Conferences are a gift — dozens of speakers, months of prep, all pulled
together so the rest of us can learn in a week. Many talks are genuinely
excellent.
But lineups have also drifted toward sponsor showcases, and plenty
restate common knowledge, demo a product, or dress marketing up as
insight. This list tries to surface the talks that would be worth your
time.
How quality is scored
Each video is scored by an LLM on five dimensions (0–10):
substance, evidence, specificity, insight density, and non-promotion.
The composite (0–100) is a weighted sum — substance ×3, evidence ×2,
specificity ×1.5, insight ×2.5, non-promotion ×1 — with a small
adjustment for relative like count. Click any score badge for a per-talk
breakdown.