Maybe you got into tech because you love building things, tinkering, making something real. Maybe it was the promise of meaningful work, purpose, or a stable career. Between waves of layoffs, AI hype, and an industry that has been going through its biggest transformation yet, much has changed, and these promises look quite different now. 

Many of us leading through this moment spend a lot of time caught in the middle of it all: Between peak hype, the pressure to make it all happen, right now, and the reality of your organization, teams, and tech.

To begin our day going "beyond the hype", in this opening session, we create our shared starting point to move beyond, together. Come as you are. You're among friends.