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# Fireside Chat with Prashanth Chandrasekar and Alexandra Lato


- **Date:** Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
- **Time:** 17:30–18:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO, Stack Overflow
Alexandra Lato, VP of Product, Stack Overflow

## Speaker

### [Prashanth Chandrasekar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@prashanth-chandrasekar)

CEO of Stack Overflow


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- [Interview: Special Guest (announced soon) with Ben & David from Acquired](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1831-interview-special)
- [Fireside Chat with Gerhard Eschelbeck, Fmr. Google CISO](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1851-fireside-chat-with) — Gerhard Eschelbeck
- [The New Security Stack](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1890-the-new-security) — James Everingham, Pranay Ahlawat, Sagi Rodin

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