Organizations face a significant challenge in balancing the rapid pace of AI innovation with the critical need for risk management and trust. While projections for AI investment are high, with some estimates suggesting it could account for 10-12% of technology budgets, a more cautious and critical approach is necessary.

Andy's talk will explore why firms should resist the pressure to blindly adopt AI and instead treat it like any other new technology investment. We'll discuss the importance of being agile while also maintaining a strong focus on managing risk, building trust, and critically evaluating the real-world implications of AI implementation before committing significant resources and how to differentiate ourselves, beyond the GenAI hype.

When the backend can reason, what does that mean for the frontend?
Let's take a look at how we can create UI's that can handle the reasoning capabilities of LLMs and adapt to perform any task.

The options for front end web development in 2025 are expansive, offering powerful features to consider, like utilising client or server components, and diverse data fetching strategies. Yet, with so many options, it is easy to become overly focused on the architectural approach and risk losing sight of our fundamental goal - user experience. This talk examines the potential downsides of prioritising one architectural approach over another - or prioritising any at all - and poses the question: as we build with these modern frameworks, should the guiding principle be the approach we take, or the quality of the user experience we deliver?

AI has revolutionized web application internationalization. This talk demonstrates how modern AI technologies create a transformative shift in making web content globally accessible. Instead of traditional localization workflows costing thousands per language, we can now automate translation, transcription, and voice generation at a fraction of the cost. Through live demos and real-world examples, we’ll explore how this disrupts conventional approaches and empowers small teams to reach global audiences. The talk will also showcase practical implementation patterns attendees can apply to their projects.