Peers
1,200 CTOs, one Slack. Management, tech challenges and trends with people leading 20+ engineers. No selling, no recruiters, no consultants.
- High-level discussion
- Supportive colleagues
- Active community
Who we are.
In numbers, quotes & logos.
1,200members
“alphalist makes it super easy to connect to any form of technical leader. There is an ongoing flow of interesting updates, early indication of trends. Whenever you have a problem, small or big, you can just reach out. It just works”
Daniel Gebler
8events a year
“As a CTO I find the accumulated knowledge of the network valuable. Decision-making and strategy becomes easier when you can learn from how people achieved the same thing in the past so you won't repeat their mistakes.”
Lars Klein
148podcast episodes
“I once asked the group if anyone can share their experience with topic xyz and within a matter of hours I got keen insight and even had a video call which yielded a fruitful discussion – all with no interest in selling me anything.”
Andreas Westendörpf
Our members lead engineering at
Deutsche Bank
What we do.
And why members stay.
Events
Eight rooms a year. Presentations from top tech leaders, brainstorming in an intimate setting, connections that span industries and domains.
- Learn
- Talk tech
- Expand your network
Knowledge
Built by practitioners. Our flagship summit, members-only masterclasses and hands-on bootcamps for CTOs and their teams.
- CTO Summit
- Masterclasses
- Bootcamps
The best part: We meet. A lot!
Three formats, always high level and fun.
CTO Dinners
Topic tables, open discussions, one long evening. The format members book out first, because the conversation goes where a conference never can.
- 100 CTOs per event
- topic tables, open discussions
- great dinner and drinks included
CTO Oktoberfest
The informal one. Our own table at the Wiesn, no agenda, no name badges. The day relationships stop being professional and start being real.
- 120 CTOs
- no agenda
- having fun together
CTO & Developer Bootcamps
Two days hands-on deep dive, tailored for CTOs and their teams. Topics like agentic engineering, practitioners only, people who've actually done it.
- 2 days, limited seats
- CTO + DEV tracks
- practitioners only
Our flagship. Where CTOs & developers come together.
code.talks is where the German tech ecosystem meets. Running for 17+ years, it's Germany's second-largest independent developer conference, and still built around what CTOs and developers need, not around sponsors.
- 2 days, 100+ talks, 3,500 attendees
- 14 tracks: from AI over cloud to culture
- CTO Summit, only for alphalist members
- Gaming, food, exhibitors, party
- Hamburg · Nov 4–5, 2026
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What's happening.
01
2 days. 3,500 attendees. 100+ talks.
Two days in Hamburg's biggest cinema. 14 curated tracks, 100+ sessions and the whole German tech scene in one building. Built by the community.
02
From legends to the local community.
Keynotes from people who built the tools you use, next to first-time speakers from Hamburg meetups. Curated by practitioners, not by sponsorship tier.
03
The CTO Summit. One day, 300 CTOs, closed doors.
Inside code.talks, reserved for alphalist members: a curated full-day track with talks, panels, fireside chats and a big dinner. Invite-only.
04
The after-conference part.
Day one ends on the dance floor. DJs, drinks and thousands of devs just having fun together on the Reeperbahn.
05
Exhibitors worth talking to.
Engineering teams at the booth, not sales. Our partners bring unique jobs, tools or services worth checking.
06
Gaming lounge and the kicker tournament.
Retro consoles, the annual kicker tournament and a trophy nobody takes seriously but everyone wants.
07
The code.talks dinner.
300 CTOs and 100+ speakers from code.talks are invited to our great dinner after the first day.
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Food, drinks and nachos. All included.
Cinema halls come with cinema snacks. Breakfast, lunch, coffee all day and the nachos the conference is slightly famous for.
Two ways in.
Pick the one you're in today.
alphalist Core
For experienced CTOs, VP Engineering leaders and senior technology executives who lead technology at company level.
- Private Core channels: confidential, peer-level, no vendors
- All in-person formats: CTO Dinners, Roundtables, CTO Summit
- Masterclasses with operators who've done it before
- The senior job board: CTO and senior tech roles
€399
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alphalist Next
For emerging CTOs, first-time technical leaders, founders taking on technology and engineering leaders growing into the role.
- Private Next channels: ask the questions you can't ask internally
- Senior roles shared straight out of the Core job board
- Same masterclasses, same partner deals
- A built-in path into Core
€199
Apply for NextWhat members enjoy.
- Exclusive eventsDinners, Oktoberfest, bootcamps, Summit.
- Practical adviceReal advice on what actually worked.
- Trusted referralsFrom people who've been-there-hired-that.
- Job marketplaceSenior roles shared straight out of the community.
- Tool comparisonsDecide based on what fellow CTOs have run.
- Co-founder opportunitiesFind a partner for your next unicorn.
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