Wed/Thu May 10th/11th, 2023
4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
The 2023 Spring East Coast CTO Summit - in New York
Connect with, and learn from your peers at the New York CTO Summit
*Participation is limited to CTOs, CDOs, and Directors/VPs of Software, Platform and Data/Analytics in product companies (not dev shops) with at least 200 full time employees in product/engineering
ABOUT THE NEW YORK CTO SUMMIT
If you’re a CTO, CDO or Director/VP of Software, Platform or Data/Analytics at a company with 200+ FTEs in product/engineering, join other Geeks Who Lead at Scale at the 2023 East Coast CTO Summit in New York on May 10th-11th. Entrance is free (and limited) to qualified applicants, so you know you’ll be in a room with your peers, and you don’t have the hassle of expensing the admittance fee. The event is comprised of six separate events, so whether you want a full day of participation, presentations and discussions with your peers or just to drop in for the CTOs as Scale breakfast or the Data or Platform/Tooling evening reception, you can keep up to date as an engineering leader and will have an opportunity to share and get peer input on your most pressing business challenges. Whether you’re looking to improve the effectiveness of your engineering org, handle a reorg with grace, manage difficult conversations with business stakeholders, improve your data infrastructure or just think about how to improve your impact or quality of life as an engineering leader, join us in New York to connect with and learn from your peers.
Summit schedule
you can apply to attend any or all of the events
The Future of Data Reception - Wednesday, May 10, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
It is a chance to connect with and learn from your peers while discussing what might be next for effectively building and managing data orgs at scale.
The Future of Data Dinner - Wednesday, May 10, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
It's a chance to continue the conversation from the reception. We’ll have a panel of three industry experts discussing trends in building and managing data orgs while enjoying a plated, three course sit-down dinner with our peers.
CTOs at Scale Breakfast - Thursday, May 11, 8:00am - 9:45am
It's an exclusive chance for the most senior engineering leader in larger companies to discuss the challenges of building and managing software engineering teams at scale (200+ full time employees).
CTO Summit - Thursday, May 11, 9:30am - 6:00pm
A chance for a range of senior engineering leaders working at larger companies to connect with and learn from their peers with a full day of presentations, participation and networking.
Platform / Tooling Reception - Thursday, May 11, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
A chance to connect with and learn from your peers while discussing what might be next for effectively building and managing platform orgs at scale.
Platform / Tooling Dinner - Thursday, May 11, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
It's a chance to continue the conversation from the reception. We’ll have a panel of three industry experts discussing trends in building and managing platform orgs while enjoying a plated, three course sit-down dinner with our peers.
WHY ATTEND?
Keep up to date with trends
Identify good practices
Strengthen your network
Get inspired and motivated
SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Post-pandemic performance culture

Cat Miller

CTO, Flatiron Health

Software and its discontents

Kellan Elliott-mccrea

Head of Engineering, Adobe

A CTOs guide to supporting a data org

Neetu Rajpal

CTO, Oscar Health

Trimming your operating costs

James Turnbull

SVP Engineering, Sotheby's

Managing culture at scale

Kwame Thomison

Senior Director of Engineering, Alma

Build trust and navigate uncertainty by setting and managing expectations

Maria Belousova

Chief Digital Officer, Indigo

Getting up to speed on AI as a non-expert

Michael Boufford

CTO, Greenhouse

Building (and retaining) resilient teams

Jared Mcclain

GM, NYC, Artium

Threat modeling for prioritizing your AppSec

Frederic Rivain

CTO, Dashlane

Why the grand hybrid experiment is (probably) going to fail

Mona Soni

CTO Sustainable1, S&P Global

Using principles of observability to drive your professional growth

James Mcgill

VP of Engineering, Code Climate

What is ingress as a service?

Alan Shreve

Founder & CEO, ngrok

A product based perspective on platform

Courtney Hemphill

Partner & Head of Product, Engineering, and Design, West Monroe

AI & the future of software engineering

Hywel Carver

Founder, CEO, Skiller Whale

Software engineering - from profession to skillset?

On Freund

Co-Founder & CEO, Wilco

The problem with re-orgs is that you’re not doing enough of them

Brian Guthrie

Founder, Orgspace

What if this works?!

Scott Werner

CEO/Founder, Sublayer

You just don’t understand - navigating tough conversations with your boss

David Subar

Founder and Managing Partner - Interim CTO and CPO, Interna

Engaging effectively with your board

Tyler Jewell

Managing Director, Dell Technologies Capital

The realities of building data products

Colleen Tartow

Director Of Engineering, Starburst Data

Building data products with reliability-by-design principles

Shane Murray

Field CTO, Monte Carlo

Data Packages: the missing abstraction in data management

Peter Elias

Cofounder & CEO, Patch

Identifying opportunities for GenAI

Dani Grant

CEO, Jam.dev

Accelerating AI adoption: lessons learned

Alan Descoins

CTO, Tryolabs

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Summit agenda

The Future of Data Reception
Wednesday, May 10, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
It is a chance to connect with and learn from your peers while discussing what might be next for effectively building and managing data orgs at scale. There will be presentations from practitioners on key trends in building and managing effective data teams, and lightning talks from partners sharing their visions for the future. There will also be passed hors d'oeuvres, drinks and time to discuss practicalities of managing data orgs with your peers.
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5:30 PM

Registration opens

6:00 PM

Introduction / exercise

6:10 PM

The realities of building data products

Colleen Tartow, Director Of Engineering, Starburst Data

6:30 PM

Accelerating AI adoption: lessons learned

Alan Descoins, CTO, Tryolabs

6:50 PM

Table exercise

Global Partner
Event Partners
The Future of Data Dinner
Wednesday, May 10, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Future of Data Dinner is a chance to continue the conversation from the reception. We’ll have a panel of three industry experts discussing trends in building and managing data orgs while enjoying a plated, three course sit-down dinner with our peers.
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7:00 PM

Plated dinner

7:10 PM

Data Packages: the missing abstraction in data management

Peter Elias, Cofounder & CEO, Patch

7:30 PM

Building data products with reliability-by-design principles

Shane Murray, Field CTO, Monte Carlo

7:50 PM

Prompted table conversations

8:30 PM

Networking

9:30 PM

End of event

Global Partner
CTOs at Scale Breakfast
Thursday, May 11, 8:00am - 9:45am
The CTOs at Scale breakfast is an exclusive chance for the most senior engineering leader in larger companies to discuss the challenges of building and managing software engineering teams at scale (200+ full time employees).
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8:00 AM

Registration

8:30 AM

Introductions

8:35 AM

A CTOs guide to supporting a data org

Neetu Rajpal, CTO, Oscar Health

8:50 AM

Trimming your operating costs

James Turnbull, SVP Engineering, Sotheby's

9:05 AM

Software and its discontents

Kellan Elliott-mccrea, Head of Engineering, Adobe

9:20 AM

Prompted table conversations

9:45 AM

End of event

Global Partner
CTO Summit
Thursday, May 11, 9:30am - 6:00pm
CTO summit is a chance for a range of senior engineering leaders working at larger companies to connect with and learn from their peers with a full day of presentations, participation and networking. The summit is comprised of two keynotes, three short “hot takes” on the future of engineering leadership, and three in-depth topics where we take 90 minutes to do a deep dive into a key challenge common to most engineering leaders. We kick off each topic with three short fifteen minute presentations from practitioners sharing their experiences and then spend the last 45 minutes in peer discussions and exercises designed so we can leave the summit with a specific, actionable plan tailored to our circumstances ready for implementing when we get back to work.
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9:30 AM

Registration

10:00 AM

Summit kickoff / Exercise

10:10 AM

Using principles of observability to drive your professional growth

James Mcgill, VP of Engineering, Code Climate

10:30 AM

Topic: Managing stakeholder expectations

10:30 AM

Engaging effectively with your board

Tyler Jewell, Managing Director, Dell Technologies Capital

10:45 AM

You just don’t understand - navigating tough conversations with your boss

David Subar, Founder and Managing Partner - Interim CTO and CPO, Interna

11:00 AM

Build trust and navigate uncertainty by setting and managing expectations

Maria Belousova, Chief Digital Officer, Indigo

11:15 AM

Structured discussions

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Hot takes (3 x 10 minute talks)

1:00 PM

What is ingress as a service?

Alan Shreve, Founder & CEO, ngrok

1:10 PM

The problem with re-orgs is that you’re not doing enough of them

Brian Guthrie, Founder, Orgspace

1:20 PM

Threat modeling for prioritizing your AppSec

Frederic Rivain, CTO, Dashlane

1:30 PM

Topic: The future of Software engineering

1:30 PM

Software engineering - from profession to skillset?

On Freund, Co-Founder & CEO, Wilco

1:45 PM

Getting up to speed on AI as a non-expert

Michael Boufford, CTO, Greenhouse

2:00 PM

AI & the future of software engineering

Hywel Carver, Founder, CEO, Skiller Whale

2:15 PM

Structured discussions

3:00 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Topic: Strengthening culture in uncertain times

3:30 PM

Managing culture at scale

Kwame Thomison, Senior Director of Engineering, Alma

3:45 PM

Post-pandemic performance culture

Cat Miller, CTO, Flatiron Health

4:00 PM

Why the grand hybrid experiment is (probably) going to fail

Mona Soni, CTO Sustainable1, S&P Global

4:15 PM

Structured discussions

5:00 PM

Building (and retaining) resilient teams

Jared Mcclain, GM, NYC, Artium

5:20 PM

What we learned

5:30 PM

Networking

6:00 PM

End of event

Global Partner
DIAMOND PARTNERS
PLATINUM PARTNERS
Gold PARTNERS
Platform / Tooling Reception
Thursday, May 11, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Platform/tooling Reception is a chance to connect with and learn from your peers while discussing what might be next for effectively building and managing platform orgs at scale. There will be presentations from practitioners on key trends in building and managing effective platform orgs, and lightning talks from partners sharing their visions for the future. There will also be passed hors d'oeuvres, drinks and time to discuss practicalities of managing platform orgs with your peers.
Back to Top
5:30 PM

Registration opens

6:00 PM

Introduction / Exercise

6:10 PM

Identifying opportunities for GenAI

Dani Grant, CEO, Jam.dev

6:30 PM

What if this works?!

Scott Werner, CEO/Founder, Sublayer

6:50 PM

TABLE EXERCISE

Global Partner
Platform / Tooling Dinner
Thursday, May 11, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Platform/Tooling Dinner is a chance to continue the conversation from the reception. We’ll have a panel of three industry experts discussing trends in building and managing platform orgs while enjoying a plated, three course sit-down dinner with our peers.
Back to Top
7:00 PM

Plated dinner

7:10 PM

A product based perspective on platform

Courtney Hemphill, Partner & Head of Product, Engineering, and Design, West Monroe

7:45 PM

Prompted table conversations

8:30 PM

Networking

9:30 PM

Wrap

Global Partner
"The sessions were high caliber and had a lasting impact on my work this year. As a single-day event in my hometown, it was easy to work into my schedule."


Jennifer Farver
CEO at 8th Light
“The summits bring together industry leaders who are passionate about sharing high-quality, practical knowledge in an environment that fosters valuable networking, learning, and growth.”


Nick Caldwell
former GM of Core Tech @ Twitter
“IT'S JUST SO RARE TO GET SUCH A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LEADERS TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES COMMON TO US ALL. IT'S A MUST ATTEND FOR ANYONE IN TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP.”


Robert Conrad
CTO at Crunchbase
OUR PARTNERS
DIAMOND PARTNERS
ngrok
Loved by more than six million developers, ngrok is simplified, API-first ingress-as-a-service. ngrok inverts traditional application networking by decoupling ingress from infrastructure. With one line of code, developers get instant ingress to services with authentication, observability, and other critical controls — all without provisioning legacy proxies, load balancers, or VPNs. ngrok’s simplicity has made it a de-facto standard tool among developers and industry-leading companies such as GitHub, Okta, Shopify, and Twilio recommend it throughout their documentation.
Skiller Whale
Free skills analysis or live training session. Skiller Whale’s skills analysis is a test of breadth and depth of capabilities within a given technology (e.g. JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL etc.). Results are visualised for you in interactive graphs so you can see the distribution of strengths and weaknesses, enabling you to prioritise how to support each individual, and help grow your team as a whole. If you’d prefer to see how our live, hands-on, 1-hour sessions look and feel, you can choose a taster session, just click on our logo to request your free taster session.
Artium
As a top-tier software consultancy, Artium builds incredible products, recruits high-performing teams, and helps you achieve the culture of craft you need to build great software long after we’re gone
PLATINUM PARTNERS
Tryolabs
Tryolabs is a cutting-edge AI consulting firm that specializes in scaling and strengthening data science teams to accelerate AI adoption. With over 12 years of experience, we have collaborated with industry leaders like The RealReal, Bain & Co, NVIDIA, Hyundai, Harbor Freight Tools, AllianzGI, as several other Fortune 500. Our expertise encompasses predictive analytics, MLOps, computer vision, natural language processing, and AI for edge devices. We pride ourselves on transforming niche industries, such as the resale market, by delivering tailored AI and data-driven solutions. Tryolabs supports companies from the early stages of their AI journey, offering guidance, building models, and deploying them in production in a scalable manner.
QA Wolf
Kiss bugs goodbye with QA Wolf. Get 80% automated test coverage in 4 months, with unlimited parallel runs and zero flakes — guaranteed.
Stride
Stride is an agile software development company. We stand alongside tech teams in a non-dogmatic, collaborative, transparent way, to deliver software products to market that solve the highest value problems. And, we model agile engineering and product best practice, to upskill teams, increase team efficiency, and ultimately deliver profit driven development
GOLD PARTNERS
Chronosphere
Chronosphere is the only observability platform that puts you back in control by taming rampant data growth and cloud native complexity, delivering increased business confidence.
Multiverse
At Multiverse, we’re building an alternative to university and corporate training through professional apprenticeships that meet today’s business challenges. We work with businesses to help them embrace digital transformation, close skills gaps and develop a diverse talent pipeline. Our mission is to source, train and reskill exceptional under-represented talent to become future leaders
FusionAuth
Orgspace
Conway’s law states your architecture will resemble your org structure. If this is true, it follows that it’s critical to get it right! Orgspace helps you plan org structure, hiring plans, headcount allocation, cost projection, career ladders, and more. Visit orgspace.io and sign up for the beta!
Wilco
GLOBAL PARTNER
Code Climate
EVENT PARTNERS
Patch
Patch enables engineers to define, publish and securely distribute virtual datasets as code packages to analysts and developers with everything built-in to be immediately productive
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