Bryan Ross is a Field CTO at GitLab, CNCF contributor, and recognised thought-leader in platform engineering. With over 15 years of industry experience as a senior IT leader and building platforms in enterprise environments, he now helps customers realise business value from IT faster. Equally comfortable speaking with executives and engineers alike, he bridges the gap between technical and business stakeholders through compelling storytelling, actionable insights, and real-world examples. Bryan’s deep expertise and practical approach make him a valuable advisor in navigating the complexities of modern platform engineering.

I'm a seasoned consultant, business leader and international speaker. Experienced in transformation strategy and leadership coaching, solution design, pre-sales, sales, change and line management. I love nothing more than focusing upon improving the flow of value within an organisation and I'm often found working as a coach/ advisor, designing solutions and workshops to remove impediments to adoption or geeking out over the impact of organisational structures, team dynamics and behaviour economics. I'm passionate about doing work that matters and enabling others to do their best work.

Barbara is a transformation leader and lifelong learner with a 25+ year career spanning both business and academia. She is currently VP at Telenet, leading the company’s Agile Transformation. Previously, she was a Principal at Bain & Company, a Partner at PE firm Gimv, and COO at Groupon, an internet scale-up.

My journey has taken me from academic research, to the public sector, to companies like KLM, Nike, ASML, and many more. In parallel to AWS, I'm a bit back at the Academy through research at the Antwerp Management School on team communication patterns, decision-making, IT/Business alignment and enterprise architecture.

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.

I am an accomplished leader in delivery management and service excellence, with over 19 years of experience driving transformative programs in dynamic business environments. As the Head of Delivery at CI&T, I am recognized for my strategic vision, innovative approach, and ability to deliver impactful results.

With over a decade of experience spanning software development, team leadership, and strategic consulting, I have cultivated a career that blends technical expertise with a passion for organizational improvement. Currently, as a Principal Consultant at Team Rockstars IT, I empower development teams by fostering agile mindsets, optimizing team structures, and aligning technical projects with business objectives.

Leading people, teams, and companies is my calling. I thrive on building relationships and cross-org partnerships that calm chaos, ease decision making, carry out change, and elevate performance. It excites me to develop strategies that reimagine how work is performed and unite people to get it done. Throughout my career I have joined organizations that are going through significant people, process, and technology changes. Regardless of the subject matter, my leadership agility becomes the north star that guides people through complex challenges to achievement of enterprise goals.

With an unconventional background in Digital Arts, Malte Fiala brings 21 years of experience in the IT industry. Over the past seven years, he has honed his expertise in enterprise architecture (EA), with a specialization in socio-technical architecture, data architecture, and DevOps/cloud-native solutions. Currently, Malte focuses on AI strategy consulting through his firm, Spacelike AI GmbH.

I have 25 years of experience in IT, working across large organizations with a focus on digitalization, product management and agile delivery. As an Enterprise Agile Coach and Transformation Expert, I've had the chance to contribute to some meaningful initiatives, like a multi-year lean-agile transformation and helping to set up a dual operating model. At Roche, I founded the first Global SAFe Community of Practice, where I brought together a passionate team and trained over 500 people in agile methods. Additionally, I’ve enjoyed designing and implementing new team topologies to support high-performing teams and drive lasting, positive change within the organization.

At my core, I am an engineer. As a business and technology enabler, I bring decades of experience in building distributed systems, adopting modern technologies for faster flow, and growing high-performing, autonomous teams. Throughout my extensive career, I’ve worked with enterprises of various scales, actively sharing knowledge through writing and public speaking. My current focus lies in cloud technologies, AWS, and serverless architecture. As an AWS Hero, I have the opportunity to reach a global audience, assisting them on their cloud and serverless journeys.

An accomplished and dynamic Product Delivery Leader with a successful track record leading complex global digital transformation programmes for FTSE 100 companies. Building teams and programmes grounded in customer insight and data driven product development, Agile ways of working and Lean portfolio management.

I'm a seasoned consultant, business leader and international speaker. Experienced in transformation strategy and leadership coaching, solution design, pre-sales, sales, change and line management. I love nothing more than focusing upon improving the flow of value within an organisation and I'm often found working as a coach/ advisor, designing solutions and workshops to remove impediments to adoption or geeking out over the impact of organisational structures, team dynamics and behaviour economics. I'm passionate about doing work that matters and enabling others to do their best work.

Thomas is a long time engineer and tech lead who has transitioned into an interim engineering manager and consultant role. As an early adopter of DevOps, including DevOps Topologies (which later evolved into Team Topologies), he possesses a deep understanding of Platform Engineering and product thinking. He has successfully led multiple enabling teams in initiatives such as architecture modernization and reliability engineering practices.

As a Global Solution Architect, I serve as the lead technical orchestrator for the partnership between Red Hat and our customers. In this role, customer success and the effective adoption of products and cloud services within the ecosystem are essential to achieving positive business outcomes for all parties involved.

Team Topologies is an integral part of my approach, supporting and guiding many of the conversations I have, specifically regarding the people and process aspects of the organizational operating system. This advocacy enables me to drive meaningful change and empower teams to perform at their best.

Serving as the Sr. Product Manager, passionately dedicated to advancing organizational effectiveness throughout her career journey. Acknowledged with the Agile and Digital Transformation Award in 2017, she views accolades as collaborative achievements.

Since her career's inception - 2009, Semen has immersed herself in Open Source, Agile, and Lean practices. Over the past decade, she has quietly evolved into a prolific speaker, sharing insights through more than 25 presentations at respected conferences such as Agile Alliance XP, SPM, TopConf etc.

Thor Bossuyt is an Organizational Development expert skilled in driving transformative change across various industries. Specializing in product organizations and leveraging systems thinking, Thor optimizes processes, enhances performance, and cultivates a culture of continuous improvement. His extensive background includes leading major transformations at prominent companies in the media, retail, e-commerce, medtech, property, gaming, banking, and healthcare sectors. As an advocate for Team Topologies, Thor excels in guiding organizations and teams towards more effective and satisfying goal achievement.

Caco Mafra is a Mentor and Management Expert for tech companies, specializing in enabling fast flow using agile management practices. He is a leading authority on agile management and Kanban in Brazil, with extensive experience at prominent tech companies like RDStation, Totvs, Senior, and ContaAzul. At these companies, Caco successfully implemented management strategies that supported scalable growth, with a focus on results and leadership development. He is the author of three books and a sought-after speaker at major management events in Brazil.

Ryan has 25 years of experience in various roles, including Operator, Architect, and CTO. With 15 years of banking and payments experience and 10 years in the security realm, Ryan enjoys solving complex problems in organizations across EMEA. A seasoned public speaker on security, DevOps, transformation, and team-focused sessions, Ryan is passionate about team cultures and communications.

Rob combines the experience of a seasoned global executive in traditional companies and two startup unicorns with a personal mission of discovering and implementing what makes organisations effective. This mission led him to complete a Master's Thesis titled "Integral Business Architecture" and to co-author the book "Giving Hope," which focuses on the not-for-profit sector. As a Director of SignalRoad, his management experience and academic research have culminated in the BookCast, "Unlocking Change," which presents the Integral Map for Organisations.