Name: [Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: FORTRAN’s AI Playbook: Leadership Lessons from History
Start: 2025-06-05T11:30:00-0700
End: 2025-06-05T11:55:00-0700

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT

VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

Anjuan Simmons, GitHub, Staff Engineering Manager

Technological revolutions have reshaped software engineering throughout history, and today's AI wave is no different. This talk draws parallels between the rise of Fortran in the mid-20th century and the current AI revolution. Using the story of Dorothy Vaughan—NASA mathematician, Fortran pioneer, and a trailblazer for women in STEM—as a guiding narrative, we’ll uncover leadership lessons for modern software engineering leaders.

Dorothy Vaughan’s ability to foresee technological shifts, adapt to change, and lead inclusive, future-ready teams offers a timeless blueprint for today’s AI-driven transformation. This talk will examine Vaughan's strategic foresight, proactive learning, and team empowerment, and connect them to actionable steps leaders can take to prepare their teams for AI’s impact. We'll also discuss the challenges and opportunities AI presents for workforce dynamics, upskilling, and ethical decision-making, helping attendees predict and shape what’s coming next in software engineering.

Speakers

Anjuan Simmons

Staff Engineering Manager, GitHub

Anjuan Simmons is a technologist with a successful track record of delivering technology solutions from the user interface to the database. He is an energetic and informative speaker who presents at conferences, seminars, schools, and community centers around the world on topics including... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

DeveloperWeek Leadership

Additional Topics Technical Decision Making, AI Integration Strategy, Engineering Culture
Session Type OPEN Session
Tracks OPEN Session, Virtual, DeveloperWeek Leadership, AI DevSummit, Technical Leadership / Management & Teams (Managing People) (DeveloperWeek Leadership), AI Security / Ethics / Governance & Compliance (AI DevSummit)
In-Person/Virtual Virtual, Virtual Exclusive

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AI DevSummit 2025 + DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025

Anjuan Simmons

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