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Craig Larman is the co-creator of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) with his friend and colleague Bas Vodde. He works as an organizational design consultant, introducing LeSS with executive teams for very large and multisite product development (often, HW-SW systems).

Although one of the very first LeSS trainers and CSTs, he practices and encourages a focus on doing over teaching.

Keynote—AI & HR

Dave West is the Product Owner and CEO at scrum.org. He is a frequent keynote speaker and is a widely published author of articles. He also is the co-author of two books, The Nexus Framework For Scaling Scrum and Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. He led the development of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and then worked with Ivar Jacobson running the North American business for IJI. Then managed the software delivery practice at Forrester research where he was VP and research director. Prior to joining Scrum.org he was ChiefProduct Officer at Tasktop where he was responsible for product management, engineering and architecture.

Keynote—Moving to a Agile Product Operating Model

Woody Zuill is an Agile and Lean Software Development guide who has been programming computers for 40+ years. He is an originator and pioneer of the Software Teaming (Mob Programming) approach to teamwork in software development, and provides workshops, coaching, and training on team software development. He is also a founder of the "Beyond Estimates" discussion, and a frequent speaker at conferences and developer meet-ups all over the world.

Keynote—Software Teaming

Workshop—Software Teaming

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Anna is a Chief Operating Officer at Mauvius Group where the heart of the Kanban Method beats. Over 15 years she worked at various places (from public institutions, through her own business to huge Shared Service Centers and banks) absorbing knowledge and gathering experience which she uses to support her students and clients on their path to greater work efficiency and business agility.

In the depths of the Kanban. Applying underappreciated scaling techniques for product management in the finance institution.

Evelien Acun-Roos is currently a Professional Knowledge Sharer with Xebia Academy. Her agile journey started at Essent in 2010 and since then she has helped many teams at different organizations to become more agile (ING, Rabobank, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, APG, Philips, VodafoneZiggo, Unilever). Evelien is certified to teach Scrum.org classes as a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) and a certified trainer for Training From the Back of the Room. She likes to focus on the people within the organization, supporting and teaching teams to become high performing. You can also find her on Instagram and TikTok as the Scrum Boosters.

Fostering Happiness in Agile Teams: A Neurochemical Perspective

After spending 20+ years holding senior roles in banking as sales- project- and risk- manager, took up the challenge to build up risk management culture in public sector. Joanna is passionate about developing people and promoting diversity. She co-founded and leads #EkspertkiRazem association promoting knowledge / experience sharing and professional support #womentowomen.

Risk management culture - asset or hassle?

Scrum Master, mentor and linguist. While collaborating with organisations from various cultural landscapes and industries she relentlessly works towards exposing ridiculously unproductive practices and then tackles them head-on to find ways to continuously improve.

The high cost of ‘cheap’ facilitation. How to run meetings with high ROI

Built Avionics & Digital organization in EDC Warsaw, launched start-ups in GE Aviation, supervised safety critical software testing platform development funded by EU, worked as a Product Engineering Centre of Excellence Leader for Crew Interface Systems in Cheltenham, UK. Currently Engineering leader for Command Center Software Platform in GE HealthCare.

An Agile application for safety critical systems development

I have been developing software since the 90's, stepped into leadership in 2008, and into became a certified leadership coach in 2021. In a world where authenticity often takes a backseat, my mission is to kindle a flame of trust, empathy, and autonomy in everyone willing to embrace their inner strength. 

Agile Evolution: Engineering Visionary Leadership

Twenty years in IT, most of it in the financial sector - ING, HSBC, Vodeno. For over a decade (and still wanting more), he has been an Architect. Currently, at BNP, he combines "fire and water" by handling the roles of Chief Architect and Product Owner simultaneously. His main goal is to bring value to people from the "business side," "hard IT," and all other corners of the corporate world. Is it working?

Architecture as a Product – is it possible for enterprise architects to be really agile?

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