Tech Events in Southampton

To end the year we have two main talks and a bonus lightning talk

1. Sorry About the PRDs: How AI Is Forcing Product Managers to Write Better Briefs (Ollie Dawes)
2. Scaling Delivery When AI Writes the Code (Rado Mroz)
3. How We Did DIY SOS (BBC) In Southampton (Graig Gallem -lightning Talk)

Talk 1 Sorry About the PRDs: How AI Is Forcing Product Managers to Write Better Briefs

Most conversations about AI in tech focus on generating code. This talk is about something less discussed: how AI changes the way product, design, and development teams work together. Told from the point of view of a product manager, it explains how our team replaced the traditional PRD and endless design back-and-forth with detailed AI briefs, shared prototypes, and a stronger developer-led review and QA process. Along the way it makes the case that AI doesn’t reduce the need for developers. It raises the value of their judgement, and it exposes why unclear requirements have always been a problem.

Speaker: Ollie Dawes is a Senior Product Manager at Heidrick & Struggles, where he heads up AI product development and leads the firm’s AI strategy across tooling, adoption, and use cases from executive assistants to lead developers.

Talk 2 - Scaling Delivery When AI Writes the Code

With our story of growing number of developers (4x), median PR sizes (2x)

Rado has spent decades building software across energy, enterprise and healthcare, changing stacks several times along the way. He now leads the Core engineering group at Nourish, setting technical direction for the platform its 10+ teams share and focusing on scaling AI assisted development. “

How We Did DIY SOS (BBC) In Southampton

Graig will give us an insiders view of the recent IOT makeover he was a part of for the recent episode of DIY SOS

Join us for an inspiring evening exploring how we adapt to a fast-moving tech world, with real experiences, fresh perspectives and ideas.

New technologies, changing expectations and evolving ways of working. In an industry that rarely stands still, how do we adapt and make the most of new developments?

Women in Tech Hampshire returns on Wednesday 2nd December for Adapting to a Fast-Moving Tech World, bringing together a panel of women working across different areas of technology to share their experiences and perspectives.

How are new developments influencing the way we work and the decisions we make? Which skills and approaches are becoming more important? And how can individuals, teams and organisations make the most of the opportunities that change brings?

Our panellists will share their experiences, the challenges they've faced and what they've learnt along the way. Expect an open and inspiring discussion, practical insights to take away and the chance to meet and connect with others from across the Women in Tech Hampshire community.

Full panel announcement coming soon!

There will be networking before and after the panel discussion, with the option to ask questions throughout. If you would like to submit any questions for the panel, please email Lauren or Amy on WiTH@SpectrumIT.co.uk

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Please note that the views expressed by our panellists are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the organisations they are affiliated with.

This event is organised and hosted by Spectrum IT Recruitment, a specialist technology recruitment company and the team behind our growing tech communities. Through our events, we bring together professionals from across the technology industry to share knowledge, explore new ideas and build meaningful connections.

Not all paths to tech leadership are conventional. Three leaders share their journeys and how diverse experiences shaped unique perspectives

South Coast Technology Leaders

Please come and join us for a slightly more relaxed event, befitting of the season. You get the usual opportunity to meet with fellow Technology but then sit back and relax to enjoy the stories and lessons from three individuals who have found very different paths to Technology Leadership.

We will then look to bring a bit of festive spirit to the occasion and allow you to embrace the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals