Our hot topics for 2026 are built to empower applications and software engineering leaders to turn AI-driven vision into action. Learn how to innovate, lead, and deliver adaptive strategies with results that matter — building the future, today.
View our 2026 Agenda here and download our conference brochure for a detailed look at what the conference has in store for you.
AI Agent Architecture
Establish fundamental components and architectural patterns for building AI agents while preventing failures and technical debt. Read more on why it's important you start building and scaling your AI foundations.
AI-Ready Teams
Plan for AI’s workforce impact by building AI-focused teams that deliver business value.
AI Strategy & Implementation
Implement AI strategically to bridge expectations and reality, driving enterprise-wide transformation. Our 2025 Keynote built the foundations for this topic.
Application Modernization
Apply modernization practices, processes and technologies to rebuild, replace or refactor software, applications and integrations.
API Trends
Plan for AI’s workforce impact by building AI-focused teams that deliver business value.
Cost Optimization
Plan, deliver, and measure IT value to balance cost and growth. View our 2026 cost optimization sessions here.
Future of Leadership
Understand what leadership will look like in the next 5 years.
Integrating Intelligent AI Apps & Agents
Create smart AI-powered solutions and make them work together with other technology to improve decision-making, and enhance user experiences.
Modernizing Software Eng Teams
Understand the evolving role of the software engineer, developers, and AI agents as they collaborate, combining creativity and automation for business value.
Rationalization
Learn the emerging practices for rationalizing applications based on cost reduction, capability alignment, or vendor management.
Workflow Orchestration
Optimize business processes by coordinating automation, human tasks, and workflows across systems.