#32 Prague, at Barclays · 13 Nov 2025
Luboš Housa
CTO, Barclays
How to earn ownership: empathy, your brand, your network and open career talks with your boss
59 leaders checked in
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Partnership year in review · November 2025 to October 2026
60 Barclays people signed up for ELC meetups this year.
From a handful per meetup to 26 at #37 and again at #42, each time after a note from your team. Next: #45 at Barclays PORT on 3 November, 200+ registered.
60Barclays people signed up for ELC meetups
31of them checked in at least once
26Barclays sign-ups for one meetup, at #37 and at #42
2ELC meetups at Barclays PORT, #32 and #45
74ELC members work at Barclays
What Barclays got
Hiring, brand and relationships, in one year.
Your people in the room
31 Barclays people checked in at ELC meetups this year. Two notes from your team brought 19 sign-ups each, on 7 May and on 2 September.
Brand on stage
Luboš Housa opened the partnership on the #32 stage at Barclays, and the talk is on YouTube. Krishna Kotecha leads #45.
Relationships
11 Barclays people at ELC Conference 2026. Emre Karabulut of Barclays became an ELC ambassador.
Barclays on ELC stages
2 meetups at Barclays PORT, 3 Barclays people on ELC stages.
#37 Prague, Impact Hub · 21 May 2026
Emre Karabulut
ELC ambassador and AVP Data Platform and Reliability Engineer, Barclays
Running a community next to the day job, and beating your demons
93 leaders checked in
#45 Prague, at Barclays PORT · 3 Nov 2026
Krishna Kotecha
Director, Research, Markets Post Trade, Barclays
Code generation vs. verification: how teams ship high quality in 2027
200+ registered
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What happened, month by month.
November 2025
Meetup #32 at Barclays
Radical Ownership at Gemini A, with Luboš Housa of Barclays on stage. 167 people applied for 100 seats.
59leaders checked in, rated 4.5/5
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December 2025
The partnership is agreed
Barclays approved the 2026 partnership on 12 December, with #32 counted into it.
January 2026
Seats at ELC Conference 2026
Your team booked a five-seat bundle for the conference in April. Luboš agreed to publish the #32 video.
5conference seats booked
February 2026 · Video
#32 on YouTube
The #32 talks went up on the ELC channel on 11 February.
Watch on YouTube
March 2026
Priority seats for Barclays
Barclays people got priority seats at ELC meetups. Ten seats held for ELC Conference 2026.
5Barclays sign-ups for #36
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April 2026
ELC Conference 2026
Barclays approved the partnership internally on 8 April, logo included. Barclays people joined the conference on 16 April.
11Barclays people attended
May 2026
26 Barclays sign-ups for #37
Your team promoted the seats inside Barclays on 7 May, and 19 people signed up that day. Emre Karabulut of Barclays spoke at #37.
12Barclays people checked in
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June 2026
Topics for the second meetup
Marian sent the topic shortlist for the autumn meetup at Barclays on 9 June.
July 2026
Summer break
No ELC meetup in July. Planning for the autumn meetup at Barclays picked up in August.
August 2026
Date, topic and speaker
On 20 August your team and Tereza agreed the date, the topic and Krishna Kotecha as the speaker for #45.
September 2026
26 Barclays sign-ups for #42
A company-wide note from your team brought 19 sign-ups for #42 on 2 September.
9Barclays people checked in
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October 2026
#45 at Barclays is full
Code Generation vs. Verification on 3 November, with Krishna Kotecha on stage. Eight Barclays people came to #43 on 14 October.
200+registered for #45
See the meetupPhotos from 3 NovemberOn top
What we do on top.
Podcast
An ELC podcast episode with your leader, recorded before the conference.
Conference main stage
One main-stage spot at ELC Conference 2027, free with the 2027 renewal.
Private dinners
A dinner with 10 decision-makers in a category you define.
More options
A third meetup at Barclays PORT, a dedicated newsletter or a community survey.
Draft. We finalise the 2027 plan together. Prices ex VAT
Year two: a Barclays leader on the ELC Conference main stage.
Renew for 2027 and Luboš, Krishna or another Barclays leader gets a main-stage spot at ELC Conference 2027 in April, free, with a speaking coach.
Your 2027 offer in short
Visibility package for 2027€14,000
Main-stage spot at ELC Conference 2027 Our thank-you€6,500 €0
You pay €14,000 for €20,500 of value. Sign by 30 November 2026.
Your speakers and your brand on the same stage as theirs
Speakers on the ELC stage have built at:
David Pavlik
CTO, Rohlik Group · ex-SpaceX
Rizwan Iqbal
Director of Engineering, Superhuman
Michal Matyjek
Sr. Engineering Manager, Netflix
Aleodor Tabarcea
Engineering Manager, Stripe
David Teodorescu
Senior Product Designer, Meta
Vojta Vondra
Partner Director of Engineering, Microsoft
Tatiana Stantonian
Principal Engineer, Financial Times
Jan Zenisek
VP of Product, Apify
Step 1The package
Visibility€14,000
For 2027, if signed by 30 November 2026. Inside the package:
- 4 priority seats at every monthly meetup
- 4 ELC LinkedIn posts about you
- 1 short partnership video
- Partner listing and badge
- Community engagement on your posts
- Your logo in the monthly newsletter
- 4 ELC Conference tickets
- 2 ELC meetups with your speakers
- Reshares of your news
- 1 more speaker at ELC events
- 1:1 speaking coach session
Step 2On top for 2027
Main-stage spot at ELC Conference 2027
For a Barclays leader, with a speaking coach. Free with the 2027 renewal
Our thank-you€6,500 €0
ELC podcast episode
With your leader, before April
Optional€3,000
Private dinner
10 decision-makers in a category you define
Optional€4,000
A third meetup at Barclays PORT
Visibility already has two
Optional€3,000
Dedicated newsletter
Only your message, for example hiring
Optional€5,000
€14,000Visibility for 2027, signed by 30 November 2026
Our thank-youFor a Barclays leader, with a speaking coach. Free with the 2027 renewal
DraftWe finalise the 2027 plan together
Marian Kamenistak, founder of ELC. Book a call: engineeringleaders.io/meet-marian
Next step
Welcome to year two: Barclays on the main stage.
Marian KamenistakFounder, ELCmarian@engineeringleaders.io
Tereza JarošováHead of Community, ELCtereza@engineeringleaders.io
Free with the 2027 renewal at €14,000, signed by 30 November. Tell us who should be on the ELC Conference 2027 main stage in April.
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