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BUILDING TRAVELTECH:
PRODUCT & ENGINEERING IN PRACTICE

Meetup for Engineers, Product Managers & Tech Leaders Navigating Travel Tech

DECEMBER 4

06 PM

LOCATION

Brain Embassy Czackiego

LANGUAGE

English

JOIN FOR FREE

Seats are limited

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BUILDING TRAVELTECH:
PRODUCT & ENGINEERING IN PRACTICE

Meetup for Engineers, Product Managers & Tech Leaders Navigating Travel Tech

DECEMBER 4

06 PM

LOCATION

Brain Embassy Czackiego

LANGUAGE

English

JOIN FOR FREE

Seats are limited

REGISTER

ABOUT THE MEETUP

The traveltech industry is transforming fast and building solutions for it requires a unique mix of engineering depth, product vision, and domain knowledge.
During this meetup, engineers and product managers from TPConnects will break down how travel booking actually works, what challenges teams face behind the scenes, and how Product & Engineering collaborate to deliver stable and scalable distribution solutions.

WHO CAN BE INTERESTED IN THE MEETUP

This meetup is ideal for backend engineers, Java developers, product managers, tech leads, and anyone building or scaling complex systems in TravelTech or distributed architectures.

ABOUT THE MEETUP

The traveltech industry is transforming fast and building solutions for it requires a unique mix of engineering depth, product vision, and domain knowledge.
During this meetup, engineers and product managers from TPConnects will break down how travel booking actually works, what challenges teams face behind the scenes, and how Product & Engineering collaborate to deliver stable and scalable distribution solutions.

WHO CAN BE INTERESTED IN THE MEETUP

This meetup is ideal for backend engineers, Java developers, product managers, tech leads, and anyone building or scaling complex systems in TravelTech or distributed architectures.

SPEAKERS

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Kateryna Volkovinska

Product Manager
TPConnects Technologies

Kateryna possesses 8+ years of experience in the Aviation & Travel domain. An expertise across Full-Service and Low-Cost Carriers brings a comprehensive understanding of both business models and core IT systems within the industry. Kateryna spent 3+ years at Ryanair Labs, working with cross-functional teams on digital solutions, and has 5+ years of hands-on experience in Airline Revenue Management, meaning she truly understands the algorithms behind those ever-changing ticket prices.

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Lukasz Jarochowski

Engineering Manager
TPConnects Technologies

Lukasz is an Engineering Manager with nearly 20 years of experience in software development and team leadership. Throughout his career, he has specialized in team transformation and process optimization, successfully leading multiple engineering teams through organizational changes that significantly reduced technical debt and maintenance overhead. His approach combines data-driven decision making with systems thinking, focusing on balancing team satisfaction with business objectives.

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Nikoletta Bocak

Product Manager

TPConnects Technologies

Nikoletta recently joined TPC’s Product team, bringing valuable industry expertise to the team. With 7 years of experience in the travel industry, Nikoletta was already well-versed in the TPC business landscape before joining the company. Nikoletta's extensive background in travel makes them a valuable asset in running and contributing meaningfully to product strategy and development from day one.

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Oleh Hoba

Software Engineer
TPConnects Technologies

Oleh became part of the TPC Engineering team this year, and he quickly became an idea generator for implementing new features, bringing fresh perspectives from iGaming and storage industries. With experience traveling to 60 countries, he's now diving deep into travel tech, passionate about transforming complex backend systems into seamless user experiences.

TOPICS

The Backend Behind Your Boarding Pass: What Surprised Me as a Java Developer

PRESENTATION

1

Speakers: Oleh Hoba, and Rozalina Brachkova

Part 1: Discover TPConnects & “Iris” product

Overview of TPConnect and its role in the global travel distribution ecosystem.

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How Iris, TPC’s solution for travel sellers, fits into this landscape.

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Part 2: Main Topic

The hidden complexity of the global airline ticketing architecture.

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Why booking a simple flight is one of the world's largest distributed systems problems.

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The legacy ghosts and beasts that still dictate modern data models.

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Managing state and consistency in a multi-party system.

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What you will learn

How the travel tech domain presents unique, high-volume engineering challenges.

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Strategies for tackling data consistency and legacy integration in airline systems.

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The surprising history and hacks baked into core industry standards and data formats.

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How We Make It Work with the Holy Balance of Product and Engineering

PANEL DISCUSSION

2

Speakers: Nikoletta Bocak, Kateryna Volkovinska, Lukasz Jarochowski, and Rozalina Brachkova

About the topic

Have you ever had that moment when a Product wants to move fast, Engineering says “not without refactoring”, and suddenly the roadmap feels like a battlefield? If yes, you’re definitely not alone.
In this panel, TPConnects’ Product and Engineering leaders share how they address everyday challenges, including staying aligned during roadmap planning, handling disagreements, scaling communication, managing technical debt, and keeping teams focused in a fast-evolving industry.

What we will cover

How Product and Engineering build alignment during roadmap and Train planning.

●

What healthy tension looks like — and how teams handle disagreements constructively.

●

How alignment is preserved during execution: sprints, releases, and cross-team handoffs.

●

How teams balance technical debt, performance demands, and innovation.

●

What each side has learned from the other while working on complex travel systems.

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REGISTER

TOPICS

The Backend Behind Your Boarding Pass: What Surprised Me as a Java Developer

PRESENTATION

1

Speakers: Oleh Hoba, and Rozalina Brachkova

Part 1: Discover TPConnects & “Iris” product

Overview of TPConnect and its role in the global travel distribution ecosystem.

●

How Iris, TPC’s solution for travel sellers, fits into this landscape.

●

Part 2: Main Topic

The hidden complexity of the global airline ticketing architecture.

●

Why booking a simple flight is one of the world's largest distributed systems problems.

●

The legacy ghosts and beasts that still dictate modern data models.

●

Managing state and consistency in a multi-party system.

●

What you will learn

How the travel tech domain presents unique, high-volume engineering challenges.

●

Strategies for tackling data consistency and legacy integration in airline systems.

●

The surprising history and hacks baked into core industry standards and data formats.

●

How We Make It Work with the Holy Balance of Product and Engineering

PANEL DISCUSSION

2

Speakers: Nikoletta Bocak, Kateryna Volkovinska, Lukasz Jarochowski, and Rozalina Brachkova

About the topic

Have you ever had that moment when a Product wants to move fast, Engineering says “not without refactoring”, and suddenly the roadmap feels like a battlefield? If yes, you’re definitely not alone.
In this panel, TPConnects’ Product and Engineering leaders share how they address everyday challenges, including staying aligned during roadmap planning, handling disagreements, scaling communication, managing technical debt, and keeping teams focused in a fast-evolving industry.

What we will cover

How Product and Engineering build alignment during roadmap and Train planning.

●

What healthy tension looks like — and how teams handle disagreements constructively.

●

How alignment is preserved during execution: sprints, releases, and cross-team handoffs.

●

How teams balance technical debt, performance demands, and innovation.

●

What each side has learned from the other while working on complex travel systems.

●

REGISTER

AGENDA







    • 06:00 - 06:35 PM

    • Registration, welcome coffee break, meetup opening


    • 06:00 - 06:35 PM


    • Registration, welcome coffee break, meetup opening

    • 06:35 - 07:15 PM

    • The Backend Behind Your Boarding Pass: What Surprised Me as a Java Developer + Q&A


    • 06:35 - 07:15 PM


    • The Backend Behind Your Boarding Pass: What Surprised Me as a Java Developer + Q&A

    • 07:15 - 07:30 PM

    • Coffee break


    • 07:15 - 07:30 PM


    • Coffee break

    • 07:30 - 08:10 PM

    • How We Make It Work with the Holy Balance of Product and Engineering + Q&A


    • 07:30 - 08:10 PM


    • How We Make It Work with the Holy Balance of Product and Engineering + Q&A

    • 08:10 - 08:20 PM

    • Gift raffle and closing


    • 08:10 - 08:20 PM


    • Gift raffle and closing

    • 08:20 - 09:30 PM

    • Networking: food and drinks, informal conversations, new connections, and sharing ideas


    • 08:20 - 09:30 PM


    • Networking: food and drinks, informal conversations, new connections, and sharing ideas

AGENDA

06:00 - 06:35 PM

Registration, welcome coffee break, meetup opening

06:35 - 07:15 PM

AI for Software Engineers without the hype + Q&A

07:15 - 07:30 PM

Coffee break

07:30 - 08:10 PM

The future of leadership in the age of AI. Fewer managers, more algorithms + Q&A

08:10 - 08:20 PM

Gift raffle and closing

08:20 - 09:30 PM

Networking: food and drinks, informal conversations, new connections, and sharing ideas

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WHY TO JOIN OUR MEETUP

    The first Warsaw meetup fully dedicated to Travel Tech with hands-on speakers from TPConnects on stage.

    Get a clear view of how Product and Engineering work together in real TravelTech.

    Ask direct questions to our speakers and hear what really works in practice.

    Build connections that may open doors. Sometimes right when you least expect it.

HOW IT STARTED

TRAVEL TECH MEETUP:
ENGINEERING & NETWORKING

Our first Travel Tech: Engineering & Networking meetup in April brought together an engaged and curious audience, creating a vibrant atmosphere for knowledge-sharing and connection. We had meaningful conversations and the room stayed full until the very end. The format proved to resonate and we’re excited to continue.

CHALLENGES IN TRAVEL TECH MEETUP

Our June meetup brought together two perspectives: the technical side of architecture and testing, and the strategic view of engineering leadership. TPC speakers, James Livingston, Solution Architect and Yevhen Taran, VP of Engineering, shared their real-world experience addressing both architectural and organizational challenges in fast-growing Travel Tech.

AI х TRAVEL TECH:
FROM CODE TO LEADERSHIP

Our third meetup explored how AI is transforming software engineering and modern tech leadership. TPC speakers shared two perspectives: the hands-on use of AI coding tools in everyday development and the evolving AI-driven approach to leading engineering teams. They discussed examples from their work, highlighting the technical benefits and the organizational shifts driven by AI in Travel Tech.

TRAVEL TECH: ENGINEERING & NETWORKING
CHALLENGES IN TRAVEL TECH
AI х TRAVEL TECH

WHY TO JOIN OUR MEETUP

    Discover what happens behind the scenes of global travel platforms.

    See how industry leaders approach challenges in travel tech.

    Ask direct questions to companies’ representatives and get answers to what truly interests you.

    Explore the travel tech landscape and discover where your expertise might fit in the future.

    Build connections that may open doors — sometimes right when you least expect it.

ORGANIZERS

TPC Х ALTEXSOFT

The collaboration between TPConnects and AltexSoft is focused on building scalable, high-load travel tech solutions by combining deep industry knowledge with advanced software engineering expertise.

ORGANIZERS

TPC Х ALTEXSOFT

The collaboration between TPConnects and AltexSoft is focused on building scalable, high-load travel tech solutions by combining deep industry knowledge with advanced software engineering expertise.

ABOUT TPC

TPConnects is a specialist global travel content aggregation and distribution technology company, providing modern air retailing SaaS products that transform content distribution for airlines and travel sellers, through swift, seamless, and smart solutions.

TPConnects Website

ABOUT ALTEXSOFT

AltexSoft is a travel and hospitality technology consulting company, that works with online travel agencies, travel management solution providers, and travel tech startups to build custom software.

AltexSoft Website
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Meetup Location and Contacts

Location

Brain Embassy Czackiego

Address

Tadeusza Czackiego 15/17, 00-043 Warszawa

E-mail

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