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ELC Annual 2024

Join us for an extraordinary engineering leaders' gathering unlike any other - the Un-Conference for Engineering Leaders. Step into a dynamic and interactive environment where meaningful conversations and deep connections take center stage. This exclusive event is designed to provide a refreshing departure from traditional conference formats, placing emphasis on dialogue, collaboration, and personal growth.

Roundtable Discussions

Engage in thought-provoking roundtable discussions facilitated by industry experts, where you'll have the opportunity to actively participate, share your insights, and learn from your peers. These intimate sessions will dive into the most pressing topics facing engineering leaders today, exploring leadership strategies, career development paths, and the latest advancements in technology.

Speaking sessions

Prepare for inspiring speaking sessions that offer an up-close and personal experience with influential leaders who have shaped the engineering landscape. In these intimate settings, you'll have the chance to engage directly with these thought leaders, ask burning questions, and gain valuable perspectives on leadership, innovation, and the future of technology.

Past speakers include industry leaders like Reid Hoffman, Max Levchin, Adam Grant, as well as CTO/VPE from Stripe, OpenAI, Google, Dropbox, Pinterest, Atlassian, Slack, etc.

1:1 Meetings

Immerse yourself in meaningful 1:1 conversations with industry veterans, mentors, and fellow engineering leaders. This unique opportunity allows you to connect on a deeper level, seek advice, and establish valuable professional relationships that will extend beyond the conference walls.

Topics

The Un-Conference for Engineering Leaders covers a wide range of topics essential to your growth and development. From effective leadership techniques and strategies to foster high-performing teams to exploring cutting-edge technologies and their impact on industries, this event promises to expand your knowledge, sharpen your skills, and provide actionable insights to drive your career and organization forward.

What to Expect

Leave with a fresh perspective, practical takeaways, and a network of like-minded professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of engineering leadership. Break away from the traditional conference model and experience the power of conversation and connection at the Un-Conference for Engineering Leaders. Join us and be a part of a transformative event that will shape your leadership journey and set you on a path to unparalleled success.

Please note that this is just a preview of the event, and more exciting details are coming soon. Stay tuned for announcements regarding our esteemed speakers, comprehensive agenda, and in-depth topics that will shape the event. Get ready to be inspired, connected, and empowered at the Un-Conference for Engineering Leaders.

Speakers
Thuan Pham
Thuan Pham
Former CTO @ Uber & Coupang
Ya Xu
Ya Xu
VP of Engineering, Head of Data and AI @ LinkedIn
Marcel Weekes
Marcel Weekes
VP of Engineering @ Figma
James Everingham
James Everingham
VP of Engineering @ Meta
Melody Hildebrandt
Melody Hildebrandt
Chief Technology Officer @ Fox Corporation
Rajashree Pimpalkhare
Rajashree Pimpalkhare
VP of Engineering @ Twilio
Anurag Agarwal
Anurag Agarwal
VP, Engineering @ Google Workspace
Melody Meckfessel
Melody Meckfessel
CTO @ Jasper
Chad Wathington
Chad Wathington
Chief Strategy Officer @ Thoughtworks
Wade Chambers
Wade Chambers
Engineering @ Amplitude
Arquay Harris
Arquay Harris
Former VP of Engineering @ Webflow
Harold Giménez
Harold Giménez
SVP of Engineering @ HashiCorp
Anupam Singh
Anupam Singh
VP, AI & Growth Engineering @ Roblox
Franziska Bell
Franziska Bell
CTO, Technical Advisor @ N/A
Rakesh Rajan
Rakesh Rajan
VP of Engineering @ Rippling
Ian Nowland
Ian Nowland
Former SVP Core Engineering @ Datadog
Shibani Sanan
Shibani Sanan
CTO @ Ladder
Pedro Canahuati
Pedro Canahuati
CTO @ 1Password
Maria Kazandjieva
Maria Kazandjieva
Co-founder @ Graft
Dave Richardson
Dave Richardson
SVP of Software & Services Engineering @ General Motors
Daniel Portillo
Daniel Portillo
Co-Founder @ The General Partnership
Jayesh Sureshchandra
Jayesh Sureshchandra
VP Engineering @ Carta
Lizzie Matusov
Lizzie Matusov
Co-Founder & CEO @ Quotient
Michael Grinich
Michael Grinich
CEO and Founder @ WorkOS
Abi Noda
Abi Noda
CEO & Co-founder @ DX
Chris Lyon
Chris Lyon
VP of Engineering @ Twilio
Aditya Kajla
Aditya Kajla
Engineering Manager @ WorkOS and former Co-founder of Warrant @ Warrant
Jonathan Nolen
Jonathan Nolen
Former SVP of Engineering @ LaunchDarkly
Mikaela Smith
Mikaela Smith
Fractional Head of People @ The New Club
Srinath Kuruvadi
Srinath Kuruvadi
Managing Director, Head of Product Security - Cloud @ JPMorganChase
Stephen Whitworth
Stephen Whitworth
Co-founder & CEO @ Incident.io
Venkat Thiruvengadam
Venkat Thiruvengadam
Founder & CEO @ DuploCloud
Jill Wetzler
Jill Wetzler
Executive Coach, Former VPE @ Pilot
Ajay Gulati
Ajay Gulati
CEO and Co-founder @ Kitecyber
Mike Hoye
Mike Hoye
Director of Developer Relations @ Pluralsight
Hale Yaman
Hale Yaman
Leadership and Executive Coach @ Minerva Coaching
Dan Horton
Dan Horton
VP of Engineering & Delivery @ HTEC
Nandini Easwar
Nandini Easwar
VP of Engineering @ HR Acuity
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau
Co-Founder & CEO @ Jellyfish
Artem Golubev
Artem Golubev
Co-founder and CEO @ testRigor
Kavita Kanetkar
Kavita Kanetkar
VP of Engineering @ Microsoft
Eli Daniel
Eli Daniel
Head of Engineering @ Jellyfish
Kathleen Vignos
Kathleen Vignos
VP of Software Engineering @ Capital One
Thanos Diacakis
Thanos Diacakis
Software Engineering Effectiveness Coach & Technical Leader @ Cosmic Teacups, Inc.
Chris Westerhold
Chris Westerhold
Sr. Director of Developer Experience and Platforms @ HTEC
Ali Littman
Ali Littman
VP of Engineering @ Modern Health
Luther Kitahata
Luther Kitahata
Executive Leadership Coach @ Integral Response & Fractional VPE/CTO
Luke Stevens
Luke Stevens
Director of Engineering @ Jellyfish
Leslie Carr
Leslie Carr
Director of Engineering @ Fastly
Marc Fernandez
Marc Fernandez
Head of Engineering @ Sendoso
Nacho De Marco
Nacho De Marco
Founder and CEO @ BairesDev
Vinithra Varadharajan
Vinithra Varadharajan
Director of Engineering, Vault @ HashiCorp
Lachlan de Crespigny
Lachlan de Crespigny
Co-Founder & CEO @ Revelo
Kelly Ehret
Kelly Ehret
Leadership Coach and Strategic Consultant @ Latitude Consulting and Strategy
Kathryn Vandiver
Kathryn Vandiver
Former VP of Engineering @ Quanata
Tushar Patel
Tushar Patel
Interim/Fractional CTO & Partner @ Fortium Partners
Funmi Oludaiye
Funmi Oludaiye
Managing Director (Global Head of Engineering) @ Goldman Sachs
Jim Grundner
Jim Grundner
Head of Engineering @ Allstacks
Nancy Wang
Nancy Wang
former Director of Product & Engineering / GM @ AWS
Jim Meyer
Jim Meyer
Principal @ Meyer For Hire Consulting, Fmr VP Eng at Slack
Cole Goeppinger
Cole Goeppinger
Director of Engineering @ Rippling
Swathi Joshi
Swathi Joshi
VP, SaaS Cloud Security @ Oracle
Sunny Rochiramani
Sunny Rochiramani
VP of Engineering @ Descript
Dennis Yang
Dennis Yang
Co-founder & Chairman @ Modal
Sakshi Garg
Sakshi Garg
Head of Engineering @ Hydrolix.io
Sridhar Ramakrishnan
Sridhar Ramakrishnan
Senior Director, Developer Experience & Productivity @ Slack
Dylan Etkin
Dylan Etkin
CEO & Co-Founder @ Sleuth
Lawrence Bruhmuller
Lawrence Bruhmuller
SVP of Engineering @ Great Expectations
Radhika Parthasarathy
Radhika Parthasarathy
Engineering Leader, Developer Productivity @ Airbnb
Balaji Narayanan
Balaji Narayanan
Head of Infrastructure Engineering @ Clari
Ramiro Berrelleza
Ramiro Berrelleza
Founder & CEO @ Okteto
Sue Nallapeta
Sue Nallapeta
CTO @ Trusted Health
Christian Wiklund
Christian Wiklund
Founder & CEO @ unitQ
Anthony Heckman
Anthony Heckman
Founding Team @ unitQ
Tomas Reimers
Tomas Reimers
Co-founder @ Graphite
Nate Lee
Nate Lee
Founder @ Cloudsec.ai
Agenda
August 27August 28
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Stage 4
9:00 AM, PDT
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9:45 AM, PDT
Presentation
How GenAI Allows to Change SDLC to Save Time

We will discuss how GenAI enables changing of processes and saves 35% of engineering time on average on top of the regular GitHub Co-Pilot savings. We will also go through how a Fortune-1,000 company was able to break through and jump from 100% manual testing and delivery every quarter to 91%+ test coverage and deployment several times a day with the help of GenAI tech.

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Artem Golubev
10:00 AM, PDT
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10:45 AM, PDT
Fireside Chat
Leveraging AI at Scale: Three Foundational Elements Every Organizational Leader Should Be Considering

LinkedIn has been using AI for more than a decade. In that time, it has seen the use of ML and AI accelerate and evolve in ways that challenge every organization, but especially a professional network that has reached 1B members and 67M companies. Generative AI has only heightened the interest in wanting to infuse AI into product experiences that must scale, which is why engineering leaders should be thinking about the foundations needed to help their companies reach a new level of impact with AI. Ya Xu (VP of Engineering, Head of Data and AI @ LinkedIn) and Melody Meckfessel (CTO @ Jasper) discuss the three foundational elements every leader should consider - Platforms, Expertise and Culture.

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Ya Xu
Melody Meckfessel
11:00 AM, PDT
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11:45 AM, PDT
Fireside Chat
Measuring Developer Productivity with the DX Core 4

Despite the prevalence of frameworks like DORA and SPACE, measuring and reporting on productivity is still a difficult challenge for engineering leaders. Join this discussion with Abi Noda Abi Noda (CEO @ DX) and Sridhar Ramakrishnan (Senior Director, Developer Experience & Productivity @ Slack) to learn about the just launched DX Core 4, a unified framework for measuring productivity–from the boardroom to frontline managers–and the backstory of how it was created.

The DX Core 4 has been developed through practical experience helping organizations like Netflix, Block, and Dropbox, and through the ongoing developments from the DX research team, which includes Nicole Forsgren (creator of DORA), Margaret Anne Storey (creator of SPACE), and others.

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Abi Noda
Sridhar Ramakrishnan
1:00 PM, PDT
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1:45 PM, PDT
Presentation
The Sum of Small Signals: How Measuring Small Decisions Can Transform Engineering Leadership

The idea of accumulating marginal gains transformed British cycling from a century of also-ran irrelevance to a decade of world dominance, today every team in every major sport recognizes this as the table stakes of success.

Software isn't a sport, but still: we can have that. A revolution of that caliber is within our grasp. But not if we're measuring CI throughput and doing surveys every six months; by then, all the decisions that matter have already been made. So let's talk about how we can see into our developer processes early, learn how to interpret those signals, and build world-beating teams out of the engineers and leaders you already have.

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Mike Hoye
2:00 PM, PDT
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2:45 PM, PDT
Presentation
GenAI Measurement: Perception vs Reality

Join Andrew Lau, Co-Founder and CEO of Jellyfish, as he delves into the critical disconnect between tech engineers and executives regarding AI adoption, productivity, and burnout. Using customer benchmark data, Andrew will share insights on the REAL adoption, utilization, and impact of GenAI on engineering.

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Andrew Lau
3:00 PM, PDT
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3:45 PM, PDT
Presentation
David and Goliath: How Small Teams Can Build and Sell to Much Larger Enterprises

Selling to enterprises is notoriously difficult, particularly if you're a small startup, or even a nascent product team within an established company. Enterprises are often the ideal B2B software customer (potential for high $$, lower churn) but come with strict SLAs, extensive data governance and compliance requirements, long sales cycles, and all kinds of red tape, all of which can seem insurmountable to small, fast-moving teams. How do you successfully navigate this process as a small team? In this talk, Aditya shares his perspective on building and selling to enterprises, based on his experience founding Warrant (a highly scalable, centralized authorization service). We'll cover what matters to enterprises, what's negotiable, and how to build a strategy for success.

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Aditya Kajla
4:00 PM, PDT
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4:45 PM, PDT
Fireside Chat
Building High-Functioning, Diverse Teams to Power Growth

Building, retaining and growing diverse teams is critical to creating the strongest organizations. Learn why and how to build strong teams from the start, how to retain and grow diverse teams, and ways to grow your own career as an engineering leader with Mikaela Smith (Fractional Head of People @ The New Club) and Nancy Wang (former Director of Product & Engineering / GM @ AWS).

Presented in partnership with The New Club, a members-only network of 1,700+ women in engineering connecting members with the community and careers to excel.

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Mikaela Smith
Nancy Wang
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