Startup Today - Sydney

Tue, Oct 21 · 11:30 AM AEDT

Lunch & Learn - CTO AMA (Ask Me Anything) Panel Discussion

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### CTO AMA Lunch & Learn @ Tech Central

**Presented by Startup Today (**Sponsored by Tekkon and MC'd by Matt Ainsworth)

Location: Stone & Chalk, 477 Pitt Street, Tech Central, Sydney
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
Date: Tuesday, 21st October, 2025
Price: Free (Lunch included)

### Join Us for a CTO AMA - Over Lunch!

Are you a startup founder, tech team lead, or aspiring CTO trying to decode the chaos of startup tech?

This Lunch & Learn CTO AMA is your chance to hear directly from battle-tested tech leaders on scaling, decision-making, and the real challenges of leading technology at high-growth companies. Bring your biggest questions - and your appetite.

### What’s in It for You?

• Live Q&A with Top Tech Leaders
  Get unfiltered insights from three seasoned CTOs who’ve built products, led global teams, and navigated scale, chaos, and everything in between.
• Real Conversations, Not Pitches
  Hear honest perspectives on tech debt, hiring, MVP trade-offs, and how to actually lead a tech team in a startup environment.
• Good Food, Better Advice
  Enjoy a casual, catered lunch while building real connections with fellow founders and tech decision-makers.

### Meet the Panel

Laura Haines - CTO of CES (the technology powering container returns across Australia) ex Canva, Skyscanner, Typeform.

Laura is a veteran tech exec who’s led product and engineering at global giants like Canva and Skyscanner, leading product and engineering teams across Europe, the US, and Australia. Known for turning scale-up chaos into streamlined growth, she’s delivered 300% YoY growth, driven eight-figure cost savings, and restructured teams from 50 to 500. Laura now advises startups and scale-ups on strategy, global readiness, and investor-aligned execution.

Daniel Le’au - A highly experienced technology leader with a proven track-record of helping startups through to large corporates.

With decades of technology experience, Daniel has guided businesses of all sizes across Australia and the world through their technology journey, advising on strategies, roadmaps, technology stacks, solutions, architectures and delivery.

He has carved out a global reputation for being both an innovator who delivers leading-edge platforms to market as well as a pragmatic technology leader and advisor who can help steer a company's technology landscape.

Lex Kuncevic - is driven by curiosity and an entrepreneurial spirit. He began his journey in software engineering in the late 2000s. Along the way, he discovered how the right technology can solve real business challenges - and now helps companies innovate and turn that potential into measurable growth and efficiency.

Back in 2011, Lex built technology behind one of the biggest Australian e‑commerce platforms, which is still running today. Since then, Lex has been involved with multiple industries, enterprises, and early-stage ventures, solving interesting challenges, and is now engaged in various sectors, including robotics bringing his expertise to drive innovation and impactful results.

Who Should Attend?

• Founders (tech or non-tech) scaling product and engineering
• Aspiring CTOs or team leads looking to grow into the role
• Product managers, engineers, and ops folks who want to understand the tech-side better

Seats are limited - RSVP now and start loading your questions in the comments below too!