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scrum day conference

2026 Schedule

With not one but three keynote speakers and break-out sessions from U.S. Cellular, WPS Health Solutions and more, this is one conference you don't want to miss!​

October 15, 2026 at the Madison Marriot West

8:00 AM

Registration opens. 

8:30 - 8:45 AM

Welcome with Mary Iqbal and Darin Haris

ALL TRACKS

8:45 - 9:45 AM

Morning Keynote: Embracing the "New Meta" of AI with an Agile Gamer Mindset.  Chris Diller, Dan Bliss

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9:45 - 10:00 AM

Passing time & coffee break

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Scrum Master

10:00 - 10:45 AM

All I need to know about Scrum I learned in Kindergarten

Getting along is part of Scrum.

Presenters:  

Kristen Hires

Product Owner

10:00 - 10:45 AM

The AI Co-Pilot for Product Owners

Transform ideas into a real-world MVP.

Presenters:  

Sagar Awate, Rezoomex Certified Facilitator (RCF)

Agile Leadership

10:00 - 10:45 AM

AI works when people do

Unlocking the Human Side of AI

Presenters:  

Rachel Breitbach, Ryan Johnson

Unconference Room

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Coming Soon

Speech details coming soon.

Presenters:  

TBD

Room:  TBD

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Passing time & break

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Scrum Master

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Soft Skills are your superpower

AI can automate mundane tasks but it cannot replace this. 

Presenters:  

Eric Reighard

Product Owner

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Your Stories are Too Big!

When a user story is too big, it is harder to understand, estimate, and implement successfully..

Presenters:  

Chris Sims

Agile Leadership

11:00 - 11:45 AM

The Communication Gap – Where Agile Teams Go to Die

Agile teams don’t fail because of frameworks—they fail because of misalignment.

Presenters:  

Lacey Green

Unconference Room

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Fishbowl Q&A

A panel discussion with industry experts.

Presenters:  

Chris Downs

11:45 - 12:00 PM

Passing time & break

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12:00 - 12:30 PM

Lunch (buffet outside of Salon D)

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12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch Keynote: From AI Hype to AI for your Business: Challenges, Solutions, Lessons Learned and Ideas.  Siva Balu

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1:30 - 1:45 PM

Passing time & break

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Scrum Master

1:45 - 2:40 PM

AI tools for the Scrum Master​​

An overview of useful tools to automate tasks for the Scrum Master.

Presenters:  

Fred Deichler

Product Owner

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Coming Soon

Speech details coming soon.

Presenters:  

TBD

Room:  TBD

Agile Leadership

1:45 - 2:40 PM

Jeff Sutherland

One of the creators of Scrum will be joining us remotely.

Presenters:  

Jeff Sutherland

Unconference Room

1:45 - 2:40 PM

The Scrum Princess

We will start by explaining Scrum through storytelling.

Presenters:  

Kyle Griffin Aretae, Demetria Aretae 

2:40 - 3:00 PM

Coffee break

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Scrum Master

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Leveling Up Your Scrum Events

Scrum shouldn't be routine.

Presenters:  

Cameron Clinton-Earl

Product Owner

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Coming Soon

Speech details coming soon.

Presenters:  

TBD

Room:  TBD

Agile Leadership

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Coming Soon

Speech details coming soon.

Presenters:  

TBD

Room:  TBD

Unconference Room

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Experiential Learning and AI

Building on the morning's Keynote, this hands-on workshop dives into the world of Experiential learning and AI.

Presenters:  

Chris Diller, Dan Bliss, Marissa Fogal

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Passing time & break

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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Big Show Finish with Master Facilitator Darin Harris followed by prize give-aways

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2023

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