Paradigms of the software industry
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Paradigms of the software industry

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Celebrating the 20th Lindholmen Software Development Day conference!

Date and time

Location

Lindholmen Conference Centre

5 Lindholmspiren 417 56 Lindholmen Sweden

Agenda

8:30 AM

Welcome, Opening remarks

The floor is Lava

Daniel Langkilde, CEO, Kognic

Software is being built in a completely new paradigm: development cycles have collapsed from months to days, roles are converging, and product-market fit is a treadmill you must re-earn constantly. U...

Developer Joy - The New Paradigm

Holly Cummins, Senior Principal Software Engineer, IBM

Ever been told “work is not a place to be happy?” It’s not true! As developers, our job is to be productive, and we’re most productive when we’re in flow, doing friction-free creation. The good news ...

Q & A

9:50 AM

Panel on paradigms

Anders Dyvermark, Ericsson

Sanela Ibrovic - SAAB, Automotive

Simona Bamerlind, Newminds

Helena H. Olsson, Malmö University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee break

TECH TRACK (T) OR BUSINESS TRACK (B)? It's your choice

Please note that the Tech track will be in the Main Hall, and the Business track in Pascal (next door)

11:00 AM

T1: From Orbit to Impact: Satellite Data Enhancing Decision-Making

Federico Giaimo, Software Engineer Lead, Beyond Gravity

Chiara Ceccobello, Astrophysicist, Researcher RISE

Over the past two decades, satellite technology has undergone a remarkable transformation—from exclusive, high-cost, application-specific missions to a new paradigm of agile, cheaper, sensor-rich con...

11:00 AM

B1: From Building Systems to Growing Systems

Helena Holmström Olsson, Professor, Malmö University

Digitalisation is one of the most potent and profound developments that affect industry and society. With digital technologies such as software, data, and artificial intelligence (AI), companies in t...

11:20 AM

T2: Agentic AI for constructing software - what works and what doesn't

Miroslav Staron, Prof. Interaction Design & SW, GU

Generative AI models have revolutionised how we construct software today. Smart programming environments evolved from mere IntelliSense suggestions on how to use library functions to generating code,...

11:20 AM

B2: Shadow AI and the Future of Work: Security, Transparency, and Real Value

Kristina Knaving, Senior researcher, RISE

Shadow AI" - AI that is used without the employer's knowledge - creates challenges around information security and transparency. At the same time, it is the employer's responsibility to ensure compet...

11:40 AM

T3: Is Your Code Ready for the Post-Quantum World?

Henrik Sjöstrand, SW Data & AI Solutions Architect, IBM

Quantum computing is no longer just a buzzword—it's a paradigm shift in the making. While these machines promise breakthroughs in science and technology, they also bring a serious challenge: breaking...

11:40 AM

B3: Central vs distributed on the internet

Johan Thelin, Founder, Koderize AB

In this talk we will discuss the paradigm of central vs distributed on the Internet. As the Internet was built, the focus was on resilience and distribution, but as the economy of scale and the natur...

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch break

1:10 PM

T4: Paradigm in software methodology or maybe even broader requirements engine

Eric Knauss, Professor in Software Engineering, Chalmers

We see a paradigm shift in how software is developed: More continuous, more changes per time period, faster interaction with users. But also: Higher levels of criticality with respect to privacy, sec...

1:10 PM

B4: Modernising legacy software systems with the Strangler fig pattern

Daniel Raniz Raneland, Coding architect, Factor 10

Do your developers want to throw the existing code in a dumpster, light it on fire and start again from scratch? It might sound tempting, but for several reasons that I will discuss in this talk, re...

1:30 PM

T5: AI-based System Comprehension for R&D

Beatriz Grafulla,Head of Applied Generative AI, Ericsson

It is well accepted that system complexity growth and associated requirements and constraints lead to a comprehension threshold, which is a fundamental limiting factor in our ability to work creative...

1:30 PM

B5: How to deal with resistance towards AI

Jonas Thorngren, CEO & Founder, Pollen

Jens Nordberg, Innovation Behaviour Specialist, Pollen

The emergence of AI tools and assistants is a tremendous opportunity for knowledge workers in most, if not all, industries. It is also a substantial risk to our jobs. Depending on whether we view AI ...

1:50 PM

T6: Vibe-coding or software craftsmanship?

Daniel Roeven, Frontend Developer, Intunio

With AI writing larger parts of our codebases, what's left for us humans? How do we delegate work to AI while safeguarding the careful judgment, thoughtful UX, simplicity and reliability that make fo...

1:50 PM

B6: AI is killing the web

Stellan Löfving, Head Marketing & Communication, HiQ Gbg

Artificial intelligence is disrupting the foundational business model of the web: search. Google’s shift toward AI overviews and zero-click searches has eroded the value exchange with content creator...

2:10 PM

T7: From Plato to Prompts: Frameworks, Clean Data & Dialogues for Conversation

Kostas Stylidis, CEO & Founder, Intended future

Kostas Stylidis is CEO & Co-founder of Intended Future and a researcher focused on AI agents for advanced engineering and design. He leads the development of agentic systems—such as AgentQ—that opera...

2:10 PM

B7: Transformation of Software Development in the Defence Industry

Christer Åkerberg, Signal & Data Processing, SAAB

Hanna Sjöstedt, Head of Sensor Software, SAAB

In a rapidly evolving world, Saab's priorities are clear: deliver on customer commitments, accelerate future capabilities, and transform the way we work to sustain our mission of keeping people and s...

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Coffee break

3:10 PM

Main Track in the Main Hall

3:15 PM

#DevSecGeoOps - insights that make you C_sharp?

Niclas Hansson, Senior Business Advisor, Radar

With lots of energy, some distance and a strong presence on stage, Niclas will take us through the state-of-the-nation of today's software industry. What is the current state? Why is that important?...

3:35 PM

Reflecting on Paradigms that shaped our industry

Jessica Nymark, Vice President, COO – WirelessCar

Over the past 20 years, software development has undergone transformative shifts—changing not only how we build and deploy software, but also how we regulate it, consume it, and integrate it into our...

3:55 PM

Beyond Classical: Why Quantum Computing Matters for Developers

Henrik Sjöstrand, Software Data & AI Solutions Architec

4:25 PM

Closing remarks

4:30 PM

End of Lindholmen Software Development Day 2025

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Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

About this event

Science & Tech • High Tech

Twenty years of software development have brought both disruption and stability. Some technologies have reshaped industries overnight, while others have remained steadfast. This year, we focus on the *Paradigms* — the temporary truths of the software industry.

Centralised or federated solutions? Edge computing, on-premises, or cloud? Agile frameworks, empowerment or software craftsmanship?

Should we follow trends or challenge them?

Can we know in advance, or is experimentation the only way? Or are we at the brink of a complete transformation with generative AI?

When technical choices become strategic moves, how do we navigate the landscape?

We are living in extraordinary times, making it more important than ever to come together and share experiences, insights, and opportunities. Innovation is born from debate, and for 20 years, we have built a free and open arena for software developers who share a passion for creating sustainable, exciting, fun, reliable, and trustworthy code.

Join us to listen, network, and shape the future of software development!

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