Join three experienced technical leaders as they share their journeys from individual contributors to senior technical roles, discussing leadership styles, decision-making strategies, and communication tactics. This panel discussion will offer practical insights for anyone looking to grow their influence and effectiveness in technical leadership roles, whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your impact. Watch the recording.

Tina Wright is an Area Tech Lead at Grammarly and has worked as a software engineer at Coursera, TRI, and Google.

Joy Ebertz is a Principal Software Engineer, prolific blogger, avid ultrarunner, and an advocate for increasing the number of women and minorities in Computer Science.

Vanessa Towers is a technical leader with 18+ years of experience as a software developer, architect, and engineering leader in various domains such as government, retail, healthcare, financial services, energy and technology. Vanessa is VP, North America Head of Technology at Thoughtworks.

Tessa Jones is a senior backend software engineer with 8 years of experience working at large and small companies across media, health tech, and fintech.