CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Day 2 Sessions
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Coffee
9:00 am - 9:30 am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Accelerating Intelligence: Cisco’s Platform Evolution through AI and Knowledge-Based Tooling
Hasith Kalpage -
Director, Platform Engineering & CISO,
Cisco
Join Hasith Kalpage, a Cloud Native Technology specialist at Cisco, as he shares how the team is integrating intelligent tooling and upgraded AI interfaces to unlock smoother developer experiences and reduce bottlenecks across the enterprise. Through a live case study, explore:
- Redefining platform sustainability by tackling bottlenecks through agentic engineering models.
- Transforming AI capabilities that streamline workflows and eliminate friction.
- Demonstrating adaptive platform onboarding by leveraging AI to personalise user experiences and accelerate adoption.
- Driving open-source AI initiatives to drive broader community adoption and innovation.
9:30 am - 10:00 am
PRESENTATION: Available for Sponsor Partner
Session Available For Sponsorship
10:00 am - 10:30 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: Using AI to Automate Operations and Enhance Platform Capabilities
From automated observability to predictive maintenance, AI is changing how platforms are built and managed. During this panel we will examine how platform engineering teams are integrating AI into their systems.
- Understand real-world use cases for AI in platform operations.
- Learn how teams are selecting, implementing, and governing AI tools.
- Address challenges such as data quality, model drift, and reliability.
- Hear how AI is driving faster incident resolution, resource optimisation, and proactive performance tuning.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Morning Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
PRESENTATION: Integration Lessons from Pandora’s Platform Journey
Andrew Platonov -
Product Director, Enabling Platforms,
Pandora
When it comes to platform engineering, success doesn’t end at delivery. In this session, Andrew Platonov - a product integration and developer experience specialist from Pandora - shares a candid look at the challenges encountered post-launch in integrating their platform, revealing how they work to avoid and navigate common pitfalls by:
- Identifying integration as a critical phase where unforeseen complexity often emerges post-platform build.
- Learning from early missteps to build more resilient and scalable integration pipelines.
- Establishing robust cross-team collaboration to surface platform blind spots and adoption blockers.
- Applying a product mindset to integration workflows to better align with developer needs and evolving system goals.
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
PRESENTATION: Available for Sponsor Partner
Session Available For Sponsorship
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
PRESENTATION: Navigating Autonomy and Standardisation in Enterprise Engineering
Stephen Burrows -
Head of DevOps Engineering,
Msci Inc
In this session, Stephen Burrows shares real-world insights from over 15 years in FinTech, unpacking the challenges enterprises face when balancing developer autonomy with operational standardisation. Through a practical use-case, learn additional ways to assess your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses while empowering your developers and avoiding some of the pitfalls by:
- Assessing organisational context to map autonomy and standardisation trade-offs.
- Leveraging data insights to guide DevOps decisions and tooling adoption.
- Avoiding the extremes of rigid control or unchecked autonomy through flexible frameworks.
- Aligning platform strategies with business value through structured governance.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
PRESENTATION: Available for Sponsor Partner
Session Available For Sponsorship
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
PRESENTATION: Session TBA
Panos Tsilopoulos -
Director of Observability Platform Engineering,
Nike
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Afternoon Coffee Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
PRESENTATION: Proving the Platform: Turning Cost Centres into Strategic Value Engines
Lobo Olsson -
Director of Engineering - Platform,
HelloFresh
Platforms may not generate revenue directly, but they hold the keys to efficiency, scalability, and long-term growth. In this session, Lobo Olsson, Director of Engineering at HelloFresh, explores how platform teams can shift the narrative by demonstrating economic impact through smarter operations and product alignment. Learn how building targeted “mini-platforms” and becoming internal allies can help embed platforms into the value chain and unlock continued investment. Dive into:
- Leveraging platform ownership of major contracts to drive operational efficiency.
- Building tailored solutions that connect platform capabilities to end-customer value.
- Positioning platform teams as strategic partners across the organisation.
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Where Do We Go From Here? Defining the Future of Platform Engineering
Louis Bailleul -
Director of Architecture and Platform Engineering,
TGS
Muhil Vannan - Chief Product Architect - AI/ML Platform, JPMorgan Chase
As platform engineering cements itself as a critical discipline in modern enterprises, questions emerge about its next evolution. This closing panel brings together senior platform and engineering leaders to reflect on what’s next - and what still needs solving.
- Explore emerging trends shaping the next generation of platform engineering.
- Discuss how AI, platform-as-a-product, and self-service will evolve.
- Identify cultural and organisational gaps that still need addressing.
- Share visions for how platform teams can drive long-term business impact.
