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Jeanne
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Head of Engineering, Emerging AI Products
Block
Jeanne Lee is Head of Engineering for Emerging AI Products at Block, leading the development of next-generation agentic platforms that transform organizational productivity. Overseeing engineering teams of 30+ engineers, she has established herself as a leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial technology. Lee has pioneered AI-powered productivity platforms from concept to production, establishing operational frameworks that enable rapid innovation while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability. Her expertise spans LLM integration, multi-tenant architecture, and real-time collaboration systems that serve thousands of daily users. With extensive experience in fintech engineering leadership, Lee has successfully scaled organizations through complex technical initiatives and 0-1 product development. Her background as a full-stack engineer provides deep technical and product insight that informs her strategic approach to AI platform development. Lee is passionate about the future of human-AI collaboration and frequently speaks on agentic system architecture, AI platform scalability, and organizational transformation for AI integration.
09 October 2025 14:35 - 14:50
Bridging innovation and automation: Building the next generation of AI agents
Jeanne Lee will explore how enterprises can move from AI experimentation to practical, scalable automation through intelligent agents. She'll cover three pillars shaping the agentic AI landscape: Agent Architecture & Integration – designing modular, extensible AI agents that act as connective tissue across enterprise tools and workflows, transforming isolated systems into powerful automated processes. Open Source Ecosystem & Extensibility – building transparent, community-driven agent platforms that democratize AI capabilities and enable rapid innovation through collaborative development and the Model Context Protocol. Real-World Implementation & Impact – demonstrating practical applications from code generation to design automation, showing how agents are already saving engineering teams 8-10+ hours per week and empowering non-technical users with developer superpowers. Drawing on Block's experience building Goose as an open source agent, Jeanne will highlight what's truly deployable in production environments and challenge the audience to think beyond simple chatbots – toward agents that serve as the fundamental interface for computing and productivity, amplifying human creativity while maintaining transparency and control.

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