Agenda and speakers
We are proud to reveal our keynote speakers:
Michael Street from the NATO Communications and Information Agency
and Max Adaloudis from ASML
Photo credits: Rebel Shots fotografie
What to expect at TechSummit 2025
Below is the agenda for TechSummit Amsterdam, taking place on 16 September 2025. We have lined up a mix of national and international speakers — including CTOs, senior engineers, and architects — who will share practical insights and real-world solutions around this year’s theme: Building Resiliency at Scale.
Get ready to explore the challenges and solutions in designing, operating, and scaling robust, cloud-native, and AI-integrated systems. Secure your place today.
Meet the hosts of TechSummit
Robert van der Meulen
Director Product Strategy
Leaseweb
Nico Di Rocco
Engineering Manager
Leaseweb
Ares Sanjuan Vicente
Agile Team Manager
Leaseweb
Agenda
This agenda is subject to change
Stay tuned for more updates about our keynote speakers.
9:00 – 10:00 Registrations – Entrance
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome from Leaseweb – Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Svenja de Vos
Co-CEO
Leaseweb Global
10:15 – 10:45 First keynote speaker – Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Secure and Scalable: AI Development at NATO
Michael Street
Chief, Exploiting Data Science & AI
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break – Foyer / Meetingroom – 2nd floor
11:15 – 11:45 Deep Dive talk – Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Resilience in Microservices with Congestion Control
Mourjo Sen
Senior Software Engineer
Booking.com
Talk summary >
11:45 – 13:15 Lunch – Foyer / Meetingroom – 2nd floor
13:15 – 13:45 Breakout sessions
The Podfather: Orchestrating Security
for Scalable Systems
Marco Pierobon
Principal Developer
Thoughtworks
Grote zaal – 2nd floor
$1M Breach? Never Again: Designing &
Building Cloud Foundation with First Principles
Prerit Munjal
CTO
InfraOne
IJ zaal – 5th floor
13:50 – 14:20 Breakout sessions
How Google Built a Consistent, Global Authorization
System with Zanzibar (and you can too!)
Sohan Maheshwar
Lead Developer Advocate
AuthZed
Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Vibe-Coding Your Way into a Security Nightmare
Arjen Wiersma
Cyber Security Consultant
Scyon
IJ zaal – 5th floor
14:20 – 14:50 Coffee break – Foyer / Meetingroom – 2nd & 5th floor
14:50 – 15:20 Breakout sessions
Stateful Applications in the
Age of Durable Execution
Marc Klefter
Senior Solutions Architect
AxonIQ
Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Shipping Through Chaos:
Engineering Resilience Across Borders
Kaustubh Hiware
Senior Software Engineer
Mercari
IJ zaal – 5th floor
15:25 – 15:55 Second keynote speaker – Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Scaling Reliability with AI: Machine Learning Challenges in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Max Adaloudis
Data Scientist
ASML
15:55 – 16:05 Closing remarks from Leaseweb – Grote zaal – 2nd floor
Svenja de Vos
Co-CEO
Leaseweb Global
16:05 – 19:00 Drinks & snacks – Expo – 1st floor
Keynote speakers
Michael Street
Chief, Exploiting Data Science & AI
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
Presentation title: Secure and Scalable: AI Development at NATO
Get exclusive insights into how one of the world’s most strategically important defense organizations is developing secure and scalable AI capabilities — supporting complex logistics, decision-making, and mission-critical operations.
Max Adaloudis
Data Scientist
ASML
Presentation title: Scaling Reliability with AI: Machine Learning Challenges in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Gain thought-provoking insights into ASML’s role in the semiconductor industry, where reliability is essential and the goal is to eliminate unplanned downtime. Discover how AI-driven approaches help ASML anticipate system behavior and support proactive decision-making.
About TechSummit
Originally started in Amsterdam in 2014 as a platform for IT experts to share their knowledge, TechSummit has grown into an international forum with events in Amsterdam, Berlin, and the US. Building on the success of previous editions, the TechSummit in Amsterdam brings together technical professionals to discuss current and emerging topics, fostering an ongoing technical conversation among industry peers.
Join us in driving the conversation on practical technical solutions, innovative technologies, and resilient IT infrastructures.
Impression of the previous TechSummit edition in Amsterdam
Photo credits: Bibi Veth