Tech Summit 2026: Full Schedule

10:00am CDT

Thursday September 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am CDT

Claire will go over the current state of the art open models, inference runtimes for small scale all the way to production, and tooling like API proxies

Speakers

Claire Raud

A lifelong Linux and open source enthusiast, I’ve been a card-carrying member of the Free Software Foundation for nearly 20 years. When I’m not hacking, I can usually be found exploring Chicago’s vibrant restaurant scene.

Thursday September 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Marquee West

Tech Talk

10:35am CDT

Harness Engineering - A Way to Tame AI

Thursday September 3, 2026 10:35am - 11:05am CDT

Marquee West

How to add determinisitc steps to tame AI (available in English and Português)

Speakers

Mathews Kubrinki

I'm an avid gamer, usually playing League of Legends, indie games, board games, card games or whatever games you can think about. Besides gaming, I enjoy watching anime, listening to electronic music, visiting restaurants or cooking whatever comes to mind at home. Un-fun fact: He... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2026 10:35am - 11:05am CDT
Marquee West

Tech Talk

11:10am CDT

Writing Code to Agentic Engineering

Thursday September 3, 2026 11:10am - 11:40am CDT

Marquee West

Industry Shift: From Writing Code to Agentic Engineering

Speakers

Max Sydorov

Max is a Technology Manager at SMB within Enova, where he has spent the past 8 years building scalable systems and leading technology initiatives. With a software engineering background and a passion for AI, he enjoys turning complex problems into practical solutions and occasionally... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2026 11:10am - 11:40am CDT
Marquee West

Tech Talk

1:45pm CDT

Now that we have AI, can we do a Ruby upgrade?

Thursday September 3, 2026 1:45pm - 2:00pm CDT

Marquee West

AI and LLMs are rapidly transforming engineering workflows and exposing vulnerabilities in the open-source codebases we rely on. I’ll share my ongoing experiments to streamline Enova's Ruby upgrade process using AI. It will cover where LLMs can be useful, where they fall short, and actionable best practices that all Enova SE teams can apply to their own workflows.

Speakers

Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom is a Software Engineer with 15 years in tech; 7 of them at Enova. Professionally, Tom has an interest in developing agentic workflows to build quality software at a faster pace. Unprofessionally, Tom is an amateur potter, snowboarder, dabbles in game dev, and spends more time... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2026 1:45pm - 2:00pm CDT
Marquee West

Lightning Talk

2:20pm CDT

Salesforce meets CI/CD: Integrating with Enova's standard pipeline

Thursday September 3, 2026 2:20pm - 2:35pm CDT

Marquee West

Salesforce meets CI/CD: Integrating with Enova's standard pipeline

Speakers

Priya Viswanathan

I specialize in designing scalable Salesforce solutions, managing complex projects from end to end, and aligning technical execution with strategic business goals. I pride myself on my ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2026 2:20pm - 2:35pm CDT
Marquee West

Lightning Talk

2:55pm CDT

The Multiverse of Risk

Thursday September 3, 2026 2:55pm - 3:35pm CDT

Marquee West

Quantum Computing, AI, and the Multiverse of Risk: We will explore the intersection of Quantum Computing and AI, two powerful emerging technologies that will reshape the future of engineering and cybersecurity. This talk will separate reality from the hype, explain the risks engineers should understand, and highlight practical steps teams may take to choose the safer timeline.

Speakers

Eliza Straughter

Eliza Straughter is an IT Risk Lead here at Enova. Originally from New Orleans, LA but lives and works remotely in Ohio. Eliza earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University and later obtained her Master’s degree in Engineering from Champlain... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2026 2:55pm - 3:35pm CDT
Marquee West

Tech Talk

3:30pm CDT

AI and Testing at All Levels.

Thursday September 3, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT

Marquee West

AI and Testing at All Levels.

Speakers

Sam Chihak

Sam has been working with quality and test automation for over 12 years and has been with Enova for 4+ years on CNU. He has 4 kids so outside of work his hobby is his family and trying to keep up with his 3 sons who are all learning jui jitsu

Thursday September 3, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Marquee West

Tech Talk

10:00am CDT

10:35am CDT

11:10am CDT

1:45pm CDT

2:20pm CDT

2:55pm CDT

3:30pm CDT

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