Café com CTO's
- Date
- 2025-06-26
- Location
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Host
- Personal
About this event
There’s a different kind of conversation that happens when technical leaders step away from status meetings, dashboards, and hiring pipelines and sit down over coffee with peers who understand the real shape of the job. Café com CTO's is built for that kind of exchange: candid, practical, and grounded in the day-to-day reality of leading technology. If you care about how great engineering organizations are actually run, this is a room worth being in. About the Event Café com CTO's is an in-person community meetup in São Paulo for people interested in technology leadership, peer learning, and meaningful professional connection. The format is intentionally social and conversational, centered on the kind of dialogue that is hard to replicate in formal conferences or purely online communities. Rather than a heavily programmed event that keeps everyone at a distance, this meetup creates space for direct exchange. It’s a chance to discuss the questions that sit underneath the job title: how to lead well, how to make better technical decisions, how to navigate growth, tradeoffs, and team dynamics, and how to stay sharp while the landscape keeps changing. Because this is a community-oriented gathering, the value comes from the people in the room and the quality of the conversation. Expect a setting that supports introductions, honest discussion, and the kind of networking that feels useful rather than transactional. This event is especially well suited to those who want to build stronger relationships within the São Paulo tech ecosystem. Whether you lead a team today or are moving toward a leadership role, the event offers an accessible way to meet others who are thinking seriously about engineering, product delivery, and organizational health. What to Expect Expect a morning meetup format that favors live interaction over passive listening. The emphasis is on meeting peers, starting thoughtful conversations, and sharing experiences across different companies, team sizes, and stages of growth. You can likely expect the experience to include: Casual arrival and introductions so people can get oriented and start connecting naturally Small-group and one-to-one conversations around leadership, engineering culture, scaling, architecture, hiring, and cross-functional collaboration Organic networking with CTOs, technical leaders, founders, and builders from the local community Space for practical discussion about real challenges, not just high-level trends This is the kind of event where a single conversation can lead to a new perspective on managing teams, a useful peer connection, or a clearer way to think about a problem you’ve been carrying. You do not need a formal agenda to leave with something valuable when the room is filled with people operating at a high level. Because the setting is in person, expect more nuance and depth than you typically get in digital networking spaces. Face-to-face conversation makes it easier to compare notes, ask better follow-up questions, and build trust quickly. Why Attend If you work in or around technology leadership, you already know that many of the hardest problems are not purely technical. They involve people, communication, priorities, sequencing, and judgment. This meetup gives you access to peers who are navigating those same realities and can offer perspective that is both immediate and credible. Attending can help you: Pressure-test your thinking with people who understand technical and organizational complexity Learn from peers’ experience across different company contexts and leadership styles Expand your local network in a way that can support future hiring, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing Get out of your own bubble and hear how others are approaching similar challenges Reconnect with the community side of the industry, not just the operational side For emerging leaders, events like this can accelerate your growth by giving you exposure to how experienced operators think. For established leaders, it’s a chance to contribute, compare notes, and stay connected to the broader ecosystem around you. There is also simple value in being in a room where you do not have to over-explain your context. Conversations move faster when everyone already understands the pressures of shipping, scaling, recruiting, prioritizing, and making decisions with incomplete information. Practical Details Café com CTO's takes place in person in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, June 26 at 9:00 AM GMT-3. The morning timing makes it easy to start the day with strong conversations and still carry the momentum into the rest of your schedule. Because this is an in-person meetup, plan for a format that rewards arriving ready to engage. A little preparation goes a long way: think about the leadership, engineering, or organizational questions you’d like to discuss, and come ready to introduce yourself clearly. A few useful ways to prepare: Bring a concise description of your role, team, or current focus Come with 2-3 topics you’d genuinely like input on Be ready to share your own experience, not just collect advice Leave room in your schedule for conversations that may continue beyond a quick introduction If you value strong peer networks, practical discussion, and a more human kind of tech meetup, this event is a smart use of a Thursday morning. São Paulo has one of the most dynamic tech communities in the region, and Café com CTO's offers a direct way to step into that conversation.
Who should attend
This is for people who want smarter conversations about technology leadership and a stronger connection to the local tech community. - You’re a **CTO, VP of Engineering, Head of Engineering, or technical founder** and want to compare notes with peers who understand the weight of technical and organizational decisions. - You lead or influence **engineering teams, architecture, delivery, or developer culture** and want candid discussion beyond surface-level networking. - You’re an **emerging engineering leader** moving from senior individual contributor or manager roles into broader leadership and want exposure to how experienced leaders think. - You work closely with technical leadership in **product, operations, or startup leadership** and value better insight into how strong tech organizations are built. - You want to grow your **network in São Paulo’s tech ecosystem** through real conversations with people you may continue learning from after the event. - You prefer meetups where the value comes from **substance, context, and useful peer exchange**, not just collecting contacts. If you’ve been looking for a room where people can talk honestly about leading technology teams, making tradeoffs, and building better organizations, you’ll likely feel at home here.