📢 I am super excited to be speaking at the upcoming LeadDev Amsterdam Meetup on October 30th!
🪴 I’ll be joining the panel on “Building self-sufficient teams in the AI-era” to explore how AI is reshaping teamwork, leadership, and the role of Agile leaders, alongside amazing panelists like Oleksandr Tryshchenko , Vanessa Ho and Olaf de Ruiter
Excited to share that this week I had the opportunity to speak at the upcoming LeadDev Meetup Amsterdam, sponsored by Picnic Technologies and CircleCI 🚀
🦄 Having participated in LeadDev panels and online events in the past, it felt especially meaningful to now join the community in-person here in Amsterdam.
The evening brought together an incredible mix of engineering leaders, managers, and software professionals — all passionate about building better teams, stronger engineering cultures, and more thoughtful leadership practices.
💫 And what a setting it was!
A packed room, engaging conversations, a warm atmosphere hosted beautifully by Picnic Technologies, and a lineup of insightful talks that made the entire event energizing and inspiring.
My talk for the evening was:
🌊 “Navigating the Agile Seas: Program Management in Startup Waters”
In the session, I shared some of my learnings and experiences around:
🔹 Leading programs in fast-moving startup environments
🔹 Balancing agility with structure and predictability
🔹 Building resilient teams amidst constant change
🔹 Navigating uncertainty while still delivering value at scale
🪴 One of the best parts of speaking at events like these is always the conversations afterward — hearing different perspectives, exchanging ideas, and connecting with people who are equally passionate about Agile leadership and engineering culture.
💜A huge thank you to the LeadDev community, the organizers, sponsors and everyone who attended and engaged so openly during the session.
