Engineering Leadership program.

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Where tomorrow's tech leaders learn from today's best.

This program is built for experienced technology leaders in large scale-ups and enterprises. The tech leaders of tomorrow - ready to move beyond daily execution toward becoming strategic, business-minded agents of change drive technology as a lever for growth and boost teams to develop tomorrow’s competitive advantage.

Supported by

Lighthouse
Seatgeek
ItsMe
InThePocket
Showpad
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A program structured around three essential pillars.

I) Architecture & Scalability

II) Performance & Culture

III) Strategy & Leadership

Explore how emerging tech — from AI to cloud-native systems — is reshaping software. You’ll learn how to lead through technical change, design scalable systems, and build engineering cultures that grow with you.

Broken down into 10 sessions

10 interactive courses on cutting-edge topics brought to life by frontrunning leaders, and future-ready tech enterprises.

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Academy - Bain

Session 1 - Turning Technical Vision into Organisational Buy-In

Academy - Lighthouse

Session 2 - Architecture at Different Stages of a Company: Scale-up vs. Enterprise

Academy - Seatgeek

Session 3 - Technology Choices:
Impact of Trade-offs

Academy - Itsme

Session 4 - How to Design
for Scale:
The Story of “Simplexity”

Academy - Collibra

Session 5 - High-performance 
and Observability:
Building Resilient, Robust Systems

Academy - Imanage

Session 6 - Security and
Multi-Tenancy: Managing Risks in 
Modern Architectures

Academy - Patrick Debois

Session 7 - Integrating Agents: Practical Strategies for AI Adoption

Academy - In the pocket

Session 8 - The Importance of UX
in Scalable Systems

Academy - Showpad

Session 9 - Building and Scaling 
Engineering Organizations

Academy - Techwolf

Session 10 - Future Trends in 
Software Architecture

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GROW YOUR ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP.

Before a program begins, each participant completes a personal Academy intake interview. This ensures we align your experience and leadership goals with relevant topics, peers, and cases.

Ready for a high-trust, peer-to-peer leadership journey in Belgium’s epicenter of Wonder & Performance?

Apply now or reach out to Bruno Vandegehuchte - Head of Wintercircus Startup Campus & Academy

  • Standard: €14,000 per person — apply until full.
  • Early Bird: €12,000 per person — apply by June 30.
  • Scale-Up Duo Deal: €9,000 per person — valid for max. 2 participants from the same scale-up*.
  • Wintercircus Collective Discount: -10% on any price tier — available to Collective members.

*The Engineering Leadership Program is designed for mid-sized to large enterprises and fast-growing scale-ups ready to help their technical talent grow from operational execution into strategic leadership. It’s aimed at companies that view technology as a powerful lever for long-term competitive advantage

Prices are VAT exclusive.

Bruno@wintercircus.be

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Because tech leaders have to do more than just build.

They must shape strategy, drive change, and scale teams, all while navigating legacy constraints, performance demands, and organizational complexity.

That’s why we launched Wintercircus Academy, a learning space where tomorrow’s tech leaders learn from the real-world experiences of today’s trailblazers.

The course format includes:

1. Experience & War Stories

A deep dive into real-world decisions, trade-offs, and lessons learned.

2. Fireside Chat

A moderated, open conversation exploring broader challenges, best practices, and peer insights.

3. Live Q&A

A participant-driven discussion that connects the case to individual realities and cross-company hurdles.

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A Wintercircus and Vlerick Business School collaboration.

Wintercircus Academy aims to combine practical, cutting-edge cases from the Wintercircus network with the academic expertise of Vlerick. The goal is to elevate our technical leaders to a higher level in a world that is evolving faster than ever — technically speaking. Together, we aim to set a new standard in leadership development for tech talent in Europe and beyond.