Córdoba Team '25 Community-Led Conference. The Bee's Knees!

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Recap from Argentina | Córdoba | Team ’25 "The Bee’s Knees!" 

Last Friday, the "Team ’25 Community-Led Conference: The Bee’s Knees!" took place at Siglo 21 University in Córdoba. Organized by Córdoba Community Team members, the event brought together professionals and students to explore the latest in technology and leadership.

The conference featured a series of inspiring speakers. The lineup included insightful presentations from Gaspar Aguilar (Atlassian), Ale Parise (Founder & CEO of Robots For Humanity), Nicolas ALFONSO (Focus Investment), Fernando Frias (Universidad Siglo 21), Camilo Gomez (Atlassian), Iris Gastañaga (Kinetic Corp), Diego Serrano and Pablo Abbate (Kenility).

Key technological takeaways from the event included:

• AI and Development: A notable presentation by Diego Serrano focused on implementing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers with AI. He explained it as an open standard that acts as a "USB for AI," allowing for the efficient connection of APIs to streamline software development and give developers greater control.

• Atlassian's Ecosystem: Sessions highlighted the power of tools like Jira, Atlassian Automation, Confluence, and the Cloud Platform to build agile, scalable workflows and centralize knowledge. The integration of Atlassian Intelligence and Rovo AI was presented as a way to incorporate AI as a true team companion.

• Local Innovation: The Córdoba-based startup Robots For Humanity showcased their work in training humanoid robots for the workplace, demonstrating the region's talent and innovation.

Leading with Purpose: Building High-Performing Teams

The event concluded with a powerful closing keynote on leadership by celebrated basketball coach Ruben Magnano. His talk provided valuable reflections for anyone working in a team. Key messages included the idea of a leader as a "facilitator of success" and his powerful metaphor, "The team is our temple." He emphasized that in an era of increasing automation and AI, the leader's most critical role is to foster cohesion, trust, and fairness. Magnano's core idea resonated deeply: "Talent is useful only when it is placed at the service of the team."

Overall, the conference was hailed as an enriching, high-quality event that successfully blended deep technical content with profound insights into modern leadership, leaving attendees inspired and eager to participate in future Atlassian community gatherings.

That was a truly inspiring story

But let me tell you, the absolute highlight of the day wasn't a piece of software or a new AI trick. It was a person.

Get this: we were all deep into the tech talks when we noticed an 80-year-old gentleman in the audience, attending with his granddaughter. Yeah, you read that right—eighty! He wasn't just there for the free coffee, either; he was genuinely into it.

I had the chance to greet him personally, and his energy was just incredible. He was so inspiring, with this amazing open mind, proving that you're never too old to learn new things (or at least try to figure out what all these acronyms mean).

I asked for his name, and I'll never forget it: Don Miguel Gomez.

It honestly makes you so proud to be part of a community that welcomes cool people of all ages who just want to keep growing. What a legend!

@Maya Sutton Your support has been invaluable.

See you in Barcelona!

[Marcos Milanesio]

@Gaspar Aguilar Vega and @Camilo Gomez were amazing. Thanks a lot for your effort.