{"id":435,"date":"2024-03-26T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york-2024\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:50:30","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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 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-fb84a9dcd7e906864a94d6bf8a232db2\" 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trigger-resize\"><\/aside>\n\t\t<div class=\"filter-button agenda-filter-trigger\"><p class=\"filter-title\">FILTER SESSIONS <span class=\"filter-count\"><\/span><svg width=\"15\" height=\"8\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 8\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M1.30859 1L7.25155 6L13.1945 1\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"filter-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"filter-content__mobile-header\">Filter sessions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<button class=\"filter-content__mobile-close-button agenda-filter-trigger trigger-resize\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"25\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 25\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rect width=\"25\" height=\"25\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0 25)\" fill=\"#7864FF\"\/>\n\t\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 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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\" 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--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;09:15<\/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-amp-coffee\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival &amp; 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: 17 \/ 23;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1558\" 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\">09:15<\/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\">Welcome to LeadDev New York 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A welcome from the host<\/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\" 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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=\"1558\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1558\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to LeadDev New York 2025<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:15 &#8211; 09:44\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>A welcome to LeadDev London 2025 from the host, <strong>David Yee<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 23 \/ 24;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2260\" 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\">09:45<\/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\">Welcome address<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Setting the tone for LeadDev New York 2025 with Colin Mueller, Sonar.<\/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-mueller\/\">\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\/Colin.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\/colin-mueller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Mueller\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\tCommunity Support 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=\"2260\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2260\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome address<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:45 &#8211; 09:49\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>LeadDev New York 2025 headline sponsor<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027929,\"width\":\"198px\",\"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\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png\" alt=\"Sonar LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027929\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colin Mueller<\/strong>, Community Support Manager at Sonar, the headline sponsor of LeadDev New York 2025, will set the tone for the conference with a warm welcome to all attendees.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/colin-mueller\/\" 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\/Colin-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Mueller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Community Support 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<div class=\"m-speaker-entry__item__description\">Colin is a Community Support Manager at Sonar and is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Passionate about equipping developers with tools to simplify their workflows (and their lives). Colin can be found helping users and fostering engagement daily. When not building the Sonar Community, he&#8217;s either at the gym or automating everything he can for his job with Python.<\/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\/colin-mueller\/\" 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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 24 \/ 30;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1527\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">09:50<\/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>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\">All the things I misunderstood about being a leader<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Candid insights into the biggest misconceptions about leadership and what truly makes a team 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\/jason-lengstorf\/\">\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_717,h_717\/next\/2021\/01\/jason-lengstorf-jh-sweater-avatar-Jason-Lengstorf-e1759946200225.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\/jason-lengstorf\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Lengstorf\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\tCodeTV\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\tCreator\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=\"1527\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1527\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>All the things I misunderstood about being a leader<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:50\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">I tried to behave like I thought a great leader would, and it almost killed the company.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before we become leaders, we observe leaders, both up close and through the lens of the stories told about what great leaders do. I thought a great leader would be strong, decisive, quick to action; I thought they&#8217;d be fully transparent; I thought they&#8217;d address problems with swift, sweeping changes. And when I got my chance to be an executive at a tech startup, I tried to behave the way I thought leaders should \u2014 and it led to chaos, panic, and frustration. In this talk, I&#8217;ll share my mistakes as a first-time leader, what I thought I was supposed to do, and what actually worked instead.<\/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 common misconceptions about what leadership means<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Hear real stories of how so-called &#8220;leadership qualities&#8221; led to poor outcomes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn counterintuitive leadership practices that get actually good outcomes<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jason-lengstorf\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/jason-lengstorf-jh-sweater-avatar-Jason-Lengstorf-e1759946200225-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Lengstorf\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Creator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CodeTV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jason makes tv for developers at CodeTV. He believes that a career in tech is more successful, rewarding, and sustainable when it&#8217;s built on fun, curiosity, and 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\/jason-lengstorf\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jason&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 \/ 35;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1530\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">10:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>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\">No one left behind: Inside the largest domain migration in history<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A look at the industry\u2019s most complex domain transfer, managed under pressure without losing a single team member.<\/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\/divya-kamat\/\">\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_454,h_454\/next\/2025\/05\/DivyaKamat_photo-e1747058774253.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\/divya-kamat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDivya Kamat\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\tSquarespace\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 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=\"1530\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1530\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>No one left behind: Inside the largest domain migration in history<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:20 &#8211; 10:44\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 Google Domains acquisition wasn\u2019t just any domain migration \u2013 it was the largest in the history of the domains industry. High stakes, massive complexity, tight timelines, and pressure from every direction. But here\u2019s what made it truly remarkable: we didn\u2019t lose a single person along the way. In this talk, you\u2019ll learn about what it took to lead a project of this scale while keeping the team fully intact, engaged, and motivated. From tough calls to small wins that mattered, you\u2019ll hear the real story of how we stayed aligned, avoided burnout, and came out stronger than we started.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/divya-kamat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/DivyaKamat_photo-e1747058774253-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDivya Kamat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineering Leader<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Divya Kamat is an accomplished engineering leader and currently heads the engineering teams within the Squarespace Domains organization. Since joining Squarespace in 2018 as an engineer, Divya has played a pivotal role in the growth and evolution of the Domains team. She was a key contributor to the development and launch of Squarespace Registrar in 2020, led the engineering effort on the Domains org for the Google\u00a0Domains acquisition and has successfully scaled the team from 8 engineers to a thriving 40-person organization. Before her tenure at Squarespace, Divya worked at Microsoft, where she built highly scalable microservices to enhance the resiliency and efficiency of Azure Stack, the company\u2019s private and hybrid cloud solution. With deep expertise in engineering leadership, scalability, and domains, Divya brings a wealth of experience to every project she undertakes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/divya-kamat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Divya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 \/ 45; --inner-content-row: 5; --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\">10:45&ndash;11:35<\/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-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: 45 \/ 51;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1502\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">11:35<\/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>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 the code: Leading engineering teams in the GenAI era<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how engineering leaders can guide teams through GenAI\u2019s rise by focusing on the critical human work AI can\u2019t replace.<\/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\/addy-osmani\/\">\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\/2022\/03\/Addy-Osmani.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\/addy-osmani\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddy Osmani\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\tGoogle\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 Chrome Developer Experience\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=\"1502\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1502\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the code: Leading engineering teams in the GenAI era<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:35 &#8211; 12:04\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>GenAI is fundamentally transforming software development, but the narrative that it will replace engineers or solve all our problems is misleading. In this talk, we&#8217;ll explore how leaders should approach the &#8220;70% Problem&#8221; &#8211; how AI excels at routine coding tasks but still requires significant human expertise for the critical remaining 30% that makes the difference between functional code and excellent software. How teams approach the &#8220;30% that matters&#8221; will be vital moving forward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from real-world case studies at companies like Google, GitHub, and Microsoft, I&#8217;ll share practical strategies for engineering leaders navigating this new landscape. We&#8217;ll examine how the role of technical leadership is evolving from hands-on problem-solving to strategic guidance and ethical oversight.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-ll-learn\">You&#8217;ll learn:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to establish effective &#8220;trust but verify&#8221; processes for AI-generated code<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies to prevent skill erosion and maintain code quality<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Approaches for upskilling both junior and senior developers to thrive alongside AI<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Techniques for measuring impact beyond speed to ensure long-term code quality<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Frameworks for responsible AI governance and usage in your organization<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re skeptical or enthusiastic about AI coding tools, this talk will provide a balanced, pragmatic guide to leading effective engineering teams in an era where the question isn&#8217;t whether to use AI, but how to use it to build better software while keeping humans at the center of the creative process.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/addy-osmani\/\" 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\/2022\/03\/Addy-Osmani-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddy Osmani\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Chrome Developer Experience<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Addy Osmani is Head of Developer Experience working on Google Chrome. He leads up teams focused on making the web fast and low-friction to build on for developers. Addy has authored a number of books and has spoken at conferences around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/addy-osmani\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Addy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 51 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1520\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">12:05<\/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\">Supply chain: Data infrastructure pipeline<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how modern data pipelines transform supply chains, enabling real-time insights, improving data quality, and optimizing logistics through advanced analytics.<\/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\/jinal-hitesh-mehta\/\">\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\/06\/Jinal-Hitesh-Mehta.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\/jinal-hitesh-mehta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJinal Hitesh Mehta\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\tAmazon\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\tData Engineer II\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=\"1520\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1520\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Supply chain: Data infrastructure pipeline<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:05 &#8211; 12:14\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\">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\">Discover how modern data infrastructure pipelines optimize supply chain operations by enabling real-time insights, improving data quality, and supporting advanced analytics for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and smarter decision-making across logistics networks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I architected a scalable data integration solution that transformed our supply chain analytics, enabling ML-powered predictions from multi-vendor data streams. Drawing from hands-on implementation experience, I&#8217;ll share critical insights on designing robust data pipelines for enterprise-scale operations &#8211; from handling complex edge cases to ensuring data quality at scale. Join me to discover practical strategies for building resilient data architectures that can drive significant revenue impact through enhanced logistics and supply chain operations.<\/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 data moves through modern supply chain pipelines \u2013 from ingestion to actionable insights.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gain insights into designing resilient, scalable data infrastructure that supports supply chain complexity.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Explore how real-time analytics drive faster, smarter decisions in inventory, demand, and logistics management<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover methods to improve data accuracy and consistency across systems for better operational 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jinal-hitesh-mehta\/\" 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\/06\/Jinal-Hitesh-Mehta-300x300.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJinal Hitesh Mehta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Data Engineer II<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Amazon<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/jinal-hitesh-mehta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jinal&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 53 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1505\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">12:15<\/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\">3 data-backed ideas to deter AI code quality problems<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn what 250 million+ lines of code reveal about AI&#8217;s impact on code quality and how to address 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\/bill-harding\/\">\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_1479,h_1479\/next\/2025\/05\/Bill-Harding-LeadDev-e1747059009133.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\/bill-harding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBill Harding\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\tGitClear\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\/Programmer\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=\"1505\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1505\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>3 data-backed ideas to deter AI code quality problems<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:15 &#8211; 12:44\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>Drawing from recent research of 250m+ lines of code: three risks of AI-authored code, with an idea or policy to mitigate each.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As AI continues to reduce the proportion of code guided by human experience, what is lost? This talk examines industry-scale code line data (including repos from Google, Microsoft, Meta, and 1,000+ others) to enumerate three main areas where AI-authored code bends toward incubating tech debt.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the benefits of AI accumulate in the daylight of well-funded industry reports, the maintainability challenges of AI fester in dark corners. To illuminate how AI-authored code differs from its human counterpart, we take five years of &#8220;code operation&#8221; trends, and combine it with newly-released AI usage APIs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story emerging from the data suggests that historic &#8220;best practices&#8221; (e.g., DRY code) have loosened. The magnitude of this change appears unprecedented. Effective policies can mitigate the downside risk. Engineering leaders can sharpen their intuition for how to build smart policies by leveraging recently available data.<\/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 scale of code quality changes are measurable and unprecedented<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>There is learnable consistency in how AI can poison code quality<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Even though we often read about profound increases in code velocity, the incentives of the companies building the LLMs remain undocumented and likely imperfect<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Higher velocity carries new costs: better to understand them than to spike adoption without regard for long-term detriment<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bill-harding\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1479\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Bill-Harding-LeadDev-e1747059009133-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBill Harding\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\/Programmer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">GitClear<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"308\">Bill Harding is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/alloy.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alloy.dev<\/a>, the company behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gitclear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GitClear<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplenote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amplenote<\/a>. He began programming as a teenager and has remained deeply engaged in the craft ever since. In his 20s, he founded the Bonanza.com marketplace, which consistently outperformed eBay in seller ratings before its sale in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"411\">Outside of software development, Bill is passionate about measurement, music, writing, and research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/bill-harding\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Bill&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 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=\"1797\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">12:45<\/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\">Developing and supporting 12 SDKs with a team of 3<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How Eppo by Datadog\u00a0runs a dozen production SDKs with only a team of three, by treating them as a platform \u2013 not twelve separate codebases.<\/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-romanovsky\/\">\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\/Leo-Romanovsky.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\/leo-romanovsky\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Romanovsky\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\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=\"1797\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1797\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Developing and supporting 12 SDKs with a team of 3<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:45 &#8211; 12:54\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><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027377,\"width\":\"190px\",\"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\/02\/Eppo-by-Datadog-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Eppo by Datadog LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027377\" style=\"width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-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\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-Datadog-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-Datadog-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-Datadog-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-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\/2025\/02\/Eppo-by-Datadog-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eppo by Datadog runs a dozen production SDKs to support feature flagging and experimentation at world-scale. More impressive, these SDKs are built and maintained by a small team of three. The key? Treating the SDKs as a platform, not twelve separate codebases. One Rust core holds the logic, thin adapters expose it per language, and a single conformance suite keeps behavior identical everywhere. Staff Engineer Leo Romanovsky will share how this allows them to add new longtail-usage SDKs (think C++ or Elixir) in days, fix a bug once and roll it out across the fleet, and say \u201cyes\u201d faster when supporting sales conversations and RFPs.<\/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>Core design patterns and how their schema is set up to travel cleanly across SDKs<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Config delivery you can prove: signed artifacts, edge read-through cache, surrogate-key purges, SWR, and OTel metrics (freshness age, purge lag, eval latency) rolled up per POP\/org.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How the engineers power faster go-to-market: a \u201cnew SDK\u201d playbook (templates, samples, conformance runner) to spin up the next language quickly<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leo-romanovsky\/\" 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\/Leo-Romanovsky.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Romanovsky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-romanovsky\/\" 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\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 61 \/ 79; --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\">12:55&ndash;14:25<\/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\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Lunch<\/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: 79 \/ 82;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1798\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">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>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\">Marcy Lab\u2019s 90-Day lift-off playbook: Building high-impact, durable engineers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship 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\/reuben-ogbonna\/\">\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\/Reuben-Ogbonna.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\/reuben-ogbonna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuben Ogbonna\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 Marcy Lab School\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; Executive 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=\"1798\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1798\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Marcy Lab\u2019s 90-Day lift-off playbook: Building high-impact, durable engineers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:25 &#8211; 14:39\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>From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era and the simple onboarding patterns partner teams use to turn early talent into durable performers.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/reuben-ogbonna\/\" 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\/Reuben-Ogbonna-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuben Ogbonna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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; Executive Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Marcy Lab School<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reuben Ogbonna is the co-founder and executive director of The Marcy Lab School, a one-year, industry-co-designed alternative to college that prepares production-ready software engineers. Since 2019, Marcy Lab has supported nearly 300 Fellows, with graduates landing roles at companies such as Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Asana, spanning large enterprise, high-growth startups, and leading media\/tech organizations. The fellowship blends rigorous technical training with leadership development and real product work, so graduates arrive with strong fundamentals, team habits, and practical AI literacy. On average, alumni start above $100,000. A Raleigh native with family roots in Imo State, Nigeria, and Shreveport, Louisiana, Reuben previously coached teachers across New York City as a director at Teach For America. Outside of work, he\u2019s a devoted dad and an avid cook, happiest grilling on his Big Green Egg to Afrobeats and old-school R&amp;B.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/reuben-ogbonna\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Reuben&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 82 \/ 88;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1503\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">14:40<\/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\">The accidental revolution: How engineering led company-wide AI adoption<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how an internal AI tool sparked unexpected company-wide adoption and became a catalyst for cross-functional 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\/angie-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_2490\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-angie-jones-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\/angie-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngie 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\tBlock, Inc\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, AI Tools &amp; Enablement\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=\"1503\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1503\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The accidental revolution: How engineering led company-wide AI adoption<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:40 &#8211; 15:09\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>AI adoption usually starts in engineering, but what happens when it proves so useful that the entire company wants in? That\u2019s exactly what happened with Goose, our autonomous AI agent. Initially built as an internal developer tool, Goose helped our engineers become 20% more efficient, streamlining workflows and automating tedious tasks. But what we didn\u2019t expect? Non-engineering teams across the company started using it too, finding creative ways to boost their own productivity.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As adoption spread organically, leadership took notice. Seeing the measurable impact, we pushed to expand Goose as a company-wide initiative.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, Angie Jones will share the journey of how an AI tool went from an engineering experiment to a business-wide enabler, the roadblocks we hit along the way, and the strategies we used to turn skeptics into superusers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re introducing AI at a small scale or looking to drive enterprise-wide adoption, this session will give you a playbook for making AI indispensable across your organization.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/angie-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-angie-jones-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngie Jones\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, AI Tools &amp; Enablement<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Block, Inc<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Angie Jones is the VP of Engineering, AI Tools &amp; Enablement at Block, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>An award-winning educator and international keynote speaker, Angie shares her extensive knowledge with software companies and conference audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>As a Master Inventor, Angie is recognized for her innovative, out-of-the-box thinking, which has led to 27 patented inventions in virtual worlds, collaboration software, social networking, smarter planet initiatives, and software development processes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/angie-jones\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Angie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 88 \/ 90;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1511\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">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><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\">Tech lead to manager &#8211; a blueprint for successful transition<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Navigate the shift from tech lead to manager with a clear roadmap, practical tools, and strategies for early success.<\/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\/pooja-varshneya\/\">\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_1800,h_1800\/next\/2025\/06\/pooja-varshney-VERT-Print-4M8A1492-scaled-e1759508694404.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\/pooja-varshneya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPooja Varshneya\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\tLyft\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=\"1511\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1511\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Tech lead to manager &#8211; a blueprint for successful transition<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:19\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\">You have recently switched from being a staff engineer\/tech lead on the team to a manager. This talk covers common challenges that you may encounter during this transition and provide tools to succeed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you switch from being an individual contributor to an engineering manager, it can be a very lonely job as your peer group shrinks and due to confidential nature of the challenges, new managers often struggle alone and deal with imposter syndrome. In this talk, we will cover common challenges encountered in first 90 days to six months and how to build a roadmap to success.<\/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 differences in expectation of both roles and build your transition plan for success<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips to win trust with direct reports and how to provide effective feedback.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>List of books\/resources\/tips that can help first time managers.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify common challenges and share best practices on how to overcome them.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips to effectively manage upwards.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pooja-varshneya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/pooja-varshney-VERT-Print-4M8A1492-scaled-e1759508694404-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPooja Varshneya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Lyft<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/pooja-varshneya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pooja&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 \/ 92;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1516\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">15:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>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\">Beyond the hype: What test automation really costs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Test automation promises speed and savings, but this talk reveals the hidden costs and how to avoid common strategic pitfalls.<\/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\/alessandra-moreira\/\">\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\/06\/Alessandra-Moreira-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\/alessandra-moreira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlessandra Moreira\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\tBrainPOP\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 Quality 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=\"1516\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1516\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the hype: What test automation really costs<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:20 &#8211; 15:29\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\">As AI accelerates coding and fuels hype to &#8220;automate everything,&#8221; the hidden costs of test automation are becoming painfully clear. This talk helps leaders evaluate ROI, avoid common pitfalls, and build smarter, more sustainable strategies.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Test automation is often pitched as the answer to faster releases, fewer bugs, and happier developers. But what\u2019s left out of that pitch are the hidden costs: maintenance overhead, brittle frameworks, misaligned tooling, and automation that looks impressive but delivers little real value. Too often, leaders approve automation efforts without a clear strategy, or the wrong one altogether. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll break down what engineering leaders need to know before investing in test automation at scale. I\u2019ll share stories from organizations where automation efforts failed quietly or spectacularly \u2013 and what we did to turn things around. We&#8217;ll look beyond tool choices to the organizational patterns, architectural decisions, and incentive structures that make or break automation ROI. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re assessing a current framework or planning a new investment, this talk will help you ask better questions: What does success look like? Who owns it? Is the automation solving real problems, or just creating a false sense of coverage? You&#8217;ll walk away with a sharper understanding of how to evaluate automation strategically, so you can build confidence without burning your team or your budget. Automation can absolutely accelerate delivery \u2013 but only when it\u2019s paired with clarity, alignment, and the right level of investment. This talk gives you the playbook to get there.<\/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 spot the hidden cotsts of poorly planned automation initiatives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Key questions to ask before scaling or pivoting your automation strategy<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to align automation goals with business and team maturity<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Common failure modes (and success signals) of test automation at scale<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to avoid \u201cautomation theater\u201d and focus on meaningful outcomes<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandra-moreira\/\" 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\/06\/Alessandra-Moreira-1-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlessandra Moreira\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Quality Engineering <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BrainPOP<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alessandra Moreira is a Director of Quality Engineering at BrainPOP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandra-moreira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alessandra&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 92 \/ 98;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1746\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">15:30<\/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\">Leadership in AI-assisted engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn leadership strategies for AI assisted engineering focusing on adoption productivity psychological safety and responsible AI use.<\/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=\"1746\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1746\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leadership in AI-assisted engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:30 &#8211; 15:59\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><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023422,\"width\":\"150px\",\"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\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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\">An overview of the leadership strategies employed by top AI-assisted engineering organizations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To realize meaningful returns on AI investments, leadership must take accountability and ownership of establishing best practices, enabling engineers, and ensuring proper guardrails are in place. When prompting practice and reflexive AI use is driven from the top down, engineers can align on the highest value use cases and experience peak productivity gains.In this session, Justin Reock, Deputy CTO at DX, will explain what the most effective leaders of AI enabled engineering organizations are doing to drive satisfactory utilization, augmentation, and psychological safety across their teams. Based on interviews, use cases, and data, leaders will walk away with an understanding of how to best lead their teams through mature AI rollouts.<\/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>Measuring and improving AI adoption and efficacy<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Nurturing a psychologically safe AI engineering culture<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Driving adoption through grassroots initiatives and experimentation<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: 98 \/ 106; 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17:09\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\">Transform product-engineering tensions into strategic partnerships by addressing prioritization conflicts, technical debt advocacy, decision-making processes, and business alignment through practical collaboration frameworks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The product-engineering partnership forms the backbone of technical delivery, yet remains one of the most challenging relationships to navigate effectively. When this alliance falters, the consequences cascade throughout the organization: delivery timelines slip, technical quality suffers, and team morale deteriorates. Development leads and engineering managers frequently encounter specific pain points: priorities that seem to change without technical consideration, insufficient investment in system health, opaque decision-making processes, and difficulty connecting daily work to strategic objectives. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from extensive experience spanning startups to enterprise organizations, this session offers battle-tested approaches that engineering leaders can implement immediately. You&#8217;ll learn how to establish mutually respected prioritization frameworks that balance business momentum with technical sustainability, create structured processes for engineering input during product planning stages, and develop shared metrics that unite rather than divide these critical functions. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond process improvements, we&#8217;ll address the critical human elements of successful collaboration: building psychological safety when advocating for technical needs, establishing confidence-building communication patterns between teams, and creating the conditions where product and engineering leaders become genuine strategic partners rather than occasional collaborators. This practical session delivers concrete tools for transforming product-engineering dynamics from a source of organizational friction to a catalyst for delivery excellence. You&#8217;ll walk away with implementation frameworks you can adapt to your specific context, regardless of your organization&#8217;s size or maturity level.<\/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>Implement a balanced prioritization system that creates visibility for both technical health and product initiatives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Establish engineering&#8217;s strategic voice through structured participation models in the product development lifecycle<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Create shared metrics and success definitions that align technical and business perspectives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Master effective communication strategies for technical advocacy across organizational boundaries<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-goldsmith\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1854\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/bermanphotos_02202023_KevinGoldSmith_Headshot_0088_SQUARE_halfsize-Kevin-Goldsmith-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Goldsmith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">DistroKid<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-start=\"104\" data-end=\"286\">Kevin Goldsmith is the Chief Technology Officer at DistroKid with over 28 years of experience as a developer, software architect, technology manager, and senior technology executive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-goldsmith\/\" 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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 112 \/ 114;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1510\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">17:10<\/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><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 uncomfortable middle: Growing as a Director in uncertain times<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Grow as a leader of leaders through reorgs, role shifts, and team tensions in the messy middle of uncertainty.<\/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\/george-mandis\/\">\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_1784,h_1784\/next\/2023\/08\/George-Mandis-LeadDev.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\/george-mandis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Mandis\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\tRecidiviz\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 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=\"1510\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1510\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>The uncomfortable middle: Growing as a Director in uncertain times<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:10 &#8211; 17:19\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\">Promoted to Director during a company downsizing, I navigated leading managers and teams with clashing dynamics. This talk explores leadership growth, balancing process and discomfort, and driving outcomes in challenging times.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being promoted during a downsizing can be a jarring experience when your role grows into suddenly managing managers. This talk explores the unique challenges of growing into your new role and trying to level-up an entire department in the wake of a significant reorganization.<\/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 navigate a sudden promotion during a down-sizing when morale is low and acknowledging how strange that can feel<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Navigating leading managers with clashing dynamics as the organization adopts new processes<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to push a team into healthy levels of discomfort to facilitate growth, even admist all the turmoil<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Growing as a leader of leaders during tumolt is hard and you can&#8217;t rush change (the first mistake I made)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The unique experience of managing the same person in different roles (IC -&gt; manager) and the wildly different experience it was<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Aftermath of a challenging decision to move a manager back into IC and how I wish I&#8217;d acted sooner<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/george-mandis\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1784\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/George-Mandis-LeadDev-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Mandis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Recidiviz<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">George has been many things in his 20 years career\u2014 software engineer, consultant, engineering manager, creative technologist, conference speaker, mentor and more. He enjoys helping teams build interesting things with computers and has a verifiable track record of leaving people, projects and software better than he found it. Currently he is the Senior Engineering Manager at Recidiviz. You may have also seen him previously presenting about JavaScript art projects at Microsoft Build, writing about music hardware protocols in the browser on CSS Tricks or accidentally cheating at marathons in North Korea.<\/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\/george-mandis\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View George&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 114 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1528\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">17:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>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\">Plugging in power: Understanding how tech careers are shaped by power dynamics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how hidden power dynamics shape tech careers and learn to recognize, navigate, and harness power to advance 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\/anil-dash\/\">\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\/2025\/04\/anil-dash-fastly-headshot-square-Anil-Dash.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\/anil-dash\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnil Dash\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\tIndependent\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\tEntrepreneur and writer\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=\"1528\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1528\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Plugging in power: Understanding how tech careers are shaped by power dynamics<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:20 &#8211; 17:44\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>When discussing our tech careers, we talk a lot about our skills, and sometimes we even talk a little bit about money. But we very seldom talk about one of the biggest factors that shapes our opportunities and our advancement: power. The dynamics of how decisions are made, who has control in a situation, when you have the potential to advance in a role, and even what the strategy of an entire organization will be are all decided by the power that individuals wield within an institution or a community. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, we&#8217;ll cover a bit of how to understand hard and soft power, and offer a unique glimpse of the view from the point of view from someone who&#8217;s had power: as a CEO, a founder, a manager, and a decision-maker. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Find out how power is wielded behind closed doors and in board rooms, and how understanding and anticipating those decisions can help you understand power, gain power, and maybe even wield the power you&#8217;ll realize you already have.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anil-dash\/\" 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\/2025\/04\/anil-dash-fastly-headshot-square-Anil-Dash-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnil Dash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Entrepreneur and writer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Independent<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anil Dash is an entrepreneur, writer, and activist known for his advocacy for more humane, inclusive, and ethical technology. Honored by the Webby Awards with its lifetime achievement award in 2022, he previously led developer experience at Fastly, which he joined through its acquisition of Glitch, the developer community startup he led as CEO. Dash has served on the boards of organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stack Overflow, was a digital strategy advisor to the Obama White House, and was a contributing editor to <em data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"688\">Wired<\/em>, and has written for <em data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"725\">Rolling Stone<\/em>, <em data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"741\">The Atlantic<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"766\">New York Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anil-dash\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anil&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 119 \/ 122;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1559\" 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\">17:45<\/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\">End of day wrap-up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Closing thoughts 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\/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=\"1559\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1559\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/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\t17:45 &#8211; 17:59\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Closing thoughts from the hosts.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 122 \/ 140; --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\" 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: 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-9dab67b0f9f2e0070fec64e3d3685925\" id=\"h-interactive-sessions\" 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\">INTERACTIVE SESSIONS<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 35 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1531\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:45<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-meet-the-speakers\">Meet the speakers<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational 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\/divya-kamat\/\">\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_454,h_454\/next\/2025\/05\/DivyaKamat_photo-e1747058774253.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\/divya-kamat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDivya Kamat\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\tSquarespace\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 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\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\/jason-lengstorf\/\">\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_717,h_717\/next\/2021\/01\/jason-lengstorf-jh-sweater-avatar-Jason-Lengstorf-e1759946200225.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\/jason-lengstorf\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Lengstorf\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\tCodeTV\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\tCreator\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=\"1531\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1531\" 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\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the speakers &#8211; Day 1, 10:50<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:45 &#8211; 10:59\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">If you\u2019re inspired by a talk, want to learn more, or just want to chat about it with other folks, head to our Office Hours area where our speakers will be waiting for you.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/divya-kamat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/DivyaKamat_photo-e1747058774253-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDivya Kamat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineering Leader<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Divya Kamat is an accomplished engineering leader and currently heads the engineering teams within the Squarespace Domains organization. Since joining Squarespace in 2018 as an engineer, Divya has played a pivotal role in the growth and evolution of the Domains team. She was a key contributor to the development and launch of Squarespace Registrar in 2020, led the engineering effort on the Domains org for the Google\u00a0Domains acquisition and has successfully scaled the team from 8 engineers to a thriving 40-person organization. Before her tenure at Squarespace, Divya worked at Microsoft, where she built highly scalable microservices to enhance the resiliency and efficiency of Azure Stack, the company\u2019s private and hybrid cloud solution. With deep expertise in engineering leadership, scalability, and domains, Divya brings a wealth of experience to every project she undertakes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/divya-kamat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Divya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jason-lengstorf\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/jason-lengstorf-jh-sweater-avatar-Jason-Lengstorf-e1759946200225-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Lengstorf\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Creator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">CodeTV<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jason makes tv for developers at CodeTV. He believes that a career in tech is more successful, rewarding, and sustainable when it&#8217;s built on fun, curiosity, and 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\/jason-lengstorf\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jason&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 37 \/ 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\">11:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"598\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"voltron-quest\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Voltron Quest<\/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\">Voltron Quest<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Inspired by Lara Hogan\u2019s Manager Voltron, build your personal network at LeadDev New York.<\/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\/taylor-poindexter\/\">\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\/2021\/10\/Taylor-Poindexter.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\/taylor-poindexter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Poindexter\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\tSpotify\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 II\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=\"598\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"598\" 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\">Voltron Quest<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Voltron Quest<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Inspired by Lara Hogan\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/larahogan.me\/blog\/manager-voltron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Manager Voltron<\/a>, meet other leaders to&nbsp;<strong>build your peer network<\/strong>&nbsp;at LeadDev New York.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/taylor-poindexter\/\" 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\/2021\/10\/Taylor-Poindexter-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Poindexter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 II<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Spotify<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineering Manager and co-founder, are both titles Taylor Poindexter holds. She is an Engineering Manager at Spotify and cofounder of Black Code Collective \u2014 an organization that strives to create a safe space for Black engineers to grow their skills and network. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing her knowledge of whiskey with anyone that will listen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/taylor-poindexter\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Taylor&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1804\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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\/quincy-iheme\/\">\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_1709\/next\/2025\/09\/Quincy-Iheme-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\/quincy-iheme\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuincy Iheme\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\tComcast\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, Software Development and 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\/boomie-odumade\/\">\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_2553\/next\/2025\/09\/Boomie-Odumade-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\/boomie-odumade\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoomie Odumade\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\tTechBees\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=\"1804\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1804\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting Black leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/quincy-iheme\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Quincy-Iheme-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuincy Iheme\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Software Development and Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Comcast<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Quincy has always had a passion for technology and the industry, from the time he built his own personal computer from scratch to editing his Myspace page with basic HTML and CSS. Since attending an intensive program to learn web development, Quincy began his career at Comcast as an engineer and continues as an Engineering Manager today.<\/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\/quincy-iheme\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Quincy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/boomie-odumade\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Boomie-Odumade-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoomie Odumade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">TechBees<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Boomie Odumade is a dynamic senior software engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in technology, including building teams, scaling systems, and growing organizations. She also provides career coaching. She was most recently Senior Director of Engineering at a small company. Previously, she led engineering teams at NPR, Capital One, and Accenture, and co-founded Nexercise, a mobile fitness startup. Boomie is passionate about mentoring youth and supporting future STEM leaders. She holds a Bachelor\u2019s in Mechanical Engineering, a Master\u2019s in Computer Science, and an MBA from Wharton.<\/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\/boomie-odumade\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Boomie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: #f3d667; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1805\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"directorplus-drop-in\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Director+ Drop In<\/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\">Director+ Networking Coffee<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Meet other senior leaders and grow your peer network<\/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\/caroline-lacoste\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Caroline-Lacoste-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\/caroline-lacoste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaroline Lacoste\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\tNative Instruments\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\/jared-silver\/\">\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\/Jared-Silver-High-Resolution-Jared-Silver-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\/jared-silver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJared Silver\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\tBrilliant\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 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=\"1805\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1805\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #f3d667;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Director+ Drop In<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Director+ Networking Coffee<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Meet other senior leaders and grow your peer network<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/caroline-lacoste\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Caroline-Lacoste-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaroline Lacoste\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Native Instruments<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Caroline Lacoste is a Director of Engineering at Native Instruments, where she leads the engineering teams responsible for the development of iZotope products. These AI-powered audio software products for Audio Restoration, Mixing, and Mastering provide high-quality tools for professionals in major film and TV studios, music producers, and mixing engineers. Prior to her work in the audio industry, she spent 13 years in the travel industry, including four years as a Software Engineering Manager at Amadeus Boston. In this capacity, she spearheaded a team to design and deliver solutions for airlines and travel agencies in the Americas. With a strong academic background, she holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing.<\/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\/caroline-lacoste\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Caroline&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jared-silver\/\" 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\/Jared-Silver-High-Resolution-Jared-Silver-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJared Silver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Brilliant<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Jared has spent his career improving access to effective, equitable, engaging learning experiences. His talks and writing on career development, education technology, and engineering management have been featured in TEDx, LeadDev, Developer Week, and EdSurge. Jared serves as Senior Director of Engineering at Brilliant, where he helps shape the future of learning. Prior, he was the first employee and founding engineer at Hellosaurus, which he grew through acquisition, and built the Growth Engineering team at DataCamp. Jared lives in NYC where he advises early stage founders and engineering leaders, roots for the Yankees, and consumes an irresponsible amount of pastries.<\/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\/jared-silver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jared&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 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\">11:45<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1806\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 do you embed observability into your engineering culture?<\/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\/spencer-taylor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLead Developer Relations 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\/oakley-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_1706,h_2560\/next\/2025\/09\/Oakley-Hall-3-Oakley-Hall-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\/oakley-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOakley 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\tWalmart Global Tech \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 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\/ishita-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_800,h_800\/next\/2025\/09\/Ishita-Jain.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\/ishita-jain\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshita Jain\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\tBloomberg\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=\"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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/spencer-taylor\/\" 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\/Spence-Taylor-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpencer Taylor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Developer Relations Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">New Relic<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spence Taylor is a Lead Developer Relations Engineer at New Relic, based in Los Angeles. Before his tech career, he was a US Navy sailor and a fine dining chef. He is passionate about data, cooking, and exploring the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/spencer-taylor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Spencer&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/oakley-hall\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Oakley-Hall-3-Oakley-Hall-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOakley Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Walmart Global Tech <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Oakley is a Principal Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech who focuses on solving big problems and building high-performing teams. He spends his free time with his wife and three children, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors.<\/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\/oakley-hall\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Oakley&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishita-jain\/\" 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\/Ishita-Jain-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIshita Jain\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Bloomberg<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Ishita is a software engineering team lead at Bloomberg, building multimedia workflows with her team that make photos, videos, and documents seamless to access across the Terminal and Bloomberg.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Known for fostering inclusive, high-performing teams, she blends technical expertise with a global perspective shaped by living and working across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>With empathy, adaptability, and a drive to turn ideas into impact, Ishita brings energy to every challenge. Outside work, she finds inspiration sketching portraits or chasing panoramic views.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ishita-jain\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ishita&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1807\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 do you ensure your team knows what AI code is doing in production?<\/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\/matt-zukowski\/\">\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_593,h_593\/next\/2025\/09\/Matt-Zukowski.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-zukowski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Zukowski\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\tCedar\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\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\/iswarya-parupudi\/\">\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_1151,h_1752\/next\/2025\/09\/Iswarya-Parupudi.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\/iswarya-parupudi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIswarya Parupudi\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\tVoxy\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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popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: #00beff;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you ensure your team knows what AI code is doing in production?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 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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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-zukowski\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Matt-Zukowski-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Zukowski\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Cedar<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Zukowski is the Engineering Director at Cedar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-zukowski\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iswarya-parupudi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1151\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Iswarya-Parupudi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIswarya Parupudi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineeeing<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Voxy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 leader in the EdTech space, Iswarya combines technical expertise with empathy and over a decade of experience to deliver innovative solutions, scale engineering teams, and drive product strategy. She is committed to continuous learning, mentoring the next generation, and fostering inclusive environments where everyone can thrive. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, and life as a mom of two.<\/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\/iswarya-parupudi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Iswarya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1941\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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\">How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ 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\/daisy-liu\/\">\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\/Daisy-Liu.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\/daisy-liu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaisy Liu\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\tGoogle\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 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=\"1941\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1941\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you know where to focus your attention as a staff+ leader?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daisy-liu\/\" 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\/Daisy-Liu-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaisy Liu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/daisy-liu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Daisy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1808\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Fiona Siseman from Frank &amp; Eddy 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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1808\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1808\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with <strong>Fiona Siseman<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>from <em>Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/em>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1563\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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>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\">I have a mix of junior and senior engineers \u2013 how do I adjust my management style to fit their needs?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.<\/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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1563\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1563\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>I have a mix of junior and senior engineers \u2013 how do I adjust my management style to fit their needs?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\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\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 55 \/ 60;\" 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\">12:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded 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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\/Tess-Shapiro.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\/tess-shapiro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTess Shapiro\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\tCond\u00e9 Nast\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, AdTech MarTech\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\/philip-lee\/\">\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_920,h_1328\/next\/2025\/09\/Philip-Lee.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\/philip-lee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Lee\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\tev.energy\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\tPrinciple 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=\"1536\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1536\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: 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\/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000023824,\"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-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Incident.io-Logo.png\" alt=\"Incident.io LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023824\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/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\/2022\/05\/Incident.io-Logo.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2022\/05\/Incident.io-Logo.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2022\/05\/Incident.io-Logo.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2022\/05\/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\/2022\/05\/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\">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\u00a0in 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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tess-shapiro\/\" 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\/Tess-Shapiro-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTess Shapiro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, AdTech MarTech<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cond\u00e9 Nast<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Tess Shapiro is an engineering leader with experience in ad tech, affiliate marketing, and subscription services at Conde Nast. She is a problem solver at heart, and thrives on building things \u2014 whether it\u2019s software, teams, or relationships. Tess lives in New York City with her husband and 1 year old baby, Walker. <\/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\/tess-shapiro\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tess&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/philip-lee\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Philip-Lee-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Lee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Principle Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ev.energy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Philip Lee is a Principal Engineer at ev.energy &#8211; making the world&#8217;s electric car charging simpler, greener, and cheaper. He spends his time thinking about how to become a better senior IC &#8211; hello LeadDev! &#8211; as well as indulging in too many hobbies.<\/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\/philip-lee\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Philip&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1944\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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\">How can you manage your workload with your parenthood duties, without burning out?<\/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\/seth-wimberly\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Seth-Wimberly-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\/seth-wimberly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeth Wimberly\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\tGoogle\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\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\/alexandra-batchelor\/\">\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\/Alexandra-Batchelor.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\/alexandra-batchelor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandra Batchelor\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\tPebble\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=\"1944\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1944\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How can you manage your workload with your parenthood duties, without burning out?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/seth-wimberly\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Seth-Wimberly-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeth Wimberly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Seth is a Senior Software Engineer at Google with over a decade of experience. For the past four years, he&#8217;s been a Technical Lead, currently guiding a team of ten engineers. His professional journey is centered on technical leadership, a passion he shares by mentoring other Technical Leads to enhance their effectiveness. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and focusing on fitness.<\/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\/seth-wimberly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Seth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alexandra-batchelor\/\" 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\/Alexandra-Batchelor-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandra Batchelor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Pebble<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alexandra Batchelor is the Founder &amp; CEO of Pebble.<\/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\/alexandra-batchelor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alexandra&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2238\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Alia Rose Connor from Frank &amp; Eddy 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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"2238\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2238\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with <strong>Alia Rose Connor <\/strong>from <em>Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/em>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1564\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"experienced-manager,new-manager\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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>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\">I have to work closely with my product management peer \u2013 how do I make that relationship work?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.<\/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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1564\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1564\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>I have to work closely with my product management peer \u2013 how do I make that relationship work?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\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\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2; --grid-times-row: 61 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1904\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" 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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\/jinal-hitesh-mehta\/\">\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\/06\/Jinal-Hitesh-Mehta.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\" 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class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/addy-osmani\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddy Osmani\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\tGoogle\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 Chrome Developer Experience\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=\"1904\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1904\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" 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Career Coach &amp; Former Engineering Manager.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sam-richard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Sam-Richard-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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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He has a background leading software architecture, development, design, and strategy for the web at Fortune 100 companies and loves being able to share the knowledge he\u2019s gained doing so with anyone interested through teaching, speaking, and open source work. 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She joined Bloomberg after earning a master\u2019s in computer engineering from The University of Florida and has since held multiple engineering roles across the company. Known for her empathetic, non-authoritative leadership style, Divya is passionate about developing talent and building psychologically safe teams. She has presented at internal conferences and contributed to panel discussions on a range of topics. Additionally, she is a certified mental health advocate who believes emotional intelligence and empathy are key to effective, resilient leadership.<\/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\/divya-chandrasekar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Divya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ayush-jain\/\" 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\/Ayush-Jain-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAyush Jain\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">With over 10 years of experience spanning startups, established tech firms and research labs, Ayush brings a versatile background in software and research engineering. Passionate about platform engineering and building impactful technology using AI, they have been leading projects focused on making software reliable, secure and performant at scale. Currently, they work in Agents platform and tools team at Microsoft that enables developers to build next generation of applications seamlessly for wide variety of business use cases.<\/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\/ayush-jain\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ayush&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sally-northmore\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2127\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Sally-Northmore-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Northmore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Climatebase<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Sally is a Fullstack Engineer with over 10 years of big-tech, product, studio, agency, and start-up experience, delivering world-class digital. <\/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\/sally-northmore\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/IMG_4540-cropped-Jessica-Tai-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Tai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 &amp; Former Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Jessicamtai.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\">After 11 years as an engineering manager and leader at Airbnb, Jessica has switched to being a career coach. Most recently she managed the GraphQL unified data access layer product infra team. She has given talks around the world about Service-Oriented Architecture migrations and Managing Remote Engineering Teams. She holds a Masters in CS from Stanford and a Bachelors from UCLA.<\/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\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jessica&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1816\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting Neurodivergent 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\/francisco-estevez\/\">\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\/Francisco-Estevez.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\/francisco-estevez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancisco Estevez\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\tVCS HR\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 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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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\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\/alex-karp\/\">\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_1500,h_1502\/next\/2022\/05\/Alex-Karp-Alex-Karp.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\/alex-karp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Karp\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\tThumbtack\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 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=\"1816\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1816\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting Neurodivergent leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/francisco-estevez\/\" 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\/Francisco-Estevez-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancisco Estevez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">VCS HR<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Francisco Estevez is a Software Engineering Manager at VCS HR.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/francisco-estevez\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Francisco&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alex-karp\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/05\/Alex-Karp-Alex-Karp.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Karp\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Thumbtack<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Alex Karp is an engineering leader with a focus on people-first management and ethical management in a late-stage capitalist society. He is also the author of \u201cRunning Start: How to get a job in tech, keep that job, and thrive\u201d. He is currently an engineering manager at Thumbtack, and lives near Boston in the US with his wife, adorable son, and his mischievous cockapoo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In his spare time, he loves to play the piano, read YA fantasy fiction, and bring back the 1920s by dancing Lindy Hop.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alex-karp\/\" 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\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 67 \/ 73;\" 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\">13:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" 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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\tDeputy Director, Data Systems and Analytics\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\/sebastiano-armeli\/\">\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\/2025\/05\/Sebastiano-Armeli-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 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More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1817\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you stay aware of everything going on in multiple teams?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/carly-fleming\/\" 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\/Carly-Fleming-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarly Fleming\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Director, Data Systems and Analytics<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">SEIU<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Carly Fleming (she\/her) is currently a Deputy Director in the Data Systems and Analytics department overseeing the technical teams focused on building products that will help working people win. She has made a career of establishing the infrastructure needed for data teams to provide strategic value to their organization by taking a wide-range of approaches to problem solving: analytics at a large ad agency, product management at NGPVAN, data engineering at AFL-CIO, and Director of a NYC agency using data to fight against tenant harassment. Carly lives in Brooklyn, NY. She enjoys books, bikes, board games, and apparently the letter B.<\/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\/carly-fleming\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Carly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sebastiano-armeli\/\" 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\/2025\/05\/Sebastiano-Armeli-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSebastiano Armeli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Sebastiano Armeli is an engineering leader currently at Meta. He has previously served as a Director of Engineering at Upwork and held leadership roles at companies such as Pinterest, PayPal, Snap, and Spotify. His work has spanned diverse domains including shopping, crypto, messaging, video creation, and ads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><br \/>\nSebastiano is passionate about building healthy engineering cultures, mentoring the next generation of leaders, and supporting teams through periods of growth and change. He mentors engineering managers and senior engineers, enjoys speaking at conferences, and shares his perspectives on leadership in his Substack, The Healthy Engineering Leader. He also serves on the board of a community-owned grocery store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><br \/>\nIn all his work, Sebastiano takes a pragmatic, people-first approach to leadership, focusing on clarity, continuous improvement, and long-term impact.<\/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\/sebastiano-armeli\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sebastiano&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1826\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can you measure developer productivity without damaging morale?<\/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\/tosha-ottey\/\">\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_1536,h_1536\/next\/2025\/09\/Tosha-Ottey.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\/tosha-ottey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTosha Ottey\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\tNerdFrame\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 Program 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\/carlos-rymer\/\">\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\/Carlos-Rymer.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\/carlos-rymer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlos Rymer\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\tLinkedin\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\tSr. 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\/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=\"1826\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1826\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How can you measure developer productivity without damaging 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session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-giesberg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1236\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/David-Giesberg-David-Giesberg-e1758581041518-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Giesberg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Site Reliability Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">H-E-B<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is a Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at H-E-B Grocery in Austin, Texas, where he helps keep systems and engineers resilient and Texans fed. He spends his time guiding teams through service reliability and incident response challenges. He enjoys untangling messy socio-technical knots and empowering engineers to solve problems on their own. At H-E-B, he is working to expand possibilities for people on the StaffPlus individual contributor growth path.<\/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-giesberg\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/veronika-pliusnina\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1233\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Veronika-Pliusnina-scaled-e1758580951218-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeronika Pliusnina\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 SDET<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ex-Peloton, ex-Block<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Veronika Pliusnina is a seasoned Software Engineering Leader and Staff SDET with over 15 years of experience driving quality strategy, test automation, and engineering excellence across web and mobile platforms. She has led cross-functional initiatives at companies including Peloton and Cash App, where she built scalable frameworks, unified testing strategies, and mentored engineers into senior roles. With a background spanning QA to Staff leadership, Veronika is passionate about elevating developer productivity and customer experience through quality-first practices. She also co-hosts the Engineering Quality podcast, where they explore modern approaches to testing, leadership, and building resilient 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\/veronika-pliusnina\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Veronika&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ajay-george-palakuzhy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Ajay-Palakuzhy-scaled-e1759509801327-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAjay George Palakuzhy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Coinbase<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Ajay is a Staff Software Engineer at Coinbase, where he focuses on databases, analytics, and storage infrastructure. His primary role is building high-performance scalable distributed systems. His specific expertise spans several key areas including: technical architecture, JVM optimization, SQL analytics, and financial technology systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior to Coinbase, Ajay had over fifteen years experience as a technology leader at organizations like Meta and Goldman Sachs. He is also a Presto committer working on the open-source distributed SQL query engine for big data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ajay-george-palakuzhy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Ajay George&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/IMG_4540-cropped-Jessica-Tai-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Tai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 &amp; Former Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Jessicamtai.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\">After 11 years as an engineering manager and leader at Airbnb, Jessica has switched to being a career coach. Most recently she managed the GraphQL unified data access layer product infra team. She has given talks around the world about Service-Oriented Architecture migrations and Managing Remote Engineering Teams. She holds a Masters in CS from Stanford and a Bachelors from UCLA.<\/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\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jessica&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lesley-cordero\/\" 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\/2021\/12\/Lesley-Cordero-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLesley Cordero\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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><i>Lesley Cordero is currently a Staff Engineer at The New York Times. She has spent the majority of her career on edtech teams as an engineer, including Google for Education and edtech startups.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>She is primarily focused on platform engineering and reliability management, particularly in the observability space. Her leadership style focuses on cultivating a culture that builds with the most vulnerable employees in mind first, and she shows care for others by holding them accountable to the best versions of themselves \u2013 and by buying them the occasional bubble tea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lesley-cordero\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lesley&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1821\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1024,h_1024\/next\/2025\/09\/Yan-Wang-Yan-Wang.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\/yan-wang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYan Wang\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\tBloomberg\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 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\/jenny-gu\/\">\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_1235,h_1634\/next\/2025\/09\/IMG_6784-Jenny-Gu.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\/jenny-gu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJenny Gu\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\tBloomberg\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 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\/mallika-rao\/\">\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_740,h_740\/next\/2025\/06\/Mallika-Rao-LeadDev-e1757883831135.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\/mallika-rao\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMallika Rao\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 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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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yan-wang\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Yan-Wang-Yan-Wang-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYan Wang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Team Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bloomberg<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Yan Wang is an engineering leader at Bloomberg, where he leads a team developing automated trading workflows for financial institutions. He is passionate about building high-performance, scalable software that addresses the critical needs of the financial industry while fostering resilient, high-performing teams. With a focus on both technical excellence and leadership growth, Yan is dedicated to preparing teams to meet the evolving challenges of 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\/yan-wang\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Yan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jenny-gu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1235\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/IMG_6784-Jenny-Gu-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJenny Gu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bloomberg<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Jenny Gu is a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Bloomberg LP, where she leads the Workflow Services team within the Enterprise Products Platform. She focuses on building scalable, high-performance systems that power critical workflows for global financial clients. With deep experience in software engineering and technical leadership, Jenny is passionate about driving innovation, growing diverse teams, and delivering solutions that bridge technology and business needs<\/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\/jenny-gu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jenny&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mallika-rao\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Mallika-Rao-LeadDev-e1757883831135-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMallika Rao\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Mallika Rao is an engineering leader with deep experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, including search infrastructure. She brings a systems-thinking approach to problem-solving and is passionate about building resilient, transparent platforms that empower teams to move fast without compromising stability. Outside of work, she\u2019s equally inspired by the structures of mathematics and the improvisation of music. She also mentors early-career engineers and leaders navigating growth in high-performance 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\/mallika-rao\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mallika&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nisarga-markandaiah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Nisarga-Markandaiah-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNisarga Markandaiah\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Spotify<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Nisarga Markandaiah is an engineering manager at Spotify, where she leads a distributed team spanning Europe and North America. Her team operates at the intersection of content understanding and advanced machine learning to enhance user experiences across the Spotify platform. Prior to her current role, she served as an engineering manager within the search organization at Etsy, following an eight-year tenure as a software engineer. Her professional background also includes a period at IBM, where she contributed to the Watson AI organization, developing enterprise machine learning solutions. In her leisure time, she engages in birdwatching at various New York City parks, explores the city&#8217;s buzzing food and art scene, and enjoys spending time with her family on weekends.<\/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\/nisarga-markandaiah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nisarga&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1551\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"industry-interest-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Industry 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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\/vivek-gupta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVivek Gupta\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\tCapital One\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, Distinguished 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\/aditya-mehra\/\">\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_768,h_768\/next\/2025\/09\/Aditya-Mehra.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\/aditya-mehra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAditya Mehra\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\tBank of America\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 Machine Learning\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=\"1551\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1551\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet leaders from the Banking and Financial Services domain<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vivek-gupta\/\" 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\/Vivek-Gupta-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aditya-mehra\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Aditya-Mehra-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAditya Mehra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Machine Learning<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Bank of America<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/aditya-mehra\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aditya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2; --grid-times-row: 80 \/ 83;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1823\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Speed Coaching<\/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\">Speed coaching<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0Fabian Camargo<\/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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo.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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\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\tCamargo Consulting LLC\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\tOwner, Leadership &amp; Management 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=\"1823\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1823\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 14:44\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0<strong>Fabian Camargo<\/strong>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" 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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Owner, Leadership &amp; Management Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Camargo Consulting LLC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Fabian Camargo is a leadership and management coach with a background in Software Engineering. He loves the craft of coaching and helping people achieve their goals while becoming their best selves. He has been coaching full-time since 2019. He has coached leaders from entry-level managers to SVP and every level in between. Prior to this, he had a 22 year career as a software engineer, making his way from entry-level engineer to Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has a Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, a B.S. and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell University, and is an ICF-certified coach (PCC).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fabian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 82 \/ 85;\" 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\">14:45<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1825\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can developer teams increase productivity while raising the security bar?<\/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\/travis-perkins\/\">\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\/2025\/10\/Travis-Perkins.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\/travis-perkins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravis Perkins\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\tVP of Customer Experience\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\/omar-biggle\/\">\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\/09\/Omar-Biggle.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\/omar-biggle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOmar Biggle\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\tBetterment\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 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\/leif-dreizler\/\">\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\/gku3has_400x400-Leif-Dreizler.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\/leif-dreizler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeif Dreizler\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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translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How can developer teams increase productivity while raising the security bar?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\":10000023434,\"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-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png\" alt=\"Tailscale x LeadDev\" 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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 {\"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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/travis-perkins\/\" 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\/10\/Travis-Perkins-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravis Perkins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Customer Experience<\/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>Travis Perkins is the VP of Customer Experience 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\/travis-perkins\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Travis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/omar-biggle\/\" 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\/09\/Omar-Biggle-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOmar Biggle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Security Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Betterment<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/omar-biggle\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Omar&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leif-dreizler\/\" 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\/gku3has_400x400-Leif-Dreizler-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeif Dreizler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Leif is currently leading multiple teams as a Senior Engineering Manager at Semgrep, the company behind the eponymous open-source tool and Application Security platform. Previously, Leif was a manager at Twilio Segment where his team was focused on building customer-facing security features and internal security tools.<\/p>\n<p>Leif has worked in the information security space for over a decade, has helped organize multiple conferences and meetups, and is currently the co-host of the podcast 404: Security Not Found.<\/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\/leif-dreizler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Leif&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1964\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 to mentor effectively?<\/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\/marilyn-cole\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/marilynaugust2025_071_smaller-scaled-e1759508385673.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\/marilyn-cole\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarilyn Cole\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\tJellyfish\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\/pavel-ivanov\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Pavel-Ivanov-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\/pavel-ivanov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPavel Ivanov\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\tAirtable\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\/shawn-gandhi\/\">\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_1528,h_1521\/next\/2023\/11\/P1C7896-Shawn-Gandhi.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\/shawn-gandhi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Gandhi\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\tPythian\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\t SVP Customer Engineering &amp; Country Managing Director, Canada\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=\"1964\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1964\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How to mentor effectively?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marilyn-cole\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/marilynaugust2025_071_smaller-scaled-e1759508385673-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarilyn Cole\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Jellyfish<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Marilyn Cole has spent a quarter century in tech, and almost a decade in tech leadership. She\u2019s currently an Engineering Manager at a Boston-based startup, Jellyfish, that\u2019s reimagining how engineering leaders connect with the business and their teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before Jellyfish, Marilyn spent time in engineering at Intuit, Google, Seller Labs, and Tuft &amp; Needle. Marilyn\u2019s interests include well-designed command line tools, beautiful and informative data visualizations, and tools to motivate people to learn, grow, and create. She also loves Tybee Island, her twin kiddos, vegan gummy candy, and Janet from The Good Place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marilyn-cole\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Marilyn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pavel-ivanov\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Pavel-Ivanov-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPavel Ivanov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Airtable<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Pavel is a software engineer and engineering manager with over a decade of experience building infrastructure, automation, and applications at companies including Airtable, Apple, and The New York Times. He has alternated between individual contributor and leadership roles, giving him a well-rounded perspective on scaling products and teams. Outside of work, Pavel is an active angel investor, supporting early-stage founders in Nevada and beyond through several angel groups. He also enjoys creating side projects, having shipped mobile and web apps used by thousands of people.<\/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\/pavel-ivanov\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pavel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shawn-gandhi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/P1C7896-Shawn-Gandhi-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Gandhi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Customer Engineering &amp; Country Managing Director, Canada<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Pythian<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Shawn is a distinguished technology executive with a proven track record of scaling businesses from startup to hypergrowth. He founded and led AWS Canada, building its business and data centers to enable Canadian enterprises to transition to the cloud. His career highlights also include leading enterprise adoption for Amazon Web Services in New York and serving as chief architect for the Royal Bank of Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Returning to Ottawa, he established the AWS Solutions Global AI Hub and ran engineering for multiple businesses at Shopify. Currently, as the Canadian Country Manager for Pythian, Shawn helps businesses leverage data, AI, and cloud services for transformational growth. He is a recognized community leader, recognized for his contributions to both business and non-profits.<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\/shawn-gandhi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shawn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 91 \/ 97;\" 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\">15:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1827\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can you foster a culture of experimentation within your 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\/himanshu-gupta\/\">\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_391,h_391\/next\/2025\/09\/Himanshu-Gupta.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\/himanshu-gupta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHimanshu Gupta\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\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\/kavitha-govindarajulu\/\">\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_1709\/next\/2025\/09\/IMG_4848_Original-Kavitha-Govindarajulu-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\/kavitha-govindarajulu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKavitha Govindarajulu\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\tMicrosoft\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 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\/aaron-silverman\/\">\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_1563,h_1563\/next\/2025\/05\/Aaron-Silverman-scaled-e1748803001380.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\/aaron-silverman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Silverman\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\tEppo by Datadog\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 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=\"1827\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1827\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) 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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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/himanshu-gupta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Himanshu-Gupta-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHimanshu Gupta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/himanshu-gupta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Himanshu&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kavitha-govindarajulu\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/IMG_4848_Original-Kavitha-Govindarajulu-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKavitha Govindarajulu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Kavitha Govindarajulu is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft. As a hands-on technology leader, she has led full-stack teams of varying sizes, delivering innovative software solutions with a focus on cloud-native SaaS product engineering. She seamlessly transitions between management and individual contributor roles. Kavitha is passionate about diversity and inclusion, empowering women in tech through various initiatives.<\/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\/kavitha-govindarajulu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kavitha &#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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aaron-silverman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1563\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Aaron-Silverman-scaled-e1748803001380-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Silverman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Eppo by 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><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Aaron Silverman is a Staff Engineering Manager at Datadog, following its recent acquisition of Eppo. He leads the feature flagging team, which helps top software companies around the world safely deploy, test, and learn from features. Prior to Datadog and Eppo, he scaled engineering teams from three to forty engineers and contributed to successful outcomes at multiple growth-stage startups, including three exits. With deep experience in automation, data tooling, and developer productivity, Aaron brings a pragmatic approach to building high-performing teams. He is also an active advisor to rural startups in Colorado, where he lives with his family and occasionally runs mountain trails.<\/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\/aaron-silverman\/\" 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\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1958\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can you solve the problem of technical debt when you\u2019re scaling up?<\/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\/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\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-thornton\/\">\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\/2022\/12\/Jon-Thornton-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\/jon-thornton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Thornton\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\tSquarespace\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\/allison-mchenry\/\">\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_2048\/next\/2022\/03\/2023_1221-Allison-McHenry0650_crop-allison-mchenry-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\/allison-mchenry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison McHenry\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\tDaily Kos\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=\"1958\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1958\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" 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\/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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jon-thornton\/\" 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\/2022\/12\/Jon-Thornton-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Thornton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jon is a Principle Engineer at Squarespace in New York City, where supports the Squarespace Scheduling product. Previously he led product engineering teams at Blink Health and Knewton, and cofounded Arrive. Jon likes public transit, rock concerts, and NYC&#8217;s beaches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-thornton\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jon &#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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/allison-mchenry\/\" 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\/2022\/03\/2023_1221-Allison-McHenry0650_crop-allison-mchenry-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison McHenry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Daily Kos<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Allison McHenry is the CTO at Daily Kos. She has been a technical people leader at companies such as The Daily Beast, Meta, and The New York Times over the last ten years.<\/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\/allison-mchenry\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Allison&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1967\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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\">How do you influence decisions effectively as a staff+ 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\/stacey-watro\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Stacey-Watro-LeadDev.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\/stacey-watro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStacey Watro\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\tSquarespace\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\/james-socol\/\">\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\/03\/James-Socol-Portraits-8.11.19-Casey-Feehan-BW-72dpi-Web-5-Cropped-James-Socol-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\/james-socol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Socol\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\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=\"1967\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1967\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) 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-->\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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/stacey-watro\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Stacey-Watro-LeadDev-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStacey Watro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Stacey Watro is a versatile software engineer with a passion for building teams, test-driven development, and paired programming. She is an experienced Spring Boot and Gradle practitioner, enthusiastic about leveraging open-source solutions to solve complex problems. <\/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\/stacey-watro\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Stacey&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-socol\/\" 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\/03\/James-Socol-Portraits-8.11.19-Casey-Feehan-BW-72dpi-Web-5-Cropped-James-Socol-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Socol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is a senior staff engineer, currently on sabbatical, who has been building high-performance teams for over a decade. As both a manager and a technical leader, he has led the adoption of practices like CI\/CD, feature flagging, inner source, shifting quality and security left while shifting human testing right. James works to align teams that can move autonomously and safely.<\/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\/james-socol\/\" 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: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1565\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">I want to be able to influence direction outside of my direct team \u2013 how can I do that?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.<\/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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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\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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1565\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1565\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>I want to be able to influence direction outside of my direct team \u2013 how can I do that?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1823\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0Fabian Camargo<\/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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo.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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\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\tCamargo Consulting LLC\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\tOwner, Leadership &amp; Management 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=\"1823\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1823\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0<strong>Fabian Camargo<\/strong>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" 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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Owner, Leadership &amp; Management Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Camargo Consulting LLC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Fabian Camargo is a leadership and management coach with a background in Software Engineering. He loves the craft of coaching and helping people achieve their goals while becoming their best selves. He has been coaching full-time since 2019. He has coached leaders from entry-level managers to SVP and every level in between. Prior to this, he had a 22 year career as a software engineer, making his way from entry-level engineer to Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has a Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, a B.S. and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell University, and is an ICF-certified coach (PCC).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fabian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 97 \/ 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\">16:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/reuben-ogbonna\/\">\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\/Reuben-Ogbonna.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\/reuben-ogbonna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuben Ogbonna\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 Marcy Lab School\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\/pooja-varshneya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPooja Varshneya\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\tLyft\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\/alessandra-moreira\/\">\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\/06\/Alessandra-Moreira-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\/alessandra-moreira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlessandra Moreira\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\/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\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\/angie-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_2490\/next\/2020\/07\/headshot-angie-jones-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\/angie-jones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngie 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\tBlock, Inc\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, AI Tools &amp; Enablement\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=\"1916\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1916\" 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\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon 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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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/reuben-ogbonna\/\" 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\/Reuben-Ogbonna-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuben Ogbonna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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; Executive Director<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">The Marcy Lab School<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reuben Ogbonna is the co-founder and executive director of The Marcy Lab School, a one-year, industry-co-designed alternative to college that prepares production-ready software engineers. Since 2019, Marcy Lab has supported nearly 300 Fellows, with graduates landing roles at companies such as Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Asana, spanning large enterprise, high-growth startups, and leading media\/tech organizations. The fellowship blends rigorous technical training with leadership development and real product work, so graduates arrive with strong fundamentals, team habits, and practical AI literacy. On average, alumni start above $100,000. A Raleigh native with family roots in Imo State, Nigeria, and Shreveport, Louisiana, Reuben previously coached teachers across New York City as a director at Teach For America. Outside of work, he\u2019s a devoted dad and an avid cook, happiest grilling on his Big Green Egg to Afrobeats and old-school R&amp;B.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/reuben-ogbonna\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Reuben&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pooja-varshneya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/pooja-varshney-VERT-Print-4M8A1492-scaled-e1759508694404-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPooja Varshneya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Lyft<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/pooja-varshneya\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pooja&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alessandra-moreira\/\" 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\/06\/Alessandra-Moreira-1-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlessandra Moreira\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Quality Engineering <\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before 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He leads up teams focused on making the web fast and low-friction to build on for developers. Addy has authored a number of books and has spoken at conferences around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/addy-osmani\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Addy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 100 \/ 106;\" 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\">16:15<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1831\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" 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Previously, she worked on Oracle Kubernetes Engine for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Prianna is passionate about distributed systems, diversity, and the intersection of the two.<\/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\/prianna-ahsan\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Prianna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mike-adler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1806\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Mike-Adler-Mike-Adler-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Adler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Systems Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Etsy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Mike Adler is a Principal Systems Architect at Etsy, where he works on architecture reviews, incident response, engineering culture and bot management. He likes working at Etsy because they let him announce the annual winner of Etsy\u2019s Three Armed Sweater Award\u2014 an award which celebrates the engineer who uncovered the most surprising and spectacular system behavior. Mike has been on-call for a variety of high profile and unglamorous systems and has spent decades devoted the craft of reliability. He even has a lucite plaque that proves he invented a patented system to improve website availability.<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\/mike-adler\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mike&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/luis-flores-martinez\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Luis-Flores-Luis-Flores-Martinez-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuis Flores Martinez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Fastly<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Born in Mexico City, living in San Francisco for over a decade. Currently working at Fastly, where he enjoys collaborating with incredible co-workers making the Internet a fast, reliable, and secure place. <\/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\/luis-flores-martinez\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Luis Flores&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/IMG_4540-cropped-Jessica-Tai-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Tai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 &amp; Former Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Jessicamtai.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\">After 11 years as an engineering manager and leader at Airbnb, Jessica has switched to being a career coach. Most recently she managed the GraphQL unified data access layer product infra team. She has given talks around the world about Service-Oriented Architecture migrations and Managing Remote Engineering Teams. She holds a Masters in CS from Stanford and a Bachelors from UCLA.<\/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\/jessica-tai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jessica&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mihir-vora\/\" 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\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-14.23.59-298x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMihir Vora\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Capital One <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mihir Vora is a Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One with a passion for empowering teams and driving innovation. A firm believer in &#8220;leading without authority,&#8221; Mihir has successfully balanced technical contributions with strategic leadership. With over 15 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and full-stack development, he has been instrumental in transforming the banking at Capital One through technology. His expertise in optimizing developer experience and accelerating software delivery has led to significant improvements in productivity and efficiency. He enjoys complex problem-solving and passionate about mentoring and continuous learning. When not immersed in the world of technology, Mihir enjoys the outdoors, exploring National Parks with his family, and finding hiking and running therapeutic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mihir-vora\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mihir &#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: #7864ff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1836\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Community Representation Groups<\/p>\n\t<p 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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\/fellipy-ferreira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellipy Ferreira\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\tSantander 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\tIT Engineer 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 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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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fellipy-ferreira\/\" 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\/Fellipy-Ferreira-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellipy Ferreira\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">IT Engineer Lead<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Santander 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>Fellipy Ferreira is an IT Engineer Lead at Santander Bank.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fellipy-ferreira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fellipy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anya-glowa-kollisch\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Anya-Glowa-Kollisch-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnya Glowa-Kollisch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Etsy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Anya is a seasoned engineering strategist dedicated to organizational effectiveness and outcome-minded leadership. They design programs that strengthen culture and align teams to shared goals. At Etsy, Anya has led major modernization projects on legacy customer-facing mobile apps, launched an initiative that streamlined hiring at scale in a new market, and pioneered an annual innovation event that shapes engineering roadmaps. They also coach engineers and managers, cultivating technical excellence, influence, and sustainable growth. As a Squad Advisory Board member for Lesbians Who Tech, Anya champions LGBTQ+ advancement through advocacy and community building.<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\/anya-glowa-kollisch\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-hustedt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1762\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Liz-Hustedt-LeadDev-e1750689755169-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Hustedt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Imagine Pediatrics<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liz Hustedt fell in love with computers as soon as her hands could reach the keyboard. Her first foray into tech was a false-start, as she navigated discriminatory behavior during college. Switching majors, Liz graduated with her RN-BSN and worked as a Neuro ICU nurse for 5 years, before finally switching back into software development and fulfilling her long-time dream. She has worked in big corps, seed-stage start-ups, and mid-sized companies. 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id=\"1918\" 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\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Meet the speakers \u2013 Day 1, 18:10<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t18:00 &#8211; 18:14\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnil Dash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Entrepreneur and writer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Independent<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anil Dash is an entrepreneur, writer, and activist known for his advocacy for more humane, inclusive, and ethical technology. Honored by the Webby Awards with its lifetime achievement award in 2022, he previously led developer experience at Fastly, which he joined through its acquisition of Glitch, the developer community startup he led as CEO. Dash has served on the boards of organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stack Overflow, was a digital strategy advisor to the Obama White House, and was a contributing editor to <em data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"688\">Wired<\/em>, and has written for <em data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"725\">Rolling Stone<\/em>, <em data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"741\">The Atlantic<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"766\">New York Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anil-dash\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anil&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/george-mandis\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1784\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/George-Mandis-LeadDev-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Mandis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Recidiviz<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">George has been many things in his 20 years career\u2014 software engineer, consultant, engineering manager, creative technologist, conference speaker, mentor and more. He enjoys helping teams build interesting things with computers and has a verifiable track record of leaving people, projects and software better than he found it. Currently he is the Senior Engineering Manager at Recidiviz. You may have also seen him previously presenting about JavaScript art projects at Microsoft Build, writing about music hardware protocols in the browser on CSS Tricks or accidentally cheating at marathons in North Korea.<\/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\/george-mandis\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View George&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kevin-goldsmith\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1854\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/bermanphotos_02202023_KevinGoldSmith_Headshot_0088_SQUARE_halfsize-Kevin-Goldsmith-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Goldsmith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">DistroKid<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-start=\"104\" data-end=\"286\">Kevin Goldsmith is the Chief Technology Officer at DistroKid with over 28 years of experience as a developer, software architect, technology manager, and senior technology executive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-goldsmith\/\" 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: #1d67ea; 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18:44\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>Want to contribute to LeadDev but not sure where to start?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the LeadDev content team for a relaxed AMA session where you can ask questions about getting involved.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you are interested in <strong>speaking on stage<\/strong>, <strong>writing an article<\/strong>, or <strong>hosting a meetup<\/strong>, this session will guide you through the process. You will learn how to create strong speaker submissions and engaging article proposals, and discover how to take your first step toward becoming a LeadDev contributor.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuth Yarnit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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 has-small-font-size wp-elements-7c4af0e93bfc5b970cbf16cd2d3e82f1\" id=\"h-workshop-track\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:1.1\">WORKSHOP TRACK<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 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\">11:45<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1730\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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\">Beyond the hype: Measuring the real impact of AI-assisted engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to move beyond surface-level AI metrics to measure its true impact on engineering performance.<\/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=\"1730\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1730\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the hype: Measuring the real impact of AI-assisted engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 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Blending cutting-edge research with practical tools you can use the very next day, the session is built for engineering leaders and DevProd teams tasked with measuring and maximizing the value of AI tools in engineering.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through interactive exercises and simulated scenarios, you\u2019ll apply the AI Measurement Framework to capture the full picture of AI\u2019s effect on developer experience, team effectiveness, and business results. Participants will leave with concrete, actionable techniques: specific metrics to rethink, questions to ask their teams, and a framework for making smarter AI tool investments that truly drive developer productivity and organizational performance.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; 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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=\"1790\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1790\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/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\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>You&#8217;ve made it to Director or beyond \u2013 congratulations! But now what? The career ladder gets fuzzy, expectations aren&#8217;t clear, and you&#8217;re left wondering: &#8220;Am I actually doing this right?&#8221; 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. 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:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In this workshop, you&#8217;ll:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\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>Who should attend<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Directors, VPs and CTOs who want clarity on expectations, feedback on their performance, and a roadmap for continued development.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 79 \/ 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\">14:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1946\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Making your Staff+ impact visible<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical workshop equipping Staff+ engineers with tools to showcase achievements, amplify influence, strengthen reputation, and gain recognition across 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\/krys-flores\/\">\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\/2022\/08\/KrysHeadshot-Krys-Flores.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\/krys-flores\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKrys Flores\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\tCrunchyroll\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=\"1946\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1946\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Making your Staff+ impact visible<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Practical strategies to amplify your&nbsp; influence and get your leadership, expertise, and impact recognized across your organization and beyond,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ve just landed a new Staff+ position \u2014 congratulations! But here\u2019s the catch: the bar for your impact has just skyrocketed. You\u2019re now expected to influence entire teams and shape the organization\u2019s direction \u2014 yet much of that work is invisible, hard to measure, and might feel undervalued.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your contributions feel underestimated or invisible\u2014slowing your growth\u2014you\u2019re not alone. As a Staff+ engineer, the challenge isn\u2019t just doing the work\u2014it\u2019s ensuring that work is seen and recognized.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The workshop \u201cBuilding Visibility as a Staff+ Engineer\u201d will help senior individual contributors develop actionable strategies to increase recognition for their leadership, expertise, and impact within and beyond their organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will practice hands-on tools to articulate their achievements and foster recognition from peers, stakeholders, and the broader industry.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-this-workshop-you-ll-learn-how-to\">In this workshop you\u2019ll learn how to:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Map your visibility gaps and opportunities with a practical perception worksheet<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Turn everyday artifacts into multipliers (use design docs, updates, and PRs) to communicate impact effectively<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Leverage recognition tools like kudos, interviews, and initiatives to strengthen your internal reputation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Apply key communication skills to position your work<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/krys-flores\/\" 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\/2022\/08\/KrysHeadshot-Krys-Flores.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKrys Flores\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Crunchyroll<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-start=\"108\" data-end=\"354\">Krys Flores is a Staff Software Engineer at Crunchyroll on the Partner Engineering team. She has previously held Staff Software Engineer roles at Carta and Lob, and earlier in her career worked at Simple Habit and Nordstromrack.com | HauteLook.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"656\">A self-taught engineer, Krys found her path into tech through persistence and curiosity and has built a career she loves. She is passionate about empowering underrepresented communities through mentoring, sponsoring, and speaking. She also shares resources to support those transitioning into 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\/krys-flores\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Krys&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1625\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/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\">Team building in the age of AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>AI is transforming how engineering teams work\u2014and how leaders lead. In this interactive workshop, you\u2019ll build your team\u2019s AI charter, rethink your role as a leader, and learn how to grow the high-value human skills your team needs to thrive in an AI-powered world.<\/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=\"1625\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1625\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Team building in the age of AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">The integration of AI into engineering teams isn&#8217;t just changing how work gets done\u2014it&#8217;s fundamentally shifting team dynamics, individual roles, and the emotional landscape of leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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.<br><br>In this workshop you\u2019ll learn how to:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Create your team AI charter<!-- 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.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Navigate your evolving role<!-- 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>Develop the skills your team needs most<!-- 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.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 106 \/ 122;\" 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\">16:45<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1787\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/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\">Reading your systems: Using technical skills to drive software delivery excellence<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to \u201cread your systems\u201d by analyzing code, PRs, and feedback flows to uncover bottlenecks, optimize teams, and accelerate 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\/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=\"1787\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1787\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Reading your systems: Using technical skills to drive software delivery excellence<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\":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-new-york\/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-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, 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Yet, you know that jumping in and contributing code is unlikely to be the path to success. So, as a technical leader, how do you help your teams? They are likely dealing with increasing system complexity, siloed knowledge, and mounting technical debt. Many engineering metrics (DORA, DX Core 4, etc) can confirm there&#8217;s a problem. You should definitely talk to your people, but they have biases and will either tell you what they think you want to hear, or tell you what they have concluded is the problem. So how do you get past the gut feeling and put your skills to work to optimize your org and systems for software delivery excellence?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The answer lies in reframing the technical understanding you already have at a system level, using the strategies of systems thinking. It\u2019s not about applying technical knowledge to solve technical problems (e.g., rewriting code), but rather paying attention to the flow of code and information to remove blockers in systems. By analyzing how code and PRs are structured, understanding how feedback flows through systems, and identifying where breakdowns occur, you can unlock the full potential of your software delivery system.<br>No matter how big or small your systems are, this workshop will help you develop the superpower of reading your systems\u2019 vital signs to create environments where teams can deliver software quickly, confidently, and effectively.<\/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>How to use your technical expertise to identify hidden system issues by analyzing code patterns, PR structures, and team interactions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to measure and quantify technical bottlenecks rather than relying on subjective assessments when prioritizing improvements.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips for designing team structures based on evidence of what actually enables faster delivery vs. relying on intuition.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1623\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/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\">Building a metrics-driven team<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Drawing on insights from Accelerate, Jez Humble explores how to use data to drive improvement across your engineering teams. You\u2019ll learn the key metrics that predict success, the principles behind them, and how to create a transparent, aligned, and high-performing organisation.<\/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\/jez-humble\/\">\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_614,h_614\/next\/2025\/05\/Jez-Humble-e1747060024467.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\/jez-humble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJez Humble\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\tGoogle\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\tSite Reliability 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=\"1623\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1623\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building a metrics-driven team<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">As described in Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, organisations adopting principles and practices from the Lean Software and DevOps movements are seeing payoffs in terms of higher quality, better reliability, faster delivery, and reduced costs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders wanting to achieve these results will need to understand how to build a transparent, aligned metrics-driven team in order to successfully navigate their improvement journey.<br><br>Using material from Accelerate, Jez Humble will discuss:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Important concepts in measurement<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Known predictors of success that any team can use<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A tool to apply 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jez-humble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jez-Humble-e1747060024467-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJez Humble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Site Reliability Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jez Humble is co-author of several books on software: Jolt Award winner Continuous Delivery, Lean Enterprise, The DevOps Handbook, and Shingo Publication Award winner Accelerate. He has spent his career working on code, infrastructure, and product development in companies of varying sizes across three continents, from startups to the US Federal Government, and taught classes in software engineering and product development at UC Berkeley. He was co-founder and CTO of DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment), which was acquired by Google in 2018. He currently serves as the technical lead of the SRE team for Google Cloud&#8217;s Serverless products (Cloud Run and App Engine).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jez-humble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jez&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 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 has-small-font-size wp-elements-6ec88cef21429f4731717a8263b7390b\" id=\"h-solutions-track\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:1.1\">SOLUTIONS TRACK<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 37 \/ 39;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1978\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: CircleCI \u2013 Meet Chunk: Your agent to ship at AI speed with confidence<\/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\/jim-crowley\/\">\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_1242,h_1656\/next\/2025\/09\/Jim-Crowley.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\/jim-crowley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJim Crowley\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\tSolutions 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=\"1978\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1978\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: CircleCI \u2013 Meet Chunk: Your agent to ship at AI speed with confidence<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:55 &#8211; 11:04\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\":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 -->\n<p>As AI-generated code accelerates development, teams face an impossible choice: ship what you haven&#8217;t fully validated, leading to buggy production and mounting tech debt, or lose all your AI productivity gains by creating validation checkpoints that feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Enter Chunk, CircleCI&#8217;s new autonomous agent (beta) that works 24\/7 to fix the critical but time-consuming parts of your software delivery process that everyone knows are important but no one has time to maintain. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this demo, we&#8217;ll focus on Chunk&#8217;s flaky test capability, demonstrating how it autonomously analyzes and fixes non-deterministic tests while learning your team&#8217;s patterns and best practices. We\u2019ll explain why Chunk is a fundamental shift to proactive CI\/CD processes that free engineers to focus on creative problem-solving and building features that differentiate your product<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jim-crowley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jim-Crowley-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJim Crowley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Architect<\/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\">Jim Crowley is a Solutions Architect at CircleCI, where he guides Fortune 500 companies through their CI\/CD transformations. He partners with enterprises across tech, government, and financial sectors to build automation solutions that actually work. Previously at IBM, Jim brings battle-tested experience to his mission of making deployment pipelines less painful. Outside of automating everything, Jim can be found hiking local trails or in his garage, where ambitious DIY projects test the limits of his YouTube University education.<\/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\/jim-crowley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jim&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 40 \/ 42;\" 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=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Incident \u2013 On-call solutions with incident<\/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\/preston-bowers\/\">\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\/10\/Preston-Bowers.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\/preston-bowers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreston Bowers\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\tAccount 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=\"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: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Incident \u2013 On-call solutions with incident<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:10 &#8211; 11:19\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\":10000028102,\"width\":\"167px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark-1024x251.png\" alt=\"Incident io logo\" class=\"wp-image-10000028102\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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 demo, we\u2019ll give a quick tour of incident.io\u2019s On-call solution\u2014a modern approach to managing on-call responsibilities. While traditional tools handle the basics like scheduling, escalation, and alerts, we\u2019ve focused on humanizing the on-call experience. I\u2019ll show how we help reduce stress for engineers, simplify admin work for managers, and make being on-call a more sustainable and empathetic experience.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/preston-bowers\/\" 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\/10\/Preston-Bowers-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreston Bowers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Account Executive<\/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>Preston Bowers is an Account Executive at incident.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\/preston-bowers\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Preston&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 43 \/ 45;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2002\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Tailscale \u2013 How to connect to anything, anywhere with Tailscale<\/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\/kabir-sikand\/\">\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\/Kabir-Sikand.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\/kabir-sikand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKabir Sikand\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\t Product Manager: Networking, Services, Clients\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=\"2002\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2002\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Tailscale \u2013 How to connect to anything, anywhere with Tailscale<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:25 &#8211; 11:34\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\":10000023434,\"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-new-york\/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:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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>Sick of network headaches? Magically connect your devices anywhere\u2014no confusing firewall rules needed. It creates a secure private network that just works, whether you&#8217;re at home, the office, or traveling. Think VPN, but without the pain. One click setup and you&#8217;re done. Connect everything, everywhere, instantly<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kabir-sikand\/\" 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\/Kabir-Sikand-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKabir Sikand\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager: Networking, Services, Clients<\/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>Kabir Sikand is a Product Manager 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\/kabir-sikand\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kabir&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 62 \/ 64;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2006\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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 stage<\/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\">Live demo: DX \u2013 How to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity 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\/john-weil\/\">\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\/John-Weil.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\/john-weil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Weil\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\tEnterprise Sales 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=\"2006\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2006\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: DX \u2013 How to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity with DX<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:00 &#8211; 13:09\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\":10000023422,\"width\":\"178px\",\"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\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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>To thrive in the AI era, engineering leaders need clear metrics on the effectiveness of AI coding tools and agents. In this session, we\u2019ll demo how organizations like Adyen, Block, and Booking.com use DX to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity. See how they\u2019re answering questions such as: Which tools are driving the most value? How is AI affecting quality and delivery? Are our enablement efforts working?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/john-weil\/\" 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\/John-Weil-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Weil\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 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>John Weil is an Enterprise Sales 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\/john-weil\/\" 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\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: 4; --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=\"2011\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Harness \u2013 From toil to triumph: Real-world journeys to platform-driven software delivery<\/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-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=\"2011\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2011\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Harness \u2013 From toil to triumph: Real-world journeys to platform-driven software delivery<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:15 &#8211; 13:24\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\":10000023823,\"width\":\"158px\",\"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:158px;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 -->\n<p>Discover how leading enterprises overcame DevOps complexity and manual toil by adopting a Software Delivery Platform. Through engaging real-world stories\u2014like those of United Airlines and Experian\u2014you\u2019ll learn how teams scaled platform engineering, implemented intelligent automation, and achieved governance without slowing innovation. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Eliminate repetitive DevOps toil and accelerate release cycles <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Adopt platform engineering for repeatable, resilient software delivery <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Integrate automated governance and AI-powered security into the delivery workflow <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Optimize engineering processes for agility and sustainable cloud cost management <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A unified, modular platform has helped organizations unlock faster innovation, higher software quality, and tangible business impact. Get inspired by what\u2019s possible\u2014and ready to take practical next steps on your own modernization 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Reynolds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --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=\"2015\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Postman \u2013 Building automations your team will actually use (Hint: Start with what they&#8217;re already using)<\/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\/ian-mcnally\/\">\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\/Ian-McNally.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\/ian-mcnally\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan McNally\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\tPostman\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=\"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: #ff6a53;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Postman \u2013 Building automations your team will actually use (Hint: Start with what they&#039;re already using)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:30 &#8211; 13:39\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\":10000024131,\"width\":\"222px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Postman-1.png\" alt=\"Postman LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000024131\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Postman-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\/06\/Postman-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/06\/Postman-1.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/06\/Postman-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/06\/Postman-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\/06\/Postman-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Automation adoption isn\u2019t about forcing shiny new tools\u2014it\u2019s about designing for human behavior. In this live demo, I\u2019ll show how simple tweaks, like using Slack emoji reactions, can drive adoption by meeting teams where they already work. We\u2019ll explore how to make automations feel invisible rather than disruptive, and how that shift keeps people focused on the work that matters instead of fighting with process.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ian-mcnally\/\" 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\/Ian-McNally-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan McNally\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Postman<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ian McNally is a Senior Software Engineer at Postman.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-mcnally\/\" 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: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 71 \/ 73;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2043\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Sonar \u2013 How SonarQube fuels AI-enabled development and builds trust into every line of code<\/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\/manish-kapur\/\">\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\/Manish-Kapur.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\/manish-kapur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManish Kapur\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 Director, Product and Solutions 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=\"2043\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2043\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Sonar \u2013 How SonarQube fuels AI-enabled development and builds trust into every line of code<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:45 &#8211; 13:54\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\":10000027929,\"width\":\"174px\",\"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\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png\" alt=\"Sonar LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027929\" style=\"width:174px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manish-kapur\/\" 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\/Manish-Kapur-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManish Kapur\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Product and Solutions Marketing<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manish-kapur\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Manish&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --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=\"2018\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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 stage<\/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\">Live demo: Honeycomb \u2013 From chaos to clarity: Fast, full-fidelity debugging without the guesswork<\/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\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"2018\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2018\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Honeycomb \u2013 From chaos to clarity: Fast, full-fidelity debugging without the guesswork<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:00 &#8211; 14:09\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\":10000023838,\"width\":\"172px\",\"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-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Honeycomb LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023838\" style=\"width:172px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Honeycomb-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-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-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-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-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-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\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 77 \/ 79;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2023\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Outsystems \u2013 Generate enterprise apps in minutes with AI-powered mentor and agent workbench<\/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\/mike-burgio\/\">\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\/09\/Mike-Burgio.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\/mike-burgio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Burgio\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\tOutsystems\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 Solutions Architecture\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=\"2023\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2023\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Outsystems \u2013 Generate enterprise apps in minutes with AI-powered mentor and agent workbench<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:15 &#8211; 14:24\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\":10000027385,\"width\":\"164px\",\"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\/07\/OutSystems-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"OutSystems LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027385\" style=\"width:164px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OutSystems-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\/OutSystems-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/07\/OutSystems-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/07\/OutSystems-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/07\/OutSystems-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\/OutSystems-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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mike-burgio\/\" 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\/09\/Mike-Burgio-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Burgio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Solutions Architecture<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Outsystems<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike Burgio is a Manager Solutions Architecture at Outsytems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mike-burgio\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mike&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 100 \/ 102;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2222\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Augment Code \u2013 AI coding agent built for professionals, not vibes<\/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-ball\/\">\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_255,h_255\/next\/2025\/10\/Matt-Ball-e1760052686177.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-ball\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Ball\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\tAugment Code\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\t 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=\"2222\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2222\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Augment Code \u2013 AI coding agent built for professionals, not vibes<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:10 &#8211; 16:19\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\":10000027164,\"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\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Augment Code LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027164\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-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\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-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\/Augment-Code-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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/matt-ball\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Matt-Ball-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Ball\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Augment Code<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Ball is a Solutions Architect at Augment 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\/matt-ball\/\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"ld-agenda__day-wrapper\" style=\"--agenda-column-count: 4; 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--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-amp-coffee-0\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Arrival &amp; 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: 14 \/ 19;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1558\" 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\">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><\/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 LeadDev New York 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A welcome from the host<\/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=\"1558\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1558\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Welcome to LeadDev New York 2025<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:00 &#8211; 09:24\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>A welcome to LeadDev London 2025 from the host, <strong>David Yee<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 19 \/ 24;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1727\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">09:25<\/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>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\">A reality check on AI&#8217;s impact on business transformation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how AI unlocks high-value opportunities beyond code generation, transforming businesses and maximizing the impact of engineering 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\/25035\/\">\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_700,h_700\/next\/2025\/04\/Dilip-Krishna.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\/25035\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDilip Krishna\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\tDeloitte\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\tManaging Director and Global CTO for Sustainability\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=\"1727\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1727\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>A reality check on AI&#039;s impact on business transformation<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:25 &#8211; 09:49\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>Drawing on his experience working on internal engineering projects and with large clients, Dilip Krishna will help identify the best opportunities for AI to make an impact on your business beyond code generation and the implications this has on the way we value engineering time.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/25035\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Dilip-Krishna-300x300.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDilip Krishna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Managing Director and Global CTO for Sustainability<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Deloitte<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dilip Krishna is a Managing Director and Global CTO for Sustainability, responsible for setting Deloitte\u2019s technology vision as well as engineering and operating software solutions using the latest Gen AI, automation and cloud technology to serve clients with their sustainability initiatives. Dilip also leads Greenspace Tech, an AI-enabled climate-tech advisory that Deloitte uses to help clients execute climate strategies.<\/p>\n<p>In these roles, he brings his 30 years of technology, analytics, consulting and industry experience to helping clients effectively apply new and disruptive technology to effect transformative business changes using AI\/analytics\/big data, cloud and cyber security. Prior to Deloitte, Dilip served as a partner at Teradata Corporation where he oversaw the Professional Services practice in financial services, working closely with large banking clients to implement<br \/>\nsome of its largest analytics systems. He has worked with government agencies in regulation and transparency, including being called upon to offer expert testimony to the Financial Services Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Dilip has been widely published and quoted in the areas of sustainability technology, AI and automation. He is a senior editor and contributing author of the Handbook of Financial Data and Risk Information (Cambridge University Press).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/25035\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dilip&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 24 \/ 27;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1514\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">09:50<\/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>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\">Predictable is better than fast<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how prioritizing predictability over speed leads to more sustainable progress, stronger teams, and faster outcomes in the long run.<\/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\/chris-bigelow\/\">\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_1756,h_1756\/next\/2025\/06\/Chris-Bigelow.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\/chris-bigelow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Bigelow\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\tLovevery\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\t 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=\"1514\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1514\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Predictable is better than fast<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:50 &#8211; 10:04\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\">Prioritizing predictability over speed leads to faster, more sustainable software development. Learn how stable workflows, better planning, and reliable systems drive long-term efficiency and team success.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the relentless pursuit of speed, many software teams sacrifice predictability \u2013 leading to brittle systems, frustrated developers, and tighter delivery timelines. But what if prioritizing predictability actually leads to faster outcomes in the long run? <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, we\u2019ll explore why predictability is a fundamental pillar of effective software development. We\u2019ll discuss how predictable systems reduce cognitive load, enhance collaboration, and improve decision-making. Using real-world examples from engineering teams, we\u2019ll contrast the hidden costs of \u201cmove fast and break things\u201d with the long-term benefits of steady, reliable progress. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will leave with actionable insights on fostering predictability through better processes, tooling, and team culture \u2013 ultimately enabling them to deliver software that\u2019s both stable and sustainably fast.<\/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 predictability leads to more efficient development cycles<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to implement strategies for making teams and systems more predictable<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Real-world examples of teams that have benefited from prioritizing predictability<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-bigelow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Chris-Bigelow-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Bigelow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Lovevery<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Chris is the Engineering Manager at Lovevery, where he leads a team dedicated to helping toddlers and parents around the globe find joy and learning through play. His previous roles include leading frontend and backend teams to launch and enhance financial investing apps at Stash and deliver predictive machine learning tools for e-commerce at Black Crow AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A well-traveled nerd, Chris has pet a baby whale in Mexico, ridden inside a giant mechanical elephant in France, rafted to glow worms in New Zealand, and kicked a deflated kickball in an abandoned Soviet mining town in the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-bigelow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chris&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 \/ 33;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1500\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">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>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\">Finding the spark: Unlocking growth potential on your team<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn a practical framework to spot different growth needs on your team and support each person\u2019s development 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\/kelly-vaughn\/\">\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_2536\/next\/2025\/03\/IMG_9335-Kelly-Vaughn-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\/kelly-vaughn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Vaughn\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\tZapier\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\tSr. 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=\"1500\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1500\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Finding the spark: Unlocking growth potential on your team<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:05 &#8211; 10:34\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\">Not everyone on your team is chasing a promotion, and that\u2019s okay. This talk gives you a practical framework for spotting what kind of growth each person needs and how to help them get there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every team is made up of individuals with different motivations, strengths, and growth trajectories. Some are hungry for the next big challenge. Others are steady, consistent, and quietly keeping things running. And then there are the folks who might be stuck or even holding your team back.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this 25-minute talk, we\u2019ll walk through a simple but powerful framework to help you identify who\u2019s ready for more, who needs a different kind of challenge, and who may need direct support to improve. We\u2019ll explore the differences between rock stars and superstars, how to recognize medium and low performers, and how to tailor your development conversations accordingly.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And because we don\u2019t all have an unlimited budget for promotions, raises, or new roles, we\u2019ll also cover creative, cost-effective ways to offer meaningful growth opportunities \u2013 like stretch assignments, mentorship, and skill-building projects\u2014that help your team grow without breaking the budget.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ll leave with a clear lens to evaluate performance beyond just outputs and learn how to create growth plans that actually stick.<\/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 framework for identifying performance and growth profiles across your team<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to differentiate between rock stars and superstars (and why that matters)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Approaches to keep steady contributors engaged without burning them out<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tactics for coaching low and medium performers toward improvement<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why personalized development is the key to long-term team health and retention<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kelly-vaughn\/\" 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\/2025\/03\/IMG_9335-Kelly-Vaughn-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Vaughn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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. Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zapier<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Kelly Vaughn is an engineering leader, entrepreneur, and side project aficionado. She is currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Zapier and is passionate about coaching individual contributors into leadership roles and mentoring engineering managers to be impactful, empowering leaders. When she&#8217;s not working, you&#8217;ll probably find her running, traveling to a new country, or spending time at a coffee shop to make a tiny dent in her never-ending book collection.<\/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\/kelly-vaughn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kelly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 33 \/ 38;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1506\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">10:35<\/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>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\">Pay your (conflict) debts on time<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how unresolved conflict quietly erodes teams and how to tackle it early with clear and constructive leadership 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\/liz-hustedt\/\">\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_1762,h_1762\/next\/2023\/08\/Liz-Hustedt-LeadDev-e1750689755169.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-hustedt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Hustedt\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\tImagine Pediatrics\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=\"1506\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1506\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Pay your (conflict) debts on time<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:35 &#8211; 10:59\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\">We\u2019ve all worked at that place where the air felt thick. Or so-and-so wouldn\u2019t talk to so-and-so. How does that environment come to be, and how do we influence our organization to embrace a culture of feedback?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unspoken tension. Silent resentment. That decision you let slide, even though it was the wrong one. These aren\u2019t just interpersonal hiccups\u2014they\u2019re conflict debt, and over time, they accrue interest in the form of bottlenecks, misalignment, and team dysfunction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll make the case for addressing conflict early and often \u2013 not as a side skill, but as a core leadership competency. Drawing from Liane Davey\u2019s concept of conflict debt and years of firsthand engineering leadership experience, I\u2019ll explore how avoiding hard conversations quietly erodes team trust and productivity. More importantly, I\u2019ll offer frameworks and practical language for navigating conflict directly, constructively, and without fear.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking, \u201cWe didn\u2019t really agree on that,\u201d or let silence pass as consensus \u2013 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 -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is conflict debt, and how does it show up in technical and cross-functional teams?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How does unresolved conflict silently slow down delivery, trust, and morale over time?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What stops us from addressing conflict directly\u2014and how can we move through that discomfort?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How can we create a culture that normalizes healthy conflict without descending into dysfunction?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-hustedt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1762\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Liz-Hustedt-LeadDev-e1750689755169-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Hustedt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Imagine Pediatrics<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liz Hustedt fell in love with computers as soon as her hands could reach the keyboard. Her first foray into tech was a false-start, as she navigated discriminatory behavior during college. Switching majors, Liz graduated with her RN-BSN and worked as a Neuro ICU nurse for 5 years, before finally switching back into software development and fulfilling her long-time dream. She has worked in big corps, seed-stage start-ups, and mid-sized companies. Currently, she finds herself at Imagine Pediatrics as a Senior Engineering Manager.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-hustedt\/\" 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=\"--grid-times-row: 38 \/ 47; --inner-content-row: 5; --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\">11:00&ndash;11:45<\/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-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: 1; --grid-times-row: 47 \/ 53;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1518\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">11:45<\/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\">Building ethical AI: Transparency, bias mitigation, and trust<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how to build trustworthy, human-centered AI by prioritizing transparency and effectively mitigating bias, discrimination, and ethical risks.<\/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\/carla-vieira\/\">\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_1004,h_1004\/next\/2021\/05\/Carla-Vieira-e1749631728233.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\/carla-vieira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarla Vieira\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\t QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey\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 Data 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=\"1518\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1518\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building ethical AI: Transparency, bias mitigation, and trust<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:45 &#8211; 12:14\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\">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 use grows, so does the need for transparency and interpretability to mitigate bias, racism, and discrimination. This talk covers building trustworthy, human-oriented AI.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The need for interpretable artificial intelligence systems grows along with the prevalence of artificial intelligence applications in everyday life. Despite the successes, these systems have their limitations and drawbacks. The most significant ones are the lack of transparency and interpretability behind their behaviors, which leaves users with little understanding of how particular decisions are made by these models. Every day, new cases of bias, racism, and discrimination are reported by users of these systems. In this talk, I discuss bias in AI, how to mitigate them to build trustworthy AI products using a human-oriented and critical approach.<\/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>Importance of Transparency: Understand the critical need for transparent AI systems to build user trust and ensure accountability in decision-making processes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Mitigating Bias: Learn strategies to identify and mitigate bias in AI models to prevent discrimination and promote fairness.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Human-Centered Approach: Emphasize the importance of a human-oriented approach in AI development, ensuring that ethical considerations are prioritized.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Interdisciplinary 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class=\"p-rich_text_section\">Carla is a Brazilian Senior Data Engineer and Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning. She holds a master\u2019s degree in Artificial Intelligence, with research focused on building trustworthy and explainable AI systems. She was listed as a Rising Star in Women in AI Ethics. She is an active speaker and mentor, dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in tech. Carla\u2019s work focuses on the ethical implications of AI, ensuring that advancements benefit all sectors of society.<\/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<\/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<\/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\/carla-vieira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Carla&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 53 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1900\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">12:15<\/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\">From prompt to production: Making AI work in your development flow<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how to move beyond prompt experiments and design AI-first workflows that boost developer productivity and collaboration.<\/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\/aloke-desai\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Aloke-Desai.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\/aloke-desai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAloke Desai\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\tWarp\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 Lead \/ 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=\"1900\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1900\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From prompt to production: Making AI work in your development flow<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:15 &#8211; 12:24\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><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027810,\"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-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Warp-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Warp LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027810\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Warp-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\/Warp-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/08\/Warp-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/08\/Warp-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/08\/Warp-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\/Warp-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI is changing the way software gets built, but real productivity boosts require more than experimenting with a few prompts. This talk will explore how development is changing with AI and how to set up your engineering team for success with AI-first development.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While most developers have dabbled with AI coding tools, few teams have truly reimagined their workflows around them. This talk will review what development workflows look like when AI becomes a first-class collaborator, enabling engineers to focus on higher-level problem solving.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The average developer who integrates AI into their workflows saves 5 hours a week. We\u2019ll break this down and share practical tips for using AI effectively, like how to structure prompts for clarity, set guardrails that protect code quality, and decide when to keep humans in the loop. Beyond individual use, you\u2019ll learn strategies for getting buy-in for AI products across your team: starting small, encouraging experimentation, and building a culture of trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, we\u2019ll take a forward look at how development will continue to evolve as AI grows smarter, more independent, and becomes an ambient tool in your toolkit. Whether you\u2019re a leader looking to leverage AI yourself or whether you\u2019re trying to guide your team, you\u2019ll walk away with a clear vision of how to embrace AI in your workflows today while preparing for what\u2019s next.<\/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 AI-driven dev flows look like today and where they\u2019re heading in the coming months<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips for effective AI use \u2013 prompt structure, guardrails, and staying in control<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Concrete ways to start integrating AI into your development practice now<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aloke-desai\/\" 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\/09\/Aloke-Desai-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAloke Desai\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 \/ Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Warp<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/aloke-desai\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aloke&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 55 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1519\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">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>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\">From hallucinations to hard truths: Real lessons in production AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn crucial lessons from a year of scaling AI in FinTech: what broke, what burned, and what we&#8217;d do differently.<\/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\/rashi-agrawal\/\">\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_318,h_318\/next\/2025\/06\/Rashi-Agrawal-e1749658609782.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\/rashi-agrawal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRashi Agrawal\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\tex-Goodleap\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 AI Engineering \/ Senior 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=\"1519\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1519\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>From hallucinations to hard truths: Real lessons in production AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:25 &#8211; 12:34\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\">Building AI products sounds exciting, until reality hits. I&#8217;ll share honest lessons from a year of scaling AI at a FinTech startup: what broke, what burned, and what we would absolutely do differently next time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I set out to build an AI engineering org at GoodLeap, a high-growth FinTech startup, I thought it would be straightforward: hire smart engineers, pick good models, set clear goals. I couldn&#8217;t have been more wrong. Turns out, AI isn&#8217;t just another layer you slap onto a tech stack. It changes everything: how you hire, how you build, and how you operationalize and support production systems. If you underestimate those shifts (we did), you&#8217;ll pay for it later (we did).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is a field guide to the real, messy work of building AI systems in a fast-growing company. I&#8217;ll share:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Hiring AI talent:<\/strong> How hiring brilliant ML specialists without strong engineering instincts led to major gaps, and what an ideal hiring framework should have looked like. You&#8217;ll leave with practical frameworks you can use to hire AI engineers who can build and own systems, not just models. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Operationalizing Proofs of Concept (POCs):<\/strong> How launching a promising POC without real production planning caused model drift, hallucinations, and a lot of late-night firefighting. You&#8217;ll learn how to operationalize POCs the right way, and when to say \u201cnot yet\u201d to production.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Integrating AI as infrastructure:<\/strong> Why treating AI like a &#8220;feature&#8221; instead of an infrastructure change set us back, and what engineering leaders should do instead. This includes how to prep your engineering org for AI ops challenges before they hit. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Driving AI adoption:<\/strong> How our best AI tech demos failed to win buy-in until we embedded AI inside real product teams (and stopped trying to &#8220;sell&#8221; AI separately). You&#8217;ll discover how to create AI adoption by solving real user and business problems first.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you&#8217;re leading teams through AI adoption or thinking about it, this is the talk I wish someone had given me a year ago.<\/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 initiatives need different hiring strategies: Focus on systems builders over pure researchers. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Moving POCs into production demands discipline, not just technical optimism. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Operational resilience matters more than flashy model performance.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Winning business buy-in requires embedding AI inside real workflows, not running it as a parallel innovation track. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Mistakes are inevitable, but they can become the engine for faster, more sustainable AI scaling if you learn deliberately.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rashi-agrawal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Rashi-Agrawal-e1749658609782-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRashi Agrawal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 AI Engineering \/ Senior Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ex-Goodleap<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"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\">Rashi has been heading AI Engineering orgs, most recently at GoodLeap, a high growth FinTech company. She leads initiatives to integrate AI solutions into business-critical processes, promoting synergy across engineering, product, and leadership teams. With a unique blend of strategic vision and technical expertise, Rashi has developed scalable chatbots, agentic AI platforms, and innovative AI tools that deliver measurable business value. Previously, she led AdTech engineering teams at Yahoo, building large-scale applications leveraging machine learning. An active member of the engineering leadership community, Rashi combines her passion for technology with a love for adventure, having explored over 40 countries and counting.<\/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\/rashi-agrawal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rashi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 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=\"1513\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">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>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\">All of this has happened before<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A mother-daughter conversation revealing how past tech trends mirror today\u2019s AI hype and what we can learn.<\/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\/nancy-rassbach\/\">\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_1560,h_1560\/next\/2025\/08\/mom-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\/nancy-rassbach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNancy Rassbach\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\tRetired Senior 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\/laura-de-vesine\/\">\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_1644,h_1666\/next\/2025\/06\/Laura-de-Vesine.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\/laura-de-vesine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura de Vesine\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\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=\"1513\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1513\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>All of this has happened before<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#8211; 13:04\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\">An inter-generational (mother-daughter) conversation about the history of repeating trends in the tech and software industry and how they have surfaced once more in our modern AI climate.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&#8220;AI will mean no one needs software engineers anymore!&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&#8220;We can just write the spec and the LLM will do all the coding!&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&#8220;What happens if we hire software engineers who turn out not to be able to code?&#8221; <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We&#8217;ve all heard versions of these statements (and others) as AI trends seize the industry. What many of us don&#8217;t know is that none of these are actually new claims or new fears. As a child I was privileged to hear about trends, blind alleys, failures, and successes in the software industry at large from my mother, who worked as an engineer for 50 years (from the mid 1960s to the mid 2010s). <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I&#8217;d like to invite the audience to join me for an interview with my mother about our industry&#8217;s history. We&#8217;ll discuss past trends, including COBOL and &#8220;4GL&#8221; languages, which were supposed to replace the need for skilled engineers; the industry&#8217;s earlier forays into offshoring software implementation; and some historical struggles to hire good engineers. Learning from our history can give us all significant insight into likely outcomes of current trends, and point us to the most productive ways to use new technology without getting lost in hype. Even if it&#8217;s different this time, our history can show us the traps and pitfalls to avoid in a brave new 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>The software industry has, over and over, insisted that this new thing will mean we &#8220;don&#8217;t need programmers\/SWEs&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>This promise has never materialized, because &#8220;writing code&#8221; is not the hard part of software engineering<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understanding the history of the industry is incredibly valuable for predicting its future<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/nancy-rassbach\/\" 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\/08\/mom-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNancy Rassbach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Retired Senior Software Engineer<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/nancy-rassbach\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Nancy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/laura-de-vesine\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Laura-de-Vesine-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura de Vesine\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/laura-de-vesine\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Laura&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 63 \/ 80; 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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=\"1753\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1753\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Tackling tech debt<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 14:54\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>Sooner or later, tech debt accumulates. Much like financial debt, it\u2019s not universally a bad thing. After all, sometimes we need to build something fast to test &amp; learn, or meet an external deadline, or have to accept something imperfect in order to make progress. But the problem comes when you start paying your mortgage on your credit card.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, join a seasoned CTO talking through their real-life experiences of categorizing, understanding, evangelizing about, and tackling tech debt across a range of company types and sectors.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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=\"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\/07\/Meri-Williams.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: 85 \/ 87;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1508\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">14:55<\/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>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\">Leading without committing: Managing teams outside your tech stack<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to lead engineering teams outside your expertise by building trust, enabling growth, and empowering without micromanaging.<\/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\/robin-bonatesta\/\">\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_930,h_930\/next\/2025\/06\/IMG_1483-Robin-Bonatesta-e1749658649983.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\/robin-bonatesta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobin Bonatesta\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\tRent the Runway\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=\"1508\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1508\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading without committing: Managing teams outside your tech stack<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:55 &#8211; 15:04\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\">You don\u2019t need to be a technical expert to be a great manager \u2013 learn how to lead, support, and challenge teams working across unfamiliar tech stacks.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from experience as a former iOS engineer turned multi-stack engineering manager, the speaker explores how strong leadership isn&#8217;t about knowing every line of code but about creating an environment where engineers can thrive. Attendees will learn how to build trust and credibility without being the most technically knowledgeable person in the room \u2013 through better team processes, advocating for systems improvements, and enabling peer-driven growth.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The session also covers concrete tactics for supporting technical development: sourcing quality feedback, fostering mentorship structures, and knowing when to bring in outside expertise. With insights from both sides of the reporting line \u2013 as a manager and as an engineer reporting to non-experts \u2013 this talk highlights how leadership grounded in empowerment, not micromanagement, drives lasting team success.<\/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 quickly build technical trust without being a deep expert<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Creative strategies to support engineers&#8217; growth beyond hands-on code reviews<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why effective leadership means empowering, not micromanaging<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lessons learned from managing \u2013 and being managed \u2013 outside the tech stack<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/robin-bonatesta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/IMG_1483-Robin-Bonatesta-e1749658649983-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobin Bonatesta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Rent the Runway<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Robin Bonatesta is the Director of Engineering at Rent the Runway, where she leads an engineering team across multiple countries and tech stacks. With degrees in both Computer Science and Fashion Merchandising, she strives to bring a people-first approach to leadership. A former Venture for America Fellow, she has built and scaled teams at companies of all sizes, including Bark, theSkimm, and Cladwell. When she\u2019s not building high-performing teams, her happy place is curled up on the couch with a good book and her dachshund mix, Toblerone.<\/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\/robin-bonatesta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Robin&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 87 \/ 91;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2201\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">15:05<\/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\">Beyond the code: Hiring for cultural alignment<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn strategies to assess cultural alignment in engineering hiring, balancing technical skills with authentic evaluation of team fit.<\/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\/alicia-collymore\/\">\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_460,h_460\/next\/2023\/03\/1657791192496-e1730721273915.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\/alicia-collymore\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlicia Collymore\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\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=\"2201\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2201\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the code: Hiring for cultural alignment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:05 &#8211; 15:24\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><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000028102,\"width\":\"167px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark-1024x251.png\" alt=\"Incident io logo\" class=\"wp-image-10000028102\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1024,w_1024\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_1536,w_1536\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 1536w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/09\/wordmark-colour-dark.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Technical interviews typically focus on coding skills, but cultural alignment is equally crucial for team success. This talk explores how to assess cultural fit during the hiring process, examining specific attributes that matter in engineering teams and techniques for creating interviews where candidates can authentically demonstrate their working style. Attendees will learn strategies for balancing technical assessment with cultural evaluation while avoiding vague notions of &#8220;culture.&#8221;<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alicia-collymore\/\" 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\/2023\/03\/1657791192496-e1730721273915-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlicia Collymore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Alicia has been an engineering managing for over 2 years, with experience working in many different industries, from biotech where she lead a team of molecular biologist to fintech where she helped build out the pay later space. Alicia is currently an EM at <a href=\"http:\/\/incident.io\/\">incident.io<\/a>, who build software to help companies manage incidents more easily, helping her teams to get shit done and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alicia-collymore\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alicia &#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: 1; --grid-times-row: 91 \/ 93;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1512\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">15:25<\/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>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\">Interviewing in the age of AI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Rethink technical interviews for an AI-enhanced world by focusing on timeless engineering skills and real-world problem solving.<\/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\/angel-paredes-barato\/\">\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\/06\/Angel-Paredes-Barato-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\/angel-paredes-barato\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c1ngel Paredes Barato\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=\"1512\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1512\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Interviewing in the age of AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:25 &#8211; 15:34\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\">Interviewing needs to evolve in an AI (enhanced) world. This talk explores what traditional interviews now miss, which skills matter more than ever, and how we can design pipelines that truly identify engineering potential.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a world where AI can help candidates solve coding problems, craft &#8220;perfect&#8221; answers, and even simulate system design conversations, current interviewing practices are struggling to keep up. If your process is optimized for by-the-book answers, clever tricks, or perfect resumes, it\u2019s likely measuring the wrong things. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, we&#8217;ll explore how AI is reshaping the landscape of technical interviewing and where it leaves critical gaps. We\u2019ll discuss which timeless skills AI can&#8217;t replace, like debugging unexpected issues, evaluating trade-offs, or exploring ambiguous problems. We&#8217;ll look at why some traditional signals are now weaker signs of success, and share practical ideas for designing interviews that better surface the skills that matter to us. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re responsible for hiring one engineer or scaling an entire organization, rethinking your interview process isn&#8217;t just important, it&#8217;s necessary. This talk will provide you and your team with frameworks and strategies to build a hiring process that&#8217;s resilient, fair, and aligned with the realities of 2025 and beyond.<\/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 how AI tools are impacting traditional technical interviews.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identify critical engineering skills that remain and benefit of being human-driven.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn practical strategies to design AI-resilient interview processes, being closer with real-world engineering challenges.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Explore ideas to improve candidate experience and fairness in hiring.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/angel-paredes-barato\/\" 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\/06\/Angel-Paredes-Barato-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c1ngel Paredes Barato\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/angel-paredes-barato\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View \u00c1ngel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 93 \/ 101; --inner-content-row: 4; --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\">15:35&ndash;16:15<\/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: 1; --grid-times-row: 101 \/ 107;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1515\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">16:15<\/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\">Estimation is a waste of time<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn to replace inaccurate estimates with data-driven probabilistic forecasting, dramatically improving delivery predictability and stakeholder relationships.<\/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\/maria-chec\/\">\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\/2025\/06\/Maria-Chec.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\/maria-chec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Chec\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\tOutsystems, Agile State of Mind\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 Technical Program 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=\"1515\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1515\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Estimation is a waste of time<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:15 &#8211; 16:44\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\">Tired of inaccurate estimations that become commitments? Learn how we transitioned from spending endless hours providing (faulty) estimates to getting to probabilistic forecasting, backed by historical data and risk of failure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Engineering leaders constantly battle inaccurate estimates that morph into rigid deadlines. We wasted countless hours trying to find the &#8216;perfect&#8217; number, yet projects consistently missed targets. So we decided to try something radically different. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk shares our company&#8217;s transformative journey away from traditional estimation toward data-driven, probabilistic forecasting. I&#8217;ll present actual metrics and visualizations from our engineering organization that demonstrate how this shift dramatically improved our delivery predictability and stakeholder relationships. You&#8217;ll see the before-and-after comparisons, including charts contrasting our story point estimates against actual cycle times. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our case studies reveal why focusing on individual task estimates failed to account for the inherent randomness and dependencies in our systems, factors that repeatedly derailed our carefully planned projects. I&#8217;ll share how we implemented Flow Metrics and Monte Carlo Simulations across our engineering teams, the resistance we encountered, and how we now spend 60% less time on estimation activities while delivering more reliable forecasts. Most importantly, you&#8217;ll learn how this approach empowered our Engineering Managers to communicate delivery risks effectively to stakeholders. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-will-discover\">You will discover:<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why traditional estimation methods fall short in unpredictable environments &#8211; with real data showing the gap between estimates and actuals<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why we need to distinguish work analysis from estimation exercise<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Our three-tiered estimation approach based on planning horizons (annual roadmap, quarterly planning, sprint commitments)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Simple techniques we use to visualize and communicate forecast confidence and risk <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Leave equipped with actionable methods to move beyond guesswork and answer &#8216;When will it be done?&#8217; with data-backed insights and appropriate confidence levels.<\/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>See real data showing how our team&#8217;s estimates compared to actual cycle times and why this gap existed. <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn why historical data beats (guess)estimates<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Work analysis is not the same as a ballpark estimation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Discover our practical three levels of forecasting for different planning horizons (annual roadmaps, quarterly planning, sprint commitments)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Implement basic probabilistic forecasting techniques that engineering managers can use without specialized tools (AI can do this for you!)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Learn practical methods, using your existing data, to predict delivery ranges and communicate forecast confidence.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maria-chec\/\" 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\/2025\/06\/Maria-Chec-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Chec\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Technical Program Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Outsystems, Agile State of Mind<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/maria-chec\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maria&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1509\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">16:45<\/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\">No one needs me (and that\u2019s the point)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to build autonomous teams that thrive without you, so you can focus on higher-impact leadership 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\/chris-class\/\">\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_1137,h_1137\/next\/2024\/10\/ChrisClass-incident.io-headshot-1-Chris-Class-e1758562802765.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\/chris-class\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Class\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\tEx-incident.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\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=\"1509\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1509\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>No one needs me (and that\u2019s the point)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:45 &#8211; 16:54\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\">Discover the power of becoming an \u201cinvisible\u201d engineering manager \u2013 one whose team thrives independently, enabling you to step back from the weeds and focus on high-leverage work that drives growth for everyone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In many engineering leadership roles, visibility is often mistaken for value. Managers are expected to be involved in everything: decisions, delivery, communication. But what if true impact comes from building teams that don\u2019t need constant oversight?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, Chris Class explores the counterintuitive, high-trust approach of being an \u201cinvisible\u201d engineering manager \u2013 someone who enables self-sufficient teams through systems, culture, and clarity rather than control. Instead of acting as the single point of decision-making, this leadership style focuses on becoming a multiplier: creating the space for teams to thrive while focusing on the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drawing from real-world experience transitioning from hands-on involvement to sustainable autonomy, Chris shares how engineers can be empowered to lead initiatives, solve problems, and make decisions independently. The session will cover how to establish shared context, build psychological safety, and foster decision-making confidence.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It will also explore how this shift creates space for managers to grow and contribute more broadly across the organization. Ideal for leaders looking to scale their impact without becoming a bottleneck, this talk makes the case that the most effective leaders aren\u2019t always front and center.<\/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 create the conditions for team autonomy without stepping away entirely<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Techniques for reducing team dependency while increasing alignment and trust<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The hidden cost of being too hands-on, and how to break the cycle<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why letting go is essential for your team\u2019s growth \u2013 and your own<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Frameworks to help your team make decisions confidently without you<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-class\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1137\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/ChrisClass-incident.io-headshot-1-Chris-Class-e1758562802765-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Class\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Ex-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\">Chris has worked across engineering and leadership, from building products as an IC to shaping direction as a Director of Engineering. He enjoys solving tough problems and helping others grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At incident.io, he leads the team behind their On-call product, focusing on creating a kind, inclusive, and high-trust environment. He cares about building teams where collaboration feels natural and people feel supported, challenged, and perform at their best.<\/p>\n<p>Whether coaching, unblocking, or shaping how a team works, he finds energy in the process and takes pride in seeing people 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\/chris-class\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chris&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 109 \/ 114;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1501\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" 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\">16:55<\/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>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\">Leading sustainably when everything is on fire<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to lead effectively in chaos by building organizational capital and adapting your mindset for tough times.<\/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\/denise-yu\/\">\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\/2021\/03\/Denise-Yu-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\/denise-yu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Yu\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\tHashiCorp\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=\"1501\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1501\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Leading sustainably when everything is on fire<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:55 &#8211; 17:19\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-default\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-large-font-size\">The tech industry is in a period of workforce downsizing. Companies are hiring fewer and laying off more, compared with one decade ago. For many workers, it is harder than ever to \u201cvote with your feet\u201d and seek out a new role with better compensation, growth opportunities, and values alignment. Engineering leaders are facing the challenge of delivering more business impact while offering their teams less than ever before. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-default\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-large-font-size\">This talk is about the mechanics of leading through times of uncertainty and chaos by strategically building and spending organizational capital. I\u2019ll share hard-won lessons learned while managing in different types of organizations, and discuss how leaders who care about their teams need to reorient their mental models for an era of surviving, not thriving.<\/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 navigate periods of widespread uncertainty, at the organizational or industry level<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understand common anti-patterns and mistakes that managers make in low-autonomy environments<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gain tools to engage ethically with organizational systems, in service of more authentic 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/denise-yu\/\" 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\/2021\/03\/Denise-Yu-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Yu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">HashiCorp<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"CMK12S049-1730719215.283319-thread-list-Thread_1730719215.283319\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1730719215.283319\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message c-message_kit__thread_message--root\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\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--inside\">\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\">Denise is a Senior Engineering Manager at HashiCorp, currently helping developers build Terraform providers. She lives in Toronto with her partner and two cats, and when she\u2019s not at her computer you\u2019ll find her hunting for the best late-night dim sum in town.<\/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\/denise-yu\/\" 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\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: 114 \/ 116;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1559\" 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\">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><\/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>Closing thoughts 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\/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=\"1559\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1559\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/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\t17:20 &#8211; 17:30\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Closing thoughts from the hosts.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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); 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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\">11:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #7864ff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1842\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shilpa-kintali\/\">\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\/Shilpa-Kintali.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\/shilpa-kintali\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShilpa Kintali\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\tEtsy\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\/taylor-poindexter\/\">\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\/2021\/10\/Taylor-Poindexter.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\/taylor-poindexter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Poindexter\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\tSpotify\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 II\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=\"1842\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1842\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting Women leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shilpa-kintali\/\" 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\/Shilpa-Kintali-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShilpa Kintali\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Etsy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/shilpa-kintali\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shilpa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/taylor-poindexter\/\" 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\/2021\/10\/Taylor-Poindexter-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Poindexter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 II<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Spotify<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineering Manager and co-founder, are both titles Taylor Poindexter holds. She is an Engineering Manager at Spotify and cofounder of Black Code Collective \u2014 an organization that strives to create a safe space for Black engineers to grow their skills and network. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing her knowledge of whiskey with anyone that will listen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/taylor-poindexter\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Taylor&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1920\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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 \u2013 Day 2, 11:00<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational 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\/chris-bigelow\/\">\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_1756,h_1756\/next\/2025\/06\/Chris-Bigelow.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\/chris-bigelow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Bigelow\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\tLovevery\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\t 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\/25035\/\">\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_700,h_700\/next\/2025\/04\/Dilip-Krishna.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\/25035\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDilip Krishna\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\tDeloitte\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\tManaging Director and Global CTO for Sustainability\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\/kelly-vaughn\/\">\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_2536\/next\/2025\/03\/IMG_9335-Kelly-Vaughn-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\/kelly-vaughn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Vaughn\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\tZapier\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\tSr. 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\/liz-hustedt\/\">\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_1762,h_1762\/next\/2023\/08\/Liz-Hustedt-LeadDev-e1750689755169.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-hustedt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Hustedt\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\tImagine Pediatrics\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=\"1920\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1920\" 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\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 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-->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-bigelow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Chris-Bigelow-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Bigelow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Lovevery<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Chris is the Engineering Manager at Lovevery, where he leads a team dedicated to helping toddlers and parents around the globe find joy and learning through play. His previous roles include leading frontend and backend teams to launch and enhance financial investing apps at Stash and deliver predictive machine learning tools for e-commerce at Black Crow AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A well-traveled nerd, Chris has pet a baby whale in Mexico, ridden inside a giant mechanical elephant in France, rafted to glow worms in New Zealand, and kicked a deflated kickball in an abandoned Soviet mining town in the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-bigelow\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chris&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/25035\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Dilip-Krishna-300x300.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDilip Krishna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Managing Director and Global CTO for Sustainability<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Deloitte<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dilip Krishna is a Managing Director and Global CTO for Sustainability, responsible for setting Deloitte\u2019s technology vision as well as engineering and operating software solutions using the latest Gen AI, automation and cloud technology to serve clients with their sustainability initiatives. Dilip also leads Greenspace Tech, an AI-enabled climate-tech advisory that Deloitte uses to help clients execute climate strategies.<\/p>\n<p>In these roles, he brings his 30 years of technology, analytics, consulting and industry experience to helping clients effectively apply new and disruptive technology to effect transformative business changes using AI\/analytics\/big data, cloud and cyber security. Prior to Deloitte, Dilip served as a partner at Teradata Corporation where he oversaw the Professional Services practice in financial services, working closely with large banking clients to implement<br \/>\nsome of its largest analytics systems. He has worked with government agencies in regulation and transparency, including being called upon to offer expert testimony to the Financial Services Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Dilip has been widely published and quoted in the areas of sustainability technology, AI and automation. He is a senior editor and contributing author of the Handbook of Financial Data and Risk Information (Cambridge University Press).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/25035\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dilip&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kelly-vaughn\/\" 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\/2025\/03\/IMG_9335-Kelly-Vaughn-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Vaughn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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. Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zapier<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Kelly Vaughn is an engineering leader, entrepreneur, and side project aficionado. She is currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Zapier and is passionate about coaching individual contributors into leadership roles and mentoring engineering managers to be impactful, empowering leaders. When she&#8217;s not working, you&#8217;ll probably find her running, traveling to a new country, or spending time at a coffee shop to make a tiny dent in her never-ending book collection.<\/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\/kelly-vaughn\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kelly&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/liz-hustedt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1762\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Liz-Hustedt-LeadDev-e1750689755169-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiz Hustedt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Imagine Pediatrics<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liz Hustedt fell in love with computers as soon as her hands could reach the keyboard. 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Currently, she finds herself at Imagine Pediatrics as a Senior Engineering Manager.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-hustedt\/\" 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\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 46 \/ 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\">11:45<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1843\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can AI practically deliver value to engineering 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\/angel-hsu\/\">\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_866,h_866\/next\/2025\/10\/2025-LeadDev-Photo-Angel-Hsu-Angel-Hsu-scaled-e1759506928608.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\/angel-hsu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel Hsu\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\tStripe\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, AI &amp; 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12:00\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\":10000027164,\"width\":\"190px\",\"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\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Augment Code LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027164\" style=\"width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-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\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/07\/Augment-Code-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\/Augment-Code-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. 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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/angel-hsu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/2025-LeadDev-Photo-Angel-Hsu-Angel-Hsu-scaled-e1759506928608-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel Hsu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, AI &amp; ML &amp; Compute Infrastructure<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Stripe<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Angel Hsu is most recently a Senior Engineering Leader leading AI, ML and Compute Infrastructure at Stripe, where she leads a team developing and optimizing ML models and scalable infrastructure to support ML-based real-time fraud detection and related horizontal initiatives across Stripe. Prior to Stripe, Angel has led and worked on computation-based initiatives across financial payments companies. Angel holds a Master of Science (S.M.) degree in Computational Information Engineering and Data Sciences from Harvard University and two Bachelors of Science (B.S.) degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.<\/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\/angel-hsu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Angel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-kelly\/\" 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\/Chris-Kelly-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Developer Experience<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Augment Code<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris is the head of developer experience, working across Augment to make building software better for every developer. Chris has been making developers happier and more productive for 15 years at innovative companies like New Relic, GitHub, Salesforce, and FireHydrant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/chris-kelly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chris&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aleksandar-gyorev\/\" 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\/09\/Aleksandar-Gyorev-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAleksandar Gyorev\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Platform Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Two Sigma<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/aleksandar-gyorev\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Aleksandar&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1960\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can I create the conditions for remote and international teams to thrive?<\/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\/curtis-john\/\">\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\/09\/Curtis-John.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\/curtis-john\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurtis John\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\tComcast\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, Software Development and 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\/shawn-gandhi\/\">\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_1528,h_1521\/next\/2023\/11\/P1C7896-Shawn-Gandhi.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\/shawn-gandhi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Gandhi\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\tPythian\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\t SVP Customer Engineering &amp; Country Managing Director, Canada\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=\"1960\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1960\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How can I create the conditions for remote and international teams to thrive?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\":10000025004,\"width\":\"190px\",\"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\/10\/Revelo-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Revelo LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000025004\" style=\"width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Revelo-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\/Revelo-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2024\/10\/Revelo-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2024\/10\/Revelo-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2024\/10\/Revelo-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\/Revelo-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. 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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/curtis-john\/\" 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\/09\/Curtis-John-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurtis John\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Software Development and Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Comcast<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Over 15+ years driving software development initiatives, with a strong track record of leading, planning, and delivering technology solutions for both customer-facing and internal applications across the financial and entertainment sectors.<\/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\/curtis-john\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Curtis&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/shawn-gandhi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/P1C7896-Shawn-Gandhi-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Gandhi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Customer Engineering &amp; Country Managing Director, Canada<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Pythian<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Shawn is a distinguished technology executive with a proven track record of scaling businesses from startup to hypergrowth. He founded and led AWS Canada, building its business and data centers to enable Canadian enterprises to transition to the cloud. His career highlights also include leading enterprise adoption for Amazon Web Services in New York and serving as chief architect for the Royal Bank of Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Returning to Ottawa, he established the AWS Solutions Global AI Hub and ran engineering for multiple businesses at Shopify. Currently, as the Canadian Country Manager for Pythian, Shawn helps businesses leverage data, AI, and cloud services for transformational growth. He is a recognized community leader, recognized for his contributions to both business and non-profits.<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\/shawn-gandhi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Shawn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1968\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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\">How do you impact the technical standards of your org as a staff+ 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\/daniel-lees\/\">\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\/daniel_headshot_1-Daniel-Lees.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-lees\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Lees\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\tGoogle\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\tCloud Security 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\/beth-crane\/\">\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\/Beth-Crane.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\/beth-crane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth Crane\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\tFlatiron 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 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\/james-socol\/\">\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\/03\/James-Socol-Portraits-8.11.19-Casey-Feehan-BW-72dpi-Web-5-Cropped-James-Socol-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\/james-socol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Socol\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\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=\"1968\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1968\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you impact the technical standards of your org as a staff+ leader?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/daniel-lees\/\" 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\/daniel_headshot_1-Daniel-Lees-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Lees\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Cloud Security Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Daniel Lees is a technology leader and Cloud Security Architect at Google, holding advanced CISSP-ISSAP and ISSMP certifications. He has extensive experience building secure, web-enabled systems across multi-cloud infrastructures , applying &#8220;design by security&#8221; and &#8220;design for failure&#8221; principles. An evangelist for immutable infrastructure and automation , Daniel maintains a sharp focus on auditability, control, and compliance. His background includes roles as a Principal Architect at both Google and HSBC.<\/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\/daniel-lees\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/beth-crane\/\" 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\/Beth-Crane-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeth Crane\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Flatiron 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\">Beth Crane is a Staff Software Engineer at Flatiron Health, where she works to make clinical trials more scalable and accessible. Prior to Flatiron, Beth worked on the Microsoft HoloLens, where she built novel interaction mechanisms for AR\/VR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beth enjoys refactoring legacy codebases and building engineering cultures where people are thoughtful developer citizens. When she&#8217;s not optimizing systems or mentoring teammates, you can find Beth taking photographs, riding an ebike around NYC, or adding functionality to her website\u2019s esheep.exe replica.<\/p>\n<p>Beth believes that most problems (no matter how technical they seem on the surface) can be solved by making a new friend.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/beth-crane\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Beth&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-socol\/\" 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\/03\/James-Socol-Portraits-8.11.19-Casey-Feehan-BW-72dpi-Web-5-Cropped-James-Socol-scaled.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Socol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is a senior staff engineer, currently on sabbatical, who has been building high-performance teams for over a decade. As both a manager and a technical leader, he has led the adoption of practices like CI\/CD, feature flagging, inner source, shifting quality and security left while shifting human testing right. James works to align teams that can move autonomously and safely.<\/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\/james-socol\/\" 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: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2238\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Alia Rose Connor from Frank &amp; Eddy 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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"2238\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2238\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with <strong>Alia Rose Connor <\/strong>from <em>Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/em>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1566\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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>Staff+<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">I am now regularly in meetings with non-engineering stakeholders \u2013 how do I communicate technical ideas and decisions effectively?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1566\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1566\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>I am now regularly in meetings with non-engineering stakeholders \u2013 how do I communicate technical ideas and decisions effectively?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 55 \/ 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\">12:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div 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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\/dino-bico\/\">\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\/Dino-Bico.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\/dino-bico\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDino Bico\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\/philip-lee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Lee\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\tev.energy\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\tPrinciple 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\/esther-kundin\/\">\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_851,h_865\/next\/2025\/09\/Esther_Kundin-Esther-Kundin.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\/esther-kundin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsther Kundin\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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You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dino-bico\/\" 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\/Dino-Bico-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDino Bico\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Infobip<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience in CPaaS and SaaS. 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When she is not working, Esther enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 daughters, especially when it involves building robots.<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\/esther-kundin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Esther&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1845\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/p>\n\t<p 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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\/akshay-shah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkshay 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\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\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 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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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vaishnavi-m\/\" 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\/Vaishnavi-M-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVaishnavi M\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Indeed<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vaishnavi Mukundhan is a Software Engineering Manager at Indeed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vaishnavi-m\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Vaishnavi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marilyn-cole\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/marilynaugust2025_071_smaller-scaled-e1759508385673-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarilyn Cole\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Jellyfish<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Marilyn Cole has spent a quarter century in tech, and almost a decade in tech leadership. She\u2019s currently an Engineering Manager at a Boston-based startup, Jellyfish, that\u2019s reimagining how engineering leaders connect with the business and their teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before Jellyfish, Marilyn spent time in engineering at Intuit, Google, Seller Labs, and Tuft &amp; Needle. Marilyn\u2019s interests include well-designed command line tools, beautiful and informative data visualizations, and tools to motivate people to learn, grow, and create. She also loves Tybee Island, her twin kiddos, vegan gummy candy, and Janet from The Good Place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/marilyn-cole\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Marilyn&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/akshay-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\/2025\/09\/Akshay-Shah-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkshay Shah\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Akshay Shah is a Field CTO at Antithesis.<\/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\/akshay-shah\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Akshay&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" 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=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"staff\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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\">How do you work effectively on cross-team projects as a staff+ 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\/hahnara-hyun\/\">\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_1359,h_1330\/next\/2025\/09\/Hahnara-Hyun.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\/hahnara-hyun\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHahnara Hyun\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\tAmazon Web Services\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\tSr Compute Specialist Solution 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\/vlad-leyberov\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Vlad-Leyberov-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\/vlad-leyberov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVlad Leyberov\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\tGoogle\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 (Site Reliability 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=\"1971\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1971\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you work effectively on cross-team projects as a staff+ leader?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hahnara-hyun\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1359\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Hahnara-Hyun-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHahnara Hyun\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Compute Specialist Solution Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Amazon Web Services<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Hahnara is a Compute Specialist Solution Architect at AWS, based in NYC where she focuses on helping customers optimize performance and cost of their compute infrastructure. Previously, she developed gamified AWS enablement platform, to drive engaging technical workshops because learning should be fun. Outside of work, she enjoys hosting whodunit parties and game nights.<\/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\/hahnara-hyun\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hahnara&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vlad-leyberov\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Vlad-Leyberov-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVlad Leyberov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 (Site Reliability Engineering)<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Starting from a non-traditional background Vlad has had an extensive Software Engineering career across different roles, industries and continents, including at several FAANG companies. Currently focused on Site Reliability Engineering at Google, he&#8217;s passionate about building scalable and reliable solutions that bring real value. In his spare time Vlad enjoys reading and watching sci-fi, handcraft and cooking.<\/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\/vlad-leyberov\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Vlad&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1808\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with Fiona Siseman from Frank &amp; Eddy 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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1808\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1808\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with <strong>Fiona Siseman<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>from <em>Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/em>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1567\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">People keep telling me I need an engineering strategy \u2013 how do I do this?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.<\/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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1567\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1567\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>People keep telling me I need an engineering strategy \u2013 how do I do this?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2; --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=\"1922\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-speakers-3\">Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational 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\/aloke-desai\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Aloke-Desai.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\/aloke-desai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAloke Desai\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\tWarp\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 Lead \/ 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\/laura-de-vesine\/\">\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_1644,h_1666\/next\/2025\/06\/Laura-de-Vesine.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\/laura-de-vesine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura de Vesine\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\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\/rashi-agrawal\/\">\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_318,h_318\/next\/2025\/06\/Rashi-Agrawal-e1749658609782.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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class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Head of AI Engineering \/ Senior Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">ex-Goodleap<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"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\">Rashi has been heading AI Engineering orgs, most recently at GoodLeap, a high growth FinTech company. She leads initiatives to integrate AI solutions into business-critical processes, promoting synergy across engineering, product, and leadership teams. With a unique blend of strategic vision and technical expertise, Rashi has developed scalable chatbots, agentic AI platforms, and innovative AI tools that deliver measurable business value. Previously, she led AdTech engineering teams at Yahoo, building large-scale applications leveraging machine learning. An active member of the engineering leadership community, Rashi combines her passion for technology with a love for adventure, having explored over 40 countries and counting.<\/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\/rashi-agrawal\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rashi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/carla-vieira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Carla-Vieira-e1749631728233-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarla Vieira\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Data Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\"> QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"threads_view_root-CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"root-CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\">\n<div class=\"p-multi_thread_background p-multi_thread_background--first\" data-droppable-thread=\"CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\" data-qa=\"multi_thread_background\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--labels c-message_kit__background--labels--later c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message c-message_kit__thread_message--root p-threads_view_root\" 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\" 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\">\n<div id=\"threads_view_root-CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"root-CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\">\n<div class=\"p-multi_thread_background p-multi_thread_background--first\" data-droppable-thread=\"CMRC7JT4G-1755675438.666349\" data-qa=\"multi_thread_background\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--labels c-message_kit__background--labels--later c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message c-message_kit__thread_message--root p-threads_view_root\" 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\" 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\">Carla is a Brazilian Senior Data Engineer and Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning. She holds a master\u2019s degree in Artificial Intelligence, with research focused on building trustworthy and explainable AI systems. She was listed as a Rising Star in Women in AI Ethics. She is an active speaker and mentor, dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in tech. Carla\u2019s work focuses on the ethical implications of AI, ensuring that advancements benefit all sectors of society.<\/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<\/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<\/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\/carla-vieira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Carla&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 64 \/ 67;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1024,h_1371\/next\/2023\/04\/Mica-Alaniz.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\/mica-alaniz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMica\u00a0Alaniz\u00a0\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\tSlack\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\/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=\"1545\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1545\" 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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how to take the next step in your career for<strong>&nbsp;making the leap to Engineering Manager<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moderated by <strong>Scott Carey<\/strong>, Editor in Chief at LeadDev.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/esther-kundin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Esther_Kundin-Esther-Kundin-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsther Kundin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Esther Kundin is a senior software engineer with 18 years of experience. She currently works as a Software Engineering Manager at Google, making backend development easy and safe.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, she has worked at Amazon AWS on the EMR product and at Bloomberg as the lead architect and data engineer for the Machine Learning in News department.<\/p>\n<p>She holds a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics from New York University and a Masters in Computer Science from Columbia University. When she is not working, Esther enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 daughters, especially when it involves building robots.<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\/esther-kundin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Esther&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jimil-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1359\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jimil-Patel-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJimil Patel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Forma<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jimil is an engineering leader with extensive experience working at a variety of tech companies (both D2C and B2B) of different sizes. He is most passionate about finding creative ways to help people and teams succeed (and grow himself while at it) using his core competencies &#8211; collaboration, autonomy, empathy and curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>On the personal side of things, Jimil lives in Raleigh, North Carolina (although he was born and raised in India) with his wife and their 5 year old daughter. He enjoys reading books (non-fiction\/philosophy in particular), watching movies and playing\/watching cricket in his free 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\/jimil-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jimil&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mica-alaniz\/\" 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\/2023\/04\/Mica-Alaniz-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMica\u00a0Alaniz\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Slack<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mica Alaniz is a Chicagoan, first and foremost, born and raised. She is also a Technical Leader focused on a values-based team growth, advocacy and coalition-building. All of which she brings to her role as a Senior Engineering Manager on the Admin &amp; Trust team at Slack.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, she spent two US election cycles \u2013 the 2018 Midterm and 2020 Presidential elections \u2013 on the Tech team as an Engineer, Tech Lead and then as one of the first Engineering Managers at the Democratic National Committee. There she built tools to support Democratic candidates and campaigns power data-driven organizing and voter education. She is also proud to have been an organizing leader in the drive to form the DNC Staff Union.<\/p>\n<p>She continues to be engaged in her community through giving talks, teaching workshops and offering coaching centered around underindexed individuals in tech. In her spare time, she can be found enjoying and exploring her hometown, inhaling books, collecting board games and having this thing with coffee where she needs it to live.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mica-alaniz\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mica&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: #7864ff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1847\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting Parent 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\/mary-parsons\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Mary-Parsons.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\/mary-parsons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Parsons\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\tDefense Unicorns\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 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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\/gargee-anjikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGargee Anjikar\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\tRenaissance Learning\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=\"1847\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1847\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Connecting Parent leaders<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mary-parsons\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Mary-Parsons-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Parsons\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Defense Unicorns<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Mary Parsons is an Engineering Manager at Defense Unicorns, focused on accelerating software deployment for the DoD. The curiosity that led her to start her career as a chemist also drove her to engineering leadership, where she has over 10 years of leadership experience across government, corporate, and startup cultures. She loves people, all things STEM, and great food, and is happiest when fostering communities of innovators, creators, and problem solvers.<\/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\/mary-parsons\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mary&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dan-ubilla\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1890\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Dan-Ubilla-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Ubilla\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Asana<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Dan is the Engineering Lead for Development Lifecycle at Asana where he focuses on dev productivity and CI\/CD tooling. With over 15 years of software experience, he is passionate about the craft of engineering management and enabling teams to do their best ork. Dan lives in Brooklyn, and when he Dan isn&#8217;t thinking about building teams or building systems, you can find him running in Prospect Park or running after his two kids with his wife.<\/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\/dan-ubilla\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gargee-anjikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Gargee-Gargee-Anjikar-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGargee Anjikar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Renaissance Learning<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Gargee Anjikar is an engineering manager in educational software, leading a team focused on school roster data systems. She has expertise in cloud services, data migration, and complex service rewrites, including large-scale database transitions. Passionate about applying AI and AI agents to improve efficiency and data consistency, she combines technical leadership with a focus on team growth, productivity, and building scalable solutions.<\/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\/gargee-anjikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gargee&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1814\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/p>\n\t<p 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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\/gargee-anjikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGargee Anjikar\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\tRenaissance Learning\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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At home in NJ, Mattan enjoys a vibrant life with his wife and their three daughters.<\/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\/mattan-bitner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Mattan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gargee-anjikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Gargee-Gargee-Anjikar-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGargee Anjikar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Renaissance Learning<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Gargee Anjikar is an engineering manager in educational software, leading a team focused on school roster data systems. She has expertise in cloud services, data migration, and complex service rewrites, including large-scale database transitions. 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Originally from Ireland, she spent a decade in New York and now lives in sunny New Mexico.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tanya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 73 \/ 79;\" 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\">14:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1848\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_957,h_957\/next\/2025\/09\/Jon-Thornton.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\/jon-thornton-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Thornton\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\tSquarespace\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\/hanna-feibus\/\">\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_1863,h_1863\/next\/2025\/09\/Hanna-Feibus.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\/hanna-feibus\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHanna 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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\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\/allison-malloy\/\">\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_1242,h_2208\/next\/2021\/01\/Allison-Malloy.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\/allison-malloy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Malloy\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\tShopify\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\/jared-silver\/\">\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\/Jared-Silver-High-Resolution-Jared-Silver-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\/jared-silver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJared Silver\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\tBrilliant\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 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=\"1848\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1848\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" 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class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jon-Thornton-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Thornton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is a Director of Engineering at Squarespace in New York City, where he leads the Application Platform group. Previously he led product engineering teams at Blink Health and Knewton, and cofounded Arrive. Jon likes public transit, rock concerts, and NYC&#8217;s beaches.<\/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-thornton-2\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hanna-feibus\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1863\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Hanna-Feibus-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHanna Feibus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Cedar<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Hanna is an Engineering Director at Cedar, where she focuses on what it takes to build and scale 0-to-1 products and the teams that support them. She&#8217;s passionate about growing technical leaders and engineering managers, having navigated that career path herself at Cedar. When she&#8217;s not building products that address the patient financial pain points of the U.S. healthcare system, she enjoys rock climbing and playing long-form board games.<\/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\/hanna-feibus\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hanna&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/allison-malloy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Allison-Malloy-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison Malloy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Allison Malloy is the Director of Engineering for Shopify&#8217;s Merchandising product area which includes the search &amp; discovery experience, products and pricing, and supporting merchants&#8217; selling strategies. Over the course of her 4 years at Shopify, she had led a few different areas: the Inventory Management team and Shopify Fulfillment Network&#8217;s Delivery Infrastructure team focused on providing 2-day delivery through advanced inventory management and distribution. Prior to joining Shopify, Allison spent many years in the defence and aerospace sector, including leading the engineering effort at SkyDrop (prev. Flirtey), a drone delivery company; working in a variety of leadership and development roles at Kongsberg Geospatial and General Dynamics.<\/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\/allison-malloy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Allison &#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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jared-silver\/\" 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\/Jared-Silver-High-Resolution-Jared-Silver-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJared Silver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Brilliant<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Jared has spent his career improving access to effective, equitable, engaging learning experiences. His talks and writing on career development, education technology, and engineering management have been featured in TEDx, LeadDev, Developer Week, and EdSurge. Jared serves as Senior Director of Engineering at Brilliant, where he helps shape the future of learning. Prior, he was the first employee and founding engineer at Hellosaurus, which he grew through acquisition, and built the Growth Engineering team at DataCamp. Jared lives in NYC where he advises early stage founders and engineering leaders, roots for the Yankees, and consumes an irresponsible amount of pastries.<\/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\/jared-silver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jared&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1851\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"community-representation-groups\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Connecting Latinx 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\/davidson-fellipe\/\">\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_1024,h_1024\/next\/2025\/09\/Davidson-Fellipe.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\/davidson-fellipe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavidson Fellipe\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\tUpgrade\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\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\/melissa-young\/\">\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_2295\/next\/2025\/09\/Melissa-Young-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\/melissa-young\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Young\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\/francisco-trindade\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancisco Trindade\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\tBraze\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 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class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/davidson-fellipe\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Davidson-Fellipe-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavidson Fellipe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Upgrade<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Davidson works as a Senior Software Engineer at Upgrade, where he focuses on front-end development for banking products. He has experience as an Engineering Manager at Salesforce, leading UI components for the Commerce Search Platform, and as a Founding Engineer and later Manager at Loadsmart, where he spent nearly seven years building and scaling. Prior to relocating to the US, he developed large-scale applications at Globo.com.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Brooklyn since 2015, he blends front-end craftsmanship and user experience with hands-on leadership to help engineering teams work better together.<\/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\/davidson-fellipe\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Davidson&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/melissa-young\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Melissa-Young-Leaddev-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Young\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Vox Media<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Melissa Young is SVP of Engineering at Vox Media, where she leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization spanning publishing platforms, infrastructure, advertising technology, data, consumer revenue, and commerce. She has over 15 years of experience working and leading in media technology enterprises ranging from small private publishers to large media conglomerates. Melissa thrives at the intersection of technical strategy, operational optimization and organizational leadership and will forever champion empowering engineers and leaders to create and support high-trust, 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\/melissa-young\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Melissa&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/francisco-trindade\/\" 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\/2022\/06\/Francisco-Tridade-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancisco Trindade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Braze<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Francisco Trindade is an engineering leader who has been around the block. He has worked as a technology consultant for ThoughtWorks, helping teams in different countries, from writing code for startups in the UK to enabling change in large enterprises in Australia. He has founded companies more than once and managed broader engineering organizations, having experience managing teams in many different environments. He is now an Engineering Director in New York, still constantly thinking about making engineers 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\/francisco-trindade\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Francisco&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 79 \/ 85;\" 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: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1954\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can you enable collaboration across your whole developer org?<\/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\/quincy-iheme\/\">\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_1709\/next\/2025\/09\/Quincy-Iheme-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\/quincy-iheme\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuincy Iheme\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\tComcast\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, Software Development and 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\/carlos-rymer\/\">\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\/Carlos-Rymer.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\/carlos-rymer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlos Rymer\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\tLinkedin\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\tSr. 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=\"1954\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1954\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: 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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 -->\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/quincy-iheme\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Quincy-Iheme-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuincy Iheme\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Software Development and Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Comcast<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Quincy has always had a passion for technology and the industry, from the time he built his own personal computer from scratch to editing his Myspace page with basic HTML and CSS. Since attending an intensive program to learn web development, Quincy began his career at Comcast as an engineer and continues as an Engineering Manager today.<\/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\/quincy-iheme\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Quincy&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/carlos-rymer\/\" 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\/Carlos-Rymer-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlos Rymer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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. Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Linkedin<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Carlos Rymer is a Senior Engineering Manager at LinkedIn. He is responsible for building technology that empowers marketers to reach and engage audiences that can benefit from LinkedIn\u2019s products. He has a background in building content publishing systems, big data analytics, and cloud computing. As an engineering leader, he invests in growing talent in and out of work, driving focus on mission, and nurturing a culture that promotes transparency, engineering excellence, and doing good.<\/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\/carlos-rymer\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Carlos&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1852\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 do you effectively evaluate what LLMs to use in your SDLC?<\/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\/vaishnavi-m\/\">\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\/Vaishnavi-M.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\/vaishnavi-m\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVaishnavi M\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\tIndeed\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 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\/manish-kapur\/\">\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\/Manish-Kapur.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\/manish-kapur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManish Kapur\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 Director, Product and Solutions 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=\"1852\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1852\" 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 Talks<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>How do you effectively evaluate what LLMs to use in your SDLC?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\":10000027929,\"width\":\"150px\",\"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\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png\" alt=\"Sonar LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027929\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/09\/Sonar-LeadDev-3.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. 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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vaishnavi-m\/\" 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\/Vaishnavi-M-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVaishnavi M\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Indeed<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vaishnavi Mukundhan is a Software Engineering Manager at Indeed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vaishnavi-m\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Vaishnavi&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manish-kapur\/\" 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\/Manish-Kapur-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManish Kapur\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Product and Solutions Marketing<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/manish-kapur\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Manish&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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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12:00\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 {\"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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/pavel-ivanov\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Pavel-Ivanov-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPavel Ivanov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Airtable<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Pavel is a software engineer and engineering manager with over a decade of experience building infrastructure, automation, and applications at companies including Airtable, Apple, and The New York Times. He has alternated between individual contributor and leadership roles, giving him a well-rounded perspective on scaling products and teams. Outside of work, Pavel is an active angel investor, supporting early-stage founders in Nevada and beyond through several angel groups. He also enjoys creating side projects, having shipped mobile and web apps used by thousands of people.<\/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\/pavel-ivanov\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Pavel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/julien-veneziano\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/10\/jveneziano-300-Julien-Veneziano.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulien Veneziano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Squarespace<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Julien is a Senior Engineering Manager at Squarespace on the Commerce Transactions Group with 10 years of experience helping organizations with launching and scaling organizations. Specializing in payments and mobile, Julien uses that experience to lead the teams that enable millions of people to transact on the squarespace platform. He enjoys a good cup of espresso, designed processes and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; not always in that order.<\/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\/julien-veneziano\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Julien&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1823\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0Fabian Camargo<\/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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo.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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\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\tCamargo Consulting LLC\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\tOwner, Leadership &amp; Management 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=\"1823\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1823\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Speed coaching<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0<strong>Fabian Camargo<\/strong>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" 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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Owner, Leadership &amp; Management Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Camargo Consulting LLC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Fabian Camargo is a leadership and management coach with a background in Software Engineering. He loves the craft of coaching and helping people achieve their goals while becoming their best selves. He has been coaching full-time since 2019. He has coached leaders from entry-level managers to SVP and every level in between. Prior to this, he had a 22 year career as a software engineer, making his way from entry-level engineer to Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has a Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, a B.S. and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell University, and is an ICF-certified coach (PCC).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fabian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2; --grid-times-row: 86 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1568\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:00<\/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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">My company lives in ambiguity with frequently changing direction \u2013 how do I lead effectively through this?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges.<\/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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\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_1122,h_1122\/next\/2024\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267.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\/fiona-siseman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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\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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\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_1604,h_1604\/next\/2024\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978.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\/alia-rose-connor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\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\tFrank &amp; Eddy Leadership\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, Coach &amp; 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=\"1568\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1568\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>My company lives in ambiguity with frequently changing direction \u2013 how do I lead effectively through this?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:00 &#8211; 15:14\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\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\"><strong>Trade tactics for tackling everyday challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes it can feel like every problem has only one answer \u2013 but the truth is, in leadership there\u2019s never a single solution. But when you\u2019re in the thick of a problem, it can be hard to get the headspace to see other ways to tackle a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our solution swap sessions, attendees will get the chance to say how they\u2019d tackle a common issue and compare their ideas with how other leaders would confront the same problem. Our coaches will give direct feedback about the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of the ideas \u2013 and will ask the key question \u2013 if you were to do this, and then this happened \u2013 what would you do next?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/Headshot-Fiona-Siseman-FrankEddy-Fiona-Siseman-scaled-e1760636063267-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFiona Siseman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiona is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership. She is passionate about fostering authentic, self-aware, and collaborative leadership teams through coaching and facilitating. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she spent 7 years at Spotify supporting product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through fast-paced change, and building a high-performing senior leadership team in a large Platform Engineering organization (for a period, leading a cross-functional organization of 130 people).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fiona-siseman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fiona&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/11\/IMG_6448-Alia-Connor-scaled-e1760636129978-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlia Rose Connor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Coach &amp; Facilitator<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alia is the cofounder of Frank &amp; Eddy Leadership and is passionate about building collaborative cross-functional product development teams. She is a coach and facilitator, and has been a founder and engineer. Prior to founding Frank &amp; Eddy, she coached at Spotify during 7 years of explosive growth, where she supported product and engineering leaders (Sr, Director, VP) to lead through continual change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alia-rose-connor\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alia&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 88 \/ 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\">15:15<\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #00beff; --grid-column: 2;\" 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\/caroline-lacoste\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Caroline-Lacoste-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\/caroline-lacoste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaroline Lacoste\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\tNative Instruments\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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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><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/caroline-lacoste\/\" 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\/2025\/09\/Caroline-Lacoste-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaroline Lacoste\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Native Instruments<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Caroline Lacoste is a Director of Engineering at Native Instruments, where she leads the engineering teams responsible for the development of iZotope products. These AI-powered audio software products for Audio Restoration, Mixing, and Mastering provide high-quality tools for professionals in major film and TV studios, music producers, and mixing engineers. Prior to her work in the audio industry, she spent 13 years in the travel industry, including four years as a Software Engineering Manager at Amadeus Boston. In this capacity, she spearheaded a team to design and deliver solutions for airlines and travel agencies in the Americas. With a strong academic background, she holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing.<\/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\/caroline-lacoste\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Caroline&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/francisco-trindade\/\" 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\/2022\/06\/Francisco-Tridade-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancisco Trindade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Braze<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Francisco Trindade is an engineering leader who has been around the block. He has worked as a technology consultant for ThoughtWorks, helping teams in different countries, from writing code for startups in the UK to enabling change in large enterprises in Australia. He has founded companies more than once and managed broader engineering organizations, having experience managing teams in many different environments. He is now an Engineering Director in New York, still constantly thinking about making engineers 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\/francisco-trindade\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Francisco&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alex-hidalgo\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Alex-Hidalgo-LeadDev-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Hidalgo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Nobl9<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Alex Hidalgo is the Field CTO at Nobl9 and author of Implementing Service Level Objectives. During his career he has developed a deep love for sustainable operations, proper observability, and using SLO data to drive discussions and make decisions. Alex&#8217;s previous jobs have included IT support, network security, restaurant work, t-shirt design, and hosting game shows at bars. When not sharing his passion for technology with others, you can find him scuba diving or watching Premier League football. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner Jen and a rescue dog named Taco.<\/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\/alex-hidalgo\/\" 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\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1961\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Table Talks<\/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 can I make developers more efficient without adding more pressure?<\/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\/aloke-desai\/\">\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\/2025\/09\/Aloke-Desai.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\/aloke-desai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAloke Desai\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\tWarp\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 Lead \/ 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\/sally-northmore\/\">\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_2127,h_2127\/next\/2025\/09\/Sally-Northmore.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\/sally-northmore\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Northmore\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\tClimatebase\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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You can dip in and out of discussions depending on what interests you the 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aloke-desai\/\" 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\/09\/Aloke-Desai-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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 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width=\"2127\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Sally-Northmore-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSally Northmore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Climatebase<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Sally is a Fullstack Engineer with over 10 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class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-brookbank\/\">\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_1633,h_2449\/next\/2025\/09\/James-Brookbank.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-brookbank\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Brookbank\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\tGoogle\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\tCloud Solutions Architect 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\/zeel-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_790,h_790\/next\/2025\/09\/Zeel-Patel-e1758581192450.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 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She holds a Bachelor\u2019s in Mechanical Engineering, a Master\u2019s in Computer Science, and an MBA from Wharton.<\/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\/boomie-odumade\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Boomie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1823\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"speed-coaching\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/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<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0Fabian Camargo<\/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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo.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\/fabian-camargo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\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\tCamargo Consulting LLC\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\tOwner, Leadership &amp; 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12:00\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>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with\u00a0<strong>Fabian Camargo<\/strong>.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" 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\/2021\/02\/Fabian_4612-Bkgd-square-Fabian-Camargo-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFabian Camargo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Owner, Leadership &amp; Management Coach<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Camargo Consulting LLC<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Fabian Camargo is a leadership and management coach with a background in Software Engineering. He loves the craft of coaching and helping people achieve their goals while becoming their best selves. He has been coaching full-time since 2019. He has coached leaders from entry-level managers to SVP and every level in between. Prior to this, he had a 22 year career as a software engineer, making his way from entry-level engineer to Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has a Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, a B.S. and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell University, and is an ICF-certified coach (PCC).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/fabian-camargo\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Fabian&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 2; --grid-times-row: 93 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1923\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"office-hours\" 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/06\/Angel-Paredes-Barato-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\/angel-paredes-barato\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c1ngel Paredes Barato\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\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\/maria-chec\/\">\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\/2025\/06\/Maria-Chec.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\/maria-chec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria 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class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_930,h_930\/next\/2025\/06\/IMG_1483-Robin-Bonatesta-e1749658649983.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\/robin-bonatesta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobin Bonatesta\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\tRent the Runway\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\/chris-class\/\">\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_1137,h_1137\/next\/2024\/10\/ChrisClass-incident.io-headshot-1-Chris-Class-e1758562802765.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 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He enjoys solving tough problems and helping others grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At incident.io, he leads the team behind their On-call product, focusing on creating a kind, inclusive, and high-trust environment. He cares about building teams where collaboration feels natural and people feel supported, challenged, and perform at their best.<\/p>\n<p>Whether coaching, unblocking, or shaping how a team works, he finds energy in the process and takes pride in seeing people 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\/chris-class\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Chris&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/denise-yu\/\" 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\/2021\/03\/Denise-Yu-1-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Yu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">HashiCorp<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"CMK12S049-1730719215.283319-thread-list-Thread_1730719215.283319\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1730719215.283319\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message c-message_kit__thread_message--root\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\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--inside\">\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\">Denise is a Senior Engineering Manager at HashiCorp, currently helping developers build Terraform providers. She lives in Toronto with her partner and two cats, and when she\u2019s not at her computer you\u2019ll find her hunting for the best late-night dim sum in town.<\/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\/denise-yu\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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=\"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\/07\/Meri-Williams.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeri Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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. 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src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1400,h_1400\/next\/2025\/09\/Ben-Parisot.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\/ben-parisot\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Parisot\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\tPlanet Argon\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\/michelle-brenner\/\">\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_1780,h_1780\/next\/2021\/03\/Michelle-Brennner-Headshot-Michelle-Brenner-scaled-e1758880871157.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\/michelle-brenner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Brenner\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 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=\"1857\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1857\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" 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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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tosha-ottey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Tosha-Ottey-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTosha Ottey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Program Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">NerdFrame<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Tosha is a Technical Program Manager and founder of NerdFrame, a consultancy specializing in fractional PMO and engineering operations. She helps teams bridge the gap between strategy and execution, addressing gaps in expertise, outcomes, or processes. Tosha brings over 14 years of experience from leading organizations including NASA, Visa, GE, and LinkedIn, where she has delivered impactful technical initiatives and driven organizational success. Through NerdFrame, she partners with organizations to strengthen their delivery capabilities and align technical execution with business objectives. When not driving innovation in the tech space, she enjoys spending time with her rescue dog, traveling, reading, and connecting with friends.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/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\/tosha-ottey\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tosha&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ben-parisot\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Ben-Parisot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Parisot\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Planet Argon<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Parisot is the Engineering Manager at Planet Argon, where he leads efforts to improve development processes, support engineer growth, and boost team morale. He builds internal tools with JavaScript, React, and TypeScript, and champions inclusive hiring and LGBTQ+ representation in tech. At Planet Argon, he has revamped hiring workflows, restructured onboarding documentation, created role advancement systems, launched an internship program, improved developer satisfaction metrics, enforced TDD and Rails best practices, and managed internal security protocols and contractor relationships. His work consistently saves time and money while strengthening both the developer experience and overall team performance.<\/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-parisot\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/michelle-brenner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1780\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/03\/Michelle-Brennner-Headshot-Michelle-Brenner-scaled-e1758880871157-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Brenner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Michelle is a Senior Software Engineer with 16 years of professional experience. Art school graduate, from engineering support to Netflix through self-study. She thrives in technical leadership positions, solving unique business challenges with diverse teams. This includes platform infrastructure for fellow engineers, pipelines for VFX artists, and ordering systems for restaurateurs. Michelle is deeply passionate about contributing to the broader tech community, having spoken at over 35 conferences worldwide, coaching engineers, founders, and VCs, and offering thought leadership through an upcoming book, podcasts, articles, classes, and videos to inspire, educate, and provide a warm welcome into a flourishing community. <\/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\/michelle-brenner\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Michelle&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 97 \/ 103;\" 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\">16:00<\/span>\n\n\n<div 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class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/iswarya-parupudi\/\">\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_1151,h_1752\/next\/2025\/09\/Iswarya-Parupudi.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\/iswarya-parupudi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIswarya Parupudi\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\tVoxy\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 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIswarya Parupudi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineeeing<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Voxy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 leader in the EdTech space, Iswarya combines technical expertise with empathy and over a decade of experience to deliver innovative solutions, scale engineering teams, and drive product strategy. She is committed to continuous learning, mentoring the next generation, and fostering inclusive environments where everyone can thrive. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, and life as a mom of two.<\/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\/iswarya-parupudi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Iswarya&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alina-oganesova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/alina_oganesova_hs-Alina-Oganesova-e1760052156361-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlina Oganesova\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Software Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">IMO 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\">Alina Oganesova is the Vice President of Software Engineering at Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a healthcare technology and clinical data intelligence business. Alina has 20+ years of experience leading product and platform development, helping organizations scale, and managing People Leaders, Software and DevOps Engineers. Alina resides in the north suburbs of Chicago, enjoys traveling and Chicago\u2019s diverse music scene.<\/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\/alina-oganesova\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Alina&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Carey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/neha-batra\/\" 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\/07\/Neha-Batra-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeha Batra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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>Neha Batra is a self-taught programmer that fell into leadership and found her calling. Formerly the VP of Engineering at GitHub, she led Product Engineering across the web, desktop, mobile, and cli and worked on key AI features like Copilot Code Review. Her passion lies in making the tech industry easier to break into and be productive, which is why she focuses her talks and blogs on tactical tips and tricks, like Facilitation 202, Managing your Mentorship, and Delegation.<\/p>\n<p>She enjoys foodie adventures, planning trips, and collecting national park magnets. If you want to hear her ramble on a topic, ask her about experimenting with manager processes and playbooks or how much she misses Miami and its cafecitos.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/neha-batra\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Neha&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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=\"--grid-column: 2;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"698\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"meet-the-author\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 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By analyzing how code and PRs are structured, understanding how feedback flows through systems, and identifying where breakdowns occur, you can unlock the full potential of your software delivery system.<br>No matter how big or small your systems are, this workshop will help you develop the superpower of reading your systems\u2019 vital signs to create environments where teams can deliver software quickly, confidently, and effectively.<\/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>How to use your technical expertise to identify hidden system issues by analyzing code patterns, PR structures, and team interactions.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to measure and quantify technical bottlenecks rather than relying on subjective assessments when prioritizing improvements.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips for designing team structures based on evidence of what actually enables faster delivery vs. relying on intuition.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShelly Stuart\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff9e53; --grid-column: 3; --grid-times-row: 50 \/ 65;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1730\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"director\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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\">Beyond the hype: Measuring the real impact of AI-assisted engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to move beyond surface-level AI metrics to measure its true impact on engineering performance.<\/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=\"1730\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1730\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Beyond the hype: Measuring the real impact of AI-assisted engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 13:14\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\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\":\"170px\",\"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\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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>How do we move beyond tracking surface-level AI metrics to truly understanding its impact on engineering performance?<br>High adoption rates and code completion percentages may look impressive on a dashboard\u2014but do they really translate into better business outcomes?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this immersive, hands-on workshop, you\u2019ll go past the hype and into the reality of AI-assisted engineering. 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Participants will leave with concrete, actionable techniques: specific metrics to rethink, questions to ask their teams, and a framework for making smarter AI tool investments that truly drive developer productivity and organizational performance.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Reock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); 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In this interactive workshop, you\u2019ll build your team\u2019s AI charter, rethink your role as a leader, and learn how to grow the high-value human skills your team needs to thrive in an AI-powered world.<\/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=\"1625\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1625\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Team building in the age of AI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">The integration of AI into engineering teams isn&#8217;t just changing how work gets done\u2014it&#8217;s fundamentally shifting team dynamics, individual roles, and the emotional landscape of leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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.<br><br>In this workshop you\u2019ll learn how to:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Create your team AI charter<!-- 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.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Navigate your evolving role<!-- 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>Develop the skills your team needs most<!-- 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.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuzan Bond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1623\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/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\">Building a metrics-driven team<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Drawing on insights from Accelerate, Jez Humble explores how to use data to drive improvement across your engineering teams. You\u2019ll learn the key metrics that predict success, the principles behind them, and how to create a transparent, aligned, and high-performing organisation.<\/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\/jez-humble\/\">\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_614,h_614\/next\/2025\/05\/Jez-Humble-e1747060024467.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\/jez-humble\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJez Humble\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\tGoogle\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\tSite Reliability 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=\"1623\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1623\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Building a metrics-driven team<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">As described in Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, organisations adopting principles and practices from the Lean Software and DevOps movements are seeing payoffs in terms of higher quality, better reliability, faster delivery, and reduced costs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders wanting to achieve these results will need to understand how to build a transparent, aligned metrics-driven team in order to successfully navigate their improvement journey.<br><br>Using material from Accelerate, Jez Humble will discuss:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Important concepts in measurement<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Known predictors of success that any team can use<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A tool to apply 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jez-humble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jez-Humble-e1747060024467-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJez Humble\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Site Reliability Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Google<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jez Humble is co-author of several books on software: Jolt Award winner Continuous Delivery, Lean Enterprise, The DevOps Handbook, and Shingo Publication Award winner Accelerate. He has spent his career working on code, infrastructure, and product development in companies of varying sizes across three continents, from startups to the US Federal Government, and taught classes in software engineering and product development at UC Berkeley. He was co-founder and CTO of DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment), which was acquired by Google in 2018. He currently serves as the technical lead of the SRE team for Google Cloud&#8217;s Serverless products (Cloud Run and App Engine).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jez-humble\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jez&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 3;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2318\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"workshop\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Workshop<\/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\">Learning from failure: How to adapt your leadership style to lead effectively through uncertainty<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to adapt your leadership style, embrace failure, and build trust to lead teams confidently through uncertainty and 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\/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=\"2318\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2318\" 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><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Learning from failure: How to adapt your leadership style to lead effectively through uncertainty<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:00 &#8211; 12:00\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\":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-new-york\/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-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 -->\n<p>Learning from failure can provide you with impactful outcomes. It enables your teams to experiment, iterate quickly, and deliver business impact. But it\u2019s hard enough to create \u201cgood\u201d conditions for experimentation in tolerant market conditions, let alone in today\u2019s turbulent tech landscape, where people are burned out, risk-averse, and operating from a place of fear and uncertainty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As technical leaders, it\u2019s crucial to understand that different market environments require different leadership styles to help teams build trust and deliver business value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This workshop will cover how to lead through uncertainty and how to build a culture where failure is accepted \u2013 even when times are tough. We\u2019ll talk about examples of failure, the insights gained from them, and learn how to reinforce psychological safety as a leader to foster trust and confidence among team members.&nbsp;<\/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>How to adapt your leadership toolkit to market change\u00a0<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tactics to build comfort with failure even when teams face fear and uncertainty<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies to rebuild trust without becoming a distraction or long-term dependency<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Zuber\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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: 4; --grid-row: 2;\" 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 has-small-font-size wp-elements-1a5c69f3f2e0b7cc9266ac08151072ec\" id=\"h-solutions-track-0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:1.1\">SOLUTIONS TRACK<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 39 \/ 41;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2035\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Infobip \u2013 APIs that talk back<\/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\/connor-runnels\/\">\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\/Connor-Runnels.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\/connor-runnels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnor Runnels\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\tInfobip\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 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=\"2035\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2035\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Infobip \u2013 APIs that talk back<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:05 &#8211; 11:14\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\":10000027489,\"width\":\"220px\",\"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\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Infobip LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027489\" style=\"width:220px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2022\/03\/Infobip-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Voice is evolving fast\u2014and developers have more power than ever to shape how it\u2019s used. In this session, Infobip\u2019s Connor Runnels will showcase how simple it can be to build and scale modern voice experiences, from customer support flows to real-time engagement. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You\u2019ll see a live demo of what\u2019s possible when voice APIs meet a global network, and walk away with practical ideas for integrating voice into your own applications. Whether you\u2019re new to voice or looking to expand beyond messaging, this talk will inspire you to think differently about one of the world\u2019s oldest communication channels\u2014and how it can be reimagined for today\u2019s digital era.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/connor-runnels\/\" 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\/Connor-Runnels-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnor Runnels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Infobip<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connor Runnels is a Product Manager at Infobip.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/connor-runnels\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Connor&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 42 \/ 44;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2042\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Retool \u2013 Stop rebuilding, start compounding<\/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\/keanan-koppenhaver\/\">\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\/2021\/01\/Keanan-Koppenhaver-e1759478834162.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\/keanan-koppenhaver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeanan Koppenhaver\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\tDeveloper Relations 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=\"2042\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2042\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Retool \u2013 Stop rebuilding, start compounding<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:20 &#8211; 11:29\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\":10000025286,\"width\":\"208px\",\"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\/10\/Retool.png\" alt=\"Retool LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000025286\" style=\"width:208px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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>You never want to hold your team back, but watching junior devs copy-paste their own API keys (or the wrong one) while building production tools keeps you up at night.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By spending your limited engineering time setting up the right building blocks for your team, you can make sure everyone has the access and capabilities they need without any unnecessary security risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In practice, this looks like:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Well-governed data resources configured with granular permissions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Your entire team building apps and workflows with the help of AI, without the traditional pitfalls of vibe coding<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Creating autonomous AI agents that connect to your data and leverage domain-specific tools\u2014with the guardrails you need to deploy them with confidence.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>All of these reusable components turning every project into building blocks for future work<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And that&#8217;s exactly what you get with the Retool platform. Join us to see how to get your entire team using the same resources and building together.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/keanan-koppenhaver\/\" 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\/2021\/01\/Keanan-Koppenhaver-e1759478834162-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeanan Koppenhaver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Relations Lead<\/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>Keanan Koppenhaver leads the Developer Relations team at Retool, where he focuses on reaching tomorrow&#8217;s developers through hands-on demonstrations, real-world builds and the occasional ambitious AI experiment. His work focuses on showing developers and engineering leaders what&#8217;s possible with modern application development platforms, particularly as AI transforms how business software gets built.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/keanan-koppenhaver\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Keanan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 45 \/ 47;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2017\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:35<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Stytch \u2013 Letting users securely interact with your apps via ChatGPT<\/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\/vanshaj-singhania\/\">\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\/Vanshaj-Singhania.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\/vanshaj-singhania\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVanshaj Singhania\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\tStytch\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=\"2017\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2017\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Stytch \u2013 Letting users securely interact with your apps via ChatGPT<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:35 &#8211; 11:44\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\":10000027870,\"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-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stytch-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Stytch LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027870\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stytch-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\/03\/Stytch-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/03\/Stytch-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/03\/Stytch-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/03\/Stytch-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\/03\/Stytch-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude interact with your apps using the Model Context Protocol, using which your app can provide data as well as actions. Check out how Stytch can help your users authorize these agents to act on their behalf! We&#8217;ll showcase an online store that lets users buy socks using their favorite AI chatbots.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vanshaj-singhania\/\" 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\/Vanshaj-Singhania-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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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is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2219\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"engineering-in-action\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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\">Engineering in Action<\/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\">The future of engineering leadership: Navigating AI, talent shifts, and the evolving role of tech leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how real engineering teams turn ideas into practice.<\/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-caliolio\/\">\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_2103,h_2103\/next\/2025\/10\/LaurenCaliolio_-_Lauren_Caliolio-e1760301384914.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\/lauren-caliolio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Caliolio\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\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\/mark-herschberg\/\">\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_337,h_337\/next\/2025\/10\/Mark-Herschberg-e1760300496601.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 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class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/taofeek-rabiu\/\">\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_1696,h_2560\/next\/2020\/08\/Taofeek-Rabiu-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\/taofeek-rabiu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaofeek Rabiu\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\tEtsy\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=\"2219\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2219\" 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\">Engineering in Action<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" 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wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI has fundamentally disrupted how we hire, evaluate, and onboard engineering talent. LinkedIn is flooded with AI-generated applications. Coding interviews are compromised by invisible overlays. Meanwhile, top engineers command salaries that put them out of reach for most companies, while many teams struggle with &#8220;&#8221;mercenary&#8221;&#8221; talent juggling multiple clients rather than committed team members.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time, engineering leaders are navigating new challenges around remote team dynamics, AI tool adoption within their teams, technical debt management, and balancing innovation speed with engineering excellence.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>This focused panel brings together seasoned engineering leaders to discuss:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>The New Hiring Reality:<\/strong> What&#8217;s broken in 2025 hiring and practical approaches that are actually working<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Building Committed Teams:<\/strong> Finding dedicated engineers vs. &#8220;&#8221;mercenary&#8221;&#8221; talent in a disrupted market<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Leading Through AI Disruption:<\/strong> Balancing AI tool adoption with team development and engineering excellence<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Scaling Smart:<\/strong> Managing growth, technical debt, and budget pressures in uncertain markets<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-caliolio\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2103\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/LaurenCaliolio_-_Lauren_Caliolio-e1760301384914-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Caliolio\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lauren is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience spanning areas such as emergency medical services and site reliability engineering. She leads the SRE team at Grafana Labs, ensuring the reliability and performance of the databases behind Grafana Cloud\u2019s largest customers. Known for her passion for building resilient &amp; high-performing teams, Lauren brings a unique perspective shaped by her diverse background. When she\u2019s not working, she enjoys time with her daughter, knitting, visiting farmers\u2019 markets, and reading.<\/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\/lauren-caliolio\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/mark-herschberg\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Mark-Herschberg-e1760300496601-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Herschberg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Stynt<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Herschberg is the CTO at Stynt.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-herschberg\/\" 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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gianluca-biccari\/\" 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\/10\/Gianluca-Biccari-300x300.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGianluca Biccari\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">OpenGov<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gianluca Biccari is a Senior Director of Engineering at OpenGov.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/gianluca-biccari\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Gianluca&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lucas-mendes\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/LucasMendesHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLucas Mendes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Revelo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lucas Mendes is the founder and CEO of Revelo, the leading platform that helps US companies find, hire and pay full-time remote software engineers in Latin America. 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14:14\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\":10000023425,\"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-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:200px;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 -->\n<p>Unblocked turns scattered knowledge from GitHub, Slack, Jira, and Confluence into clear answers your team can trust. The result: faster onboarding, fewer interruptions, and autonomous teams that stay focused.<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Werry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --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=\"2056\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">14:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: Draftt \u2013 Manage software end-of-life before it manages you<\/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\/tal-kimhi\/\">\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\/Tal-Kimhi.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\/tal-kimhi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTal Kimhi\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\tDraftt\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; 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=\"2056\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2056\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: Draftt \u2013 Manage software end-of-life before it manages you<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:20 &#8211; 14:29\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\":10000024334,\"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-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png\" alt=\"Draftt LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000024334\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/03\/Draftt-1.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Change is inevitable, and unmanaged change creates chaos. Draftt is the AI-powered platform that gives enterprises complete visibility and governance across their technology stack. By automatically detecting upcoming end-of-life risks across infrastructure, source code, and images, Draftt enables proactive management, contextual prioritization, and agentic workflows. In this live demo, we\u2019ll show how Draftt helps engineering organizations prevent outages, eliminate hidden costs, and free teams to focus on innovation<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tal-kimhi\/\" 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\/Tal-Kimhi-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTal Kimhi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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; CEO<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Draftt<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tal Kimhi is the Co-founder &amp; CEO of Draftt.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tal-kimhi\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tal&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: 4; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 97;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"2006\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"demo\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:45<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Demo stage<\/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\">Live demo: DX \u2013 How to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity 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\/john-weil\/\">\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\/John-Weil.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\/john-weil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Weil\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\tEnterprise Sales 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=\"2006\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"2006\" 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 stage<\/p>\n\t\t<button class=\"modal-close\" autofocus><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"16.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 16.5\" class=\"svg_icon no-transition\">\n  <line id=\"Line_82\" data-name=\"Line 82\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"0.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"0.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(45deg) translate(3px, 0)\"><\/line>\n  <line id=\"Line_84\" data-name=\"Line 84\" x1=\"0.5\" y1=\"15.5\" x2=\"20.5\" y2=\"15.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(-11px, -2px)\"><\/line>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<h2>Live demo: DX \u2013 How to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity with DX<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:45 &#8211; 15:54\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\":10000023422,\"width\":\"178px\",\"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\/06\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px.png\" alt=\"DX x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023422\" style=\"width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/leaddev-new-york\/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>To thrive in the AI era, engineering leaders need clear metrics on the effectiveness of AI coding tools and agents. In this session, we\u2019ll demo how organizations like Adyen, Block, and Booking.com use DX to measure AI\u2019s impact on developer productivity. See how they\u2019re answering questions such as: Which tools are driving the most value? How is AI affecting quality and delivery? Are our enablement efforts working?<\/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<li class='ld-card__contributors__item session-contributor'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/john-weil\/\" 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\/John-Weil-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Weil\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 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>John Weil is an Enterprise Sales 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\/john-weil\/\" 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\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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