[ATL-2025] Add speakers

* Andrew Clay Shafer
* Katie Anderson

Author: ghoneycutt

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+Title = "Plan, Do, Study, Act: Life, Learning, Leadership and You"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["andrew-clay-shafer"]
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+Learning loops have shaped systems thinking from pre and post war manufacturing
+to the adaptive feedback practices at the heart of DevOps. The
+Plan–Do–Study–Act cycle, first articulated by Shewhart and refined by Deming,
+offers more than a quality improvement tool—it provides the foundational
+pattern for enabling both individuals and organizations to respond to change.
+This talk explores PDSA for continuous improvement in socio-technical systems,
+tracing contributing historical influences and the evolving impact on modern
+lean, agile, and DevOps. From incident retrospectives to automated feedback in
+deployment pipelines, PDSA underpins how high-performers improve. Finally,
+comparing and contrasting learning from feedback cycles of humans with
+machines, discover and deploy novel strategies, not to control, but to
+cultivate socio-technical systems that improve themselves.

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+Title = "Leading to Learn®: How to Create Cultures That Grow People and Get Results"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["katie-anderson"]
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+In a world driven by accelerating technology and AI, it's easy to focus on
+machine learning. But the secret to sustainable success isn't just faster
+algorithms—it's human learning. True transformation happens when leaders move
+beyond tools and focus on cultivating the conditions for learning and growth,
+grounded in deep respect for people. In this keynote, Katie Anderson—author of
+the Shingo Award-winning book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn—introduces her
+Leading to Learn® framework. Drawing on real-world examples and her global
+leadership experience, including immersive time in Japan, you'll learn how
+leaders create a Chain of Learning® by setting clear direction, providing
+meaningful support, and committing to their own development. You'll explore
+how to build a culture where people are empowered to think, learn from
+mistakes, and adapt—so your organization can thrive not just in spite of
+change, but because of it.

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+Title = "Andrew Clay Shafer"
+image = "andrew-clay-shafer.png"
+type = "speaker"
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+Andrew Clay Shafer evangelized DevOps tools and practices before DevOps was a
+word. Andrew focuses on evolving practices to make the most of technology
+investments. Having experience in almost every role in software delivery across
+two decades, he cuts through rituals to get to outcomes.

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+Title = "Katie Anderson"
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+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "katie-anderson"
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+Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership consultant,
+professional speaker, and learning enthusiast, dedicated to helping
+purpose-driven leaders create cultures of learning and accelerate individual
+and organizational impact. A skilled change agent, Katie has supported tens of
+thousands of leaders across a diverse range of industries to create
+organizational learning cultures that foster innovation, engagement, and
+continuous improvement. Katie is the author of the bestselling book Learning to
+Lead, Leading to Learn, which has received multiple international awards,
+including the Shingo Publication Award, and has been translated into over eight
+languages. Katie is also the host of the transformational leadership podcast
+Chain of Learning®. Katie holds a BA with honors from Stanford University and
+was a Fulbright Scholar in Australia, where she received her Master's degree in
+public health. She has lived in seven countries, and regularly leads immersive
+leadership development experiences in Japan for leaders and change
+practitioners looking to deepen their knowledge of people-centered leadership
+and operational excellence.