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What is Code Leaders?
Running in conjunction with our annual Summit Code Leaders focuses on what senior engineering decision makers need to know about right now.
As the things we build and the teams and organisations that build them become ever more complex, technical knowledge and capabilities simply aren't enough. Code Leaders is designed for engineering and development leaders, senior developers, lead engineers, engineering managers, CTOs. It doesn't matter so much what your role is called, if you're responsible for building and leading teams, and making strategic decisions about the technologies your company or organisations uses, Code Leaders is designed for you.
Code Leaders takes place over a single, intensive day, and features real world experts addressing key challenges of technology, leadership and developing, maintaining and growing great engineering teams.
Applicable real world knowledge
Leaders focuses on helping you create, maintain and growing a great team and inclusive, diverse cultures - and getting the most from your team, while developing your own capabilities. We also tap into the expertise of speakers at Summit, taking place the following two days, to cover key developments in front end technologies and practice.
Who's it for?
Code Leaders is exclusively for engineering leaders, and those aspiring to step up to leadership roles within technology teams. It all takes place in an intimate environment of like-minded professionals with similar challenges and goals and designed for:
- CTOs
- VPs of Engineering
- Engineering managers
- Lead engineers
- Senior developers
Extraordinary speakers
We're assembling a world–class lineup of engineering management and leadership experts for you.
Web Directions Summit 2023
Sydney, October 26th & 27th, 2023
Our legendary Web Directions Summit returns in-person, October 26th & 27th, bigger and better than ever.
In 2023, we'll feature brand new product and growth marketing and design systems and tracks alongside our front end dev, react ecosystem, content design design, and product tracks.
Partners
We work closely with our partners and their technologies to deliver world leading online conferences.
Contact us for more on how we work can work with you to help you be even more awesome.
Our venue
Code Leaders will take place in Sydney October 25th 2023, at the International Convention Centre, Sydney, in Darling Harbour
Getting there:
There are numerous public transport options, and parking available on site.
Accommodation:
If you're coming from out of town, there are many hotel and serviced apartment style accomodation options in Darling Harbour, and otherwise close by.
Praise for past Web Directions events
Web Directions is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development.
Phil Whitehouse,
Innovation Lead DigitasLBi
I’ve been admiring the Web Directions events for years, and was honored to be part… What a fantastic event!
Ethan Marcotte,
inventor "responsive Web design"
Out of any conference, Web Directions is far and away our favourite
Dave Greiner,
founder Campaign Monitor
About Us
Co-founded and now run by John Allsopp, Web Directions has for over 15 years brought together leading developers, engineers, visual, IxD, UX and product designers, Art and Creative Directors, product managers indeed everyone involved in producing web and digital products to learn from one another, and the World's leading experts across this vast field.
We spend our lives thinking about what comes next, keeping up with trends in technology, practices and processes, and filtering the hype, to make sure you don't miss trends that matter, and don't waste time on hype that doesn't.
We promise attending one of our events will leave you significantly better versed in the challenges you face day to day, and in solutions for addressing them.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're switching things up a bit for 2020, 2021 (and beyond). We're delivering 6 highly focussed front end development conferences online.
And, our annual extravaganza, Web Directions Summit returns to Sydney in December 2022, bigger and better than ever.
John Allsopp
John Allsopp has been working on the Web for nearly 30 years. He's been responsible for innovative developer tools such as Style Master, X-Ray and many more. He's spoken at numerous conferences around the World and delivered dozens of workshops in that time as well.
His writing includes two books, including Developing With Web Standards and countless articles and tutorials in print and online publications.
His "A Dao of Web Design" published in 2000 is cited by Ethan Marcotte as a key influence in the development of Responsive Web Design, who's acclaimed article in 2010 begins by quoting John in detail, and by Jeremy Keith as "a manifesto for anyone working on the Web".
Code of Conduct
For over a decade, we've worked hard to create inclusive, fun, inspring and safe events for the Web Industry.
As part of our commitment to these values, we've adopted a code of conduct for all involved: ourselves, our speakers, our partners and our audience.
If you have any concern or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact us.