It is funny because at least for me personally, it is the other way around. I am most interested in deeper technical talks (or cool lightning talks that broade

It is funny because at least for me personally, it is the other way around. I am most interested in deeper technical talks (or cool lightning talks that broaden my horizons) and keynotes often feel like highlevel generic talks that are very skippable - often aimed at CTOs and not engineers. Also, "prominent spot in the morning" is exactly the opposite for me as well, because conferences are all about networking and evening networking means hangover ...