Conference Track

“Why Should Agilists Use AI to Level Up?”

Agilists face increasing pressure to deliver value faster while maintaining adaptability and collaboration. As AI technologies rapidly advance, many are unsure how to effectively integrate AI into Agile practices to enhance productivity, decision-making, and innovation. Without clear strategies and tools, teams risk missing opportunities to leverage AI for improving workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and gaining insights that drive continuous improvement. The challenge lies in understanding how AI can complement Agile principles while preserving the human-centric focus that is core to Agile success.

Stuart Munton

“The Convergence” is a future-facing interactive discussion about the profound impact of AI on Agile Product Delivery. Ushering in an era where AI Transformations become the focal point, surpassing the current realms of Agile and Digital Transformation strategic approaches. We’ll explore the evolution of key team roles, showcasing how currently compartmentalised roles are converging into new hybrid forms. We’ll focus on specific roles, including Engineers, Product Managers, UX Designers, and Delivery Managers, providing practical examples and case studies. Read more >

Ankur Mathur
In today’s fast-paced product development environment, the ability to rapidly ideate and prototype can significantly streamline the path from concept to implementation. Vibe coding, an emerging AI-powered programming paradigm, enables users to describe a problem in natural language and watch as the AI generates a custom solution, such as an app or website. This approach allows individuals with limited programming experience to produce software that previously required a dedicated development team. Read more >

– Nicholas Parker

Developers have been using AI code completion tools for several years now, but AI coding agents such as Cline and Windsurf are really coming into their own. Everyone has seen games and apps being built in minutes. These tools are incredibly powerful for greenfield projects and prototyping, but they also come with some massive frustrations as codebases become more complex. Read more >

Jennifer Bleen
The rise of AI has created tension among Agile practitioners. Their business leaders imagine “magical” efficiency gains, accelerated value delivery, and market responsiveness; teams fear that AI will make work mechanical and erode the human collaboration that makes agile so powerful. Creating a paradox where efficiency gains come at the cost of collaboration and innovation. Read more >
Jason Little

Agile transformations don’t fail because of bad frameworks, bad people, or whatever excuse is trending on social media. They fail because we make decisions with incomplete, incorrect, or overwhelming amounts of data. In response, we fill in the blanks with assumptions and appoint an ‘Agile expert’ to “fix” things—often with little connection to what’s actually happening in the organization. Read more >

As AI drives the biggest transformation in work since the Industrial Revolution, 76% of organisations now identify increasing the pace of change as either a priority or key to corporate strategy. However, the World Economic Forum’s top skills for 2027 reveal what truly drives success: analytical thinking and creative thinking alongside crucial technical literacy in AI and areas such as cybersecurity and big data. Read more >
Manisha Mahawar & Shayani Roy

Despite the rapid advancements in generative AI, many enterprises—including Agile organizations—struggle to scale AI initiatives beyond the proof-of-concept (PoC) phase. At OpenTable, we turned this challenge into an opportunity to embed AI strategically across our products and workforce while staying true to Agile principles. We will share our transformation journey from both an IT and business perspective, offering a holistic view of how AI adoption requires alignment across technology, strategy, and operations to succeed at scale. Read more >

Eduardo Coccaro

Take a deep dive into Agile Guilds as a model for structuring high-speed AI product development teams. We’ll showcase our transformation journey, including the specific challenges faced and the strategic shifts made to sustain innovation at scale. It will be a combination of storytelling, practical frameworks, and interactive discussions, ensuring attendees leave with actionable takeaways to apply in their organizations. Read more >

– Kasia Domanska & Frederik Vannieuwenhuyse

Imagine this: Your team’s new AI sprint planner halves planning time but leaves members feeling micromanaged. Psychological safety plummets as the tool overrides collective decisions. This is the AI-Agile paradox. This workshop transforms AI integration from a technical challenge into a human-centered collaboration, empowering Agilists to co-create ethical solutions through hands-on scenarios and peer critique, turning anxiety into actionable strategies that prioritize team trust as much as efficiency. Read more >

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