People and Culture

Session Hybrid Work Strategies

The Future of Work: How Flexibility Unlocks Potential for People and Organizations

Tuesday Dec 6 / 12:30PM PST

The last two years created a massive discontinuity in how we work, and now the debate rages: are we going back to the way things were, or investing to move forward?

Speaker image - Brian Elliott

Brian Elliott

Executive Leader, Future Forum & SVP @Slack | Author, How the Future Works

Session Staff Plus Engineering

The Secret to Finding Impactful Projects to Land a Staff-Plus Engineer Role

Wednesday Nov 30 / 10:30AM PST

So, you want to be a Staff-Plus Engineer at your organization. Are you one of a hundred engineers vying for that big new shiny project to get you there?

Speaker image - Akhilesh Gupta

Akhilesh Gupta

Principal Software Engineer @LinkedIn

Session Staff Plus Engineering

Unraveling Techno-Solutionism: How I fell out of love with “Ethical” Machine Learning

Wednesday Nov 30 / 09:20AM PST

As a Staff-Plus Engineer, I’ve had plenty of learning moments in my career where I realized my view of a problem was hindered by my own desire to solve it with technology.

Speaker image - Katharine Jarmul

Katharine Jarmul

Principal Data Scientist @Thoughtworks

Session Staff Plus Engineering

The Engineer/Manager Pendulum

Wednesday Nov 30 / 12:50PM PST

Should you be a manager? Or should you be an engineer? The old wisdom used to say that you should pick a lane and stick to it, but this is bad advice.

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Charity Majors

CTO @Honeycombio

Session Staff Plus Engineering

How Community Engagement Can Boost Your Staff-Plus Career

Wednesday Nov 30 / 11:40AM PST

How does someone become a successful Staff-Plus Engineer? It is probably a mix of technical skills and having the right opportunities. But what if you don't have access to the best opportunities or the right contacts?

Speaker image - Eder Ignatowicz

Eder Ignatowicz

Principal Software Engineer and Architect @RedHat

Session Optimization

How to Win as a Tech Team in a New Reality That Feels Like a Mad Max Movie?

Friday Dec 2 / 11:20AM PST

Most of us can’t remember how we worked before the pandemic hit. I remember I used to catch a train to get to work every day at Nike’s European headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands. We were already a distributed team and had a fantastic infrastructure to connect with colleagues worldwide.

Speaker image - Mehnaaz Abidi

Mehnaaz Abidi

Vice President Product, Runtastic @adidas

Session Hybrid Work Strategies

Building High-Trust and High-Performing Teams at Shopify in a Remote World

Tuesday Dec 6 / 10:10AM PST

The switch to remote-only and hybrid has unlocked so much potential for the world and our companies: we can hire the best, people can live where they want, and we can form teams based on skills and interest instead of location.

Speaker image - Jesse McGinnis

Jesse McGinnis

Senior Development Manager @Shopify and Author of Embracing Uncertainty

Session Hybrid Work Strategies

Leveraging Hybrid One-on-Ones for Better Connections

Tuesday Dec 6 / 11:20AM PST

One of the most difficult challenges to overcome in a hybrid or remote work environment is the lack of social connection between team members—and worse, the often insufficient time that managers spend individually with their reports.

Speaker image - Alexandra Sunderland

Alexandra Sunderland

Senior Engineering Manager @fellowapp

Session Hybrid Work Strategies

Successful Leadership in Hybrid Environments: Powerful Principles, Practical Steps, and Poignant Examples

Tuesday Dec 6 / 09:00AM PST

Being a technical- or people leader in a hybrid work environment can be extra challenging: While on paper, it may look like hybrid work combines the “best of both [remote and co-located] worlds”, the reality often looks drastically different: 

Speaker image - Lena Reinhard

Lena Reinhard

Founder, Coach, Consultant @Lena Reinhard Leadership Coaching & Consulting