TECH LEADERS FORUM
Engineering Leadership in the AI Era
5 real-world cases
5 peer discussions
One room of technology leaders
For CTOs, VPs/Heads of Engineering and senior technology decision-makers.
Presentations are deliberately short — they're a discussion starter on the topic. The real value comes from peers exchanging experience on similar challenges, not just from expert talks.
September 29, 2026
09:00 - 13:45
Aparthotel Aurum, Dzirnavu iela 113, Riga, Latvia
Regular entry €150 + VAT
Not another conference
5 - 10min
Real-world case
A technology leader shares what their organization actually did — including trade-offs, mistakes, and lessons learned.
30min
Peer discussion
Participants discuss the question in small groups, comparing how different organizations approach the same problem.
Switch tables
Between sessions, participants rotate tables to ensure diverse perspectives and new conversations throughout the event.
Agenda
08:30 - 09:00
Arrival, coffee & networking
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome + format introduction
09:10 - 09:50
AI adoption
How do you get engineers to actually use AI? Should AI adoption be standardized across the company or left to individual teams?
Andris Gaņģis
CTO
Cube Systems
09:50 - 10:30
AI Governance & Quality
Who owns AI-generated code? Where should responsibility for AI-generated code remain with humans?
Alexey Buzdin
Director of Engineering
Wandoo Finance
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee & networking break
10:50 - 11:30
AI Productivity & Impact
How do you measure AI productivity and impact? Which metrics actually prove that AI improves engineering productivity?
Konstantin Tjuterev
CEO
Intexsys
11:30 - 12:10
Engineering Roles in the AI Era
How is AI changing roles and expectations in engineering teams? What new skills and capabilities should we expect from developers, tech leads and engineering managers?
Andrey Ivashin
Chief Information Technology Officer
Dyninno Group
12:10 - 12:25
Coffee & networking break
12:25 - 13:05
Local AI for Software Development
When does it make sense to run AI coding tools locally? What do you gain — and give up — compared with cloud-based AI?
Oskars Pakers
CTO
Dativa
13:05 - 13:15
Closing
13:15 - 13:45
Optional networking & coffee
5
real-world cases
from technology leaders
30 min
peer discussions
per topic
30+
technology leaders
in the room
No long presentations. No sales pitches. No pasive audience.
Who is it for?
This event is designed for:
- CTOs
- VPs of Engineering
- Heads / Directors of Engineering
- CIOs / IT Directors
- senior technology decision-makers with equivalent responsibility
This is deliberately not an open-registration tech meet-up. Every application is reviewed to ensure the room stays at a true peer level and that discussions are valuable for all participants.
Who will be in the room?
For this format, who you talk to matters as much as what is being discussed.
We will publish participating technology leaders as registrations are confirmed and permission is granted.
Company
Role
eazyBI
CEO
Paybis
Solution Architect
Mintos
CTO
RIX Technologies
CTO
Scandiweb
CEO
Countly
CTO
Cembra Latvia
Software Delivery Team Lead
Double Helix Technologies
CEO
Wandoo Finance
CIO
Company
Role
Mapon
Software development technical manager
Visma Labs
Strategic System and Process Manager
Posti
Software development manager
Aerones
VP of AI
Aerones
Co-founder/CTO
SAF Tehnika
Head of AI
Twino
Head of IT
Participant names and contact details are not published or shared.
Practical information
September 29, 2026
09:00 - 13:45
Aparthotel Aurum, Dzirnavu
iela 113, Riga, Latvia
English
30+ participants
Coffee and refreshments included
Regular entry €150 + VAT
Registration
Because the value of the event depends heavily on the people in the room, registration is a two-step process.
1. Apply to attend
Tell us briefly about your current role and organization.
2. Get confirmed
We review applications to ensure the participant mix stays at the intended peer level. Once approved, you will receive a link to purchase your ticket.
About Nine Brains
Nine Brains helps technology organizations solve complex problems by connecting them with experienced practitioners and experts from around the world.
Tech Leaders Forum brings the same principle into technology leadership: the most useful answers are often already being discovered by someone facing the same problem as you.