2026 Applications Conference Sessions

The 2026 agenda dives deep into key topics for enterprise application and software engineering leaders around AI, leadership, modernization, cost optimization and more to help address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Applications Conference Theme

Deliver the Future: Innovate, Lead, Act.

Applications and software engineering leaders are at a turning point where foresight must meet execution and business disruption is forcing dramatic changes. The 2026 conference empowers you to go beyond admiring the AI-enabled promising future — it's about actively building and delivering it. Learn how modern technology, visionary leadership and decisive action can transform your organization’s aspirations into reality. 

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind. Join us to grow the skills and insights needed to deliver an adaptive and autonomous transformation journey.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Heads of Enterprise Architecture Must Rewire EA for AI
Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of enterprise architecture (EA) who don’t proactively use AI to optimize EA activities will become a roadblock to increasing demand from business and IT stakeholders. This session provides a roadmap for heads of EA to reimagine their operating model and serve as exemplars in harnessing AI. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:15 PM PDT

Enterprise Architecture Roundtable: Starting & Restarting an EA Practice
Jeff Fitzgerald, Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Gartner survey data consistently shows that roughly two-thirds of EA leaders have recently rechartered, are in the process of recharting, or plan to recharter their EA function. In this Roundtable, you’ll hear from peers about best practices and lessons learned when undergoing an EA makeover. ... Show More Show Less

01:35 PM - 01:55 PM PDT

Bizzdesign: Bringing Architecture Into the Moment of Decision
Daniel Hebda, Head of AI, Bizzdesign
In the era of AI, transformation decisions are moving faster but enterprise context often arrives too late. This session shows how architects can bring EA and portfolio data into the moment of decision-making, helping early ideas evolve into architecture-informed scenarios through visual collaboration and AI-native capabilities. The result: faster alignment, stronger decisions, and architecture positioned where it can create the greatest impact. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM PDT

Orkes: How LinkedIn Turned Code Review Into a Multi-Agent Pipeline With Orkes and Unlocked 18x Throughput
calvin lei, AI Software Engineer, linkedin
Deepti Reddy, Product Management, ORKES-US-CA
AI coding assistants generate software faster, but human review remains the bottleneck. LinkedIn shares how it built a production multi-agent system using agentic orchestration on Orkes Conductor, where agents review and validate each other’s work before any human sees it. Humans approve plans and final code while agents handle QA loops. In 60 days, the same review capacity supported 18x higher throughput and shipped 14 production features. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

Enterprise Architecture Leaders Workshop: How to Build a Business Capability Model
James Cameron, Director Analyst, Gartner
This workshop is designed for heads of EA to construct a future-state enterprise business capability model. The objective is to create an enterprise anchor model to help heads of EA help business leaders make technology investment decisions. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM PDT

Insights from the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools
Fred Ganter, VP Analyst, Gartner
Over the past year, the enterprise architecture tools market has undergone significant transformation, characterized by a series of strategic mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and the entry of new vendors. This dynamic shift has attracted heightened attention from EA practitioners, private equity firms and IT software vendors, all keen to capitalize on the evolving landscape. Join this session to know more. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM PDT

Workshop: Build a Consumable Reference Architecture
Andrew Gianni, Director Analyst, Gartner
A reference architecture is a key component of the enterprise architecture practice. It is the primary means to influence implementation decisions to align them with the future-state architecture. This workshop will provide you with a framework and templates to get started in defining a reference architecture for your organization that is consumable by your delivery organization. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM PDT

Emerging Technologies Adoption Radar, 2026
Rimma Gurevich, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Emerging technology radars are visualization tools that support the enterprise technology portfolio and guide IT leaders in planning for disruptive technologies in 2026. The four themes include the AI-powered enterprise, security by design, efficiency first, and foundational and frontier technologies. This session will cover what themes and emerging technology Heads of EA should be aware of. ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM PDT

EA Venture Capitalism: Mastering Cost Wins and Strategic Tech Bets
Saul Brand, VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of EA must identify and evaluate high-potential, opportunistic technology investments as part of their efforts to design an IT investment portfolio that balances cost, value and risk. This presentation guides Heads of EA to proactively steer IT investments for growth, cost optimization, productivity and risk while identifying technology investment opportunities that boost long-term enterprise value with a venture capitalist mindset in 2026 and beyond. ... Show More Show Less

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“Very informative and insightful sessions with the current trends and where the industry is headed. The team was professional, attentive and truly cared about delivering the best possible experience for me. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for attending industry trends conferences.”

Aneez Zakaria
Product Manager, Blue Shield of California

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