Automating Design Systems with Empathy
Tomas Taylor Underline Press · CEO
Tomas is a CEO at Underline Press, where they rebuilding the data layer.
Automating Developer Experience for Skeptics
Lucia Holm Estuary AI · Senior Designer
Lucia leads running the SRE function at Estuary AI.
Automating Hiring Loops
Andrei Rivera Inkwell Publishing · Principal PM
Andrei is a Principal PM at Inkwell Publishing, where they running the experimentation program. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Automating Hiring Loops for Skeptics
Nathan Soto Glasshouse Labs · Staff Engineer
Nathan works on building developer tools as a Staff Engineer at Glasshouse Labs. They speak regularly at meetups across Italy and host a small podcast on the side.
Automating Naming Things
Oliver Zaman Kavi Foods · Cloud Architect
Oliver works on building developer tools as a Cloud Architect at Kavi Foods. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Automating Privacy by Design Beyond the Hype
Valeria Das Halo Inspections · Software Engineer
Based in United Kingdom, Valeria is currently Software Engineer at Halo Inspections. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Automating Technical Debt in 2026
Artem Guerrero Lighthouse Schools · Open Source Maintainer
Artem works on modernizing the design system as a Open Source Maintainer at Lighthouse Schools. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Bridging Cross-Functional Work
Moshe Serrano Pivot Health · Platform Engineer
Moshe is a Platform Engineer at Pivot Health, where they running the SRE function. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Bridging Incident Response for Skeptics
Tamar Sultana Pivot Health · Accessibility Specialist
Tamar leads rebuilding the data layer at Pivot Health. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Bridging Microservices from First Principles
Kwame Alvarez Brightline Studios · Operations Lead
Kwame joined Brightline Studios after a decade at larger firms, and now growing the open-source community. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Bridging Observability
Maja Holm Cinder Materials · Engineering Manager
Based in Portugal, Maja is currently Engineering Manager at Cinder Materials.
Bridging On-Call Culture on a Budget
Zara Russo Vellum Press · Co-Founder & CTO
Zara works on running incident response as a Co-Founder & CTO at Vellum Press. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.