February Pizza and Pull Requests Meetup

After a successful launch at our previous event in November. We're back with our second pizza and pull requests event.

Join us for an evening of expert talks, networking and of course more Pizza!

Schedule:
18:00 – Doors open: Welcome drinks & networking
18:25 – Introduction Talk
18:30 – 19:00 – Talk 1: Paul Kelly – Securing LLM stacks, from infra to prompt
19:00 – 19:10 – Break
19:10 – 19:30 – Talk 2: James Sherwood-Jones – What did I learn in my first year as an engineering manager
19:30 – 20:00 – Closing discussions & networking

Speaker Overview:

Paul Kelly:
Paul comes from a mixed background in systems administration, web development, and platform engineering, giving him a strong end-to-end understanding of modern digital services and cloud-native technologies. He has remained current with industry trends and has shaped policy and operational procedures for adopting containerised applications in large public-sector programmes, including Kubernetes standards and secure CI/CD practices. Paul has consistently evangelised “shift-left” security, embedding security controls early in the software development lifecycle while enabling effective delivery. He also holds an MSc in Security & Forensics, providing a strong foundation in cybersecurity, threat modelling, digital forensics, and secure system design that complements his practical engineering experience.

James Sherwood-Jones:

James is a Site Reliability Engineer and Engineering Manager at Pigment. Find out how and why he ended up down the management path, a route he never thought he would take. He'll tell us what he's learnt and share some tips for newer managers, or those considering it in their futures.