About
AI agents are rapidly evolving, moving beyond simple automation into complex, adaptive, and collaborative systems. As organizations explore the next generation of AI-driven solutions, understanding advanced agent architectures, reinforcement learning, explainability, and ethical considerations becomes essential.

Join industry experts for a forward-looking discussion on the latest advancements in AI agent development. We’ll explore multi-agent systems, cutting-edge training techniques, and the role of transparency and ethics in shaping the future of AI agents across industries.

What You’ll Learn:
• Multi-agent systems and collaboration – Understand how agents interact, coordinate, and solve complex tasks together.
• Reinforcement learning for AI agents – Learn how RL enables agents to adapt and optimize behaviors in dynamic environments.
• Explainability and ethical considerations – Explore techniques for making agent decisions more transparent, fair, and accountable.
• The evolving AI agent landscape – Discover emerging trends, new technologies, and real-world applications shaping the future.
• Live audience discussion – Engage with experts and peers on the challenges and opportunities in advanced AI agent development.

Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for AI practitioners, developers, data scientists, technical leaders, and anyone interested in the cutting edge of AI agent development. If you’re looking to stay ahead of the curve and understand what’s next for AI agents, this discussion is for you.
Presenters
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Mitch Ashley
VP and Practice Lead DevOps and AppDev - The Furuturm Group
Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development, and IT leader, with deep expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. An in-demand CTO, CIO, engineering, and DevOps leader, Mitch has the pulse on the latest in software engineering, including the AI's impact in development, testing and security, cloud-native architecture, application and software supply chain security, platform engineering, ITOps, SecOps, AIOps, and DataOps. In his career, Mitch has brought to market multiple industry-impacting software-based products, including cybersecurity products, SaaS applications, Internet services, large telecommunications and financial applications, mobile applications, managed PKI services, and broadband networks. At Futurum, Mitch advises and guides leaders in delivering contemporary and next-generation software and security strategies critical to their business strategies.
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Alan Shimel
Founder & CEO - Techstrong
Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.
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Ben Simo
Principal Product Researcher - Tricentis
Ben Simo is a Principal Product Researcher at Tricentis and a context-driven software quality leader with over 30 years' experience helping software development teams make informed decisions that lead to delivering better software that improves lives.
Known for his human-centered automation-assisted investigative approach to testing, Ben advocates for both experimental and observational testing to demonstrate capabilities and to expose risks.
At Tricentis, Ben focuses on two key areas at the intersection of AI and testing: exploring strategies for testing AI systems and developing methods to leverage AI to empower people to test their products more efficiently and effectively.
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Mark Hinkle
CEO and Founder - Peripety Labs
Mark R. Hinkle is an accomplished executive in high-growth technology companies, specializing in the strategic integration of artificial intelligence to enhance enterprise infrastructure and productivity. Committed to continuous learning, Mark updates his expertise to remain at the forefront of technological advancements.

Mark combines deep technical knowledge with business acumen, thriving in diverse market conditions—from startups to established companies facing competitive pressures. He is recognized for his strategic insights that navigate complex challenges and capitalize on opportunities in the tech landscape.
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Brian Dawson
Head of Partnerships - DeployHub
Brian has over 30+ years in software development, in multiple roles, giving him a unique macro view of the software development and delivery process. He has worked as S/W Eng, Development Manager, Consultant, Solution Architect, Evangelist and Dir. of Product Marketing.
He succeeded in optimizing software technologies and practices, and communicating technical value and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. The past 15 years of his career included various aspects of applying open source software to enterprise software development (Subversion, Git, and Jenkins) including market analysis, feature definition, messaging, training development, go-to-market strategy and more.
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