Join Agile Yorkshire this November for an evening exploring artificial intelligence, software development and how we plan for a future shaped by accelerating technological change.
Agile Yorkshire is a community of practice focused on shared learning, professional growth and practical ideas that people can take back into their own work. This month, we’ll hear from two experienced technology leaders looking at AI from very different perspectives.
Is AI really coming for developers’ jobs?
James Ridgway looks beyond the hype and explores how software development has evolved over the last three decades. From the internet and open source to frameworks, cloud infrastructure and now AI coding tools, each generation of technology has changed how developers work without removing the need for judgement, context and experience.
James will explore what tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT genuinely change, what they don’t, and why developers who know how to use AI effectively may gain a significant advantage.
About James
James Ridgway is Co-Founder and CTO of The Curve, a technology consultancy helping organisations turn technology into measurable business outcomes. He has extensive experience in technology leadership, architecture, scaling teams and solving complex business and technology challenges.
AI is developing at extraordinary speed, but exponential change is difficult to understand and even harder to plan for.
David Shapton will explore what happens when traditional approaches to strategy and planning struggle to keep pace with technological change. He’ll look at how AI challenges our assumptions about the future, why exponential growth can distort the way we think about what comes next, and how individuals and organisations can adapt their decision-making.
About David
David Shapton is a technology leader, writer and adviser with more than 30 years’ experience across media and technology. He has held senior roles including CTO, European President of Atomos and Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of RedShark Media, and now advises organisations and individuals on AI and hyper-exponential technological change.
✓ Explore what AI is really changing for software developers
✓ Understand where human judgement and experience still matter
✓ Learn how exponential change affects planning and strategy
✓ Hear two contrasting perspectives on the future of AI and technology
✓ Take away ideas you can apply in your own role
✓ Learn alongside the Agile Yorkshire community
CTO and Founder, The Curve
Writer, Speaker and Futurist - how to understand AI intuitively, Future Transform
