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AI-native development: How to actually get the most out of your agents
This talk covers spec-driven development as a way to give agents better constraints, large language model (LLM) gateway and routing strategies for managing which model handles which task, test-driven development adapted for an agent-first workflow, and verification practices built for the volume and pace of AI-generated code.
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Cooking up a culture of continuous learning
Continuous learning is an important part of building a collaborative culture.
Build a productive code review culture
Code reviews can be tense and stressful if done incorrectly. Avoid bikeshedding and set good cultural standards with these nine simple steps.
Trust is the ultimate driver of engineering excellence
How can you improve the level of trust in your teams to bolster performance and encourage an inclusive culture.
Berlin • November 9 & 10, 2026
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How to build an intentional culture
Don’t leave your culture up to chance. Curate your principles and values intentionally to build high-performing, harmonious teams.
On our Culture playlist
Culture, Clarity, Velocity
This session explores how leaders can examine proposed changes and prepare their teams to move from a culture that impedes progress to one that enables strategic change.
Happy teams don’t leave
To retain talent, engineering leaders need to establish an engaging culture within their teams
From hurdles to highways: Crafting a collaborative experimentation ecosystem at GetYourGuide
Discover how GetYourGuide transformed its experimentation platform, navigating challenges to build a streamlined, collaborative, and innovative ecosystem for efficient testing and creativity.
How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
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New York • September 8 & 9, 2027
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A shared platform: how marketing and engineering teams can effectively collaborate
Building happy, efficient cross-functional teams
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Developing a product-led innovation strategy for a software company
Six steps towards sustained innovation
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How Karat puts listening to customers at the heart of marketing
Understanding your customers’ pain is the first step to knowing how to help them.
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Mission Possible: how mission-based teams can improve performance and workplace culture
The journey to a more collaborative culture
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Cultivating an intentional engineering culture
What can your organization collectively do to reach its goals?
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Finding your acorn: How to drive the change you want as an engineering leader
Growing your idea into a successful initiative
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On engineering impact
Tough technical problems are exciting to tackle and often engineers can think this is where they’re driving the most value.
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Harnessing the power of storytelling to become a better leader
When we’re talking to engineers about change, we often just talk about what the change will be and not the context, why it’s necessary, and why we think it will be successful.
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Crafting a mission and vision for your team
As you progress in seniority as a leader, the time horizon of your work progressively gets longer.
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Eliminating hero culture in software engineering teams
As a woman with a few years of experience in engineering I have often noticed that every team has a “Hero”, as I have been one myself. The hero is usually identified as the hardworking, highly talented and knowledgeable team member.
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Creating an inclusive engineering culture
Having a tech career as a minority is challenging. It could mean being the only one to speak against the popular opinion, or becoming more visible to get the same level of recognition.
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How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams
When hiring, have you noticed the shift in candidates asking less about your tech, and more about how they can progress in your business?
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Engineering teams work better remote-first
Your team has communication problems. You just can’t see them because you all sit in the same room.
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Managing the burnout burndown
As engineering managers, we’re used to managing the Sprint Burndown chart. Even in non-agile projects, the idea still applies. Over time, the amount of work that remains to be done should go down, and good engineering managers carefully guide the team towards this goal.