XALT AI Circle · Event #1 · Munich
The evening to look back on: keynote, discussion and fishbowl. Gene Kim at the Drivers & Business Club Munich.
May 4, 2026Drivers & Business Club MunichKeynote · Fishbowl · Dinner Next event →
Topics
Four perspectives, one thread. The companies acting now are defining tomorrow’s market.
The new competitive edge isn’t the algorithm — it’s the ability to scale AI infrastructure faster than the competition.
Can’t find senior developers? Neither can your competitors. Companies that don’t bet on AI augmentation now fall behind — in quarters, not years.
GDPR, NIS2, the AI Act — German companies see regulation as a brake. The winners use shift-left as a strategic lead.
Flow, feedback, continuous learning — Gene Kim’s core principles. Whoever fails faster learns faster. Whoever learns faster wins.
The foundations for the evening.
Keynote Speaker
Founder of IT Revolution
Advisor to Fortune 500 companies worldwide. He advises Cisco, Disney and John Deere. His framework is used at Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Author of The Phoenix Project (1M+ copies, 24 languages) and Vibe Coding (2026, Axiom Gold Medal). 30+ years of research in DevOps & IT transformation. This was his first talk in Munich.
Three perspectives from practice
Three entrepreneurs showed what happens when you take Gene Kim’s principles seriously.
Vibe coding without IT skills
Built his own projects with AI without a developer background — the reality check for everyone in the room. Practical experience as a non-developer, an honest account without a sales pitch, the bridge between business and technology.
10 years of XALT — AI-first
From Atlassian consultant to AI-first company. How Gene Kim’s principles transformed a German consulting firm. DevOps principles across 10 years of practice, vibe coding inside his own company, full circle: theory meets reality.
AI transformation in day-to-day business
The entrepreneur’s view: what it takes to get teams on board and turn AI from a buzzword into a competitive advantage. Transformation from an owner’s perspective, practice instead of a pilot project, strategy meets execution.
Program
Drivers & Business Club Munich · May 4, 2026
Reception
Arrive and connect over drinks.
Opening
The evening’s theses — and why this room is no coincidence.
Keynote
The author of The Phoenix Project and advisor to Fortune 500 companies on the next disruption: vibe coding, AI augmentation, and why speed is the new moat.
Practice
Not a lecture on theory — three entrepreneurs show what happens when you take Gene Kim’s principles seriously.
Fishbowl
No fixed panel. Chairs sit in the middle — anyone who wants to contribute joins in. That’s how dialogue happens instead of Q&A theater.
Dinner
The best conversations happen after the program. A shared dinner, deeper connections, and the start of a network that extends beyond this evening.
Wait list
We’re already planning the next XALT event. On 2 November, we’ll be meeting Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw. Want to join us?
Event #2 of the XALT AI Circle, Munich.
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