Ben Paddock

Ben Paddock, a senior developer at The Economist and a speaker on mental health in the tech industry, explores the challenges of maintaining mental wellbeing in the tech world. Working in tech can be mentally demanding. In this talk, we’ll examine the factors that influence mental wellbeing at work and discuss practical steps employers and colleagues can take to provide support.

Mike van Oorschot

Mike van Oorschot, a senior consultant at Codurance and a speaker on Test Driven Development (TDD), explores its concepts, benefits, and approaches. Join Mike as he delves into TDD: what it is, what it isn’t, its brief history, core concepts, and the benefits it can bring. He will also compare and contrast the two main styles of TDD, inside out and outside in, discussing their pros, cons, and when to use each approach.

Jason Ly

Jason Ly is the Co-founder and Chief of Product and Solutions at Springbok AI, leading the technical arm of the business. Jason led the technical implementation of internal custom-GenAI systems for Dentons, Charles Russell Speechlys, and more. Jason holds an MPhil in Mathematics from the University of Warwick.

Springbok AI is a legal generative AI company founded in 2017. We empower law firms to leverage genAI on their terms through our SpringLaw Suite, the most advanced platform to create, configure, share, and deploy reusable GenAI tools and prompts. Trusted by leading law firms including Dentons, Charles Russell Speechlys, and other Global 200 firms, we help law firms transform their knowledge into powerful tools for everyday workflows and client-focused solutions.

Dan Herd

Software developer (mostly back-end) for well over twenty years. Currently: Principal Site Reliability Engineer at Dunelm (yes, the cushions and curtains place); likes: history of the cold war, brutalist architecture, and five nines availability; dislikes: baked beans, gardening, and 2am PagerDuty alerts. Lives here in Leamington in a half-finished house with his lovely wife and two amazing boys.