FDE Council Forum
A half-day, practitioner-led gathering for Forward Deployed Engineers and the people who lead and hire them.
Venue shared with invited attendees
A shared role needs shared practice.
The FDE role is growing faster than shared definitions of it. The Forum is a place for practitioners to compare notes and shape the open competency framework together, in person.
A working half-day
Draft agenda, subject to change.
- Welcome and state of the FDE role
- Practitioner talk
- Panel: hiring, onboarding and growing FDEs
- Working session on the open competency framework
- Networking
People working with the FDE role
Practitioners
- Forward Deployed Engineers
- Solutions and implementation engineers
People who lead and hire
- Engineering leaders who run FDE teams
- Hiring managers
North America only for now.
Contributors
Speakers will be announced as they’re confirmed.
Small, useful and independent
- Invite-only to keep it small and useful.
- Vendor-neutral and industry-neutral. No sales pitches.
- Sessions may be recorded for the FDE Council podcast and recap. Anyone who does not want to appear can opt out.
- Chatham House Rule applies in the working session.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a cost?
It is planned to be free for invited attendees.
How are invitations decided?
We aim for a balanced room of practitioners, leaders and hiring managers. Not every request can be accepted.
Will it be recorded?
Parts of it may be. We’ll tell you at the door, and you can opt out.
Who runs the Forum?
The FDE Council Forum is run independently by FDE Council.
Can my company sponsor?
Not for the first edition. Write to hello@fdecouncil.com to hear about future editions.
Tell us about your work.
Requests help us shape a useful and balanced room. We’ll email you if a seat opens up for you.
Submitting a request does not confirm an invitation.
Invitations are full. Join the waitlist for the next Forum.
The first Forum took place in December 2026.