The Movac Engineering Jam
This event is part of the Movac Engineering Chapter, a curriculum of deep-dive workshops, online primers and large-scale 'jams' designed for Kiwi tech company growth leaders, hosted by our Operating Partner Ben Gracewood.
Come and level up with globally leading operators, local stars and peers from your field!
Engineering leadership is hard! Learn from our mistakes.
All jobs are hard, but there’s something especially hard about leading software engineering teams. The infinite to-do list, interesting personalities, tech debt, false starts, and hard deadlines. There’s so much to deal with in an industry that is still relatively new.
As a long-time investor in software engineering companies, we know that building a business that is a giant leap in innovation can feel like wrestling a dragon blindfolded!
In other words, it is f*cking hard.
That's why we are bringing the engineering leadership community together with several people who have travelled this road before.
Hear raw stories, practical tips and encouragement for the journey on the topic of 'The biggest lessons I’ve learned as an engineering leader’ from:
John-Daniel Trask – Co-Founder and CEO at Raygun
Annie Vella – Distinguished Engineer at Westpac
Michael Koziarski – CTO at Vend, VP Eng at Lightspeed (post acquisition)
Anna Cupples - Head of Engineering at TradeMe
Andrew McLaren – VP Product & Engineering at Halter
Nat Torkington – CEO at OnTempo, and developer of the first public website in New Zealand
This is a structured but informal event, with plenty of time to mingle with your peers afterwards.
Who should attend: This in-person forum is solely for engineering professionals in New Zealand-headquartered tech companies.
Times:
Workshop: 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Networking drinks: 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
**TICKETS ARE LIMITED**
This session is part of the Movac Engineering Chapter. Full line up, and registration details: The 2024 Engineering Chapter | Movac | Venture Capital