Your teams are busy. The dashboards are full. But are you actually moving forward, or just getting better at managing chaos? In a world that glorifies endless optimization, leaders are often caught in a dangerous trap: investing in complex, long-term improvement projects that become obsolete before they ever launch. The result is wasted resources, frustrated teams, and a lingering fear that your operational foundation isn't as solid as you think.

This session offers a different path. Join Neil Lien, a veteran of hyper-growth environments at Apple and Meta, as he reveals the "Strategic Release" methodology—a battle-tested philosophy for turning operational chaos into a powerful engine for growth. This isn't a theoretical framework; it was forged in high-stakes situations where missing a financial reporting deadline or acting on bad data was not an option. Neil will deconstruct the common pitfalls of scaling and provide a practical playbook for delivering tangible value, building user trust, and creating unstoppable momentum through disciplined, iterative action.

The session will explore key themes such as the optimization trap, showing why the pursuit of a perfect system is often the enemy of progress. We will focus on human-centric design, where you will discover why even a technically flawless tool can fail and how to build solutions that align with your team's intuition for immediate success. You will also learn to leverage an operational crisis as the catalyst for driving foundational change and uncover the methodology for breaking down massive challenges into manageable releases that deliver value in weeks, not years.

By the end of this session, you will have a clear framework to diagnose the hidden operational risks and data debt within your organization, implement the Strategic Release methodology to deliver measurable results quickly, and champion a culture of user-centric development.

This session is for the leaders who don't just want to manage their business—they want to build it to last. Leave with the tools to stop polishing the chaos and start building your competitive advantage, one strategic release at a time.