New York

October 15–17, 2025

Berlin

November 3–4, 2025

London

June 2–3, 2026

Leadership

Leadership

Leading high-performing engineering organizations

4 mental models for more effective engineering leadership

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How to lead individuals with advanced technical expertise

If you’re a manager of individual contributor’s who have more years of experience on you, you may be confused on how best to lead them.

How can I rebuild a struggling team’s confidence and trust?

When there’s friction in the team you’re managing, morale, performance, and trust all take a hit. How can you rectify the situation?

How to lead senior engineers as a new manager

If you’ve just entered a management role, cultivating your relationship with the senior engineers on your team may be a daunting prospect. Here are a few ways to get that relationship off to a good start.

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Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)

Thinking of becoming an engineering leader? Let Pat Kua help you with the first step of the journey.

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What we talk about when we talk about leadership

Exploring key leadership themes from years in tech, this talk offers guidance and practical strategies to help engineers become the leaders they want to be.

From engineer to executive: Leading the shift and inspiring business-minded tech teams

Explore the journey from engineering leader to CTO, with insights on bridging technology and business strategy, leading with influence, and fostering business-minded tech teams.

In partnership with Apollo

Elevating your leadership skills during tough times

What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?

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AI and tech leadership

Hywel Carver talks AI and tech leadership.

In partnership with Swarmia

Post-ZIRP engineering leadership

This talk explores the evolution of the engineering leadership role from the growth-focused 2010s to today’s environment of increased scrutiny and accountability.

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Lineup includes Addy Osmani, Kevin Goldsmith, Robin Bonatesta, and more…

New York • October 15 & 16, 2025

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Top Leadership videos

  • Scaling your influence through documentation

    Scaling your influence through documentation

    James Ford reflects on his two year journey as a Staff Engineer and how a mix of documentation and working groups has been a surprisingly effective strategy for influencing the opinions of the individual engineers as well as the non-technical stakeholders.

  • Solving the puzzle of Staff+ time management

    Solving the puzzle of staff+ time management

    Blanca Garcia Gil looks at how the expectations of your role imply changes in how you manage your time, strategies to avoid feeling like you are being stretched in multiple directions, understanding how you work best, and identifying which strategies apply to you.

  • Riding the rollercoaster of emotions

    Riding the rollercoaster of emotions

    Gabriel Michels covers key topics such as understanding and managing emotions, reflecting on them, developing emotional intelligence, and being in control of our thoughts.

  • Lena Reinhard

    Doing the right thing, better: How to lead with efficiency in mind

    Lena Reinhard will help you change the way you think and operate, and will help you be the leader that your business and your team needs during this time of uncertainty.

  • Change is going to come. Are you ready?

    The only constant in life is change. As a leader, it’s your job to be prepared.

  • Suzan Bond

    Making the manager of manager’s mindset

    Suzan Bond covers the difference between the two roles and the key mindset shifts leaders need to make to manage managers.

  • Ian Nowland

    The business value of an engineering year

    In this talk Ian will cover the best practices that bridge the gap between how business leaders talk about value vs how software development teams tend to.

  • Francisco Trindade

    Leading as an engineering manager

    Francisco Trindade discusses how to achieve a balance between being proactive enough to drive positive change while avoiding micromanaging by using systemic thinking and talking about how an EM can be a positive leader for their team.