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Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat: Redefining The Modern Structures of Business With Inclusion
30 mins
As organizations persist through a challenging economy and periods of layoffs, it is being widely reported how DEI initiatives are the first to be cut and reduced despite an emboldened dedication to improving diversity following events and global movements in 2020. In this session, join two leaders who are spearheading inclusion within their organization for an in-depth discussion on the positive impact of DEI in today’s challenging climate and how as the industry looks to rebuild itself, putting DEI at the center of it all, can provide the solution to revitalize your workforce and unlock new opportunities for innovation.
Key Takeaways:
- Create a strong pipeline of talent to pave the way forward for business and technology.
- How individuals can create safe spaces in and outside of work.
- Learn why DEI is more critical to strategy and business during periods of large layoffs and a recession.
Presentation
Leading Technical Transformation & The Value of Becoming A Tech-Change Agent
30 mins
Technical transformation is happening all around us, from emerging technologies like generative AI, to the rush to ramp cloud migrations; from replacing aging tech stacks to the growth of harnessing and utilizing big data. This session will discuss the critical role tech leaders play in leading transformational change, how to harness the power of your engineering and data teams, and how becoming a change agent can set you apart from other tech leaders.
The Why: Data shows that technology transformations are 80% more likely to capture identified benefits and sustain over time IF they have engaged leadership who are focused on the hard and soft skills required to lead an organization through change. Technical leaders are not often allocated time and/or resources to focus on “soft skills” such as team dynamics, communication, and learning methods to help teams navigate change. As a technical leader with transformation happening around you, you can exponentially grow your career, while also developing young tech change agents by studying the art of leading transformational change.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn the key drivers of successful transformation programs.
- Discover proven tools, methods, and approaches that can help you lead change and develop your technical teams and leaders.
- Understand more about your role as a technical leader in driving change and how your leadership style can set you apart from the pack.
This session is for…
- You if your organization is going through a tech transformation.
- You if you are a tech people leader.
- You if you are interested in continuing the development of your leadership style, and/or you are interested in growing young tech leaders.
Presentation
Presentation Delivered by Progress
30 mins
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Workshop
Effective Software Test Automation by Design
60 mins
Software test automation is a part of every development process nowadays. Many companies invest in the development of their own proprietary automation frameworks or buy existing ones. It is a foundation to an effective CI/CD pipeline. But how to prove that it is effective and reliable? How to measure and monitor its stability and relevance? With the growing intelligence of high-tech products, the continuous delivery process is becoming more challenging as well.
The complexity of the automation tools is a function of the complexity of the system they are attempting to test. Thus, the automation processes and technics evolve and adapt constantly. In this workshop, we will talk about test automation tools as a part of a software development process. What does a successful test automation framework consist of? How to maintain and keep it coordinated with the product development life cycle? The data analysis is based on almost a decade of experience in building test automation for smart devices with embedded software including IoT.
The Why: According to the statistics of “MarketsandMarkets Research”, the global test automation market size is expected to grow from $24.7 billion in 2022 to $52.7 billion by 2027. Building mature test automation is key for releasing software quality at speed, and as a result, being first on the market.
Key Takeaways:
- Importance of synergy between Software Development and Test Automation
- Best practices for automation tools development
Useful features and metrics for Software Test Automation Tools/Frameworks - An example of an Automation Health Dashboard
This session is for… Software Automation Engineers, Quality Engineers, Project Managers, Software Engineers, Tech Leaders.
Presentation
How Robots will Change our World
30 mins
There can be a collective misconception of robots’ potential effect on the world. Specifically, we tend to have a negative outlook on the impact they will have throughout the adoption phase. During this session, we will discuss how the adoption of robots will create jobs that are more fulfilling and less physically strenuous. By embracing automation, companies will grow faster and provide more to the world; a necessity with our ever-growing population. Robots are equipment, full of software that we write, made to enrich our lives. Robots that move through, and interact with our world will take many forms; humanoid robots, built in our image, are a perfect fit for a world designed around humans. Can we coexist with a humanoid robot without humanizing our robots?
The Why: As robots go from industrial sites and factories into our everyday lives, we need to have conversations about how they make us feel. Rather than focusing on feeling uncomfortable and intimidated, let’s use robots to fuel our imaginations and passions and enrich the world around us.
Key Takeaways:
- How to educate yourself and your team on issues that arise outside of the research world.
- Understand which technological issues require you to be proactive in addressing.
- How robots can improve and enrich human lives, starting today.
This session is for… you if you want to be a leader in the community, working to reverse the negative perception and misunderstandings of your disruptive technology.
Presentation
Building Scalable Cloud Applications with a Frugality Lens
30 mins
When creating applications in a cloud environment with flexible pricing models, it’s crucial to be mindful of expenses. This is especially true for applications that need to adjust their capacity dynamically and scale to accommodate varying levels of demand. In this session, I’ll be sharing several strategies for achieving scalability without incurring excessive costs.
The Why: Building applications in the cloud has become commonplace in today’s world, and with it comes challenges related to scalability and cost-effectiveness. While cloud-based applications offer benefits such as flexibility, scalability, and accessibility, they can lead to unforeseen expenses if not managed properly. As cloud-based applications grow and become more complex, costs can quickly spiral out of control.
Moreover, if these applications are not designed with scalability in mind, they may become inefficient and incapable of handling increased usage or demand. As a result, it is crucial to building applications that are scalable and cost-effective. To address these challenges, this session aims to provide developers, DevOps engineers, managers, and architects with techniques that they can apply on a day-to-day basis to effectively balance scalability and cost-effectiveness.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn the architecture, design, and coding considerations for scalability.
- Techniques on using serverless computing options for scalability with tight control on cost.
- Role of Observability around scalability and cost management.
This session is for… you if you are a developer, DevOps Engineer, Manager, or an Architect building or managing applications in the Cloud.
Presentation
Keynote
Technology as Critical Infrastructure: Preparing For The National Cybersecurity Strategy
30 mins
Innovation has always outpaced policy, leaving opportunities for a lack of standardization and requirements providing huge security risks. With the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, it has been designed with the aim to create a safe and secure digital ecosystem. Join this session to unpack what the Strategy will mean for you and your organization, and identify lessons learned internationally from the implementation of similar policies to ensure that you’re prepared for what’s to come.
Key Takeaways:
- Unpacking the key pillars of the National Cybersecurity Strategy on technology and our critical infrastructure.
- Learn the new requirements and legal implications required.
- Understanding the lessons learned from international policy frameworks such as GDPR and DORA.
Keynote
Becoming a Futurist Against The Challenges of Today
30 mins
When working in technology you always want to be focused on designing for the future and implementing technology that will make long-lasting change; but as recent years have proven, the future is near impossible to predict, and the challenges we now face go beyond a bug in the system. Plans will inevitably evolve, and business priorities will endlessly pivot so how can you innovate against constant uncertainty? Join this session to learn how to position yourself as a futurist in your organization and build a culture of innovation within the remits of what you can control.
Key Takeaways:
- How to create a plan for the future that leaves room for the unexpected.
- Learn the attributes of becoming a futurist leader.
- Building a culture of innovation within the remits of what you can control.
Workshop
Presentation
Presentation Delivered by WHOOP
30 mins
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Presentation
Embracing the Power of Authentic You
30 mins
As professionals, we often compartmentalize our lives. However, in doing so we lose the ability to contribute diverse thoughts. The focus of this presentation is to provide a toolset for women in technology and their allies with an understanding of bringing their authentic selves to the workplace, and the importance of embracing its power! By being authentic, we have a greater sense of well-being and realize that sharing perspectives, ideas, and beliefs adds to a fulfilling and productive experience.
Key Takeaways:
- By embracing authenticity leaders can:
- Value unique perspectives and experiences that can develop sustainable behaviors helping us grow personally and professionally.
- Practice being vulnerable and talk openly about struggles and challenges – which helps develop deep connections with colleagues.
- Foster a culture of inclusivity and belonging and pave the path for future thought leaders.
This session is for… women professionals who aspire to grow their careers as a leader while bringing all aspects of what makes you “you” to the workplace!
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The 5R Principles of Automation
30 mins
Join this session to learn how to plan a test automation strategy for the long term using the 5R principles of risk, reliability, reusability, repeatability, and representation. The focus is on providing a framework for automation that will deliver time-saving to business, and value to systems with the goal of better and faster releases to production.
The Why: Test automation is moving from a nice to have to an expected part of code delivery. Leadership across systems, development, testing, and business teams will make the difference between long-lasting scripting that grows and provides time-saving value or throwing away scripts that simply took time and resources.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn the 5R principles to work with teams in guiding effective long-lasting automation.
- Details in the automation that allows for reporting that is tailored to various audiences from senior management to business leaders to peer-level consumers of greater detailed expectations.
- Creating a scalable framework for automation.
This session is for…
- Senior IT leaders that want faster test efforts, shorter regression times, and fewer issues in production.
- QA Directors, managers, leaders, and automation engineers.
- Test leaders who want to relieve the time spent on user testing.
- Anyone wanting to understand what automation can deliver and a simplified approach to development and delivery.
