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About Michel

Michel Langlois is a global technology executive with more than three decades of experience leading engineering and product organizations at scale. He has held senior leadership roles at Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Calix, where he led thousands of engineers and helped scale software platforms that shaped modern networks.

As a TEDx speaker and author of Beyond the Code, Michel speaks at the intersection of innovation and execution. Drawing from hands-on experience running what he calls “the engineering kitchen,” he shares how disciplined systems and aligned leadership determine whether growth sustains or stalls.

The Difference

TEDx speaker with 1M+ views

ranked among the Top 50 most-watched TEDx Talks (2025)

Author of the best-selling book Beyond the Code,

known for translating Silicon Valley playbooks into human-centered leadership

Scaled Cisco software from

$1B to $40B+

Led Calix growth from

$1B to $3B

Re-architected Junos to significantly

increase productivity

Led global engineering teams of

5,000+

Ranked #12

Top Software CTO 2022

7× Cisco Pioneer Award recipient

Talk Topics

Innovation Isn’t Inspiration

The Operating System Behind Breakthrough Performance

From Farm to Fortune 500

What a Chicken Coop Taught Me About Scaling Global Systems

The Leadership Bandwidth Crisis

When Ambition Outruns Capacity

Climbing the Next Summit

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Structure Determines Scale

Why Systems Drive High-Velocity Growth

Culture Drives Execution

The Human Factor Behind Innovation

Watch Michel’s TEDx Talk

Harvesting Innovation: From Farm to Fortune 500
Michel Langlois | TEDxAlBateen

Press & Recognition

The Top 25 Software CTOs of 2022

Recognized among the Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs

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Podcast Appearances

The Digital Executive Podcast

Beyond the Code: Michel Langlois on Human-Centric Leadership and the Future of Tech (Ep. 1070)

Raw and Relentless
(Bo DePaoli)

Navigating the Tech Industry: From Engineering to Leadership

The Growth and Scaling Podcast (Todd Westra)

The Future of AI: Insights on Scaling and Innovation

Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart

Beyond the Code: Human-Centered Leadership in a Hyper-Scaling Tech World

The Page Turners Podcast

Beyond the Code: Building the Internet, Leadership, and the Future of AI

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