Arie Van Bennekum, Co-Author of the Agile Manifesto

Agile is everywhere these days. Most organisations claim some sort of Agile but the benefits often are far what is from expected. People hide in roles, stick to some rituals but integrated delivery per sprint in an efficient, high value, high quality way seems still far away. Arie will talk about the next step in which delivery is integrated work of all disciplines getting to that sprint delivery that means production and extends that even outside the company, changing potentially the coding practices that not only create speed but value as well.

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Sarah Saunders, Managing Software Engineer, Cloud and Custom Applications, Capgemini UK

The platform engineering discipline has come a long way in the past few years. Let’s step back and take a look at where we are, what drivers got us here, and where we are going next when creating platforms to support development.

Dave Snowden, Director & Founder – The Cynefin Centre, CSO – The Cynefin Company

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Ron Young, CEO / CKO, Knowledge Associates

– Human knowledge, both intuitive and intellectual knowledge
– AI for accelerated learning and leveraging the world’s knowledge
– A turbulent knowledge transformation

Ivett Bene, Founder, CEO and Andrej Rácz, Podcaster, Content Creator, C-SYNC LTD

Capturing tacit knowledge is a pressing challenge, with 80% of organizational insights remaining unwritten, leading to inefficiencies and reputational risks. Integrating AI raises concerns about reliance on unverified information. Explore our solutions where personal media choices converge with AI, reshaping how tacit knowledge is harnessed in hybrid work environments to create a reliable organisational knowledge base and communities of practice.

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TABLE 1: Follow Through of the Keynote: The Critically of Managing Tacit Knowledge and Why AI is Not the Answer
Dave Snowden, Director & Founder – The Cynefin Centre, CSO – The Cynefin Company

TABLE 2: Software Testing as a Profession
Geoff Thompson, Chair and Mike Smith, Vice Chair, UK & Ireland Testing Board

TABLE 3: KPIs and Metrics for KM Teams
Helene Russell, KM Specialist, The Knowledge Business

TABLE 4: Neurodiversity in Testing – Why is It So Important?
Jonathon Wright and Andy Shaw, BCS Specialist Interest Group in Software Testing (SIGiST)

TABLE 5: Ask Me Anything
Paul Gerrard, Principal, Gerrard Consulting

TABLE 6: Preserving Wisdom: Strategies and Solutions for Preventing Knowledge Loss
Ivett Bene, Founder, CEO and Andrej Rácz, Podcaster, Content Creator, C-SYNC LTD

TABLE 7: Getting to First Base: Attracting Leaders of Small-medium Enterprises Attention to KM
Janine Weightman, Founder, Knovolution Ltd

Helene Russell, KM Specialist, The Knowledge Business and Helen Watson, Knowledge and Information Manager, Michelmores, LLP

As knowledge managers we want to encourage a learning mindset, to encourage knowledge sharing and learning from experiences, but what limits must this non-judgmental culture have and how/where do we draw the lines? How should we handle After Action Reviews and Retrospects etc and build an open, non-judgmental knowledge sharing culture, with these limits in mind? Whilst some mistakes are clearly not acceptable, how do we balance risk management with an open and non-judgmental learning culture in the grey areas? This round table will bring industry practitioners together to discuss this struggle and examine ways for you to navigate this difficult question.

Janine Weightman, Founder, Knovolution Ltd

Most small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are today years old in learning that KM ‘is a thing – and that it could potentially help their business to operate, grow and build competitive advantage. While KM is generally considered relevant to large organizations, are we not missing a trick in terms of helping SMEs (1-350 employees) get KM into their business DNA as they grow? It’s not a simple case of watering down common practices we see in larger organizations, nor is it reasonable to expect SMEs to focus their limited resources on KM interventions that aren’t fully aligned with their business challenges. Where might KM feature in SMEs and what challenges are good candidates for KM intervention?

Janine Weightman, Founder of Knovolution Ltd., has been engaging SMEs in North East England in conversations around KM. In this ‘behind the scenes’ talk, Janine will share her observations about how KM can be a useful addition to SMEs as they navigate business growth stages, and the challenges in gaining SME buy-in. Using the Organizational Rewilding Growth Framework, Janine will highlight opportunities for KM interventions across the 7 stages of growth in SMEs. Janine will also demonstrate The Knovoscope, a proprietary interactive app she developed to help kickstart KM conversations enabling SMEs to build insight around their unique circumstances.

Moderator:
Ron Young, Knowledge Associates

Panellists:
Dave Snowden, The Cynefin Company
Ivett Bene, C-SYNC LTD
Andrej Rácz, C-SYNC LTD
Helene Russell, The Knowledge Business
Janine Weightman, Knovolution Ltd