Connect Day London

Date: Wednesday, 18th June 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM BST
Location: The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG, United Kingdom

The AI Transformation Is Here

GitLab Connect London brings together leaders to explore the critical shift from simply using AI as a development aid to building truly AI-driven software innovation engines across the entire SDLC.

Discover the latest trends in AI/ML, AIOps, automation, and security from industry experts who are shaping the future of software development.

Why Technical, Security and Data Science Leaders Must Attend?

• Evolving from exploratory AI initiatives to strategic, enterprise-wide integration across development lifecycles
• Redefining development success metrics through quantifiable AI contributions to delivery velocity and code quality
• Evidence-based innovation pathways illustrated through pioneering organizations scaling AI adoption across engineering teams
• Strategic assessment methodologies for measuring AI's tangible impact on development pipelines and business outcomes
• Collaborative problem-solving forums with peers navigating similar AI implementation complexities in enterprise environments

What You'll Discover?

• Latest trends in AI/ML, AIOps, automation, and security from industry experts.
• Comprehensive AI strategies that span the entire software development lifecycle
• Best practices for implementing GitLab Duo to boost efficiency and reduce cycle times
• Key frameworks for establishing meaningful KPIs that connect AI initiatives to strategic outcomes
• Exclusive preview of upcoming GitLab features, integrations, and tools designed to address your most pressing delivery challenges

Exclusive Event
This intimate gathering is open for all, ranging from devops, security and AI/ML managers, engineers, to technical leaders and executives committed to driving AI innovation within their organisations.

If you’re serious about flow - Hear directly from Steve Pereira and get a signed copy of his book Flow Engineering.

Agenda:

• 09:00-09:30 Breakfast & registration
• 09:30-09:45 Welcome and Introduction | Setting the Stage for AI Innovation

• 09:45-10:30 Keynote by Steve Pereira on Flow Engineering and AI
• 10:30-11:00 Tea/ Coffee break and networking

• 11-11:30 Customer Innovation Story - Dipesh Patel, Head of Engineering - The Natwest Group
• 11:30-12 Customer Innovation Story - Stephen Jayna - VP Engineering - Entain

• 12-12:30 Academic Perspectives: AI SBOM Innovation (TAIBOM) By Gareth Richards, AI Network Manager, TechWorks AI
• 12:30-13:30 Lunch & networking

• 13:30-14:00 AI at Google Cloud - Capabilities, Strategies on Gemini by Maria Alejandra Emmanuelli, ISV Partner Engineer, Google Cloud
• 14:00-14:30 GitLab's AI Roadmap by Shekhar Patnaik, Distinguished Engineer, GitLab
• 14:30-15:00 PM Measuring AI Impact: Beyond the Hype by Bryan Ross, Field CTO, GitLab

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