Upcoming panel appearance

Hands-on Engineering Leadership in the AI Era

Event: TechLead Conf London 2026
When: October 23, 2026
Where: The Brewery, London
Organizer: TechLead Conf

I’m returning to TechLead Conf for the second time, this year as a panelist across three discussions and moderator of the panel on AI-native junior engineers.

The 2026 edition centres on hands-on AI adoption across the software development lifecycle, from discovery to production. My three panels focus on the people and decisions behind that transition: how engineers develop experience, which skills matter when hiring, and how teams measure the impact of AI.

Three panels. Three perspectives on AI.

Moderator and panelist

Skipping the Struggle: Can AI-Native Juniors Become Seniors?

John Adib moderates and joins a panel on how AI-native junior engineers develop the experience needed to become seniors.

Alongside Bogdana-Elena Avadanei, Dmitry Kmita, Semih Sezer.

Panelist

AI-Era Hiring: What Skills Last?

John Adib joins a panel on the engineering skills that endure as AI changes hiring.

Alongside Bogdana-Elena Avadanei, Valerii Iatsko, Nihan Bircan, David Saidon, Rahul Kumar, Drishti Agarwal, Muhammad Shuaib Anjum, Tom Kadwill.

Panelist

Measuring AI/Agent Impact: KPIs, ROI, Real Productivity

John Adib joins a panel on measuring AI and agent impact, from KPIs and ROI to real engineering productivity.

Alongside Kseniia Korostelova, Valerii Iatsko, Dmitry Kmita, Tom Kadwill, Gergana Ivanova.

Scheduled for 23 October 2026. Panel details follow the official programme.

My panel at TechLead Conf 2025

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