05.09.2026 –, Europasaal B
Voluntold or not, tech leadership is nothing like what you thought. A people lead & a technical lead pull back the curtain on their shared leadership model — navigating emotions, blind spots, and awkward moments.
Come for the real talk. Stay for the laughs. Leave with something useful.
Still deep in the code, but also responsible for your team's success? Whether you got promoted on purpose or by accident, technical leadership comes with challenges nobody really prepares you for.
Carol and Nico — a people lead and a technical lead — have spent the last two and a half years navigating it together through company restructuring, leadership changes, and ambitious roadmaps. They don't always think alike, but they've found more common ground than you'd expect.
In this session, they'll share the 5 key skills behind their shared leadership model, the hard lessons learned along the way, and why keeping humans at the center of technical work makes all the difference. Expect honest conversation, some audience participation, and a few laughs.
As People Lead at Nuki Home Solutions, GmbH, Carol manages teams, drives performance, and owns key people processes while fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture. Her work reflects her commitment to growing people — co-designing programs, coaching participants, and expanding leadership development through workshops and teambuilding exercises. Whether guiding a first-time manager or shaping the people strategy of an entire department, she leads with purpose, expertise, and an unwavering investment in human potential.
Nicolas has been getting computers to do things for him for many years. Professionally, he also focuses heavily on automating software workflows. As Lead Web Developer at Nuki, he juggles technical and people management responsibilities on a daily basis - and he loves nothing more than sharing the experiences he gains directly with the community.