November TrueNorthCTO @ Toronto
*** Although the event is sold-out - please go to the #2_Toronto channel of TrueNorthCTO to see if there are people who cannot attend to source a ticket. ***
2025.06 - TrueNorthCTO @ Toronto
This session will include 2 presentations/demonstrations:
1) The Essential Tool to Transformative Technical Leadership
Presenter: : Karen Wonders, Founder & President - LALUZ Consulting Inc. (https://www.laluzconsulting.org/)
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karenwonders
Technical leaders do more than ship reliable systems. They align teams, navigate change, and make decisions under pressure. This session shares practical ways to apply emotional intelligence to improve communication, reduce cross functional friction, and build trust. You will leave with simple tactics for high stakes conversations and clearer guidance for teams, helping you move from effective execution to transformative impact.
2) From Product Requirements to Real Code
Presenter: Ehsan Mirdamadi, Co-Founder - Codalio
LinkedIn: ehsan-mirdamadi
Every great product starts as an idea, but getting from concept to code is often a chaotic, expensive journey. Product Managers wrestle with vague requirements, Tech Leads debate feasibility, and Developers struggle with unclear specs. The result is endless back-and-forth, wasted cycles, and mounting scope creep.
In this session, Ehsan will show how an AI-powered platform for specification-driven development, turns that chaos into clarity and transforms a simple product concept into a unified, actionable source of truth for your entire team, bridging the gap between vision and execution. A demo will include:
Actionable User Flows and Stories: Translating business needs into a clear, logical user journey.
Detailed Developer Tasks: Generating granular tasks formatted for **Jira or Linear**, ready for your sprint planning.
Data-Driven Story Point Estimations Creating a predictable, defensible project roadmap and timeline from day one.
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM – Networking (Food & Refreshments)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Presentations 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!