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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, Oct 14
11:00 PM, Oct 14 - 12:00 AM GMT, Oct 15
11:00 PM, Oct 14 - 12:00 AM GMT, Oct 15
Roundtable: What You Should Already Be Doing to Prepare for the End of Year Performance Review Cycle
Promotion packets. Calibration calls. Borderline cases.December can feel like a sprint with no warm-up. If the cycle started tomorrow, would your team’s wins be documented? Would you know how to defend every rating in the room?This roundtable is where eng
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12:00 AM - 1:00 AM GMT
12:00 AM - 1:00 AM GMT
Roundtable: Building High-Performing Remote/Hybrid Teams
Distributed teams are now the norm—but building a truly high-performing one still isn’t.As hybrid work becomes the norm, engineering leaders face ongoing challenges in maintaining alignment, speed, and accountability—without burning out their teams or los
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
ELC LA - From Stuck to Solved, a Proven Framework for Sorting Through Issues
Every leader faces challenges that seem to drag on: strategic decisions, team friction, growth bottlenecks, or persistent operational headaches. Too often, these issues eat up time without moving closer to resolution.Join fellow engineering and technology
Thursday, Aug 21
11:00 PM, Aug 21 - 12:00 AM GMT, Aug 22
11:00 PM, Aug 21 - 12:00 AM GMT, Aug 22
Roundtable: Leading Out – The Importance of Peer & Stakeholder Relationships
Great leadership isn’t just about managing up or supporting your team—it’s also about how you lead across.This session is part of our “Leading in All Directions” roundtable series, designed for engineering leaders navigating complex, cross-functional envi
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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
ELC Chicago Meetup
Join us for another engineering community discussion where local engineering leaders come together to share ideas, solve challenges, and shape the future of engineering leadership in Chicago.We are continuing with a series of dynamic 5 to 7-minute lightni
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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
ELC X South Bay: Empowerment and engineering leadership in the AI era
Join Wade Chambers, Chief Engineering Officer at Amplitude, for an engaging in-person talk on engineering leadership and empowerment in the AI era.Drawing from his well-known “Path to VPE” framework, with a timely update: “…For the AI Era.” Wade
Learn MoreWednesday, Sep 17
12:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
12:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
NYC ELC: 2025 Happy hour
Calling engineering leaders in the NYC area: Come join us for our annual summer happy hour - a casual post-work gathering for technology leaders in the New York City area. 🕒📅 When: Wednesday September 17, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 PM ET📍 Where: Greydog, 49
Learn MoreTuesday, Sep 16
11:00 PM, Sep 16 - 12:00 AM GMT, Sep 17
11:00 PM, Sep 16 - 12:00 AM GMT, Sep 17
Roundtable: How to Balance Product Velocity & Technical Debt
Ship fast, but don’t break everythingThe eternal engineering dilemma: deliver now or pay later?Every engineering leader lives this tradeoff. Push features to hit deadlines, and the debt piles up. Slow down to refactor, and suddenly you’re “blocking the bu
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11:00 PM, Aug 6 - 12:00 AM GMT, Aug 7
11:00 PM, Aug 6 - 12:00 AM GMT, Aug 7
Balancing Ambition and Reality: Evaluating the Trade-offs of Using LLMs in Real-World Applications
The hype is real, but so are the costs. Let's cut through the noise and discuss what actually works when deploying LLMs at scale.Stop guessing. Start deciding—with data, peer insights, and hard-won experience. Join fellow engineering leaders navigating th
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT
Proactive Incident Management: Lead Reliability with Chaos Engineering
Engineering teams have accepted that failure is inevitable but why are so many still caught off guard? When unknown dependencies, stale runbooks, and brittle systems collide, the cost of surprise is felt across engineering and the business.Join us for a s
Thursday, Sep 25
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM GMT
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - Adapting to Change: How Leaders Handle Evolving Roles & Team Needs
Change is constant — great leadership adapts faster. Connect 1:1 with other engineering leaders to exchange real-world strategies for evolving roles, team structures, and leadership styles in a changing environment.Adapting to Change: How Leaders Handle E
Learn MoreWednesday, Sep 17
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - High-Performance Teams: Optimizing Team Structures for Speed and Quality
Speed and quality aren’t opposites — if your team is structured right. Connect 1:1 with other engineering leaders to exchange insights on designing high-performance teams that deliver fast without sacrificing excellence.High-Performance Teams: Optimizing
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5:00 PM - 5:45 PM GMT
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - Influencing Upward: Winning Buy-In for Technical Initiatives
Great ideas don’t win themselves — influence does.Influencing Upward: Winning Buy-In for Technical InitiativesEven the most brilliant technical solutions fail without proper stakeholder support. How do you translate technical necessity into business langu
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6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - AI-Powered Global Teams: Bridging Time Zones and Cultural Gaps
Global teams. AI acceleration. Human connection still matters. Connect 1:1 with other engineering leaders to exchange insights on leading high-performing, AI-powered global teams across time zones and cultures.AI-Powered Global Teams: Bridging Time Zones
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8:00 AM, Sep 10 - 4:00 PM PDT, Sep 11
8:00 AM, Sep 10 - 4:00 PM PDT, Sep 11
ELC Annual 2025
Join us for a one-of-a-kind gathering designed specifically for engineering leaders navigating the AI-first era — the Un-Conference for Engineering Leaders. This immersive, highly interactive experience is built around meaningful conversations, peer colla
Learn MoreWednesday, Nov 19
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM GMT
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM GMT
Leadership Roundtable: Celebration and Recognition
Boost employee engagement and retention through effective Celebration and Recognition practices by attending our next roundtable session. Recognizing team achievements is vital for maintaining a motivated workforce. This session will explore impactful rec
Learn MoreWednesday, Sep 17
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT
Leadership Roundtable: Technical Strategy and Roadmaps
Develop and execute robust Technical Strategies and Roadmaps by joining our next roundtable session. A well-defined technical strategy is key to driving innovation and achieving organizational goals. This session will cover strategic planning frameworks,
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ELC Peer Groups
ELC Peer Groups
The peer group program is for all engineering leaders, regardless of role or tenure. It's an ongoing way to gain outside perspectives and discuss real challenges with trusted peers. It's a place where you can get support and support others.
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