2025-09-03 –, Kuppelsaal
How we sustain what we build — and why the future of tech depends on care, not only code.
The last five years have reshaped tech — through a pandemic, economic uncertainty, shifting politics, and the rapid rise of AI. While these changes have opened new opportunities, they’ve also exposed the limits — and harms — of a “move fast and break things” mindset.
This talk invites the audience into a collective reflection on the state of tech today — and a reimagining of the futures we want to build. We’ll explore how small, mission-driven teams can use AI and automation to scale impact while centering their values, and why the work of maintenance — often invisible and undervalued — is foundational to responsible innovation.
Drawing from my experience as a software engineer at a mission-driven company, and as an open-source community leader, I’ll unpack the challenges of long-term technical work: invisible labor, ethical drift, burnout and the quiet leadership of those who stay. In a world obsessed with velocity and dominance, this is a talk about resilience — and why the future belongs to those willing to maintain it as a radical act of shaping what comes next.
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Abstract as a tweet (X) or toot (Mastodon):Explore how machine learning and generative AI can help drive real climate action
Jessica Greene is a self/community-taught developer who came to tech by way of the film industry and specialty coffee roasting. She is now a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Ecosia.org, where she explores how ML and generative AI can support climate action. Passionate about ethical, sustainable, and inclusive technology, Jessica co-leads PyLadies Berlin, serves on the board of the Python Software Verband (PySV), and is part of the Python Software Foundation’s Conduct Working Group. In 2024, she was honored with the inaugural Outstanding PyLadies Award and the PSF Community Service Award for her contributions to the Python ecosystem.