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October 14th, at 11 am CEST

Giant Encore

The AI Empowered Team

A Giant Swarm Guide to what actually works

Every AI conference has a talk about the fully autonomous software factory. Almost nobody has made it work. Most teams have agents in the loop instead, producing plenty of output, and a lot of it is slop.

The gap usually isn't the model. It's organizational: where agents get their context, and who reviews everything they produce.

Dominik Schmidle, Platform Product Leader at Giant Swarm, shares two experiments from our own teams: one that worked, and one that ended with the engineers building a CLI tool instead. 30-minute talk, then Q&A, moderated by Julia.

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Julia Hahn

Partner and Relationship Manager, Giant Swarm

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Dominik Schmidle

Platform Product Leader, Giant Swarm

About This Upcoming Event

Dominik's four-step recipe for making AI agents work more reliably:

Context is infrastructure. The less an agent can reference, the more it guesses.

Knowledge architecture is key. More context isn't better context. Design it for the task.

Agent fleets, not single tools. Specialized agents with specific jobs beat one do-everything tool.

Solve the review bottleneck. Nobody can review everything agents produce, so shift feedback left.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Who should attend this event?

NEXT with Giant Swarm is for the platform-curious, the future-focused, and anyone steering how infrastructure gets built, scaled, or evolved.

You’ll be right at home if you’re:

  • A Platform or DevOps lead asking big-picture questions
  • An Engineering manager or architect shaping systems and teams
  • A Tech strategist who wants to stay a step ahead
  • A product-minded thinker who sees platforms as an enabler—not just a backend

Whether you're driving the roadmap or elbow-deep in org design, if you're helping your company build smarter, smoother infrastructure — this is your kind of conversation.

(Heads up: We do keep the guest list curated so the discussions stay sharp. But if you're into this stuff, you're probably exactly who we want.)

What is the format of the event?

Imagine your favorite tech Slack thread, but with real voices and fewer emojis. OR: Think less keynote, more candid chat with people who get it.

Here’s what to expect:

  • Timing: Typically 60–90 minutes
  • Format: Curated roundtable discussions featuring 2–3 companies and a host
  • Content: Topics that shape long-term strategy — platform thinking, scaling teams, developer experience, and emerging tech like AI
  • Interaction: Conversational and opinionated — this is a dialogue, not a presentation
  • Audience Size: Small enough for meaningful exchange, large enough for diverse views

These virtual roundtables are designed to foster candid discussions about with is happening NEXT in our ecosystem. Our goal is to create an environment where valuable conversations flow freely, generating actionable insights to help drive. And remember, the drinks are on us!

How are attendees selected?

We curate a diverse group of participants to ensure meaningful discussions and networking opportunities. All applications are carefully reviewed.