Engineering Management Lessons

This time, we're bringing together engineering leaders to tackle the questions that matter most right now: How do you build great teams when AI is part of the picture? And what does it take to lead an AI-native organization?
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\#\# 🗓 Talks Schedule
🕕 **17:30 – Doors open**
🎙 **18:00 – Talk 1**
**Christian Galatolo,** **Engineering Director** **@ Outreach**
**Treat Machines Like Machines, People Like People: Building and leading teams in the age of AI**
There's a quiet assumption doing the rounds: that LLMs are on their way to replacing junior engineers. In this talk, I want to take that idea seriously and then take it apart. Drawing on years of growing engineers and, more recently, working shoulder-to-shoulder with AI tools, I'll argue that the two are nothing alike and that confusing them quietly makes you a worse manager. Expect a mental model for what each one actually is, and a practical, opinionated take on how to lead a team that now contains both.
🎙 **18:40 – Talk 2**
**Elena Stojanova, Engineering Manager @ Pipedrive**
**On the journey to an AI-Native company: A Manager's Perspective**
There's a common narrative about AI transformation: executives set the vision, engineers adopt the tools, magic happens. What's missing from that story is the middle - the engineering managers who actually translate vision into changed behavior. This talk is about that translation layer, with Pipedrive's AI-native journey as the backdrop.
🍺 **19:30 – Networking**
After the talks, stick around for networking, discussions, and getting to know fellow engineers and leaders. Outreach will provide **delicious snacks and drinks**, so you definitely won’t go hungry😉
🚀**22:00 – The End**
We’re really looking forward to seeing you there! 🚀
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Heads up: this event is for adults only: kids and four-legged friends will have to sit this one out.
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