Empowering the Global AI Engineering Community

Shawn "swyx" Wang is the cofounder and CEO of AI Engineer, writer and podcast host at Latent Space, and contributes to building world-class evaluation standards for coding agents at Cognition. After beginning his career in quantitative finance, he went on to lead Developer Relations at AWS and at three devtools unicorn startups — Netlify, Temporal, and Airbyte. He is best known for his work on the Rise of the AI Engineer at Latent Space, and for popularizing the concepts of the Self-Provisioning Runtime, the Third Age of JS, and the End of Localhost on DX.Tips. He shares his work and ideas on Twitter, GitHub, and YouTube.

Benjamin Dunphy is the cofounder and VP Sales & Creative Director of AI Engineer, where he drives the company's global sponsorship strategy, creative vision, and partner relations. He oversees the execution of high-impact initiatives, ensuring alignment between commercial objectives and community value. Previously, Benjamin built the Jamstack Conf brand for Netlify and created the Reactathon series, producing seven conferences. At AI Engineer, he is responsible for maintaining strong relationships with strategic partners and sponsors while delivering world-class experiences for AI engineers and technical leaders globally.

Lia McBride is the General Manager of AI Engineer, where she leads the company globally. Focusing on overall operations, partnerships, and international expansion for one of the fastest-growing communities of AI engineers worldwide. With nearly two decades in technology, including early career working with Google and senior leadership roles at Twitter and Improbable, Lia has spent her career advancing developer ecosystems, scaling high-growth platforms, and creating structures that enable innovation to thrive. Through her leadership, AI Engineer continues to expand its global footprint, delivering high-impact experiences that grow the industry and support the next generation of applied AI innovation.