Two days for CTOs and engineering leaders who want to understand what coding agents actually change — in their codebase, their teams, and their org. No hype. Real adoption stories, live tooling, honest conversations.
01 — WHY_NOW
Real agentic workflows
No toy demos, no slides-only sessions. You work with actual tools and agent setups used in production.
War stories from CTOs
Engineering leaders who've already shipped agents at scale share what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently.
Talks from AI tool makers
External perspectives from the teams building the tools your engineers use every day.
A plan for your org
You leave with a concrete roadmap — not just inspiration. Actionable next steps you can start executing Monday morning.
50 engineering leaders
Peer-level exchange with CTOs and VPs who are dealing with the same shift. Breakout sessions grouped by org size.
Full cost transparency
€2,999 per person. All sessions, meals, drinks, and an overnight stay included. No hidden add-ons.
02 · the_format
Not a conference. No passive listening, no surface-level panels. This is structured peer exchange between CTOs who are already deep in the agentic shift — plus external input from the teams building the tools.
Up to 50 engineering leaders. Breakout sessions grouped by org size so conversations stay relevant. Berlin — Michelberger Hotel, April 28–29, 2026.
28&29
APRIL
2026
ON
BER
HOTEL
MichelBERGER
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50
MAX
Participants
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100
%
All-In
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03 · EXPERTS[]
Practitioners only.
People who've done it. Not people who only talk about it.
Fabian Wesner
//Trainer & Curriculum Lead
Former CTO at Rocket Internet and Project A. Now leading practitioner in agentic Engineering and helping orgs to adpt.
Denis Turkov
//Co-Trainer
Former Chief Architect (VP) at Spryker. 15+ years in software architecture and e-commerce at scale. Now focused on AI-driven engineering and technical consulting.
Tobias Schlottke
//Host
Founder of alphalist, co-founder of OMR and saas.group. Currently leading a portfolio of 24 companies into the age of AI.
Benedikt Stemmildt
//Speaker
20+ years in enterprise engineering at OTTO & BLUME2000. Now 100% focused on helping teams turn agentic engineering into systematic practice. Founder of hackers & wizards.
Björn Rochel
//Co-Speaker
20 years in software engineering and management at XING & New Work SE. After a sabbatical deep in agentic tooling, now building systematic AI practices with hackers & wizards.
Tim Niemeier
//Co-Trainer
Former CTO at Rocket Internet. Co-founded ROQ with Fabian Wesner. Now applying the same builder mindset to agentic engineering in practice.
Arthur Viegers
//Speaker
Cursor's VP Field Engineering
Cornelius Koch
//Speaker
Head of Generative AI, Cloud Architecture EMEA North at Google. Brings first-hand perspective on what enterprise AI adoption looks like at scale.
Tereza Iofciu
//Speaker
PhD in Computer Science. 15+ years leading data and AI teams at neuefische, FREE NOW, and New Work (XING). Now coaching data leaders on navigating the shift to AI-driven engineering.
Plus: Direct access to senior leaders from the tools reshaping this shift —
not sponsored, only real insights, demos and forecast.
04 · agenda.json
Two days. One goal:
you leave knowing what to do Monday morning.
//DAY_01
UNDERSTANDING THE SHIFT
09:00
Arrival & Coffee
Informal networking and introductions
09:30
Opening Keynote: The Impact of Agentic Engineering
From writing code to steering systems. What this means for IT organizations
10:15
Participant Round: Who Is in the Room?
Each CTO shares: Mini-survey reveal on stage. Table intros grouped by org size. Open questions wall for the day. size, AI/agent adoption status, biggest challenge. Surface common patterns.
11:00
Live Demo: Agentic Engineering in Action
Building a real application live on stage using the full agentic workflow — real tooling, real decisions.
12:00
Lunch Break
Delicious meal, first debrief of the first round with the group.
13:00
War Stories from CTOs
4 CTOs. Honest stories of what actually happened when rolling out agentic engineering. At least one thing each would do differently.
14:30
Arthur Viegers @ Cursor - Your Software is About to Get a Mind of Its Own (Keynotes + Live Demo)
On-stage interview with Arthur Viegers, VP Field Engineering @ Cursor, followed by open Q&A.
15:30
Breakout Sessions — Problems & Solutions
6 home tables, 4 topics × 20 min: org design, rollout & resistance, governance, metrics. Coffee break included.
19:00
Dinner & Networking
All meals & drinks included. Debrief of Day 1 in a relaxed alphalist atmosphere.
//DAY_02
TOOLS, PRACTICE & OUTLOOK
08:00
CTO-Breakfast
Good morning coffee, amazing starters and networking
09:00
Solutions Workshop
Each table picks a topic from Day 1's wall. Solution-mode deep dive with facilitator. Results compiled into a shared handbook — AI-generated and emailed same evening.
12:00
Lunch Break
Delicious meal, first debrief of the first round with the group.
13:00
Fireside Chat: Cornelius Koch (Google) + Q&A
As the Head of Generative AI at Google, Cornelius Koch will share deep insights about Gemini and more.
14:00
Peer Rotations
4 rounds of structured 1:1 conversations with peers you haven't met yet. Pre-computed pairings. Nobody picks their own partner.
15:00
Panel: The Future IT Organization
If implementation is no longer the bottleneck — what is IT actually for? 4 panelists, off the record, no slides.
16:00
Software Factory
Hands-on session
16:45
Closing Discussion
Biggest opportunities, biggest risks. Practical next steps and commitments.
05 · target[]
role: CTO
role: VP Engineering
role: Chief AI Officer
role: VP Product & Tech
role: Director Engineering
role: Head of AI
role: Founding Engineer
06 · pricing.config
CURRENT_SEATS_LEFT: 0
2.999€
+2.000€
FOR Every additional Team member [MAX 4]
All sessions, workshops, keynotes, live demos and war stories
External talks from leading AI tool makers
Post-event report & materials
All meals & drinks
Incl. overnight stay at the venue from the 28th to 29th
alphalist community access and premium networking
Done
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