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# Empowering Developer Innovation - Balancing Speed, Security, and Scale


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 13:00–13:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1689-empowering-developer-innovation-balancing-speed-security-and-scale)

## Description

This panel discussion will explore how organizations can drive developer innovation through self-service, while maintaining robust governance, security, and compliance. Our panelists bring diverse experiences in building integrated toolchains, fostering executive sponsorship, and creating customer-focused cultures. A key focus of our discussion will be the role of metrics—how data-driven insights help us track adoption, measure productivity, and ensure compliance as we create scalable and secure DevOps platforms. Let’s dive into how metrics can illuminate the path to both innovation and control.

## Speakers

### [Amir Friedman](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@amir-friedman)

VP of Engineering at Unzer
### [Martin Reynolds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@martin-reynolds)

Field CTO at Harness
### [Yair Etziony](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@yair-etziony)

Engineering Manager at Amboss


## Related talks at this congress

- [From Friction to Flow: How We’re Empowering Developers ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/705-from-friction-to) — Marek Wasilewski, Ronnie Stadie
- [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/756-empowering-thousands) — Bastian Heilemann, Bruno Margula
- [Simple Steps to Kill DevSec without Giving Up on Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/819-simple-steps-to-kill) — Isaac Evans
- [Securing the Future: Trust, Policy, and Governance in Agentic Workflows ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/777-securing-the-future) — Michael Donovan