This webinar will explore the key trends from 2025, and what we can expect in 2026.

A 30-minute talk examining key trends from 2025, how AI intersected with platform engineering, and current best practices and frameworks for doing "great" platform engineering.

Tech Talk at YTalks Berlin / Thoughtworks Berlin event.

AI promises to make product teams more productive — faster research synthesis, instant documentation, automated reporting. The efficiency gains are undeniable. But there's a question we're not asking enough: What happens to our craft when we stop doing the hard thinking ourselves? As an early adopter who pushed the boundaries of AI in her day-to-day work, Lisa discovered something surprising: You can ship faster while losing touch with the nuances that make products great. This isn't anti-AI—it's about intentional AI use. Lisa will share insights from neuroscience research and historical patterns that reveal how cognitive shortcuts come with cognitive costs.

This talk explores how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing the way developers interact with Git and GitHub. We'll dive into GitHub Copilot's capabilities beyond code completion, demonstrating how it can assist with Git workflows, commit message generation, and repository management tasks that traditionally required memorizing complex command-line syntax.

Knowledge Sharing Panel Talk with Fernando Neves and Magda Lenart, moderated by Yashvir Chawla

Executive roundtable discussion on how platforms act as the foundation layer for AI initiatives. Topics include the implications of the latest DORA report and State of AI in Platform Engineering, the AI–platform engineering relationship, and lessons from top-performing organizations on unlocking real value from AI initiatives using platforms.

People are emotional, irrational and unpredictable – and yet they are the most important aspect of any data strategy. Tiankai introduces his framework of the 5 Cs – competence, collaboration, communication, creativity and conscience – with actionable examples to help you put the human being really at the center of your data efforts, and to turn your team members and employees into active advocates for your data strategy.

30-minute executive roundtable with Kaspar von Grünberg (CEO, Humanitec) and Rickey Zachary (Global Engineering Platforms Lead, Thoughtworks) focused on platform engineering initiatives, best practices, and building a robust Internal Developer Platform for the enterprise. No pitches or product demos; candid conversations about wins and lessons learned.

Led by Amy Raygada — Principal Data and AI Strategist at Thoughtworks. Explore strategies for crafting a data vision that drives business leadership.