November 28, 2025
TechLead Conference
London, UK

TechLead Conf London 2025: Adopting AI in Orgs Edition

Evento sobre liderazgo y senioridad

The Conference for Tech Leads, Staff Engineers, and Technical Eng Managers.

TechLead Conf 2025 tackles two critical challenges facing technical leaders today: navigating AI adoption in organizations and reducing system complexity. Through real-world case studies from startups to Big Tech, senior engineers and tech leads will share practical insights from the trenches.

Engage in discussion rooms, hallway track with experts, hands-on practical workshops, and tens of insightful talks.



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On-Premise Open-Source LLMs con Ollama & FastAPI
58 min
On-Premise Open-Source LLMs con Ollama & FastAPI
WorkshopFree
Brendon Co
Brendon Co
Esta masterclass introduce cómo usar LLMs de código abierto on-premise para un mejor control de datos, privacidad y eficiencia de costos. Destaca Ollama para la gestión simplificada de LLM (descarga, ejecución de modelos offline) y FastAPI para un alojamiento local eficiente, permitiendo un desarrollo rápido de API e integración sin problemas. Este enfoque combinado ofrece una seguridad superior, cumplimiento normativo y personalización en comparación con las soluciones basadas en la nube.
De Experimento a Empresa: Escalando Asistentes de Codificación de IA a Través de Equipos de Ingeniería
9 min
De Experimento a Empresa: Escalando Asistentes de Codificación de IA a Través de Equipos de Ingeniería
Sharing insights on scaling AI coding assistance & adopting AI native dev tools. Discussing the need for a shift from viewing adoption as a tech problem to a change management challenge. Exploring a tactical framework with three key phases: onboard, adopt, succeed. Emphasizing the importance of onboarding developers, ensuring access to licenses, and setting clear policies to avoid 'shadow AI'. Highlighting the necessity of human infrastructure for successful AI dev tool implementation, including AI advocates, communities of practice, and executive sponsorship. Adoption strategies require a focus on interconnected metrics and all pillars simultaneously. Leadership checklist for post-conference actions involves measuring metrics, distinguishing between strategic and tactical points, and staying connected through platforms like WhatsApp and LinkedIn.
IAM para la Era Agente: Guía para Construir Agentes de IA Seguros
32 min
IAM para la Era Agente: Guía para Construir Agentes de IA Seguros
Workshop
Godwin Amila
Godwin Amila
A medida que la inteligencia artificial evoluciona de la simple automatización de tareas a agentes autónomos capaces de tomar decisiones independientes y ejecutar tareas, las empresas enfrentan nuevos desafíos de gestión de identidad y acceso (IAM). En este masterclass interactivo, los participantes explorarán y aplicarán estrategias para asegurar agentes de IA mientras consumen servicios empresariales en nombre de los usuarios o por su cuenta.A través de ejercicios prácticos, escenarios del mundo real y un tutorial técnico guiado, aprenderás cómo los agentes de IA pueden:- Ser tratados como entidades gestionadas y de primera clase dentro de los sistemas empresariales- Autenticarse y obtener autorización de manera independiente o en nombre de los usuarios- Aprovechar y extender estándares como OAuth 2.0 y OpenID ConnectAl final del masterclass, los asistentes tendrán habilidades prácticas y un marco para asegurar agentes de IA mientras preservan sus capacidades autónomas, asegurando la adopción empresarial sin comprometer la seguridad o el cumplimiento.
Transformando tus Entrevistas Técnicas en la Era de los Agentes de IA
11 min
Transformando tus Entrevistas Técnicas en la Era de los Agentes de IA
Anna McDougal, director of engineering operations at Blinkist, presents the McDougal method for technical interviews aiming to improve their effectiveness by leveraging emerging technologies. The challenges in technical interviews involve the inadequacy of measuring the right skills through traditional methods like DSA problems and take-home tests. The speaker questions the necessity of perfection in engineering hires and emphasizes problem-solving skills over perfection, especially with AI tools. Hiring criteria are evolving with a focus on attitude alignment and cultural addition rather than just fit. Maximizing value in hiring involves seeking candidates with aligned goals and the necessary toolkit for the job. Ensuring technical interviews reflect actual job conditions and tool usage is crucial, and encouraging experimentation and feedback on proposed methods is essential for improvement.
Cómo la IA está impactando el liderazgo en ingeniería
34 min
Cómo la IA está impactando el liderazgo en ingeniería
The speaker discusses the impact of AI on engineering leadership and shares personal journey and goals. Sensationalistic AI predictions induce fear of missing out among engineering leaders, leading to negative perceptions. Unrealistic AI expectations affect motivation and industry sentiment. Strategies for effective AI adoption include starting small, prioritizing culture over tools, and staying informed. Engineering roles are evolving towards a convergence, focusing on human-related skills and problem-solving in the AI era. Balancing code writing and reviewing, supporting junior colleagues, and navigating career progression are crucial for engineering leadership development.
Democratización de la IA en Ingeniería: Lecciones del Viaje de Typeform
36 min
Democratización de la IA en Ingeniería: Lecciones del Viaje de Typeform
Andy introduces himself at Typeform, discussing AI democratization and his interests in Star Trek and Emacs. The conversation delves into the hype and slow adoption of AI tools at Typeform, emphasizing the journey of democratizing AI access. The use of AWS Bedrock for accessing LLMs and the challenges of simplifying access are explored. Implementing Bedrock token generation, AWS convenience, and tool federation at Typeform are discussed. The talk also covers the impact of AI on hiring, evolving AI integration, responsible AI usage, assessing AI proficiency, internal productivity assessment, and knowledge sharing in tool adoption.
Modernización de Legado Acelerada por AI
23 min
Modernización de Legado Acelerada por AI
Discussing the importance of adopting AI in legacy modernizations and the risks associated with outdated systems, challenges in legacy ecology, reliability rupture, and migration mutiny. Exploring Lean Tech at Theodos for maintaining agility and customer value, improving system architecture through visualizing endpoints and high-quality coding. Optimizing accuracy with agent coders, industrializing migration with LeanTech principles for 10x acceleration. Leveraging AI for product building, AI model evaluation, and the preference for Claude over GPT in migration.
Forjando la Sala de Máquinas Agente: Un Manual Centrado en el Humano
31 min
Forjando la Sala de Máquinas Agente: Un Manual Centrado en el Humano
The speaker shares experiences in AI project production and the importance of leadership in increasing successful AI product launches. Challenges in implementing AI solutions include resource allocation and adapting to new technologies. The transition to Python for a project launch in September involved upskilling the team. Establishing clear expectations and career frameworks for engineers is crucial for success. Fostering growth through experimentation and innovation events enhances skills and collaboration. Effective communication, user experience focus, and continuous testing are key to project success in AI initiatives. Encouraging psychological safety and involving employees in AI adoption are important strategies for transformative journeys.
Innovación Sin Límites: El Plano para una Cultura Donde Cualquiera Puede Construir Agentes de AI
21 min
Innovación Sin Límites: El Plano para una Cultura Donde Cualquiera Puede Construir Agentes de AI
The Talk highlights the integration of Semble and AI, focusing on identifying use cases over technology for organizational efficiency. Claire's empathy-driven AI development showcases the importance of user empathy in software creation. Semble emphasizes deep understanding of technology for innovation. The adoption of technology at Semble is driven by simplicity, learning-by-doing, and internal champions. Safety, guidance, and experimentation are key for agent usage. Leveraging customer insights leads to innovative ideas, while secure data handling empowers innovation. Transitioning to production scale with AWS and cultivating technology adoption through gradual showcasing of benefits are essential processes at Semble.
Todos son ahora un gerente - Interfaces en el mundo de los agentes
6 min
Todos son ahora un gerente - Interfaces en el mundo de los agentes
Sam Kmezverk's talk covers the evolving tech landscape, emphasizing key principles for agents' implementation in tasks and decision-making processes. Addressing challenges in agent orchestration, debugging system issues, and cultivating user trust are crucial for successful interface development.
Envío de IA Bajo Restricciones: Construir, Comprar o Eliminar
8 min
Envío de IA Bajo Restricciones: Construir, Comprar o Eliminar
Dave, Engineering Manager at Capital Untap, shares a story of AI failure and lessons learned from moving too fast in AI development within the company. The AI team focused on developing a chatbot for customer service, which became a flagship initiative under engineering governance. Issues with accuracy and complexity led to pausing the chatbot project and exploring third-party vendors. Capital OnTap reset AI processes by integrating AI engineers into product teams, emphasizing standard engineering over specialized AI teams.