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CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026

CTO Craft Con: Europe 2026 brings together senior technology and engineering leaders from across the region for two days of practical insight, honest discussion, and shared experience. Focusing on AI adoption, organisational design, platform strategy, and the changing expectations of tech leadership, attendees will participate in talks and structured roundta…

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70Speakers
8Sponsors
12Exhibitors
75On the bill · sessions
60Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at CTO, in alphabetical order.
Adam Horner
CTO Coach and fractional CTO
Adelina Chalmers
CTO Strategic Advisor and Founder · The Geek Whisperer
Andy Skipper
CTO Coach, former CTO at Comic Relief and Made.com · Comic Relief/Made.com
Anton Kireev
Co-Founder & CTO · Muj Fres
Arbaaz Dossani
Chief Technology Officer - Cookbook GenAI Startup · HelloFresh
Ashutosh Saxena
VP of Technology at &Open · &Open
Becki Wordsworth
CTO · Meela
Carol Palombini
Coach & Consultant · Palombini Consulting & Coaching
Dan Smith
Executive Coach; Tech & Product Due Diligence and M&A Advisor
David Yakimischak
Chief Technology Officer
Dawn Baker
CTO · Back Market
Dennis Pannuto
Executive Technology Leader & Coach
Edoardo Turelli
Exited Founder/CTO • Advisor • Consultant • Coach • CTO
Emma Hopkinson-Spark
CTO Coach, former Chief of Staff at 101 Ways · 101 Ways
Eric Weiss
CTO, Executive Coach, Speaker and Author
Evelyn van Kelle
Change Management Consultant & Trainer · Xebia
Francis Lacoste
VPE Coach, former senior engineering leader at Salesforce and Heroku · Salesforce/Heroku
Geoff Watts
Business and Personal Coach to ambitious leaders
Graham Hobson
Entrepreneur. Advisor. CTO. Founder of Photobox · Photobox
Guthrie Cooper
Senior Group Product Manager · Just Eat Takeaway.com
Hywel Carver
Founder and CEO · Skiller Whale
Irina Pushkina
Independent CTO & Executive Technology Advisor · Designed in Flow
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
QA.techGold
Skiller WhaleGold
SonarGold
AikidoSilver
VentionSilver
CoderExhibitors
Imaginary CloudExhibitors
QA Tech
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Agenda

Selected from 75 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:15-09:15

    CTO Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:15-09:15, Day 2

    CTO Breakfast

    Join us for breakfast and start day 2 in the strongest possible way by tackling a real challenge facing you in your leadership role and supporting your fellow technology leaders wi…

  • 08:30-09:25

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 08:30-09:25, Day 1

    Women in Tech Breakfast

    A staple at CTO Craft Con events, this is a space for women in technology leadership to come together, share experiences, and build meaningful connections with others who get it.

  • 09:00-09:15

    Chair’s Opening Remarks

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  • 09:15-09:20

    Chair’s Opening Remarks

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  • 09:30-09:35

    Welcome to Day 2 – Chair’s Opening Remarks

    Building on the conversations, ideas, and connections from yesterday. A quick look at what’s ahead, and how to make the most of your final day at CTO Craft Con.

  • 09:30-09:40

    Welcome to CTO Craft Con – Chair’s Opening Remarks

    We’ll open the day by bringing everyone together. A quick welcome, a look at what’s ahead, and how to get the most out of the event.

  • 09:35-10:05

    Keynote – Communicating Effectively with Non-Technical Leaders

    One of the hardest and least appreciated challenges for a CTO is communicating with, negotiating with, and building trust with non-engineering leaders. There are three independent …

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 60 companies show up — and 7 bet on three roles at once?

60 companies. seven 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
7All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
9Exhibitingexhibitor only
43Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Coder·Imaginary Cloud·QA.tech·Skiller Whale·Sonar·Vention·HelloFresh

Speakers by seniority

79% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite3854%
  • Founder / Owner69%
  • VP-level710%
  • Director / Head of46%
  • Product11%
  • Engineer · IC57%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles811%

Of 70 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01CoderSp·EEx
  2. 02Imaginary CloudSp·EEx
  3. 03QA.techSp·G1V
  4. 04Skiller WhaleSp·G1V
  5. 05SonarSp·G1V
  6. 06VentionSp·S1V
  7. 07AikidoSp·S
  8. 08HelloFreshEx1V
  9. 09BabbelEx
  10. 10Booking.comEx
  11. 11CintEx
  12. 12DHL eCommerce2V
  13. 13EddingEx
  14. 14Just Eat Takeaway.com2V
Sponsors by tier
gold3
38% of 8
silver2
25% of 8
exhibitors2
25% of 8
unspecified1
13% of 8
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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