Presents

AI and the future of development teams:
A roundtable for technology leaders

Networking Dinner in London

25th June 2026 • 18:30 – 21:30 UK Time

Presents

AI and the future of development teams:
A roundtable for technology leaders

Networking Dinner in London

25th June 2026
18:30 – 21:30 UK Time

WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS

AI is already transforming software development in creative industries, moving from a supporting tool to a strategic team member for complex workflows like automated content generation, real-time sports analytics and immersive media experiences. This shift is underway, but not evenly spread.

Technology leaders now face a critical decision: how do you balance AI agents with human developers to maximize innovation, speed, and efficiency? Do you retrain teams for AI collaboration? Hire fewer developers but more AI specialists? Or rethink entire workflows to integrate AI as a core contributor?

This roundtable, hosted in partnership with AWS, brings together visionary technology leaders in media, publishing, entertainment, and sports to explore how AI will reshape team structures, talent allocation, and creative output.

Key discussion topics:

    • Restructuring development teams – Identifying where AWS AI tools and cloud platforms can augment human developers, and where human creativity remains irreplaceable.
    • Workforce strategy for the future – planning for skill shifts, reskilling initiatives, and team reorganization.
    • Leadership in an AI-driven era – Maintaining culture, agility, and strategic problem-solving in a hybrid AI-human workforce.

AGENDA

18:30 – 18:45

Welcome

18:45 – 19:10

Guided Wine tasting by an expert

19:10 – 20:00

Roundtable Discussion

20:00 – 21:00

Dinner

21:00 – 21:20

Networking

21:20 – 21:30

Closing

SOLUTION EXPERTS

Danilo Sato

Global VP of AI at Thoughtworks

Parvinder Kalra

Industry Managing Director – Telecom, Media & Sport at Thoughtworks

REGISTER TO ATTEND

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