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Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT
How Engineering Leaders Use Feature Flags to De-Risk Replatforming and Speed Up Migration
Cloud migrations, API rewrites, and architecture transformations rarely fail because engineers built the wrong system — they fail because leaders rely on “big bang” releases that tie deployment and release into a single moment of maximum risk. According t
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10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
Roundtable: Redefining Good Software in the Age of Agentic Coding
For most of our careers, “good software” has been defined under a very specific constraint: writing and changing code was expensive.In the last few years, and especially in the last six months with tools like Claude Code and Codex CLI, that constraint is
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10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
Roundtable: Building Production-Grade AI Agents for Enterprise SaaS
Building production-grade agents for enterprise AI SaaS requires more than stitching LLM calls together. Join a small-group conversation on the engineering patterns that actually make agents production-grade — predictable, debuggable, grounded, and econom
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10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
Roundtable: Balancing Revenue Growth Projects with Run The Software Projects
Every org wrestles with the same trade-off: deliver the next growth driver — without letting reliability, performance, or platform health slip.How do you protect “run the software” capacity when the business needs features yesterday?In this candid, small-
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12:00 AM - 1:00 AM GMT
12:00 AM - 1:00 AM GMT
Roundtable : Becoming an AI-Confident Engineering Leader: From Learning to Leading
For decades, the rise of AI has been steady. However, in recent years, the widespread usage has been rapid. Today, engineering leaders are expected not only to understand AI, but to build with it.Yet the path from awareness to fluency can feel murky. You
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
ELC Happy Hour
KW Engineering Leaders Happy HourLet's wrap up the year together! Join fellow engineering leaders in Kitchener-Waterloo for an informal happy hour @ Boathouse.No agenda, no presentations - just a chance to connect with other local leaders, swap stories fr
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7:00 PM - 7:45 PM GMT
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - Building a Culture of Continuous LLM Experimentation
Large Language Models are reshaping how we build products, systems, and teams. But success with LLMs isn’t just about the technology — it’s about creating a culture that encourages curiosity, iteration, and learning at scale.In these 1:1 conversations, we
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6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
Match & Learn - Psychological Safety in High-Velocity AI Organizations
As AI reshapes how engineering teams build and make decisions, speed and pressure are rising. In this environment, psychological safety isn’t just a “nice to have”, it’s the foundation for trust, creativity, and sustainable high performance.In these 1:1 c
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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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