Building Enterprise-Ready IT With AI, And How To Future-Proof Your Career

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Session Overview

Stay ahead in the evolving landscape of IT by embracing AI’s capabilities by exploring how AI can be leveraged within the realm of business functions.

Discover how personalised attention to employee experiences can be the building block to achieve operational maturity, cultivate stronger customer relationships, foster unwavering brand loyalty, and achieve sustained growth and success.

Future-proof your career by assessing its impact, leveraging soft skills, staying tech-savvy and relevant in the world of AI.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • IT’s role in a successful organisation
  • Discover how to embed AI into IT operations
  • Tips on how to future-proof your career in an AI powered world

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3:45pm
Presentation

Building World-Class Products: 5 Ways To Do More With Less

30 mins
  • Track - Software
  • Data
  • Non-Technical
  • Transformation
  • Lisa Pickett

    Digital Product Specialist and Marketeer

    ex AKQA SoulCycle and Deliciously Ella

In today’s economic climate, consumers are expecting more from less, and reassessing their relationship with products that don’t add significant value to their lives. It’s never been more important to make the resources you have go further to create and maintain world-class digital products. Having created category-leading products for brands such as Nike, Jamie Olivier and Deliciously Ella, Lisa shares her 5 top pieces of advice for creating world-class products with finite resources.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Get familiar with failure: When used correctly, failure can help you reach the right solution quickly for maximum growth
  • Speak up: Connect with your network and community as much as possible to uncover key insights and plug knowledge gaps
  • Grow smartly: Know when and where to streamline resources while still maintaining product excellence
  • Sweat the small stuff: How percentage point differences really can add up to big changes
  • Swot up: How to look to other industries to grow your knowledge and expertise, fast
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2:15pm
Presentation

Scalable Teams For Security And Velocity

30 mins
  • Track - Implement
  • Transformation
  • Workforce
  • Sarah Polan

    Field CTO

    HashiCorp

As an industry, we are always looking for the latest and greatest to lower cost and risk and increase velocity. For every new threat, vulnerability, technology challenge, there is a new tool. But new tools mean higher cost, more complexity, and ultimately, more attack vectors. So how do we address these issues?

People and processes are the key. We’ll address how to build scalable teams which will simultaneously improve your IT landscape and your cyber security posture.

Cyber security is an increasingly important topic, but we also know that the speed of iteration is key to the productivity of a team. The way we are looking at both of these things isn’t working, and we need to take a more holistic approach by zooming out and looking at more variables.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • The unpredictability of humans can be an asset, especially when threat modelling
  • The misperception of risk can be mitigated by diversity
  • The composition of your teams can ultimately help you scale your organisation
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3:45pm
Presentation

Transforming An Organisation To Transform An Industry

30 mins
  • Track - Plan
  • Data
  • Non-Technical
  • Transformation
  • Agustina Sacerdote

    Head of Product

    TIDAL

In just over a decade, streaming has transformed the music industry. Yet emerging artists continue to share common challenges on their journey to building a sustainable career. At TIDAL, we’re focused on the intersection of music and the economy and the compelling opportunity to find new ways to support their work.

Join this session to hear from TIDAL’s Global Head of Product Agustina Sacerdote on what it takes to transform an organisation to transform an industry. In this session, you’ll learn how Agustina is leading and revamping TIDAL’s product development, go-to-market strategy, and customer support to build an ecosystem of tools for artists and a platform for music super fans.

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2:35pm
Presentation

Why Should You Scale Bottom-Up In Your Organization?

30 mins
  • Track - Software
  • Leadership
  • Transformation
  • Vânia Santos

    Engineering Manager

    OLX

We all have been through company reorganisations, probably more than once. Some are understandable and produce good outcomes, others aren’t, creating insecurities, lack of confidence in leadership, unnecessary changes, and even more complex paths of communication or decision-making. What is the difference, then?

Team-first thinking and the importance of well-defined boundaries to balance cognitive load within the teams is an important matter to consider: it directly fosters teams’ independence and minimising the overhead of communication, enhancing faster decision-making and increasing the quality and throughput of delivery.

Is there a well-proven way of scaling or changing the current landscape of company organisations? In this session we’ll explore Conway’s Law and the importance of team landscape and interactions, supported by an actual study case in the industry, and how well-designed teams charts can improve independence, autonomy, and motivation of the teams, leading to a faster and better rate and quality of delivery.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • How to scale organisations based on the interactions patterns
  • Exploring the importance of a clear architectural strategy to a clear team topology landscape
  • How to improve productivity with “fast flow”

This session is for you if… you influence the scaling processes of your company at any level or if you are interested in understanding the importance of having effective and efficient teams within your company.

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11:30am
Workshop

Become A Chaos Pilot & Bring Meaningful Change

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Not to be Missed
  • Premium Only
  • Transformation
  • Workforce
  • Filipa Moura

    Principal Software Engineer

    bp The Netherlands

  • Monica Norman

    Technical Programme Manager

    bp The Netherlands

  • Tehsheena Shams

    Founder & CEO

    Dynamo

Bringing transformative change in any business requires a radically different mindset, chaos pilots have that mindset and you can become one too.

Immerse yourself in a hands-on workshop on chaos piloting. Become one yourself and bring meaningful change anywhere – your business, work, and life! Learn from technology start-up founders and engineers at bp who are transforming front-line operations to make them safer and more efficient.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Who are chaos pilots, and why are they essential in any organisation?
  • How can you become a chaos pilot?
  • Discover the pitfalls to avoid

This session is for you if...you are starting your business, or you are looking to start a business, and/or are working on solving big, complex problems that are ambiguous and challenge the status quo.

 

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2:15pm
Presentation

The Power Of Ikigai (生き甲斐) In IT Business

30 mins
  • Track - Plan
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Ekaterina Serban

    Head of Data Protection and Cyber Security

    Robert Bosch GmbH

What is important today, when disruption and innovation are the result of
fostering an environment where individuals can come together, is the inspirational leadership and leading by purpose. Ikigai (生き甲斐,) is a Japanese term for “a reason for being” and having a sense of purpose in life, as well as being motivated.

We’ll talk about Ikigai in the IT area, and the feeling of accomplishment and fulfilment that follows when people pursue their passions working in the IT area.

The Why: To become a true leader in IT business nowadays you should have an inner drive and a deep hunger to create change. Inspirational leaders display earnest conviction in their beliefs and won’t bend to outside pressures no matter how difficult the road becomes.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Meaning of Ikigai for your life and career in IT business
  • How to lead by purpose and with a passion
  • How to feel accomplishment and fulfilment every day

This session is for you if…

  • You want to discover and embrace the the feeling of accomplishment and fulfilment
  • Every day in your job, to understand what makes you feel good about your work and how to lead by purpose
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10:00am
Keynote

Product Led Transformation

30 mins
  • Track - Keynote
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Maite Zubiaurre

    Chief Product Officer

    bol.com

As a professional we read, listen and watch a lot of content that deepens our knowledge about innovation, in depth (tech) solutions and development. But how do you turn knowledge into action? Into actually executing new business opportunities and implementing exhilarating improvement while making sure you are using the power of the technology by the people implementing and engineering on it. Discover the meaning and impactful parameters that are essential to be able to make a difference.

Maite Zubiaurre will share a story about our latest big challenge to change the way we think and use technology in advertising on our platform. It is a story about being brave, the importance of female leadership, an enabling culture and developing strong, resilient teams in combination with elevating the power of tech to truly do a little better every day and make more impact.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Prove that curiosity, humbleness and diversity are essential when it comes to executing the power of tech
  • Embrace that culture is the one thing that binds you as colleagues and unifies and empowers us
  • Understand that Tech is about so much more then the bits and bites of the technology

This session is for you if…

  • You are curious to learn about the major role that tech plays in the bol.com retail platform.
  • You are passionate to learn and be inspired about how you can make a difference by being you
  • You want to be inspired by the journey of a young female leader and you are curious to learn how she leads Product, now from a board position
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1:45pm
Workshop

Building Effective Mentoring Practices For Companies

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Irina Veligan

    Campaigns Optimisation Manager

    Gen

Corporate mentorship programs have been implemented by many companies to enhance recruitment efforts, improve employee engagement, foster leadership development, promote diversity and increase loyalty and retention rates. However, the effectiveness of such programs depends on the quality of their implementation. Creating a successful mentoring program can be much more challenging that it appears, and many programs fail to meet their objectives.

This workshop will represent insights and principles from interviews with companies of varying sizes that have effectively implemented mentoring programs. Participants will learn practical strategies to launch their own successful mentoring program within their organisations.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Discover best practices for launching and promoting a mentoring program
  • Learn how to pair mentees effectively
  • Learn what resources to provide to mentors and mentees and how to measure success of each relationship during the program
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11:30am
Workshop

Choose To Be Successful At Managing Change: Management Of Change De-Mystified

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Roberta Rossini

    Cloud Services Business Operations and Transformation Manager

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Research shows that approximately 69% of projects fall short of their objectives, frequently due to inadequate management of change dynamics. This calls for proactive action, and indeed, it is possible to take such action! In this session, you’ll acquire the skills to master change management, steering your projects towards enduring and impactful transformations.

More often than not, management of change is considered some sort of intangible “magic”, delivering dubious value. In other cases management of change is used interchangeably with “training plan”, leading to pre-announced adoption failure. In this session you will be introduced to a few very practical tools that can be used to drive change and manage resistance successfully.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how management of change is a systemic approach, that goes beyond trainings
  • Learn that resistance is a natural reaction to change and that it can and should be planned with and managed accordingly

This session is for you if…

  • You are or have been struggling with the adoption of a great tool or process
  • If your team is consistently not doing what you ask them to do
  • You think management of change is fluffy, hot air
  • You think management of change = trainings calendar
  • You want a career in IT and you have no IT background
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2:55pm
Workshop

Life After Layoffs: Reenergising After Large Scale Lay Offs

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Premium Only
  • Polina Changuleva

    Founder

    Same But Different Consultancy

  • Lucy Delaney

    Managing Director, People & Transformation

    FTI Consulting

  • Lisa Dempsey

    CEO and Founder

    Leadership Labs International

Last year, almost 100,000 people across the tech industry got laid off, amounting to the highest number of job cuts since the dot-com crash in 1995.

The personal impact of being laid off cannot be underestimated. Equally, large-scale layoffs also have a profound impact on organisations. From rebuilding one’s self-esteem and a finding a new job in an overcrowded and fractured industry, to the morale and productivity of remaining employees or the best ways to attract top talent, there is much that individuals and organisations can learn from the so-called layoff contagion.

In this workshop, we will hear from an ex-tech employee who was laid off, someone who had the burden of laying off staff, as well as experts who understand the intricacies of organisational restructuring. Our panel will share their personal experiences and lessons learnt and explore strategies those that have been laid off can use to thrive, as well as practical strategies to unlock the untapped potential within the organisation post-layoff, providing recommendations for rebuilding trust, boosting morale, and enhancing brand value. Because all our experts believe that, which ever perspective you take: there is life after lay-offs.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • How to regain your self-confidence and thrive again after being laid off
  • The impact of large-scale layoffs on remaining employees and the organisation
  • Strategies to boost morale and refocus an organisation after large-scale layoffs
  • Brand and reputation management communicate and engage with employees during and post-layoff

This session is for you if…

  • You have been laid off and want to hear from someone who has been through it
  • Your organisation has made cuts and you want to discuss how to reenergise employees or reshape your EVP to remain relevant and authentic
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12:40pm
Workshop

Navigating Career Paths: How To Build A Sustainable Career

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Janneke Dura

    Schneider Electric Talent Consultant

    Schneider Electric

Research findings highlight that women often hesitate to apply for new positions if they do not fullfill all the criteria. This is particularly noticeable in the tech industry, where female representation is markedly low and declines further at higher organisational levels. To counter this, it is critical to disrupt the norms and craft inventive strategies to promote women’s growth and development.

In this interactive session, we will delve into the intricacies of career progression, examining both conventional and unconventional pathways. We will also engage in fruitful discussions on the challenges and prospects of career development in an ever-evolving world. This will provide a roadmap on how to make audacious choices regarding your career trajectory and devise a plan for continuous professional growth.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Explore both mainstream and alternative career pathways
  • Design a bold career plan for your next move
  • Master different approaches to steer your career development journey

This session is for you if…

  • You are enthusiastic about confronting new challenges
  • You are intrigued by the idea of charting your career growth in an unorthodox manner
  • You are eager to experience an enjoyable and inspiring session
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4:00pm
Workshop

The Art Of Failing Successfully

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Jennifer Bower

    Country Lead

    Persistent Systems

When you’re not afraid to fail, you become brave enough to step out of your comfort zone and go after big goals. Ultimately, mastering the art of failing successfully gives you the skills and mindset to tackle challenges in a rapidly changing world, solve problems like a boss, and achieve long-term success.

Delve into the untapped potential of failure and how it can become a catalyst for personal and professional development. Through a series of stories, hands-on exercises, and group discussions, we’ll explore strategies for reframing failure, building resilience, and leveraging lessons learned from outside experiences for workplace success.

During the workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to share your own stories of failure and learn from others in a supportive environment. We’ll discuss techniques to help you navigate through setbacks, overcome challenges, and turn failures into stepping-stones towards achieving your goals. Whether you’re a team leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, or an individual seeking personal growth, this workshop is designed to empower you with the mindset and skills necessary to fail successfully.

Walk away from this workshop equipped with a fresh perspective on failure, a newfound sense of resilience, and a plan to use your past experiences to fuel future success. Join us and unlock the power of embracing failure as a transformative force on your journey to personal and professional excellence.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Reframe failure as a learning opportunity
  • Build resilience and embrace challenges
  • Leverage personal experiences for professional growth

This session is for you if…you are a tech industry professional, a manager or team leader, an entrepreneur or founder, or an individual seeking personal growth and development.

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12:40pm
Workshop

Leading A Hybrid Technical Team And Executing In Uncharted Territory

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Premium Only
  • Whitney Zheng

    Engineering Manager

    Yelp

Whether you are new to management, a company, a team through an internal transfer, or recently experienced a re-org, the novelty can bring excitement but also introduce chaos and uncertainties. There are already plenty of obstacles leading a technical team in this new remote work setup, not to mention the expectation to deliver performance and reliability for hybrid tech teams.

In territories where well-laid blueprints have been replaced by uncertainty, effectively managing the balance between team exploration and execution versus stakeholder buy-in and expectations becomes the engine for propelling products forward. In this session, we’ll talk about practical approaches and processes to help early adopters turn ideas into reality in business contexts.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Running diagnostics of existing team status and dynamics
  • Introducing and implementing relevant and effective team processes
  • Communication strategies internally with team members and externally with management and stakeholders
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11:35am
Presentation

AI Everywhere: Leveraging Data For A Unified Fintech Solution

30 mins
  • Track - FinTech
  • Data
  • Transformation
  • Akhila Vangara

    Data Scientist

    Adyen

Uncover the transformative power of AI in fintech: Gain a deep understanding of how vast amount of data can be used to solve problems, enhance decision making processes, improve merchant experience and streamline internal operations. In addition, take a peek into real world applications/examples of AI in the fintech domain and understand the challenges and ethical considerations associated with AI adoption in Fintech.

This session brings to you an overview of the transformative potential of AI in the financial technology sector. Digitisation is everywhere in financial services – this makes available vast amounts of data – paving way for both challenges and opportunities.

This session will delve into harnessing this potential of data to develop fintech solutions as a one stop shop by integrating AI technologies across different sectors of financial services – banking, payments, risk assessment, credit risk and anti money laundering efforts at scale.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • The power of data and AI in the fintech landscape, i.e. how AI is revolutionising the current industry at a fast pace
  • Attendees will also gain an insight into how the solutions are implemented at scale
  • The challenges faced by the different players in the industry, both in banking and technology

This session is for you if…

  • You are a fintech professional working in payments, risk, banking, compliance this will give you a chance to look at a real life example of AI being leveraged in the industry
  • You are a data scientist/AI practitioner, the talk will gloss over the different technologies being implemented and researched at adyen
  • It is also meant for technology or fintech enthusiasts who want to know what the industry is up to
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4:00pm
Workshop

Crafting A Convincing Business Case: Securing Investment For Tech Projects

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Premium Only
  • Andrea Stubbe

    VP Product

    commercetools

Are you finding it challenging to convince key decision-makers to allocate ample time and resources for vital technical work and enhancements? Are you often working overtime or subtly incorporating improvement efforts into your schedule? Essential tasks like expanding test coverage, refactoring, code clean-up, library updates, and experimenting with innovative technologies are all invaluable to business growth, albeit their benefits may not be immediately apparent.

We invite you to this interactive workshop designed to arm you with essential strategies and real-world examples that illustrate both successful and failed attempts to advocate for investment in technical work. We encourage you to bring your own case studies for practical argument practice with an experienced VP of Product.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Develop effective strategies for constructing and conveying a compelling business case for the time and financial commitment towards continuous technical work
  • Gain valuable insights from Andrea, who will provide feedback on your examples

This session is for you if…you are a solution architect, technical project manager, and senior engineer looking to enhance their advocacy skills for technical work investment.

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4:00pm
Workshop

Play Your Way To Innovation And Connection In The Workplace

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Katie Ireland

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Enliven

Are you tired of feeling stuck in your work, lacking in creativity, and disconnected from your true self and your colleagues? If so, it’s time to embrace the power of play!

Join us in this workshop to explore the importance of play (even as an adult and yes even in the workplace), identify your own play personality and play together with your fellow participants. Come prepared to use your voice and physicality in this interactive and playful workshop. Silliness is both expected and welcomed in this judgement free zone.

Please let us know ahead of time of any mobility issues or other disabilities so that we might inclusively accommodate all needs.

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3:10pm
Presentation

Transforming A Scale Up For The Future

30 mins
  • Track - FinTech
  • Transformation
  • Krista den Uijl

    Chief Technical Officer

    Knab

Knab is the first Digital Bank of the Netherlands, starting about 5 years before the hype of the Neobanks like Revolut and N26. How did we start out, where are we now and what does that mean for our IT? A journey from start up to finding our sweet spot to delivering on our (customer) value by reaching our full potential in the future and the transformation that is underway to make this all possible.

Change is a given in any organisations. Too often it is seen as a cost saving or problem solving mechanism. This session will explore a transformation that is powered by growth potential and explores the key elements that can make or break the transformation process.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • The strength of a combined business and IT approach in designing and delivering customer value
  • How to plan, execute and guide major transformations
  • Why any transformation can never be only by IT
  • All in the context of the journey of the first full digital bank of the Netherlands building there next future

This session is for you if…you love customer centric organisations and transformation to be ready for growth, this is your session!

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2:50pm
Workshop

The Untapped Potential Of Team Branding: Excel In The New Frontier

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Premium Only
  • Skills
  • Dina Krapivko

    Head of Technology Operations

    PVH Europe

In today’s rapidly evolving tech industry, staying ahead requires not only embracing new technologies but also reimagining the way we harness the collective strength of our teams.

Discover the transformative impact of team branding as we delve into the strategies that empower organisations to unleash their team’s full potential. Learn the essential elements of successful team branding and gain practical insights on its implementation. Through practical examples, we’ll demonstrate how a strong team brand cultivates an innovative culture, boosts employee engagement, and ultimately enhances business outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionise your organisation’s approach to teamwork and maximise operational excellence.

To stay ahead of the curve, it is now more important than ever to have a team that can work together effectively and efficiently. Soft skills like communication, collaboration, and branding are essential for creating a cohesive team that can achieve hard operational excellence results.

In this session, we will explore how investing in team branding can lead to significant improvements in productivity, innovation, and overall success. Join us in discovering the power of soft skills for hard results in the new frontier of tech.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Harnessing the untapped potential of your team by establishing a strong and recognisable team brand that fosters unity, purpose, and drives innovation
  • Driving operational excellence through team branding: how to cultivate a culture of innovation, increase employee engagement and foster better business outcomes
  • Practical strategies: implementing successful team branding in your organisation, empowering you to enhance leadership skills and drive success in the rapidly evolving tech industry

This session is for you if…you are a forward-thinking leader eager to unlock the true potential of your team and drive operational excellence in your organisation in the new frontier Tech. Whether you’re part of a small startup or a large enterprise, this session is tailored to equip you with the practical insights and strategies in the intersection of technology, team dynamics and innovation.

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5:10pm
Workshop

The Untapped Potential Of Team Branding: Excel In The New Frontier

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Premium Only
  • Skills
  • Dina Krapivko

    Head of Technology Operations

    PVH Europe

In today’s rapidly evolving tech industry, staying ahead requires not only embracing new technologies but also reimagining the way we harness the collective strength of our teams.

Discover the transformative impact of team branding as we delve into the strategies that empower organisations to unleash their team’s full potential. Learn the essential elements of successful team branding and gain practical insights on its implementation. Through practical examples, we’ll demonstrate how a strong team brand cultivates an innovative culture, boosts employee engagement, and ultimately enhances business outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionise your organisation’s approach to teamwork and maximise operational excellence.

To stay ahead of the curve, it is now more important than ever to have a team that can work together effectively and efficiently. Soft skills like communication, collaboration, and branding are essential for creating a cohesive team that can achieve hard operational excellence results.

In this session, we will explore how investing in team branding can lead to significant improvements in productivity, innovation, and overall success. Join us in discovering the power of soft skills for hard results in the new frontier of tech.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Harnessing the untapped potential of your team by establishing a strong and recognisable team brand that fosters unity, purpose, and drives innovation
  • Driving operational excellence through team branding: how to cultivate a culture of innovation, increase employee engagement and foster better business outcomes
  • Practical strategies: implementing successful team branding in your organisation, empowering you to enhance leadership skills and drive success in the rapidly evolving tech industry

This session is for you if…you are a forward-thinking leader eager to unlock the true potential of your team and drive operational excellence in your organisation in the new frontier Tech. Whether you’re part of a small startup or a large enterprise, this session is tailored to equip you with the practical insights and strategies in the intersection of technology, team dynamics and innovation.

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12:10pm
Presentation

Keeping Pace With Innovation: Digital Transformation In A Traditional Business

30 mins
  • Track - Implement
  • Transformation
  • Karinna Calin

    Global CX & Data Analytics Lead

    Unilever

This is not a story about adapting to survive but rather anticipating in order to thrive in an ever changing digital world where an omnichannel approach to customer experience is becoming the new ABC for digitally savvy businesses in consumer goods.

A traditional business that has always “done things their way” and succeeded by doing so thanks to being a market leader finds themselves in a challenge when the entire industry moves to digitalisation at a speed they have not foreseen due to 2020 global pandemic. How do we speed up change without compromising current ambitions? How do we transform a traditional face-to face driven business to digitalisation and automated processes without losing what makes it special? Through a lot of trial & error and an experimentation culture we have led not just a digital transformation but rather a digital revolution across +20 markets globally.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Initiate a strategic roadmap for the digital transformation of your traditional business, leveraging a start-up mindset to foster innovation and maintain agility
  • Regularly evaluate and reassess your digitalisation levels, ensuring alignment with evolving market needs and customer expectations
  • Post-establishment of an eCommerce platform, actively pursue opportunities for optimisation and growth, including UX/UI enhancements and improved marketing strategies
  • Integrate the human element strategically into your omnichannel ecosystem by optimising customer service touch points, personalising user experiences, and fostering employee engagement

This session is for you if…you are looking to challenge your mindset on both traditional and digital businesses to find the perfect balance for sustainable growth in your company/organisation.

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4:45pm
Presentation

Revolutionise Your Workday: Unleashing The Power Of Low-Code/No-Code Automation!

30 mins
  • Track - Implement
  • Career
  • Data
  • Workforce
  • Eden Ihamouine

    IT Global Purchasing Intern

    Danone

Today, studies shows that 76% of workers spend 1-3 hours a day in data entry and tasks that a robot could be doing for them. What if you were able to use those 1-3 hours to your core job functions ? That’s the bet we made ! Thanks to our learning on automation, we are now able to earn time and productivity. We will share with you our journey through daily tasks automation and our experience.

Given that daily tasks and data entry are integral parts of your career, it’s essential to leverage them effectively. Let’s streamline these tasks and utilise them wisely for a more productive work life.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Understand what the biggest productivity blockers are
  • Learn how to make your daily-life easier at work
  • Insights into the different steps in automation

This session is for you if…you are seeking for a new way of thinking to manage your data.

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5:10pm
Workshop

The Art Of Failing Successfully

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Jennifer Bower

    Country Lead

    Persistent Systems

When you’re not afraid to fail, you become brave enough to step out of your comfort zone and go after big goals. Ultimately, mastering the art of failing successfully gives you the skills and mindset to tackle challenges in a rapidly changing world, solve problems like a boss, and achieve long-term success.

Delve into the untapped potential of failure and how it can become a catalyst for personal and professional development. Through a series of stories, hands-on exercises, and group discussions, we’ll explore strategies for reframing failure, building resilience, and leveraging lessons learned from outside experiences for workplace success.

During the workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to share your own stories of failure and learn from others in a supportive environment. We’ll discuss techniques to help you navigate through setbacks, overcome challenges, and turn failures into stepping-stones towards achieving your goals. Whether you’re a team leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, or an individual seeking personal growth, this workshop is designed to empower you with the mindset and skills necessary to fail successfully.

Walk away from this workshop equipped with a fresh perspective on failure, a newfound sense of resilience, and a plan to use your past experiences to fuel future success. Join us and unlock the power of embracing failure as a transformative force on your journey to personal and professional excellence.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Reframe failure as a learning opportunity
  • Build resilience and embrace challenges
  • Leverage personal experiences for professional growth

This session is for you if…you are a tech industry professional, a manager or team leader, an entrepreneur or founder, or an individual seeking personal growth and development.

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2:50pm
Workshop

Building Effective Mentoring Practices For Companies

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Leadership
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Irina Veligan

    Campaigns Optimisation Manager

    Gen

Corporate mentorship programs have been implemented by many companies to enhance recruitment efforts, improve employee engagement, foster leadership development, promote diversity and increase loyalty and retention rates. However, the effectiveness of such programs depends on the quality of their implementation. Creating a successful mentoring program can be much more challenging that it appears, and many programs fail to meet their objectives.

This workshop will represent insights and principles from interviews with companies of varying sizes that have effectively implemented mentoring programs. Participants will learn practical strategies to launch their own successful mentoring program within their organizations.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Discover best practices for launching and promoting a mentoring program
  • Learn how to pair mentees effectively
  • Learn what resources to provide to mentors and mentees and how to measure success of each relationship during the program
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2:50pm
Workshop

Choose To Be Successful At Managing Change: Management Of Change De-Mystified

60 mins
  • Track - Workshop
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Premium Only
  • Roberta Rossini

    Cloud Services Business Operations and Transformation Manager

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Research shows that approximately 69% of projects fall short of their objectives, frequently due to inadequate management of change dynamics. This calls for proactive action, and indeed, it is possible to take such action! In this session, you’ll acquire the skills to master change management, steering your projects towards enduring and impactful transformations.

More often than not, management of change is considered some sort of intangible “magic”, delivering dubious value. In other cases management of change is used interchangeably with “training plan”, leading to pre-announced adoption failure. In this session you will be introduced to a few very practical tools that can be used to drive change and manage resistance successfully.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how management of change is a systemic approach, that goes beyond trainings
  • Learn that resistance is a natural reaction to change and that it can and should be planned with and managed accordingly

This session is for you if…

  • You are or have been struggling with the adoption of a great tool or process
  • If your team is consistently not doing what you ask them to do
  • You think management of change is fluffy, hot air
  • You think management of change = trainings calendar
  • You want a career in IT and you have no IT background
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3:15pm
Presentation

AI For Space

60 mins
  • Track - InfoTech
  • AI
  • Data
  • Transformation

As humanity prepares to venture back to the moon, attendees will gain insight into ESA’s missions and integration of new data-driven approaches to guarantee reliable communications and operations in the lunar environment.

Learn how AI algorithms are harnessed to predict and prevent satellite failures, guaranteeing reliable communications and operations in the lunar environment. As the satellite industry undergoes a profound digital transformation, understanding the power of AI becomes paramount.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Gain insights into how AI is leveraged to predict satellite failures before they happen, offering unprecedented levels of reliability and performance
  • Learn what AI in space entails and how rather small and simple machine learning models can help shape the future space missions and operations
  • Gain an overview of ESA’s mission to return to the moon and its significance in space exploration

This session is for you if…you are interested in artificial intelligence, satellites, and the inspiring notion that you don’t have to be an astronaut to work in the field of space.

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12:10pm
Presentation

The Game-Changing Potential Of AI In Finance Transformation

30 mins
  • Track - FinTech
  • AI
  • Transformation

Explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the digital transformation of the finance function. We will discuss the transition from digitalisation to true transformation, emphasising the shift from technology and process improvements to strategic innovation and value creation. What are the skills and competencies finance professionals need to develop? What are the challenges and rewards of this transformation, and the collaborative relationship between humans and machines in the AI-shaped finance function of the future?

Now, professionals need to understand the role of AI in transforming all the different departments in the company and the potential benefits it brings. They will learn how AI can go beyond automation to drive strategic innovation, identify new opportunities, predict market trends, and optimise risk management strategies. By staying informed about this topic, professionals can better prepare for the changing demands of the business world and redefine their roles, for instance as finance professionals, adding more value to their organisations.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • The finance function is undergoing a profound transformation from digitalisation to true transformation. This involves shifting focus from technology and process improvements to strategic innovation and value creation.
  • AI technology empowers finance professionals to develop new skills and competencies, such as data analytics, digital strategy, and innovation management. By embracing AI, finance professionals can redefine their roles, improve financial performance, and drive growth.
  • The AI-shaped finance function of the future will be defined by collaboration between humans and machines. AI-powered tools can analyse large amounts of data, provide insights and recommendations, and enable fast decision-making. Finance professionals will be able to leverage AI for targeted recommendations, proactive planning, and to regain their roles as creative thinkers and problem solvers.
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11:35am
Presentation

Shifting Gears: Tech-Enabled Sustainability And Digitalisation

30 mins
  • Track - InfoTech
  • Transformation
  • Yvonne Bettkober

    Head of Organisation Development and Group Transformation

    Volkswagen

The megatrends sustainability and digitalisation have led to the greatest, fastest and deepest transformation of the automotive industry, disrupting and reshaping the business.

From the birth of the iconic Beetle to the evolution into a multi-brand group, Volkswagen has always been in the driver’s seat when it came to shaping the future of mobility.

Now, Volkswagen is reinventing its business once again: from a car manufacturer to a provider of sustainable mobility for generations to come. It’s no longer just about cars. It’s about an amazing experience that is intuitive, personalised, and emission-free.

Yvonne Bettkober, head of organisational development and transformation, will share how technology has become the driving force behind Volkswagen’s progress, from smarter vehicles to smarter shop floors.

They key to success of this massive transformation is not the technology alone though. It’s the people. People with a growth mindset, strong values, and passion.

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2:35pm
Presentation

Digital Transformation: What’s New?

30 mins
  • Track - InfoTech
  • Transformation
  • Bidisha Agarwal

    Global IT Lead Corporate Lending

    ING

Transformation is more than just digitalisation. Technology will deliver what you want it to deliver but crucial is the mindset and organisation shift which is very often underestimated when embarking on a big change.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Transformation is about people, process, technology and everything in between
  • How to manage the clarity of impact, empowerment of your people and knowledge of your data.
  • How to master the “dance” of constant change – the why, the what and the how?

This session is for you if…you are someone who is is managing or working on an organisational transformation journey, or just wondering what’s missing.

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2:15pm
Presentation

Unlock Your Potential: Pioneering A New Era Of Excellence

30 mins
  • Track - Software
  • Career

In a tech landscape still dominated by men, it’s crucial to empower and uphold YOU – a European Woman in Tech. Have you ever felt like ‘one of the guys’, or been treated differently simply because you’re a woman? Have you questioned your place in the industry? Dispense with doubt – you are exceptional! This session is designed to inspire and provide you with five actionable strategies to flourish in your career.

We will delve into these five tips collectively, aiming to embolden you to embrace your trailblazing role in tech and within your organisation. Expect to ignite your potential and contribute meaningfully to the future of the industry.

Why should you attend? If you seek inspiration, motivation, and valuable networking strategies, along with other pragmatic approaches to propel your career forward, this session is tailored for you.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Five actionable strategies to advance your career
  • Learning from real-world experience
  • Foster meaningful connections with others

This session is for you if…you are looking to shatter the ‘one of the guys’ perception and make bold strides in their tech career. Join us to take your place at the forefront of the industry.

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2:15pm
Presentation

Pacing Through Market Changes & Cut-Throat Competition: Shortcut Your Startup

30 mins
  • Track - FinTech
  • Career
  • Sharon Klaver

    Co-Founder & Managing Director

    Builders Studio

Join Sharon Klaver, Founder and Managing Director of Builders Studio, as she unveils the secrets of successful venture building in an ever-changing market. Learn about the importance of setting stage-gates and validating business ideas in the early stages of development. Discover strategies to navigate market changes, seize emerging opportunities, and build agile, flexible ventures. Gain insights into building a strong team and fostering agility. This session is essential for startup founders, entrepreneurs, and aspiring business leaders looking to stay ahead of the curve and propel their ventures to success.

In this dynamic market, startups face challenges such as fierce competition and evolving technology. By attending this session, you’ll gain valuable knowledge from Sharon Klaver’s decade of experience in venture building. Understand how to establish a strong foundation, make informed decisions, and adapt to market changes. Discover the key elements of successful startups, including setting stage-gates, navigating market changes, and building a resilient team.

This session is tailored for individuals seeking startup success and growth in a competitive landscape. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain invaluable insights and strategies to thrive in the ever-changing market.

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5:20pm
Presentation

Total Enterprise Reinvention: The Strategy That Leads To A New Performance Frontier

30 mins
  • Track - Plan
  • Transformation
  • Margriet Westerink

    Cloud First Lead and Inclusion & Diversity sponsor

    Accenture the Netherlands

A convergence of forces has made the work of today’s leaders incredibly complex. From the pace of technological innovation to structural shifts in the economy, leaders face a once-in-a-generation change in the operating environment. Executives need to meet these combined challenges and opportunities head on. That means accelerating the reinvention of their enterprises. Achieving systematic change requires a new approach to business transformation.

Total Enterprise Reinvention is a deliberate strategy that aims to set a new performance frontier for businesses— and in most cases the industries in which they operate—to drive growth, optimise operations and build a digital core. Yet, our research revealed that only 8% of companies are moving to adopt a Total Enterprise Reinvention strategy.

In this session, we will explore the six characteristics of Total Enterprise Reinvention and how companies can out-perform on financial, technology and 360° value dimensions.

Session Key Takeaways:

Total Enterprise Reinvention is a deliberate strategy that is digital at its core and ambitious in its reach to continually reinvent all aspects of the business and deliver 360° value by investing in technologies to:

  • How to build a digital core
  • How to create new ways of working
  • How to drive growth and optimise operations

This session is for you if…you want to set a new performance frontier for your organisation.

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5:20pm
Presentation

What Works ForA Fintech Bro Won’t Work For You: Using PR As A Female Founder

30 mins
  • Track - FinTech
  • Career
  • Non-Technical
  • Rachel Pipan

    Founder and Managing Director

    Maneuvre

Female-led companies (including fintechs) are outstanding in their success, market-fit, and returns to investors. Yet, they don’t attract as much funding or scale as fast. This talk is going to cover why and how female fintech founders need to promote themselves differently to succeed with the public and press, and common missteps to avoid.

Ever feel like male-run fintechs get attention just by breathing? It’s not just you. Female-led fintechs, their founders and even their executives are on a vastly different playing field for PR, marketing and communications. In this talk, emerging tech/fintech advisor Rachel Pipan talks through the challenges female founders face in getting attention. She uses real-world examples to challenge pernicious myths about self-promotion, helping current and future fintech founders/executives understand how to use PR to scale their businesses.

Session Key Takeaways:

  • Visibility is earned, not received – you have to do well and tell everyone about it
  • You will be judged on different metrics, including your PR presence
  • If it feels like you have to do everything backwards and in high heels – you’re right, and here’s how to lean into it to work for you

This session is for you if…You’re a current female fintech founder, thinking about starting a fintech/startup, or working with/advising female fintech and tech startup founders in their growth, and have been thinking you are too busy for PR, that you’re bad at PR, and/or that PR is a future concern, not one for now.

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