The room where Europe’s senior technology leaders compare what’s changing in the role.
Two days of practical talks and structured roundtables on AI adoption, organisational design, platform strategy and the realities of leading engineering teams today.
29-30 September, 2026
Capital C, Amsterdam
Meet tech leaders you’ll actually swap playbooks with from the likes of:
Building the Future of Tech Leadership in Europe, Together
CTO Craft Con: Europe comes to Amsterdam on 29–30 September 2026, bringing together senior technology and engineering leaders from across the region for two days of practical insight, honest discussion and shared experience.
You’ll hear how peers are navigating AI adoption, organisational design, platform strategy and the changing expectations of the leadership role itself, alongside structured roundtables where you can compare approaches with leaders facing similar decisions in different companies and markets.
This is not a traditional conference. It’s a working room for people responsible for engineering organisations today, a space to exchange what’s working, challenge assumptions, and leave with ideas you can apply immediately.
Our Speakers
Ulas Can Cengiz
Sarah Abrantes
Oge Opara-Nadi
Becki Wordsworth
Sander Hoogendoorn
Raffi Krikorian
Nidhi Sharma
Act Now to Connect, Share, and Learn Together
Secure your spot among Europe’s leading CTOs and engineering leaders. Together we’ll tackle the challenges of growth, leadership, and technology, and leave with strategies you can put into action.
Shaping the Conversation
This year’s agenda brings together senior technology leaders from across Europe to compare notes on what leadership actually looks like now.
Across two days, the programme explores themes shaping the role today: strategy and business alignment, culture and organisational design, software delivery and platform thinking, and the personal realities of leading through change.
You’ll hear practical operating stories from CTOs, VPs Engineering and Heads of Technology working through AI adoption, hiring constraints, platform strategy, and the shifting expectations of the tech leadership role itself.
Sessions already confirmed include:
- How to reduce AI infrastructure lock-in and build a more sovereign stack in practice
- How startup-style experimentation can work inside large corporate environments
- What sustainable team design looks like as AI reshapes engineering roles
- The leadership decisions technology leaders rarely talk about openly
- The habits that actually improve team performance over time
- Where organisations go wrong when adopting AI too cautiously or too quickly
Expect honest operating stories, practical frameworks, and conversations with people navigating the same trade-offs you are.
If you’re leading engineering, this is your room
CTO Craft Con: Europe is designed for senior technology and engineering leaders responsible for strategy, teams and delivery across modern engineering organisations.
You’ll be in the room with:
CTOs & Chief Engineers
setting technology direction across scaling and enterprise organisations
VPs & Heads of Engineering
shaping teams, delivery models and platform strategy
Technical Directors & Senior Engineering Managers
leading organisational change and execution at scale
Founders & Technical Co-founders
building and evolving engineering organisations from the ground up
Senior Individual Contributors in Strategic Roles
staff, principal and platform leaders influencing technical direction
If you’re responsible for technology strategy, team design or delivery at scale, this is your room.
Beyond the Stage
At CTO Craft Con: Europe, the real magic happens between the talks.
From relaxed coffee chats to the Circles breakfast and networking, we’ve designed moments to connect, reflect, and share with people who get it.
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Coffee Corners
Pull up a chair during the breaks and join themed chats on topics like Tech & Parenthood, Scaling Teams or Hiring Headaches -
Circles Breakfast
Hear from Circles members about what to expect and what their Circle has meant for their development at this exclusive taster session -
Smarter Networking Tools
From 'Conversation Starters' and 'Ask Me About...' tags, we've got plenty of tools to set boundaries, and encourage engagement with other attendees
Voices From the CTO Craft Community
Act Now to Connect, Share, and Learn Together
Secure your spot among Europe’s leading CTOs and engineering leaders. Together we’ll tackle the challenges of growth, leadership, and technology, and leave with strategies you can put into action.