CONNECT - LEARN - GROW

As a software architect, tech lead, or senior engineer, you design robust systems, guide teams, and align technical decisions with business objectives. The Software Engineering Leadership Summit is crafted for leaders like you to connect, learn, and grow.

Why Attend?

Join an exclusive group of 45 peers to:

• Share insights on designing scalable systems, mentoring teams, and navigating stakeholder demands.
• Discuss challenges, including sensitive project experiences, in a trusted, closed-group setting.
• Build lasting connections with Europe’s top software engineering leaders.

What to Expect

Explore practical strategies for:

• Translating business needs into future-proof designs.
• Teaching teams disciplined practices and economic thinking.
• Managing the full software development lifecycle.

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Reserve your spot to learn, network, and redefine technical leadership.

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Agenda

This is a preliminary agenda.

Day 1

• 08:15 - 08:45 Registration
• 08:45 - 09:00 Welcome
• 09:00 - 09:50 Presentation: Pending (Dan Kuida)
  
• 09:50 - 10:10 Morning break
• 10:10 - 11:00 Presentation: The Last Architect: How I Build Whole Systems With Agents — and Where It Still Falls Apart (Raphael Zulliger)
• 11:10 - 12:00 Presentation: Architecture Evolution: A Feed Manager Story (Bogdan Rotund)
  
• 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 - 16:00 Workshop: Rapid architecture iteration and detailed design enforcement (Blair Moir) 
• 16:10 - 17:00 Presentation: Lessons from selling with The Method @ Sonat (Nadeem J. Qureshi)
• 17:00 - 17:20 Debriefing
  
• 17:30 - 21:00 Networking dinner

Day 2

• 09:00 - 09:50 Presentation:  Pending (Alexander Vanoosthyse)
• 09:50 - 10:10 Morning break
• 10:10 - 12:00 Workshop: Master Builder Session (Koen Mannaerts)
• 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 - 13:50 Presentation: Real-World Lessons in AI-Powered Business–Engineering Collaboration (Martin Helmer)
• 14:00 - 14:50 Presentation: Pending (Robert Johnstone)
• 15:00 - 15:50 Presentation: Legacy System Integration with The Method (Arve Nygård)
  
• 16:00 - 17:30 Panel discussion:  Beyond the Hype: How AI Is Actually Changing Engineering Work (All speakers)
• 17:40 - 18:00 Closing

Optional day 3: The Masters Hike

Often, the best kind of connection happens outside the office - with good people, fresh air, and time to slow down.

• 07:30 - 17:30 Full day hike with all interested participants.

Speakers

This is a preliminary agenda.

• Blair Moir
• Bogdan Rotund
• Robert Johnstone
• Koen Mannaerts
• Martin Helmer
• Alexander Vanoosthyse
• Nadeem J. Qureshi
• Dan Kuida
• Raphael Zullinger
• Arve Nygård

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Software Engineering Leadership Summit

Drammen (Norway), 17-18 September 2026

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