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Tackling tech debt

A seasoned CTO shares strategies and lessons on identifying, communicating, and effectively tackling tech debt across diverse companies.

Speakers: Meri Williams

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October 30, 2025

Sooner or later, tech debt accumulates. Much like financial debt, it’s not universally a bad thing. After all, sometimes we need to build something fast to test & 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.

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.

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  • Meri Williams
    Meri Williams

    Meri is a geek, a manager, and a manager of geeks. They are a CTO and also runs micro-consultancy ChromeRose, helping digital and technical teams be brilliant.

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