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Achieving Engineering Excellence in Regulated Industries

Achieving Engineering Excellence in Regulated Industries

Event Summary

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 6:00 - 9:30 PM

De Punt, Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam Zuidas, Tommaso Albinonistraat 200, 1083 HM Amsterdam, Netherlands

Co-sponsored by:

AWS

Join a select group of senior engineering executives for an invite-only dinner hosted by Harness and EngineeringX, an exclusive community of engineering leaders focused on accelerating innovation, sharing ideas, and shaping the future of software delivery.

This intimate evening will spark meaningful conversations, foster peer connections, and explore strategies for building elite engineering organizations.

You'll be joined by:

Jignesh PatelJignesh Patel
Field CTO
Harness

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Stefan SimenonStefan Simenon
Global Head of Platform Engineering
Aegon

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Jignesh brings deep expertise from helping engineering orgs scale with speed and reliability. He will guide thoughtful group discussions around the future of software delivery, engineering metrics, and developer experience.

Stefan is a strategic technology leader driving transformation across the financial services industry. He's implemented enterprise-wide CI/CD and DevSecOps transformations that cut release cycles from months to days and reduced build times by 90%. Additionally, Stefan has led public-cloud (Azure/AWS) and private cloud (HPE GreenLake) at scale, embedding automated security gating, FinOps governance, and pipeline tooling to balance speed, quality, and cost effectiveness.

Key Themes

✅ Best practices for balancing compliance, risk, and delivery velocity.

✅ Leveraging automation and embedded governance for regulated environments.

✅ Platform engineering and policy-driven delivery models.

✅ Leadership strategies for culture, metrics, and cross-functional alignment.

This event isn’t about slides, it’s about sharing experiences. We’re keeping the group small to ensure meaningful discussion and deep peer connections. Expect great food, great conversation, and practical takeaways.

Let us know if you have any dietary restrictions — we’ll make sure you're well taken care of.

Spots are limited. RSVP now to reserve your seat!

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