Tech Leadership in the Age of AI
Date/Time: Wed, 9 April, 7pm
Venue: AWS Singapore, 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5
Venue Sponsor: AWS Singapore
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Technical leadership has been described as a problem-solving style of leadership. Through technical leaders, we understanding the problem, managing the flow of ideas and ensure quality of ideas.
In the age of AI, much of this has been short-circuited and radically sped up - our teams don’t need to think too hard about a problem - all they need to do is know the right prompt to get the right “vibe code”.
We brings together technical leaders in the Singapore tech scene to discuss how AI is transforming decision-making, team dynamics and technical excellence in our industry today. Let’s learn how to navigate uncertainty, leverage AI-driven insights, and cultivate a leadership style that thrives in the face of rapid technological change together.
Subject Matter Experts
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For our round table discussion, we are privileged to have these subject matter experts who will be sharing their experience and insights on the topic:
1. Dejan Dukaric, Chief Technology Officer, Doctor Anywhere
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/dejan-dukaric/)
Dejan Dukaric is the Chief Technology Officer at Doctor Anywhere, a tech-lead healthcare provider in SEA, where he leads a Technology Unit of 70+ members across engineering, data, security, and IT operations. Before becoming CTO, Dejan served as Head of Engineering at Doctor Anywhere, overseeing a team of 50+ engineers across multiple regions.
Before joining Doctor Anywhere in early 2022, Dejan was working for Adnovum, a Swiss boutique IT consulting company, where he started as Senior Software Engineer and progressed from Senior Solution Architect to Executive Director of Engineering. He was managing software delivery in various international locations, including Singapore, Vietnam, and Switzerland.
Dejan holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from ETH Zürich.
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2. Amit Prakash Gupta, Founder at Konfirmity & Mockingjay
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitgupta28/)
Amit Gupta is a technologist with over 24 years of experience, deeply rooted in the Fintech revolution. As the founding CTO of NIUM, he propelled the company's growth till Series D, establishing its global footprint. Today, he leads Konfirmity (managed security & compliance), Mockingjay (software testing automation), and Brooperator (AI-driven browser automation). A passionate community builder, he co-founded F'inTech in Singapore with Ned Lowe, fostering collaboration among Fintech CTOs. Driven by a blend of technical acumen and a genuine desire to collaborate, Amit is dedicated to shaping the future of technology and empowering the next generation of innovators.
3. Tai Shi Ling, CEO, UI-licious
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/shi-ling-tai-16679147/)
Tai Shi Ling is the co-founder and CEO of UI-licious, a low-code UI test automation platform. With 17 years of coding experience, she has witnessed the dramatic changes in the way web applications are built. In recent years, she's been experimenting with using AI to build software and is excited by the potential for AI to not only build software faster, but also make it better and more robust.
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About Tech Leadership Circle
This is a support group for tech leads engineering manager… or aspiring to be become one. Or curious about what it takes to manage and lead a software engineering team.
I hope this can be a resource and sharing group for first time TLEM and also for the more experience folks to share some wisdom.