DevOps Society London Meetup with EDF
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## DevOps Society Meetup with EDF
📍 Location: EDF UK, Nova North, 11 Bressenden Place London, SW1E 5BY
🕕 Time: Doors open at 6PM
🍕 Drinks, snacks, talks, and networking.
We’re excited to invite you to our first in-person DevOps Society Meetup of 2026, proudly sponsored by EDF.
This event brings together the DevOps, SRE, and cloud engineering community for an evening of honest conversations, real-world lessons, and networking with people who’ve actually done the work.
A huge thank you to EDF for sponsoring the event and for providing the venue, refreshments, and support for our community.
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## 🗓️ Format of the Meetup:
6:00pm – 6:30pm — Networking on arrival, with food and drinks provided by EDF
6:30pm – 7:10pm — First speaker + Q&A
7:10pm – 7:20pm — Break for refreshments and networking
7:20pm – 8:00pm — Second speaker + Q&A
8:00pm onwards — More networking at the venue, then at a nearby pub.
Timings can vary slightly depending on Q&A.
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We’re delighted to welcome two fantastic speakers to this EDF-hosted DevOps Society meetup.
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## SPEAKER 1 – Steve Bowerman
Principal Software Engineer, EDF
### Bio
Steve is a technologist and thought leader with 25 years in the industry, including 20 years in the utilities sector, spanning startups through to large, established enterprises.
Since stepping into the role of Principal Software Engineer at EDF, Steve has played a key role in reviewing and overhauling EDF’s approach to software engineering - bringing critical capabilities in-house and aligning teams with modern DevOps and SRE principles.
His work focuses on long-term, sustainable transformation rather than tooling churn, helping large organisations evolve how they build, operate, and scale software.
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### 💬 Talk Title
Rebooting the Enterprise: The DevOps Way
### Talk Intro
Building a DevOps mindset in a startup is relatively easy - it’s often the default DNA of modern engineering teams.
Doing the same in a large enterprise is a very different challenge.
In this talk, Steve will take you through five years of transformation in 15 minutes. He’ll share how EDF approached enterprise DevOps adoption, where things failed (and why), what ultimately worked, and the lessons learned along the way.
Spoiler: technology was the least difficult part.
This session is ideal for engineers, platform teams, and leaders working in complex organisations who want a realistic view of what enterprise DevOps transformation actually looks like.
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## SPEAKER 2 – Matteo Emili
Director of Software Engineering, Avanade
Bio
Matteo Emili is a Director of Software Engineering at Avanade UK and Ireland, leading the talent in Software Engineering and always looking at new ways of applying technology to solve business problems.
He is a passionate Agile advocate and a technologist at heart, a Cloud Architect who is always driven by using technology as a vehicle for change and continuous improvement.
A Microsoft MVP since 2010 (currently in the Azure DevOps and GitHub category), he enjoys sharing back as much as he can with the worldwide technical communities – especially within Agile and DevOps.
He has founded several User Groups around Europe and he is a regular speaker at meetups and conferences.
### 💬 Talk Title
From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering: A Step-by-Step Guide
### Talk Bio
AI-augmented software development is evolving.
What started as “vibe coding” - intuition-driven, creative experimentation with AI - is now moving toward agentic engineering, a more governed and intentional approach where AI agents actively collaborate with developers while enforcing best practices and organisational standards.
In this session, Matteo explores how teams can transition from unstructured AI experimentation to agentic workflows that balance creativity with accountability.
You’ll learn how agentic engineering enables:
- Faster development without sacrificing quality
- Built-in governance and standards
- AI collaboration that scales across teams
- A practical path from experimentation to production-ready AI-assisted engineering
This talk offers a clear, pragmatic view of how AI will reshape software engineering in the years ahead - and how teams can adopt it responsibly.
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Please RSVP to secure your spot.
Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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