An invite-only breakfast, hosted by Stride. Midtown Manhattan.

One Table. One Question.

Sit at one table with your true peers, seasoned tech execs. Share and learn.

Pick a morning
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Time
9:00 to 11:00 AM
Place
Ai Fiori at The Langham
Reserve Your Seat
The question

For twenty years the demo came last, because building was the expensive part. You specced, you built, you tested, then you showed it.

Now the cheapest way to find out whether something is right is to build a working version and look at it. So the demo moves to the front, and everything downstream of it is up for renegotiation. Some teams have gone to backlog, demo, test, build, demo. Some have stopped writing specs. Some have two definitions of done and are pretending they have one.

What's your take? What's your team doing? How are you using this process to balance speed and quality?

Come ready to answer. Three minutes per person.
The Vernazza Room at Ai Fiori, one round table set for breakfast
One round table. No head of it.
The Vernazza Room at Ai Fiori, The Langham
How the table works

One conversation

No side conversations, no breakouts. Everything is said to the whole table.

Everybody presents

No slides, no panel. An RSVP of yes indicates you are willing to be honest, and share with your peers what's working and where your team has room to improve.

Chatham House rule

What you learn can leave the room. Who said it does not. Bring the failure you wouldn't put in a conference talk.

Who should be here

CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and Heads of Engineering at companies shipping production AI software.

At the table from Stride
Debbie Madden
Founder and Chairwoman, Stride
Eric Schoenfeld
Partner, Stride
Reserve a seat

Take a seat at the table

When
Wednesday, November 18 or Tuesday, December 8, 2026. 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Same question both mornings, so pick the one your calendar allows.
Where
The Vernazza Room at Ai Fiori, The Langham, 400 Fifth Avenue.
Cost
None. Breakfast is on Stride.

Seats are confirmed by reply.