Dallas

Dallas

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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12:00 PM

Lunch and Networking

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1:00 PM

Executive Customer Fireside Chat

Jyoti Bansal
CEO
Harness
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1:30 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

Rethinking DevOps: How Platform Thinking Is Helping Teams Move Faster

Shiva Kodithyala
Senior Manager - Quality Assurance, Retail
Bread Financial
Ravi Upad
Head of Platform Engineering
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Parnab Basak
Senior Solutions Architect
AWS
Rod Clemente
Senior Manager, Sales Engineering
Harness

In large enterprises, DevOps can quickly become a tangled mess of disconnected tools, handoffs, and complexity. Shiva Kodithyala (Bread Financial), Ravi Upad (Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits), and Parnab Basak (AWS) share how their teams cut through the noise with a more unified, platform-driven approach. From enabling self-service and simplifying onboarding to standardizing CI/CD and supporting canary releases, they’ll discuss what it really takes to bring clarity and velocity to software delivery at scale.

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2:00 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

Secure from the Start: Shifting Left with Toyota Financial’s Internal Developer Platform

Jennifer Hansen
Head of Product, Data & Technology
Toyota
Hemanth Vennam
Director of Engineering
Toyota
Ajmal Karuthakantakath
Head of Developer Platforms and Tools
Toyota
Robin Elliott
Principal Sales Engineer
Harness

How do you accelerate delivery without sacrificing security? Jennifer Hansen, Hemanth Vennam, and Ajmal Karuthakantakath from Toyota Financial share how their teams are building an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that embeds shift-left security into every stage of development. They’ll discuss how a self-service model is helping reduce delivery timelines from months to weeks while strengthening their security posture. Expect practical lessons on balancing speed, safety, and developer experience in a complex enterprise environment.

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2:30 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

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

Kris Jackson
SVP, Director, Security Engineering & Operations
BOK Financial
Andrew Waithaka
Senior Solutions Engineer
Kong
Adam Arellano
Field CTO
Harness

Security shouldn’t feel like friction. Kris Jackson (BOK Financial) and Andrew Waithaka (Kong) discuss how their 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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3:00 PM
Thought Leadership Panel

Building Developer-Centric Platforms: Engineering for Experience and Velocity

Alex Crettenand
Vice President, Software Engineering
ADT
Prem Dhayalan
Sr. Distinguished Engineer
Capitol One
Sudha Venugopalan
VP DevOps Automation
GM Financial
Martin Reynolds
Field CTO
Harness

How do you design platforms that developers actually want to use? In this session, Alex Crettenand (ADT), Prem Dhayalan (Capital One), and Sudha Venugopalan (GM Financial) share how their teams are rethinking platform engineering with a focus on developer experience. From enabling self-service and reducing cognitive load to leveraging AI in day-to-day workflows, they’ll explore what it takes to build scalable systems that drive both satisfaction and speed. Expect practical strategies, cultural insights, and lessons from leading highly regulated, high-impact environments.

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3:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Happy Hour

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Happy Hour Networking