100% made for CTOs.
powered by alphalist - Germany’s largest CTO network.
A focused day before code.talks opens its doors, built by alphalist, Germany's #1 community for CTOs and tech leaders. Curated talks, real peer exchange, and a dinner that has become legendary.
nov 4, 2026 · kino 8 · 300 leaders
300+
Engineering leaders in one room
6
Keynotes, panel and lightning talks
80%
Seats reserved for alphalist members
1
Legendary CTO dinner
NOW SHOWING · KINO 8 · NOV 4
One room, no parallel tracks. Six hours built around what engineering leaders actually deal with — then dinner.
Keynote
Panel
Lightning Talk
12:00
Lunch & arrival
—
Break
13:00
Tobi · alphalist
13:15
Randy Shoup
Keynote
14:00
The AI SDK Software Factory
Lars Grammel · Vercel
Keynote
14:45
Coffee & networking
—
Break
15:15
Panel
16:00
A1 Digital
Lightning Talk
16:15
Datadog
Lightning Talk
16:30
kerno.io
Lightning Talk
16:45
Coffee & networking
—
Break
17:00
Laura Winterling
Keynote
18:00
CTO & Speakers Dinner · at 25hours Hotel
Dinner
DRAFT V0.1 · SESSION TITLES ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER · TIMES MAY SHIFT ±15 MIN
PANEL · 15:15 · STATE OF AI
Bring the question your board keeps asking.
Submit your question for the panel before Nov 4. No softballs, no vendor pitches.
AFTER 18:00 · THE DINNER
Then we take the bus.
18:00
Bus shuttle leaves Kinopolis
Next to 25hours Hotel - 10 min ride to the Oberhafen
18:30
Aperitif at Hobenköök
Markthalle Oberhafen
19:30
CTO & Speakers Dinner
One long table · regional menu · off the record
ON STAGE
Line-up not final yet · more to come
PANEL · 15:15
State of AI — the CTO perspective
Panelists announced soon · TBC
#GenAI & LLMs
Talks chosen by CTOs, for CTOs
No sales decks. The summit program is curated by the alphalist community around the questions engineering leaders actually face: scaling teams, AI in production, platform bets, and the economics of all of it.
Kino 8, made to focus and connect
One screening room, no back-to-back lecture halls. The format keeps the group small enough that you actually know who you sit next to between sessions, not just trade business cards.
The dinner people plan their year around
The summit closes with the CTO & Speakers Dinner at Hobenköök. Long table, regional food, and the kind of off-record conversation that doesn’t happen in a conference flow. It’s the part attendees talk about until the next edition.
One ticket, the whole day.
Summit access includes the full code.talks conference on Nov 4 & 5.
€0
+VAT
Included in your alphalist membership — summit, dinner and both conference days. Just claim your seat.
Full-day CTO Summit at Kino 8 on Nov 4
Seat at the CTO & Speakers Dinner
Both code.talks conference days (Nov 4 & 5)
Curated peer matchmaking
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Become an alphalist member
The summit is built by alphalist, Germany’s largest community of CTOs. Members attend at 0€, and 80% of seats are reserved for them.
Apply for alphalist membership
Limited non-member seats available
300 leaders, invite-reviewed
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