Tech Summit 2026

Tech Summit 2026

9:00am CDT

Glitching the Matrix Marquee CombinedTim Plocinski • Harris Nadeem

10:00am CDT

AI. How to Run LLMs Marquee WestClaire Raud Shifting Left: Using AI skills to create E2E test plans AirmailDan Belasich The New Consumer of Engineering Context -- How AI Changes the Economics—and Design—of What We Know Marquee EastSunny Liu

10:35am CDT

From Jira to Signed Proof: Agentic API Testing with Hatch AirmailMike Bordner Harness Engineering - A Way to Tame AI Marquee WestMathews Kubrinki Why We Dig In: Putting our Shovels Down to Harness the Power of Conflict Marquee EastChristine Schwerdtfeger

11:10am CDT

20 Strangers vs. One AI Prototype AirmailBen Dib • Ben Van Heest • Lewis Cafaro AI Reliability at Enova Marquee East Writing Code to Agentic Engineering Marquee WestMax Sydorov

11:40am CDT

Get your group photos! Marquee East

12:00pm CDT

LUNCH Marquee Combined

1:00pm CDT

Ice Breaker! (Mix, Mingle, Madness!) Marquee CombinedJason Steele

1:45pm CDT

How planning projects helped plan my wedding Marquee EastLindsay Ladewig Now that we have AI, can we do a Ruby upgrade? Marquee WestTom Fitzpatrick Prompt Engineering & Potty Training: A Survival Guide AirmailPrerit Mahajan

2:20pm CDT

Outside the Context Window: The Real Price Tag of Everyday AI Marquee EastSam Ciucci Salesforce meets CI/CD: Integrating with Enova's standard pipeline Marquee WestPriya Viswanathan Tame the Beast Within AirmailAndrew Kerr

2:35pm CDT

20-minute Break Marquee East

2:55pm CDT

Axe: Accessing Accessibility Abilities AirmailJoe Nevin Project Prioritization - What I Learned From Video Games! Marquee EastJay Ives The Multiverse of Risk Marquee WestEliza Straughter

3:30pm CDT

AI and Testing at All Levels. Marquee WestSam Chihak Create an AI Skill Pipeline for Fun and Profit (to decompose and optimize large sql queries) Marquee EastMark Hilkert Six Years, One Rebuild: What Production Incidents Taught Us About Building Better Incident Management AirmailBryant Schultz • Henry Buster

4:10pm CDT

Closing Remarks Marquee CombinedJosue Feliciano

4:30pm CDT

HAPPY HOUR! Telegram Lounge