Reimagining Microservices Beyond the Hype
Mathilde Lopez Slate Materials · Head of Design
Mathilde is a Head of Design at Slate Materials, where they running the experimentation program. They speak regularly at meetups across Australia and host a small podcast on the side.
Reimagining On-Call Culture from Zero to One
Tatiana Kaczmarek Polaris Maps · Chief of Staff
Tatiana is a Chief of Staff at Polaris Maps, where they coaching engineering managers. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Reimagining Privacy by Design
Anna Odili Vector Bio · Staff Data Scientist
Anna works on running the SRE function as a Staff Data Scientist at Vector Bio. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Reimagining Sprint Planning
Mia Salazar Vellum Press · Software Engineer
Mia joined Vellum Press after a decade at larger firms, and now shipping accessible interfaces. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Reimagining Trust & Safety for Skeptics
Jordan Ohanian Upcurrent Energy · Researcher
Jordan is a Researcher at Upcurrent Energy, where they growing the open-source community. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Release Engineering: Without burnout
Matias Cardoso Nyx Robotics · Director of Engineering
Matias works on owning the design hiring pipeline as a Director of Engineering at Nyx Robotics. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Rethinking API Design in 2026
Noor Franke Polaris Maps · UX Designer
Noor joined Polaris Maps after consulting for venture-backed teams, and now modernizing the design system. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Rethinking Code Review in the Age of AI
Olabisi Horowitz Meridian Bank · Group PM
Olabisi leads leading product discovery at Meridian Bank. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Rethinking Cost Controls Without Burnout
Ravi Wang Anthem Schools · Engineering Director
Based in Australia, Ravi is currently Engineering Director at Anthem Schools.
Rethinking Customer Discovery Without Heroics
Andrei Lozano Magnify Insights · Founder
Based in United States, Andrei is currently Founder at Magnify Insights. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Rethinking Database Choices in 2026
Fernanda Wright Halcyon Health · Principal Designer
Fernanda leads rolling out observability tooling at Halcyon Health. They speak regularly at meetups across India and host a small podcast on the side.
Rethinking Monoliths
Roberto Sen Ridgeline Group · Research Lead
Roberto joined Ridgeline Group after consulting for venture-backed teams, and now scaling distributed teams. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.