Name: Agile Yorkshire Meetup - 08 October 2025
Start: 2025-10-08T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Platform

Visit our website for more information and updates: [Agile Yorkshire.org](https://agileyorkshire.org/events)
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The 06 August 2025 Agile Yorkshire meetup offers an opportunity to explore innovative ideas and gain insights from expert speakers.

***Our line-up:***

1. 🎤 **Talk: The Lonely World of a Scrum Master**
Scrum Masters are the cheerleaders, the coaches, and the servant leaders of their teams—but are they becoming sidelined in today’s Agile environments? In this heartfelt talk, Amy explores how the Scrum Master role has shifted and how we can reclaim its power to build empowered teams and stronger organisations.

**Presenter: Amy Kouppas**
**TECHwomen Leeds Chair \| Scrum Master \| D&I Advocate**
Amy has built a varied tech career across support, product ownership, and agile delivery, and is a passionate advocate for inclusion and community. As Chair of TECHwomen Leeds, she uplifts others through connection and purpose—bringing energy and empathy to everything she does.

2. 🎤 **Talk: Coaching For Transformational Leadership**
Coaching isn’t just for leaders—it’s a powerful tool for anyone looking to improve communication, collaboration, and problem-solving in the workplace. In this interactive session, Bianca shares how coaching skills can empower teams, enhance feedback, and create cultures of trust and innovation.

**Presenter: Bianca Spruit**
**Founder of Sprout Coaching \| Management & Leadership Consultant**
Bianca is a leadership and workplace culture specialist with over 20 years in the tech industry. As the founder of Sprout Coaching, she helps leaders build inclusive, high-performing teams. Her mission is to make leadership development practical, accessible, and truly transformative.
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**Agenda**
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival and Networking
18:30- 18:35 - Welcome address
18:35 - 19:05 - First Speaker (30 min)
19:05 - 19:15 - Break Time
19:15 - 20:15 - Second Speaker (60 min)
20:15 - 20:25 - Feedback Session
20:25 - 20:30 - Closing Remarks
Refreshments provided
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Please ensure you’ve registered before attending, as space is limited. If tickets are fully booked, join the waitlist—cancellations may occur, and we’d love to have you join if a spot opens.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards,
The Agile Yorkshire Team

Agile Yorkshire - formerly Agile in Leeds

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Lucy S

Stephanie Aniche

Maria

Simon Wilson

Frazer Balzan

Michael

Damien Murphy

Pritpal Saggu

Will Bahra

Kieron McIntyre

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Tábi Tamás

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Charity Kingston 

Agile Yorkshire Meetup - 06 August 2025

Platform

👉 [BOOK YOUR FREE EVENT TICKET HERE](https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-leeds-presents-ace-leeds-meetup-ama-work-management-and-rovo/)

Following the success of our launch in June this year, we're excited to welcome you to our **next Atlassian Community Event (ACE) in Leeds**.
This event brings together professionals who use Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Trello, etc.) to connect, share best practices, and stay on the cutting edge of work management and collaboration.

We’re delighted to feature **two expert speakers** who will share insights on how to maximise value from Atlassian tools—plus there will be **food, drinks, swag**, and a chance to build connections with others in the community.

### 🎤 **Featured Talks & Speakers**

**🔹 Abi Brown**
*Senior Customer Success Manager, Kolekti*
**Talk: *Set Your Knowledge Free with Confluence***
Learn how to turn Confluence Cloud into a powerful central knowledge hub. Abi will walk through how to overcome knowledge silos and improve collaboration across teams—so that valuable information is always accessible and actionable.

**🔹 Michael Rudenko**
*Head of Consulting EMEA, Adaptavist*
**Talk: *The Atlassian Teamwork Foundations in Practice***
Explore Atlassian’s three core teamwork principles: aligning work to goals, unlocking organisational knowledge, and planning cross-functionally. Michael will highlight how tools like **Jira**, **Confluence**, **Loom**, and **Rovo** help modern teams thrive.

🎟️ **Important Booking Information**
Please note that due to event hosting through the Atlassian platform, **tickets must be booked via Atlassian's official event page** – not through Meetup.

👉 [BOOK YOUR FREE EVENT TICKET HERE](https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-leeds-presents-ace-leeds-meetup-ama-work-management-and-rovo/)

📅 Wednesday 20 August 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
📍 NewRedo Ltd, Platform Office, New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4JB

Come along, bring a colleague, and help us grow the Leeds Atlassian Community.

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Philip Marsey

Sundeep Shetty Irukulla

Alessandro Cacciotti

Leeds Atlassian Community Event- Wednesday 20 August 2025

Visit our website for more information and updates: [Agile Yorkshire.org](https://agileyorkshire.org/events)
Follow us on LinkedIn: [Agile Yorkshire](https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-yorkshire); sign up to our [Newsletter ](https://api.transpond.io/form?am=34215&fid=40211&host=true)

The 03 September 2025 Agile Yorkshire meetup offers an opportunity to explore innovative ideas and gain insights from expert speakers.

***Our line-up:***

### **🎤 *Sorry, I'm Not Technical***

**Jennifer Poole** – Scrum Master, Leeds Building Society Jennifer shares her unique journey as a non-technical Scrum Master, and how she transformed this into a strength. Learn the techniques she’s developed to deliver value, reduce waste, and build high-performing teams—across industries including utilities, broadcasting, and finance.

*Key Themes*: Self-awareness, adaptive leadership, agile facilitation.

### **🎤 *Death Metal and Dysfunction: Lessons in Problem Solving***

**Michael Lloyd** – Agile Coach & Creator of Dysfunction Mapping. Join “The Lord of Dysfunction” for a creative deep-dive into organisational challenges through the lens of a fictional death metal band. Each metaphorical “track” reveals a common dysfunction—and how to resolve it using Dysfunction Mapping, a practical framework for finding and solving the problems that matter.

*Key Takeaways*: A hands-on understanding of Dysfunction Mapping, plus tools you can use right away to improve team performance.

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**Agenda**
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival and Networking
18:30- 18:35 - Welcome address
18:35 - 19:05 - First Speaker (30 min)
19:05 - 19:15 - Break Time
19:15 - 20:15 - Second Speaker (60 min)
20:15 - 20:25 - Feedback Session
20:25 - 20:30 - Closing Remarks
Refreshments provided
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Please ensure you’ve registered before attending, as space is limited. If tickets are fully booked, join the waitlist—cancellations may occur, and we’d love to have you join if a spot opens.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards,
The Agile Yorkshire Team

Prateek Gautam

Tosin Ojikutu

Agile Yorkshire Meetup - 03 September 2025

Visit our website for more information and updates: [Agile Yorkshire.org](https://agileyorkshire.org/events)
Follow us on LinkedIn: [Agile Yorkshire](https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-yorkshire); sign up to our [Newsletter ](https://api.transpond.io/form?am=34215&fid=40211&host=true)

The 08 October 2025 Agile Yorkshire meetup offers an opportunity to explore innovative ideas and gain insights from expert speakers.

***Our line-up:***

**🎙Stuart Grimshaw**
**Talk:** *What Does Agile Actually Mean for Developers?*
Agile isn't just about stand-ups and ceremonies—so what does it *really* mean for developers? Stuart will explore the practical day-to-day working practices and mindset shifts that developers need to embrace in order to succeed in agile environments. With over 30 years of experience across sectors including e-commerce, government, and big data, Stuart brings a wealth of insight into what truly makes agile work at the developer level.

**🎙 Mike Burrows**
**Talk:** *Introducing the Deliberately Adaptive Organisation*
Mike introduces a fresh and complexity-aware model for organisational design, based on his latest book *Wholehearted*. Discover how the **Deliberately Adaptive Organisation** builds on Stafford Beer’s Viable System Model and offers a modern, participatory approach to change and strategy. Mike’s work at the intersection of Lean, Agile, and organisational development has shaped thinking across industries, and this talk is not to be missed.

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**Agenda**
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival and Networking
18:30- 18:35 - Welcome address
18:35 - 19:05 - First Speaker (30 min)
19:05 - 19:15 - Break Time
19:15 - 20:15 - Second Speaker (60 min)
20:15 - 20:25 - Feedback Session
20:25 - 20:30 - Closing Remarks
Refreshments provided
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Please ensure you’ve registered before attending, as space is limited. If tickets are fully booked, join the waitlist—cancellations may occur, and we’d love to have you join if a spot opens.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,
The Agile Yorkshire Team

Glenn Forbes

Agile Yorkshire Meetup - 08 October 2025

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