Track 1
Keynote
That's not my agile!
60 minutes
Karl Scotland
Strategic Agility Consultant, Independent
Programme 2024
Lean Agile Scotland
29-30 October 2026
Day 1 - Wednesday 25 September
08:30
Conference registration
09:30
Welcome to Lean Agile Scotland
09:45
10:45
Morning break
11:15
Track 1
Talk
Value is in the eye of the beholder
45 minutes
Neha Datt
Mercurial Phoenix Ltd
Track 2
Talk
Framework agnostic capacity planning at scale
45 minutes
Nicolas Brown
Thrivve Partners
Track 3
Talk
AppSec loves agile
45 minutes
Gerald Benischke
Ooredoo FinTech
Track 4
Workshop
12 ways Flow Metrics show up in everyday life
90 minutes
Colleen Johnson
ProKanban.org
Track 5
Workshop
Revitalising agile teams with liberating structures
90 minutes
Birgit Gaiser
Tesco Bank
Paul Foster
Tesco Bank
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12:15
Track 1
Talk
Ethical startup and product management: A practical guide for product teams
45 minutes
Marcel Britsch
Beautiful Abstraction
Track 3
Talk
Continuous delivery for legacy code
45 minutes
Richard Gross
MaibornWolff
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
Track 1
Talk
Architecting for independent value streams
60 minutes
Nick Tune
Independent
Track 2
Talk
Crafting an effective design leadership team
60 minutes
Darci Dutcher
The Financial Times
Track 3
Workshop
Top tips for creating tip top teams using team topologies
60 minutes
Darwin Peltan
Pilot Works
Track 4
Workshop
Let's make agile great again!
120 minutes
John Le Drew
Rainbow Laces
Kylie Yearsley
Agile Games
Track 5
Workshop
A little bit of knowledge: A practical cognitive science model to turn your team into better problem solvers
120 minutes
Daniel Susser
Embodied Agility
15:00
Afternoon break
15:30
Track 1
Talk
Exploring DORA: Can DevOps capability metrics help drive better agile practices?
60 minutes
Geoff Johnson
Calba
Track 2
Talk
Product x engineering: A guide to organisational patterns
60 minutes
Gary Fleming
JPMorgan Chase
Track 3
Talk
Grouping teams for fast-flow
60 minutes
Brian Graham
Building Better Teams
Workshop continued
Workshop continued
16:30
Social evening
Day 2 - Thursday 26 September
08:45
Conference registration
08:45
Lean Coffee
09:40
Welcome to Lean Agile Scotland
09:45
Track 1
Keynote
Green Software: From Tree Hugger to Tech Trendsetter
60 minutes
Sarah Hsu
Goldman Sachs & Green Software Foundation
10:45
Morning break
11:15
Track 1
Talk
Architecture is an elephant: Slow to move as it grows older
45 minutes
Shehzad Nagi
BJSS Ltd
Track 3
Talk
From concept to code: Leveraging LLMs for agile excellence
45 minutes
Justin Beall
Artium
Track 4
Workshop
What have we learned about hybrid working?
90 minutes
Aisha Taylor
Designit
Myriam Molitor
Designit
Track 5
Workshop
The whole story
90 minutes
Martin Bate
Ticketmaster
Vicky Lamont
Golden Charter
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12:15
Track 2
Talk
Ship/show/ask: A modern branching strategy
45 minutes
Rouan Wilsenach
Warty Pig Limited
Track 3
Case Study
When AI is a teammate: A case study of integrating AI tools into development teams
45 minutes
Sergei German
Institute for Systems Genetics, NYU School of Medicine
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
Track 1
Talk
You don’t hate OKRs: You hate how they're done
60 minutes
Cansel Sörgens
Independent
Track 2
Talk
Sustainable and ethical data governance: From creation to AI
60 minutes
Nicholas Shearer
Independent
Track 3
Workshop
Moving beyond Cassandra’s curse and the people pleaser syndrome with leaders
60 minutes
Diane Gombart
Coach to Manage
Track 4
Workshop
Agile adhesion: Making it stick
120 minutes
Hannah Dell'Armi
DWP Digital
Stephen Mounsey
DWP Digital
Track 5
Workshop
Introduction to visual thinking
90 minutes
Marcus de Vale
WorkVisible Studios Ltd
15:00
Afternoon break
15:30
Track 2
Talk
Inclusion is the 4th wave of agile
60 minutes
Dee Grey
Inclusive Agile
Track 3
Talk
Getting into a flow state with Adlerian psychology
60 minutes
Sathpal Singh
Future of Work Scotland
Workshop continued
Workshop continued
16:30
Social evening
Day 3 - Friday 27 September
08:45
Conference registration
08:45
Lean Coffee
09:40
Welcome to Lean Agile Scotland
09:45
Track 1
Keynote
Lies, Consequence, and the True Depth of Human Experience
60 minutes
Ceri Newton-Sargunar
Mondo Media Ltd
10:45
Morning break
11:15
Track 1
Case Study
How agile is helping increase Scotland's biodiversity
45 minutes
Paul Main
NatureScot
Donald Fraser
NatureScot
Mark Kiehlmann
Calba
Track 2
Talk
Why should I care? Why your customers should care and why you should too!
45 minutes
Tandy Nicole
Planet DDS
Track 3
Workshop
Influence without power: Why empathy is your best friend
90 minutes
Suzanne Lagerweij
Lagerweij Consulting and Coaching
Track 4
Workshop
11 techniques to great facilitation
90 minutes
Kate Megaw
Team KatAnu | ARCLight Agile
Anu M Smalley
Team KatAnu | Capala Consulting
Track 5
Workshop
From project to product
90 minutes
Ricardo Tomé
Robert Elbourn
HSBC
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12:15
Track 1
Case Study
Building for the future: Developing agility for a concrete world
45 minutes
Peter Faulks
Scottish Water
Cameron Leask
Calba
Track 2
Talk
40 million students in 8 months: Product lessons from teaching the world to type
45 minutes
Daniel Merriman
Daniel Merriman Coaching
13:00
Lunch break
13:45
Track 1
Talk
Synergy of emotions and innovation in digital transformation of legacy software
45 minutes
Preetha Ramaswamy
The Co-operative Group
Track 2
Talk
Catastrophic success: Staying agile when you win that big contract
45 minutes
Jake Bowen-Bate
Amiqus Resolution
Track 3
Workshop
Craft your very own set of sustainability metrics
90 minutes
Maryse Meinen
Practical Agile
Joanna Masraff
AND Digital
Track 4
Workshop
Coping with change: The power of the brick
90 minutes
Robin Hackshall
Enigma Consulting and Solutions Ltd
Track 5
Workshop
User Story Mapping workshop
90 minutes
Jamie Wardlaw
Scottish Digital Academy
Geoff Johnson
Calba
14:30
Afternoon break
14:50
Track 1
Talk
Go beyond nice: Unleashing kindness for team flourishing and success
45 minutes
Jenny Martin
Collaborate Solutions
Track 2
Talk
When the consultants leave: Agile communication, community, and sustainability
45 minutes
Ashton Duncan-Whitelaw
University of Glasgow
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15:35
Conference close
15:45
Finish