Each role is drawn from a Summit appearance — 6 roles across 26 events.
Vibe Coder, Author, Researcher
Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher
Founder, Author
Author, Researcher & Founder
Founder and Author
Found and Author
Talks
134Closing Remarks (Day 1)
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, Researcher, IT Revolution
Opening Remarks Day 2
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, Researcher, IT Revolution
Closing Remarks (Day 2)
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, Researcher, IT Revolution
Opening Remarks Day 1
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, Researcher, IT Revolution
State of AI-assisted Software Development: 2025 DORA Report
Dr. Daniel Rock, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania and Workhelix
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher, IT Revolution
Nathen Harvey, DORA Lead and Developer Advocate, Google Cloud
Rewiring The Engineering and Product Organization to Deliver A Customer Support GenAI Service
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Peter Petrovics, Strategic Advisor, Equal Experts
Stefan Ostwald, Chief Product Officer, Parloa
Further Results of Our 500-Person GenAI and Developer Pilot
Fernando Cornago, Vice President Digital Tech, adidas
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
More About The Levers of Leadership at ADP
Chuck Lafferty, Vice President - CRM, ADP
Dr. Mary Hayes, Director of Research - People and Performance, ADP
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Lessons Learned Creating an AI Platform for The Cisco Security Product Suite
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
John Rauser, Director of Software Engineering, Cisco
Day 1: Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Excella
Day 2: Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Excella
Day 1: Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Excella
Day 3: Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Vibe Coder, Author, and Researcher, IT Revolution
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Expert Discussion with Dr. Matt Beane (Author of The Skill Code)
Dr. Matt Beane, Author, The Skill Code
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Decoupling from Foundational LLMs
Dr. Mik Kersten, CTO, Planview
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
How Google Is Radically Transforming Enterprise Software Development With Gemini — A Discussion with Gene Kim
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Paige Bailey, GenAI Developer Relations Lead, Google
Day 1 Close with Gene Kim and Lauren Woods
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Lauren Woods, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Southwest Airlines
Reaching for AI-Native Developer Tools — A Discussion with Gene Kim
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Idan Gazit, Senior Director of Research, GitHub Next / GitHub
The Death of the Junior Developer, and Other Lessons Learned — A Discussion with Gene Kim
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Steve Yegge, Cody Platform Guy, Sourcegraph
Expert Discussion with Dr. Joe Davis (Global Chief Economist at Vanguard)
Dr. Joe Davis, Global Chief Economist, Vanguard
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Safe, Responsive, Trustworthy, Coherent: A Target Operating Model for Grainger Product Engineering — A Discussion with Gene Kim
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Jason Yip, Senior Manager, Grainger
Day 2 Close with Gene Kim and André Martin
André Martin, Founder, Shift Space, LLC
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Opening Remarks to ETLS Connect Oct 2024
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Day 3 Close with Gene Kim and Admiral John Richardson
Admiral John Richardson, USN (Retired)
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
HOLD - Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Product Ops: An Unexpected DevOps Champion — A Discussion with Gene Kim
Clare Hawthorne, Senior Director of Engineering & Product Operations, Oscar Health
Gene Kim, Founder, Author, IT Revolution
Where Bits & Bytes Meet Flesh & Blood
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Josh Corman, Founder, I am The Cavalry (dot org)
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Google SRE Interview
Christof Leng, PhD, SRE Engagements Engineering Lead, Google
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jennifer Petoff, PhD, Director, Google Cloud Platform and Technical Infrastructure Education, Google
Helping Teams Create Value at John Deere
Amy Willard, IT Director, Global IT Strategy & Transformation, John Deere
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Matt Ring, Sr. Product & Engineering Coach, John Deere
Creating Conditions for the Enterprise’s Distributed Intelligence to Achieve Unparalleled Results
Dr. Steven J. Spear, S2S: Founder & MIT: Sr. Lecturer, See to Solve; MIT
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Annual Performance Review Role-play
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Paul Gaffney, Chief Digital Officer, Omni Logistics
Generative AI in the Enterprise
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
John Rauser, Director of Engineering, Cisco
Joseph Enochs, Managing Director: AI/ML and Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Vision Technologies
When Social Circuitry Beats Technical Capability
Adam Traina, Founder, TrainaThought LLC
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 3 Afternoon Close
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
How to Progress in Your Career as a Technology Leader
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Ian Eslick, Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Architecture and Engineering, U.S. Bank
Option Theory and the Value of Modularity
Dr. Steven J. Spear, S2S: Founder & MIT: Sr. Lecturer, See to Solve; MIT
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
The Secret to Keeping Your Career On Track
Dr. André Martin, Chief Talent and Learning Officer, Author, Wrong Fit, Right Fit
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Wiring the Winning Organization
Dr. Steven J. Spear, S2S: Founder & MIT: Sr. Lecturer, See to Solve; MIT
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models
Dr. Daniel Rock, Assistant Professor, The Wharton School
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
SRE at The Walt Disney Company
Amy McCain, Sr. Manager, SRE, The Walt Disney Company
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jason Cox, Director, Global SRE, The Walt Disney Company
The Impact of Building Connections
Admiral John Richardson, Admiral, USN (Retired)
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Forum Team: The Checkbox Project
Chris Hill, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Director, T-Mobile
Dean Leffingwell, Cofounder and Chief Methodologist, Scaled Agile, Inc.
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Simplification & Slowification-Creating Conditions for the Enterprise’s Distributed Intelligence to Achieve Unparalleled Results
Dr. Steven Spear, S2S: Founder & MIT: Sr. Lecturer, See to Solve; MIT
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 3 Opening Remarks, Part 1
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
What is Architecture, and Why It Matters
Dr. Steve Spear, Author, The High Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Organizational Coherence: Simplification and Slowification, Part 2
Dr. Steven Spear, S2S: Founder & MIT: Sr. Lecturer, See to Solve; MIT
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Day 2 Closing Remarks, Part 1
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks, Part 1
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks - Gene
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Fireside Chat on Audit with Norman Marks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Norman Marks, Author, Thought Leader, Consultant
Day 3 Opening Remarks - Gene
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 3 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Day 2 Opening Remarks, Part 1
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, CTIO, Excella
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Interview with Ron van Kemenade - CTO, ING Bank
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Ron van Kemenade, CTO, ING Bank
Day 3 Closing Remarks - Gene
Gene Kim, Author, Researcher & Founder, IT Revolution
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 2 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Fast and Slow Integrated Problem Solving Structures
Dr. Steve Spear, Author, The High Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Interview: Kimberly Johnson and Christopher Porter on Leadership
Christopher Porter, SVP and CISO, Fannie Mae
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Kimberly H. Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Fannie Mae
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
The Four Characteristics of Structure Needed to Get Great Dynamics
Dr. Steve Spear, Author, The High Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 3 Closing
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Presentation by Dr. Stephen Magill & Gene Kim
Dr. Stephen Magill, Vice President, Product Innovation, Sonatype
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Interview: Amanda Silver on Leadership and Remote Work
Amanda Silver, Corporate Vice President, Head of Product – Developer Division, Microsoft
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 3 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 2 Closing
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Closing
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
DevOps Confession – Gene Kim
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
The Myth of Productivity vs Compliance: How To Have It All
Dr. Stephen Magill, CEO, MuseDev
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 2 DevOps Confessions
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Confession + Lightning Talks + Closing Day 1
Cornelia Davis, Chief Technology Officer, WeaveWorks
Damon Edwards, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Rundeck
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Lightning Talks and Closing Remarks
Damon Edwards, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Rundeck
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Fireside Chat with Dr. Carlota Perez
Dr. Mik Kersten, Founder and CEO, Tasktop
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Prof. Carlota Perez, International Consultant and Lecturer, Honorary Professor IIPP, UCL, UK
Lightning Talks + Closing A
Damon Edwards, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Rundeck
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 3 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Open
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Exemplars, Laggards, and Hoarders: A Data-Driven Look at Open Source Software Supply Chains
Dr. Stephen Magill, CEO, MuseDev
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Open
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Day 1 Morning Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Wednesday Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Tuesday Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Love Letter to Clojure, Part 2
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Workplace Engagement Panel
Dr. Andre Martin, VP, People Development, Google
Dr. Christina Maslach, Professor of Psychology, Emerita, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Nicole Forsgren, CEO and Chief Scientist, DevOps Research and Assessment LLC
DUPLICATE - Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Monday Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Fireside chat with Chris O'Malley and Joe Aho of Compuware
Chris O'Malley, CEO, Compuware
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Joe Aho, CFO, Compuware
Wednesday Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
Expert Panel - Workplace Engagement & Countering Employee Burnout
Dr. Christina Maslach, Professor of Psychology, Emerita, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Nicole Forsgren, CEO and Chief Scientist, DevOps Research and Assessment LLC
Dr. Steve Spear, Principal, HVE LLC
Audit Panel
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Roberts, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst&Young
Matt Bonser, Director, Digital Risk Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Industry Discussion on Burnout in Technology (Hosted by Gene Kim)
Courtney Kissler, Vice President, Nike Digital Platform Engineering, Nike
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Excella
DOES18 London - Monday Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
DOES18 London - Tuesday Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
DOES18 London - Tuesday Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Fireside Chat with Compuware CEO Chris O'Malley
Chris O'Malley, CEO, Compuware
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Convergence Of Safety Culture And Lean: Lessons From The Leaders
Dr. Richard Cook, Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
Dr. Steve Spear, Principal, HVE LLC
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Sam Fell, VP Marketing, Electric Cloud
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Sam Fell, VP Marketing, Electric Cloud
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Sam Fell, VP Marketing, Electric Cloud
Day 3 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Day 2 Closing Keynote
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Nicole Forsgren, Director, Organizational Performance and Analytics, Chef
Paul Muller, Chief Evangelist, HP Software
DevOps Enterprise Forum Report Outs
Courtney Kissler, Vice President, Retail Technology, Starbucks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jim Stoneham, VP Products, New Relic
Beyond the Phoenix Project: A Conversation With Gene Kim and John Willis
Gene Kim, Found and Author, IT Revolution
John Willis, Director of Ecosystem Development, Docker
Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Paul Muller, Chief Evangelist, HP Software
DevOps Enterprise Closing Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Steve Brodie, CEO, Electric Cloud
Day 1 Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Steve Brodie, CEO, Electric Cloud
Tuesday Opening Remarks
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Steve Brodie, CEO, Electric Cloud
Watch Party: OKRs with Jon Smart & Dr. Mik Kersten (hosted by Gene Kim)
Dr. Mik Kersten, Founder and CEO, Tasktop
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution
Jon Smart, Founder, Business Agility Coach and Leader, Sooner Safer Happier
Architecture with Gene Kim & Dr. Steven Spear
Dr. Steve Spear, Author, The High Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition
Gene Kim, Founder and Author, IT Revolution