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Mode 2 Meetup #14

We're excited to announce Mode 2 Meetup episode 14, sponsored by Sainsbury's Bank!

Mode 2 is a regular meetup about IT innovation within large companies across central Scotland.

Each meetup will feature two short talks and a chance to connect with IT innovators in a relaxed environment with free beer/wine and pizza. The talks for this meetup are:

1: Jeff Swan (Head of Digital Engineering) & Kate Ho (Head of Innovation Labs), Sainsbury's Bank

Talk Title TBC

2: Moca Habibi, IT Delivery Analyst, Sainsbury's Bank

Been with Sainsbury's Bank since December 2017. Previously worked in Baillie Gifford, Agenor Technology and Jabil.
Heriot-Watt University graduate with an MA (Hons) in Business Management.
Always curious about fancy new tech and also a marathon-movie watcher.

Design Thinking - What I learned in the last 12 months.

A newbie's journey in understanding Design Thinking and how it might apply in Financial Services.

https://www.meetup.com/mode2meetup/events/260737860/

https://www.meetup.com/mode2meetup/events/260737860/

Wed 1st May 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 1st May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Wed 1st May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

We're excited to announce Mode 2 Meetup episode 14, sponsored by Sainsbury's Bank!

Mode 2 is a regular meetup about IT innovation within large companies across central Scotland.

Each meetup will feature two short talks and a chance to connect with IT innovators in a relaxed environment with free beer/wine and pizza. The talks for this meetup are:

1: Jeff Swan (Head of Digital Engineering), Sainsbury's Bank

Jeff is Head of Digital Engineering at Sainsbury's Bank. He has over 25 years of experience in developer, architect and management roles in Financial Services including Bank of Scotland, Tesco Bank and Standard Life. An avid learner who is now somewhat opinionated! Also likes golf, coffee, a good bargain and the odd craft beer.

function evolveMyCareer (input_role developer) returns manager

I'll share what I've learned so far as I've followed the path from development to management roles. If you're a developer thinking about your career path or already a manager of development teams, I'm aiming to help!

2: Kate Ho, Head of Innovation Labs, Sainsbury's Bank

We're excited to announce Mode 2 Meetup episode 14, sponsored by Sainsbury's Bank!

Mode 2 is a regular meetup about IT innovation within large companies across central Scotland.

Each meetup will feature two short talks and a chance to connect with IT innovators in a relaxed environment with free beer/wine and pizza. The talks for this meetup are:

1: Jeff Swan (Head of Digital Engineering), Sainsbury's Bank

Jeff is Head of Digital Engineering at Sainsbury's Bank. He has over 25 years of experience in developer, architect and management roles in Financial Services including Bank of Scotland, Tesco Bank and Standard Life. An avid learner who is now somewhat opinionated! Also likes golf, coffee, a good bargain and the odd craft beer.

"function evolveMyCareer (input_role developer) returns manager"

I'll share what I've learned so far as I've followed the path from development to management roles. If you're a developer thinking about your career path or already a manager of development teams, I'm aiming to help!

2: Kate Ho, Head of Innovation Labs, Sainsbury's Bank

Kate Ho is the Head of Innovation Labs at Sainsbury’s Bank. She’s passionate about creating user experiences that engage and delight people. Previously, she has worked in FreeAgent, Scottish Government, and founded education apps company, Tigerface Games. Her academic background is in Computer Science, and navigated through academia with a BSc (Edinburgh), MSc (Manchester) and a PhD in Requirements Engineering at Edinburgh University.

"What should we work on next?"

Providing clear direction on what to work on next and why is a core part of the Product Manager’s job. In this talk, I’ll cover some of the ways to get to understand how to prioritise work, as well as some of the tools and techniques to get consensus for stakeholder management.