Michael Nygard
Nubank
Speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2024

Hear Michael reveal the often-unspoken rules of leadership that go beyond technical skills. You’ll discover how to navigate hidden dynamics, avoid common pitfalls in communication, and understand the subtleties of motivation, burnout, and decision-making traps. Join his other talk to explore the transition from centralized, batch-based analytics to a data mesh approach. You’ll learn about the benefits and challenges of adopting data mesh, including how it can address issues of slow feedback and scalability in data management.

Talks at GOTO Copenhagen 2024

Michael Nygard strives to raise the bar and ease the pain for developers around the world. He shares his passion and energy for improvement with everyone he meets, sometimes even with their permission. Living with systems in production taught Michael about the importance of operations and writing production-ready software. Highly-available, highly-scalable commerce systems are his forte.

Michael has written and co-authored several books, including 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know and the best seller Release It!, a book about building software that survives the real world. He is a highly sought speaker who addresses developers, architects, and technology leaders around the world.

Michael is currently General Manager of the Data Business Unit at Nubank, a financial services company that creates fanatical customers through radical simplicity.