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The cost of writing code is going to zero. The cost of everything else is going up. As agents handle more of the execution, engineers move up the stack to design and operate the systems that produce software.
The organizations who win will be the ones who build the operational infrastructure to run it all at scale.
That's the AI software factory. EVOLVE 2026 is about how you build one.
2025 numbers at a glance
250+
Attendees
24
Roundtables
10+
Sessions
The teams responsible for making engineering better every day.
Engineering Leaders
Define what the AI software factory looks like at your org, and build the operational system to make it a reality.
Engineering Operations Teams
Build the connective tissue between AI tooling, standards, and delivery to make the factory run.
SREs & Platform Engineers
AI amplifies output and risk. Build the reliability infrastructure that keeps the factory running when code ships at 10x.
DevOps & DevEx Teams
Design the golden paths that let humans and agents move fast without breaking things.
Anish Dhar
Co-Founder & CEO
Anish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cortex, helping engineering teams drive adoption of best practices, improve visibility into services and infrastructure, and accelerate productivity.
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Anish Dhar
Co-Founder & CEO
Anish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cortex, helping engineering teams drive adoption of best practices, improve visibility into services and infrastructure, and accelerate productivity.
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Ganesh Datta
Co-Founder & CTO
Ganesh is the Co-Founder & CTO of Cortex, building the Engineering Operations Platform that gives engineering teams clarity into their services, standards, and overall health.
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Ganesh Datta
Co-Founder & CTO
Ganesh is the Co-Founder & CTO of Cortex, building the Engineering Operations Platform that gives engineering teams clarity into their services, standards, and overall health.
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Nathen Harvey
DORA Lead & Developer Advocate
Nathen Harvey, Developer Relations Engineer, leads the DORA team at Google Cloud. DORA enables teams and organizations to thrive by making industry-shaping research accessible and actionable.
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Nathen Harvey
DORA Lead & Developer Advocate
Nathen Harvey, Developer Relations Engineer, leads the DORA team at Google Cloud. DORA enables teams and organizations to thrive by making industry-shaping research accessible and actionable.
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Join a stage full of industry leaders and help shape the conversation at EVOLVE 2026.
2025 Winners
Hariprasad Babu
Manager Technology
Simon Irwin
Principal Software Engineer
James Simmonds
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
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Naresh Bulusu
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Trushar Shah
Full Stack Software Engineer
Leslie Brown
Full Stack Software Engineer
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Dan Willman
Staff Software Engineer
Fred Mare
Principal Engineer
Nick Raccioppi
Engineering Leader - SRE
Hariprasad Babu
Manager Technology
Simon Irwin
Principal Software Engineer
James Simmonds
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Naresh Bulusu
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Trushar Shah
Full Stack Software Engineer
Leslie Brown
Full Stack Software Engineer
Dan Willman
Staff Software Engineer
Fred Mare
Principal Engineer
Nick Raccioppi
Engineering Leader - SRE
Hariprasad Babu
Manager Technology
Simon Irwin
Principal Software Engineer
James Simmonds
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Naresh Bulusu
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Trushar Shah
Full Stack Software Engineer
Leslie Brown
Full Stack Software Engineer
Dan Willman
Staff Software Engineer
Fred Mare
Principal Engineer
Nick Raccioppi
Engineering Leader - SRE
Hariprasad Babu
Manager Technology
Simon Irwin
Principal Software Engineer
James Simmonds
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Naresh Bulusu
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Trushar Shah
Full Stack Software Engineer
Leslie Brown
Full Stack Software Engineer
Dan Willman
Staff Software Engineer
Fred Mare
Principal Engineer
Nick Raccioppi
Engineering Leader - SRE
Recognizing Innovation
Celebrate individuals who have been critical in implementing groundbreaking engineering operations solutions.
Selection Process
Finalists are evaluated by a panel of industry experts and peers, with criteria spanning innovation, technical depth, and organizational impact.
Awards Ceremony
The Engineering Excellence Awards will be presented during a special ceremony at EVOLVE 2026, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field.
Subway
Grand Central - 42nd Street Station
Metro-North & LIRR
Direct to Grand Central Madison
From the Airports
JFK ~45 min · LGA ~30 min · EWR ~50 min
EVOLVE 2026 takes place at Convene 237 Park in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, two blocks from Grand Central Station.
Convene is a modern event space built for focused, high-signal sessions. Every seat is a good one.
