Name: AWS is Giving Main Character Energy at .conf26
Start: 2026-09-15T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-15T21:30:00-04:00
Location: The Denver Athletic Club

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AWS is Giving Main Character Energy at .conf26

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You're invited

Join us for an exclusive evening of networking, drinks, and conversations with AWS and Splunk leaders on the
stunning rooftop sundeck of the Denver Athletic Club. Space is limited so register to secure your spot!

When: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 6:30PM - 9:30PM MDT

Where: Denver Athletic Club

What to expect

Catch five AWS-led breakout sessions spanning observability, security, generative AI, and FinOps. Get hands-on at the AWS booth (#TBA) for live demos and one-on-one time with our experts. Then wind down at our exclusive evening networking reception on the rooftop Sundeck of the historic Denver Athletic Club, with premium refreshments, hors d'oeuvres, and skyline views of downtown Denver.

Registration is required to attend the reception. Space is limited — secure your spot today and be part of this premier networking opportunity at .conf 2026.

AWS Presence at a Glance

40X40
Booth Size

6
Speaking Sessions

3
Demo Sessions

Custom
T-shirt Activation

Convention Schedule

Monday, Sept. 14

Expo Hall (exhibitors)

12:30PM - 4:30PM

Tuesday, Sept. 15

Expo Hall

10:30AM - 6:00PM

AWS Sessions (4)

Networking Reception

6:30PM

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Expo Hall

9:00AM - 5:00PM

AWS Session (2)

Agenda

Tues., Sept. 15
11:15 AM MDT

From Prompt Injection to Rogue Agents: Operationalizing AI Threat Detection with
Splunk and Cisco AI Defense (Session ID: SEC2066)

GenAI workloads face threats like prompt injection, data poisoning, and rogue agents. Learn how Cisco AI Defense secures these workloads — integrated into Splunk ES for correlated AI telemetry and full TDIR coverage.

Speakers: Sudha Thillai Govindarajan (Sr. SA, AWS) · Ranjit Kalidasan (Principal SA, AWS)

Tues., Sept. 15
12:30 PM MDT

AI Cost Runaway Prevention on AWS: Real-Time Attribution for Agentic Workloads (Session ID: OBS2069)

Enterprise AI spend is growing 6x YoY while token prices fall 100x — yet bills keep exploding. Attribute every dollar to the agent, team, and model that spent it.

Speakers: Prateek Sinha (Senior Solutions Architect, AWS)

Tues., Sept. 15
2:15PM MDT

Reducing MTTR for Application Performance Degradation: AI-Driven Root Cause Analysis with AWS DevOps Agent and Splunk (Session ID: PLA1192)

Discover how integrating AWS DevOps Agent with Splunk Core Platform via Model Context Protocol enables AI-powered root cause analysis that autonomously correlates AWS CloudWatch, application logs, infrastructure metrics, and third-party telemetry to identify cascading failures in minutes. The agent delivers intelligent mitigation strategies, automatically suggesting remediation workflows, configuration adjustments, and proactive monitoring rules to reduce MTTR and prevent outages.

Speakers: Aakash Tanwani, Solutions Architect, AWS; Amandeep Singh, Solutions Architect, AWS

Tues., Sept. 15
3:30PM MDT

Better Together: Accelerating Threat Detection with AWS Security Hub Extended and Splunk (Session ID: SEC2067)

Discover how AWS Security Hub Extended integrates natively with Splunk Enterprise Security to deliver end-to-end TDIR — including near real-time ingestion, OCSF normalization, and automated correlation.

Speakers: Ranjit Kalidasan (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS)

Wed., Sept. 16
9:30AM MDT

Zero Trust Observability for Multi-Agent Systems with Splunk and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore (Session ID: SEC2071)

AI agents make decisions at machine speed — yet most organizations have zero visibility into what they're doing. This session demos a multi-agent architecture where AWS Bedrock AgentCore enforces identity and policy.

Speakers: Amandeep Singh · Dave Pannu (Solutions Architects, AWS)

Wed, Sept. 16
10:30 AM MDT

AWS Well-Architected Foundation for Agentic & Generative AI (Session ID: PLA2068)

Build the foundation for production agentic AI. Architectural patterns that separate successful deployments from failed experiments — model access, orchestration, tools, and data pipelines with observability.

Speakers: Varun Rajan (Senior Solutions Architect, AWS)

Wed., Sept. 16
1:00PM MDT

Distributed Tracing on AWS with Splunk and OpenTelemetry (Session ID: OBS2064)

Hands-on workshop covering end-to-end observability for AWS workloads using Splunk Observability Cloud and OpenTelemetry. Instrument a serverless Lambda pipeline and containerized microservices on Kubernetes.

Speakers: Keagan Mirazee (Solutions Architect, AWS) · Sahil Gupta (Partner Technical Manager, Splunk)

Booth Activations & Extras

More reasons to swing by the AWS booth

* Co-sponsor of the .conf26 Welcome Reception
* Cafe Buyout - Specialty coffee (AM) & beer (PM) all 3 days
* Custom T-Shirt Activation - 4 exclusive designs
* 3 Live Demo Stations with 70" Monitors
* Semi-private meeting nook inside Expo
* Customer Testimonial Video Shoot Onsite — Schedule yours here
here* Come see us at Booth #208 for more goodies and giveaways.

Day 3

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Day 4

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives.

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses.

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When is the event?

The event is scheduled for Sep 30, - Oct 1 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Where is the event?

The event will be held at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Is there a fee to attend the event? If so, how can I pay?

No, this event is free to attend.

FAQ or Detailed Agenda

When is the event?

The event is scheduled for Sep 30, - Oct 1 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Where is the event?

The event will be held at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Is there a fee to attend the event? If so, how can I pay?

No, this event is free to attend.

Checkin

Please arrive at the venue by 9am to check in to the conference.

Resources

A guide to agile event programs that can survive anything

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Crisis mode: ideas for managing events in challenging situations

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

How to build a rock solid agile events program

The old way of doing event marketing—a large, inflexible investment in a small number of tentpole events—doesn't fit into a business world that demands adaptability and speed.