Sébastien Van De Poel is a technical lead with experience in different roles. He intentionally took a position as a Functional Analyst and also as a Solution Architect because I believe collaboration gets better when you really understand each other's work. “Putting yourself in another's shoes helps create empathy”. Over time, he realized the Solution Architect role was limiting team autonomy. Now, he focuses more on helping teams collaborate, communicate openly, and continuously improve.

Dries Dams is a platform engineer and DevOps consultant with over two decades of hands-on experience helping organizations enhance their IT delivery and team effectiveness.

For 10 years, he worked at the Flemish Parliament, where he supported the full transition from a traditional IT department to a DevOps-driven organization. During this time, he held roles as both a system engineer and Scrum Master, contributing to cultural and technical transformation across teams and platforms.

Pawel Piwosz’s journey started as SysOps, evolved through DevOps, leading to my current role as a DevOps Coach and ...well... influencer. Along the way, I've gained experience as a Scrum Master, Delivery Manager, Solution Architect and Developer Advocate.

Now I am a DevOps Manager and I am happy when I can teach others, influence community, or as I'd like to say - serve the community

Andrey Adamovich is a software developer/architect/DevOps person with 25 years of experience in IT, working as an IT strategy consultant and a fractional CTO. Also, I'm trainer regularly delivering course on DevOps practices and tooling where I mention Team Topologies all the time. Also, I'm an international speaker.

Tom Peperkamp is an outcome-focused Agile Product Leader currently shaping Internal Cloud Services at Wageningen University & Research. With a rich history rooted in IT Operations and evolving through roles in SaaS product development and ITSM consultancy, Tom has consistently sought to bridge the gap between technology and business value. His journey has culminated in a deep focus on Platform Engineering, championing automated self-service IaaS/PaaS and Internal Developer Platforms as critical enablers for reducing cognitive load and accelerating flow for application teams through deliberate socio-technical system design.

I have held leadership roles such as Head of Projects, Head of Delivery, Center of Expertise (CoE) Lead (Program Delivery & Ways of Working), Program Manager, and Enterprise Agile Coach.

With a strong track record in Telco, Banking, Utilities, Retail, and Federal Government, I specialize in Transformation and Complex Delivery at scale.

My commitment to growing the industry and my track record of delivery were recognized when I was appointed the Oceania representative for the Agile20Reflect Festival, celebrating 20 years of the Agile Manifesto.

Experienced technology professional currently working as a DevOps Engineer Specialist at Itaú Unibanco since 2020. Leads digital and cultural transformation within the Payments Community, driving DevOps and FinOps practices. Expertise in IaC, CI/CD, observability, and AWS services, ensuring efficient and scalable deliveries. Previously, served as DevOps Course Coordinator at Ada Tech, co-creating and managing a DevOps course, mentoring instructors, and developing educational materials.

Christopher Marsh is a socio-technical consultant who specializes in helping companies develop a culture of continuous improvement. His focus is empowering software engineering teams to produce customer value through the fast flow of software development, and during his own career as a software engineer he has been a longstanding advocate and practitioner of continuous delivery.

Ajay Chankramath is a seasoned technology leader with over three decades of experience in software engineering, platform strategy, and enterprise transformation. Currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer and Global Managing Director for Platform & Products at Brillio, Ajay leads the firm’s efforts to deliver engineering excellence across horizontal capabilities and vertical industry solutions. He has previously held senior leadership roles at globally respected organizations such as Thoughtworks, Oracle Marketing Cloud, Broadridge, and Xilinx, consistently driving innovation in developer experience, cloud-native platforms, and large-scale modernization programs.

As a Technology Director of Architecture and Platform Engineering with over 10 years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams and driving digital transformation initiatives, I am deeply committed to optimizing team structures and fostering collaborative, adaptive environments. Throughout my career, I’ve been focused on building agile, cross-functional teams that deliver innovative solutions while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. In my role, I also lead the Efficiency program across the Business unit, driving process improvements, collaboration and efficiencies through the organization.

With 20 years of experience leading high-impact projects that improve efficiency and enable fast flow, I have consistently driven successful outcomes across various industry sectors.
I am deeply curious and passionate about learning emerging trends in Software Engineering—a passion that led me to earn a PhD in Computer Science and a Master's in Electrical Engineering.

I am a strong advocate for a sustainable architecture toolkit that bridges the gap between business and technology. My approach includes evaluating core domains and cognitive load, leveraging Team Topologies, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), EventStorming, and Sociotechnical Architecture to drive real evolution—guided by the balance between the architecture we design and the architecture we live.

Nina is an Independent Organizational Consultant, Coach, and Mediator with nearly 20 years of experience in the digital space. Her career has included roles in online editorial teams at major German media outlets, in software development at startups, and as a Senior Consultant and Tech Lead at ThoughtWorks. Since 2020, she has been working independently, partnering with organizations, teams, and leaders through transformation processes to build more resilient organizations and effective work environments fostering continuous learning and development.

My expertise spans across Fortune 100 enterprises and pioneering space companies, where I have successfully built and led hardware design teams, and integrated agile practices to enhance project delivery and operational efficiency. My strategic approaches leverage the principles of Team Topologies to optimize team interactions and software delivery processes, significantly enhancing flow and adaptability within these organizations.

I strongly believe that successful transformations go beyond technology—they require well-structured teams, clear communication, boundaries, and continuous learning. My passion lies in helping organisations reduce complexity, create scalable architectures, and foster high-performing teams. Whether through collaborative modeling, strategic advisory, or technical leadership, I focus on creating sustainable, adaptable systems that empower teams to do their best.

Jack has deep and intricate experience in technical delivery management, having supported some the UK's well known businesses across their modernization initiatives. His experienced gain from an early career in the British Army ignited a passion for understanding how teams work and interacting with each other.

He brings this experience with him to support team to deliver value faster and happier, emphasizing the importance long lived teams, sociotechnical thinking and a product centric delivery model.

He currently supports organisations to achieve fast flow and modernize their cloud estates whilst applying the constraints of Team Topologies.

With over a decade of experience in IT, Lisa has held roles as an organizational coach, product manager, project manager, and agile coach across various industries. She has applied the Team Topologies framework in sectors including aviation, e-commerce, retail, and mobility, working with both startups/scaleups and large enterprises. This diverse background gives her a holistic perspective on how Team Topologies can drive organizational success, improve team effectiveness, and ultimately create greater business and customer value.

I have been a strong advocate of Team Topologies for several years, as the book deeply resonated with my experience in building, leading, and scaling technology teams to deliver high-quality business outcomes.

I have led engagements with multiple clients where Team Topologies played a central role in the principles and practices I implemented, including at the Office for National Statistics, Fidelity International, and NatWest Group. Additionally, I worked as part of a consortium with Team Topologies and other organizations at the Post Office.

With over 20 years of experience in software engineering, Wesley Reisz has chaired more than 16 QCon software conferences across San Francisco, London, and New York, founded the highly respected InfoQ Podcast, and spent over a decade teaching 400-level software architecture and programming courses at the University of Louisville. These experiences have given him deep expertise in software architecture, cloud-native engineering, and platform thinking, alongside a broad knowledge of various software domains.

High-Performance IT Specialist | Helping Product Operations, IT Operations & IT Engineering Teams Make Better Decisions

Peter has worked in software development teams for more than 20 years. Originally a software developer, he has worked in and with teams as a developer, software architect, Scrum Master, or Product Owner in many different domains, like media, insurance, banking, the public sector or industrial environments.