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Tech Leaders Summit

At WeAreDevelopers World Congress, executives, decision-makers, and policy-makers come together for strategic conversations on the pressing issues reshaping the industry in the age of AI.

8–10 July 2026 Berlin, Germany

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Lead In The Age Of AI

Where The Decisions Behind AI Get Made.

From AI strategy and platform bets to org design, hiring, and the policy questions reshaping the industry, the Tech Leaders Summit brings together the people making those calls — with the time and the room to work through them in depth.

  • Tech Leaders Forum

    The on-site lounge for tech executives to network and discuss the pressing topics of the program in a setting built for senior peer-to-peer exchange.

  • Tech Leaders Stage

    A curated stage of leadership-tier talks and panels on AI strategy, platform bets, scaling engineering organizations, and the decisions that shape the next few years of the stack.

  • Tech Leaders Night

    A private evening at Classic Remise Berlin — the historic vintage car collection — for executives, policymakers, and select special guests to get to know each other and discuss important matters of the industry and beyond.

Tech Leaders

In The Room.

A first look at the leaders confirmed for the program. The lineup grows as confirmations come in.

On The Agenda

Specifically Curated for Tech Executives.

A selection of talks and panels from the Tech Leaders Stage. As a WeAreDevelopers World Congress attendee, you have full access to the full event with 500+ speakers across 20+ tracks and stages.

  • Opening Keynote by Thomas Dohmke (CEO, Entire)

  • The New Financial Stack: AI, Agents and Trust

    Daniele Tonella

    CTO, ING

    Peter Bakenecker

    President Central Europe, Mastercard

    Annabella Bassler

    CFO, Ringier

  • Building 10x Organizations Using Modern Productivity Metrics

    Justin Reock

    Deputy CTO, DX

  • Building on Open Source: The New Product Playbook

    Dana Lawson

    CTO, Netlify

    Cédric Gégout

    VP of Product, Canonical

    Michael "Monty" Widenius

    CTO, MariaDB

  • What should you build today if you want to matter in 5 years?

  • Creating Europe's AI Moment – Now or Never

    Thomas Saueressig

    CCO and Member of the Executive Board, SAP SE

    Thomas Jarzombek

    Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation

    Markus Blume

    Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts

    Antonella Mei-Pochtler

    CEO and Executive Chairwoman, Pochtler Industrieholding

Get A VIP Pass.

The Tech Leaders Summit is part of the VIP Pass — full access to the leadership program alongside everything in WeAreDevelopers World Congress.

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The VIP Pass Includes

  • Tech Leaders Night at Classic Remise Berlin
  • VIP Lounge & Speakers Lounge access
  • VIP badge and dedicated entry
  • Workshops, Plus Lounge, fast-lane entry, and on-demand recordings
  • Full access to the rest of WeAreDevelopers World Congress — all stages and the Tech Expo