CTO Summit 2025
as the organisers put it
Level up as a CTO at our annual CTO Summit. Lunch starts at 1 pm, followed by rapid-fire insights from top engineers and leaders. At 6:30 pm, we hop on a bus from Kinopolis to Bullerei for dinner and drinks — a relaxed setting to connect with fellow CTOs. With code.talks speakers in the mix, expect top-tier ideas and conversations.
who it's for
chief technology officers, engineering leaders, engineering managers, platform engineers, developer experience engineers, AI/ML engineers, systems programmers
topics
shipping AI agents; agent-driven automation workflows; Copilot and cloud code tools; developer productivity with AI; C++ enforced profiles; static C++ checkers (clang-tidy); physiological sigh breathing technique; breathwork for decision resilience; community growth and sponsorships; CTO/CTPO product org structures
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | Tobias Schlottke | 11m |
Community history and logistics plus concrete survey and sponsor details: community launched after a Barcelona trip, grew with events run alongside OMR… | ||
| Fireside Chat | Bjarne Stroustrup, Daniel Gebler | 39m |
Claims C++ adds about 100,000 developers a year, runs in mission‑critical systems from cell phones to Mars rovers and CERN, and underpins TensorFlow/Llama… | ||
| Actually shipping agents and not just talking about it | Malte Ubl | 51m |
Method: ask employees "what do you hate most about your job" and automate the boring, repeatable steps. Example: a lead processing agent uses LinkedIn and web… | ||
| Panel: Productivity gains through AI?! | S.Richter, D.Proppe, F.Wesner, T.Schlottke | 52m |
Panelists argue there is no rigorous evidence yet and small experiments beat big orgs: a widely cited 15-person Copilot study is underpowered, randomized… | ||
| What CTOs Can Learn from World Record Freediving | Tom Sietas | 51m |
Claims breathing techniques cut stress instantly and boost decision clarity: a verified physiological sigh (two quick inhales then long exhale) is the fastest… | ||
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