Andrew is the founder of Debugging Leadership, a platform combining a kanban-based leadership program, a library of templates and resources, and add-on extensions to help people become great tech leaders.

Andrew began his career as a software engineer before being promoted into management — and like many engineers making that transition, quickly discovered that leadership is a whole new skillset. He had to figure it out as he went, progressing through roles across consultancies and SaaS companies over more than 15 years leading engineering teams.

That experience shaped everything he now does. Having coached hundreds of managers stepping into leadership for the first time, Andrew kept seeing the same pattern: brilliant engineers promoted without the skills or support to succeed. Debugging Leadership is his answer to that problem — a single platform where new and aspiring tech leaders can learn, build, and practise real leadership skills, with the support they need to make the transition well.

Dr Christian Dandre is a software developer, machine learning engineer, and AI readiness consultant with 18+ years of quantitative experience across funds management, consumer finance, insurance, and banking. He builds AI accelerators and has led numerous model development and governance initiatives including quantitative hedge fund strategies, credit risk scorecards, and APRA-compliant risk frameworks. Christian specialises in bridging the gap between AI capabilities and organisational readiness, helping SMEs and government organisations navigate AI adoption through employee-first assessments and practical governance frameworks. He holds a PhD in Computational Materials Engineering and sits on the board of ChatCOF, an AI-driven platform for accelerating the discovery of novel molecular structures for applications such as carbon capture, water purification, and semiconductor storage devices. He is President of Reinvent Australia, a non-profit association promoting transparent organisational AI practices to empower consumer choice. His work prioritises human-friendly, safety-first AI adoption that respects workforce input and ensures AI serves people rather than replacing them.

Eric is Director of Developer Experience at Culture Amp, where he leads high-performing engineering teams through a unique blend of data-driven insights and trust-based leadership. He has pioneered innovative approaches to measuring and improving developer productivity, consistently finding ways to correlate technical practices with broader engagement metrics. He is particularly passionate about creating environments where engineers can achieve deep work and maintain creative flow states. When not optimising developer experiences, he can be found exploring Merri Creek with his dog, scaling walls at his local bouldering gym, or catching indie bands at live venues around Melbourne.

Paul is Director of Engineering Enablement at Culture Amp, where he shapes the cultural fabric of a 200-person engineering organisation navigating the biggest transformation of its existence. After coming through health challenges early in his career, Paul discovered a deep passion for helping people thrive at work and has spent a decade focused on the kind of leadership and culture that enables people to flourish while achieving remarkable things. At Culture Amp, he has helped shape the “Evolve at Pace“ enablement approach, rethought hiring practices for the AI era, and builds the rituals and rhythms that turn strategic intent into lived engineering culture. Outside work, you’ll find him with his wife and two teenage daughters, taking on physical challenges, or writing his book “Love Your Team“ on the role of love in leadership.

Navin Keswani is CPTO and co-founder at TANK, where he’s building tools and methods to end burnout, grounded in peer-reviewed research from neuroscience, organisational psychology and performance science. He has lead engineering teams that actively ship with AI tools.

Navin holds a PhD in pure mathematics and draws on two decades of engineering leadership to bridge the gap between how teams actually work under pressure and what the research says about sustainable performance. He has presented on achieving sustainable performance while defending against burnout at Sydney Tech Leaders, REA and /New conference.