Software production has become a fundamental source of value creation across every industry. The Software Excellence Network is a curated forum where industry leaders and academic experts meet on equal footing to exchange ideas, share benchmarks, and co-shape the methods that raise the bar for the whole industry.
Founded by Seerene, the Software Excellence Network operates independently of any single vendor agenda. Masterclasses, roundtables, and sector-specific forums bring together practitioners who are accountable for the productive deployment of thousands of software engineers.
What the Network offers
Four pillars that shape every engagement.
01 · Peer exchange
C-level conversations, off the record
Confidential dialogue with other senior leaders facing the same strategic choices around software production, AI adoption, and engineering governance.
02 · Masterclasses
Deep dives with practitioners
In-depth sessions led by Network members and researchers, covering software-factory metrics, AI operating models, and technical-debt strategy.
03 · Research access
Early insights from academia
Early findings from academic partners and cross-industry data studies on engineering productivity, delivery quality, and organizational performance.
04 · Sector forums
Industry-specific roundtables
Focused exchanges for automotive, financial services, insurance, and industrial manufacturing — where software-production challenges differ in scale and regulation.
Inside the Network
Conversations that move the industry forward.
Executive Exchange, Berlin
Senior IT leadership audience
Transform or Face Disruption panel
Beyond the Engine, HPI Potsdam
Who joins
Senior decision-makers accountable for software at scale.
CEOsChief executives setting strategic direction for software-dependent value creation and competitiveness.
CIOs & CTOsEnterprise technology leaders accountable for portfolio delivery and engineering productivity.
CFOs & CDOsFinance and digital leaders funding software-intensive transformation programs.
Supervisory boardsBoard members holding executives accountable for software-dependent business outcomes.
AcademiaResearchers in software engineering, organizational performance, and AI–human collaboration.
