architecture

Session AI/ML

Lessons Learned From Building LinkedIn’s First Agent: Hiring Assistant

Monday Apr 7 / 05:05PM BST

In October 2024, we announced LinkedIn’s first agent, Hiring Assistant to a select group of LinkedIn customers.

Speaker image - Karthik Ramgopal

Karthik Ramgopal

Distinguished Engineer & Tech Lead of the Product Engineering Team @LinkedIn, 15+ Years of Experience in Full-Stack Software Development

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Daniel Hewlett

Principal AI Engineer & Technical Lead for AI @LinkedIn, 12+ Years of Expierence in ML and AI Engineering, Previously @Google

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Mobile Server-Driven UI at Scale

Wednesday Apr 9 / 01:35PM BST

Delivering changes to mobile applications is always painful: dealing with store reviews, users that don't update their apps and multiple concurrent versions being used at the same time.

Speaker image - Rafael Ring

Rafael Ring

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Platform Team @Nubank, 10+ Years Working Full Stack

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Empowering Teams: Decentralizing Architectural Decision-Making

Wednesday Apr 9 / 02:45PM BST

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, centralised architectural decision-making can become a bottleneck to delivery performance and innovation.

Speaker image - Peter Hunter

Peter Hunter

Head of R&D, Tech Architect @OpenGI, Led the Transformation of a Legacy Solution Into a Modern Cloud-Based SaaS Platform

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Elena Stojmilova

Technical Lead @Open GI

Session AI/ML

Achieving Precision in AI: Retrieving the Right Data Using AI Agents

Wednesday Apr 9 / 11:45AM BST

In the race to harness the power of generative AI, organizations are discovering a hidden challenge: precision.

Speaker image - Adi Polak

Adi Polak

Director, Advocacy and Developer Experience Engineering @Confluent, Author of "Scaling Machine Learning with Spark" and "High Performance Spark 2nd Edition"

Session security

Securing AI Assistants: Strategies and Practices for Protecting Data

Tuesday Apr 8 / 03:55PM BST

The data behind AI copilots is not only their most critical asset but also a key strategic consideration for enterprises and SMBs alike.

Speaker image - Andra Lezza

Andra Lezza

OWASP London Chapter Leader, 10+ Years of Experience Building AppSec Program

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The Friction Fix: Building Collaborative Relationships Between Teams

Wednesday Apr 9 / 11:45AM BST

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, the friction between product and technology teams often feels inevitable.

Speaker image - Cat Morris

Cat Morris

Staff Product Manager @Syntasso, Previously Platform and Enterprise Modernization Specialist @ThoughtWorks

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Diana Montalion

Founder @Mentrix Group, Systems Architect, and Author of "Learning Systems Thinking"

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Scaling Cloud and Distributed Applications: Lessons and Strategies From chase.com, #1 Banking Portal in the US

Tuesday Apr 8 / 05:05PM BST

As businesses increasingly rely on cloud applications, efficient scaling becomes essential. This talk presents real-world strategies from Chase.com's cloud transformation, showcasing effective approaches to building resilient and high-performing systems.

Speaker image - Durai Arasan

Durai Arasan

Head of Architecture for Chase.com @JP Morgan Chase, Previously Chief Architect @ETRADE Financial, With 28+ Years of Experience Building Critical Platforms and Solving Complex Tech Challenges

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Security and Architecture: To Betray One Is To Destroy Both

Wednesday Apr 9 / 01:35PM BST

Flawed architecture introduces vulnerabilities that even the best security cannot mitigate. Likewise, a well-architected system without robust security remains a ticking time bomb in the face of modern threats.

Speaker image - Shana  Dacres-Lawrence

Shana Dacres-Lawrence

Senior Principal Architect @6point6 | Part of Accenture, Founder for ArchitectHer

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Building Distributed Event-Driven Architectures Across Multi-Cloud Boundaries

Tuesday Apr 8 / 10:35AM BST

“Event-driven architecture” is a frequently discussed topic in architectural conversations. However, in today’s multi-cloud landscape, the more pressing question is: “How can we implement these patterns across cloud boundaries without compromising reliability?

Speaker image - Teena Idnani

Teena Idnani

Senior Solutions Architect @Microsoft, Woman in Tech Leader, Passionate about Quantum, Public Speaker, Mentor

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Holistic Engineering: Organic Problem Solving for Complex Evolving Systems

Wednesday Apr 9 / 10:35AM BST

Every day developers have to work with code influenced by past decisions made by non-technical departments. Every day there are defects and other obstacles caused by non-technical factors that are nonetheless reflected in your code.

Speaker image - Vanessa Formicola

Vanessa Formicola

Principal Engineer @FloHealth, Ex Thoughtworks & Microsoft, Community Builder and Social Change Advocate