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# The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator?


- **Date:** Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026
- **Time:** 10:00–18:00 (480 min)
- **Room:** London 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Description

In this full-day masterclass, Patrick Schnell guides you through the transformation from routine coder to AI-savvy software architect. Learn the critical human skills machines can’t replicate, from systems thinking and specification design to ethical decision-making and multi-agent orchestration.

## Speaker

### [Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@patrick-schnell)

Managing Director at schnell.digital


## Related talks at this congress

- [Advanced AI Systems With MCP, Memory & Human-In-The-Loop](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/933-advanced-ai-systems) — Roelant Dieben, Stuart van der Lee
- [Building the next generation of AI developer tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1074-building-the-next) — Krzysztof Cieślak
- [Developers become Orchestrators: From Human-in-the-Loop to Spec-in-the-Loop](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1024-developers-become) — Bastian Heilemann, Stefan Bley
- [High Quality AI Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1459-high-quality-ai) — David Tielke