Welcome & Opening Address
Welcome, dear traveller. Your journey, which never ends, has found you at this peculiar junction. Through a morning of conversation, connection & exploration - come and explore what your next steps are, or could be.
The dirty little secrets about transitioning to leadership
As an engineer, should I be considering low-code as a tool in my stack? Why?
Dale Brett is the Co-founder & CEO of FL0, a platform that supercharges backend engineering. Backed by some of the world's leading investors, founders and engineers including Blackbird Ventures, Scott Farquhar (Co-founder of Atlassian) & Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital, Jelix Ventures and more - Dale will dive into the advantages of low-code and the role it will play in the future.
The time is now: opening the doors to tech
There are multiple levels of approach needed to fully address gender disparity within the engineering and technology industries. Join us as we dive into the roots of discovering what approaches do and don't exist, and how we can ensure they are actually being implemented to enable stronger diversity in tech.
Sarah Brown
Lachlan Harris
Yann Frizenschaf
Annette Reid
Morning Tea in the sunshine
Indulge your senses in a delicious soiree in the sunshine over a shared break.
How to manage the transition of starting to scaling
As CTO of FinTech startup Tic:Toc, Shantell is leading the company's technology delivery function, driving a rapid scaling programme built on Tic:Toc’s technical vision and its proprietary AI-based lending platform. With a host of other leadership roles like VP: Software Development behind her belt, Shantell will draw on her knowledge to dive into the intersection between humanity and technology - and how to navigate through the soft & hard skills required to embrace an exponential future.
From tech debt to architectural runway
Focused on understanding the confluence of great culture and technical excellence in high-growth software teams, Yann is a software architect, solution designer and technical lead with experience in large-scale SaaS and mobile solutions. In this session, Yann will draw on his experience to share a wealth of hints and tips into managing and optimizing tech debt.
Scaling Technology & Team
It's no secret that we're in the midst of a talent shortage in the technology industry. So, how can better identify, reskill, train & attract new entrants into the sector? From removing the early obstacles to women succeeding in their tech careers, to engaging the regions and addressing the need for additional skilled migration visas - this lively panel will engage in a discourse set to convert issues into opportunities - for all, at scale.
Matt Bauerochse
Lyndsey Jackson
Andy Pettica
Noelle Smit
Community Lunch
Here, you’ll connect with a host of other interesting humans who are attending another _SOUTHSTART adventure at the venue.
[Bonus] Happy Hour Powered by Twilio
All ticket holders of our main friday events are invited to join us in the sunshine for closing drinks powered by our good friends at Twilio!
We know that by the time happy hour comes around, you’ll have sparked new ideas & will likely be in need of a debrief with your newfound change comrades. So what better way to conclude the afternoon than with celebration of what's been.
Don’t forget, Fringe & WOMAD are just around the corner if you want to continue the celebrations into the night & we’ll be in your inboxes shortly after to continue to support your journey in the years to come!
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