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ELC · Prague, Czechia

# Engineering leadership meetups in _Prague._

An ELC meetup in Prague is a free evening for engineering managers, directors and CTOs, with talks first and a long networking block after. Prague is the home room. ELC runs 12 meetups a year and most of them are here, one evening a month, at a partner company office.

Every Prague meetup in the archive is listed below with the date, the talk and, since September 2025, two numbers from Luma: the seats that were confirmed and the people who scanned in at the door. The two are not the same thing and this page never swaps them.

![A packed ELC meetup in Prague, the room full and the speaker taking the floor](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/events-packed-room.BpFaNhFR_Z1Q36ac.avif)

## Coming up in Prague

-   Wednesday, 14 October 2026[#43 The Standard Tech/Engineering Manager Role Is Dead. How You Survive 2027](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/the-standard-tech-engineering-manager-role-is-dead-how-you-survive-2027-43/)Apify[Register on Luma](https://luma.com/tech-engineering-manager-role-is-dead)

Topic, speaker and venue are announced closer to each date. Registration is free and opens the seat.

## Meetups held in Prague

28 in the archive. "Approved" is a confirmed seat on Luma. "Checked in" is a QR scan at the door, a floor because walk-ins are not scanned. Registrations are never reported as attendance.

| Date | Meetup | Approved registrations | Checked in at the door |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 Sept 2026 | [#42 What Will AI Do to Your Org Chart in 2027?](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/what-will-ai-do-to-your-org-chart-in-2027-42/) Ataccama Software, s.r.o. | 154 | 79 |
| 9 Sept 2026 | [#41 Private Boat Party: Thank You, Speakers](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/private-boat-party-thank-you-speakers-41/) Dvořák Embankment, Pier 3B, by Čechův most, Prague 1 | 71 | 51 private speaker evening, not a public meetup |
| 19 Aug 2026 | [#40 ELC Summer Party: Live Long and Prosper 🖖](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/elc-summer-party-live-long-and-prosper-40/) Královská obora Stromovka | 110 | 43 outdoor summer party, scans undercount; 60+ counted by hand |
| 17 Jun 2026 | [#39 5 Levels of AI Adoption. Which One Are You On? Prove it.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/5-levels-of-ai-adoption-which-one-are-you-on-prove-it-39/) Zenwork Palác ARA | 180 | 85 |
| 21 May 2026 | [#37 12 Steps to Boost Your Value for 2027. Get Unstuck. Get Promoted.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/12-steps-to-boost-your-value-for-2027-get-unstuck-get-promoted-37/) Impact Hub Praha D10 | 191 | 93 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | [#36 How to Redesign Interviews for {AI-native} Candidates in 2026](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/how-to-redesign-interviews-for-ai-native-candidates-in-2026-36/) Emplifi | 127 | 82 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | [#34 From Squads to Soloists: RIP the Engineering Team](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/from-squads-to-soloists-rip-the-engineering-team-34/) Make | 125 | 99 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | [#33 Stop Hiring Unicorns. Start Growing Leaders](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/stop-hiring-unicorns-start-growing-leaders-33/) Pure Storage | 95 | 57 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | [#32 Radical Ownership: From Talk to Team Culture](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/radical-ownership-from-talk-to-team-culture-32/) Gemini A | 96 | 59 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | [#31 How to Boost Your Value on the Market](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/how-to-boost-your-value-on-the-market-31/) Productboard Czechia s.r.o. | 120 | 70 |
| 16 Sept 2025 | [#30 AI Dev Tools in 2025: Reality Check](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/ai-dev-tools-in-2025-reality-check-30/) Ataccama Software, s.r.o. | 136 | 106 |
| 11 Jun 2025 | [#29 Why 70% of Leaders Struggle with Big Change, And How to Get It Right](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/why-70-of-leaders-struggle-with-big-change-and-how-to-get-it-right-29/) Raiffeisenbank | no record | no record |
| 29 May 2025 | [#28 Show Me the ROI: Selling Engineering Ideas Without the BS](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/show-me-the-roi-selling-engineering-ideas-without-the-bs-28/) WorkLounge Příkopy | no record | 37 80 registrations on Talkbase, pre-Luma |
| 15 May 2025 | [#27 From Busy to Better: Make Space for Learning While Delivering](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/from-busy-to-better-make-space-for-learning-while-delivering-27/) Prague University of Economics and Business, Italská budova | no record | no record |
| 24 Apr 2025 | [#26 Platform Engineering in the Wild](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/platform-engineering-in-the-wild-26/) Ataccama Software, s.r.o. | no record | no record |
| 28 Jan 2025 | [#24 From Day 1 to 90: How to Set Your New Hires Up for Success](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/from-day-1-to-90-how-to-set-your-new-hires-up-for-success-24/) NN Digital Hub | no record | no record |
| 16 Jan 2025 | [#23 The Guide to Mastering Complex Roadmaps and Driving Quarterly Value](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/the-guide-to-mastering-complex-roadmaps-and-driving-quarterly-value-23/) Česká spořitelna, a.s. | no record | no record |
| 20 Nov 2024 | [#22 Deliver Value or Fail: Run Your Cloud Product Like a King](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/deliver-value-or-fail-run-your-cloud-product-like-a-king-22/) WorkLounge Karlín | no record | no record |
| 30 Oct 2024 | [#21 Culture Clash: Leading Engineers Around the Globe](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/culture-clash-leading-engineers-around-the-globe-21/) Productboard Czechia s.r.o. | no record | no record |
| 16 Oct 2024 | [#20 Agile is Dead. What can you do about it for your teams?](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/agile-is-dead-what-can-you-do-about-it-for-your-teams-20/) Make | no record | no record |
| 12 Sept 2024 | [#18 The Real Role of Staff/Principal Developers](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/the-real-role-of-staff-principal-developers-18/) Ataccama Software, s.r.o. | no record | no record |
| 18 Jun 2024 | [#17 Saving One Day a Week with AI: Truth Unveiled](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/saving-one-day-a-week-with-ai-truth-unveiled-17/) Microsoft | no record | no record |
| 6 Jun 2024 | [#16 How to get top talent in IT and have a 90% success rate?](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/how-to-get-top-talent-in-it-and-have-a-90-success-rate-16/) Direct Fidoo a.s. | no record | 65 pre-Luma, checked-in count from the CRM |
| 15 May 2024 | [#14 Learn to Sell Your Technical Ideas to Match Product Impact](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/learn-to-sell-your-technical-ideas-to-match-product-impact-14/) Pure Storage | no record | no record |
| 11 Apr 2024 | [#13 Build Synergies Over Processes and Metrics Between PM and EM](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/build-synergies-over-processes-and-metrics-between-pm-and-em-13/) Gen | no record | no record |
| 26 Mar 2024 | [#12 Boost Your Team's Efficiency with a Powerful Knowledge Base](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/boost-your-teams-efficiency-with-a-powerful-knowledge-base-12/) Apify | no record | no record |
| 13 Feb 2024 | [#11 From Employee to Business: 10 Steps to a 6M Freelance Business in a Year](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/od-zamestnance-k-podnikani-10-kroku-jak-za-rok-postavit-6ti-milionovy-byznys-na-volne-noze-11/) Opero | no record | no record |
| 9 Jan 2024 | [#10 Complete Guide to Earning Your New Team's Trust Within the First 3 Months](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/event/complete-guide-to-earning-your-new-teams-trust-within-the-first-3-months-10/) Make | no record | no record |

Door data exists from September 2025, when registration moved to Luma; "no record" means nothing survives for that edition. Source: ELC's Luma check-in audit, September 2026.

![A large seated audience applauding at an ELC meetup in Prague, in a room with a lit neon logo on the wall and small round tables holding drinks.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/reach-czechia-room.CsMg4yaX_ZthpKO.avif)

## Host an ELC meetup in Prague

One evening at your office, your engineer on stage, ELC runs the rest: the topic, the registrations, the other speakers, the recording. EUR 4,000 at your office, EUR 6,000 at a venue ELC secures, credited in full against a company membership signed within 90 days. Details and the other one-offs: [the reach page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/reach/).

![Three engineering leaders on stage in a panel discussion at ELC meetup #21 in Prague, one of them speaking into a microphone](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/21.BgAsqXMX_ZbxEdD.avif)

Speaker slots work two ways. Members apply for free through [the call for speakers](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/cfp/) and the program team picks the talks. Partners can also buy a slot. Either way ELC helps the speaker with the topic and with public-speaking coaching, and no talk is a sales pitch.

Comparing ELC with the local developer conferences? [The employer-branding page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/employer-branding/) lists them side by side, city by city.

## Frequently asked questions

How often does ELC meet in Prague?

About once a month. Of the 12 meetups ELC runs a year, most are in Prague; Brno, Bratislava and Kraków take the rest. Dates go up on Luma first and land on [the events page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/events/) the same week.

How many people come to an ELC meetup in Prague?

Measured, not estimated: between September 2025 and September 2026 the public Prague meetups confirmed 95 to 191 seats each, and the evenings with reliable scanning checked 57 to 106 people in at the door. The door count is a floor, because walk-ins are not scanned. The full table is on this page.

Can our company host an ELC meetup in Prague?

Yes. A hosted meetup is one evening at your office with your engineer on stage, run by ELC end to end; the price is on [the one-off reach page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/reach/) and is credited in full against a company membership signed within 90 days. Partners can buy a speaker slot; ELC helps with the topic and with public-speaking coaching.

Which Prague companies have hosted?

Apify, Ataccama, Microsoft, Make, Everpure, Productboard, Pure Storage and Emplifi among others. The venue of each meetup is on its event page.

Is an ELC meetup free to attend?

Yes, for every engineering leader. Registration runs through Luma; seats are limited by the room, so a Prague meetup often has a waitlist.

What happens in the networking part of a Prague meetup?

Talks run up to 75 minutes and the networking after them at least as long. The ELC team runs icebreaker games such as human bingo or speed networking, so people from different companies talk to each other instead of standing with their colleagues. The games and the free card generators are on [the networking games page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/networking-games/).

Every ELC meetup, in every city: [the events page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/events/). Membership is free: [join ELC](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/join/).

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