Helping Great
Engineers Become Great Engineering Leaders
Join us for Plato’s Elevate Virtual on September 29, 2022—the must-attend virtual conference for aspiring engineering leaders. Featuring exclusive sessions for the top engineers in tech today and networking opportunities, Elevate Virtual will inspire you to reach new heights, personally and professionally.
Elevate Spring 2019
Elevate Fall 2018
Elevate Winter 2020
Speakers
Rukmini Reddy
SVP of Engineering
Sagnik Nandy
CTO & President of Technology
Cos Nicolaescu
CTO
Shishir Mehrotra
Co-Founder and CEO
Shadi Rostami
SVP, Engineering
Gerhard Esterhuizen
SVP of Engineering
Kathryn Koehler
Director, Developer Productivity Engineering
Veena Basavaraj
VP of Engineering
Ellen Wong
VP of Engineering
Fatemeh Alvizadeh
Head of Core Product Engineering
Chris Slowe
CTO
Antonio Silveira
Head of Engineering
Xiao Guo
SVP of Engineering
David Murray
Co-founder / President
Janice Little
SVP of Engineering
Dathan Pattishall
Principal Engineer
Quang Hoang
CEO & Co-founder
Roundtable Hosts
Melby Mathew
Software Engineering Manager
Archana Chaudhary
Senior Engineering Manager
Kavita Waldia
Senior Director of Product Management
Sarika Pandit
Director, Identity and Access
Sudhir Tonse
Director of Engineering
Swapna Savant
Director of Engineering
Michael Galloway
Director of Platform Engineering
Javier Lopez
Senior Director of Engineering
Renee Park
Head of Product
Rukmini Reddy
SVP of Engineering
Jason Fama
Senior Vice President, Office of the CTO
Rukmini Reddy
SVP of Engineering
Chris Haag
VP of Software Engineering
Sadhya Gupta
Director, Program Management
Liz Saling
Director, Software Engineering
Sony Mohapatra
Senior Engineering Leader
Bavyaa Vasuvedan
Sr Director of Engineering
Manoj Pahuja
Engineering Manager
Meena Rajvaidya
VP of Software Engineering
The Premier Conference for Engineering and Product Professionals
Elevate is a three-day conference taking place within SaaStr Annual 2022. Bringing together the most dynamic engineering and product professionals from the Silicon Valley and beyond, Elevate provides attendees with the opportunity to share, learn, and grow through conversation, mentorship, and networking.
Discover the Power of Mentorship
Powered by a curated community of 1,600+ of the best engineering and product leaders, Plato is the mentorship platform for engineering and product teams. We believe that collective knowledge should be accessible to everyone and we’re on a mission to make mentorship available to all. Visit the Plato website to learn more about the power of mentorship for individuals and teams.
You Don’t Want to Miss Elevate Virtual
Join 500+ aspiring engineering leaders and discover:
Groundbreaking
Sessions
Featuring leaders changing the landscape of our industry sharing their expertise, experience, and best practices
Direct Access
to Speakers
Explore new ideas and get actionable answers to the challenges you're facing through speakers-led Q&A sessions
Unprecedented
Networking
Opportunities to connect with global peers and industry leaders, including Plato’s community of mentors
Schedule
Thursday, September 29, 2022
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM PDT
Plato Elevate Fall 2022 Kick-Off
Quang Hoang, CEO at Plato
Veena Basavaraj, Vice President Engineering at WeWork
09:30 AM – 09:55 AM PDT
Doing More With Less: When Efficiency Becomes a Priority
Sagnik Nandy, CTO & President of Technology at Okta
Quang Hoang (Moderator), CEO at Plato
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Delivering Features VS Delivering Impact: Setting The Goals That Will Actually Move The Needle
Shadi Rostami, Senior/Executive VP of Engineering at Amplitude
Chris Slowe, CTO at Reddit
Dathan Pattishall (Moderator), Principal Engineer at Plato
10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
In Sickness And In Health: Maintaining Morale and Engagement Through Hard Times
Kathryn Koehler, Director, Developer Productivity Engineering at Netflix
Gerhard Esterhuizen, SVP Engineering at Rescale
David Murray (Moderator), Cofounder/President at Confirm
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
From 10 to 1000 Engineers, The One Value That Matters: Trust
Rukmini Reddy, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Slack
Antonio Silveira, Head of Engineering at Nextdoor, Inc.
Xiao Guo, SVP of Engineering at Bolt
Janice Little (Moderator), SVP of Engineering at SheerID
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM PDT
Rituals of Great Teams: What the Best Engineering Leaders Do Differently
Quang Hoang (Moderator), CEO at Plato
Shishir Mehrotra, Co-founder, CEO at Coda
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM PDT
Product Engineers: When and How to Hire Them?
Ellen Wong, VP Engineering at Calm.com
Fatemeh Alavizadeh, Head of Core Product Engineering at Notion
Cos Nicolaescu, CTO at Brex
David Murray (Moderator), Cofounder/President at Confirm
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
Closing Keynote
Quang Hoang, CEO at Plato
00:00–00:00 EST
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LiveRamp
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Square
Elevate was great! I loved the panels I attended, the speakers were relatable and touched upon topics I really care about.
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