Conferences & Events — Scott Soward

Professional Conference · May 2026

Atlassian Team '26

"The new shape of teamwork — Designing the Human-AI workforce"

📅 May 5–7, 2026

📍 Anaheim Convention Center, CA

👤 Scott Soward

Jira Admin Strategy / Planning / Leadership AI Agents (Rovo)

Day 1 — Rovo Dev + Opening Keynote. Reserved seat in 304A at 2:15 PM — arrive a few minutes early. Use the 3:45–4:30 gap to hit the Expo. Opening Keynote at 5:30 PM is the highlight of the evening, followed by Welcome Reception.

2:15 PM
3:45 PM

Reserved Learning · 90 min

Rovo Dev across your entire software lifecycle

📍 304A ★★★★★

Jovana Dunisijevic & Lazar Deretic (Atlassian). Deep dive into Rovo Dev integrated across the full SDLC — from planning through deployment.

💻 Bring laptop & charger · ⚠️ Reserved seating — seat released to standby 5 min before start if not claimed

4:00 PM
4:15 PM

Theater · Sponsored · 15 min

Rethink collaboration: Make Microsoft Teams part of the Jira workflow

📍 Expo Theater C ★★★

Andreas Schmidt (yasoon). Integrating Microsoft Teams with Jira for a seamless cross-platform collaboration experience.

⚡ Conflicts with Mission Possible (304C, reserved) below — choose one

4:00 PM
5:00 PM

Reserved Learning · 60 min

Mission possible, from one control center: Atlassian administrator's playbook for today's era

📍 304C ★★★★★

Justin Maguire & Marcus Asmar (Atlassian). Comprehensive admin playbook for managing Atlassian products in the AI era — from governance to automation.

⚡ Conflicts with Rethink Collaboration (Theater C, 4:00) and AI Incident Prevention (Theater A, 4:30) — reserved seat, prioritize this

4:30 PM
4:45 PM

Theater · 15 min

AI-driven incident prevention with Jira Service Management

📍 Expo Theater A ★★★★

Prithwish Basu (Atlassian). How AI proactively prevents incidents before they impact customers in JSM.

5:30 PM
6:15 PM

Must Attend Opening Keynote · 45 min

Opening Keynote: The new shape of teamwork — Designing the Human-AI workforce

📍 Main Stage · Livestream ★★★★★

Emily Chang, Ethan Mollick (Wharton), Magnus Östberg (Mercedes-Benz AG). The big-picture vision for the Human-AI workforce.

6:30 PM
6:45 PM

Theater · 15 min

The shortcuts across the SDLC you are yet to discover

📍 Expo Theater A ★★★★

Jovana Dunisijevic (Atlassian). Quick-hit productivity tips across the software development lifecycle.

⚡ Runs during Welcome Reception — 15 min, then rejoin reception

Tuesday Tips

Reserved seat for Rovo Dev (304A) at 2:15 PM — 💻 bring laptop & charger, arrive 5 min early.
4:00 PM conflict: Mission Possible (304C, reserved, 60 min) vs Rethink Collaboration (Theater C, 15 min). Reserved session takes priority — skip the theater.
If attending Mission Possible (4:00–5:00 PM), you'll miss the 4:30 PM theater — it's okay, focus on the admin session.
Theater sessions are 15 min each — easy to squeeze in around the reception.
Opening Keynote ends at 6:15 PM — Welcome Reception is already underway, head over right after.

Day 2 — Packed day from 10:45 AM on. Founder Keynote at 9 AM kicks it off, then Teamwork Collection keynote (10:45) — and Axel Springer Rovo Dev case study also at 10:45 (pick one), and lunch at 12:30. Afternoon: Jira AI agents (1:30), two competing breakouts at 2:30, and the Agentic Pivot keynote (4:00). Pick your battles — several sessions conflict.

9:00 AM
10:15 AM

Must Attend Founder Keynote · 75 min

Founder Keynote: Human-AI collaboration at scale

📍 Main Stage · Livestream ★★★★★

Mike Cannon-Brookes, Sherif Mansour, Tamar Yehoshua (Atlassian). The headline keynote — reimagining teamwork in the AI era.

10:45 AM
11:15 AM

Must Attend Solution Keynote · 30 min

Teamwork Collection keynote: Power the era of human-AI collaboration

📍 Ballroom A · Livestream · On Demand ★★★★★

Andrew Stillman & Sanchan Saxena (Atlassian). How the full Teamwork Collection (Confluence, Jira, Loom, Rovo) comes together for the human-AI era.

⚡ Conflicts with Axel Springer Rovo Dev (Ballroom C, 10:45) — pick one

10:45 AM
11:30 AM

Rovo Dev · 45 min On Demand

Accelerating the SDLC at scale: How Axel Springer uses Rovo Dev to ship faster

📍 Ballroom C ★★★★★

Martin Bild (Axel Springer). Real-world case study: how a major media company embedded Rovo Dev to dramatically compress their release cycle.

⚡ Conflicts with Teamwork Collection keynote (Ballroom A, 10:45) — pick one

12:30 PM
12:45 PM

Theater · 15 min

Transform strategy into action with Goals and Projects

📍 Expo Theater A ★★★★

Makisa Appleton (Atlassian). Connecting high-level goals to daily Jira work with the Goals + Projects framework.

⚡ During lunch — grab food first then head over

12:30 PM
12:45 PM

Theater · 15 min

Stop shoving big ideas into tiny forms: When an agent is a better front door

📍 Expo Theater C ★★★★

Chelsea Bullock (Atlassian). When conversational AI agents beat structured forms for intake and triage — a practical design shift.

⚡ Same time as Goals & Projects theater (Theater A) — pick one

1:30 PM
2:15 PM

Rovo On Demand · 45 min

Bring the power of AI agents to your Jira workflows

📍 Ballroom B ★★★★★

Matthew Canham & Natalie Chung (Atlassian). Practical walkthrough of embedding Rovo AI agents directly into Jira workflows.

2:30 PM
3:15 PM

Culture · 45 min On Demand

Inside Atlassian: Building a culture of AI-fluent teams

📍 Ballroom B ★★★★★

Alicia Lenart, David Cross, Gene Liu & Jackie Davis (Atlassian). How Atlassian built internal AI fluency — the programs, habits, and culture shifts that made it stick.

⚡ Conflicts with Customer Support Dream Team (Ballroom E) — pick one

2:30 PM
3:15 PM

Customer Service · 45 min

Assemble your human-AI customer support dream team with the Customer Service Management app

📍 Ballroom E ★★★★

Dorothea Linneweber (Atlassian). Real-world playbook for combining human agents and AI in JSM-powered customer support.

⚡ Conflicts with Inside Atlassian AI-fluent teams (Ballroom B) — pick one

4:00 PM
4:30 PM

Must Attend Solution Keynote · 30 min

The agentic pivot: Building software in the era of human-AI collaboration

📍 Ballroom A · On Demand ★★★★★

Ming Wu & Tanguy Crusson (Atlassian). How software teams restructure around agentic workflows and human-AI pair programming.

5:00 PM
5:15 PM

Theater · 15 min

AI-assisted engineering: 5 trends we're seeing from 500+ organizations

📍 Expo Theater B ★★★★

Data-backed research on AI adoption trends across engineering teams — quick insight you can bring back to your org.

Wednesday Tips

Arrive early for the Founder Keynote — Main Stage fills quickly for MCB appearances.
10 AM–1:30 PM is a big open gap: great for Expo demos, the Atlassian Hub, and lunch at 11:30.
Agentic Pivot keynote (4:00 PM) ends exactly when Rovo Happy Hour starts — walk straight over at 4:30.
The 5 PM theater session is 15 min — easy to catch on your way out of happy hour.

Day 3 — Closing Keynote + Breakouts. Back-to-back Bitbucket Cloud (10:30) and AI code review (11:30). Three quick 15-min theater sessions right after lunch. Two 3:45 PM sessions in schedule but leave at 4:00 PM — only 15 min usable. Depart for airport at 4:00 PM.

9:00 AM
10:00 AM

Must Attend Closing Keynote · 60 min

Closing Keynote: Permission to build — Hardwiring a founder mindset into the enterprise

📍 Main Stage · Livestream ★★★★★

Alexis Ohanian (Seven Seven Six) & Mike Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian). Leadership, resilience, and the founder mindset inside large organizations.

10:30 AM
11:15 AM

SDLC · 45 min

Embracing the AI-native SDLC with Bitbucket Cloud

📍 304A ★★★★

Chris Clarke & Edmund Munday (Atlassian). How Bitbucket Cloud is being rebuilt for an AI-native development workflow from day one.

11:30 AM
12:15 PM

AI Code · 45 min

Beyond the pull request: AI-native code review and incident resolution

📍 Ballroom C ★★★★

Natalija Fuksmane & Ryan Jiang (Atlassian). How AI reshapes code review and links it directly to incident response.

12:30 PM
12:45 PM

Theater · 15 min

Beyond adoption: What it actually means to be an AI native engineering org

📍 Expo Theater A ★★★★

Brittni Allen (DX). What "AI native" actually requires in culture, process, and tooling — beyond just adopting new tools.

12:55 PM
1:10 PM

Theater · 15 min

Build a customer service AI agent: From zero to hero in 15 minutes

📍 Expo Theater A ★★★★

Vincent Wong (Atlassian). Live demo: build a working customer service Rovo Agent from scratch in 15 minutes.

1:20 PM
1:35 PM

Theater · 15 min

Build Plans That Move at the Speed of Your Business

📍 Expo Theater B ★★★★

Ingrid Blake & Jake Comito (Atlassian). Build strategic Jira plans that update dynamically with your business.

1:45 PM
2:30 PM

Product Discovery · 45 min On Demand

From strategy to impact: Jira Product Discovery in practice

📍 Ballroom B ★★★★

Axel Sooriah (Atlassian), Brent Johnson (Maple), Luke Strobel (Erie Insurance), Suzanna Sargsyan. Real teams share how they use Jira Product Discovery in production.

2:45 PM
3:30 PM

Learning · 45 min

Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps) for project management

📍 Ballroom E ★★★★

Alex Ortiz (Apetech LLC). Practical guide to cross-team roadmaps and project management with Jira Plans.

3:45 PM
4:30 PM

Learning · 45 min Conflicts w/ Airport

Are you smarter than a Jira admin? – Round 2

📍 Ballroom A ★★★★

Sajit Nair (Culture Commandos Advisory LLP). Interactive Jira admin quiz — fun and educational for any admin level.

⚡ Starts 3:45, runs to 4:30 — must leave at 4:00 PM for airport (only 15 min)

3:45 PM
4:30 PM

Breakout · 45 min Conflicts w/ Airport

Your meetings need a makeover: Learn the frameworks in Confluence, Jira, and Loom

📍 Ballroom E ★★★★

Brittany Soinski (Atlassian). Practical frameworks for better async and sync meetings using Confluence, Jira, and Loom together.

⚡ Starts 3:45, runs to 4:30 — must leave at 4:00 PM for airport (only 15 min)

4:00 PM

Departure

✈️ Head to Airport

📍 Anaheim Convention Center → Airport

Leave venue by 4:00 PM. Bash starts at 4:30 — skipping to catch flight.

4:30 PM
7:00 PM

Skipping

Bash — Closing Party

📍 Conference Venue

Missed — airport departure at 4:00 PM.

Thursday Tips

Back-to-back: Bitbucket Cloud (304A, 10:30) then AI code review (Ballroom C, 11:30) — plan the room change.
Lunch is at 12:15 but theater sessions start at 12:30 — grab food quickly or eat during the sessions.
Three back-to-back theater sessions (12:30 / 12:55 / 1:20) — all Expo Theater A & B, easy to hit all three.
Last session ends 3:30 PM — 30-min window before airport departure. Use it to write top takeaways and say goodbyes.
✈️ Leave venue by 4:00 PM sharp — Bash starts at 4:30 but you'll be on the road.

General Conference Tips

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Standby Strategy

Arrive 5–10 minutes early for standby sessions. Rovo Theater fills fastest — be there by the time the previous session ends.

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Official App

Use the Team '26 app for floor maps, session reminders, and My Schedule. Add sessions tonight so you get notifications.

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Keynotes

All keynotes are livestreamed, but in-person energy is worth it. Arrive early — Main Stage fills up for founder keynotes.

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Networking

Welcome Reception (Tue), Rovo Happy Hour (Wed), BASH (Thu). Don't skip these — the hallway track is where deals and ideas happen.

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Backup Plan

Session full? Head to Expo Theaters or peer meetups. They're less crowded and often just as good for specific demos.

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Essentials

Comfortable shoes, portable charger (full battery), water bottle, and business cards or a QR code for your LinkedIn.

Venue & Area Map

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Anaheim Convention Center

800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802

Atlassian Team '26 venue — Expo Hall, Main Stage, all ballrooms

Directions

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Hilton Anaheim

777 W Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

~2 min walk to Convention Center · Connected via sky bridge

Directions

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Anaheim Tennis & Pickleball Center

975 S State College Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92806

10 dedicated pickleball courts · Lights · Mon–Fri 7am–9pm, Sat–Sun 7am–6pm · ~15 min drive · (714) 991-9090

Directions