Speakers
Camille Fournier
Technologist and Author of The Manager’s Path and Platform Engineering
Delivering Tomorrow: The Future of Software Needs (Better) Platform Teams
As software organisations evolve, the structure, scope, and strategy of platform orgs will shape what’s possible. This talk looks at what’s working, what’s not, and what the future demands from platform engineering
Camille is an engineering executive who has led engineering organizations at a spectrum of companies from startups to Fortune 500s. She is also an author of the O'Reilly books The Manager's Path and Platform Engineering: A Guide For Technical, Product, and People Leaders. Camille lives in New York City with her family and cats.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO, DX
GenAI Best Practices and Use Cases
Feeling left behind by GenAI? Fear not, this session is for you!Everyone is rolling out AI code assistants, but engineering teams have mixed results. Some teams report massive time savings and an improved developer experience, while others describe chaotic results and impact to code quality. So, we studied developer experience and productivity insights and data from thousands of engineers who are using AI in their daily work to figure out what makes certain organizations successful.
Our research led to the creation of our ‘Guide to AI Assisted Engineering’, a comprehensive and research-backed resource detailing the most effective prompting techniques and use cases as reported by engineers and leaders who have successfully rolled out coding assistants to large organizations.
In this session, Justin Reock, Deputy CTO at DX, will demonstrate each of the techniques introduced in our guide, through live code and prompting examples. You’ll walk away with a firm understanding of meta-prompting and multi-shot prompting, system prompts, how to manipulate determinism, and other valuable practices. You’ll also learn which use cases, such as stack trace analysis and auto-documentation, are worth building into your reflexes to unlock more potential from AI coding assistants.
Justin Reock is the Deputy CTO of DX (getdx.com), and is an engineer, speaker, writer, and software practice evangelist with over 20 years of experience working in various software roles. He is an outspoken thought leader, delivering enterprise solutions, technical leadership, various publications and community education on developer productivity.
Emily Witko
Head of Culture, Hugging Face
Responsible Innovation in AI: How You Can Shape the Future
AI innovation isn't just technical—it's deeply human. In this talk, Emily Witko, a non-engineer leading AI talent strategy at Hugging Face, explores how diverse roles—from engineers, ethicists and policy experts to communicators and designers—play a crucial role in building ethical, inclusive AI. Through real-world case studies of AI gone wrong, they illustrate the risks of ignoring non-technical perspectives. Attendees will gain tools to challenge assumptions, advocate for accessibility, and bridge the technical-human divide. The future of responsible AI belongs to those who ask hard questions—and that includes you.
Emily is a people-obsessed engagement specialist with master’s level DEIB training. In their current role at Hugging Face, they source, recruit, hire, develop, and retain top AI talent, with a dedicated focus on decentralized team happiness and growth. Emily thrives in people-centric spaces that prioritize community and belonging.
Kristina Kondrashevich
SRE Product Manager, Electrolux
Why we skipped SRE and switched to Platform Engineering?
We work in the IoT space at Electrolux Group, a leader in the Home Appliance industry, scaling from 10 to 300 developers with just 5 Ops engineers in four years. Promoting SRE principles proved challenging, so we shifted to Platform Engineering. In this talk, we’ll share how we built an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) integrated with our cloud and toolchains, embedding SRE principles. The IDP empowers developers to manage infrastructure and services autonomously, boosting productivity and enabling new regions to launch in a day.We’ll explore Electrolux's shift from SRE to platform engineering, addressing scalability and self-service challenges through automation, SaaS adoption, and our IDP. Finally, we’ll share how open-sourcing this platform benefits the developer community.
During her career Kristina has been responsible for writing code, managing teams, and improving delivery processes. Today, as a SRE PM at Electrolux, she supports the platform team to bring product management practices into their way of working.
Gang Luo
Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Electrolux
Why we skipped SRE and switched to Platform Engineering?
We work in the IoT space at Electrolux Group, a leader in the Home Appliance industry, scaling from 10 to 300 developers with just 5 Ops engineers in four years. Promoting SRE principles proved challenging, so we shifted to Platform Engineering. In this talk, we’ll share how we built an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) integrated with our cloud and toolchains, embedding SRE principles. The IDP empowers developers to manage infrastructure and services autonomously, boosting productivity and enabling new regions to launch in a day.We’ll explore Electrolux's shift from SRE to platform engineering, addressing scalability and self-service challenges through automation, SaaS adoption, and our IDP. Finally, we’ll share how open-sourcing this platform benefits the developer community.
Many years of experience in software industry, mainly focused on infrastructure engineering of large-scale distributed systems.
George Markhulia
Engineering Manager - ML Platform, Volvo Cars
From Chaos To Control: Building ML Platform
One of the most significant challenges facing the ML community in large organizations is the fragmentation of the data ecosystem, compounded by organizational silos and an inconsistent technology landscape. Tackling these barriers is critical to enabling efficient, scalable, and impactful machine learning solutions. At Volvo Cars, George and Steve are deeply committed to breaking silos, empowering users, and enabling collaboration via the MLOps.in this session, they will share their experience of designing and implementing ML platform that bridges these gaps. The talk will cover architectural choices, key lessons learned, and best practices to address data accessibility, streamline workflows, and ensure collaboration across diverse teams.
With extensive experience in technical problem-solving, software engineering, and data streaming, George is a tech lead with a robust background in technology and operational excellence. His career journey includes MLOps, Android Automotive infotainment, backend systems, and analytical software.
Currently he leads the development of an ML platform, which combines open-source tools with custom-built solutions serving hundreds of users at Volvo Cars.
Currently he leads the development of an ML platform, which combines open-source tools with custom-built solutions serving hundreds of users at Volvo Cars.
Steve Larkin
ML Platform Engineer, Volvo Cars
From Chaos To Control: Building ML Platform
One of the most significant challenges facing the ML community in large organizations is the fragmentation of the data ecosystem, compounded by organizational silos and an inconsistent technology landscape. Tackling these barriers is critical to enabling efficient, scalable, and impactful machine learning solutions. At Volvo Cars, George and Steve are deeply committed to breaking silos, empowering users, and enabling collaboration via the MLOps.in this session, they will share their experience of designing and implementing ML platform that bridges these gaps. The talk will cover architectural choices, key lessons learned, and best practices to address data accessibility, streamline workflows, and ensure collaboration across diverse teams.
With over 20 years in the software industry Steve has worked with a diverse set of technologies from creating some of the first smartphones to building data and machine learning platforms for enterprises. Originally from the UK he now lives in Malmö, Sweden with his family.
Kristofer Hallén
Principal developer CI tools, Ericsson
Efficiency Unleashed: The Ericsson Playbook for embedded system development
Is it possible to handle code from thousands of developers, create hundreds of software components, run thousands of test activities and put it together as one system on embedded hardware several times a day?In the fast-paced world of embedded development, adaptability is key. Over the past decade, Ericsson has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from annual releases to weekly deployments of a portfolio magnitudes larger. This shift has challenged our CI/CD and DevOps practices to keep pace with the demands of integrating complex software, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, and embedded hardware—all while adhering to stringent performance and security standards in a highly regulated market.
In this presentation, we delve into the strategies that have enabled us to revamp our extensive CI/CD and testing infrastructure. A cornerstone of our approach has been the decoupling of tools and solutions across our pipelines, allowing us to foster both evolution and reuse, thereby enhancing agility and efficiency. We want to offer valuable perspectives and actionable insights.
Kristofer is a principal developer in Ericsson with CI/CD focus, taking code to customer in large, complex HW and SW systems. He has a background in telecom and automotive development and is passionate about continuous improvement of software delivery and deployment in complex systems.
Conny Wickström
CI/CD Architect, Ericsson
Efficiency Unleashed: The Ericsson Playbook for embedded system development
Is it possible to handle code from thousands of developers, create hundreds of software components, run thousands of test activities and put it together as one system on embedded hardware several times a day?In the fast-paced world of embedded development, adaptability is key. Over the past decade, Ericsson has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from annual releases to weekly deployments of a portfolio magnitudes larger. This shift has challenged our CI/CD and DevOps practices to keep pace with the demands of integrating complex software, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, and embedded hardware—all while adhering to stringent performance and security standards in a highly regulated market.
In this presentation, we delve into the strategies that have enabled us to revamp our extensive CI/CD and testing infrastructure. A cornerstone of our approach has been the decoupling of tools and solutions across our pipelines, allowing us to foster both evolution and reuse, thereby enhancing agility and efficiency. We want to offer valuable perspectives and actionable insights.
I have a peculiar interest in the challenge in large scale software development and delivery. This has been my main line of work for almost 2 decades, but there is always more to learn, new problems to solve, and old re-occurring challenges that can be solved in new ways.
Pablo Bouzada
Engineering Manager, Viaplay Group
Should we stop discussing about technical debt... with top management?
For years, technical teams have conveyed their concerns about system maintainability to their managers through the metaphor of technical debt. While it's a good way to explain what happens when technical decisions have been made to solve technical problems, non-technical people haven't always understood it well.
The result is that whenever someone talks about technical debt, it sounds like a complaint and an excuse to use new technology that may not add anything to the business.
Let's change how we talk to ensure that technical problems receive the attention they deserve.
With over 20 years of hands-on experience in programming, Pablo is a well-versed professional who has successfully transitioned into leadership roles, currently serving as an Engineering Manager in Viaplay Group. He is dedicated to fostering collaborative environments and helping individuals discover more effective ways of working together, navigating challenges such as remote team collaboration and conflict resolution. In his talks, Pablo offers a fusion of technical knowledge and leadership insights, based on years of practical experience, exploring the intersection of technology, management, and the human diversity that drive successful teams.
