Chicago

Chicago

Agenda

Agenda

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8:00 AM
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8:00 AM

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10:00 AM
Opening Keynote

Break the Bottleneck: AI and the New Era of Software Delivery

Jyoti Bansal
CEO
Harness
Nick Durkin
Field CTO
Harness

AI has changed how code is written, but the real bottleneck is getting this code to your customers in production. Join Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal for a look at how AI is transforming the entire software delivery lifecycle, from how teams test, secure, deploy, and optimize software at scale.

We’ll unveil Harness's latest AI innovations and show what’s now possible when intelligent workflow orchestration meets your software delivery data. Through live demos, you’ll see how Harness turns AI innovation into concrete results—accelerating delivery, improving security and reliability, and unlocking developer productivity.

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Lunch and Networking

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12:00 PM

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1:00 PM
Fireside Chat

Making Security Work for Devs: Shifting Left and Shielding Right Without Slowing Down

Daniel Mayer
CISO
Morningstar
Adam Arellano
Field CTO
Harness

Security shouldn’t feel like friction. Daniel Mayer (Morningstar) and Adam Arrellano (Harness) will discuss how teams are embedding AppSec into software delivery—without overwhelming developers or security teams. From AI-driven vulnerabilities to tool sprawl and supply chain risk, they’ll offer real-world strategies to cut noise, prioritize threats, and scale security across the SDLC.

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1:30 PM
Thought Leadership Panels

Modernizing DevOps at Scale: How Citizens Bank and Thomson Reuters Are Scaling What Works

Rahul Prasad
Director of Platform & SRE Operations
Citizens
Matt Dimich
VP, Platform Engineering Enablement
Thomson Reuters
Trevor Stuart
General Manager & SVP
Harness

DevOps at scale doesn’t happen overnight. Matt Dimich (Thomson Reuters) and Rahul Prasad (Citizens Bank) share how their organizations are evolving software delivery to drive efficiency and enable growth. From cloud cost optimization to org-wide platform rollouts, they’ll discuss what’s worked, what’s evolved, and how they’re keeping teams focused on outcomes across large, complex enterprises.

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2:00 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

Reimagining Developer Experience: How Platform Thinking and AI Are Driving Change

Travis Gosselin
Distinguished Software Engineer, Developer Experience
SPS
Sreenath Gotur
Senior Generative AI Specialist
AWS
Murray Butler
Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering and AI
Thrivent
Martin Reynolds
Field CTO
Harness

Developer experience can make or break delivery velocity—especially at scale. Travis Gosselin (SPS Commerce), Murray Butler (Thrivent Financial), and Sreenath Gotur (AWS)  join forces to talk about how they’re rethinking internal tooling with platform engineering and AI at the center. From developer portals to API-first automation, they’ll share how treating developers like customers helps reduce friction, drive adoption, and unlock smarter workflows.

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2:30 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

Feature Flagging at Scale: Making Speed Safe Again

Chris Benes
Senior Vice President, Cloud Operations
DFIN
Claire Contos
Product Manager – Global Loyalty, Earn Experiences
McDonalds
Ani McDowell
Director, Product Management
Harness

Releasing software quickly is one thing—doing it safely is another. Claire Contos (McDonald’s) and Chris Benes (DFIN) share how their teams are using feature flags to move fast without compromising reliability. From global mobile rollouts to real-time issue management, they’ll discuss how decoupling deployments from releases is helping them reduce risk and keep innovation flowing. 

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3:00 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

From Vision to Velocity: How Morningstar Accelerated Innovation with AHEAD and Harness

Joe Viola
Head of Global Infrastructure, Cloud and IT Operations
Morningstar
Nick Colyer
VP of Digital Engineering
Ahead
Jignesh Patel
Field CTO
Harness

Modernizing software delivery at enterprise scale isn’t just about new tools—it’s about transforming how teams work. Joe Viola (Morningstar) shares how his team reimagined engineering, cut thousands of redundant pipelines, and built a high‑velocity platform without adding overhead. Joined by Nick Colyer (AHEAD), they’ll discuss their collaboration with Harness along with the pivotal steps and lessons learned in moving from legacy delivery to a modern platform engineering model.

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3:30 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

From Chaos to Control: How United Airlines Standardized Enterprise DevSecOps Without Killing Innovation

Jyoti Bansal
Harness
Ninos Gabriel
United

How do you bring order to a sprawling, decentralized tech organization without stifling the teams that make it run? Ninos Gabriel, Managing Director of Enterprise Architecture, DevSecOps, and Cloud Engineering at United Airlines, joins Jyoti Bansal for a candid conversation about navigating the cross-functional and technical challenges of enterprise transformation. They'll cover United's journey from fragmented CI/CD tooling to enterprise-wide Harness adoption, the organizational change management required to get developer buy-in, and how standardization actually enabled more innovation.

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3:55 PM

Closing Remarks

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4:00 PM

Happy Hour Networking