Convince your manager

We're making sure your experience at our LeadDev London 2024 will be an investment in your learning and professional growth, leaving you inspired and motivated by worthy ideas and connections.

Are you looking to attend but are unsure how to bring up the subject to your manager? Below is a sample letter we have written to help you build your case and explain the value of attending the London 2024 conference and how you'll benefit from the insights shared.

Use our template to help persuade your manager

Hi [MANAGER’S NAME],

I am writing to kindly ask for your approval to attend the upcoming LeadDev London 2024 conference taking place in June.

LeadDev is a community of software engineering leaders that come together to learn and get inspired on all things team, tech, process, and personal development. They have been organizing leadership conferences in the US and Europe for over 7 years and this year are resuming their flagship conference in London.

I've been following LeadDev for some time and I believe I would find value in attending this conference as it will explore new technologies, practices and case studies in topics that will directly help me in my current role and career. The agenda features some of the biggest leading experts in our industry.

Topics at this year’s LeadDev London 2024 conference include:

Scaling
Diversity & Inclusion
Mentoring & Coaching
Incident Management
Accessibility
Refactoring
Sustainability
..And more

While attending, I'll have the opportunity to network with hundreds of peers from all over the world and learn more about how they are solving similar challenges to ours. I'll also have the opportunity to attend a free micro workshop on DORA metrics, mentoring and coaching, technical leadership or developer skills.

Here are just some of the exhibitors and attending companies who are confirmed for the 2024 conference:

I'll document all my new insights in a post-conference report detailing all the valuable takeaways which we can use in future projects. If there are any changes that I think will benefit our business I can recommend them to our team.

LeadDev currently offers group discounts for teams of 4+ members, along with a pre-conference workshop add-ons. If you feel that other colleagues would also benefit from attending the conference, we can save more on the ticket price.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. I see this conference as an investment in my professional development and couldn't be more excited to attend. I’d be happy to discuss business advantages, costs, or logistics with you in more detail if needed.

Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]