Grigoris Lemonis

MD Director – Ethical Headhunter @ Humani

Speaker's Bio

Grigoris Lemonis is an Executive Search and People Strategy professional with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, organisational development and talent management. Holding an MSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Strathclyde, he founded humani in 2018, a boutique Executive Search firm built on the belief that business performance starts with understanding people.

His work combines executive selection, organisational insight and behavioural assessment to help businesses address critical leadership and talent challenges. A strong advocate of ethical headhunting and human-centred technology, Grigoris believes that human intelligence, professional judgement and integrity must remain at the heart of every business decision.

Grigoris Lemonis is an Executive Search and People Strategy professional with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, organisational development and talent management. Holding an MSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Strathclyde, he founded humani in 2018, a boutique Executive Search firm built on the belief that business performance starts with understanding people.

His work combines executive selection, organisational insight and behavioural assessment to help businesses address critical leadership and talent challenges. A strong advocate of ethical headhunting and human-centred technology, Grigoris believes that human intelligence, professional judgement and integrity must remain at the heart of every business decision.

2026
Software Craftmanship

Anyone Can Build: What Makes a Senior Engineer in the Age of AI?

Sat 21 Nov 2026 • 14:55 (CET) • Basic
Auditorium

AI is transforming software development, making coding, knowledge, and execution more accessible than ever. As AI evolves from a productivity tool into the interface between human intention and creation, a deeper question emerges: what does it mean to be a capable human in the age of AI?
When a junior engineer can achieve in hours what once required years of experience, what truly distinguishes a senior professional? Is it technical expertise, or the ability to exercise judgment, ownership, critical thinking, creativity, and empathy?

This panel explores how AI is reshaping careers, learning, leadership, and human value. Where does deep expertise still matter? What skills remain scarce when knowledge and execution become abundant? And how should developers, students, HR leaders, and CTOs prepare for a future where anyone can build, but not everyone can create value?

Audience takeaway: Understand how the definition of talent, expertise, and impact is changing, and what skills will matter most in the AI-native world.

Lunch Break

Day oppening: Impossible is Nothing

A discussion of building global success and how artificial intelligence is transforming the world.

Closing

Hackathon Final Pitching

Open Award

Anyone Can Build: What Makes a Senior Engineer in the Age of AI?

AI is transforming software development, making coding, knowledge, and execution more accessible than ever. As AI evolves from a productivity tool into the interface between human intention and creation, a deeper question emerges: what does it mean to be a capable human in the age of AI?
When a junior engineer can achieve in hours what once required years of experience, what truly distinguishes a senior professional? Is it technical expertise, or the ability to exercise judgment, ownership, critical thinking, creativity, and empathy?

This panel explores how AI is reshaping careers, learning, leadership, and human value. Where does deep expertise still matter? What skills remain scarce when knowledge and execution become abundant? And how should developers, students, HR leaders, and CTOs prepare for a future where anyone can build, but not everyone can create value?

Audience takeaway: Understand how the definition of talent, expertise, and impact is changing, and what skills will matter most in the AI-native world.

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An interactive workshop examines how AI coding assistants and autonomous agents are reshaping software development, developer roles, and the skills needed to remain relevant.

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A hands-on workshop using Elephant Carpaccio to practice vertical slicing, incremental delivery, and keeping software deployable through small end-to-end changes.

A hands-on workshop teaches context engineering for AI coding tools through prompts, project configuration, context management, and grounded retrieval.