April 14-16
2026
Atlanta,
Georgia
BigPanda 26
Event Details
Join Us for a Networking & Thought Leadership Event
BigPanda 26 is an invite-only gathering for ITOps, ITSM, and SRE leaders
Why Attend?
In a world where technology moves faster than ever, AI is essential to delivering efficiency, resilience, and reliability. At BigPanda 26, top industry minds come together to share insights, strategies, and best practices. You’ll leave with actionable takeaways to accelerate transformation in your organization.
Inspiring keynotes and panel discussions on AI agentic automation, and the future of ITOps and ITSM
First-hand insights from BigPanda leadership, industry experts, and peers
Customized sessions based on your role and strategic objectives
Exclusive networking with visionaries shaping the future of enterprise IT
Exclusive Access
This invite-only event unites forward-thinking leaders who are redefining operations at scale. Exchange ideas, forge new partnerships, and discover strategies to drive innovation across your business.
Agenda
General Sessions
Welcome &
BigPanda
Keynote
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Assaf Resnick
Salon 1 & 2
Product
Keynote
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Venkat Balasubramanian
Salon 1 & 2
Break
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
15 minutes
Making Agentic IT
Operations a Reality:
Transamerica
Customer Story
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Jeremy Kulbartz, Tony Penticoff,
Jill Lenz (Transamerica)
Customer presentation
Salon 1 & 2
Prove It, Then
Scale It: How IT
Leaders Made
the Case for AI
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Stacy Gettys (Kaiser Permanente)
Customer fireside chat
Salon 1 & 2
Lunch in
Gallery room
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
60 minutes
Executive Breakouts
Lead the Shift:
Transform ITOps
with Agentic AI
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Jason Walker
Salon 3, 4 & 5
The Knowledge
Strategy
Powering AI in
ITOps
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Adam Blau
Salon 3, 4 & 5
Break
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
30 mins
From Reactive
to Autonomous:
The L1 NOC
(R)evolution
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Tal Kain
Salon 3, 4 & 5
Break
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
15 minutes
Your
Leadership
Playbook for
the Agentic Era
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Evan Freedman
Salon 3, 4 & 5
Technical Breakouts
Getting Started
with Agentic
ITOps
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Evan Freedman
Salon 1 & 2
BigPanda
Unlocked:
Platform,
Products, and
What’s Next
1:45 PM
Salon 1 & 2
Platform Overview
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Russ Elsner
Salon 1 & 2
AI Incident
Prevention
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Travis Carlson
Salon 1 & 2
Break
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
15 minutes
AI Detection
& Response
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Russ Elsner, Dave Helms, Cee Beers
Salon 1 & 2
AI Incident
Assistant
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Travis Carlson
Salon 1 & 2
L1 Agent: The
Autonomous,
Always-On L1
Operator
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Tal Kain
Salon 1 & 2
Closing
Closing
Remarks
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Assaf Resnick
Salon 1 & 2
LOCATION
Join us in Atlanta
The Whitley Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
3434 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
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Meet with Your Account Team
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- PlatformPlatform
- Agentic IT Operations
- Platform Overview
- AI Incident Prevention
- AI Detection & Response
- L1 Agent
- AI Incident Assistant
- IT Knowledge Graph
- BigPanda AIOps
- BigPanda Core
- Advanced Insight
- Biggy AI
- Rebranding Matrix
- Integrations
- Security & Compliance
- Features
- Detection
- Open Integration Hub
- AI Detection
- Diagnosis
- Service Desk Correlation
- Suggested Actions
- Incident Correlation
- Triage
- Automated Incident Triage
- Root Cause Analysis
- Similar Incidents
- Prevention
- Change Risk Management
- Problem Management
- Solutions
- Automating L1 Detection & Response
- Empowering Experts with AI Assistance
- Predicting & Preventing Disruptions
- Personas
- IT operations
- Incident management
- IT service management
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Industries
- Financial services
- Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Media and entertainment
- Managed services
- Airlines
- All industries