Koji Ishimoto gives a presentation on front-end engineering. He defines a front-end engineer's responsibilities as including JavaScript, version control with Git, modular code, browser developer tools, command line, templating, CSS preprocessors, testing, automation, code quality and manuals. He discusses common front-end tools, managing tools with Grunt, and tracking speed with tools like WebPageTest to monitor performance. The talk aims to provide an overview of the front-end landscape and importance of performance.