San Diego IEEE Consultants' Network June 2026 Meeting ("Away Game") - SD CTO Talks Presents: The Real Cost of AI-Driven Development

This month we will join ArkusNexus The CTO Talks at Cooley LLC in Torrey Pines.
CTO Talks is a community powered by Arkusnexus, where tech leaders connect, share experiences, and drive growth in SoCal. ArkusNexus is a software nearshore development company helping businesses scale their technology teams and accelerate product delivery. Based in Latin America, ArkusNexus specializes in crafting tailored solutions and providing engineering teams that solve real-world challenges for growing startups and global enterprises alike.

When:
Wednesday June 15, 2026
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Where:
Cooley LLP
10265 Science Center Dr
San Diego, CA

AGENDA:
6:00-6:30 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
6:30-7:45 - Presentation
7:45-8:00 - Mix, mingle, and close out the night

COST:
Free but Registration is REQUIRED here:
https://eventship.com/event/sd-cto-talks-presents-the-real-cost-of-ai-driven-development

Optionally, but please also sign up on vtools here:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/tego_/event/manage/561885

PARKING
Free onsite parking

About the event
Engineering teams are embedding AI across their entire development lifecycle. The question: what happens when velocity outpaces understanding?
This month's CTO Talks brings together two perspectives: one advocating for AI acceleration, the other defending engineering rigor, code ownership, and long-term reliability.
Tess Chu, Director at ServiceNow, brings 20 years leading large-scale technology initiatives across consumer and enterprise sectors. Her expertise spans distributed systems, infrastructure, scalability, and architecture. She's built platforms that hold up under pressure and knows exactly what happens when they don't.
Larry Heminger, CTO at Jabra Hearing, brings 24 years of product and engineering leadership across software, hardware, and cloud. He scaled teams from startup to successful public exit at EcoATM and led AI modernization efforts at Calsense. Larry earned his BS in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, an executive MBA from USC, and was a San Diego Top Tech award honoree in 2020.
Whether you lead engineering teams or build products, this conversation is for you.
See you on June 15!
MORE INFO
https://eventship.com/host/cto-talks
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cto-talks-40071207613
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ctotalks

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IEEE Consultants Network of San Diego

IEEE Consultants’ Network of San Diego (IEEE/CNSD) is an invaluable resource for consulting information and a premier source of technical talent . You will meet experienced practitioners as well as others new to consulting. Speakers discuss broad range of topics, such as taxes, marketing, finances, fee setting, software and liability insurance. The network is also a source of potential clients.

Our members are comprised of independent technology consultants who are specialists in all forms of electronics, communications, chip design, computer software, defense technology, electro-mechanical hardware, power systems, new product development, quality assurance, reliability, technology management, business development, and intellectual property law.

Membership in the IEEE Consultants’ Network of San Diego (IEEE/CNSD) is open to both members and non-members of the IEEE. No membership application is necessary to join, just come to our monthly meetings. Because networking is an important part of membership, we strongly encourage you to attend the monthly meetings.

Questions:
IEEE/CNSD Chair: Enrique Monteagudo, enriquem03@yahoo.com
IEEE/CNSD Vice-Chair: Mike Bryant, m.w.bryant@ieee.org

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More Info:
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IEEE/CNSD LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2112928

IEEE San Diego Section https://sdieee.org/sdieee/

IEEE San Diego Section Meetup Group https://www.meetup.com/San-Diego-IEEE-Meetup/

IEEE-USA Consultants Committee https://ieeeusa.org/careers/consultants/