2026 Schedule
Three keynotes. Four learning tracks. One packed day featuring Scrum co-creator Jeff Sutherland and leaders and practitioners from organizations including Quartz Health Solutions and Navy Federal Credit Union.
October 15, 2026 at the Madison Marriott West
8:00 AM
Registration opens.
ALL TRACKS
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Passing time & coffee break
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Scrum Master
10:00 - 10:45 AM
The Communication Gap – Where Agile Teams Go to Die
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Agile teams don’t fail because of frameworks—they fail because of misalignment.​
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Product Owner
10:00 - 10:45 AM
The AI Co-Pilot for Product Owners
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Transform ideas into a real-world MVP.​
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Presenters:
Sagar Awate, Rezoomex Certified Mentor
Agile Leadership
10:00 - 10:45 AM
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Unlocking the Human Side of AI​
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Innovation
10:00 - 10:45 AM
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Meet your peers in this engaging networking session.​
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10:45 - 11:00 AM
Passing time & break
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Scrum Master
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Soft Skills are your superpower
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AI can automate mundane tasks but it cannot replace this. ​
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Product Owner
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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When a user story is too big, it is harder to understand, estimate, and implement successfully.​
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Agile Leadership
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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The power of high-frequency leadership. ​​​
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Innovation
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Software Development is Getting Weird
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How do I keep up when AI joins the team?​
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Presenters:
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
ALL TRACKS
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​​
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An overview of useful tools to automate tasks for the Scrum Master.​
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Product Owner
1:45 - 2:40 PM
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The AI Layer That Gives Agile Leaders Foresight, Speed, and Proven Business ROI​
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Agile Leadership
1:45 - 2:40 PM
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Scrum co-creator Jeff Sutherland shares how AI agents are reshaping the future of product delivery.​
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Innovation
1:45 - 2:40 PM
A Second Brain You Can Actually Build
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How AI holds the context your brain can't, so you can focus on thinking and judgment, not memory.
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Presenter:
Jamie Kriegel,
Source Allies
2:40 - 3:00 PM
Coffee break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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Scrum shouldn't be routine.​
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Product Owner
3:00 - 3:45 PM
All I need to know about Scrum I learned in Kindergarten
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Getting along is part of Scrum.​
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Agile Leadership
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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How Leadership and Culture Determine Agile Success ​
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Innovation
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Experiential Learning and AI
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Building on the morning's Keynote, this hands-on workshop dives into the world of Experiential learning and AI.
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Presenters:
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Passing time & break
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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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