World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation

Réka Leisztner

Treating software as an afterthought ruins your product's user experience. Learn how to dismantle the hardware mindset and build seamless, system-level architectures from day one.

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