Setting up development environment is no longer just installing dependencies and clicking run. Todays applications rely on databases, queues, APIs, containers, cloud services, and even hardware. Local development is often treated as an afterthought and it shouldn’t be. In this talk, we’ll explore what modern development environments really consist of, why setup is a hidden cost, how to make environments reproducible, how to speed up workflows with partial systems, and how these ideas extend even into embedded development through emulation.

Organizations invest heavily in systems, processes, and training. Yet the most valuable knowledge still moves from person to person. How do you transfer tacit knowledge? How do you prevent people from repeating the same mistakes? How do good ideas become great ones? The answer starts with understanding where learning actually happens. Learning rarely happens solely through doing. Reflection and the refinement of knowledge play an equally important role. Knowledge grows richer when experiences are challenged and refined through dialogue. In this keynote, Heini Pensar challenges the audience to rethink mentoring as a leadership tool rather than a separate development programme. The session also explores innovative forms of mentoring and asks a question: who is actually teaching whom?

The profound shift where all professional work changes and humans become orchestrators of logic is already a reality in software development. Julius Manni dives into why high-speed execution is dangerous without direction, how value creation is shifting, and how companies and individuals can anchor this transformation in optimism and human agency by treating AI as a powerful lever to amplify our true potential. Julius is the CEO of Vincit, a Nasdaq Helsinki–listed digital business partner. With over 20 years of experience in technology and strategic leadership, Julius has led large-scale change across organizations. Today, he is driving Vincit’s AI journey, ensuring that emerging technologies are supported by the right capabilities and a systematic implementation approach to capture real value.

In this session, the audience will compete against each other in a massive multiplayer Snake game, while their feedback is incorporated into the game platform live, using a series of AI agents working in the background.
Along the way, we’ll see how an agent-powered software factory can turn feedback into working software: triaging issues, planning features, implementing changes, and supporting pull request reviews.

The goal is simple: have some fun, break a few things, and leave with a concrete understanding of what building software with a team of agents can look like in practice.

As code generation becomes faster than ever, the core bottleneck in software development has shifted upstream from writing code to defining clear, robust specifications.
This evolution transforms the consultant’s role from a technical developer to an advisor. Being successful is more about bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical development to ensure we build the right things the first time around.

Everyone agrees AI is transformative. Nobody can tell you how fast, how good, or how broadly, and you still have to decide.


Futurist Niko Herlin and Patrik Österåker discusses what tools to use and point them at the decisions on your desk right now: capability you can't hire, an org chart that no longer fits, dependencies you've never risk-mapped, and judgment you may be quietly outsourcing. Less guesswork, more method.

AI agents are among the most talked-about developments in technology, yet many lack useful mental models for understanding their potential and limitations. Johan Westö will explain the logic behind AI agents, the workflows already being used to augment and automate work, and the developments likely to drive the next wave of productivity gains. The goal is to equip attendees with the knowledge needed to evaluate their own processes, identify where and how agents can create value, and rethink how work may be done in the near future. Johan leads the Intelligent Systems Institute at Novia and has more than 10 years of experience in AI, machine learning, data science, research, and engineering.

Managing hundreds, or even thousands of AI agents is first and foremost a leadership issue, rather than a technical one. Drawing on Fellowmind's agent orchestration platform HiveAI and a deep dive into customer case Avant Tecno, the AI Agent Race Finland 2026 winner, this session gives decision makers an insight and a framework for governing a digital workforce at scale.

Experience the shift from manual AI assistance to a fully realized agentic software factory. We’ll dive into how agents function as an autonomous production line, coordinating complex tasks across the entire development lifecycle.

What does AI transformation look like from a business and leadership perspective? Drawing on real-world experience with executive teams, Salla explores where AI fits into business strategy, why personal productivity does not automatically translate into business productivity, and how organizations can approach measuring the actual value and ROI of AI.

Why data engineering is vital for better business decisions. Niko Huttu will walk through Data Engineering 101 and explain why it is absolutely vital for modern business. You have probably heard the phrase “data is the new oil” — but raw data alone creates little value unless it can be moved, cleaned, structured, and turned into something people can actually use. This session gives both business and technical audiences a practical introduction to what data engineering is, why it matters, and how it supports better decisions. The session will end with a demo showing how data can move from raw source systems, such as a legacy-ERP, into a dashboard or become ready for artificial intelligence.