For decades we were paid for what we knew. What happens when an AI knows it too — in seconds?
For decades, tech professionals built careers on expertise. We learned operating systems, networking, virtualisation, cloud platforms and automation. Experience was measured in years.
Then AI arrived.
Today, an AI can generate scripts, explain architectures and answer technical questions in seconds. The skills we spent decades acquiring are becoming instantly accessible.
So where does that leave us?
A mixed panel with over 100 years of combined experience explore the uncomfortable question many IT professionals are asking themselves but few talk about openly:
How do I stay relevant?
This is not a session about AI features or Copilots. It's a session about people.
We'll discuss how our roles are changing, why experience still matters, which skills are becoming more valuable, and how technical professionals can continue to thrive when knowledge is no longer the scarce resource it once was.
Because perhaps the future isn't about competing with AI.
It's about becoming better at using AI and the things only humans can do.
For most of our careers, people paid us for what we knew. Increasingly, they'll pay us for how we think.
On the panel
- Klaus Gjelstrup Nielsen — Microsoft · LinkedIn
- Anders Ravnholt — Microsoft Expert
- Mathias Mengesha Emiliussen — MVP · LinkedIn
📍 Main day, 10 February 2027 · See it on the agenda
Panels at ELDK27 are 60 minutes, built for the people who make the decisions — CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and IT managers — and everyone who wants to understand where our industry is heading. You ask, they answer.
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📅 Agenda: Day 1 / Pre-day (Master Classes) · Day 2 / Main event