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Presenters Kitaborovskis Sizzy Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Hey, tech enthusiasts and productivity hackers! Ever feel like you’re wrestling with your to-do list more than actually doing things? You’re definitely not alone. Our speaker, K, recently celebrated his 34th birthday by sharing his incredible, decades-long journey through the chaotic, frustrating, and ultimately inspiring world of productivity and personal AI agents. Get ready for a wild ride! The Relentless Pursuit of Productivity: A Personal Odyssey 🚀 K’s quest began at the tender age of 10, when he created his very first to-do list in a notebook. Since then, he has been in a constant struggle to conquer productivity, always feeling dissatisfied with existing solutions. “Is anyone else forever unhappy with to-do apps?” he asked, and a resounding chorus of agreement confirmed his shared pain. From the early days of Todoist and similar apps, K felt a deep need for something more. ...

Presenters Armin Ronacher Cristina Poncela Cubeiro Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Embrace the Friction: Steering AI Agents in Software Development 🚀💡 “Ship without friction.” Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? A smooth, unhindered path from idea to deployment. But what if that frictionless journey secretly leads to a cliff edge? That’s the intriguing question Armin Ronacher, a software development veteran with 20 years in the open-source space (and creator of the Python framework Flask!), and Cristina Poncela Cubeiro, a self-described “native AI engineer,” challenged us with. Their message is clear: in the age of AI agents, we need to add a little bit of friction back into our development process. ...

Presenters Ryan Lopopolo Vibhu Sapra Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Harness Engineering: Building Software with Humans Steering and Agents Executing 🚀 The world of software development is undergoing a seismic shift, and at the forefront of this revolution is Ryan Lopopolo, a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI. For the past nine months, Ryan has been living and breathing a new paradigm: building software exclusively with agents. He’s a self-proclaimed “token billionaire,” not in the financial sense, but in his belief that everyone should have access to the power of AI models to accomplish complex tasks. ...

Presenters Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Diya Jolly Source Product School podcast 🚀 The Future of SaaS: From Clicking Buttons to Conversational Insights In the rapidly evolving world of software, we are witnessing a fundamental shift in how humans interact with technology. According to Diya Jolly, the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Xero, the era of clicking buttons all over a dashboard is ending. Instead, SaaS is transforming into a space where users primarily review insights and engage in natural conversations with their data. ...

Presenters Gaël Duez Andrea Learned Source Green IO podcast 🚀 Quiet Influence: How to Drive Sustainable Change Without Getting Fired In the high-pressure world of tech, it is easy to feel powerless. Between the doom and gloom of climate data, the relentless pace of Generative AI deployment, and the fear of corporate retaliation, many responsible technologists feel paralyzed. But what if the key to systemic change isn’t a loud, aggressive campaign, but a quiet, joyful, and consistent approach? I recently sat down with Andrea Learned, a veteran in marketing and communications turned climate leadership expert, to discuss how we can use our personal values to shift professional norms—without burning out or losing our jobs. ...