TALK
Anatomy of an AI Hackathon
How Waitrose harnessed the innovation and creativity of cross functional teams to run an AI Hackathon from concept to event in just 8 Weeks! How we did it, what we achieved, and most importantly, what we learned!
Learn from Matt, Nathan and Archie
" Instead of competition we try to foster a hive mind mentality amongst the engineers, and that was to make sure that they were helping each other along in that learning process... That made a big difference in the channels, and you could see the conversations to and fro. Everyone was helping each other to get to that end goal to give the best solution."
Speakers
Matt Osborn
Technology Delivery and Operations Lead, Waitrose
Matt has 20 years experience leading Technology teams. He has significant experience in technology transformation and a strong interest in digital innovation. He has led complex and innovative technology change for leading retailers including Tesco, John Lewis and Waitrose. He is passionate about how technology can enhance customer experience and business value and is fascinated about how AI can be leveraged to achieve that. He is also a certified Professional Coach and is married with 4 children, 2 dogs and 2 cats which currently take up most of his spare time!
Archie Webb
Delivery Leader, Mindera
Archie is a delivery leader & coach in agile leadership and business agility who has 10+ years of experience in the software development product space.
Archie is passionate about solving problems & impediments for organisations to ensure they are more effective & efficient. He also enjoys helping teams deliver more quickly & frequently, along with ensuring they build the right outcomes to the end-user/customer.
Outside of his professional career, Archie is a keen sportsman often running most weeks & "shanking" golf balls into trees ha ha. He also has a part time job as a DJ & enjoys producing music!
LinkedIn: https://www. linkedin.com/in/agilearch/
Nathan Cashmore
Engineering Lead, Waitrose
Professional Senior Software Developer, specialising in the development of enterprise scale Java software solutions. With over 15 years experience in the industry, have delivered key software functionality for large UK based multinationals, across multiple business sectors.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathancashmore/
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