Tech Leaders Annual Event

Dec 11, 6:00 – 10:00 AM (UTC)

Sydney

About this event

💥 Wrap up 2025 with the tech leadership community in Sydney

Our Tech Leaders: Annual Event is back for its third year. This is our end of year tradition to bring together leaders across design, product and engineering to celebrate what we have shipped this year, and look ahead to what is coming next.

On the night we will explore how collaboration at the leadership level shapes the work of teams at every level, and how that shows up in day to day practice. Expect conversations about :

• how design, product and engineering stay aligned

• the initiatives and experiments that moved the needle this year

• balancing customer outcomes with business results

• how AI is reshaping ways of working in 2025 and beyond

As with previous years, we are welcoming an international line up of leaders across design and product.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
Katja Forbes - International speaker and author, CX Evolutionist and Executive Director at Standard Chartered, joining us from Singapore.
Klaas Raaijmakers - Director of Product and Growth at Think Digitally, a product leader helping teams turn vision into real customer and business impact.
Maria Christley - Head of Design for the Atlassian Design System, leading a global team shaping design language, accessibility and AI at scale.

We will close with a live Q&A so you can bring your questions to the panel.

Event format

🥳 Networking and social time
🎤 Panel conversation and Q&A
🥘 Food and drinks (canapés served from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, and from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm)

Agenda
5:00 pm: Doors open
   5:00 pm to 5:45 pm: Registration
   6:00 pm: Welcome remarks
   6:15 pm to 7:15 pm: Guest talk
   7:30 pm to 9:00 pm: Networking
9:00 pm: Event ends

We can’t wait to see you there, and remember: 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 🤝


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We'll be placing you on a waitlist before approving registrations based on capacity. 

Please arrive on time. After 6pm, there may be no one at door to let you in. 

Be ready to present your ID and ticket at the entrance, as attendee identities will be verified against their tickets.

If you can’t attend, please cancel your spot as soon as possible. Cancellations made less than 48 hours before the event will not be valid.

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Panelists

  • Katja Forbes

    Standard Chartered

    Author and CX Evolutionist, Executive Director

  • Klaas Raaijmakers

    Think Digitally

    Director of Product and Growth

  • Maria Christley

    Atlassian

    Head of Design

When

When

Thursday, December 11, 2025
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM (UTC)

Organizers

  • Pierluigi Russo

    Service NSW

    Friends of Figma Sydney Leader

  • Simon Mateljan

    Atlassian

    Friends of Figma Sydney Team

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