Agenda

In an era where software delivery is the engine of business success, staying ahead requires more than just speed—it demands vision, innovation, and the right tools. Join Jyoti Bansal, CEO of Harness, for an exclusive look at how we’re transforming the future of software delivery.

In this keynote, we’ll unveil our latest product innovations and features, share how our significant investments in AI redefine the software development landscape and discuss our ambitious journey to becoming the world's most comprehensive end-to-end software delivery platform.

But it’s not just about what’s coming next; it’s about what you can do today. Through a "day in the life" demo, you’ll see how the Harness Software Delivery Platform creates a seamless experience that drives real value for your teams.

Regardless of the industry, organizations must continuously innovate to remain competitive. This session explores how strategic changes in DevOps practices can serve as a catalyst for innovation, enabling companies to adapt quickly, deliver value faster, and stay ahead of market demands.

Join Rajay Rai, CIO at Trust Bank, and Nick Durkin, Harness Field CTO, as they highlight key areas where targeted DevOps improvements can yield significant innovation benefits. A notable topic of the session includes leveraging AI and machine learning to automate complex processes. You’ll gain insights into identifying high-impact areas for DevOps transformation and overcoming common obstacles, especially in highly regulated environments such as financial services.

There is so much talk about using generative AI for code generation. While GenAI has truly been a game changer for developers from this aspect, it only addresses a fraction of the developer’s workload. The tasks that really add to developer toil are elsewhere in the SDLC. With that said, this session will explore how organizations can utilize AI and machine learning to transform developer platforms and reduce toil across the software lifecycle. Andy Glover, Engineering Leader at OpenAI, and Nick Durkin, Harness Field CTO, will discuss the challenges of integrating AI into existing workflows and strategies for overcoming them.

While developer productivity has long been a key focus area, technology leaders are discovering AI's transformative potential to achieve optimal productivity by reducing cognitive load and removing developer toil. From intelligent code completion to automated testing and bug detection, AI can dramatically enhance developer productivity by eliminating low scope tasks. With that said, we want to explore practical strategies for integrating AI-powered tools into your development workflow. Join Nationwide and Rockwell Automation as they explore the benefits of leveraging AI for routine task automation, most notably, how this allows developers to focus on higher priority tasks. Panelists will also address concerns about AI replacing developers, showcasing how AI augments human capabilities rather than supplanting them. You’ll discover how AI can revolutionize your development process and boost team productivity.

Optimizing your cloud journey is crucial to maximize the benefits of cloud computing. As your organization embraces the cloud, you must continuously evaluate and refine your strategies to adapt to changing market dynamics. By continuously optimizing your cloud journey, you can achieve higher operational efficiency, better resource utilization, and cost savings, while maintaining the agility, scalability, and innovation.With that said, this session will examine new cutting-edge features for resource allocation, workload optimization, and cost forecasting. Jignesh Patel,  Director Cloud & DevOps at Morningstar, and Harish Doddala, General Manager & SVP at Harness, will highlight best practices for implementing FinOps principles, and share how to align your cloud spending with business objectives, ensure financial accountability, and drive sustainable growth in the cloud-first era.

Shift left security is an essential practice in building and deploying modern applications. However, organizations seeking to identify vulnerable software dependencies, detect CVEs and unsecured secrets, and uncover IaCM misconfigurations as early as possible often do so in ways that degrade developer experience and impede release velocity.In this exciting session, you’ll hear the expert perspectives of Wiz Co-founder & VP of Product Yinon Costica and Harness General Manager & SVP Sid Choudhury on the state of today’s Application Security technologies and practices, and how Wiz and Harness have partnered together and integrated their offerings for customers to deliver secure software with maximum velocity.

As the software development landscape rapidly evolves, the integration of AI technologies has become a critical factor in driving innovation, enhancing productivity, and shaping the future of software delivery. In this closing keynote, Jyoti Bansal, CEO of Harness, along with Gabe Monroy, VP of Developer Experience at Google Cloud, will delve into the transformative impact of AI on the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The discussion will explore how organizations can effectively measure developer productivity in an AI-driven world, the implications of generative AI in code generation and maintenance, and the broader role of AI in automating and optimizing the SDLC. Attendees will gain insights into best practices, challenges, and future trends as they navigate the intersection of AI and software development.