29 April 17:30Netlight Copenhagen

Real Conversations for Real Leaders

Whether you're leading a team of 5 or scaling an organisation of 500, the challenges of engineering leadership are rarely solved alone.

Netlight together with Engineering Leadership Denmark meetup invites you to an evening of honest conversations, shared experiences, and meaningful connections with fellow engineering leaders in Denmark. Your voice, your perspective, and your questions are what make it valuable.

What to Expect?

  • Opening Talk — AI & the Future of Engineering Leadership: Real reinvention doesn't come from following the AI race — it comes from defining what comes next. We'll challenge you to rethink not just how AI changes your stack, but how it reshapes the way you lead, build, and deliver.
  • Deep Dives & Practical Insights: Interactive discussions on AI in the SDLC — from ideation and architecture to testing, deployment, and team dynamics. Expect real-world perspectives from engineering leaders navigating these shifts today.
  • Networking & Conversations:This evening is designed as a lived experience. A space where ideas turn into conversations, and conversations turn into connections with fellow engineering leaders across Denmark.

Copenhagen is one of Europe's most forward-thinking tech hubs — where engineering depth, digital ambition, and innovation culture meet. The right place for this conversation.

You are invited because your perspective matters. Only by coming together can we shape how AI truly integrates into the way we build and lead.

Come as you are. Leave with new perspectives. 

Save your spot and mark your calendar!

Schedule

17:30

Welcome

18:00

AI won't work. Until you make it.

Most companies buying AI licenses see modest results. The ones seeing real impact have done something different: they've adapted how they work. Benny and Jakob share practical patterns for how engineering organisations can unlock the full value of AI - with stories from companies that have already made the shift.

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Jakob Wolman
Executive Tech Director - Kraftvaerk
Benny Andrén
CEO & Founder @ Data Dao
18:45

Break

19:15

The Grassroots Revolution: Building AI-Native Engineering Teams From Within

Most organizations approach AI adoption as a top-down transformation program: select a tool, train everyone, measure adoption. It doesn’t work. In engineering organizations, something more interesting is happening. AI adoption is a grassroots movement. The engineers who experiment with AI tools on their own — the ones writing prompts at 2am, building custom workflows, automating their own tedious tasks — these are your transformation agents. They’re not waiting for permission. They’re already ahead.

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Magnus Udbjørg
CTO - TestaViva
20:00

Networking

Prior registration, we ask for a symbolic donation of 50 DKK via MobilePay here. All contributions go directly to HackYourFuture — because great leadership is also about making a positive impact beyond the room.

Our Copenhagen office provides a welcoming and comfortable space for the evening. Drinks and light refreshments will be available.

This event is organised in collaboration with the Engineering Leadership Meetup Denmark community.

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