Designing organizations that scale: Teams, ownership, and boundaries\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Design fair performance and compensation systems that motivate teams, align goals with business outcomes, and retain high performing engineers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4978\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4978\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Designing organizations that scale: Teams, ownership, and boundaries\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders design team structures and ownership models that hold up as systems grow more complex and delivery expectations increase.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define ownership in complex, distributed systems without creating coordination overhead<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to design team boundaries and operating models that balance autonomy with alignment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to approach reorgs and structural changes without disrupting delivery or morale<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/KevinStewert400x400-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Stewart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Stewart is an engineering executive focused on building teams to build products. He has helped shape the engineering culture at a number of startups, digital agencies and cloud companies. Kevin is particularly experienced in leading remote and distributed teams to consistently deliver quality products. Although he currently resides in Seattle, Kevin is a lifelong New Yorker with dreams of relocating to a sunny island in the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-stewart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kevin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5002\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai,technical-direction,velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Balancing speed and risk: How to move fast on AI without exposing the business to irreversible harm<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discuss how senior leaders can move quickly on AI while setting risk thresholds, spotting warning signs, and preparing for failure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1610,h_1611\/next\/2026\/05\/David-Kavanagh.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Kavanagh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTillo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Technology Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5002\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5002\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Balancing speed and risk: How to move fast on AI without exposing the business to irreversible harm<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders navigate the tension between competitive pressure to adopt AI quickly and the responsibility to protect customers, teams, and the organization.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define acceptable risk thresholds for AI-powered features and make them stick with the business<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to identify early warning signs of uncontrolled AI adoption before they become incidents<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to prepare the organization &#8211; culturally and operationally &#8211; for the failure event, many leaders consider inevitable<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/David-Kavanagh-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Kavanagh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Chief Technology Officer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tillo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">David Kavanagh is CTO at Tillo, a PE-backed global fintech infrastructure company powering branded currencies and rewards at scale. He has spent 25 years in technology, starting as an engineer and spending a decade in France before leading engineering through hypergrowth at Purplebricks, Chip, Salary Finance and Boomin. He specialises in the dangerous middle phase: scaling product and engineering organisations, embedding AI into a builder culture, and translating complex technical decisions for boards and investors. He writes and speaks on engineering leadership, AI adoption, and building teams that last.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-kavanagh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View David&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5034\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The technology leader&#8217;s dilemma: How to lead AI adoption without losing your judgment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Turn strategic goals into clear priorities by aligning teams, defining success metrics, and adapting plans while staying focused on outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_450,h_450\/next\/2025\/09\/Janine-Crosbie.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanine Crosbie\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMintel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5034\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5034\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The technology leader&#039;s dilemma: How to lead AI adoption without losing your judgment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders navigate situations where business pressure to adopt AI conflicts with their technical confidence &#8211; and turn that tension into better decisions rather than just managed risk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to shift from managing the risk of being seen as a blocker to actively shaping how AI decisions are made<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to escalate concerns about AI adoption in ways that build credibility rather than create friction<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build shared accountability for AI decisions so that responsibility and ownership are distributed across leadership<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Janine-Crosbie-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanine Crosbie\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Mintel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/janine-crosbie\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Janine&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4272\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Managing managers when everything is changing<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Supporting and developing managers through organizational change, balancing autonomy, feedback, and stability as expectations and structures continue to evolve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4272\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4272\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Managing managers when everything is changing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how senior engineering leaders build and sustain a strong management layer as organizations grow, flatten, and face increasing pressure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to give a manager the feedback and support they need when they&#8217;re struggling but not failing, and when to call it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to lead your managers through upheaval when they need to stay steady for their teams while you&#8217;re still figuring it out yourself<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build managers who can operate with genuine autonomy as organizations flatten and layers of oversight disappear<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4907\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Observing AI in production: How to maintain visibility, trust, and control over AI-powered systems<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how engineering leaders can monitor AI systems in production, build audit trails, and maintain trust when AI-powered features affect critical decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-fenske\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_675,h_675\/next\/2026\/05\/Anna-Fenke-LeadDev.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-fenske\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnna Fenske\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDatadog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4907\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4907\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Observing AI in production: How to maintain visibility, trust, and control over AI-powered systems<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000032873,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Datadog LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000032873\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/07\/Datadog-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders build the monitoring and governance practices needed to operate AI-powered systems reliably &#8211; and answer for them when things go wrong.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As LLMs and AI agents move from experiment to core infrastructure, leaders need the same visibility and accountability standards they apply to the rest of their systems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to monitor and trace AI and LLM behavior in production at the rigor you&#8217;d apply to any critical system<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build accountability and audit trails for AI outputs when regulators, customers, or the board ask questions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to define reliability standards for AI-powered features and measure whether you&#8217;re meeting them<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-fenske\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Anna-Fenke-LeadDev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-fenske\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnna Fenske\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Datadog<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna Fenske is an Engineering Manager at Datadog.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anna-fenske\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4271\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-roundtable\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading at a new level: How to operate effectively as a senior engineering leader<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how to grow senior and staff engineers through clear career paths, strong technical leadership opportunities, and environments that support meaningful impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4271\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4271\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">DirectorPlus Roundtable<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading at a new level: How to operate effectively as a senior engineering leader<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A roundtable on how engineering leaders navigate the shift to operating at the Director level and above &#8211; where the work changes, the expectations change, and the old playbook stops working.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The transition to senior leadership is among the least supported in engineering. The skills that got you here &#8211; technical depth, hands-on delivery, direct problem-solving &#8211; are no longer the primary currency. This session focuses on what actually changes, and how to adapt deliberately rather than reactively.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussion includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to redefine your contribution when your value is no longer primarily technical or hands-on<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to develop the judgment, influence, and strategic instincts that senior leadership demands<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to manage the identity shift that comes with leading at scale and support others going through the same transition<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 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With experience spanning startups and global organizations, he combines technical excellence with a people-first leadership style, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within his teams. Passionate about clean architecture, mentoring, and delivering customer-focused solutions, Tom drives engineering cultures that balance innovation with reliability \u2014 helping teams ship better software, faster.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tomasz-dacewicz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tomasz&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-ramos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Rui_Ramos-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rui-ramos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRui Ramos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Tech Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Red Badger<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rui is currently a Tech Lead at Red Badger, helping blue-chip companies with their digital transformation journey. 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class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:25 &#8211; 10:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone\u2019s journey into leadership is tough, but folks who are underrepresented in tech often face their own unique set of challenges. And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/20260213_Dee_120-copy-4000x4000-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDee Kitchen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP, Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Grafana Labs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An engineer since 1996 and a people and project leader since 2005, Dee is a deeply technical senior leader who stays hands-on with technical direction while maintaining a strong commitment to developing engineers and engineering managers. Dee focuses on ensuring teams have both the right technology and the right support to successfully deliver on their mission.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, Dee\u2019s technical work has centered on observability, distributed databases, and privacy at Grafana Labs, as well as security products at Cloudflare, including firewalls, denial-of-service protection, traffic matching, and end-user protection. Alongside this work, Dee has led with a strong emphasis on mental health and wellbeing, diversity, and the personal growth of direct reports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dee-kitchen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madeline-fletcher\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/03\/Madeline-Fletcher-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madeline-fletcher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMadeline Fletcher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Development Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Shopify<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Madeline works as a Development Manager in the Retail team at Shopify, supporting engineers to do their best work and push themselves in order to achieve their goals. She has previously worked in diverse industry sectors such as a charity, consultancy and media. She is proud to be a visible LGBTQIA+ leader.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/madeline-fletcher\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Madeline&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-collard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1492\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/01\/Sam-Collard-Sam-Collard-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-collard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Collard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Patients Know Best<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sam is a developer at Patients Know Best where they use their 25+ years of programming experience to help ensure patients receive the best care possible. They care deeply about accessibility, sustainability and ethics in computing, and have been known to dabble in music and visual coding on the side.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-collard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #f2d665; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 33 \/ 39;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5148\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Ask speakers more about their talks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_416,h_416\/next\/2026\/05\/unnamed-e1780046027989.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Edwards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVercel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Solutions Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_449,h_446\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrive Market\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"5148\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"5148\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #f2d665;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the speakers: Randy and Sam<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:25 &#8211; 10:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ask speakers more about their talk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/unnamed-e1780046027989-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Edwards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Solutions Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Vercel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sam Edwards is a London-based Solutions Architect at Vercel who works with large enterprises on frontend infrastructure and agentic workflows. Before Vercel, he helped lead a full-stack migration for a luxury retail site and held engineering roles across broadcast media and health tech. Sam has a particular interest in monitoring, observability and productionisation, as well as how the emerging craft of orchestrating agentic fleets is touching nearly every role in the technical sphere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-edwards\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thrive Market<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d14c556-7f50-40a1-9d2f-51ba95a54be0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e6179ea-e42c-4595-acc7-d96e753d5541\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Randy Shoup serves as SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market. With more than 30 years of experience building distributed systems and leading high-performing teams, he has held senior technology leadership roles at eBay, Google, Stitch Fix, and WeWork. He also mentors CTOs, advises organizations, and shares his perspectives widely. A frequent conference speaker on software and engineering leadership, he is particularly interested in how culture, technology, and organizational design intersect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Randy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quinary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 38 \/ 44;\" 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wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you build a testing culture where everyone feels responsible for quality?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jon-greenall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_560,h_560\/next\/2026\/03\/Jon-Greenall.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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We\u2019ll be discussing some core issues&nbsp;in the Table Talk sessions, hosted by a group of engineering leaders who are on hand to provide their perspectives and help guide the conversation. You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jon-greenall\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Jon-Greenall-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jon-greenall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Greenall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Jon Greenall is a Senior Engineering Lead at Wise, where he leads initiatives across the UK and Europe and shapes the organisation\u2019s Open Banking strategy. He brings over 15 years of experience in software engineering, with deep expertise in UK and international payments infrastructure.<br \/>\nHe is currently a member of a Bank of England committee designing the next generation of UK retail payments. Previously, Jon held leadership roles at Starling Bank and at Mettle, NatWest\u2019s digital bank.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jon-greenall\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jon&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/08\/T01TRG6U4AV-U01TK2Y2E3W-d1af3bf6c0f2-512-Elizabeth-George-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOle Lensmar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Testkube<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ole started building with XML APIs in the late 90s and has since then worked with multiple technologies and startups, most notably as creator of SoapUI in 2004 and Chairman of the Swagger \/ OpenAPI Initiative in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Testkube at its inception in 2021 and is now entirely focused on ensuring its success at bringing continuous testing to the cloud-native space.<\/p>\n<p>When not at his laptop he can be found playing a guitar or riding a bike, but rarely both at the same time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ole-lensmar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ole&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michela-federico\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2003\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/06\/Michela-Federico-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michela-federico\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichela Federico\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Web Engineering Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Unite Students<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Michela Federico is a Web Engineering Lead and transformation-focused engineering leader passionate about fast flow, developer experience, and organisational design. With over a decade in software and leadership, she helps teams optimise delivery through DevOps practices, platform thinking, and continuous improvement. She is the creator of the \u201cContinuous Mindset,\u201d a holistic approach that aligns technology, people, and processes with natural feedback loops to drive sustainable performance. Michela mentors engineers globally and speaks about building high-performing, learning-oriented teams.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michela-federico\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michela&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 45;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3906\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you handle underperformance without avoiding the hard conversations?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/monica-jianu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1895,h_2061\/next\/2026\/05\/monica-jianu-Monica-Jianu.jpg\" 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contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Services Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3906\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3906\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00beff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you handle underperformance without avoiding the hard conversations?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. We\u2019ll be discussing some core issues&nbsp;in the Table Talk sessions, hosted by a group of engineering leaders who are on hand to provide their perspectives and help guide the conversation. You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/monica-jianu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1895\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/monica-jianu-Monica-Jianu-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/monica-jianu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonica Jianu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Supercritical<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Monica has spent most of her career in the messy middle of early-stage startups \u2014 building engineering teams, shaping product direction, and designing the lightweight processes that keep small companies moving fast. She&#8217;s worked across seed to Series B in healthtech and climatetech, moving between hands-on delivery, engineering management, and product leadership. 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He works hands-on with platform and engineering teams to reduce CVE exposure, harden container environments, and modernise build pipelines using distroless and minimal base images.<\/p>\n<p>Previously at Wiz, Tom advised enterprises on cloud security posture management across complex multi-cloud environments. At Puppet, he helped organisations automate infrastructure and implement policy-driven configuration management at scale.<\/p>\n<p>With deep expertise in Kubernetes, containers, CI\/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code, Tom focuses on practical security outcomes \u2014 reducing attack surface, improving SBOM transparency, and shifting security left without slowing development velocity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-finch\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tom&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 54;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3905\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" 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She has a passion for building quality products, high performing teams and having fun.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/christie-davis\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Christie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/saki-shinoda\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Saki-Shinoda.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gokce-koyun\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1886\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/gokce.koyun-Gokce-Koyun-scaled-e1772666953553-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gokce-koyun\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGokce Koyun\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Lead Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">With over 20 years in technology, the majority spent at ITV, she has witnessed and contributed to the evolution of one of today\u2019s major streaming platforms. She has worked across a range of technologies including .NET, Scala, and currently Go, with a strong focus on highly available, high-traffic systems. Passionate about reliability, observability, and continuous learning, she cares deeply about improving the engineering experience and building autonomous teams. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, travelling, and knitting.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gokce-koyun\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gokce&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/01\/Nazli-Sahin-Nazli-Sahin-e1768492816728-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNazl\u0131 Sahin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Security, Risk and Compliance<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Accedo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Nazli leads security strategy, risk management, and compliance for a global organization. Over a decade in leadership, she has shaped security policies, controls, and governance frameworks, from incident response and AI governance to ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance. She has built teams that operate independently while she focuses on strategic direction and organizational security posture. Nazli believes effective leadership means seeing potential in others and creating environments where, with the right balance of challenge, support, and trust, people grow and elevate those around them.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nazli-sahin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nazl\u0131&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tatiana-stantonian\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Tatiana-Stantonian-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tatiana-stantonian\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTatiana Stantonian\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Financial Times<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tatiana Stantonian is a Principal Engineer and engineering manager at the Financial Times, based in London. She works across teams to shape the systems and direction for FT.com\u2019s Customer Lifecycle area, including subscription growth and retention. With a background at the Government Digital Service and over a decade in software engineering, she\u2019s passionate about the intersection of user experience, business impact, and technical systems. She recently led the implementation of two major AI projects at the FT, and loves helping teams find the highest value work they can deliver.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tatiana-stantonian\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tatiana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #fe9f53; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 60;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4733\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"vc-office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">VC Office Hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Fundraising for technical founders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Have a startup idea? Join SF-based Heavybit investor Dana Oshiro to craft your narrative as a technical founder; discuss what investors actually evaluate at pre-seed and seed; learn how dilution works over time; and build a pragmatic capital strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dana-oshiro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1058,h_1058\/next\/2026\/05\/dana-oshiro-Dana-Oshiro-scaled-e1778430345714.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dana-oshiro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDana Oshiro\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeavybit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4733\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4733\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #fe9f53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">VC Office Hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Fundraising for technical founders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:40\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a startup idea? Join SF-based Heavybit investor <strong>Dana Oshiro<\/strong> to craft your narrative as a technical founder; discuss what investors actually evaluate at pre-seed and seed; learn how dilution works over time; and build a pragmatic capital strategy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dana-oshiro\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1058\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/dana-oshiro-Dana-Oshiro-scaled-e1778430345714-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dana-oshiro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDana Oshiro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Investor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Heavybit<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Dana Oshiro is a Partner at Heavybit where she\u2019s built the venture firm\u2019s brand, accelerator, and team from the ground up. In addition to sourcing and closing deals, she\u2019s led more than 60 startup company launches. Previously as a senior marketer and journalist, she\u2019s built strategy for Heroku and Salesforce, rebranded and sold a blogging network, and covered hundreds of startups. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dana-oshiro\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: var(--wp--custom--color-scheme--quinary--background-color); --grid-times-row: 56 \/ 62;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 63;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session 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-->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. We\u2019ll be discussing some core issues&nbsp;in the Table Talk sessions, hosted by a group of engineering leaders who are on hand to provide their perspectives and help guide the conversation. You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. 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With over 12 years of experience across Microsoft, Zoom, Oracle, Capillary Technologies, and Caterpillar, she has built scalable distributed systems, optimized Kubernetes clusters, and driven cloud cost savings exceeding $1M while maintaining 99.99% availability. Priyanka shares technical insights through her blog (priyankabswe.substack.com) and open-source contributions on GitHub (pribetta). She is passionate about AI\/ML systems, technical leadership, and building reliable cloud infrastructure. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and advocating for animal welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/priyanka-bettadapura\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Priyanka&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-butterwith\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/headshot-profile-picture-Thomas-Butterwith-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-butterwith\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Butterwith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">VEED<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Tom Butterwith is a Senior Director of Engineering at VEED, where he leads the growth engineering and AI research teams. With over a decade of experience in software engineering, he has built and scaled teams across scale-ups and large enterprises. Tom focuses on empowering engineers to do great work, and applying AI where it delivers real value over hype.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tom-butterwith\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tom&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 63;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4356\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_133,h_133\/next\/2026\/05\/1550193730588.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/silky-vaidhya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilky Vaidya\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSiRV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\u2019s never a single silver bullet for any problem and often you\u2019ll need to combine the ideas of multiple people to find the perfect solution for your team. We\u2019ll be discussing some core issues&nbsp;in the Table Talk sessions, hosted by a group of engineering leaders who are on hand to provide their perspectives and help guide the conversation. You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the most.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/silky-vaidhya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/1550193730588.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/silky-vaidhya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilky Vaidya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Interim CTPO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">SiRV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/silky-vaidhya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Silky&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/john-ojetunde\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2045\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/LOP_7491-Edit-John-Ojetunde-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/john-ojetunde\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Ojetunde\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Moniepoint<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">John Ojetunde is Head of Engineering at Moniepoint, one of Africa&#8217;s largest fintech companies, where he leads teams building payment infrastructure that millions of Nigerians rely on daily. He believes speed and quality aren&#8217;t enemies \u2014 they both answer to mastery. That conviction shapes how he builds teams, runs systems, and thinks about scale. John writes about engineering leadership and team culture on his Substack, Commits by John, and has spent years mentoring engineers across Africa through the DreamDev program. When he&#8217;s not thinking about systems, he&#8217;s thinking about the people who run them.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/john-ojetunde\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View John&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ugo-anomelechi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/02\/Ugo-Anomelechi-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ugo-anomelechi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUgo Anomelechi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Heycar<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An experienced engineering leader with 18+ years of driving platform scalability, cross-regional collaboration, and technical innovation. As Director of Engineering at heycar, he has led key initiatives like unifying platforms across markets and fostering team growth through knowledge-sharing programmes. His background as a former international sprinter has shaped his leadership style, emphasising discipline, focus, and the ability to make complex ideas simple and actionable. He thrives on connecting technical excellence with business goals and passionate about sharing insights and learning from peers as he engages more deeply with the engineering leadership community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ugo-anomelechi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ugo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 63;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2018\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting queer leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2055,h_2560\/next\/2025\/01\/Linn-Foster-Linn-Foster-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinn Foster\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExclaimer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dougie-robertson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDougie Robertson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITV\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone\u2019s journey into leadership is tough, but folks who are underrepresented in tech often face their own unique set of challenges. And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2055\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/01\/Linn-Foster-Linn-Foster-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinn Foster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering Management<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Exclaimer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">As Director of Engineering Management at Exclaimer, Linn leads Exclaimer&#8217;s Engineering department with a strong focus on people leadership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. She is passionate about building highly engaged and collaborative teams by fostering a people-first culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/linn-foster\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Linn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dougie-robertson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Dougie-Robertson-ITV-Dougie-Robertson-e1768492682667-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dougie-robertson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDougie Robertson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ITV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dougie is an Engineering Manager at ITVX, and Deputy Chair for ITV Pride. His route to engineering management was quite scenic, with a professional background in TV production and Japanese language. He is passionate about the responsibility of being a visible LGBTQIA+ leader in our industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dougie-robertson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dougie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alfie-potter\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Alfie-Potter-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alfie-potter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlfie Potter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Solutions Consultant <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Iterable<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alfie is a Technical Analyst for the Enterprise Architecture team at ITV. As a Technical Analyst, he has numerous responsibilities. Such as project support on award winning broadcast initiatives, modelling ITVs technology landscape, supporting business architects in developing ITVs strategy and forming the frameworks for technology governance processes. Additionally he works on the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, fostering mainstream innovation in media.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of his day job, Alfie sits on the committees of ITV Pride, Out in Tech and Intermedia, where he is actively working on events for LGBTQ+ people in the broadcast and tech industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alfie-potter\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alfie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 66 \/ 72;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2019\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to you, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Jessie-Auguste-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessie Auguste\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CybSafe<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an award-winning Software Engineer at CybSafe, Jessie drives secure software development practices while scaling engineering teams in the UK&#8217;s fast-paced startup ecosystem. Her technical expertise spans cybersecurity, application security, and building resilient systems that protect organisations from evolving threats.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her engineering contributions, Jessie is a recognized leader in fostering inclusive tech cultures. She founded and hosts\u00a0<strong>Glowing in Tech<\/strong>, a platform that has become a vital resource for tech leaders seeking to build more diverse and innovative teams. Through this work, she&#8217;s helped hundreds of underrepresented professionals advance their careers while providing actionable insights for leadership teams on creating inclusive environments that drive business results.<\/p>\n<p>As a sought-after technical speaker, Jessie has delivered keynotes and workshops at leading industry events including LeadDev, DevConf, React Miami, and BeJS, as well as for organizations like Docker and codebar. Her presentations focus on practical leadership strategies, secure coding practices, and building high-performing diverse teams.<\/p>\n<p>Jessie&#8217;s leadership extends to curriculum development, where she&#8217;s created and delivered specialised technical training programs, including OWASP secure coding principles courses. Her educational initiatives have equipped both individual contributors and engineering leaders with the skills needed to build secure, scalable systems while advancing DEI objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Through her board position with Girl Dreamer and active involvement with Coding Black Females, Jessie provides strategic guidance to organisations looking to transform their hiring, retention, and promotion practices in tech.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessie-auguste-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jessie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eleanor-deal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/eleanor.deal-Eleanor-Deal-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eleanor-deal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEleanor Deal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineer II<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CrowdStrike<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleanor is a Senior Engineer II at CrowdStrike working in Cloud Security, with 10 years software engineering and leadership experience. She is a Women Techmakers Ambassador and has a strong background in building engineering teams and communities. Eleanor is an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusivity, taking a data-led approach to tackling challenges keeping people from thriving in technology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eleanor-deal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eleanor&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/02\/rahul-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRahul Verma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Meta<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rahul is an Engineering Leader, currently supporting the Privacy team at Meta (Facebook), in London.<\/p>\n<p>He is driven by the passion to build, grow and retain high performing teams. Rahul also has rich experience in building highly scalable technology solutions in different domains like user data privacy, collaboration platforms (Slack) and travel commerce (Expedia). Rahul loves to drive clarity in vision and goals for the team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rahul&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 75 \/ 81;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2020\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting Asian leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bharathy-seralathan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_412,h_412\/next\/2025\/05\/Bharathy-S-e1748594561488.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bharathy-seralathan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBharathy Seralathan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExclaimer Ltd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bharathy-seralathan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/05\/Bharathy-S-e1748594561488-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bharathy-seralathan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBharathy Seralathan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Exclaimer Ltd<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Bharathy Seralathan is an Engineering Manager at Exclaimer, where she leads core functional teams in delivering scalable, cloud-based solutions. With over 15 years of experience in software engineering, she brings deep understanding in software development, agile methodologies, and team leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><br \/>\nBharathy is passionate about building high-performing teams and creating environments where people can thrive. Known for her curiosity, authenticity, creativity, and altruism, she is committed to fostering growth in others and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><br \/>\nOutside of work, Bharathy volunteers at community cultural events and supports a women\u2019s charity group that offers free dance sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bharathy-seralathan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Bharathy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1668\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_5683-Karen-Lee-scaled-e1769607945589-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaren Lee Rigg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering, Global Intelligence Platforms<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Just Eat Takeaway.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Karen is a Director of Engineering at Just Eat Takeaway.com, a leading global online food delivery marketplace, connecting consumers and partners to empower everyday convenience. Previously, Karen was a Director of Engineering at Permutive, a best in class audience platform for advertisers and publishers, and a Tech Lead at Thoughtworks, a leading global technology consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, she can be found rock climbing in the Peak District, snowboarding in the Alps and occasionally sailing in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/karen-lee-rigg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Karen&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Andy-Huang-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Huang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Technical Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Softwire<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A mentor and coach to engineers of all levels, Andrew is a Technical Lead at Softwire. They are impactful in accelerating the careers and personal development of all the people they lead, supporting ambitious colleagues with career guidance, role mentorship and job satisfaction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/andrew-huang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Andrew &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 80 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 87;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2001\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eshwari-chandrashekhar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEshwari Chandrashekhar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMONY Group plc\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering 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He&#8217;s interested in the interplay between people and technology \u2014 how engineering organisations are structured, how senior leaders develop, and how teams adapt as the tools they work with fundamentally change.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/josh-bryant\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Josh&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 87;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1994\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time 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Outside of work, she enjoys reading, travelling, and knitting.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gokce-koyun\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gokce&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00dcbe; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 87;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3918\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"industry-interest-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry Interest Groups<\/p>\n\t<p 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1396,h_1396\/next\/2026\/05\/CristinaMartins-Cristina-Martins-e1778437814465.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cristina-martins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCristina Martins\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSword Health\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liem-pham\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiem Pham\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthtech 1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-goble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Services Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3918\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3918\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00dcbe;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry Interest Groups<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting engineering leaders in healthcare<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Connect with folks over shared experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building great software comes with unique challenges in every industry and often, the best insights come from others who are in the same boat. Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cristina-martins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1396\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/CristinaMartins-Cristina-Martins-e1778437814465-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cristina-martins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCristina Martins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Manager of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sword Health<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Cristina Martins is a Manager of Engineering at Sword Health, where she leads one of the teams building Bloom, an AI-powered women&#8217;s health solution. Her passion for HealthTech is rooted in her Biomedical Engineering background, which fuels her mission to build products that measurably improve quality of life. With 8 years of Android development experience, Cristina now acts as a facilitator, focusing on empowering engineers to reach their full potential. She is also a community organizer for Google Developer Groups Porto. For a mental reset, Cristina loves attending live concerts, baking cookies, and practicing the art of punch needle.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/cristina-martins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Cristina&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liem-pham\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/01\/liem-pham-Liem-Pham-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liem-pham\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiem Pham\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Healthtech 1<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Liem is a France-born, UK-based frontend engineer in early-stage startups. He has spent the last few years in healthcare, building accessible software for NHS patients. His role sees him wearing multiple hats \u2014 hopping between teams to develop processes, put out fires, scope new projects, and support others in the engineering community. Since first arranging his lego by colour and size, he&#8217;s found his passion in making websites pixel-perfect. When not coding, you&#8217;ll find him running, swimming, and hunting for the best bakery in London.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liem-pham\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Liem&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-goble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/02\/SallyGobleHeadShot24-Sally-Goble-scaled-e1771865729780-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-goble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Goble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Services Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Accurx<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sally has been working in software development for over twelve years. She is currently the Head of Services Engineering at Accurx, a health tech startup in London, helping solve many of the problems that occur when scaling an organisation. Before that she worked at a diverse range of startups, scaleups and corporations \u2013 including Deliveroo the Guardian. She is a regular speaker at conferences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-goble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sally&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 5; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 96;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4747\" data-tax-session-topic=\"communication\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How do you make sure your teams stay aligned when roadmaps and priorities keep shifting?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join facilitated conversations and dive into key issues facing engineering teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathew-wilson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Mathew-Wilson-e1778438325231-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathew-wilson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathew Wilson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Product Management<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Docker<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathew Wilson is a Director of Product Management at Docker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathew-wilson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathew&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nataliya-pasichnyk\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Nataliya-Pasichnyk-e1778438135905-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nataliya-pasichnyk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNataliya Pasichnyk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Netflix<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Nataliya is an Engineering Manager at Netflix, leading a team focused on building and improving an internal product. 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chinonso-ani\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/IMG_-uym9zz-Chinonso-Ani-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chinonso-ani\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChinonso Ani\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Back End Developer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">NHS Benchmarking Network (The Benchmarking Network)<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chinonso is a software engineering leader with over a decade of experience building scalable software systems, data pipelines, and cloud-native platforms across healthcare, e\u2011commerce, and SaaS products. He is a TOGAF certified Solution Architect and has led software engineering teams as an Engineering Manager and founder. He is also the LeadDev Meetup organiser in Manchester and LeadDev Community Organiser in London, he is passionate about AI-assisted development, integration patterns, and mentoring engineers in high-impact technical delivery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chinonso-ani\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chinonso&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yanqing-cheng\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/YanqingCheng-Yanqing-Cheng-1-scaled-e1770975638741-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yanqing-cheng\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYanqing Cheng\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tollens.ai<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Yanqing Cheng is a software engineering leader with over a decade of experience in distributed systems and software quality. Her career spans networking protocol stacks in C, 5G core platforms, and cloud-scale test infrastructure at Metaswitch and Microsoft Azure. She has led teams across complex technical domains while championing psychological safety, neurodiversity inclusion, and developing her people. Currently on a career break raising her baby daughter, she is still deeply interested in how AI is shaping software development practices, particularly around quality and reliability. Outside engineering, she performs musical theatre and plays chess.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yanqing-cheng\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Yanqing&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/02\/rahul-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRahul Verma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Meta<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rahul is an Engineering Leader, currently supporting the Privacy team at Meta (Facebook), in London.<\/p>\n<p>He is driven by the passion to build, grow and retain high performing teams. Rahul also has rich experience in building highly scalable technology solutions in different domains like user data privacy, collaboration platforms (Slack) and travel commerce (Expedia). Rahul loves to drive clarity in vision and goals for the team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-verma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rahul&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sally-Lait-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Lait\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional technology leader and advisor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sally Lait specialises in building strong engineering culture, and aims to create supportive and inclusive environments for managers, developers, and teams to thrive and do fantastic technical work.<\/p>\n<p>Her roles have included helping to change the way the world deals with death as VP of Engineering (plus IT &amp; Data and Insights) at Farewill, prior to which she led Monzo\u2019s web discipline and engineering across Operations through hypergrowth. Other experience involves founding a digital transformation consultancy with clients including the Manor Racing F1 team and RNLI, and working as Head of Technology for a global digital agency.<br \/>\nSally\u2019s a strong advocate for building software and teams alike with empathy, responsibility, and accessibility in mind. She\u2019s spoken at events around the world, is on Mastodon at @<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally<\/a>, and you can find out more about her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sally.dev\/\">sally.dev<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sally&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 6; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 6; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-894ef3ce7af7c08d25064b5cf677e4da\" id=\"h-connection-zone-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Connection Zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 27 \/ 32;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:55 &#8211; 10:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 38 \/ 43;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3891\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"peer-hangouts\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">VP hangout<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Hang out with other leaders in similar roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_662,h_662\/next\/2026\/03\/Lauren-Henry.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Henry\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1920,h_2560\/next\/2020\/07\/2021-lisa-van-gelder-headshot-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa van Gelder\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t VP, Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3891\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3891\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>VP hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Lauren-Henry-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Henry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tide<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lauren Henry is a technology leader with deep experience scaling engineering organizations, driving product led growth, and building high performing teams. She has led complex, cross functional initiatives across platform, data, and product engineering, with a focus on aligning technical execution to business outcomes. Known for her pragmatic and people first leadership style, Lauren specializes in developing managers, navigating organizational change, and creating sustainable operating models. She is particularly interested in how modern engineering organizations evolve in response to AI, shifting customer expectations, and increasing complexity, and is passionate about helping leaders grow into impactful, resilient VP level roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lauren&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2021-lisa-van-gelder-headshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa van Gelder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\"> VP, Engineering<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lisa has been in software for over 25 years, working in a wide range of companies from early stage startups to established companies like the BBC, Meetup &amp; the Guardian newspaper. She used to debug code, now she debugs teams for a living. She is mostly powered by coffee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lisa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 47 \/ 52;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Hirschorn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZoa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3892\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3892\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>CTO hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/Thomas_Johnson-e1769683355247-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-founder and CTO <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Multiplayer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Thomas Johnson is the Co-founder and CTO at Multiplayer, with 30+ years of experience as an engineering leader and backend developer building large-scale distributed software (and robots!)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/thomas-johnson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Thomas &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Crystal-Hirschorn-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Hirschorn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zoa<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Crystal is an experienced Technology &amp; Data Leader with a career spanning more than 20 years across many sectors. She has held CTO, VP, and Senior Director of Software Engineering, and Principal Engineer roles. She is currently CTO at Zoa who are on a mission to revolutionise the adoption of green energy with intelligent technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/crystal-hirschorn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Crystal&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1990\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My team is split on AI. Half are racing ahead, half are pushing back. How do I hold it together?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbieClutton.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1990\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1990\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My team is split on AI. Half are racing ahead, half are pushing back. How do I hold it together?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 12:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your team has been working flat out for the last 4 months delivering a set of projects for your company. The projects are taking longer than originally expected and tensions are beginning to rise, particularly with the Sales and Customer Success teams. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are spending more and more of your time getting asked about when the projects are going to be delivered. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In your 1-1 with your CEO, they open the conversation by telling you that they need you to get your teams to deliver these projects faster. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How do you respond? <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Engineering Leaders, many of us will recognise this scenario from similar situations that we have encountered in our own careers. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session, we explore the different ways that you can respond. We will think about how to turn a conversation like this into an opportunity to build trust, clarity and transparency.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">RobbieClutton.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Robbie is a software engineering leader with over 18 years as an engineer, GM for consultancy Pivotal Labs in New York and London; VP of Engineering for Snyk; and now an independent consultant and fractional CTO. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Robbie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 56 \/ 61;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 62;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1991\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My leadership thinks AI means my team should deliver faster. How do I shift that conversation instead of pushing back?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbieClutton.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1991\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1991\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My leadership thinks AI means my team should deliver faster. How do I shift that conversation instead of pushing back?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:25 &#8211; 12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are approached by a member of your team who says that they think that they deserve to be promoted to be a manager position. You don\u2019t think that they are ready to make this change yet. You are worried that, if you did promote them, that they and the team that they managed would suffer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What do you do next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Engineering Leaders, many of us will recognise this scenario from similar situations that we have encountered in our own careers. In this session we explore how we can turn a conversation like this into an opportunity to build trust, clarity and transparency.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">RobbieClutton.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Robbie is a software engineering leader with over 18 years as an engineer, GM for consultancy Pivotal Labs in New York and London; VP of Engineering for Snyk; and now an independent consultant and fractional CTO. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Robbie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 65 \/ 70;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:10<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 66 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3302\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Get a copy of The Intentional Organization signed, buy one on the day, or stop by for a chat with Mathias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3302\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3302\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:10 &#8211; 13:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The Intentional Organization<\/em> is a practical guide for leaders and managers navigating the realities of modern management. Drawing from real-world experience by its authors, <strong>Sara Hicks<\/strong> and <strong>Mathias Meyer<\/strong>, the book shows how to build organizations where people feel valued, heard, and empowered to achieve meaningful results together. Mathias will bring copies of the book to purchase and sign.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 72 \/ 77;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3890\" data-tax-session-topic=\"culture\" data-tax-session-type=\"peer-hangouts\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Staff Engineer hangout<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Hang out with other leaders in similar roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Haley-Roberts.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaley Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeuroID, a part of Experian\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2485\/next\/2026\/02\/ian-homer-Ian-Homer-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Homer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWise\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_799,h_800\/next\/2024\/08\/Gary-Hammett-Gary-Hammett.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Hammett\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPureGym\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Software Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3890\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3890\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #7864ff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Peer Hangouts<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Staff Engineer hangout<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:40 &#8211; 14:05\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comparing notes on shared challenges that come with your role has never been easier. Peer Hangouts are 30-minute, casual networking sessions for folks to talk through their experiences and challenges with peers who understand the context they&#8217;re working in. Drop in and join a conversation!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Haley-Roberts-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaley Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">NeuroID, a part of Experian<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Haley Roberts is a Staff Engineer at NeuroID, a part of Experian.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Haley&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/ian-homer-Ian-Homer-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Homer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ian is a Staff Engineer at Wise, driving the Development Enablement squad to redefine the intersection of CI\/CD and Generative AI. He specialises in building the &#8220;golden paths&#8221; that allow engineers to innovate at scale, focusing specifically on the safe integration of agentic workflows into the SDLC. With over 20 years of experience, spanning co-founder, tech lead, SRE &amp; product engineer roles, Ian now focuses on scaling technical leadership, coaching engineers to transition from high-performing ICs to high-impact organisational leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Gary-Hammett-Gary-Hammett-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Hammett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Software Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PureGym<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Gary is <\/span>Head of Software Engineering <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">at PureGym with over a decade of experience and an impressive ability to turn technical chaos into something that looks suspiciously like organisation. 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_440,h_450\/next\/2026\/03\/Daniela-Remogna.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniela-remogna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniela Remogna\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrowdStrike\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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 has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering at Checkout.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chiran is a visionary technology leader who excels at building and leading high-performing teams to deliver successful products. He has helped engineering teams navigate through greenfield and brownfield projects, propelled companies to launch innovative products, expand into new markets, and transform struggling initiatives into triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>He thrives on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth, steering the engineering ship through the ever-evolving tech seas with expertise, enthusiasm, and a sprinkle of laughter. He enjoys coaching and mentoring managers and staff+ engineers, leveraging every challenge as a learning opportunity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chiranjiv-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chiranjiv &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/Kaushik-Chaubal-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaushik Chaubal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BlackRock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kaushik Chaubal is a Senior Engineering Director, leading the ETF Systems technology team in EMEA within the Global Markets Technology organization at BlackRock. Additionally, he co-leads the strategic &#8216;GMT AI Program&#8217; focused on solving customer enablement challenges and improving engineering efficiencies within the organization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kaushik-chaubal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kaushik&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 81 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1992\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My team is shipping more than ever. I&#8217;m not sure any of us understand what we&#8217;re building anymore. What do I do?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Work together to find ways of solving a common problem posed by our moderator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_512,h_512\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbieClutton.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1992\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1992\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Swap<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My team is shipping more than ever. I&#039;m not sure any of us understand what we&#039;re building anymore. What do I do?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of your team have been complaining, for some time, that \u2018technical debt\u2019 is making it harder and harder for them to work on your code base. You have spoken to your leadership team about slowing down development so that you can pay off some of this \u2018technical debt\u2019 on a number of occasions but are always told that you must prioritise the new features that have been committed to on the product roadmap.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are worried that the experience for your team is only going to get worse and feel powerless to change this dynamic. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What will you do to improve the situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Engineering Leaders, many of us will recognise this scenario from similar situations that we have encountered in our own careers. In this session we explore the different ways that you can respond to a situation like this and how to turn it into an opportunity to build trust, clarity and transparency.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/Avatar_Public_Digital-Robbie-Clutton-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Clutton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">RobbieClutton.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Robbie is a software engineering leader with over 18 years as an engineer, GM for consultancy Pivotal Labs in New York and London; VP of Engineering for Snyk; and now an independent consultant and fractional CTO. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robbie-clutton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Robbie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 90 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3072\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1000,h_948\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intentional Organization\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Partner &amp; Executive Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3072\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3072\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Speed coaching<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching with Mathias Meyer<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:35\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Mathias Meyer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning new information is always great, but sometimes solutions can feel too one-size-fits-all for your specific circumstances. How can advice be applied to a team of 10 or a team of 10,000?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, coaching is directly tailored to your specific challenges and the specific environment they exist in. Mathias will be hosting one-on-one coaching sessions with attendees to get into the nuts and bolts of the challenges they\u2019re facing. Come and have a conversation, or peek into the challenges other leaders are facing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/B994A0B1-CF97-4C4A-99A3-1C329B709087_1_201_a-Mathias-Meyer.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMathias Meyer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founding Partner &amp; Executive Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Intentional Organization<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathias Meyer is an executive coach, advisor, and co-author of the book <em>The Intentional Organization<\/em>. As Founding Partner at The Intentional Organization, he works with founders, CTOs, and senior leaders to build purposeful organizations grounded in clarity, inclusion, and learning. Previously, he co-founded two successful developer tools companies and held leadership roles including CEO of Travis CI and CTO of Reaction Commerce, bringing deep experience in scaling distributed teams and organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mathias-meyer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mathias&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #f2d665; --grid-column: 6; --grid-times-row: 96 \/ 102;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5147\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Ask speakers more about their talks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1726,h_1726\/next\/2025\/11\/Rick-Clegg-e1769611478146.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRick Clegg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWise\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper Experience Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_252,h_252\/next\/2025\/07\/Diane-Lee-Pretorius-e1752191292752.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" 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for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ask speakers more about their talk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1726\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/11\/Rick-Clegg-e1769611478146-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRick Clegg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Developer Experience Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Rick is the Developer Experience Lead at Wise, where he owns the internal developer platform built on Backstage. He drives productivity by engineering &#8220;paved roads&#8221;\u2014golden paths with automated guardrails that balance startup velocity with banking-grade security. With over 20 years of engineering leadership experience, Rick specializes in scaling DevEx and DevOps cultures. He also directs the WiseStart Academy, ensuring early-career engineers are rapidly enabled to contribute meaningfully. Rick is passionate about creating environments where platform engineering allows teams to move fast without breaking things.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rick-clegg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rick&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/07\/Diane-Lee-Pretorius-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiane-Lee Pretorius\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Paymentology<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diane Lee Pretorius is an engineering leader who thrives at the intersection of people, systems, and delivery. With over a decade of experience across startups and global organisations, she specialises in building empowered, high-performing teams that ship complex technical products in distributed environments. D-Lee is known for her human-first approach to leadership, pairing strong technical judgement with inclusive collaboration and asynchronous ways of working. Passionate about mentoring and growing future leaders, she shares practical lessons from real-world delivery to help engineering teams work better together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/diane-lee-pretorius\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Diane-Lee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/12\/1648196124410-e1769606405186-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimone Casciaroli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Kraken<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simone Casciaroli is a technology leader who helps autonomous teams ship meaningful customer value, continuously and incrementally. Over the past two decades, he has led product and platform teams across startups and scale-ups including NOW TV, Babylon Health, Onto, and Doccla. His work sits at the intersection of product, delivery, and technology. He has also co-founded two startups in health and personal development, and recently joined Kraken Technologies as Head of Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simone-casciaroli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simone&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2022\/07\/plum_headshot-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlum Ertz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Director, Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Ro<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plum Ertz is a Senior Director of Engineering, baker of noms, and casual economist, with a degree in one of those things. Their main areas of expertise are on the front end, with a focus on accessibility and web standards. They have applied those skills as employee number 8 and number 800 in the marketing, media, and fintech spaces, building everything from interactive multimedia experiences at live events to quizzes about sexy fruits. Plum is presently bolstering a strong culture of accessibility in the direct-to-patient healthcare space as a Director of Software Engineering at Ro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/plum-ertz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Plum&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/DominikaRogala_portrait-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDominika Rogala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder and Tech Leaders Advisor<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Good Job Coffee<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominika works with CTOs, engineering managers, and tech leads \u2014 as a partner helping them navigate organizational complexity. With a system-first, evidence-based approach, she helps leaders see what&#8217;s really going on in their teams and change how things actually work.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>She served as VP of Engineering at NeuroDevice, and Engineering Manager at Vector Technologies and Intel. As a mother of three, she finds daily parallels between parenting and leadership \u2014 and brings that perspective to her work with tech teams.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>When she wants to celebrate something, you&#8217;ll find her with a good cup of coffee \u2013 hence the name Good Job Coffee!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dominika-rogala\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dominika&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 7; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 7; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b39fe7d6c8728a96cd1272e82cf2c46d\" id=\"h-workshop-zone-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">Workshop Zone<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 21 \/ 37;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 22 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3848\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How to train your \ud835\uddbd\u0336\ud835\uddcb\u0336\ud835\uddba\u0336\ud835\uddc0\u0336\ud835\uddc8\u0336\ud835\uddc7\u0336 boss<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>In this practical workshop, learn how to better understand how your manager works, reduce friction, and align more effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1967,h_1967\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3848\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3848\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How to train your \ud835\uddbd\u0336\ud835\uddcb\u0336\ud835\uddba\u0336\ud835\uddc0\u0336\ud835\uddc8\u0336\ud835\uddc7\u0336 boss<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 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But how effectively you manage up is a crucial skill, even more as you advance in your career.<br><br>That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll learn how to make more out of your work with your boss in this workshop with someone who&#8217;s been on all sides of this challenge: I&#8217;ve managed hundreds of people, had dozens of bosses all from great to terrible, and coached engineers and managers on working better with theirs.<br><br>You\u2019ll learn how to reverse engineer the way your boss works and walk away with a practical framework and tools that you can start using immediately and that will improve your work with your manager, including.<br><br>This workshop is for anyone who has a manager, no matter if you&#8217;re an engineer, technical lead, or manager yourself, you will take away practical approaches to transform your relationship with your manager and accelerate your career growthHow to use your technical expertise to identify hidden system issues by analyzing code patterns, PR structures, and team interactions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1967\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/Lena-Reinhard-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Reinhard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Leader, Organizational Developer, Coach, Facilitator<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lena Reinhard is a seasoned technology leader, currently helping leaders and their teams succeed through her work as a leadership coach, organizational developer, and facilitator. Having served the majority of her 20-year career in leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder &amp; CEO, she has partnered with a variety of remote, hybrid, and co-located companies at all stages, from startups, to scale-ups, corporations, and NGOs. Lena loves to paint, read, and ride her bike around the forests and lakes of her home, Berlin, in Germany. She hosts O\u2019Reilly\u2019s Tech Leadership Tuesday podcast. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lena-reinhard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 22 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3850\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Crisis simulation: Navigating leadership challenges in real-time<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A high-pressure crisis simulation for engineering leaders to practise fast decision-making, stakeholder management, and team alignment in realistic scenarios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2020\/08\/Sally-Lait.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Lait\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractional technology leader and advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3850\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3850\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Crisis simulation: Navigating leadership challenges in real-time<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 10:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this interactive workshop, you&#8217;ll engage in a high-pressure crisis simulation tailored for engineering leadership roles. Drawing from real-world scenarios, you&#8217;ll collaborate in teams to practice and share response strategies\u2026 but you&#8217;ll need to stay on your toes for extra doses of chaos throughout.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This workshop addresses the critical need for engineering leaders to be adept at managing crises that extend beyond technical failures. By simulating real-world challenges, participants will be better equipped to lead their teams through uncertainty, maintain operational continuity, and uphold organizational values under pressure. The session aims to give you a safe way to practice decision-making, communication, and team alignment under pressure, learn from others\u2019 experiences, plus hopefully have some fun with it along the way!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-you-learn\">What will you learn?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Less about artefacts or resources to take away, more about the experience and relationship building along the way.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strengthen your ability to lead under pressure, make fast trade-offs, and manage stakeholders during fast-evolving tech crises.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Fun! A different, high energy format to some other sessions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>See how other senior leaders approach the same problem.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Sally-Lait-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Lait\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional technology leader and advisor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sally Lait specialises in building strong engineering culture, and aims to create supportive and inclusive environments for managers, developers, and teams to thrive and do fantastic technical work.<\/p>\n<p>Her roles have included helping to change the way the world deals with death as VP of Engineering (plus IT &amp; Data and Insights) at Farewill, prior to which she led Monzo\u2019s web discipline and engineering across Operations through hypergrowth. Other experience involves founding a digital transformation consultancy with clients including the Manor Racing F1 team and RNLI, and working as Head of Technology for a global digital agency.<br \/>\nSally\u2019s a strong advocate for building software and teams alike with empathy, responsibility, and accessibility in mind. She\u2019s spoken at events around the world, is on Mastodon at @<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally\">https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@sally<\/a>, and you can find out more about her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sally.dev\/\">sally.dev<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-lait\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sally&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 22 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3856\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Team building at the age of AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how AI is reshaping engineering leadership, and learn to create clear team agreements, evolve your role, and build the human skills that matter most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_499,h_499\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstellary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3856\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3856\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Team building at the age of AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 10:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The integration of AI into engineering teams isn&#8217;t just changing how work gets done \u2013 it&#8217;s fundamentally shifting team dynamics, individual roles, and the emotional landscape of leadership. In this interactive workshop, you&#8217;ll tackle the real challenges: creating clear agreements about AI use on your team, evolving your leadership approach in the age of AI, and identifying the skills your team needs to succeed in this new reality.. You&#8217;ll leave with practical tools including a framework for building your team&#8217;s AI charter, strategies for navigating your evolving leadership role, and a clear approach for developing the human skills that become more valuable as AI handles routine work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-you-learn\"><strong>What will you learn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Create your team AI charter<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Establish clear, shared agreements about how your team will use AI tools, what standards you&#8217;ll maintain, and where human judgment remains essential.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Navigate your evolving role<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Shift from managing tasks to developing capabilities, balancing team members at different AI adoption levels, and leading effectively in the new landscape.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Develop the skills your team needs most<\/strong><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify and intentionally build the critical capabilities like complex problem framing, systems thinking, and cross-functional communication that become more valuable when AI handles routine work.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"50px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3964,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-pink-bottom-border\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium_large is-style-pink-bottom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Suzan Bond workshop\" class=\"wp-image-3964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_2048,w_2048\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Suzan-Bond-Workshop-scaled.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/08\/Suzan-Bond-e1739970504770-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Constellary<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suzan Bond is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/constellaryhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constellary<\/a>. With nearly two decades in tech, Suzan has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders and leadership teams to help them navigate change and meet the challenges of organizational leadership. Her work these days includes preparing new directors for the role, coaching senior engineering leaders and creating cohesive leadership teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/suzan-bond\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Suzan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 22 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4226\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Product sense for product engineering with AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Build stronger product judgment in the AI era. Learn how to decide what is truly worth building before writing code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4226\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4226\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Product sense for product engineering with AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 10:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">80% of the features built are barely or never used (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pendo.io\/rs\/185-LQW-370\/images\/2019%20Feature%20Adoption%20Report%20Digital.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pendo Report<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, AI makes it easier to build even more of the wrong things. While for engineers, the real advantage is no longer just execution, but judgment. Knowing what is worth building: why it matters for customers, for the business, in the market, etc.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this interactive session, Oana May, ex-Meta and founder of MOATCRAFT, will share the practical product sense system she has used to coach 500+ product leaders in the Bay Area, NY, Seattle, etc. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How business and product leaders decide what is worth investing in<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why many ideas fail to gain traction<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to bring structure to ambiguous decisions before any code is written<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through live collaborative exercises, you will practice applying this framework in real time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave with practical tools to sharpen your own product sense, coach stronger decision-making on your team, and help engineers move from execution-focused thinking to business-aligned problem solving.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">FAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Oana May is an ex-Meta leader, FAANG product coach, and 3x founder. She recently launched MOATCRAFT\u2122, where she helps software developers learn to choose what problems are worth solving and make better business-aligned decisions. Using the systems she developed coaching 500+ product leaders across the Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, she teaches builders how to navigate ambiguity and sharpen their judgment, the key skill in a world where AI is writing the code.<br \/>\nHer background includes Harvard Business School and a track record of seeing around corners as a founder and product leader, and helping builders earn promotions, land dream roles, and think beyond execution into making smarter bets.<\/p>\n<p>Additional bio options: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12Y2qtSv0Rt6NGFvZZHWA7KIiL9WSasoqZL1C4QIkWrE\/edit?usp=sharing<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 22 \/ 37;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4930\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"hands-on-lab\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How to build feature flags, run experiments, and manage releases with Harness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Get hands-on with feature flags, progressive delivery, experiments, and rollbacks in a live Harness environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_527,h_527\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnterprise Sales Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4930\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4930\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How to build feature flags, run experiments, and manage releases with Harness<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 10:45\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"226px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feature flags and experimentation are powerful in theory, but hard to implement consistently in practice. In this guided lab, you&#8217;ll get hands-on time with the Harness Software Delivery Platform to build and manage feature flags, run experiments, and practice real-time rollouts and rollbacks &#8211; using a live environment provided by Harness.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In this session, you will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Build and configure feature flags from scratch in a live Harness environment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Apply progressive delivery techniques, including canary releases, toggles, and instant rollbacks<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Design and run experiments that track feature impact using metrics and dashboards<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Assess how Harness integrates with your existing observability stack<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Sales Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iram Khan is an Enterprise Sales Engineer at Harness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Iram&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 40 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4930\" data-tax-session-topic=\"velocity\" data-tax-session-type=\"hands-on-lab\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How to build feature flags, run experiments, and manage releases with Harness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Get hands-on with feature flags, progressive delivery, experiments, and rollbacks in a live Harness environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_527,h_527\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarness\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnterprise Sales Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4930\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4930\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How to build feature flags, run experiments, and manage releases with Harness<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:00 &#8211; 12:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023823,\"width\":\"226px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png\" alt=\"Harness LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023823\" style=\"width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/04\/Harness.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feature flags and experimentation are powerful in theory, but hard to implement consistently in practice. In this guided lab, you&#8217;ll get hands-on time with the Harness Software Delivery Platform to build and manage feature flags, run experiments, and practice real-time rollouts and rollbacks &#8211; using a live environment provided by Harness.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In this session, you will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Build and configure feature flags from scratch in a live Harness environment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Apply progressive delivery techniques, including canary releases, toggles, and instant rollbacks<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Design and run experiments that track feature impact using metrics and dashboards<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Assess how Harness integrates with your existing observability stack<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Iram-Khan-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIram Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Sales Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Harness<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iram Khan is an Enterprise Sales Engineer at Harness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iram-khan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Iram&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3861\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3861\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Telling the story of technical debt: From case study to business buy-in<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Moving from &#8220;complaining about code&#8221; to &#8220;proposing a business solution&#8221; is the most critical shift a technical leader can make.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this focused session, we will analyse real-world case studies to understand why some technical debt initiatives thrive while others fail. You will learn how to translate technical pain into business risk and opportunity, framing your proposal in a way that aligns with organisational goals. <br><br>Leave with a toolkit to communicate the impact of debt so that stakeholders don&#8217;t just understand the problem, they want to be part of the solution.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-garcia-gil\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/blanca_garcia_gil-m-1623962460893-e1739983643937.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-garcia-gil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlanca Garcia Gil\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Engineer, Transformational Coach &amp; Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">StaffPlusEngineer.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blanca is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staffplusengineer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/staffplusengineer.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775137401349000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QRmp2-wf-rB05Ljt6TkHb\">staffplusengineer.com<\/a>, leadership coach, workshop facilitator and public speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Before taking the leap into coaching, she worked as a principal engineer, building resilient data analytics platforms. She spent nearly two decades working for different corporations in a variety of tech roles before making the transition to working with data. Her most recent roles were at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775137401349000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1x3cVLAe_XXs42hBG_VolF\">BBC<\/a>\u00a0and the fintech startup\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topi.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.topi.eu\/en&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775137401349000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0m3f85Y73kuVNvS_faZZEm\">topi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/blanca-garcia-gil\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Blanca&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 62;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3863\" data-tax-session-topic=\"leadership\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Reclaim your time, reclaim your leadership<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>In this transformative workshop, we will challenge the limiting beliefs preventing you from managing your time. You will gain clarity on the power of managing your time, how to increase your impact and identify areas for change. Additionally, you will develop practical strategies to prioritise what truly matters and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_901,h_901\/next\/2021\/01\/round-smiling-Joel-Chippindale.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoel Chippindale\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonkey&#039;s Thumb Ltd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO Coach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"3863\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"3863\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Reclaim your time, reclaim your leadership<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do you feel that you are perpetually overwhelmed by meetings, emails, and the demands of others? Do you feel like you&#8217;ve lost control of your most valuable asset\u2014your time? If you do, then you are not alone and this is the workshop for you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this transformative workshop, we will challenge the limiting beliefs preventing you from managing your time. You will gain clarity on the power of managing your time, how to increase your impact and identify areas for change. Additionally, you will develop practical strategies to prioritise what truly matters and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave the workshop with a specific set of actions and experiments for you to take back into your work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"50px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3966,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-pink-bottom-border\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium_large is-style-pink-bottom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_2048,w_2048\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Joel-Workshop-scaled.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/01\/round-smiling-Joel-Chippindale-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoel Chippindale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Monkey&#039;s Thumb Ltd<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Joel Chippindale is a CTO Coach who supports talented start-up and scale-up CTOs to successfully navigate the many changes in their roles as their companies evolve.<\/p>\n<p>He also has over 20 years experience building, scaling and leading software development teams, including CTO roles at Econsultancy, FutureLearn and Unmade.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/joel-chippindale\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Joel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; 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Learn how to decide what is truly worth building before writing code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4226\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4226\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Product sense for product engineering with AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">80% of the features built are barely or never used (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pendo.io\/rs\/185-LQW-370\/images\/2019%20Feature%20Adoption%20Report%20Digital.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pendo Report<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, AI makes it easier to build even more of the wrong things. While for engineers, the real advantage is no longer just execution, but judgment. Knowing what is worth building: why it matters for customers, for the business, in the market, etc.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this interactive session, Oana May, ex-Meta and founder of MOATCRAFT, will share the practical product sense system she has used to coach 500+ product leaders in the Bay Area, NY, Seattle, etc. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You will learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How business and product leaders decide what is worth investing in<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why many ideas fail to gain traction<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to bring structure to ambiguous decisions before any code is written<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through live collaborative exercises, you will practice applying this framework in real time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will leave with practical tools to sharpen your own product sense, coach stronger decision-making on your team, and help engineers move from execution-focused thinking to business-aligned problem solving.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Oana-May-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOana May\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">FAANG Product Leadership Coach, Founder of MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">MOATCRAFT\u2122<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Oana May is an ex-Meta leader, FAANG product coach, and 3x founder. She recently launched MOATCRAFT\u2122, where she helps software developers learn to choose what problems are worth solving and make better business-aligned decisions. Using the systems she developed coaching 500+ product leaders across the Bay Area, New York, and Seattle, she teaches builders how to navigate ambiguity and sharpen their judgment, the key skill in a world where AI is writing the code.<br \/>\nHer background includes Harvard Business School and a track record of seeing around corners as a founder and product leader, and helping builders earn promotions, land dream roles, and think beyond execution into making smarter bets.<\/p>\n<p>Additional bio options: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12Y2qtSv0Rt6NGFvZZHWA7KIiL9WSasoqZL1C4QIkWrE\/edit?usp=sharing<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oana-may\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oana&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 62;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4879\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Consensus protocols: The lego brick from hell<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore the real-world pitfalls of consensus-based systems, from integration challenges to reliability techniques and production testing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_500\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntithesis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistributed Systems Bug Hunter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4879\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4879\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Consensus protocols: The lego brick from hell<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:30 &#8211; 12:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027504,\"width\":\"238px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Antithesis LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027504\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consensus protocols are a fundamental building block to for a wide variety of distributed systems, from databases to message queues, to storage systems to orchestration layers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As such you\u2019d expect consensus to be widely commoditized, a one-click drop-in that doesn\u2019t require much thinking. Reality is quite the opposite. Integrating consensus always creates challenges and unexpected difficulties.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this workshop, we\u2019ll go over practical examples of recurring pains and pitfalls of developing, integrating and testing consensus-based systems. For each category, we\u2019ll stop and discuss, trade ideas, lessons, and techniques. As well as share success and failure stories.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second part of the workshop will expand the scope and broaden the discussion to other mission-critical distributed systems and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ll leave with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The most common pitfalls when building and integrating consensus-based systems \u2014 and how to avoid or recover from them<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Proven reliability techniques used by practitioners in production distributed systems<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to test consensus-based systems effectively, including the edge cases that will catch you off guard<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Marco-Primi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Primi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distributed Systems Bug Hunter<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Antithesis<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marco Primi is the official Chaos Monkey at Antithesis, where he focuses on software reliability and intelligent testing strategies. He is a prolific researcher and author on distributed systems, whose research is often cited in both academic and professional publications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marco-primi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Marco&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 61 \/ 73;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4763\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"hands-on-lab\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:45<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on 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Shah\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRetool\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSolutions Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4763\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4763\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t\t<button 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Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Alexis-Ego-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Ego\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Retool<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alexis Ego is an Enterprise Solutions Engineer at Retool.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alexis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amar-shah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Amar-Shah-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amar-shah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmar Shah\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Retool<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amar Shah is a Solutions Engineer at Retool.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amar-shah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Amar&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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You are probably building one without realizing it! <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What is it about distributed systems that makes them painful to deal with? And how can you make sure the systems you create are resilient in the face of the myriad ways in which they can fail?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this workshop, you will explore the nature of resilience in the context of distributed systems, and come away with some foundational knowledge that will help you no matter what type of system you are building.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please note, this is not a coding workshop &#8211; it is a discussion-based workshop where as a group we explore architectural and technical aspects. Laptops are totally optional!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/04\/me_in_iceland-e1748612852712-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Newman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Independent Tech Consultant &amp; Author<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Sam Newman &amp; Associates<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sam Newman is an independent consultant who loves solving problems with technology. Focusing primarily in the areas of cloud, microservice architecture and continuous delivery, Sam works with companies big and small all over the world. He is also an experienced conference speaker, and author of the O\u2019Reilly books Monolith To Microservices, Building Microservices, and the forthcoming Building Resilient Distributed Systems.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-newman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 78 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4228\" data-tax-session-topic=\"software-quality\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Diagnosing performance problems without the guesswork<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to diagnose real performance bottlenecks using flamegraphs, building fast intuition to identify costly queries, GC pressure, and hidden overhead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_664,h_664\/next\/2026\/03\/Elena-Tanasoiu-e1773146592179.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElena Tanasoiu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGitHub\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Software Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4228\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4228\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Diagnosing performance problems without the guesswork<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:10 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your app is slow. You add caching, tweak a database index, maybe throw more hardware at it. Sometimes it works, but mostly you&#8217;re guessing. This workshop changes that.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn to use flamegraphs, the single most effective tool for understanding where your application actually spends time. Through live demos and interactive diagnosis of real-world profiles, you&#8217;ll build the intuition to spot N+1 queries, GC pressure, serialisation costs, and hidden middleware overhead in seconds.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We&#8217;ll profile in Ruby (Vernier) and Go (pprof), proving the mental model transfers across languages. You&#8217;ll also get an AI-assisted prompt template that cuts initial triage from 20 minutes to 2.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll leave with a concrete skill, a reference card, and a specific task to try Monday morning. No vendor lock-in, no theory.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Elena-Tanasoiu-e1773146592179-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElena Tanasoiu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">GitHub<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Elena Tanasoiu is a Staff Engineer on GitHub&#8217;s Performance Engineering team. She spends her time making one of the world&#8217;s largest Ruby on Rails applications faster by profiling production traffic, diagnosing bottlenecks, and occasionally convincing teams they don&#8217;t need more hardware. She has a fondness for flamegraphs because they never lie.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elena-tanasoiu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Elena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 78 \/ 94;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4201\" data-tax-session-topic=\"technical-direction\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading through change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical frameworks to diagnose change, align initiatives with culture, and turn uncertainty into deliberate action that drives execution, momentum, and lasting organizational transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_331,h_331\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkiller Whale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO-turned-Founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4201\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4201\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading through change<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:10 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"lightbox\":{\"enabled\":false},\"id\":2520,\"width\":\"234px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillerwhale.com\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=leaddev&amp;utm_campaign=sponsorship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2520\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/Skiller-Whale.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Change happens to us. Change happens because of us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The difference between reactive survival and intentional transformation defines great tech leaders. This interactive workshop will explore both how we understand and respond to change, but also how we strategize and make our own changes happening. You will leave with:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A diagnosis of the type and scale of change you are facing<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A design for change initiatives that align with your engineering culture<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Concrete actions to drive execution<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>This session is designed for leaders who want to move from managing change to mastering it<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. Reserve your place via the LeadDev app, available from 18 May 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/08\/Hywel-Carver-e1744213471239-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hywel-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHywel Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CTO-turned-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Skiller Whale<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hywel wrote his first program in C aged 9. After graduating with an MEng from Cambridge, he dropped out of his PhD programme to co-found his first start-up. Today, Hywel is Skiller Whale\u2019s Co-Founder and CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs, a podcast for tech leaders called &#8216;Primarily Context-Based&#8217;, and is designing and building his own 8-bit computer for playing Pong. In his 12+ year career, he\u2019s been building and scaling start-ups. 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#ff9e53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Translating up: Engineering advocacy for the C-suite<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:10 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027369,\"width\":\"206px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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You see the technical opportunities clearly. But when you bring initiatives to executives, they hear &#8220;risky change&#8221; not &#8220;controlled experiment.&#8221; The result? Great ideas die in planning, technical debt compounds, and your team runs obsolete processes while competitors experiment their way forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The gap isn&#8217;t your technical competence\u2014it&#8217;s translation. Executives operate in a different context with different constraints and accountabilities. They evaluate initiatives using frameworks like opportunity cost, customer impact, and risk management. Most staff+ engineers never learn to speak this language.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this workshop, CircleCI CTO <strong>Rob Zuber<\/strong> pulls back the curtain on how executives actually evaluate technical initiatives. You&#8217;ll learn how to better communicate and leverage technical frameworks to shift perception from &#8220;this sounds risky&#8221; to &#8220;this is a smart opportunity.&#8221; Discover how to frame experimentation as hypothesis testing, turn one-way doors into two-way doors, and position engineering investments using the same frameworks executives use for any strategic decision.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;ll leave with practical tools to drive better alignment between your engineering and the board so you can advocate for and focus on outcomes that drive the business forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. 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Since joining CircleCI, Rob has seen the company through its Series F funding and delivered on product innovation at scale while leading a team of 150+ engineers distributed worldwide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rob-zuber\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rob&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/03\/ShellyStuart-Shelly-Stuart-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Director of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CircleCI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shelly is an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about building a strong and supportive engineering culture that fosters diversity and growth. She is currently the Director of Engineering at CircleCI.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shelly-stuart\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shelly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 7; --grid-times-row: 79 \/ 91;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4765\" data-tax-session-topic=\"ai\" data-tax-session-type=\"hands-on-lab\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Hands-on Lab<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How to run AI agents securely in self-hosted infrastructure with Coder<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Set up AI agents in a controlled environment with the boundaries, access controls, and visibility production teams need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_890,h_962\/next\/2025\/05\/Coder-Technologies-Inc.-209-Table-Talk-Moderator-Submission-40de-Headshot-of-moderator-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Paulsen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField CTO &#8211; 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In this guided lab, you&#8217;ll set up and run AI agents inside a controlled, self-hosted Coder environment, enforcing execution boundaries, managing access, and observing agent behavior in real time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"100%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><!-- wp:group {\"layout\":{\"type\":\"flex\",\"flexWrap\":\"nowrap\"}} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In this session, learn how to:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:group --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Set up and run AI agents inside a self-hosted Coder environment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Define and enforce execution boundaries that limit what agents can access and do<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Implement access management controls for agents interacting with APIs and infrastructure<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Monitor agent behavior in real time to maintain visibility in a production setting<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to participate<\/strong><br>This session requires sign-up, so you can plan your day and secure your spot in advance. 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A developer at heart, Eric began his career writing code and quickly became known for his ability to support and uplift fellow engineers. That passion for technology and collaboration evolved into guiding enterprise organisations, particularly in highly regulated industries, through their Developer Experience transformations.<br \/>\nAs Coder\u2019s Founding Sales Engineer, Eric has remained deeply hands-on, continuously expanding his knowledge in emerging areas such as AI agents and automation. Today, he blends technical depth with strategic insight to help customers modernise secure, scalable development environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eric&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 8; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 8; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49eb69f2838f8872600b25dfd712db0c\" id=\"h-solutions-zone-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">SolutionS ZONE<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 27 \/ 33;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1976\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">09:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Becoming a VP of Engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0Becoming a VP of Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_662,h_662\/next\/2026\/03\/Lauren-Henry.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Henry\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steve-janaway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_467\/next\/2025\/01\/StephenJanawayheadshot-Steve-Janaway.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steve-janaway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve Janaway\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBloom &amp; Wild\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2560\/next\/2024\/10\/TB2_6553-Alex-Canessa-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Canessa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf employed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFractional Head of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1920,h_2560\/next\/2020\/07\/2021-lisa-van-gelder-headshot-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa van Gelder\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t VP, Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1976\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1976\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #1d67ea;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Next Steps AMA<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Becoming a VP of Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:55 &#8211; 10:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0<strong>Becoming a VP of Engineering<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Lauren-Henry-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Henry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Tide<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lauren Henry is a technology leader with deep experience scaling engineering organizations, driving product led growth, and building high performing teams. She has led complex, cross functional initiatives across platform, data, and product engineering, with a focus on aligning technical execution to business outcomes. Known for her pragmatic and people first leadership style, Lauren specializes in developing managers, navigating organizational change, and creating sustainable operating models. She is particularly interested in how modern engineering organizations evolve in response to AI, shifting customer expectations, and increasing complexity, and is passionate about helping leaders grow into impactful, resilient VP level roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-henry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lauren&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steve-janaway\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/01\/StephenJanawayheadshot-Steve-Janaway-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steve-janaway\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve Janaway\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bloom &amp; Wild<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Steve is the VP of Engineering at Bloom &amp; Wild, Europe&#8217;s leading online flower company and home to the Bloom &amp; Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte brands. He is a passionate software engineering leader with a proven track record in building and leading successful teams across diverse industries including social, retail, and telecom. He is a regular speaker and writer on leadership and software, with a keen interest in leveraging technology to drive innovation and create sustainable, happy and high-performing teams.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/steve-janaway\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View  profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/TB2_6553-Alex-Canessa-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Canessa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Self employed<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"26096\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Alex Canessa works fractionally across multiple organisations as Head of Engineering at Fortivex, Agent Ecosystem Support at the MACH Alliance, and Tech Lead for Unomundi. He started as a developer and still thinks like one, with a strong focus on architecture, clarity, and delivery. His work explores composable systems and emerging agent patterns in real product environments. He is a dad, practises improv theatre, and has a long-standing fascination with etymology.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-contributorsinteractionsblock\" class=\"block block-leaddev-general block-contributors-interactions-block\">\n<div class=\"box js-section box--grid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 box__grid-col\">\n<div class=\"box__content\">\n<div class=\"box__item js-box-item\">\n<div class=\"box__media\">\n<div class=\"box__img\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alex&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/2021-lisa-van-gelder-headshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa van Gelder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\"> VP, Engineering<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lisa has been in software for over 25 years, working in a wide range of companies from early stage startups to established companies like the BBC, Meetup &amp; the Guardian newspaper. She used to debug code, now she debugs teams for a living. She is mostly powered by coffee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lisa-van-gelder\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lisa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 33 \/ 39;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4656\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Anemari Fiser<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed, or just have a chat with the author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2206,h_2206\/next\/2024\/05\/Anemari-Fiser-Anemari-Fiser-scaled-e1769703230556.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnemari Fiser\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTech Lead Trainer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4656\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4656\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the author<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the author: Anemari Fiser<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:25 &#8211; 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She is the author of O\u2019Reilly\u2019s book Leveling Up as a Tech Lead and the creator of the O\u2019Reilly course Soft Skills for Tech Leads.<\/p>\n<p>With over a decade of experience in the tech industry, she has held roles ranging from software engineer to engineering leader. As an independent coach and trainer, Anemari has coached 500+ engineers and trained 400+ tech leads across organisations worldwide. She also shares practical leadership insights with a community of 30,000+ tech professionals on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anemari-fiser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anemari&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 33 \/ 35;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 34 \/ 36;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4403\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to track the real impact of AI coding tools on your team&#8217;s delivery with GitKraken<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/29661\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_576,h_576\/next\/2025\/10\/profile-Jeremy-Castile.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/29661\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeremy Castile\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGitKraken\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Developer Research\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4403\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4403\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to track the real impact of AI coding tools on your team&#039;s delivery with GitKraken<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:30 &#8211; 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But most teams aren&#8217;t shipping any faster. Review queues are longer. Quality concerns are real. And engineering leaders are stuck between a C-suite that expects AI to replace headcount, teams where adoption is uneven, and bottlenecks they can feel but can&#8217;t pinpoint. 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This five-minute demo with <strong>Adam Close<\/strong> shows how to add the guardrails your platform team needs to keep it safe.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-close\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Octopus-Deploy-204-Live-Demo-Submission-9a2a-Headshot-of-the-host-1-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-close\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Close\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Octopus Deploy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/adam-close\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Adam &#8216;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; 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10:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031404,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Runpod LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031404\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/02\/Runpod-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See how to get an AI model up and running on RunPod in minutes and discover how our platform scales effortlessly with your needs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/panley-cooze\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Panley-Cooze-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/panley-cooze\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanley Cooze\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Forward Deployed Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Runpod<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Panley Cooze is a Forward Deployed Engineer at Runpod.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/panley-cooze\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Panley&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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10:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031114,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Qodo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031114\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/01\/Qodo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make the most of your breaks with the demo stage sessions, where leading tech providers will showcase their innovative solutions in informative and concise presentations. Each carefully curated 10 minute demo will show the very best engineering solutions available.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sri-rang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Sri-Rang.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2560,h_2485\/next\/2026\/02\/ian-homer-Ian-Homer-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Homer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWise\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item 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class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0<strong>stepping into the role of a Staff Engineer<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/Haley-Roberts-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaley Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">NeuroID, a part of Experian<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Haley Roberts is a Staff Engineer at NeuroID, a part of Experian.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/haley-roberts\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Haley&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/02\/ian-homer-Ian-Homer-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Homer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Wise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ian is a Staff Engineer at Wise, driving the Development Enablement squad to redefine the intersection of CI\/CD and Generative AI. He specialises in building the &#8220;golden paths&#8221; that allow engineers to innovate at scale, focusing specifically on the safe integration of agentic workflows into the SDLC. With over 20 years of experience, spanning co-founder, tech lead, SRE &amp; product engineer roles, Ian now focuses on scaling technical leadership, coaching engineers to transition from high-performing ICs to high-impact organisational leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-homer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/TB2_6553-Alex-Canessa-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Canessa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fractional Head of Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Self employed<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"26096\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Alex Canessa works fractionally across multiple organisations as Head of Engineering at Fortivex, Agent Ecosystem Support at the MACH Alliance, and Tech Lead for Unomundi. He started as a developer and still thinks like one, with a strong focus on architecture, clarity, and delivery. His work explores composable systems and emerging agent patterns in real product environments. He is a dad, practises improv theatre, and has a long-standing fascination with etymology.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-contributorsinteractionsblock\" class=\"block block-leaddev-general block-contributors-interactions-block\">\n<div class=\"box js-section box--grid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 box__grid-col\">\n<div class=\"box__content\">\n<div class=\"box__item js-box-item\">\n<div class=\"box__media\">\n<div class=\"box__img\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandro-canessa\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alex&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Gary-Hammett-Gary-Hammett-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Hammett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of Software Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PureGym<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Gary is <\/span>Head of Software Engineering <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">at PureGym with over a decade of experience and an impressive ability to turn technical chaos into something that looks suspiciously like organisation. He proudly plays the \u201cright\u2011hand\u201d Staff Engineer role, translating business goals, supporting teams, and trying (against all odds) to make DevEx surveys sound exciting. Gary spends far less time pondering the meaning of build pipelines and far more time tackling the real challenge: helping humans talk to each other effectively. He champions strong engineering culture, AI adoption, and continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/18126\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gary&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 47 \/ 56;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #f2d665; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 54;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"3274\" data-tax-session-topic=\"career-development\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-up-panel\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet-up Panel<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building the LeadDev community: A meet-ups AMA<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how to engage with the global LeadDev engineering leadership community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/severin-bruhat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1313,h_1313\/next\/2026\/03\/Severin-Bruhat-Severin-Bruhat-e1773792069929.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/severin-bruhat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tS\u00e9verin Bruhat\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elvira-khamsin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElvira Khamsin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinecraft, Microsoft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alisa-tikhova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1707,h_2560\/next\/2024\/07\/small-896-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alisa-tikhova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlisa Tikhova\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ferit-topcu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFerit Topcu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZenjob SE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Manager, Engineering Management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_720,h_996\/next\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-13.40.19.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshaan Singh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Curious about how LeadDev meet-ups run around the world, or thinking about starting one where you live?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join current LeadDev meetup organisers for a live AMA on how the meetup programme works, what it\u2019s really like to run a local community, and how you can get involved.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re interested in launching a meet-up, speaking, sponsoring, or supporting 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He&#8217;s passionate about building effective teams and empowering individuals, leveraging his technical expertise to guide development while fostering a collaborative work environment. When he&#8217;s not leading engineering teams, Sev enjoys blogging, playing guitar and spending time with his family and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/severin-bruhat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View S\u00e9verin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elvira-khamsin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/02\/Elvira-Melentyeva-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elvira-khamsin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElvira Khamsin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Minecraft, Microsoft<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A girl boss, supporter of females, an immigrant also with 15 years experience in the IT business, and with a strong engineering background. After being in the industry for many years, she noticed so few women and\u00a0 wanted to find out why. It turned out that women are not supported to even enter the industry. So she became a women&#8217;s employee resource group leader and self-esteem mentor to encourage women to speak and celebrate their achievements\u2014one of the most respected #IamRemarkable facilitators (top 100 from 3000).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/elvira-khamsin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Elvira&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alisa-tikhova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/07\/small-896-1-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alisa-tikhova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlisa Tikhova\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Tech Lead <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rabobank<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Alisa Tikhova is a senior technical leader with 15+ years of experience working at the intersection of technology, leadership, and complex systems. Her work focuses on human literacy \u2014 how differences in communication, feedback, and decision-making shape outcomes in senior teams, and how leadership choices influence systems as they scale.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alisa-tikhova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alisa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ferit-topcu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/08\/Ferit-Topcu-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ferit-topcu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFerit Topcu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Manager, Engineering Management<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zenjob SE<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ferit Topcu is a Berlin-based Engineering Manager at Zenjob SE, where he leads the Mobile &amp; Marketing Platform Team. With over a decade of software engineering expertise, he&#8217;s passionate about exploring AI&#8217;s intersection with current engineering roles, its impact on the future of work and React Native. Known for his humor, often derived from his adventures raising three kids, Ferit brings authenticity and humanity to technical leadership. As an active community contributor, he is co-host of the LeadDev Meetup in Berlin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ferit-topcu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ferit&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2024-08-01-at-13.40.19-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshaan Singh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Content and Community Manager <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ishaan works closely with our audience to curate content for software engineering leaders to address their pain points and help them become more effective in their roles. Ishaan explores new topical themes for future content and exciting new formats for its delivery to drive engagement across our platform.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s recently started leading on the global rollout of LeadDev meetups and other community initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishaan-singh\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ishaan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 48 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4187\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"big-debate\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">The Big Debate<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">How will we deal with the new drudgery of AI-generated code?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>The Big Debate: Engineering at the edge of AI examines the hidden challenges of AI-generated code. 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More generated code means more to review, test, secure, and maintain. The bottlenecks haven\u2019t disappeared; they\u2019ve shifted.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How do you prevent review overload when code volume explodes? What happens when testing and security can\u2019t keep pace? And how do you stop productivity gains from turning into operational drag, where humans are left with the repetitive, high-responsibility work AI can\u2019t do?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join this discussion as we explore the \u201cnew drudgery\u201d emerging in AI-driven engineering environments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders will share their thoughts on invisible toil, evolving bottlenecks, and how to design systems that scale without burning out teams or reducing engineers to code custodians.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discussions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Review and testing bottlenecks in AI-heavy workflows<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Navigating security and compliance blind spots<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Facing invisible toil and oversight fatigue<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Designing guardrails that don\u2019t slow teams down<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/08\/Lawrence-Jones-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Product Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">incident.io<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawrence Jones is a Founding Engineer at incident.io, where he&#8217;s spent the last few years helping take the product from zero to the AI-native incident platform it is today. He now leads engineering on AI SRE \u2014 an agent that investigates production incidents autonomously, digging through logs, metrics, traces and code changes to tell teams what&#8217;s gone wrong and how to fix it. Before incident.io he was a Principal Engineer at GoCardless, working across the SRE space and product. He&#8217;s a regular speaker at engineering conferences including LeadDev, and writes about AI engineering and incident response at blog.lawrencejones.dev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lawrence-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lawrence&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Randy-Shoup-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shoup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">SVP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thrive Market<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3d14c556-7f50-40a1-9d2f-51ba95a54be0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e6179ea-e42c-4595-acc7-d96e753d5541\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-instant\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"494\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Randy Shoup serves as SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market. With more than 30 years of experience building distributed systems and leading high-performing teams, he has held senior technology leadership roles at eBay, Google, Stitch Fix, and WeWork. He also mentors CTOs, advises organizations, and shares his perspectives widely. A frequent conference speaker on software and engineering leadership, he is particularly interested in how culture, technology, and organizational design intersect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/randy-shoup\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Randy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/birgitta-boeckeler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/07\/pro_birgitta_bockeler-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/birgitta-boeckeler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBirgitta B\u00f6ckeler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Global Lead for AI-assisted Software Delivery<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thoughtworks<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birgitta is the Global Lead for AI-assisted Software Delivery at ThoughtWorks. She has been building software across all layers for more than 15 years, mainly in the space of large custom-developed websites. At ThoughtWorks, she spends most of her time as a Lead Developer, splitting her days between coding, coaching, consulting and keeping things fun.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/birgitta-boeckeler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Birgitta&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 58 \/ 60;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4397\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to ship faster with confidence with CircleCI. From inner loop to production<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/derry-bradley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1114,h_1114\/next\/2024\/10\/Derry-Bradley-scaled-e1761924714386.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/derry-bradley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDerry Bradley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCircleCI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Solutions Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4397\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4397\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to ship faster with confidence with CircleCI. From inner loop to production<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:30 &#8211; 12:40\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027369,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"CircleCI Logo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027369\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/12\/CircleCI-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Modern software delivery is under pressure &#8211; slow, flaky test suites slow teams down, and the volume of code changes makes it harder than ever to catch issues early. In this demo, we&#8217;ll show how smarter test selection cuts through the noise and surfaces what matters, combined with inner loop validation that catches failures locally before they ever reach CI &#8211; so your pipeline stays focused on shipping with confidence.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/derry-bradley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2024\/10\/Derry-Bradley-scaled-e1761924714386-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/derry-bradley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDerry Bradley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CircleCI<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Derry is a software delivery specialist helping organizations optimize development through CI\/CD solutions. 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Each carefully curated 10 minute demo will show the very best engineering solutions available.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ralph-bird\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Ralph-Bird-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ralph-bird\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRalph Bird\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal ML Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">PagerDuty<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ralph Bird is a Principal ML Engineer at PagerDuty focused on building production-ready, reliable AI agents for real-world, high-stakes workflows like incident response. 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He leads teams to design multi-agent systems and infrastructure for safe, transparent, and scalable LLM adoption.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ralph-bird\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ralph&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justyn-roberts\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Justyn-Roberts-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/justyn-roberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustyn Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principal Solutions Consultant &#8211; 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Today, he blends technical depth with strategic insight to help customers modernise secure, scalable development environments.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-paulsen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eric&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 63 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"5089\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to double your engineering productivity tomorrow with Larridin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Ameya-Kanitkar.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmeya Kanitkar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarridin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-founder &amp; 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Each carefully curated 10 minute demo will show the very best engineering solutions available.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Ameya-Kanitkar-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmeya Kanitkar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Co-founder &amp; CTO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Larridin<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ameya Kanitkar is the Co-founder &amp; CTO at Larridin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ameya-kanitkar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ameya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 66;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4405\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to build failure-resilient workflows with Temporal<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_500,h_500\/next\/2026\/05\/Simon-Emms.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon Emms\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Solutions Architect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4405\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4405\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to build failure-resilient workflows with Temporal<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 13:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023818,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Temporal LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023818\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/02\/Temporal-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch a workflow survive crashes, retries and restarts in real time, without adding failure-handling code.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Simon-Emms-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon Emms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Solutions Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Temporal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simon Emms is a Staff Solutions Architect at Temporal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/simon-emms\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Simon&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 66 \/ 68;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4406\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to measure engineering friction and the real impact of AI investment with DX<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-whitfield\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/James-Whitfield.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-whitfield\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Whitfield\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDX\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrategic Account Executive\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4406\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4406\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to measure engineering friction and the real impact of AI investment with DX<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:10 &#8211; 13:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":2521,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2521\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/DX.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn how companies like Vercel, Adyen, booking.com use DX to pinpoint engineering friction and measure the real world ROI of AI investments. We&#8217;ll demo how to move beyond basic productivity metrics to prioritize platform improvements that actually drive developer velocity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-whitfield\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/James-Whitfield-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-whitfield\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Whitfield\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Strategic Account Executive<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">DX<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Whitfield is a Strategic Account Executive at DX.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-whitfield\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 67 \/ 69;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4420\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Mastering change as a leader<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Sponsor-led 10-minute talks highlighting tools and solutions for real-world engineering problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_470,h_470\/next\/2026\/03\/IMG_3185-Amelie-Thery-e1773660118896.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAm\u00e9lie Thery\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrima\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Engineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4420\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4420\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Mastering change as a leader<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:15 &#8211; 13:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000032052,\"width\":\"210px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Prima LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000032052\" style=\"width:210px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/03\/Prima-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How to effectively lead change in difficult times, while keeping a high level of engagement and trust in the team.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/03\/IMG_3185-Amelie-Thery-e1773660118896-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAm\u00e9lie Thery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Prima<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Am\u00e9lie is a passionate and empathetic leader. She aims to build resilient and high-performing teams, led by caring and high-performing individuals. She is French and lives in London, and currently works for Prima, the leading Italian digital insurance company.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/amelie-thery\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Am\u00e9lie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 69 \/ 71;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4691\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Safe autonomy for AI agents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Sponsor-led 10-minute talks highlighting tools and solutions for real-world engineering problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jean-laurent-de-morlhon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1420,h_1420\/next\/2026\/05\/jean-laurent-docker.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jean-laurent-de-morlhon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJean-Laurent de Morlhon\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4691\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4691\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Safe autonomy for AI agents<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:25 &#8211; 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Experimentation at Datadog, where he builds the tools that help engineering organizations scale progressive delivery safely. Drawing on a deep background in product leadership for developer platforms, Anthony specializes in bridging the gap between high-velocity deployment and robust system stability. He focuses on equipping engineering leaders with the automated guardrails and structural workflows needed to confidently accelerate feature velocity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anthony-rindone\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anthony&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 72 \/ 74;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4390\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How to automate mobile app build, test, and deployment pipelines with Bitrise<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Oliver-Falvai.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOliv\u00e9r Falvai\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBitrise\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Software Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4390\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4390\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: How to automate mobile app build, test, and deployment pipelines with Bitrise<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:40 &#8211; 13:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000030846,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Bitrise LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000030846\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/12\/Bitrise-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This demo provides an overview of the Bitrise platform, showing how it helps teams automate the process of building, testing, and deploying mobile applications more efficiently and reliably. It covers key features including the Workflow Editor, Pipelines, Stacks &amp; Machines, Insights, and Release Management.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Oliver-Falvai-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOliv\u00e9r Falvai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Software Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bitrise<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oliv\u00e9r Falvai is a Staff Software Engineer at Bitrise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oliver-falvai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oliv\u00e9r&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 73 \/ 75;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4421\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:45<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From intent to outcome: AI and the future of internal tooling<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Sponsor-led 10-minute talks highlighting tools and solutions for real-world engineering problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_800,h_800\/next\/2026\/05\/Alexis-Ego.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Ego\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRetool\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnterprise Solutions Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"4421\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"4421\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #a94ef7;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Solution Talk<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus>close<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From intent to outcome: AI and the future of internal tooling<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:45 &#8211; 13:55\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000025286,\"width\":\"210px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Retool.png\" alt=\"Retool LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000025286\" style=\"width:210px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2024\/10\/Retool.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Internal tools are the hidden engine of efficiency and revenue\u2014this session shows how to justify investing in them and solve the real challenges of security, governance, and long-term maintenance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Alexis-Ego-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Ego\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Solutions Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Retool<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alexis Ego is an Enterprise Solutions Engineer at Retool.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexis-ego\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alexis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; 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Each session shares practical examples, lessons learned, and insights into the decisions behind the solutions \u2014 giving you ideas you can take back to your own teams and systems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2026\/05\/Gabriel-Spencer-Harper-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"session-contributor__name has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabriel Spencer-Harper\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">CEO &amp; Co-Founder<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Meticulous<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabriel is the co-founder and CEO of Meticulous, which exhaustively tests web applications with zero developer effort. He previously worked in engineering at Dropbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gabriel-spencer-harper\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gabriel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 8; --grid-times-row: 76 \/ 78;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"4660\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"director,experienced-manager,new-manager,staff,tech-lead\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Director+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Experienced Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>New Manager<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff+<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Tech Lead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Live demo: How AI code review works at scale &#8211; 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and how to make it more effective with CodeRabbit<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:00 &#8211; 14:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000032546,\"width\":\"264px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"CodeRabbit\" class=\"wp-image-10000032546\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2026\/04\/CodeRabbit-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI plans, AI writes, AI reviews. 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14:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Experienced Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">New Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Tech Lead<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000031525,\"width\":\"232px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Honeycomb Logo - LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000031525\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-Logo-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Explore solutions for your technical issues.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI accelerates development it also increases the speed of failure. Investigations need to run at agent speed, without ignoring your team&#8217;s hard-won experience. 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