Thursday
Room 3
10:20 - 11:20
(UTC±00)
Talk (60 min)
Who's Flying the Plane?
Leaders are now supported by data, analytics, and automation in ways that were unimaginable five years ago. It creates genuine opportunities for speed and insight. But it also raises a question worth sitting with: what does it mean to be good at your job now?
When systems handle decisions you used to own, how do you stay sharp? Where does your expertise truly matter? What are you responsible for?
This isn't a cautionary tale about AI. It's a practical question about technical leadership when the tools become increasingly capable.
Modern pilots work alongside sophisticated autopilot. They understand what the system does. They know when to override it. Their expertise gets reapplied, not replaced.
Using real stories from work with technical leaders at organisations like NVIDIA and Microsoft, we'll explore what this shift looks like in practice and what it means to be genuinely good at your job now.
Amit Grinvald
Amit Grinvald is a keynote speaker, moderator, and communication strategist who works with leaders and experts across corporate, startup, and investor environments to communicate complex ideas with clarity and conviction in high-stakes situations.
Over the past decade, he has worked with a range of high-achieving professionals from Fortune 500 executives and award-winning founders to Olympic medalists and aerospace engineers. His clients include leaders from organisations such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Deloitte, Capgemini, Red Hat, Rolls-Royce, and Johnson & Johnson.
His work in the venture ecosystem spans both founder and investor perspectives. As a mentor with Google for Startups and the Startup World Cup, he has supported companies through €60M+ fundraising rounds.
Amit regularly hosts and leads conversations at international conferences, including TED, SXSW London, and South Summit. He is also the founder and long-time lead organiser of TEDxUNYP, one of Europe's most recognised TEDx events, with multiple TED Editor's Picks and several talks ranked among the global Top 100.
His sessions are practical, interactive, and built for the room in front of him, whether that room is full of engineers, executives, or first-time speakers. Attendees leave with tools they can use in their very next meeting, pitch, or presentation.