Michael Forrester is a student, an explorer, and an educator who often explores the boundaries between humanity and technology. He’s held roles ranging from CTO to individual contributor, crossing operations, AI, machine learning, AWS, and more. He speaks regularly at KubeCon and CNCF events and co-hosts podcasts exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the engineering discipline. After many decades riding the waves of technology, he believes engineering isn’t going away….it’s evolving. Systems thinking, design thinking, architecture, pipelines, and human connection matter more than ever, even as the tools change around us.