# Meet Us at the Enterprise AI Summit

> Meet XALT at the Enterprise AI Summit in Charlotte on 7–8 October 2026. XALT customers and friends can save 20% on their ticket.

Source: https://www.xalt.de/en/enterprise-ai-summit-charlotte/

Two days with leaders advancing AI in business. Meet XALT in Charlotte and save 25% on your ticket with code EAIS26XALT.

[Book With Code EAIS26XALT](https://events.itrevolution.com/2026-charlotte/register/) [View the Summit Programme](https://events.itrevolution.com/2026-charlotte/)

## From Experiments to Enterprise Impact

Gene Kim has shaped conversations about modern technology organisations for years. The Phoenix Project made DevOps tangible through a story about flow and collaboration; The Unicorn Project puts developers’ experience at the centre. In Accelerate, he, Nicole Forsgren and Jez Humble examined how software delivery relates to organisational performance. His current focus is Vibe Coding and agentic software development: with Steve Yegge, he presents them as a fundamental shift, not simply a new tool.

Those ideas meet a shared project in Charlotte. IT Revolution hosts the Enterprise AI Summit, and XALT is developing the Event Chief of Staff, a personal AI companion for attendees. It is designed to help people find sessions and contacts relevant to their goals, then capture useful takeaways. The project brings a personal agent experience together with curated knowledge from the IT Revolution community. It builds on our work around the summit series, from conversations in San Jose to preparations for Charlotte. The experience is still in development; at the summit, we plan to test it against real challenges from enterprise life.

## What to Expect in Charlotte

The summit combines real-world experience, expert insight and a look at emerging tools and practices.

### Enterprise Experience Reports

Leaders and teams share how they use AI and vibe coding in production. Hear what worked, what broke and what they learned along the way.

### Expertise for Hard Questions

Explore how AI is changing team structures, security, code review, productivity and skills, alongside experts in GenAI, DevOps and platform engineering.

### Frontier AI Labs

Explore emerging tools and ways of working in enterprise AI. The labs focus on approaches that are experimental yet already delivering practical value.

## The programme

### Day 1 · Wednesday, 7 October

The Programme, Day One

All times are local to Charlotte (EDT). Published agenda as of 1 October 2026 – talk titles have not been announced yet and timings may change. See the [official programme](https://curtaincallcfp.com/program/enterprise-ai-summit-charlotte-2026#agenda) for the latest.

1. 9:00 – 9:15 am

  #### Opening Remarks: Gene Kim

  Program Chair, [IT Revolution](https://itrevolution.com/)
2. 9:15 – 9:40 am

  #### Dustin Warner

  Director of Software Engineering, [NRC Health](https://nrchealth.com/)
3. 9:40 – 10:05 am

  #### Aaron Searle & Khalid Elsawaf

  Aaron Searle · Executive Director, [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/)

  Khalid Elsawaf · Executive Director, [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/)
4. 10:05 – 10:30 am

  #### Steve Yegge

  Co-author of "Vibe Coding"
5. 10:30 – 10:55 am

  #### Jitesh Ghai

  CEO, [Hyland](https://www.hyland.com/)
6. 10:55 – 11:25 am

  #### 30-minute break
7. 11:25 – 11:50 am

  #### Art Smalley

  President · Author, [Art of Lean](https://artoflean.com/)
8. 12:15 – 12:40 pm

  #### Nirav Mehta & Dylan Sykes

  Nirav Mehta · Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Services, [Mastercard](https://www.mastercard.com/)

  Dylan Sykes · Senior Vice President, Business Rules Engineering & Decision Management Platform Product, [Mastercard](https://www.mastercard.com/)
9. 12:40 – 2:10 pm

  #### Lunch
10. 2:10 – 2:35 pm

  #### Angelo Rivera

  Engineering Lead, [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/)
11. 2:35 – 3:00 pm

  #### Christina Yakomin

  Senior Manager – Resiliency Testing Suite, [Vanguard](https://corporate.vanguard.com/)
12. 3:00 – 3:25 pm

  #### Matt Klosterman & Jeremy Kooistra

  Matt Klosterman · Sr. Director, Mobile Software Engineering, [Hilton](https://www.hilton.com/)

  Jeremy Kooistra · Senior Director Website Software Engineering, [Hilton](https://www.hilton.com/)
13. 3:25 – 4:25 pm

  #### Networking
14. 4:25 – 4:50 pm

  #### Jeremy Eder

  Distinguished Engineer at [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/)
15. 4:50 – 5:15 pm

  #### Mik Kersten

  CTO · Author of "Project to Product", [Planview](https://www.planview.com/)
16. 5:15 – 5:40 pm

  #### Marya Caples & Michael Winslow

  Marya Caples · Sr. Food Safety & Quality Manager, [Thrive Market](https://thrivemarket.com/)

  Michael Winslow · Vice President of Engineering, Platform & SRE, [Thrive Market](https://thrivemarket.com/)
17. 5:40 – 5:45 pm

  #### Closing Remarks: Gene Kim

  Program Chair, [IT Revolution](https://itrevolution.com/)
18. 5:45 – 7:15 pm

  #### Industry party

### Day 2 · Thursday, 8 October

The Programme, Day Two

Two afternoon slots are still to be announced. Also announced as speakers, not yet scheduled: Fernando Cornago ( [adidas](https://www.adidas.com/)), Randy Shoup ( [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/)) and James Wickett ( [DryRun Security](https://www.dryrun.security/)).

1. 9:00 – 9:15 am

  #### Opening Remarks: Gene Kim

  Program Chair, [IT Revolution](https://itrevolution.com/)
2. 9:15 – 9:40 am

  #### Owen Parker & Kurtis Cochran

  Owen Parker · CTO, [Arkana Laboratories](https://www.arkanalabs.com/)

  Kurtis Cochran · Chief Financial Officer, [Arkana Laboratories](https://www.arkanalabs.com/)
3. 9:40 – 10:05 am

  #### Jondavid "JD" Black

  CIDO Chief Engineer, [Northrop Grumman](https://www.northropgrumman.com/)
4. 10:30 – 10:55 am

  #### Tapabrata "Topo" Pal

  SVP – Head of Developer Platforms, [M&T Bank](https://www.mtb.com/)
5. 10:55 – 11:25 am

  #### 30-minute break
6. 11:25 – 11:50 am

  #### John Rauser

  Senior Director, Software Engineering, [Cisco Security](https://www.cisco.com/)
7. 12:15 – 12:40 pm

  #### Nicky Pike

  Field CTO; Host of the \[Dev\]olution podcast, [Coder](https://coder.com/)
8. 12:40 – 2:10 pm

  #### Lunch
9. 2:10 – 2:35 pm

  #### Justin McCarthy

  Founder and CEO, [Diffusion AI](https://diffusion.io/)
10. 2:35 – 3:00 pm

  #### Joe Beutler

  Head of Solutions Engineering, Strategics, [OpenAI](https://openai.com/)
11. 3:00 – 3:25 pm

  #### Andrew Stellman

  O’Reilly author and AI educator
12. 3:25 – 3:55 pm

  #### Break
13. 3:55 – 4:20 pm

  #### Elisabeth Hendrickson

  CEO/Founder, [Curious Duck Digital Laboratory](https://curiousduck.io/)
14. 4:20 – 4:45 pm

  #### To be announced
15. 4:45 – 5:10 pm

  #### To be announced
16. 5:10 – 5:15 pm

  #### Closing Remarks: Gene Kim

  Program Chair, [IT Revolution](https://itrevolution.com/)

### Carolina Theatre · Charlotte

Carolina Theatre, 230 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

**When:** 7–8 October 2026

**Address:** 230 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

[Plan route](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Carolina%20Theatre%2C%20230%20N%20Tryon%20St%2C%20Charlotte%2C%20NC%2028202)

## The Essentials

The Enterprise AI Summit takes place on 7 and 8 October 2026 at the Carolina Theatre, 230 N Tryon St, Charlotte, North Carolina. Check the official programme for session timings.

XALT customers and friends save 25% with code EAIS26XALT. Enter the code when registering for the summit; tickets are booked through the official event site.

The official individual pass is US$1,600. A 25% discount with code EAIS26XALT works out to US$1,200; check the organiser’s terms when booking.

## Let’s Talk About What Comes Next

Whether you’re evaluating AI or already putting it into production, we’d love to compare notes at the summit. XALT customers and friends save 25% on their ticket with code EAIS26XALT.

[Book With Code EAIS26XALT](https://events.itrevolution.com/2026-charlotte/register/) [Explore the Summit](https://events.itrevolution.com/2026-charlotte/)

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