Software Engineering Events in Leeds

This month, we are excited to partner with Digital Muslims North to bring you a joint event for both our communities at Accenture.

We have a pair of fantastic talks from two Muslim app developers.

1️⃣ React Native Performance and Skia by Umair Ahmed

A case study of how Skia helped us unclog JS thread and improve performance in a real world app used by millions.

Umair is a Senior Mobile App Engineer at Hive with a decade of experience shipping scalable mobile apps to millions of users.

2️⃣ From a Week to a Day: Building Books with AI by Usmaan Dad

What happens when AI isn't just your pair programmer, but your illustrator, narrator, and storyteller too? In this talk, Usmaan will show you how he built a mobile app with a growing library of books where AI produces everything.

Usmaan is a Software Engineer and Co-Founder of Compution, with over 15 years experience in the software industry.

Agenda

• 17:30 - Event opens with food, networking and time for Asr
• 18:30 - Intro from Digital Muslims North and Leeds Mobile
• 18:40 - Talk from Umair
• 19:05 - 10 min break, Asr for those praying later
• 19:15 - Talk from Usmaan
• 19:40 - Event close, with optional post-event networking

Three years ago Art of Cloud CEO Liz Rhodes led a discussion about the lack of senior leadership in tech - are things really any better?

In 2026 there is still a lack of female leadership in tech - ww'll be talking about practical ways to remove some of the barriers facing women, including more flexible working, later life training and up-skilling, taking new approaches to recruitment and mentoring.

So where are we now?

What’s been achieved?

How have things changed?

What are the new challenges facing the female talent pipeline?

How can women make the most of the opportunities presented by the AI revolution?

Come and join our panel for a lively and engaging discussion about we can work together to make things better.

Free, interactive 1 hour workshop for tech managers & leaders who want teams that take ownership, solve problems and make better decisions.

About

Do you ever feel like your tech team is full of capable people, yet you're still the one making most of the decisions, solving the biggest problems, or being asked for answers throughout the day?

As tech businesses grow, it's easy for founders, tech leads and managers to become the bottleneck. This interactive session explores the leadership habits that help technical teams become confident decision-makers rather than dependent task executors.

Together, we'll work through a Team Ownership Audit to identify where your biggest opportunity lies before exploring how coaching can help your team think more independently, take greater ownership, and grow in confidence.

Along the way, we'll uncover some of the subtle, often unintentional habits—even experienced leaders develop - that keep teams reliant. You'll leave with practical ideas you can start using immediately to reduce day-to-day pressure on yourself while helping your team reach their potential.

Who should attend

Managers, tech leads, engineering leaders, founders and people leaders who want to build confident, capable tech teams that solve problems, make good decisions, and take ownership - without relying on their leader for every answer.

Why it's relevant

Technical expertise doesn't automatically create leadership capability. As teams grow, leaders need to shift from solving problems themselves to creating the conditions where others can think critically, make decisions with confidence, and continue developing. That shift reduces dependency, builds stronger teams, and allows leaders to focus on the work only they can do.

What you'll get

A practical Team Ownership Audit, simple coaching techniques you can use immediately, and actionable leadership habits that help your team become more confident, independent decision-makers while giving you more time to focus on leading rather than firefighting.