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# Leading efficiency, empathy, and the human experience with AI


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 11:40–12:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1699-leading-efficiency-empathy-and-the-human-experience-with-ai)

## Description

As AI transforms how we work, leaders face a critical challenge: how to drive efficiency without losing the human touch. In this panel, engineering leaders from Atlassian and Accenture will explore what it is like to lead in this new era, where Agentic AI and automation can accelerate outcomes, but empathy and human-centered design remain essential.
We’ll dive into how organizations are using AI-powered agents like Atlassian Rovo to reduce toil and unlock creative capacity, while intentionally designing systems that empower teams, preserve trust, and elevate developer experience.
Key areas of discussion include

How can organisations balance efficiency gains from AI with the need to maintain empathy and human-centric values?
What are the best practices for integrating agentic AI into daily workflows without losing the “human touch”?
How does Atlassian’s approach to AI ensure that teams remain empowered, creative, and adaptable in an increasingly automated world?

## Speakers

### [Alexander Birke](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alexander-birke)

Business Agility Coach at Accenture
### [Benjamin Perlzweig](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@benjamin-perlzweig)

Global Alliance Lead at Atlassian
### [Emmanuel Viale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@emmanuel-viale)

Managing Director at Accenture
### [Ming Wu](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ming-wu)

Atlassian, Head of Engineering for the DevAI organization 


## Related talks at this congress

- [Reimagining the Developer Experience: The AI Advantage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/619-reimagining-the) — Anu Bharadwaj, Tobias Schlottke
- [Management in times of Agentic AI - The Human Premium](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/787-management-in-times) — Manjuri Sinha
- [Intelligence Everywhere: The Future of Consumer Tech](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/631-intelligence) — Alejandro Saucedo, Annika Grosse, Leif Lindner
- [From Uncertainty to Empowerment: Personalizing the Human Experience with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/649-from-uncertainty-to) — Nazim Unlu