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Talks & Events

I speak about two things: how Forward Deployed Engineering actually works — how to structure the org, how to hire for it, and how the role is changing under AI — and what AI changes about doing scientific research.

If you'd like me to speak to your team or portfolio, get in touch via Platypus Technologies.

2026

  • Return to Phase Space with an AI Assistant — 17th Plasma Kinetics Working Meeting, Wolfgang Pauli Institute, Vienna (August 2026). A talk and working-week contribution on rebuilding a gyrokinetics code with AI, validating the result, and what becomes possible when AI handles more of the computational research loop. Reflection → · Programme →
  • The Changing Shape of the FDE Function — Northzone, London (June 2026). Co-hosting and moderating a panel on how the forward-deployed role is evolving, with founders taking deliberately different approaches to it. Event →
  • EBVC CTO Exchange — Earlybird VC, remote (June 2026). Guest expert at Earlybird's quarterly portfolio-CTO exchange: the solutions-engineer vs. FDE distinction, managing FDE/product friction, revenue-per-FDE, and what changes for services companies post-AI, followed by live Q&A.
  • Forward Deployed Engineering — Earlybird VC "Gradient Descending" roundtable, London (June 2026). A session on what makes a great FDE, whether you should charge for the role, and how it differs from solutions engineering. Recap →
  • Forward Deployed Engineers: Code & Commercial Impact — Dex Sessions, London (2026). Moderated a panel on the FDE role — technical requirements, commercial impact, and career trajectories — at The Ministry, Borough. Recording → · Event →