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# Fireside Chat - In conversation with Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 12:20–12:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100265-fireside-chat-in-conversation-with-werner-vogels-cto-of-amazon-com)

## Description

Fireside chat exploring how the agent era is reshaping the way builders create, teams collaborate, and companies operate.

## Speakers

### [Werner Vogels](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@werner-vogels)

CTO of Amazon.com
### [Thomas Pamminger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@thomas-pamminger)

CPO & Co-Founder at WeAreDevelopers


## Related talks at this congress

- [Under the Hood of Building on Lovable](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1457-under-the-hood-of) — Fabian Hedin
- [Can This Elephant Dance? IBM Bob and the Future of AI-First Software Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1462-can-this-elephant) — Neel Sundaresan, Arvid Ottenberg
- [None of Us Is As Dumb As All of Us: Community And Knowledge Go Hand In Hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1320-none-of-us-is-as) — Benjamin Dumke-von der Ehe, Jeff Atwood
- [20 Years of Solving Unsolvable Problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1243-20-years-of-solving) — Werner Vogels