Sven Peters
AI Evangelist at Atlassian
Kiel, Germany
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Sven Peters, AI evangelist at Atlassian, has been studying trends in software development for the last 15 years, uncovering the cultural and technical attributes to help development teams work effectively and drive innovation. He has 20 years of experience in writing code, leading teams, and sharing his experience with thousands of developers at countless conferences in 25+ countries.
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AI won’t save your productivity – human–AI collaboration will
Most AI initiatives don't fail dramatically—they just fade away. "We're using AI" isn't the same as "our engineering teams are shipping better and faster because of it."
This talk highlights what most AI stories skip: focusing on real engineering pain and measuring impact across the delivery pipeline.
We'll start by identifying concrete challenges—not cool AI demos—like slow code reviews, context switching, on-call overload, or hard-to-find documentation. Then we'll look at designing agentic workflows tied to technical outcomes: reduced lead time, better developer experience, and happier customers.
You'll see real-world examples of human-AI collaboration: where agentic workflows made a measurable difference, removed friction, and changed processes to unlock value. You'll see where human judgment and direction is needed and where AI is a real productivity booster. It's the combination of both that generates business impact. Never AI alone.
Work experiments - A test-driven approach to modern teamwork
Work changes fast. Last week we were all about Agile and today AI is changing how we get things done. It’s important to keep refining our practices to boost team collaboration and effectiveness. Rather than rolling out another big transformation, Atlassian has decided to take a test-driven approach to experimenting with new ways of working, letting teams try things out in a safe space.
We’ll talk about how to design and run work experiments, check the results, make any necessary tweaks, and share what works with the rest of the organization. I will show how we've applied this approach to improve meetings, make decision-making clearer, and create better feedback loops for our software teams. And hey, not every experiment is a win; I’ll also share some of our flops.
Focusing on evidence instead of just opinions can build a culture that embraces change and innovation. So, let’s improve the way we work—one experiment at a time.
Developer Joy – How great teams get s%*t done
Software development has become more complex over the years: Building and running a distributed architecture in the cloud, ensuring observability, discussing user experience with design and product, and keeping a healthy balance between dev speed and code quality isn’t easy. Just be agile and practice DevOps, they say.
Join Sven and learn how great software teams measure and improve their developer experience, coordinate work across teams, run autonomous but highly aligned teams, and create a healthy and joyful engineering culture. Always backed up by data (not driven) instead of opinions.
The talk will demonstrate how great teams faced development challenges, reinvented themselves, and created new ways of working to get s%*t done. Without loosing sight of what makes this craft fun for engineers.
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Devoxx Poland
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DevEx as a service - The rise of platform engineering
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