cto summit

BEYOND THE HYPE

Alex Di Mango

CTO at reev

I'm Alex, currently CTO at reev. I started in R&D — now I run AI strategy for every department, helping teams scale output without growing headcount.

I've scaled engineering teams at Limehome and Conichi (acquired by HRS), and shipped products at Blinkist, ProSieben, and Joyn.

For engineers and leaders dealing with AI adoption, I run Talon — a packaged quarterly report.

I write about scaling teams, AI adoption, and engineering leadership here, and I post regular thoughts on LinkedIn.

The AI Adoption Conversation Is Over. Let’s Talk Opex.

"For two years the question was “are you using AI.” That question is done, everyone is using AI, adoption isn’t a differentiator anymore. The question that matters now is whether it moved a real number, opex, cost per output, capacity freed up, the line items a CFO actually reads.

This talk moves past adoption entirely and gets into how to set a baseline before rollout, check it against opex after, and report the difference in terms a board will act on. Built from building quarterly AI reporting that has to survive CFO sign-off. A practical look at what “done with adoption” actually means for how CTOs report AI by 2027."