Leadership

Conversations Roadshow London 2026

Conversations Roadshow is an intimate half-day gathering for CTOs and senior tech leaders to share experiences, explore challenges, and build lasting connections. The event features small-group roundtables, peer-led discussions, and experienced facilitators focused on real-world issues facing engineering leaders. Designed for senior technology leaders, it of…

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18Speakers
7Sponsors
21On the bill · sessions
20Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Conversations, in alphabetical order.
Adam Horner
CTO · Synova Technology
Anna Hedlund
Founder & Leadership Consultant · Rubberduck Consulting AB
Becki Wordsworth
CTO · Meela
Blanca Garcia Gil
Transformational Coach · StaffPlusEngineer.com
Charlie Eriksen
Security Researcher · Aikido
Claire Barrett
Director · APIsFirst
Claire Donald
CPTO · Rational Partners
Daniel Wagner-Hall
Head of Education · CodeYourFuture
Hywel Carver
Founder and CEO · Skiller Whale
Joel Chippindale
CTO Coach · Monkey's Thumb
Kamil Dziublinski
CTO · Xapo Bank
Mike Jones
CPTO · Tasman Analytics
Oge Opara-Nadi
VP of Engineering
Paul Lunow
CTO · Vention
Prakriti Karthauser
Head of Infrastructure · Legal & General
Sasha Bilton
CTO · Anomalous
Thomas in’t Veld
CEO + Founder · Tasman Analytics
Tom Howlett
Director of AI Engineering Engagement · Sonar
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Aikido
Auth0
Bitrise
CTO Craft
Tasman Analytics
Vention
Vercel
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Agenda

Selected from 21 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00pm – 1:15pm

    Welcome remarks

  • 11:00pm – 12:00pm

    Women in tech fika

    A space for women in tech and engineering leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get the position you’re in.

  • 1:15-2:15pm

    Can AI Deliver Quality Code – and Does It Still Matter?

    AI coding agents are increasingly becoming part of the software development lifecycle, promising significant gains in speed and productivity. But as more code is generated by machi…

    Roundtable
  • 1:15-2:15pm

    Navigating the “do more with less” stress

    The expectation hasn’t changed – deliver more, move faster, and prove impact – but the resources behind those expectations have. Budgets are tighter, hiring has slowed, and every e…

  • 1:15-2:15pm

    Reducing Drag: Leadership, Friction, and Team Efficiency

    Your team is busy, but delivery still feels unpredictable. Deadlines slip, decisions stall, and problems keep resurfacing – even when everyone is working hard. As organisations gro…

    Roundtable
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Arrival and welcome

  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm

    Networking Break

  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm

    Maintaining High Performance During Economic Strain: Leadership, Culture and AI

    You’re being asked to deliver more with less. Budgets are tighter, priorities are shifting, and teams are looking to leadership for clarity – but maintaining performance without bu…

  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm

    Navigating the “do more with less” stress

    The expectation hasn’t changed – deliver more, move faster, and prove impact – but the resources behind those expectations have. Budgets are tighter, hiring has slowed, and every e…

    Roundtable
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 20 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

Twenty companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
13Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Tasman Analytics·Aikido·Vention

Speakers by seniority

78% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite844%
  • Founder / Owner16%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of422%
  • Research / Science16%
  • Other roles317%

Of 18 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Tasman AnalyticsSp2V
  2. 02AikidoSp1V
  3. 03VentionSp1V
  4. 04Auth0Sp
  5. 05BitriseSp
  6. 06CTO CraftSp
  7. 07VercelSp
  8. 08Anomalous1V
  9. 09APIsFirst1V
  10. 10CodeYourFuture1V
  11. 11Legal & General1V
  12. 12Meela1V
  13. 13Monkey’s Thumb1V
  14. 14Rational Partners1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified7
100% of 7
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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