The Jam
A meetup for engineers, managers, and everybody in between
Upcoming editions: stay tuned!
Debate, share, and learn
The Jam by Scaleway (formerly CTO Forum) is a monthly event series designed for engineers, managers, and everybody in between. We invite guests from across the tech world to present their ideas, debate their positions, and share their experience and knowledge with the community. From staff engineers and infrastructure experts to founders and product owners, every meetup is a chance to ask questions and learn from proven leaders.
Practical information
ProgramSave your spot now👋 6:30 PM - Door opens, networking starts
🎤 7:00 PM - Talks and very interactive Q&A
🍹 8:00 PM - Let’s keep chatting: vegetarian and alcohol-free networking until 9 PM!
Registration is free but required.
Language: English
Address: Iliad’s office, 16 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque, 75008
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Previous editions
Episode #7
Speakers: Adam Surak, Head of Platform at BeReal, and Dustin Coates, Principal Product Manager at Algolia
Lille Edition #1
Speakers: Vianney Foucault, Platform Staff Engineer / Team Lead at Contentsquare and Loïc Poisot, CEO of CustomsBridge
Episode #6
Speakers: Laurent Bernaille, Principal Engineer at Datadog, and Alexandre Brianceau, CEO of Rudder.
Episode #5
Speaker: Pierre Couzy, CTO at Botify
Episode #4
Speakers: Thomas Boni, CTO & Co-founder of R2Devops, and Alexia Toulmet, Developer at Meilisearch & Teacher at Sciences Po
Episode #3
Speaker: Louis Chatriot, CEO of Alma
Episode #2
Speakers: Laurent Doguin, Director of Developer Relations & Strategy at Couchbase, and Sylvestre Ledru, Director of Engineering at Mozilla
Episode #1
Speakers: Karim Matrah, Head of Engineering at Get Contrast, and Pierre-Yves Ritschard, CTO at Exoscale
Frequently asked questions
The name is closely associated with the music meaning. We have musicians in our team here, and when they jam with other musicians it’s casual and fun. Everybody brings their own experiences, skill levels, and ideas to the “conversation”. It's the same with our meet-up series, hence the name.
Yep. The Jam is free but registration is required, so we can plan ahead the pizzas ordering. 🍕 Scaleway aims to pump up engineers who build great things and build bridges among the entire community—whatever the domain of expertise, whatever the skill level: you are welcome onboard, and it's free.
Fill out this form to tell us a bit about your background, and what you would like to share during a session at The Jam—we'll happilly look into it.