2026 Schedule
Three keynotes. Four learning tracks. One packed day featuring Scrum co-creator Jeff Sutherland and leaders from organizations including Quartz Health Solutions and Navy Federal Credit Union.
October 15, 2026 at the Madison Marriott West
8:00 AM
Registration opens. Check-in in the coat room beside the conference center doors. Coffee and muffins served in the Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS
in Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS in Michigan Room
8:45 - 9:45 AM
Morning Keynote: Embracing the "New Meta" of AI with an Agile Gamer Mindset. Chris Diller, Dan Bliss in the Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS in Michigan Room
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Passing time, coffee break and parfeit
ALL TRACKS in Michigan Room
Scrum Master
in Mendota Room
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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Presenters:
Product Owner
in Wisconsin Room
10:00 - 10:45 AM
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Own the Outcome, Not Just the Backlog.​
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Presenters:
Sagar Awate, Enterprise Transformation & Strategic Execution Advisor
Agile Leadership
in Lacrosse/Milwaukee Room
10:00 - 10:45 AM
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Unlocking the Human Side of AI​
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Presenters:
Innovation
in Geneva Room
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Soft Skills are your superpower
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AI can automate mundane tasks but it cannot replace this. ​
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Presenters:
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
in Mendota Room
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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:
Source Allies
Product Owner
in Wisconsin Room
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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Presenters:
Agile Leadership
in Lacrosse/Milwaukee Room
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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The power of high-frequency leadership. ​​​
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Presenters:
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Innovation
in Geneva Room
11:00 - 11:45 AM
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Meet your peers in this engaging networking session.​
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Presenters:
Christopher Downs and Sara Gilbertson Ley
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11:45 - 12:00 PM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Lunch in the Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS
12:30 - 1:30 PM
ALL TRACKS
in Michigan Room
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Passing time & break
ALL TRACKS
Scrum Master
in Mendota Room
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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Presenters:
Product Owner
in Wisconsin Room
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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Presenters:
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Agile Leadership
in Lacrosse/Milwaukee Room
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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Presenters:
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Innovation
in Geneva Room
1:45 - 2:40 PM
Software Development is Getting Weird
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How do I keep up when AI joins the team?​
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Presenters:
2:40 - 3:00 PM
Coffee break, nachos, cookies and brownies inside the Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS
inside the Michigan Room
Scrum Master
in Mendota Room
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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Scrum shouldn't be routine.​
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Presenters:
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Product Owner
in Wisconsin Room
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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Presenters:
Agile Leadership
in Lacrosse/Milwaukee Room
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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How Leadership and Culture Determine Agile Success ​
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Presenters:
Innovation
in Geneva Room
3:00 - 3:45 PM
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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
ALL TRACKS
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
ALL TRACKS
Michigan Room
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Prize Give-Aways in the Michigan Room
ALL TRACKS
Michigan Room