{"id":435,"date":"2024-03-26T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/httpsleaddev.pbc.io\/staffplus-new-york-2024\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:48:13","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-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\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M18.304 7.416L14.416 12.456L18.736 18H15.472L12.784 14.472L10.096 18H7.072L11.32 12.576L7.408 7.416H10.648L12.952 10.536L15.28 7.416H18.304Z\" fill=\"#999999\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tClear all filters<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"ld-agenda__day-wrapper\" style=\"--agenda-column-count: 4; --agenda-time-rows: 145; --agenda-tablet-column-count: 2.2; --agenda-mobile-column-count: 1.2;\" data-scroll-position=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-anchor\" id=\"Agenda_1_Day_1\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-wrapper\"><div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day show-times wp-block-pbc-agenda-day\" data-day=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --grid-row: 1;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6fec381759f39732319ae55aa9166cb\" id=\"h-main-track\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">MAIN TRACK<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 5 \/ 20; --inner-content-row: 8; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">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: 20 \/ 26;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1429\" 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 StaffPlus New York 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A welcome 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\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCursor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Tanya-Reilly.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\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1429\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1429\" 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 StaffPlus 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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A welcome from the host, <strong>Tanya Reilly<\/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\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/tanya-reilly\/\" 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\/Tanya-Reilly-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\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Datadog and the author of <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The Staff Engineer&#8217;s Path<\/a>. 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\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 26 \/ 31;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1408\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Mind the gap: Navigating the staff+ performance cliff<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore why new Staff+ leaders often feel lost and how to rebuild confidence, clarity, and impact after the transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katie-sylor-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_758,h_758\/next\/2020\/08\/Katie-Sylor-Miller-e1744710617191.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\/katie-sylor-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatie Sylor-Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSquare\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1408\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1408\" 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>Mind the gap: Navigating the staff+ performance cliff<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:45 &#8211; 10:09\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Making the leap from team-focused engineer to org-level technical leader can feel like freefall. Suddenly, your old ways of working and measuring success no longer apply. You\u2019re overwhelmed, directionless, and wondering if you even belong in this role. Sound familiar? You\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">This talk introduces the concept of the <strong>Performance Cliff<\/strong>, a psychological shift that explains why highly capable engineers often feel lost when stepping into broader influence. Drawing on years of mentoring and hard-won lessons, the speaker will explore practical strategies to reframe your mindset, build new systems of success, and thrive in the ambiguity of Staff+ org leadership.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Over the last several years of mentoring other Staff+ engineers, the speaker has had many conversations that follow a similar pattern:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-large-font-size\"><em>\u201cI recently moved from being a team leader to being an org leader, and I have no idea what I&#8217;m supposed to be doing \/ I feel like I&#8217;m failing \/ I&#8217;m overwhelmed by all of the work on my plate \/ I&#8217;m lost and confused \/ maybe this isn&#8217;t the right role for me \/ I feel so alone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">If this resonates, you&#8217;re not alone. The speaker experienced the same thing when moving from a Staff Engineer role on a team to an Architect role with broad responsibility across many teams. Despite working toward this transition for years, the shift felt disorienting. It created a sense of failure, uncertainty, and fear of being found out. But that reaction is not a sign of inadequacy \u2013 it\u2019s a normal response to a major change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">This talk is for anyone who has stepped into a larger role and quietly wondered if they\u2019re the only one struggling.<br><br><\/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\/katie-sylor-miller\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Katie-Sylor-Miller-e1744710617191-300x300.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\tKatie Sylor-Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Square<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katie Sylor-Miller, Principal Engineer and Web Tech Lead at Square (formerly Frontend Architect at Etsy), has a passion for design systems, web performance, accessibility, frontend infrastructure, and the practice of Staff Engineering. As an invited expert on the W3C Web Performance Working group, she helps to guide browsers towards improving Web Performance APIs. As co-author of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbetter.co\/design-systems-handbook\">Design Systems Handbook<\/a>\u00a0she helped to share best practices for engineering a design system with engineers and designers. She\u2019s spoken about her multitude of specialities at conferences like Performance.now(), Lead Dev Staff+, Smashing, PerfMatters, and JSConf US (to name a few). Beyond her day job, her website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohshitgit.com\/\">ohshitgit.com<\/a>\u00a0(and the swear-free version\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dangitgit.com\/\">dangitgit.com<\/a>) has helped millions of people worldwide get out of their Git messes (and has been translated into 28 different languages and counting), and led to a collaboration with Julia Evans of Wizard Zines on an Oh Shit Git Zine.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not architecting, you can find Katie spending time with her family, skiing, or visiting the country&#8217;s best tiki bars. Say hi to Katie at @ksylor@front-end.social on Mastodon, and check out her site at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sylormiller.com\/\">sylormiller.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katie-sylor-miller\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Katie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 31 \/ 34;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1421\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">\u201cUs vs. Them\u201d thinking<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Why us vs. them thinking arises, how to spot it, and how &#8211; and why &#8211; to bridge the divide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_321,h_321\/next\/2025\/06\/0edfee69-2fe7-46c1-9f6e-f98a13826521-e1749660511356.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\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeaf (Jessica) Roy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond Writing 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\tDeveloper, Architect, Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1421\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1421\" 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>\u201cUs vs. Them\u201d thinking<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:10 &#8211; 10:24\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">Why us vs. them thinking arises, how to spot it, and how &#8212; and why &#8212; to bridge the divide.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You&#8217;re on the hook for a high-profile project with a tight deadline and a critical dependency on another team. And, from your perspective at least, that other team is blocking your progress at every turn.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As staff+ engineers, we&#8217;re expected to build alignment across groups with genuinely conflicting priorities (e.g., dev and ops, IT and &#8220;the business&#8221;), handle tricky political dynamics, and deliver results through influence rather than authority. These pressures leave us navigating some challenging &#8220;us vs. them&#8221; conflicts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join this session for a tale of two teams in deep conflict. We&#8217;ll talk about practical strategies for building bridges, why your effort can be worthwhile even if \u201cthey\u201d seem unmovable, and how to recognize when it&#8217;s time to redirect your energy elsewhere.<\/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 &#8220;us vs. them&#8221; thinking in action<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Tips for how to bridge the divide<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why the effort is worthwhile<\/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\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/0edfee69-2fe7-46c1-9f6e-f98a13826521-e1749660511356-300x300.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\tLeaf (Jessica) Roy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Architect, Author<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Beyond Writing 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>After 20+ years as a developer, technical lead, and architect, Leaf is writing a book on career growth for developers. She has spoken at Tech Ladies and the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit, and she is a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner. Leaf is passionate about learning, process improvement, and making developers&#8217; lives easier.<\/p>\n<p>Leaf is an avid reader of leadership and technology books. When not behind a keyboard, she may be found walking, listening to audio books, learning foreign languages, or watching birds. She lives in Massachusetts, neighbor to a horde of safflower-seed-devouring house finches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Leaf (Jessica) &#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: 34 \/ 39;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1424\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Scaling AI for high-stakes, real-time payments<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>What does it take to run real-time AI in Stripe\u2019s core payment flow? This is the story of scaling ML in a latency-critical system used by billions and built by multiple engineering orgs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prasad-wangikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_713,h_713\/next\/2025\/06\/Prasad-Wangikar-e1749660351839.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\/prasad-wangikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrasad Wangikar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1424\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1424\" 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>Scaling AI for high-stakes, real-time payments<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:25 &#8211; 10:50\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 a Principal Engineer in Stripe\u2019s Payment Intelligence org, I\u2019m responsible for scaling real-time AI systems that detect and prevent fraud\u2014without adding latency to Stripe\u2019s most critical code path, known as the &#8220;charge path&#8221;.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the heart of Stripe\u2019s infrastructure, the &#8220;charge path&#8221; is a shared Ruby monolith that processes almost every transaction across the platform. In 2024 alone, it handled over $1.4 trillion in volume. It\u2019s one of the most latency-sensitive and business-critical systems at Stripe, actively maintained by several engineering orgs and touched by hundreds of developers. Making changes here requires precision, coordination, and a deep understanding of systemic constraints.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our org had a strong roadmap of AI innovations to improve fraud prevention and authorization rates. But executing that vision meant working through legacy architectural decisions and Ruby\u2019s lack of native concurrency\u2014all without exceeding strict latency constraints. To move forward, I brought together tech leads and domain experts from across Stripe for a virtual onsite. We ran an event storming workshop to surface shared constraints, uncover tribal knowledge, and identify architectural leverage points for introducing safe and meaningful parallelism. I proposed a series of deep but targeted architectural improvements to unlock more ML execution within the charge path, minimizing the risk. I then collaborated across teams to build a multi-quarter roadmap that aligned efforts, minimized conflicts, avoided throwaway work, and accelerated the landing of impact.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk is about what it takes to deliver AI innovation inside a high-stakes, real-time system\u2014navigating legacy architecture, aligning across teams, and scaling machine learning under strict performance constraints.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to scale real-time AI in a latency-sensitive system<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to introduce parallelism in a legacy Ruby monolith<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to uncover system constraints through structured collaboration<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to align multiple teams around architectural change<\/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\/prasad-wangikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Prasad-Wangikar-e1749660351839-300x300.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\tPrasad Wangikar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Prasad Wangikar, Principal Engineer at Stripe, leads Payments Intelligence, applying AI\/ML to detect fraud and improve conversion in real-time transactions. With over two decades of experience in fintech, including building high-frequency trading systems, he excels at creating resilient, high-scale architectures. At Affirm, he scaled the fraud detection system, drove vendor resiliency, and led platform modernization, saving millions. Prasad&#8217;s expertise spans AI\/ML implementation, robust data pipeline design, and intelligent infrastructure development. His background in low-latency, high-throughput trading systems informs his approach to building pressure-resistant architectures. Through strong architectural thinking and hands-on leadership, Prasad consistently elevates organizational reliability and engineering standards.<\/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\/prasad-wangikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Prasad&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 39 \/ 49; --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\">10:50&ndash;11:40<\/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: 49 \/ 52;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1585\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era<\/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 and the simple onboarding patterns partner teams use to turn early talent into durable performers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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=\"1585\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1585\" 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 classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:40 &#8211; 11:54\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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: 52 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1407\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:55<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Coherent impact: The art of strategy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how to turn short-term chaos into long-term impact through practical strategies for resilient, grounded engineering 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\/hazel-weakly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/02\/Hazel-Weakly.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\/hazel-weakly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHazel Weakly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNivenly Foundation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1407\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1407\" 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>Coherent impact: The art of strategy<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:55 &#8211; 12:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A story of building long-term outcomes out of the chaos of daily reality.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have you ever tried to build a house on quicksand? I can&#8217;t imagine it would work very well! The ground is so chaotic and the landscape itself isn&#8217;t reliable enough to be the foundation you need. It feels like you can&#8217;t even get started, let alone build something sturdy enough to last.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Honestly, trying to build an engineering strategy and an engineering organization in today&#8217;s environment feels just as chaotic. Things are churning faster and faster, and the days of clear strategy are long gone (if they ever existed in the first place). Quarterly planning? Long-term thinking? Some days they feel like relics of the past, so what&#8217;s a leader to do?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this session, join Hazel as she walks through a journey of how she took a rapidly evolving environment, where only short term goals could survive, and turned that chaos into something that long term success could be built on top of.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies for making local decisions pay off in the long run.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Techniques to not get buried in the firefighting.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What worked, what didn&#8217;t, what would Hazel have done differently?<\/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\/hazel-weakly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/02\/Hazel-Weakly-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\tHazel Weakly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fellow<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Nivenly Foundation<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hazel spends her days building out teams of humans as well as the systems and tooling to make life better for others. She&#8217;s worked at a variety of companies and knows that the hardest problems to solve are the social ones. Hazel currently serves as a Director of the Haskell Foundation, as a Fellow of the Nivenly Foundation, and is fondly known as the Infrastructure Witch of Hachyderm (a popular Mastodon instance).<\/p>\n<p>One of her favorite things is watching someone light up when they understand something for the first time, and a life goal of hers is to help as many people as possible experience that joy. She also loves shooting pool and going swing dancing, both as a leader and a follower.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hazel-weakly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hazel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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 \/ 60;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1426\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Scaling systems, scaling influence: Lessons from distributed architecture<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Scaling systems and scaling influence share the same principles. Learn how distributed systems thinking can help you become a more effective technical leader at scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/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\tZocdoc (ex-Netflix, Twitter, Walmart)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1426\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1426\" 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>Scaling systems, scaling influence: Lessons from distributed architecture<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:20 &#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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 a Staff+ engineer, your role isn\u2019t just about scaling systems\u2014it\u2019s about scaling influence across the organization.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interestingly, distributed systems principles offer a powerful mental model for leadership. This talk explores how fault tolerance, redundancy, service contracts, and eventual consistency apply to leading large-scale engineering efforts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn how to design for autonomy without chaos, how to create decision-making guardrails without bottlenecks, and how to recover from failure\u2014both technically and organizationally. Whether you\u2019re shaping technical strategy, aligning teams, or driving long-term change, this talk provides actionable insights to amplify your technical impact.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Apply distributed systems principles to scale your technical influence.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Design decision-making frameworks that prevent bottlenecks in large organizations.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Use fault-tolerance strategies to navigate organizational misalignment.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Build technical strategies that are resilient to leadership and system failures.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zocdoc (ex-Netflix, Twitter, Walmart)<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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: 60 \/ 62;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1799\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The silent infrastructure crisis: AI bots and the future of web performance<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A technical deep dive into AI bot traffic\u2019s infrastructure, security, and performance impacts, backed by Fastly\u2019s large-scale 2025 analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-buckley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_340,h_340\/next\/2025\/10\/Chris-Buckley-e1759512883197.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-buckley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Buckley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFastly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Sales Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1799\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1799\" 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 silent infrastructure crisis: AI bots and the future of web performance<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:35 &#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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\":10000024534,\"width\":\"216px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fastly.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10000024534\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fastly.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\/Fastly.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/03\/Fastly.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/03\/Fastly.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/03\/Fastly.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\/Fastly.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AI bots now represent a distinct architectural challenge beyond traditional bot management, with real-world traffic patterns reaching 39,000 requests per minute from a single fetcher bot. This deeply technical session examines the infrastructure, security, and performance implications of AI-driven web traffic through hard data from Fastly&#8217;s Q2 2025 analysis of 6.5 trillion monthly requests.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-buckley\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Chris-Buckley-e1759512883197-300x300.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 Buckley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Sales 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>Chris Buckley is a Principal Sales Engineer at Fastly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-buckley\/\" 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: 62 \/ 67;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1418\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Anti-Misalignment: Nobody knows what &#8220;alignment&#8221; is<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Most \u201calignment\u201d efforts just react to misalignment. This talk reframes alignment as group flow, explores why misalignment is so viscerally felt, and shares practical tools to move from reactive coordination to proactive clarity and autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/richard-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/06\/IMG_0051-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\/richard-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Kim\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnthropic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMember of Technical Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1418\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1418\" 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>Anti-Misalignment: Nobody knows what &quot;alignment&quot; is<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:45 &#8211; 13:09\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">Alignment is one of the most used and least understood concepts in engineering leadership. We say it\u2019s critical, we hold meetings to get it, and we celebrate it in performance reviews. But if we\u2019re really aligned, why do we keep needing more \u201calignment\u201d meetings?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a year of obsessing over this concept, I\u2019ve come to believe that most alignment work is actually just anti-misalignment: a reactive attempt to avoid conflict, surprises, or churn. It\u2019s alignment by damage control. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll reframe alignment as a form of group flow, a state where everyone knows where we are, where we\u2019re going, and how we\u2019ll navigate tradeoffs along the way. I\u2019ll share a simple model that explains why misalignment feels so painful (and so obvious), and why real alignment isn\u2019t a meeting, it\u2019s a shared sense of direction, context, and trust. We\u2019ll look at the difference between alignment and agreement, explore some dangerously common anti-misalignment patterns, and walk through lightweight strategies you can use today to improve clarity and autonomy across your team.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a Staff+ IC, a manager, or a tech lead, this talk offers a vocabulary and lens for the invisible cultural friction that slows teams down and a more proactive way forward<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>&#8220;Alignment&#8221; is a rarely useful concept as it can mean everything and nothing all at the same time<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Misalignment is one of the most painful and visceral forces in an organization<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Most &#8220;&#8221;alignment&#8221;&#8221; work is actually driven by the fear of misalignment<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What true proactive and productive alignment looks like<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies to tease out true alignment against the background of &#8220;Anti-misalignment&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/richard-kim\/\" 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\/06\/IMG_0051-300x300.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\tRichard Kim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Member of Technical Staff<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Anthropic<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/richard-kim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Richard&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 67 \/ 85; --inner-content-row: 9; --grid-column: 1;\" class=\"ld-agenda__break breakout-version-1 wp-block-pbc-agenda-break has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-background has-primary-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakout-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__break-times\">13:10&ndash;14:40<\/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: 85 \/ 91;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1404\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">You can big bang!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore when rewriting code from scratch actually works and how to plan a successful, high-impact system redesign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-thieman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1779,h_1779\/next\/2025\/03\/Travis-Thieman-Travis-Thieman-scaled-e1744805034749.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\/travis-thieman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravis Thieman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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 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=\"1404\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1404\" 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>You can big bang!<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:40 &#8211; 15:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 may have heard that rewriting code from scratch is a Thing You Should Never Do. We&#8217;ll critically examine the origins of that proverb and its applicability to modern software development, as well as share some stories and common patterns from successful rewrites.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Software engineering is a complex and contextual domain. Given any question, there&#8217;s a good chance that the best answer is &#8220;it depends.&#8221; Despite this, we still elevate some prescriptions to the level of &#8220;common sense&#8221; or even dogma. One such idea is &#8220;never rewrite the code from scratch,&#8221; which traces back at least as far as the year 2000.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I&#8217;ve had this proverb recited to me more than a few times by my superiors and peers. Sometimes, avoiding a rewrite has been the right call. But other times, eyes open to the potential issues and strategies to avoid them, I&#8217;ve pushed for a new system. Those projects have been some of the most rewarding and impactful of my career.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I&#8217;ll discuss the origins of the &#8220;never rewrite&#8221; idea and why the original reasoning doesn&#8217;t always apply to us today. I&#8217;ll also present my framework for planning a rewrite and how to capitalize on a successful one. Finally, I&#8217;ll share some stories of my successful rewrites and how they improved our engineering teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Why rewrites are sometimes (but not always) a terrible idea and how to tell the difference<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to approach redesigning a system from scratch, from pitching the idea through to successfully landing your new system<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Examples of successful redesigns, their technical impact, and the effect they had on their engineering teams<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-thieman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1779\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Travis-Thieman-Travis-Thieman-scaled-e1744805034749-300x300.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\tTravis Thieman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\">Travis is a Staff Engineer at Datadog. He got his start as a management consultant and then a data scientist before eventually realizing he like the programming bits more than the statistics bits and jumping over to engineering. He was previously at GameChanger where he helped build a real-time platform for youth sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is a lover of dogs, video games, and whoever is currently playing the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-thieman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View  profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1427\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Leading a team through 0-1 product development<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>In this talk, we will discuss tips for leading an engineering team through developing a new product fast, especially when there are a lot of unknowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jen-lamere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_779,h_779\/next\/2025\/06\/Jen-Lamere-e1749659404812.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\/jen-lamere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJen Lamere\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1427\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1427\" 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 a team through 0-1 product development<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#8211; 15:20\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">How do you build something magical, fast?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In creating a new feature, engineering leaders have a lot to balance. Designs could be constantly in flux. Sharp pivots could be made weekly. There could be pressure to cut corners to hit deadlines. Despite all of this, engineering leaders are still expected to deliver.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To ensure that the team is spending their time in the right places, it\u2019s essential to understand different approaches to prioritizing work to minimize risk and maximize impact. Engineering leads must also allow for balance timelines and flexibility, enabling the product to change as new insights come in, without letting development drag on. Making decisions in a fast moving environment can be overwhelming &#8211; it&#8217;s easy to get analysis paralysis. That\u2019s why knowing when a decision needs to be made, and having a framework for making that decision, is crucial.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to know what aspects of a new system to build out first<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to make decisions, while dealing with a lot of unknowns and pivots<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to deal with changes in scope, especially when dealing with strict deadlines<\/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\/jen-lamere\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jen-Lamere-e1749659404812-300x300.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\tJen Lamere\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jen-lamere\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jen&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 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=\"1581\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Build bravely: Delivering risky projects<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how clear specifications and property-based testing help engineers take bolder roadmap risks, ship faster, and collaborate safely with LLMs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/akshay-shah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Akshay-Shah.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\/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 class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1581\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1581\" 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>Build bravely: Delivering risky projects<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:20 &#8211; 15:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sponsored by<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":10000027504,\"width\":\"206px\",\"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\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Antithesis LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027504\" style=\"width:206px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_768\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 768w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_580\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 580w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_275\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 275w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_100,w_100\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">Engineering teams shy away from ambitious projects for good reason: they&#8217;re risky, even with the best strategy, execution plan, and team. But just like baggy jeans, the best ideas of the late 90s are back, better than ever, and ready to save us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>RFC 2119, adopted in 1997, gives us unambiguous language for specifying behavior. Quickcheck, released in 1999, lets us turn specifications into executable test suites. In this talk, we&#8217;ll combine them to shift ambiguity left, deliver working systems quickly, and ease collaboration with LLMs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We&#8217;ll tackle these topics from the perspective of industry engineers, not academics. From service meshes to distributed databases, Akshay has started and put out production fires of all shapes and sizes \u2013 at Uber, Microsoft, and a succession of startups. Come for the introduction to property-based testing, stay for the wizards and robot anteaters.<\/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>Planning best practices neglect clear specifications.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Property-based testing produces compact, executable specifications.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Comprehensive tests help humans (and LLMs!) safely ship otherwise-risky projects.&#8221;<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 95 \/ 101;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1564\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Lessons from the other side: What your VP is actually thinking<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how to build a partnership with your VP by sharing unfiltered reality and gaining the context you need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kelly-moran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Kelly-Moran.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\/kelly-moran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Moran\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tFormer VP of Engineering, Search and AI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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: #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>Lessons from the other side: What your VP is actually thinking<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:30 &#8211; 16:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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>Who knows what engineering VPs are thinking? I sure did not, until I became one. (Some say I still do not.) The real problem is a two-way information gap: your VP is starved for ground-truth, and you are missing the \u201cwhy\u201d behind their opaque decisions. This talk is a frank little conversation on how to build a partnership that closes that gap, so you can understand the strategy you need to do your job, and they can get the unfiltered perspective they have lost.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ever seen an off-the-wall decision by the senior leadership cabal and wondered what they were thinking? It turns out it is rarely a secret plan, it is a structural information gap. Your VP is often starved for the ground-truth that you have, and you are missing the strategic \u201cwhy\u201d behind their decisions. They end up guessing about what is really happening on their teams, and you end up guessing about what work actually matters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a former VP who started at Slack as a Senior Staff IC, I have had the dubious pleasure of living on both sides of this gap. I have felt the IC&#8217;s frustration with confusing directives, and I know the executive&#8217;s pressure to make big calls with incomplete information. This talk is my attempt to translate the view from the VP chair. (For the record, I did not actually get a new physical chair.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will share a practical playbook for bridging this gap by trading your ground-truth for their context. We will cover how to make your VP an ally and advocate for your work, while acknowledging that the best path forward is often one that neither of you saw at the start. You will, ideally, walk away with a clearer plan to help decide where the ship is going instead of just being told to row.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Your ground-truth is your most valuable currency.<\/strong> The core of the partnership is a trade: your unfiltered view of reality for their strategic &#8220;why.&#8221; This is how you both stop guessing about what work actually matters.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Your senior leadership isn\u2019t a cabal; they\u2019re disconnected.*<\/strong> Whether they\u2019re a new leader learning the ropes or a veteran who\u2019s lost touch, they are making big calls with incomplete information. Your role is to be their bridge to the team&#8217;s reality. Also, their meetings with bigwigs aren\u2019t fun and their travel isn\u2019t cool. JFYI.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Context is the foundation of influence.<\/strong> Use the strategic &#8220;why&#8221; you gain from the partnership to move beyond brilliant execution. This is what allows you to propose better solutions, stop projects that don\u2019t make sense, and help steer the ship instead of just being told to row.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>*If you are an engineer with, say, Skull &amp; Bones, they might be a cabal though.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-moran\/\" 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\/Kelly-Moran-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\tKelly Moran\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Former VP of Engineering, Search and AI<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-moran\/\" 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\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 101 \/ 110; --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\">16:00&ndash;16:45<\/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-afternoon-break\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\">Afternoon Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-paragraph has-text-color has-18-px-font-size\" style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary)\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 110 \/ 116;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1411\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The altitude slider: Knowing when to dive into code vs. drive the strategy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Practical cues and rituals that help senior ICs oscillate between architectural vision and hands-on execution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-allen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1463,h_1463\/next\/2022\/04\/me-Curtis-Allen-scaled-e1747060089239.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\/curtis-allen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurtis Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1411\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1411\" 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 altitude slider: Knowing when to dive into code vs. drive the strategy<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:45 &#8211; 17:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 cues and rituals that help senior ICs oscillate between architectural vision and hands-on execution.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-allen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/04\/me-Curtis-Allen-scaled-e1747060089239-300x300.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\tCurtis Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>I&#8217;m a Principal Engineer at Slack, where I&#8217;ve worked on the initial team that built Workflow Builder. I&#8217;ve since worked on rebuilding the Slack Developer Platform from the ground up. Before Slack, I&#8217;ve worked in education, financial, and government sectors, typically specializing in infrastructure and automation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-allen\/\" 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\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 116 \/ 118;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1419\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Are we arguing or are we architecting?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Guiding technology decisions at scale is daunting for senior ICs. Spirited debates often feel like conflict, but they&#8217;re crucial. Learn to turn these clashes into collaborative, well-informed decisions. Are we arguing or architecting?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-bykat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_724,h_724\/next\/2025\/06\/Daniel-Bykat-e1749659209476.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-bykat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Bykat\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRocket Mortgage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 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=\"1419\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1419\" 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>Are we arguing or are we architecting?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:15 &#8211; 17:25\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">An essential challenge for senior individual contributors (ICs) such as architects and staff+ engineers is guiding engineering teams towards well-informed technology decisions at scale. This can be a daunting task, often frustrating and at times feels impossible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Software engineering is inherently creative, much like painting, where no two artists would create the same artwork. This creativity leads to strongly held opinions, often resulting in spirited debates that can feel like arguing and conflict rather than collaborative brainstorming. These debates, though difficult and uncomfortable, are extremely important and critical to our overall success.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk delves into the unique challenges faced by senior ICs who wield influence but lack direct authority, emphasizing the importance of presenting choices over solutions and engaging early in the decision-making process. We will explore techniques to make these debates more constructive, collaborative, less driven by ego and conflict, and more likely to result in decisive, well-informed decisions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Harnessing Conflict for Progress: Embrace the chaos and recognize that conflict, when managed well, can drive innovation and better outcomes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Effective Decision-Making: Learn how to present choices over solutions to foster collaboration and reduce conflict.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Early Engagement: Understand the importance of influencing decisions early to avoid entrenched solutions and defensiveness.<\/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\/daniel-bykat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Daniel-Bykat-e1749659209476-300x300.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 Bykat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rocket Mortgage<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/daniel-bykat\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Daniel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 118 \/ 123;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1415\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">17:25<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Engineering excellence: New product development in medical devices<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Lessons from leading a seven-year development of a NextGen SPECT\/CT scanner, focusing on innovation, compliance, and team 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\/anshu-bhatt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_526,h_526\/next\/2025\/06\/Ashnu-Bhatt.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\/anshu-bhatt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnshu Bhatt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChamberlain Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1415\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1415\" 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>Engineering excellence: New product development in medical devices<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t17:25 &#8211; 17:50\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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>It covers the 5-7 year development journey of a NextGen SPECT\/CT scanner at Siemens Healthineers, from concept to clinical trial, sharing insights gained while leading an engineering team through challenges in architecture, culture, and compliance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, you&#8217;ll get hard-earned leadership lessons from a 7-year NPD journey of a new line of Nuclear Medicine\/CT scanners\u2014systems where failure isn\u2019t an option and reliability is non-negotiable. From handling deep tech complexity to empowering engineers to own quality, speed, and motivation in one of the most regulated domains in tech. Drawing on a multi-year product journey in healthcare tech, this talk reveals simple but powerful techniques to lead with intent, foster autonomy, and get world-class results\u2014without hero culture.<\/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>Fostering a culture of collaboration, open communication, and equal partnership across distributed teams is essential for leveraging global strengths, maintaining engagement, and ensuring product quality through real-time testing.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Technical leadership in the medical device industry demands a strategic focus on long-term planning, maintainability, regulatory compliance, and resource management, balancing innovation with the significant upfront investment and extended product lifecycles.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>A multi-level testing approach\u2014combining simulators, automated testing, and real-world system validation\u2014along with fostering a culture of collaboration between development and system test, ensures comprehensive defect detection and guarantees software reliability and quality.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Understanding regulatory guidelines early in the development process and testing critical requirements separately are essential for managing compliance efficiently, preventing delays, and overcoming the unique challenges of new product development in a highly regulated industry.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>While the challenges of long development cycles and unexpected obstacles, like the COVID-19 pandemic during clinical trials, can create uncertainty, the ultimate satisfaction of seeing your work positively impact users&#8217; lives offers invaluable lessons that shape future leadership and decision-making.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/anshu-bhatt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Ashnu-Bhatt-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\tAnshu Bhatt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Chamberlain Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Anshu Bhatt is a dynamic and results-driven Software Technical Leader with over 20 years of hands-on experience in software engineering, specializing in the development of complex, high-impact systems. She has a proven track record of successfully guiding next-generation medical device products, including leading engineering teams through the entire product lifecycle\u2014from concept to FDA approval. With expertise in areas such as system architecture, full-stack development, and regulatory compliance, Anshu has consistently delivered innovative solutions in industries like medical devices, telecommunications, and network security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently serving as a Software Engineering Manager with the Chamberlain, Anshu is responsible for driving software development for MyQ&#8217;s commercial cloud application, to drive product innovation and team efficiency. She leads cross-functional teams, orchestrates microservices architectures, and delivers scalable solutions for perimeter access control, enhancing user experience and security for communities. Anshu was previously a Principal Engineer\/Tech Lead at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics where she was responsible for driving software development for next-generation hematology analyzers and integrating an AI-based solutions to enhance product capabilities. Her experience also spans extensive work at Siemens Healthineers, where she led software architecture for a next-gen nuclear medicine scanner, successfully navigating complex system integrations and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p>Anshu\u2019s leadership philosophy focuses on fostering high-performance teams by creating an intellectually stimulating environment and championing Agile and SAFe practices. Her passion for mentoring and driving innovation has enabled her to solve technical challenges in areas of hardware-software integration, scalability, and product usability. As a senior technical leader, Anshu\u2019s commitment to continuous improvement and customer-centric solutions ensures that projects meet deadlines and exceed expectations.<\/p>\n<p>With expertise in C#, .NET, C++, Vue.js, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, and observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Anshu remains at the forefront of software development trends and tools. Her collaborative approach to working with distributed teams has contributed to successful product launches and seamless integration of complex technologies in highly regulated environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anshu-bhatt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anshu&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 123 \/ 125;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1430\" 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\">17:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/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\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCursor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Tanya-Reilly.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\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1430\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1430\" 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\t17:50 &#8211; 18:00\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>Closing thoughts from the host.<\/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\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/tanya-reilly\/\" 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\/Tanya-Reilly-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\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Datadog and the author of <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The Staff Engineer&#8217;s Path<\/a>. 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=\"--grid-times-row: 125 \/ 143; --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: 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=\"1431\" 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\">10:50<\/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\">Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with the 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\/prasad-wangikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_713,h_713\/next\/2025\/06\/Prasad-Wangikar-e1749660351839.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\/prasad-wangikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrasad Wangikar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\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\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_321,h_321\/next\/2025\/06\/0edfee69-2fe7-46c1-9f6e-f98a13826521-e1749660511356.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\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeaf (Jessica) Roy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond Writing 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\tDeveloper, Architect, Author\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katie-sylor-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_758,h_758\/next\/2020\/08\/Katie-Sylor-Miller-e1744710617191.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\/katie-sylor-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatie Sylor-Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSquare\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1431\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1431\" 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\t10:50 &#8211; 11:00\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\">Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\/prasad-wangikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Prasad-Wangikar-e1749660351839-300x300.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\tPrasad Wangikar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Prasad Wangikar, Principal Engineer at Stripe, leads Payments Intelligence, applying AI\/ML to detect fraud and improve conversion in real-time transactions. With over two decades of experience in fintech, including building high-frequency trading systems, he excels at creating resilient, high-scale architectures. At Affirm, he scaled the fraud detection system, drove vendor resiliency, and led platform modernization, saving millions. Prasad&#8217;s expertise spans AI\/ML implementation, robust data pipeline design, and intelligent infrastructure development. His background in low-latency, high-throughput trading systems informs his approach to building pressure-resistant architectures. Through strong architectural thinking and hands-on leadership, Prasad consistently elevates organizational reliability and engineering standards.<\/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\/prasad-wangikar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Prasad&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/0edfee69-2fe7-46c1-9f6e-f98a13826521-e1749660511356-300x300.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\tLeaf (Jessica) Roy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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, Architect, Author<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Beyond Writing 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>After 20+ years as a developer, technical lead, and architect, Leaf is writing a book on career growth for developers. She has spoken at Tech Ladies and the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit, and she is a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner. Leaf is passionate about learning, process improvement, and making developers&#8217; lives easier.<\/p>\n<p>Leaf is an avid reader of leadership and technology books. When not behind a keyboard, she may be found walking, listening to audio books, learning foreign languages, or watching birds. She lives in Massachusetts, neighbor to a horde of safflower-seed-devouring house finches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/leaf-jessica-roy\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Leaf (Jessica) &#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\/katie-sylor-miller\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Katie-Sylor-Miller-e1744710617191-300x300.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\tKatie Sylor-Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Square<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katie Sylor-Miller, Principal Engineer and Web Tech Lead at Square (formerly Frontend Architect at Etsy), has a passion for design systems, web performance, accessibility, frontend infrastructure, and the practice of Staff Engineering. As an invited expert on the W3C Web Performance Working group, she helps to guide browsers towards improving Web Performance APIs. As co-author of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbetter.co\/design-systems-handbook\">Design Systems Handbook<\/a>\u00a0she helped to share best practices for engineering a design system with engineers and designers. She\u2019s spoken about her multitude of specialities at conferences like Performance.now(), Lead Dev Staff+, Smashing, PerfMatters, and JSConf US (to name a few). Beyond her day job, her website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohshitgit.com\/\">ohshitgit.com<\/a>\u00a0(and the swear-free version\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dangitgit.com\/\">dangitgit.com<\/a>) has helped millions of people worldwide get out of their Git messes (and has been translated into 28 different languages and counting), and led to a collaboration with Julia Evans of Wizard Zines on an Oh Shit Git Zine.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not architecting, you can find Katie spending time with her family, skiing, or visiting the country&#8217;s best tiki bars. Say hi to Katie at @ksylor@front-end.social on Mastodon, and check out her site at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sylormiller.com\/\">sylormiller.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/katie-sylor-miller\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Katie&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 40 \/ 49;\" 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=\"1589\" 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 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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=\"1590\" 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\/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 has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVox Media\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP, Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-hidalgo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1092,h_1248\/next\/2021\/08\/Alex-Hidalgo-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\/alex-hidalgo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Hidalgo\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNobl9\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1590\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1590\" 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 -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\/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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 49 \/ 54;\" 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=\"1591\" 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 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\/jonathan-jin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Jonathan-Jin.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\/jonathan-jin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Jin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHinge\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Machine Learning 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=\"1591\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1591\" 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\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\/jonathan-jin\/\" 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\/Jonathan-Jin-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\tJonathan Jin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Machine Learning Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Hinge<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/jonathan-jin\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jonathan&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"589\" 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=\"589\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"589\" 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 -->\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\/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: #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=\"1660\" 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\" 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\/Spence-Taylor.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\/spencer-taylor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpencer Taylor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Relic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLead 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 contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineering Team Lead\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1660\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1660\" 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 embed observability into your engineering culture?<\/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>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\/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: #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=\"1593\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" 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\">Solution Swap<\/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\">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=\"1593\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1593\" 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\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. 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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 contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Engineeeing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1661\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1661\" 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 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 post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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\/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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 58 \/ 63;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">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 wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1599\" 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 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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1599\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1599\" 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\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\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=\"1819\" 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=\"1819\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1819\" 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><strong>Alia Rose Connor<\/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\/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: #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=\"1664\" 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 facilitate valuable post-incident reviews?<\/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\/tess-shapiro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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=\"1664\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1664\" 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 facilitate valuable post-incident reviews?<\/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>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: #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=\"1594\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" 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\">Solution Swap<\/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\">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=\"1594\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1594\" 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\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: 67 \/ 68;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1634\" 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_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\tZocdoc (ex-Netflix, Twitter, Walmart)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\/richard-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/06\/IMG_0051-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\/richard-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Kim\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnthropic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMember of Technical Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hazel-weakly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/02\/Hazel-Weakly.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\/hazel-weakly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHazel Weakly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNivenly Foundation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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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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, 13:10<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:10 &#8211; 13:14\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>Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\">Senior Engineering Manager<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Zocdoc (ex-Netflix, Twitter, Walmart)<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\/richard-kim\/\" 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\/06\/IMG_0051-300x300.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\tRichard Kim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Member of Technical Staff<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Anthropic<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/richard-kim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Richard&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/hazel-weakly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/02\/Hazel-Weakly-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\tHazel Weakly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Fellow<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Nivenly Foundation<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hazel spends her days building out teams of humans as well as the systems and tooling to make life better for others. 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She also loves shooting pool and going swing dancing, both as a leader and a follower.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/hazel-weakly\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Hazel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 67 \/ 70;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:15<\/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=\"1600\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" 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has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\tSam Richard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Developer Relations 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\">Sam Richard, better known as Snugug throughout the Internet, is a Senior Developer Relations Enginner for Chrome at Google. 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. Outside of work, Sam is an avid amateur chef, foodie, and photographer, and often combines all three.<\/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\/sam-richard\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sam&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-chandrasekar\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1928\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Divya-Chandrasekar-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\tDivya Chandrasekar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Leader<\/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\">Divya Chandrasekar is a team lead at Bloomberg, where she manages FXGO Orders, one of the trading platforms within FXGO. 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\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=\"1601\" 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=\"1601\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1601\" 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: 70 \/ 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__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/carly-fleming\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Carly-Fleming.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\/carly-fleming\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarly Fleming\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSEIU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sebastiano-armeli\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSebastiano Armeli\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tEngineering Leader\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1809\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1809\" 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=\"1668\" 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=\"1668\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1668\" 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 morale?<\/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\">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\/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\/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<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\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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 74 \/ 77;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1433\" 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\">13:45<\/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\u00a0Manager Voltron, meet other leaders to\u00a0build your peer network\u00a0at StaffPlus New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1433\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1433\" 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\t13:45 &#8211; 14:00\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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/larahogan.me\/blog\/manager-voltron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Manager Voltron<\/a>, meet other leaders to\u00a0<strong>build your peer network<\/strong>\u00a0at StaffPlus 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\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: 76 \/ 82;\" 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=\"1604\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" 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\">Next Steps AMA<\/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\">Stepping into the role of Staff Engineer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for stepping into the role of a Staff Engineer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-giesberg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1236,h_1236\/next\/2025\/09\/David-Giesberg-David-Giesberg-e1758581041518.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/david-giesberg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Giesberg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tH-E-B\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Site 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\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/veronika-pliusnina\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1233,h_1233\/next\/2025\/09\/Veronika-Pliusnina-scaled-e1758580951218.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\/veronika-pliusnina\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeronika Pliusnina\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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-Peloton, ex-Block\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 SDET\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/ajay-george-palakuzhy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1865,h_1865\/next\/2025\/09\/Ajay-Palakuzhy-scaled-e1759509801327.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\/ajay-george-palakuzhy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAjay George Palakuzhy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoinbase\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\/lesley-cordero\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/12\/Lesley-Cordero.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\/lesley-cordero\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLesley Cordero\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\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=\"1604\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1604\" 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\" 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>Stepping into the role of Staff Engineer<\/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>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0<strong>stepping into the role of a Staff Engineer<\/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\/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\/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=\"1603\" 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 Asian leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Connect with other leaders who have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and build a peer network for support throughout your leadership journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/yan-wang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/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\/nisarga-markandaiah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_215,h_215\/next\/2022\/12\/Nisarga-Markandaiah-e1759830643141.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\/nisarga-markandaiah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNisarga Markandaiah\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1603\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1603\" 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\" 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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\/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=\"1602\" 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 Interest 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\">Meet leaders from the Banking and Financial Services domain<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vivek-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_800,h_800\/next\/2025\/09\/Vivek-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\/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=\"1602\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1602\" 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 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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\/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 has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\tVivek 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\">Director, 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/vivek-gupta\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Vivek&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/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: 83 \/ 86;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1592\" 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 Fabian 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=\"1592\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1592\" 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; 14:45\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>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: 85 \/ 88;\" 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=\"1605\" 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=\"1605\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1605\" 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 -->\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\/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\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=\"1669\" 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-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/09\/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-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeif Dreizler\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSemgrep\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1669\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1669\" 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 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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">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\/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-2\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/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><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Semgrep<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-2\/\" 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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 92;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1595\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\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><\/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=\"1595\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1595\" 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\t15:00 &#8211; 15:15\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\"><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; --grid-times-row: 92 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1592\" 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\">15:15<\/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 Fabian 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=\"1592\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1592\" 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\t15:15 &#8211; 15:30\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 -->\n<p>Watch or participate in free 1:1 coaching with <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: 94 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:30<\/span>\n\n\n<div 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/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 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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\/goutham-bandapati\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Goutham-Bandapati-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\tGoutham Bandapati\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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. Cloud and AI Architect<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/goutham-bandapati\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Goutham&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/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\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: #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=\"1671\" 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\/jon-thornton-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_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\/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\/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=\"1671\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1671\" 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 solve the problem of technical debt when you\u2019re scaling up?<\/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\">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\/jon-thornton-2\/\" 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\/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\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\/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=\"1672\" 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=\"1672\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1672\" 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) 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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\/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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 100 \/ 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 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=\"1635\" 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\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-speakers-1\">Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with the 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\/kelly-moran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Kelly-Moran.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\/kelly-moran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKelly Moran\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tFormer VP of Engineering, Search and AI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/jen-lamere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_779,h_779\/next\/2025\/06\/Jen-Lamere-e1749659404812.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\/jen-lamere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJen Lamere\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/travis-thieman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1779,h_1779\/next\/2025\/03\/Travis-Thieman-Travis-Thieman-scaled-e1744805034749.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\/travis-thieman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTravis Thieman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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 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=\"1635\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1635\" 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, 16:00<\/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>Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-moran\/\" 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\/Kelly-Moran-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\tKelly Moran\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Former VP of Engineering, Search and AI<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-moran\/\" 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\/jen-lamere\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Jen-Lamere-e1749659404812-300x300.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\tJen Lamere\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/jen-lamere\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Jen&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/travis-thieman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1779\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Travis-Thieman-Travis-Thieman-scaled-e1744805034749-300x300.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\tTravis Thieman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\">Travis is a Staff Engineer at Datadog. He got his start as a management consultant and then a data scientist before eventually realizing he like the programming bits more than the statistics bits and jumping over to engineering. He was previously at GameChanger where he helped build a real-time platform for youth sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is a lover of dogs, video games, and whoever is currently playing the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-thieman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View  profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"706\" 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 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Addy Osmani<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed &#8211; or just have a chat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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=\"706\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"706\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: ;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the Author<\/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 author: Addy Osmani<\/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>Bring a book and get it signed &#8211; or just have a chat.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); --agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 103 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:15<\/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=\"1445\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" 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\">Next Steps AMA<\/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\">Preparing for the role of Principal Engineer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for preparing for the role of a Principal Engineer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/prianna-ahsan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/prianna_ahsan_-_Prianna_Ahsan-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\/prianna-ahsan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrianna Ahsan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSalesforce\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 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\/mike-adler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1806,h_2408\/next\/2025\/09\/Mike-Adler-Mike-Adler.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\/mike-adler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Adler\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Systems 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\/luis-flores-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1179,h_1318\/next\/2025\/09\/Luis-Flores-Luis-Flores-Martinez.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\/luis-flores-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuis Flores Martinez\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFastly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\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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Vora\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tSenior 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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1445\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1445\" 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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sessions on how to take the next step in your career for<strong>\u00a0preparing for the role of a Principal Engineer<\/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\/prianna-ahsan\/\" 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\/prianna_ahsan_-_Prianna_Ahsan-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\tPrianna Ahsan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Salesforce<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Prianna is a Software Architect at Salesforce, where she collaborates across organizations to design scalable distributed infrastructure used to power SaaS applications. 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\/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=\"1609\" 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 class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anya-glowa-kollisch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Anya-Glowa-Kollisch-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\/anya-glowa-kollisch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnya Glowa-Kollisch\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\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\/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\" 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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=\"1609\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1609\" 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: 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And that can lead to people feeling isolated in their experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come to the community representation groups, where you\u2019ll be able to connect with folks who might have similar backgrounds and experiences to yours, and where you\u2019ll be able to build a peer network for support throughout your journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"session-contributors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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. 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\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 125 \/ 128;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1636\" 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\">18:00<\/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\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-speakers-2\">Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with the 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\/daniel-bykat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_724,h_724\/next\/2025\/06\/Daniel-Bykat-e1749659209476.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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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anshu-bhatt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_526,h_526\/next\/2025\/06\/Ashnu-Bhatt.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\/anshu-bhatt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnshu Bhatt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChamberlain Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details 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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\/curtis-allen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurtis Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1636\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog 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has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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 Bykat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Architect<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Rocket Mortgage<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/daniel-bykat\/\" 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\/anshu-bhatt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Ashnu-Bhatt-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\tAnshu Bhatt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Chamberlain Group<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Anshu Bhatt is a dynamic and results-driven Software Technical Leader with over 20 years of hands-on experience in software engineering, specializing in the development of complex, high-impact systems. She has a proven track record of successfully guiding next-generation medical device products, including leading engineering teams through the entire product lifecycle\u2014from concept to FDA approval. With expertise in areas such as system architecture, full-stack development, and regulatory compliance, Anshu has consistently delivered innovative solutions in industries like medical devices, telecommunications, and network security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently serving as a Software Engineering Manager with the Chamberlain, Anshu is responsible for driving software development for MyQ&#8217;s commercial cloud application, to drive product innovation and team efficiency. She leads cross-functional teams, orchestrates microservices architectures, and delivers scalable solutions for perimeter access control, enhancing user experience and security for communities. Anshu was previously a Principal Engineer\/Tech Lead at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics where she was responsible for driving software development for next-generation hematology analyzers and integrating an AI-based solutions to enhance product capabilities. Her experience also spans extensive work at Siemens Healthineers, where she led software architecture for a next-gen nuclear medicine scanner, successfully navigating complex system integrations and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p>Anshu\u2019s leadership philosophy focuses on fostering high-performance teams by creating an intellectually stimulating environment and championing Agile and SAFe practices. Her passion for mentoring and driving innovation has enabled her to solve technical challenges in areas of hardware-software integration, scalability, and product usability. As a senior technical leader, Anshu\u2019s commitment to continuous improvement and customer-centric solutions ensures that projects meet deadlines and exceed expectations.<\/p>\n<p>With expertise in C#, .NET, C++, Vue.js, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, and observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Anshu remains at the forefront of software development trends and tools. Her collaborative approach to working with distributed teams has contributed to successful product launches and seamless integration of complex technologies in highly regulated environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/anshu-bhatt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Anshu&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/curtis-allen\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/04\/me-Curtis-Allen-scaled-e1747060089239-300x300.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\tCurtis Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>I&#8217;m a Principal Engineer at Slack, where I&#8217;ve worked on the initial team that built Workflow Builder. I&#8217;ve since worked on rebuilding the Slack Developer Platform from the ground up. Before Slack, I&#8217;ve worked in education, financial, and government sectors, typically specializing in infrastructure and automation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-allen\/\" 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\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; --grid-times-row: 128 \/ 134;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"705\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"contributor-ama\" data-tax-session-level=\"\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">18:15<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Contributor AMA<\/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\">Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join the LeadDev content team to explore ways to share your experience and get involved as a contributor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/ruth-yarnit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Ruth-Yarnit-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\/ruth-yarnit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuth Yarnit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tCEO &amp; Co-founder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"705\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"705\" 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\">Contributor 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\" 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>Become a LeadDev Contributor AMA<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t18:15 &#8211; 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 wp-elements-01acab973934b641a0112460ef7ba025\" id=\"h-workshop-track\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:1.1;text-transform:uppercase\">WORKSHOP TRACK<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\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=\"1697\" 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\">11:45<\/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=\"1697\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1697\" 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\t11:45 &#8211; 13:00\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><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. 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\t<div style=\"--agenda-text-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base); 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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 &#8220;Building Visibility as a Staff+ Engineer&#8221; 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 -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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=\"1698\" 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=\"1698\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1698\" 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>. 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--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=\"1693\" 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=\"1693\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1693\" 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: 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=\"1694\" 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=\"1694\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1694\" 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 -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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: 46 \/ 48;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1713\" 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=\"1713\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1713\" 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\":\"220px\",\"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\/2023\/05\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-12.png\" alt=\"Tailscale x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023434\" style=\"width:220px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-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 -->\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\/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: 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=\"1714\" 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=\"1714\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1714\" 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: 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=\"1715\" 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=\"1715\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1715\" 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: 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=\"1716\" 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<\/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=\"1716\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1716\" 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<\/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 {\"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: 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=\"1722\" 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=\"1722\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1722\" 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: 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=\"1718\" 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=\"1718\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1718\" 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: 80 \/ 82;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1719\" 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=\"1719\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1719\" 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: 103 \/ 105;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1803\" 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=\"1803\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1803\" 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 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profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\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; --agenda-time-rows: 124; --agenda-tablet-column-count: 2.2; --agenda-mobile-column-count: 1.2;\" data-scroll-position=\"0\">\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-anchor\" id=\"Agenda_1_Day_2\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-wrapper\"><div class=\"ld-agenda__day-titles-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day-scroll-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ld-agenda__day show-times wp-block-pbc-agenda-day\" data-day=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 1; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" 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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 StaffPlus New York 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A welcome 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\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Tanya-Reilly.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\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1429\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1429\" 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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/tanya-reilly\/\" 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\/Tanya-Reilly-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\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Datadog and the author of <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The Staff Engineer&#8217;s Path<\/a>. 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\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 23 \/ 29;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1690\" 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\">09:30<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Reimagining the image pipeline at Squarespace<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>This talk explores the evolution of Squarespace&#8217;s image pipeline\u2014why change was needed, how the architecture adapted for scale and flexibility, and the unique challenges faced along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wenshuo-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_320,h_320\/next\/2025\/09\/Wenshuo-e1756977154296.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\/wenshuo-liu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWenshuo 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\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 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\/arnaud-lawson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_788,h_788\/next\/2025\/09\/Arnaud-Lawson-e1756973535363.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\/arnaud-lawson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArnaud Lawson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1690\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1690\" 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>Reimagining the image pipeline at Squarespace<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t09:30 &#8211; 10:00\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\">At Squarespace, we empower our customers to captivate their audiences, and high-quality images are essential for helping them stand out. As one of the world&#8217;s largest web hosting companies, we manage petabytes of customer images, serving millions of them per second.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join us as we explore the transformation of our image pipeline, adapting to the evolving needs of our customers and the dynamic digital landscape. We will discuss:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The previous state and rationale behind our image pipeline.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The evolution of our architecture to address customer requirements and industry trends, while maintaining a great user experience, cost-efficiency and flexibility.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The intriguing challenges encountered throughout our journey.<\/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\/wenshuo-liu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Wenshuo-e1756977154296-300x300.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\tWenshuo 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\">Senior 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<section class=\"relative max-w-screen-xl mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative px-6 pb-20 bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-lg pt-10 md:px-10 mb-24 min-h-[800px]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center space-y-4\">\n<div class=\"prose lg:prose-lg max-w-none\">\n<div id=\":lt\" class=\"ii gt adO\">\n<div id=\":lu\" class=\"a3s aiL \" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Message body\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Wenshuo Liu is a Senior Software Engineer at Squarespace. She spends most of her time there working on the media platform. She finds processing media assets like images and videos both nerdy and fun.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wenshuo-liu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Wenshuo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/arnaud-lawson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Arnaud-Lawson-e1756973535363-300x300.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\tArnaud Lawson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div>Arnaud Lawson is a Staff Software Engineer at Squarespace. He is one of the first engineers to join the Media Platform to help design and develop it. He architected Squarespace\u2019s video hosting platform and focuses on evolving the Media Platform to support product features. He loves cycling and traveling.<\/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\/arnaud-lawson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Arnaud&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 29 \/ 31;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1420\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">10:00<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Un-becoming the bottleneck<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>The biggest obstacle to team growth is often Staff+ engineers themselves. Breaking this pattern requires more than just &#8220;org-wide impact&#8221; it calls for deep, deliberate focus on growing 2-3 key engineers around you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-poulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1750,h_1750\/next\/2025\/06\/Alex-Poulos-e1749659488985.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-poulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Poulos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1420\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1420\" 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>Un-becoming the bottleneck<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:00 &#8211; 10:10\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">&#8220;It&#8217;s me\u2013 Hi. I&#8217;m the problem, it&#8217;s me,&#8221; croons Taylor Swift on her iconic track, &#8220;Anti-hero.&#8221; When it comes to the growth of those around us, this also applies to Staff+ Engineers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Simply put, experienced ICs are often the largest barrier to growth of those around them. Leadership will turn to you when something mission critical has to get done fast. Leadership will turn to you to save someone else&#8217;s project that has run off the rails. Playing the hero feels really good in the short run. But it&#8217;s not sustainable in the long-run for you, or for the organization. Even if you don\u2019t burn out, you slow or stunt the growth of others.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Think about when you grew most as an engineer. Some people will say, \u201cit was when this really experienced person took me under their wing.\u201d But most will say something like, \u201cit was when that really experienced member of the team left, and I had no other choice but to step up.\u201d By default, others grow more in our absence than in our presence. And, we struggle with this problem quite a bit. Our median tenure is quite high, which means the most common growth opportunity in the industry (\u201ca senior IC leaves\u201d) happens less often than elsewhere. This pushes us to experiment with different ways to grow others.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I reflect on the ways I\u2019ve tried (and often failed) to cultivate other engineers. Conventional wisdom says we should \u201cscale\u201d ourselves by focusing on \u201corg wide impact\u201d. But I\u2019ve discovered the power of doing what doesn\u2019t scale. When I\u2019ve carved out time each week to invest in the three most capable engineers around me, something remarkable happens: the whole team sings.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>By default, others grow more in your absence than in your presence.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Identifying and investing in 2-3 key people is super impactful<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Push your best people regularly out of their comfort zone<\/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\/alex-poulos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Alex-Poulos-e1749659488985-300x300.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\tAlex Poulos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-poulos\/\" 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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 31 \/ 37;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1857\" 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\">10:10<\/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\">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=\"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\" 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\t10:10 &#8211; 10:39\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 {\"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: 37 \/ 45; --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\">10:40&ndash;11:20<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ld-agenda__break-heading has-24-px-font-size has-text-color\" id=\"h-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: 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=\"1413\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Building Figma Draw<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore how a small, scrappy team at Figma turned a big product vision into a major launch through smart execution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-budorick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_501,h_501\/next\/2025\/05\/Lauren-Budorick-e1758566831656.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-budorick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Budorick\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\u00a0Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1413\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1413\" 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 Figma Draw<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:20 &#8211; 11:49\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">This talk will describe the process of building one of the flagship new feature areas that Figma launched at its annual conference this year (May 2025). I\u2019ll talk through how I turned a small team, a lot of passions, and a large mandate into a successful product launch.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the past year I\u2019ve been the lead engineer and de facto product manager for a large new product area at Figma. In just a few months, armed with only a handful of engineers and a huge product mandate, our team had to be efficient, resourceful, and most importantly, needed to have a lot of fun in order to deliver such an expansive feature set. Follow along our journey to unlock entirely new ways of being creative with Figma: our successes, our mistakes, and unexpected experiences all the while navigating a highly performance-sensitive front-end C++ stack.<\/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 having a strong technical perspective from the start is key to building an efficient roadmap<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How building partnerships with other engineering teams can stretch your headcount a long way<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to continually prioritize, adapt, and communicate about product decisions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to continually develop buy-in with leadership and give your team space in doing so<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to build a happy team, and how to delegate, trust, and build leaders within your team<\/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-budorick\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Lauren-Budorick-e1758566831656-300x300.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 Budorick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\u00a0Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Figma<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lauren Budorick is a Senior Staff\u00a0Engineer at Figma, where she works on the core Figma editor. She is passionate about building great product and healthy engineering teams. Before Figma she worked at Mapbox on the Mapbox GL map rendering engine, but her love for design tools stems from a previous life as a designer and art major. Outside of computers, she loves skiing, making\u00a0pottery, and spending time with her partner and dogs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-budorick\/\" 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\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 \/ 57;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1729\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI won&#8217;t fix developer productivity (unless you fix context first)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how context engineering unlocks real developer productivity, making AI tools effective by connecting decisions, history, and code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/09\/Peter-Werry.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Werry\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnblocked\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1729\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1729\" 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>AI won&#039;t fix developer productivity (unless you fix context first)<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11:50 &#8211; 12:19\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\":\"218px\",\"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\/11\/Sponsor-Logo-template-Website-250-x-125-px-4.png\" alt=\"Unblocked x LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000023425\" style=\"width:218px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-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>AI coding tools keep promising productivity, yet most teams aren&#8217;t seeing the payoff. The issue isn&#8217;t code generation, it&#8217;s context. Developers waste hours digging through GitHub, Slack, Jira, Confluence, and countless other systems just to understand why things were built, what decisions were made, and how the system evolved.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk explores context engineering: giving both humans and AI direct access to the decisions, history, and discussions already scattered across your tools. l\u2019ll show how this contextual layer helps AI models like Claude and Cursor actually understand your production system, instead of guessing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The result is less hallucination, faster iteration, fewer interruptions, and AI that&#8217;s finally useful in production codebases. If you care about making AI work for real development teams, this is the foundation you can&#8217;t ignore.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 57 \/ 59;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1423\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:20<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">AI-accelerated migrations at scale<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Learn how Airbnb has been using AI and self-serve tools to enable seamless, large-scale migrations, and some of the hurdles we&#8217;ve faced to get there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-covey-brandt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2408,h_2560\/next\/2025\/06\/Charles-Covey-Brandt-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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Covey-Brandt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAirbnb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1423\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1423\" 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>AI-accelerated migrations at scale<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t12:20 &#8211; 12:29\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">Migrations need to be fast and seamless. But at scale, they\u2019re often anything but &#8211; especially when many teams are involved and coordination overhead balloons. What if you could make migrations self-serve, so they just happen, without endless follow-ups or hand-holding?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Airbnb, we\u2019ve been working AI into our migration toolkit to rethink migrations from the ground up, guided by two tenets: \u201cComplete to 100%\u201d and \u201cBe a host\u201d &#8211; taking responsibility for migrations on behalf of teams.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll share how we built tooling, infrastructure, and guidance to enable rapid, large-scale AI-driven migrations. Through some case studies, you&#8217;ll learn how these principles are letting us scale migrations across the company, the new challenges we faced (like review bottlenecks), and practical lessons for anyone looking to accelerate migrations in their own organization.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How migration tenets like \u201cbe a host\u201d and \u201ccomplete to 100%\u201d are foundational for accelerating migrations with AI by changing the planning, ownership, and tooling approach<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The specific tools and infrastructure we&#8217;ve built to scale AI-accelerated migrations and make them self-serve and repeable<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The key points we use to train our migration owners to help deliver successful AI-accelerated migrations<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>And some of the bottlenecks and hurdles we&#8217;ve hit doing this (some we&#8217;ve addressed, some we haven&#8217;t yet)<\/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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2408\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Charles-Covey-Brandt-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\tCharles Covey-Brandt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Airbnb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Charles&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 59 \/ 77; --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\">12:30&ndash;14:00<\/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-lunch-0\" 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: 77 \/ 83;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1409\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The magic of crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how Staff+ engineers can use moments of crisis to drive lasting technical change and strengthen organizational systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/carla-geisser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_280,h_290\/next\/2025\/03\/face-carla.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\/carla-geisser\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarla Geisser\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLayer Aleph\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPartner, Crisis 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=\"1409\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1409\" 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 magic of crisis<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:00 &#8211; 14:30\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">A crisis is a transformative moment for an organization. If you\u2019re prepared, and with a little luck, it can be an ideal moment to make big technical changes.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All organizations experience crises. An existential threat from a competitor, a highly visible outage, or a disruptive reorg can all land you in the same place. The organization has to adapt to continue to exist. New habits and coordination structures are required. Team members have to perform at their best, and do it while stressed and short of time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In such conditions, change is coming to your organization. As a Staff+ engineer, you have a key role to play. I\u2019ll show how listeners can direct and shape the changes, leaving systems and structures that are stronger than before.<\/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 identify a useful crisis conditions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What can staff+ leaders contribute in a crisis?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Technical capabilities you might want before a crisis<\/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\/carla-geisser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/face-carla.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\tCarla Geisser\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Partner, Crisis Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Layer Aleph<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Carla Geisser is a partner at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/layeraleph.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layer Aleph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where she works with organizations in crisis to quickly repair complex systems. Her past work spans Fastly, Google and multiple federal agencies with the United States Digital Service. She loves debugging systems that span software and human components.<\/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\/carla-geisser\/\" 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: 83 \/ 89;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1414\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Scaling LinkedIn\u2019s search infrastructure: Key decisions and engineering challenges<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Explore the key engineering decisions and challenges behind scaling LinkedIn\u2019s search infrastructure to support billions of daily queries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/rahul-raja\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_641,h_641\/next\/2025\/06\/Rahul-headshot-Rahul-Raja-e1749659443579.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\/rahul-raja\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRahul Raja\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\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=\"1414\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1414\" 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>Scaling LinkedIn\u2019s search infrastructure: Key decisions and engineering challenges<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t14:30 &#8211; 14:59\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">This talk explores the engineering challenges and key decisions involved in scaling LinkedIn\u2019s search infrastructure, focusing on architecture, scalability, and resilience at massive scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll walk through the journey of scaling LinkedIn\u2019s search infrastructure, highlighting the key engineering decisions and challenges faced along the way. As one of the largest and most complex search systems in the world, LinkedIn\u2019s infrastructure supports millions of users and billions of queries each day \u2013 while maintaining low latency, high availability, and scalability.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\u2019ll cover the technical decisions made in designing and evolving the system, including tool selection, framework choices, and architectural patterns that enabled LinkedIn to scale its search capabilities in response to growing data and user demands. From designing distributed systems to optimizing indexing, query handling, and storage, I\u2019ll share the trade-offs involved in ensuring reliability and performance at scale.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond the technical aspects, I\u2019ll also discuss the organizational and team dynamics that come with scaling such a large system. This includes aligning cross-functional teams, coordinating across engineering groups, and making decisions that balance immediate execution with long-term vision for the platform.<\/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>Key engineering decisions and challenges when scaling large-scale search infrastructure.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Best practices for designing and optimizing distributed search systems.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>How to balance performance, scalability, and reliability in high-demand platforms.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies for aligning cross-functional teams in large-scale infrastructure projects.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lessons learned from building and evolving search systems to support millions of users.<\/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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Rahul-headshot-Rahul-Raja-e1749659443579-300x300.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\tRahul Raja\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Rahul is a Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, where he focuses on search and deployment systems at scale. Rahul is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and has a strong background in building reliable, high-performance infrastructure. He has led many initiatives to improve search relevance and streamline ML deployment workflows.<\/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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rahul&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 91;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1425\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Compiler makeover: How technical debt created happier developers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Tired of endless patches and quick fixes to your developer tools? So were we. Learn how we at WSO2 turned our outdated Ballerina compiler into a driver of innovation, community growth, and happier developers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/sameera-jayasoma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1159,h_1159\/next\/2025\/06\/Sameera-Jayasoma-e1749659539165.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\/sameera-jayasoma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSameera Jayasoma\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWSO2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 &amp; 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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1425\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1425\" 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>Compiler makeover: How technical debt created happier developers<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:00 &#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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">Technical debt often carries negative connotations\u2014as an inevitable burden rather than a pathway to innovation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At WSO2, by 2020, incremental fixes for the Ballerina compiler and its VSCode plugin fell short of addressing deeper developer experience issues. Instead of viewing these challenges solely as debt, we reframed them as opportunities for innovation, professional growth, and enhanced developer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This talk shares experiences from my journey transforming technical debt into strategic improvements through a comprehensive redesign toward a responsive, real-time compiler architecture. Key strategies included empowering engineers, clear and transparent communication, and maintaining community trust. By repositioning technical debt positively, we significantly improved developer productivity and innovation capabilities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will gain practical insights into leveraging technical challenges to propel innovation, engineer growth, and community development. This talk will be a retrospective of that journey, exploring what worked and what didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Technical debt can be reframed as a powerful driver for innovation and growth.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Effective communication is critical when introducing significant technical changes.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Prioritizing developer satisfaction can dramatically enhance productivity and community engagement.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Successful transformations require empowering your engineers and fostering trust.<\/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\/sameera-jayasoma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1159\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Sameera-Jayasoma-e1749659539165-300x300.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\tSameera Jayasoma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 &amp; Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">WSO2<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/sameera-jayasoma\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Sameera&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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 \/ 96;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1416\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\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>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/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 lead when you just don&#8217;t know the tech<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>How to lead successfully in unfamiliar technical domains by embracing uncertainty, empowering teams, and still delivering results\u2014even when you\u2019re not the expert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lorena-salamanca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Lorena-Salamanca-.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\/lorena-salamanca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLorena Salamanca\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPicnic Technologies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1416\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1416\" 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>How to lead when you just don&#039;t know the tech<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15:10 &#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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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>As a Staff Engineer, uncertainty is a given. But sometimes, it lands right where it stings the most\u2014on the expectation that you\u2019re the technical expert. This talk is about my own experience leading initiatives where I didn\u2019t have expertise in the tech at hand and how, despite that, a team can still be inspired, empowered, and deliver great results. I\u2019ll share what worked, what didn\u2019t, and the lessons I\u2019ve carried forward about leading without always being \u201cthe expert.\u201d Whether you\u2019ve been in this position before or just want to be ready when it happens, this session will give you a candid look at turning uncertainty into strength.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Confidence that effective leadership doesn\u2019t require mastering every technical detail.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Strategies to empower teams and foster collaboration in unfamiliar technical domains.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Techniques to turn uncertainty into an opportunity for growth and innovation.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Insights into building trust and credibility while navigating new challenges.<\/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\/lorena-salamanca\/\" 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\/Lorena-Salamanca--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\tLorena Salamanca\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Picnic Technologies<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lorena is a staff engineer with a track record spanning hands-on development, technical leadership, and engineering management. She\u2019s led initiatives across a range of technologies and domains, working with teams of all shapes and sizes to deliver impactful, cross-disciplinary solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently learning and driving how to bring observability as a first-class citizen that&#8217;s horizontal to any of the implementations in Picnic in a coordinated and efficient way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lorena-salamanca\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lorena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-times-row: 96 \/ 103; --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;16:10<\/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: 103 \/ 109;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1406\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:10<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">The lean architect: Experimenting your way to better decisions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how hypothesis-driven architecture helps Staff+ engineers make better decisions early, reduce risk, and build resilient systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maxime-najim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/2023\/10\/Maxime-Najim-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\/maxime-najim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaxime Najim\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTarget\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistinguished Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1406\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1406\" 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 lean architect: Experimenting your way to better decisions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:10 &#8211; 16:39\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst has-large-font-size\">This talk introduces hypothesis-driven development as a method for validating architectural choices. We&#8217;ll explore how to design experiments that provide actionable data, allowing teams to make informed decisions and adapt to changing requirements.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a Staff+ engineer, you&#8217;re expected to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, align teams around technical direction, and deliver meaningful outcomes \u2013 all in the face of ambiguity and rapid change. Yet the most important architectural decisions often happen early in a project \u2013 precisely when knowledge is limited and uncertainty is highest.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To lead effectively in this environment, you need a mindset shift: embrace the role of a lean architect and treat architecture as a series of testable hypotheses. Validate decisions early \u2013 while changes are still inexpensive and easy to make. Start small. Build steel threads: thin, end-to-end slices that deliver value and surface insight. Use them to ask sharper questions:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Will this pattern scale in production?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Are our boundaries enabling speed or creating new bottlenecks?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>What is real-world usage telling us about our assumptions?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By experimenting your way to better decisions, you create space for smarter choices and generate the feedback needed to shape architecture. As successful patterns emerge, your team can invest with confidence \u2013 steadily building scalable, resilient systems one iteration at a 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\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/10\/Maxime-Najim-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\tMaxime Najim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Target<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With two decades of experience building resilient, scalable systems, Maxime has had the privilege of working with engineering teams at Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix, and Amazon. Today, as a distinguished engineer at Target, he partners closely with senior engineering leaders\u2014directors, VPs, and principal architects\u2014to navigate complex technical challenges and align architectural decisions with business goals.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This often means driving experimentation, fostering cultural shifts, and helping teams adapt how they work to enable growth and innovation. Whether it\u2019s digging into the root cause of persistent issues or shaping strategic initiatives, he focuses on surfacing patterns, clarifying trade-offs, and guiding teams toward pragmatic, scalable solutions. Above all, he loves learning\u2014and sharing what he has learned with others. He&#8217;s passionate about helping teams grow, evolve, and tackle the hard problems together.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maxime&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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 \/ 111;\" 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=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Requirements [Citation needed]<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>A reflective talk on questioning \u201crequirements,\u201d exposing assumptions, and reducing costly missteps through honesty, clarity, and adaptability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tali-gutman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1266,h_1168\/next\/2024\/08\/PXL_20220417_213028378-EDIT-Tali-Gutman.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\/tali-gutman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTali Gutman\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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>Requirements [Citation needed]<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:40 &#8211; 16:49\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 we look at the word \u201crequirements\u201d, our brains interpret whatever comes next as compulsory conditions that must be met. As a cognitive shortcut &#8211; we take those conditions as the facts of the problem at hand. However, humans are fallible and the requirements we\u2019re looking at are nothing more than our (or someone else\u2019s) best guess. This cognitive shortcut sometimes leads us in the wrong direction, only to course correct later on (hopefully). Going through a couple of stories, we\u2019re going to discuss what we can do to catch that we\u2019re in this situation early and mitigate the costs.<\/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>Be honest with ourselves about our requirements. Is this really \u201crequired\u201d?<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Is there a property of the solution we assume goes without saying? Let\u2019s say it.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Assume that things will change, driven by Murphy\u2019s law &#8211; precisely in the way we didn\u2019t plan for.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Remember that estimating time is the hardest problem in engineering, after naming.<\/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\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/PXL_20220417_213028378-EDIT-Tali-Gutman-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\tTali Gutman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<p>Tali&#8217;s love of computers is broad and all-inclusive: She created websites in the olden days, assembled machines (also in data centers!), designed and built systems, and let this or that game suck in a bunch of hours. Aside from that, she takes pride in being a good friend, a mother of 2 adorable children, a climber and a skier. She tried getting ChatGPT to write this bio. She still doesn&#8217;t like ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tali&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 111 \/ 116;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1405\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"talk\" data-tax-session-level=\"distinguished-engineer,principal-engineer,staff-engineer\">\n\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">16:50<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Talk<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span>Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Principal Engineer<\/span><span>\u2022<\/span><span>Staff Engineer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Guiding mentees on the path to distinguished engineering<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Discover how to mentor engineers toward Distinguished roles by developing technical excellence, strategic impact, and organizational influence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\/todd-outten\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tDistinguished Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1405\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1405\" 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>Guiding mentees on the path to distinguished engineering<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t16:50 &#8211; 17:14\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\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Principal Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Staff Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\">Learn how to effectively mentor aspiring technical leaders, focusing on cultivating the unique blend of technical mastery, broad impact, and organizational influence required for a Distinguished Engineer role.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Becoming a Distinguished Engineer is generally not an inline promotion. It is a position in which most companies ask you to apply. As the requirements are numerous and cover technical and non-technical areas, you need to develop a plan and support structure to prepare for this journey.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most engineers can clearly articulate their technical capabilities. That\u2019s the easy part. The more difficult areas include understanding the challenges and opportunities for the Business your Enterprise is engaged in. How do you develop and use your soft skills to influence senior management on roadmaps and directions for exploration.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this talk, you\u2019ll hear about the career development paths that will help you achieve your goals for becoming a Distinguished Engineer.<\/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 general requirements for Distinguished Engineer<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The type of support will you need on this journey<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>The career development areas that you\u2019ll need to develop<\/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\/todd-outten\/\" 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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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>Todd is a Distinguished Engineer in Comcast Cybersecurity, where he focuses on micro-segmentation networks, software architecture, micro services, and public cloud. His primary role is to help product teams adopt patterns and technologies that allow them operate efficiently, reliably and securely at scale. His specific expertise spans several key areas including: AWS, Kubernetes, event driven architectures, serverless, elasticity, network connectivity &amp; policy enforcement, and content security.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Comcast, Todd had over twenty years experience as a technology architect, CTO, and entrepreneur in the media &amp; entertainment industry at organizations like Industrial Light &amp; Magic (Lucasfilm), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Silicon Graphics.<\/p>\n<p>He also founded several venture capital backed technology companies in mobile, media &amp; technology, direct marketing, and gamification.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Todd&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff326e; --grid-column: 1; --grid-times-row: 116 \/ 119;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1430\" 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\">17:15<\/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\">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\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_476,h_476\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCursor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Tanya-Reilly.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\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1430\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1430\" 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\t17:15 &#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 -->\n<p>Closing thoughts from the host.<\/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\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2020\/12\/Maude-Lemaire-e1770031070472-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\tMaude Lemaire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Cursor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maude is an engineer at Cursor, working on the big, thorny problems that come hand-in-hand with rapid growth. Previously, she was a Principal Engineer at GitHub, where she worked on Copilot Code Review, data partitioning, and domain isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Before GitHub, Maude was a Senior Staff Engineer at Slack, where she founded and led the backend performance infrastructure team. Over nearly 8 years, she was responsible for large-scale load test tooling, performance regression monitoring, and successfully onboarding the world&#8217;s largest companies to Slack as the product scaled from 60,000 users per team to over 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>When she doesn&#8217;t have her nose in a flamegraph, you can find Maude building strong, empathetic engineering cultures.<br \/>\nIn October 2020, Maude published &#8220;Refactoring at Scale&#8221; with O&#8217;Reilly Media, a blueprint for how technical leaders can successfully navigate large, complex refactors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maude-lemaire\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maude&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/tanya-reilly\/\" 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\/Tanya-Reilly-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\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Datadog and the author of <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The Staff Engineer&#8217;s Path<\/a>. 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\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --grid-row: 2;\" class=\"wp-block-pbc-agenda-single-track\">\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --header-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--dark-blue-indigo); padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"ld-agenda__heading wp-block-pbc-agenda-track-heading has-background has-dark-blue-indigo-background-color\">\n<div class=\"heading-background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heading-background-inner clip-right-corner-small\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1371e1b024e5faf3f18b0103280c88db\" id=\"h-interactive-sessions-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\">INTERACTIVE SESSIONS<\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #1d67ea; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 37 \/ 41;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1637\" 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\">10:40<\/span>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__session-tags\">\n\t<p class=\"session-type\">Office Hours<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"session-levels\"><span><\/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 the 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\/wenshuo-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_320,h_320\/next\/2025\/09\/Wenshuo-e1756977154296.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\/wenshuo-liu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWenshuo 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\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 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\/arnaud-lawson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_788,h_788\/next\/2025\/09\/Arnaud-Lawson-e1756973535363.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\/arnaud-lawson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArnaud Lawson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\/alex-poulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1750,h_1750\/next\/2025\/06\/Alex-Poulos-e1749659488985.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-poulos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Poulos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\/todd-outten\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tDistinguished Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1637\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1637\" 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 2, 10:40<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t10:40 &#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 -->\n<p>Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\/wenshuo-liu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Wenshuo-e1756977154296-300x300.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\tWenshuo 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\">Senior 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<section class=\"relative max-w-screen-xl mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative px-6 pb-20 bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-lg pt-10 md:px-10 mb-24 min-h-[800px]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center space-y-4\">\n<div class=\"prose lg:prose-lg max-w-none\">\n<div id=\":lt\" class=\"ii gt adO\">\n<div id=\":lu\" class=\"a3s aiL \" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Message body\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Wenshuo Liu is a Senior Software Engineer at Squarespace. She spends most of her time there working on the media platform. She finds processing media assets like images and videos both nerdy and fun.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/wenshuo-liu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Wenshuo&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/arnaud-lawson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Arnaud-Lawson-e1756973535363-300x300.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\tArnaud Lawson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div>Arnaud Lawson is a Staff Software Engineer at Squarespace. He is one of the first engineers to join the Media Platform to help design and develop it. He architected Squarespace\u2019s video hosting platform and focuses on evolving the Media Platform to support product features. He loves cycling and traveling.<\/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\/arnaud-lawson\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Arnaud&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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-poulos\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Alex-Poulos-e1749659488985-300x300.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\tAlex Poulos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-poulos\/\" 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<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\/todd-outten\/\" 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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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>Todd is a Distinguished Engineer in Comcast Cybersecurity, where he focuses on micro-segmentation networks, software architecture, micro services, and public cloud. His primary role is to help product teams adopt patterns and technologies that allow them operate efficiently, reliably and securely at scale. His specific expertise spans several key areas including: AWS, Kubernetes, event driven architectures, serverless, elasticity, network connectivity &amp; policy enforcement, and content security.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Comcast, Todd had over twenty years experience as a technology architect, CTO, and entrepreneur in the media &amp; entertainment industry at organizations like Industrial Light &amp; Magic (Lucasfilm), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Silicon Graphics.<\/p>\n<p>He also founded several venture capital backed technology companies in mobile, media &amp; technology, direct marketing, and gamification.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Todd&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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; --grid-times-row: 41 \/ 47;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1610\" 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\">11:00<\/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\/kat-ross\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2154,h_2282\/next\/2024\/06\/Kat_Ross.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\/kat-ross\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKat Ross\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1610\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1610\" 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\t11:00 &#8211; 11:30\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 -->\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\/kat-ross\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2154\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/06\/Kat_Ross.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\tKat Ross\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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>Kat is currently an Engineering Manager at Spotify where she leads teams to develop new non-intrusive ad formats to support the free tier. Prior to Spotify, Kat worked at a startup called Teachable, and at Capital One. She is based in Brooklyn, NY &#8211; where she holds the belief that Brooklyn beats Manhattan in almost all categories (save museums, maybe). Outside of work, Kat loves to read, run (the marathon this year!), knit, and share her opinions with any and all that will listen to them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kat-ross\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View  profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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: 49 \/ 55;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">11:45<\/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=\"1611\" 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 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\/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\/daniel-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_2000,h_1759\/next\/2024\/04\/daniel-lee-headshot-Daniel-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\/daniel-lee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel 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\tBrightPlan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinancial Planner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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=\"1611\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1611\" 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\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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\/daniel-lee\/\" 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\/2024\/04\/daniel-lee-headshot-Daniel-Lee.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\tDaniel 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\">Financial Planner<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">BrightPlan<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-leaddev-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-contributor node--view-mode-full\" data-history-node-id=\"26436\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>Daniel S Lee, CFA, CFP, is a financial planner who provides clear, unbiased advice to help busy individuals make smart financial choices. He is an award-winning instructor at UC Berkeley Extension and serves on the advisory board of the UC Berkeley Personal Financial Planning Program. He is a member of the CFA Society of Orange County, and leads the financial planning team as the Director of Financial Planning and Advice at BrightPlan, a leading financial wellness benefit provider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-contributorsinteractionsblock\" class=\"block block-leaddev-general block-contributors-interactions-block\">\n<div class=\"box js-section box--grid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 box__grid-col\">\n<div class=\"box__content\">\n<div class=\"box__item js-box-item\"><\/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\/daniel-lee\/\" 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\/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=\"1819\" 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=\"1819\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1819\" 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><strong>Alia Rose Connor<\/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\/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: #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=\"1674\" 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=\"1674\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1674\" 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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">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\/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: #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=\"1596\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"solution-swap\" 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\">Solution Swap<\/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\">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=\"1596\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1596\" 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\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\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=\"1675\" 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; ML &amp; Compute Infrastructure\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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-kelly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Chris-Kelly.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-kelly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tHead of 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\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/aleksandar-gyorev\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Aleksandar-Gyorev.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\/aleksandar-gyorev\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAleksandar Gyorev\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo Sigma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Platform 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=\"1675\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1675\" 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 AI practically deliver value to engineering 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\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\">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\/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 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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 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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\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=\"1613\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1613\" 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\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\/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=\"589\" 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=\"589\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"589\" 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 -->\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\/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: #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=\"1677\" 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 address automation anxiety in my 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\/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 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\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\/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\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1677\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1677\" 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 address automation anxiety in my engineering 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\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\">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\/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. Expert in real-time voice and video communication. Director of Product and Engineering at Infobip, leading innovation on the Voice and Video platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/dino-bico\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Dino&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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<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\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\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=\"1597\" 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=\"1597\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1597\" 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\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=\"1679\" 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 effectively prevent LLMs from creating hidden technical debt?<\/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 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class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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\/akshay-shah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Akshay-Shah.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\/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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debt?<\/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\":10000027504,\"width\":\"226px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png\" alt=\"Antithesis LeadDev\" class=\"wp-image-10000027504\" style=\"width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/staffplus-new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 900w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,h_300,w_300\/next\/2025\/08\/Antithesis-LeadDev.png 300w, 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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\/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: #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=\"1638\" 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\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-speakers-4\">Meet the speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Chat with the 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\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_400,h_400\/next\/2025\/09\/Peter-Werry.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/peter-werry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Werry\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnblocked\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoftware Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/charles-covey-brandt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_2408,h_2560\/next\/2025\/06\/Charles-Covey-Brandt-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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Covey-Brandt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAirbnb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lauren-budorick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_501,h_501\/next\/2025\/05\/Lauren-Budorick-e1758566831656.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-budorick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Budorick\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\u00a0Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1638\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1638\" 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 2, 12:30<\/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>Chat with the speakers face-to-face in a relaxed, conversational environment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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<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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2408\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Charles-Covey-Brandt-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\tCharles Covey-Brandt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Airbnb<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/charles-covey-brandt\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Charles&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-budorick\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Lauren-Budorick-e1758566831656-300x300.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\tLauren Budorick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\u00a0Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Figma<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lauren Budorick is a Senior Staff\u00a0Engineer at Figma, where she works on the core Figma editor. She is passionate about building great product and healthy engineering teams. Before Figma she worked at Mapbox on the Mapbox GL map rendering engine, but her love for design tools stems from a previous life as a designer and art major. Outside of computers, she loves skiing, making\u00a0pottery, and spending time with her partner and dogs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-budorick\/\" 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\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 \/ 70;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">13:15<\/span>\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=\"1614\" 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 Interest 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\">Meet leaders from the Media and Entertainment domain<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Join our relaxed sessions where you can meet peers working in similar domains to share ideas, collaborate on challenges and exchange solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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-simmer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/David-Simmer-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\/david-simmer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Simmer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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 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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=\"1616\" 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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has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsana\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\/gargee-anjikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_644,h_592\/next\/2025\/09\/Gargee-Gargee-Anjikar.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\/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=\"1616\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1616\" 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=\"1665\" 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 keep learning even when you&#8217;re short on time?<\/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\/gargee-anjikar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_644,h_592\/next\/2025\/09\/Gargee-Gargee-Anjikar.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\/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=\"1665\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1665\" 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 keep learning even when you&#039;re short on time?<\/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>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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 71 \/ 77;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"682\" 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\">13:30<\/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 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Tanya Reilly<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed &#8211; or just have a chat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Tanya-Reilly.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\/tanya-reilly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\tPrincipal Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"682\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"682\" class=\"ld-card__modal\" closedby=\"any\" popover>\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"--session-type-colour: ;\">\n\t\t<p class=\"session-type\">Meet the Author<\/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 author: Tanya Reilly<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\">\n\t\t\t\t13:30 &#8211; 13:59\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 -->\n<p>Bring a book and get it signed &#8211; or just have a chat.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\/tanya-reilly\/\" 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\/Tanya-Reilly-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\tTanya Reilly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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>Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Datadog and the author of <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.noidea.dog\/staff\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The Staff Engineer&#8217;s Path<\/a>. 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: 76 \/ 82;\" 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=\"1617\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"next-steps-ama\" 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\">Next Steps AMA<\/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\">Diving into the role of Engineering Director<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for\u00a0preparing for the role of an Engineering Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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 Feibus\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\/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\/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\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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=\"1617\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1617\" 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\" 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>Diving into the role of Engineering Director<\/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>Dedicated sessions on how to take the next step in your career for<strong>\u00a0preparing for the role of an Engineering Director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moderated by <strong>Scott Carey<\/strong>, Editor in Chief at LeadDev.<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\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__label has-small-font-size\">FEATURING<\/div>\n\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\/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\/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=\"1618\" 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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class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\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 class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1618\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1618\" 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 Latinx 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 -->\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: 82 \/ 88;\" 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=\"1438\" 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 be leveraged in day to day workflows?<\/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\/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\/julien-veneziano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_300,h_409\/next\/2023\/10\/jveneziano-300-Julien-Veneziano.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\/julien-veneziano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulien Veneziano\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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 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=\"1438\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1438\" 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 AI be leveraged in day to day workflows?<\/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\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\/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=\"1592\" 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 Fabian 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=\"1592\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1592\" 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>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\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=\"1680\" 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\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1680\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1680\" 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 enable collaboration across your whole developer org?<\/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\">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\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=\"1681\" 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 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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 {\"className\":\"is-style-standfirst\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-standfirst\">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\/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\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #a94ef7; --grid-column: 2; --grid-times-row: 89 \/ 92;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1598\" 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=\"1598\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1598\" 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; 15:15\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-suitable-for\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This session is suitable for:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-level\">Director+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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: 91 \/ 95;\" class=\"ld-agenda__group wp-block-pbc-agenda-group has-text-color has-base-color\">\n\t\t\n<span class=\"ld-card__time wp-block-pbc-card-time\">15:15<\/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=\"1806\" data-tax-session-topic=\"\" data-tax-session-type=\"table-talks\" 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\">Table Talks<\/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\">How do you assess and measure the true health of your engineering organization?<\/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\/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\/francisco-trindade\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/06\/Francisco-Tridade.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 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href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/alex-hidalgo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_1092,h_1248\/next\/2021\/08\/Alex-Hidalgo-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\/alex-hidalgo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Hidalgo\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNobl9\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\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=\"1621\" 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 make technical decisions that balance benefits and tradeoffs?<\/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\/eric-rafalovsky\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Eric-Rafalovsky.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__name contributor-credit__name\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-rafalovsky\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Rafalovsky\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsana\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGroup Technical 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\/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 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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\/eric-rafalovsky\/\" 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\/Eric-Rafalovsky-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\tEric Rafalovsky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Group Technical Lead<\/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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/eric-rafalovsky\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Eric&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-brookbank\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1633\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/James-Brookbank-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\tJames Brookbank\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Solutions Architect 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\">James Brookbank is a cloud solutions architect manager at Google based in NYC. Solution architects help make cloud easier for Google\u2019s customers by solving complex technical problems and providing expert architectural guidance. Before joining Google, James worked at a number of large enterprises with a focus on IT infrastructure and financial services.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/james-brookbank\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View James&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/zeel-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Zeel-Patel-e1758581192450-300x300.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\tZeel 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\">Engineering Manager<\/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<p>Zeel is results-driven Engineering Manager with 8+ years of experience driving cloud innovation, improving operational efficiency, and driving customer success. Currently spearheading a dynamic team of 23+ engineers at Amazon Web Services, overseeing critical big data services including EMR, Bedrock, Sagemaker, and DynamoDB. She has deep technical proficiency in AWS ecosystem including Devops, Bigdata, Compute, Storage, Database, Machine learning, and Serverless technologies. She has proven track record of transforming low-performing teams into high-impact engineering groups through strategic leadership, technical mentorship, and data-driven decision making. She is passionate about developing next-generation tech talent through strategic academic partnerships and creating robust early-career development programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/zeel-patel\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Zeel&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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: #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=\"1683\" 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 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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\/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 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class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLead 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=\"1683\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1683\" 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 make developers more efficient without adding more pressure?<\/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\">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 -->\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\/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<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\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=\"1592\" 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 Fabian 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=\"1592\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1592\" 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>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: 96 \/ 98;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1639\" 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_1159,h_1159\/next\/2025\/06\/Sameera-Jayasoma-e1749659539165.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\/sameera-jayasoma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSameera Jayasoma\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWSO2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\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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She\u2019s led initiatives across a range of technologies and domains, working with teams of all shapes and sizes to deliver impactful, cross-disciplinary solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently learning and driving how to bring observability as a first-class citizen that&#8217;s horizontal to any of the implementations in Picnic in a coordinated and efficient way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lorena-salamanca\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lorena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Rahul-headshot-Rahul-Raja-e1749659443579-300x300.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\tRahul Raja\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Rahul is a Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, where he focuses on search and deployment systems at scale. Rahul is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and has a strong background in building reliable, high-performance infrastructure. He has led many initiatives to improve search relevance and streamline ML deployment workflows.<\/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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rahul&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-geisser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/face-carla.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\tCarla Geisser\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Partner, Crisis Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Layer Aleph<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Carla Geisser is a partner at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/layeraleph.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layer Aleph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where she works with organizations in crisis to quickly repair complex systems. Her past work spans Fastly, Google and multiple federal agencies with the United States Digital Service. She loves debugging systems that span software and human components.<\/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\/carla-geisser\/\" 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<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\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/PXL_20220417_213028378-EDIT-Tali-Gutman-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\tTali Gutman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<p>Tali&#8217;s love of computers is broad and all-inclusive: She created websites in the olden days, assembled machines (also in data centers!), designed and built systems, and let this or that game suck in a bunch of hours. Aside from that, she takes pride in being a good friend, a mother of 2 adorable children, a climber and a skier. She tried getting ChatGPT to write this bio. She still doesn&#8217;t like ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tali&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/10\/Maxime-Najim-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\tMaxime Najim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Target<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With two decades of experience building resilient, scalable systems, Maxime has had the privilege of working with engineering teams at Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix, and Amazon. Today, as a distinguished engineer at Target, he partners closely with senior engineering leaders\u2014directors, VPs, and principal architects\u2014to navigate complex technical challenges and align architectural decisions with business goals.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This often means driving experimentation, fostering cultural shifts, and helping teams adapt how they work to enable growth and innovation. Whether it\u2019s digging into the root cause of persistent issues or shaping strategic initiatives, he focuses on surfacing patterns, clarifying trade-offs, and guiding teams toward pragmatic, scalable solutions. Above all, he loves learning\u2014and sharing what he has learned with others. He&#8217;s passionate about helping teams grow, evolve, and tackle the hard problems together.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maxime&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/todd-outten\/\" 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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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>Todd is a Distinguished Engineer in Comcast Cybersecurity, where he focuses on micro-segmentation networks, software architecture, micro services, and public cloud. His primary role is to help product teams adopt patterns and technologies that allow them operate efficiently, reliably and securely at scale. His specific expertise spans several key areas including: AWS, Kubernetes, event driven architectures, serverless, elasticity, network connectivity &amp; policy enforcement, and content security.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Comcast, Todd had over twenty years experience as a technology architect, CTO, and entrepreneur in the media &amp; entertainment industry at organizations like Industrial Light &amp; Magic (Lucasfilm), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Silicon Graphics.<\/p>\n<p>He also founded several venture capital backed technology companies in mobile, media &amp; technology, direct marketing, and gamification.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Todd&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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; 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class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/kirti-bhardwaj\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_392,h_392\/next\/2025\/09\/Kirti-Bhardwaj.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\/kirti-bhardwaj\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKirti Bhardwaj\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\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\/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 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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\/kirti-bhardwaj\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Kirti-Bhardwaj-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\tKirti Bhardwaj\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Gocardless<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\/kirti-bhardwaj\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Kirti&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/aaron-moses\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2025\/09\/Aaron-Moses-300x300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\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\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\tLorena Salamanca\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Staff Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Picnic Technologies<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Lorena is a staff engineer with a track record spanning hands-on development, technical leadership, and engineering management. She\u2019s led initiatives across a range of technologies and domains, working with teams of all shapes and sizes to deliver impactful, cross-disciplinary solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently learning and driving how to bring observability as a first-class citizen that&#8217;s horizontal to any of the implementations in Picnic in a coordinated and efficient way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lorena-salamanca\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lorena&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Rahul-headshot-Rahul-Raja-e1749659443579-300x300.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\tRahul Raja\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">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\">Rahul is a Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, where he focuses on search and deployment systems at scale. Rahul is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and has a strong background in building reliable, high-performance infrastructure. He has led many initiatives to improve search relevance and streamline ML deployment workflows.<\/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\/rahul-raja\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Rahul&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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-geisser\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/face-carla.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\tCarla Geisser\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Partner, Crisis Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Layer Aleph<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\">Carla Geisser is a partner at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/layeraleph.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layer Aleph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where she works with organizations in crisis to quickly repair complex systems. Her past work spans Fastly, Google and multiple federal agencies with the United States Digital Service. She loves debugging systems that span software and human components.<\/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\/carla-geisser\/\" 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<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\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/PXL_20220417_213028378-EDIT-Tali-Gutman-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\tTali Gutman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<p>Tali&#8217;s love of computers is broad and all-inclusive: She created websites in the olden days, assembled machines (also in data centers!), designed and built systems, and let this or that game suck in a bunch of hours. Aside from that, she takes pride in being a good friend, a mother of 2 adorable children, a climber and a skier. She tried getting ChatGPT to write this bio. She still doesn&#8217;t like ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/tali-gutman\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Tali&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_lfill,h_300,w_300,g_faces\/next\/2023\/10\/Maxime-Najim-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\tMaxime Najim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">Target<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With two decades of experience building resilient, scalable systems, Maxime has had the privilege of working with engineering teams at Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix, and Amazon. Today, as a distinguished engineer at Target, he partners closely with senior engineering leaders\u2014directors, VPs, and principal architects\u2014to navigate complex technical challenges and align architectural decisions with business goals.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This often means driving experimentation, fostering cultural shifts, and helping teams adapt how they work to enable growth and innovation. Whether it\u2019s digging into the root cause of persistent issues or shaping strategic initiatives, he focuses on surfacing patterns, clarifying trade-offs, and guiding teams toward pragmatic, scalable solutions. Above all, he loves learning\u2014and sharing what he has learned with others. He&#8217;s passionate about helping teams grow, evolve, and tackle the hard problems together.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/maxime-najim\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Maxime&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/todd-outten\/\" 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\/01\/Todd-Outten-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\tTodd Outten\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">Distinguished Engineer<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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>Todd is a Distinguished Engineer in Comcast Cybersecurity, where he focuses on micro-segmentation networks, software architecture, micro services, and public cloud. His primary role is to help product teams adopt patterns and technologies that allow them operate efficiently, reliably and securely at scale. His specific expertise spans several key areas including: AWS, Kubernetes, event driven architectures, serverless, elasticity, network connectivity &amp; policy enforcement, and content security.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Comcast, Todd had over twenty years experience as a technology architect, CTO, and entrepreneur in the media &amp; entertainment industry at organizations like Industrial Light &amp; Magic (Lucasfilm), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Silicon Graphics.<\/p>\n<p>He also founded several venture capital backed technology companies in mobile, media &amp; technology, direct marketing, and gamification.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/todd-outten\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Todd&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\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: 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take the next step in your career for Becoming a VP of Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ld-card__contributors\">\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/surya-prashanth-sanagavarapu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_281,h_280\/next\/2025\/09\/Surya-Sanagavar.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\/surya-prashanth-sanagavarapu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurya (Prashanth) Sanagavarapu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVTS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSVP 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\/alina-oganesova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clip-right-corner-small\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/leaddev\/image\/upload\/f_auto\/q_auto:best\/dpr_auto\/c_limit,w_792,h_792\/next\/2025\/09\/alina_oganesova_hs-Alina-Oganesova-e1760052156361.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\/alina-oganesova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlina Oganesova\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIMO 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\tVP of Software Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class='ld-card__contributors-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__contributor contributor-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ld-card__contributor_image contributor-credit__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claudio-meira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/Claudio-Meira.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\/claudio-meira\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClaudio Meira\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__company contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__employer has-separator-dot--before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNJI Media\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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 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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\/neha-batra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"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\/07\/Neha-Batra.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\/neha-batra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeha Batra\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contributor-credit__details contributor-credit__details--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ld-card__contributors__item__role contributor-credit__item contributor-credit__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Engineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__more\">\n\t<a class=\"modal-trigger\" data-modal=\"1624\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1624\" 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\" 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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\/surya-prashanth-sanagavarapu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Surya-Sanagavar.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\tSurya (Prashanth) Sanagavarapu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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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 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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\/claudio-meira\/\" 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\/Claudio-Meira-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\tClaudio Meira\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 Technology<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">NJI 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/claudio-meira\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Claudio&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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 class=\"ld-card__title wp-block-pbc-card-title\"><a  target=\"\"  class=\"ld-card__title-link\">Meet the author: Camille Fournier<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ld-card__excerpt wp-block-pbc-card-excerpt\"><p>Bring a book and get it signed &#8211; 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Author<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Camille is an engineering executive and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/platform-engineering\/9781098153632\/\"><em>Platform Engineering<\/em><\/a> (O&#8217;Reilly), co-written with Ian Nowland, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/the-managers-path\/9781491973882\/\">The Manager\u2019s Path<\/a> (<\/em>O&#8217;Reilly<em>)<\/em>, and the editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/97-things-every\/9781492050896\/\"><em>97 Things Everyone Should Know About Engineering Management<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/camille-fournier\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Camille&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\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: 3; 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--agenda-group-border-color: ; --grid-times-row: 52 \/ 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 wp-block-pbc-card-time\">12:00<\/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=\"1569\" 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\">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=\"1569\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1569\" 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\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ld-card__modal__post-content post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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 &#8220;Building Visibility as a Staff+ Engineer&#8221; 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 -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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=\"1697\" 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=\"1697\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1697\" 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; 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>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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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>. 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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=\"1701\" 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=\"1701\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1701\" 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=\"1860\" 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=\"1860\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1860\" 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&nbsp;<\/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: 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=\"1720\" 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=\"1720\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1720\" 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: 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=\"1721\" 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<\/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=\"1721\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1721\" 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<\/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.&nbsp;<\/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.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. 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Each carefully curated 10 minute demo will show the very best engineering solutions available.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--card-border-color: #ff6a53; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 67 \/ 78;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1725\" 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 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He holds an MBA from Stanford University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leaddev.com\/contributor\/lucas-mendes\/\" class=\"session-contributor__profile-link\">View Lucas&#8217;s profile<\/a>\n\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\/taofeek-rabiu\/\" class=\"session-contributor__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1696\" class=\"clip-right-corner ld-card__contributors__item__image\" 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\/Taofeek-Rabiu-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\tTaofeek Rabiu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-contributor__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"session-contributor__role  has-small-font-size\">VP Engineering<\/span><span class=\"session-contributor__company has-separator-dot--before has-small-font-size\">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\">Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Taofeek is a veteran technology leader and brings more than 25 years of experience building high performance teams and award winning products across multiple industries. 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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 -->\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\/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: 81 \/ 83;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1724\" 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=\"1724\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1724\" 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 -->\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\/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: 98 \/ 100;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1714\" 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=\"1714\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1714\" 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; --grid-column: 4; --grid-times-row: 101 \/ 103;\" class=\"ld-card ld-card--has-time ld-card--event-session is-style-ld-card--padded wp-block-pbc-card\" data-filter-id=\"1803\" 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\">16:00<\/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: 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=\"1803\"><span>+<\/span> More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<dialog id=\"1803\" 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\t16:00 &#8211; 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