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      This year’s conference theme is Human-Led, AI-Enabled. The future will be shaped by leaders who turn AI ambition into business impact. Applications and software engineering leaders must combine human judgment with AI-powered execution to accelerate innovation, optimize investments, govern responsibly and deliver measurable outcomes at scale.​

      Explore our 2026 tracks.

      Leadership

      Enterprise application and software engineering leaders as communicators, influencers and value creators. This track explores the leadership insights and strategies needed to deliver business value in an age of unprecedented technological change.

      Modern Software Engineering

      Transform your software organization from AI experimentation to AI-native execution. This track shows you how to build AI-ready foundations, accelerate SDLC productivity and integrate intelligent applications. 

      Spotlight Track: Scaling AI Adoption

      This spotlight track is designed to enable leaders to take their small-scale AI approaches to a new level. Moving from isolated pilot AI initiatives into multi-agent strategies that enable an autonomous business.
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      Tuesday, June 02, 2026

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

      Gartner Opening Keynote: Unlock the Human-AI Multiplier to Go From Pilot to Payoff
      Jason Wong, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Brent Stewart, VP Analyst, Gartner
      In the race to operationalize AI across applications, workflows, and development tools, most technology leaders struggle to scale deployments, drive adoption, and show ROI. The goal is to get tangible value without creating “AI slop,” accelerating tech debt, or undermining user trust. We’ll provide insights and examples for practical transformation that emphasize human-AI partnership as a force multiplier for delivering AI solutions that get results. ... Show More Show Less

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT

      CAST: Your AI Isn’t Broken - Your Context Is
      Kevin Furet, Principal SA, CAST
      David Turrettini, Ceo, CAST Software
      If AI isn’t delivering major gains in ADM productivity, the issue may not be the model – it’s the context. In complex enterprise systems, an incomplete understanding of all dependencies leads to inconsistent outputs, heavy rework, and developer mistrust. This session shows how feeding AI deterministic architectural context drives accuracy beyond 80%, eliminates structural risk, and cuts token usage – unlocking AI adoption across the SDLC. ... Show More Show Less

      10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT

      Seeburger: See Agentic AI in Action: How Unified Integration Accelerates Modernization
      Ulf Persson, SVP, Strategic Prod Mgmt. & Analyst Rela, SEEBURGER
      Shrinivasan Varadarajan, Lead Architect, SEEBURGER Germany GmbH & Co. KG
      Many enterprises have strong AI strategies but struggle to turn them into real outcomes due to fragmented integration landscapes and execution challenges. In this session, see how SEEBURGER BIS bridges the gap between AI ambition and execution by unifying integration and applying agentic AI across the full lifecycle—from design to execution to operations. Learn how a unified integration foundation delivers reliable, governed data flows across on premises, hybrid, and cloud environments—reducing risk, accelerating modernization, and enabling scalable AI driven growth. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      Heads of Enterprise Architecture Must Rewire EA for AI
      Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Heads of enterprise architecture (EA) who don’t proactively use AI to optimize EA activities will become a roadblock to increasing demand from business and IT stakeholders. This session provides a roadmap for heads of EA to reimagine their operating model and serve as exemplars in harnessing AI. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

      Roundtable: How to Plan for Escalating AI Token Costs
      Luke Parker, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
      With the rise of agentic coding, AI token costs are spiraling, with $100+/month or even $1000+/month per developer. Should you tightly control spend or encourage experimentation? Which vendors support transparency? And will AI costs start to rival salary costs? Join this roundtable discussion to share challenges, learn best practices and hear how peers are planning for these increases. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

      Roundtable: Is Product-Centric Delivery in Government Achievable — or Just Rhetoric?
      Ron Blankenship, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
      Join public-sector technology peers for a candid, peer-led discussion on shifting from projects to products in government. Explore real barriers and breakthroughs in team structure, funding, culture and accountability. Share your experiences and learn what’s truly working — and what’s not — across agencies. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      Secure AI Before AI Breaks Everything
      Aaron Lord, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      AI systems are being deployed without due consideration for the threats that could impact them. Without understanding these threats, organizations will be exposed to excessive risk. This session will explore how to use threat modeling and adversarial thinking on AI systems before they wreak havoc. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

      Senior Leadership Circle Workshop: Advance Your AI Strategy for Success in an Era of Constant Change
      Dave Micko, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
      The enormous potential business value of AI will not materialize spontaneously. IT leaders should guide their organizations toward an era in which AI is not only creating tangible business value but goes beyond to become a critical competitive differentiator and industry disruptor. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

      Software Engineering in 2030: AI, Tiny Teams, Robotics and Beyond
      Manjunath Bhat, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Through extensive interviews, trend analysis and scenario planning, Gartner reveals its predictions for the near- to mid-term future of software development and engineering. Where will the waves of innovation crashing down on us now take us tomorrow? How can we prepare now to ride these waves, rather than being drowned by them? ... Show More Show Less

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