From SumUp to Statista: Meet the Top Tech Leaders joining us on stage

Software engineering plays a central role in creating exceptional software products. At the 7th edition of our Digitale Leute Summit, we are excited to host Tech Leads from renowned companies like AWS, SumUp, Team Topologies, Statista, ROQ Technology, and more. They will share in-depth insights into the challenges they encounter and the solutions they implement in their daily work.

• You will learn:
• How to implement core agility for the self-steering organization by Team Topologies
• About learnings from Statista’s GenerativeAI journey
• How to thrive in tech
• About the AI advantage: Software development reimagined

Many organizations lack the core organizational practices to be able to respond flexibly to changing business contexts. Organizations are often “stiff” and inflexible, lacking awareness of what the organization can achieve, and shackled by rigid frameworks that prevent movement and suppleness.

The book Team Topologies points the way to profound changes for the operating model for organizations building and running software-enriched services. At the heart of Team Topologies is the principle of fast flow: multiple ongoing streams of changes to software-enriched services done safely and sustainably.

Team Topologies acts like yoga or pilates for the organization, providing core agility and situational awareness that helps the organization to become more nimble and adaptable, more realistic in terms of capabilities, and ultimately more ready to achieve great things.

Using the Team Topologies patterns, organizations can expect to see significant benefits, including:

• Increased business agility – the ability to respond rapidly to changing internal and external conditions.
• Increased clarity of purpose at all levels of the organization.
• Shared language for navigating all kinds of knowledge-work.
• A more harmonious relationship between technology and people.
• Increased staff wellbeing and engagement (autonomy, mastery, purpose).

In this talk, Matthew Skelton – co-author of the book Team Topologies – explores some of the benefits of adopting Team Topologies (and fast flow generally) in terms of wider organizational and business goals, and how organizations can become more nimble by adopting the underlying “core agility” practices that Team Topologies provides.

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GenAI services have been adopted successfully in no time across various digital business models, but what if your data has the better answers? How could this innovative technology be combined with a companies knowledge and data?

In this talk, we delve into the intricacies of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their augmentation with custom data through the use of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Learn about Statista’s pioneering journey in moving from extensive search results to concise and well-founded answers, using their LLM-based application, ResearchAI. We will tackle the challenges faced, including building a skilled team for such an emerging technology, the impact of exclusive data sources on answer quality, high product costs and latency per request, and the tendency of LLMs to produce hallucinations despite the availability of accurate data. This session offers a realistic look at the hurdles encountered, and the strategies employed, providing valuable lessons on building and optimizing RAG applications in the real world.

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Are you ready to explore the dynamic world of tech careers and unlock your potential?

In this talk, Jan Hegewald will delve into the exciting field of finding your personal growth path in digital product development. We will discover the diverse career opportunities available in tech, from specializing as an individual contributor to stepping into management roles or less technical positions. We will discuss how to navigate career transitions, different company types and cultures, the importance of continuous learning, and the critical role of mentorship and networking in achieving your goals.

Sometimes, you might experience setbacks, and at times it is better to reject certain career opportunities. Jan will discuss and illustrate all of this with personal experiences.

The talk will conclude by exploring the future of tech careers, the impact of emerging technologies like AI, and what that means for you.
Join this talk for practical advice on building a fulfilling and successful career in tech!

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Almost every software developer uses AI in their daily work. This talk demonstrates how to boost productivity beyond tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT. Tim and Fabian will demonstrate methods like virtual developers and full app generation through live demos on stage, and discuss the consequences of increased AI use in development. Join them to learn how to leverage advanced AI tools to enhance your team’s workflow and address the broader impacts of AI in software development.

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Browse more of our Engineering Track

You do not only want to listen to our top-notch speakers on how to build better digital products but also learn from our experts in a full-day workshop on a number of different topics, such as…

• Expert leadership masterclass – nimble, humane organizations with Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
• How to Build and Run a Successful Tech Organisation by Jan Hegewald
• Elevate Your Product Game with OKRs by Christina Lange
• Product Discovery Judo: Working with and not against the organization by Frederik Vosberg and Timothy Krechel
• Product Strategy to enable focused product decision-making by Tim Herbig
• From Zero to AI: Creating AI-Driven Solutions in a Day by Markus Maaß and Lars Becker

… then our Expert Ticket is the right choice for you  — It includes access to one workshop on November 14 and the Conference Day on November 13. For detailed information, please click on the button below.

See you in November!

Your Digitale Leute Team