January 2026 TrueNorthCTO @ Toronto
2026.01 - TrueNorthCTO @ Toronto
This session will include the following discussions:
1) Why Your Engineering Team is Slower Than It Should Be (And It’s Not the Tech)
Presenter: Luis Saffie, Engineering Leader | Co-Founder & CEO at Heirly
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lsaffie/
Smart teams. Talented engineers. But everything takes forever. Luis walks through the real bottleneck, misalignment, and shares a simple framework that helps Toronto scaleups go from chaotic shipping to predictable delivery.
2) A Ridiculously Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing
Presenter: Michael Bolton, Principle @ DevelopSense
LI Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bolton-08847/
Testing gets a bad reputation - slow, boring, and overly automated. That’s bad testing. Great testing is about learning through exploration and experimentation, with a focus on finding problems that actually matter before they show up in production.
In this talk, Michael Bolton introduces Rapid Software Testing and insights from his recent book, practical approach to uncovering real risk early and building more resilient software.
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM – Networking (Food & Refreshments)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Discussion and Q/A
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Networking/Discussion
Food and beverages will be sourced for the event. The organizer (a volunteer) will make a good-faith effort to provide a variety of food/beverage options. However, pre-selecting meal options is not an option due to bandwidth limitations.
TrueNorthCTO is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit, and curated community of senior technology leaders (e.g. CTOs, CPOs, CIOs, CISOs, CAIOs etc.) across Canada.
TrueNorth provides a collaborative and supportive environment where technologists can share insights, mentor, inspire, and learn from one another based on our collective knowledge and experiences.
The attendance will be curated with preference to those who are senior leaders AND technologists.
To apply to join TrueNorthCTO please see https://truenorthcto.ca/
Please note that tickets are NOT refundable and rain-checks will NOT be supported.
Looking forward to seeing people in person!