AI DevSummit 2025 + DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025: Full Schedule

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9:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Interpersonal Dynamics: The foundation of Team Excellence

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT

Sudha Viswanathan, ByteDance, Data Architect

Effective team connection, communication, and collaboration across all levels stems from strong interpersonal dynamics. This is a fundamental element of achieving exceptional team performance. Just as with any art, interpersonal skills are cultivated through learning, practice, and refinement. A team mastering both technical expertise and these vital interpersonal skills gains a significant competitive advantage, becoming a truly formidable force. This talk explores common interpersonal challenges encountered in the workplace and provides attendees with a valuable mind map, a practical tool for navigating and resolving these challenges.

Speakers

Sudha Viswanathan

Data Architect, ByteDance

Sudha Viswanathan brings two decades of experience as a seasoned technical leader, having worked at industry-leading companies such as Tiktok, Netflix, Wayfair, Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, IBM, and Cognizant. Specializing in large-scale data processing, analytics, and... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics AI Strategy and Leadership, Leadership Career Paths, Learning and Development, Team Collaboration, Technical Decision Making, Remote and Distributed Team Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Career Development: Impact & Change (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership), OPEN Session
In-Person/Virtual In Person

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session: One Thousand People, One Roadmap

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT

DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

Fabricio Buzeto, Brex, Engineering Manager

As a company grows, the tendency to divide and conquer can nurture siloed goals that do not align with the company. Impeding the ability to deliver constant and meaningful improvements. The natural tendency is to increase bureaucracy and control, which usually only hinders the results. Companies like Airbnb and Brex have been in the headlines for trying the opposite. Reducing layers and bureaucracy while bringing alignment and increasing velocity. Let me tell you about what I learned while living in such a reality.

Speakers

Fabricio Buzeto

Engineering Manager, Brex

Fabricio has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is currently an Engineering Manager at Brex. For the past 20 years have been developing software in distributed teams focused on digital products consulting for both big and small organizations. Amongst his own ventures, it can highlight... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Cross-functional Collaboration, Technical Decision Making, Team Collaboration, Learning and Development, Leadership Career Paths
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks DeveloperWeek Leadership, Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership), Strategy / Methodology & Tooling (DeveloperWeek Leadership), OPEN Session, Career Development: Impact & Change (DeveloperWeek Leadership)
In-Person/Virtual In Person