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Alexis Panousis

Agile Actors, Chapter Lead
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Entrepreneurial technology leader with 18+ years of experience driving innovation, building high-performing engineering organizations, and delivering large-scale, secure, and high-availability digital platforms.
Proven success in scaling distributed teams (100+ engineers), transforming software delivery through automation and agile excellence, and bridging business strategy with technology execution.
Hands-on yet strategic, I specialize in building and leading engineering cultures that emphasize autonomy, technical excellence, and measurable business impact. Passionate about mentoring future leaders and shaping teams that consistently deliver results.

Entrepreneurial technology leader with 18+ years of experience driving innovation, building high-performing engineering organizations, and delivering large-scale, secure, and high-availability digital platforms.
Proven success in scaling distributed teams (100+ engineers), transforming software delivery through automation and agile excellence, and bridging business strategy with technology execution.
Hands-on yet strategic, I specialize in building and leading engineering cultures that emphasize autonomy, technical excellence, and measurable business impact. Passionate about mentoring future leaders and shaping teams that consistently deliver results.

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Agile Actors Gold Sponsor Speech – Crafting the Professional of the Future – and Present

Sat 22 Nov 2025 • AI • 14:45 (CET)
Auditorium

Preparing Engineers for the AI Era at Agile Actors

AI is transforming every corner of software development, and every engineer needs to be ready—not just AI specialists. At Agile Actors, we’re doing two things: our engineers are actively building AI solutions for clients today, while we’re also preparing our entire engineering team for the AI-driven challenges of tomorrow. Whether you’re working on a chatbot project now or a traditional backend system, understanding AI is becoming essential. In this talk, I’ll share how we’re upskilling our engineers across the board—from those directly building AI features to those who need to understand how AI impacts their work. Through our coaching and training culture—where continuous learning, mentorship, and hands-on experimentation are embedded into daily work—we’re ensuring that every engineer grows alongside the technology. You’ll see how we balance delivering real projects with creating space for learning, and why investing in your people’s AI readiness is the smartest move any tech company can make today.

Alexis Panousis
  • 17:45 - 17:50
  • Auditorium
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Lottery – Closing

  • 16:30 - 16:40
  • Auditorium
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Open Award

  • 16:20 - 16:25
  • Auditorium
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Gold Sponsor: Yodeck

  • 16:05 - 16:15
  • Auditorium
  • Theme: Session

Scaling product development at Orfium using Domain Driven Design and Team Topologies

  • 16:00 - 16:05
  • Auditorium
  • Theme: Session

Lottery

  • 15:40 - 15:55
  • Auditorium
  • Theme: Session

Coffee Break

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  • 14:30 - 15:30
  • Tags: #SW

Embracing Chaos: Harnessing the Power of Chaos Testing for Resilient Systems

  • Testing is essential to ensure that your software application performs as expected. No doubt about it. But even if your application runs smoothly in a testing environment, unexpected incidents can occur in production, such as a crashed database or a lost connection to a third-party service. To ensure your application can handle such incidents and minimize their impact, you need to incorporate chaos testing into your delivery process. In this workshop, we will start with a brief introduction to k6 for backend performance testing and we’ll explore how to implement chaos testing using k6 for two backend services, to help you ensure the resilience of your application.
  • 12:05 - 13:30
  • Tags: #SW

Liberate your data using Redis Stream and Go

  • Redis is an in-memory database popular for many use cases, such as content caching, session stores, real-time analytics, message broker and data stream needs. Since version 5.0 of Redis a new data structure, Redis Streams, dedicated to managing streams has been introduced. Using Redis Streams, anyone can do a lot more than what was possible with Pub/Sub, Lists or Sorted Sets in the data stream domain. In this all-hands session, we’ll walk you through the basics of how to use Redis Streams, how consumer groups work, and finally show a working application using Go that uses Redis Streams.
  • 11:15 - 11:55

From Spark to Launch: The Thrilling Ride of Building Great Products

  • Join us for an exciting firechat with experts from product management, test engineering, DevOps, and software development. We’ll take you through the journey of turning an idea into a fully finished product ready for the market. Hear firsthand from our panelists about the teamwork needed to create innovative products. They’ll share insights about the ups and downs, breakthroughs, and challenges they’ve faced. Learn the secrets of successful product launches, including careful planning, prioritizing tasks, and effective teamwork. Find out how testing and quality checks ensure product excellence, and see how continuous integration and DevOps practices make the process smoother. Understand why user feedback is important for improving products, and get tips on the latest tools and methods that boost efficiency and innovation. Whether you’re experienced or just starting out, you’ll gain valuable insights into every step of bringing a product to life, from the first idea to the final launch.
  • 15:35 - 16:30

Transitioning a Content Streaming Platform from Monolithic to Microservices

  • 14:30 - 15:25
  • Tags: #AI

AI & Data Science: Insider Insights from Tech Leaders

  • Join us for an interactive workshop where Matina & Lilian having worked as Tech / AI Leaders at Meta, IBM, Vodafone, Startups share valuable insights into the opportunities available in AI and data science. Gain practical knowledge and industry perspectives to guide your career journey in this rapidly evolving field
  • 12:25 - 13:20

LLM vs RAG – the challenges and opportunities in real life use cases on real life problem

  • In this 50-minute workshop participants will delve into the intricacies of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The session will explore how these advanced AI technologies are transforming various industries by enhancing natural language understanding and generation. Attendees will gain insights into the fundamental differences between LLMs and RAG, their respective strengths, and the unique challenges they present when applied to real-world scenarios. The workshop will also highlight practical applications and case studies, showcasing how businesses and researchers are leveraging LLMs and RAG to solve complex problems. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions, addressing common obstacles such as data privacy, model interpretability, and scalability. By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with a deeper understanding of how to harness the potential of these cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and efficiency in their own projects.
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