← SOK AI Conference 2026

AGENDA

7 October 2026 · Ässäkeskus, Helsinki

22 talks · 25 speakers · 19 organisations

08:30–08:50Doors open & breakfast2B Lobby

Refreshments while supplies last — come early if you want breakfast.

Keynotes

Auditorium · hosted by Niko Kivelä
08:50–09:00
Welcome to SOK AI Conf
09:00–09:40Keynote 1
AuditoriumSoftware Engineering in 2030: AI, Tiny Teams, Agents and BeyondRémi Gulzar
09:40–10:20Keynote 2
AuditoriumAI-Native Software Engineering: What We Know, What We Assume, and What We Are GuessingPekka Abrahamsson
10:20–10:30Break

Session 1

Auditorium · hosted by Niko KiveläGebhard · hosted by Heimo Laukkanen
10:30–11:00Session 1
AuditoriumScaling from fragmented AI use to AI-native teams — Lessons from real transformation casesAino Makkonen & Teemu ÄijäläGebhardThe Agent Is You, at a Distance: How human intent gets lostKim Rejström
11:00–12:00Lunch

Lightning talks 1–4

Auditorium · hosted by Niko KiveläGebhard · hosted by Heimo Laukkanen
12:00–12:05
Introduction by the hosts
12:05–12:15Lightning talk 1
AuditoriumDocuments that update themselvesTimo TuononenGebhardAre Software Engineering Factories a Reality?Kalle Mäkelä
12:15–12:25Lightning talk 2
AuditoriumMobbAingAnssi LehteläGebhardCreating 3D Games in the AI EraMarkus Hjort
12:25–12:35Lightning talk 3
AuditoriumMaking entrepreneurial ideas into reality with AIMikko SävilahtiGebhard1kw garage inference datacenterArtur Rimkevitch
12:35–12:45Lightning talk 4
AuditoriumWhen Software Starts Consuming AI: Cheaper Tokens, Bigger BillsVesa ManninenGebhardTeach AI to code like you doAki Salmi
12:45–13:00Break

Sessions 2–3

Auditorium · hosted by Niko KiveläGebhard · hosted by Heimo Laukkanen
13:00–13:30Session 2
AuditoriumBuilding a Performance Testing Framework with AI Agents: Lessons LearnedJoni SaarinenGebhardFifty Shades of Green: Beyond the PASS/FAIL IllusionSami Söderblom
13:30–14:00Session 3
AuditoriumAgents & Harnesses - What's Behind the AI That Writes Your CodeAsmae el IssaouiGebhardAgentic threat modelling - lessons learned from AI-assisted asset discovery and threat generationMassimo Prencipe & Jaakko Mäntysaari
14:00–14:30Coffee break

Sessions 4–6

Auditorium · hosted by Niko KiveläGebhard · hosted by Heimo Laukkanen
14:30–15:00Session 4
AuditoriumOnboarding a Teammate with Amnesia — context engineering with Claude Code on a production banking appJanne JussilaGebhardBeyond Guardrails: Build a Security Harness for Your AIAshish Bhadouria
15:00–15:30Session 5
AuditoriumScaling AI in organisations with Platform EngineeringLauri Suomalainen & Mike VainioGebhardHow to Build a Production-Grade Software FactoryTeemu Tiilikainen
15:30–16:00Session 6
AuditoriumSpeed, quality and control: an AI-native lifecycle that survives the auditRolf KoskiGebhardI Stopped Using Figma – and Became a Better DesignerMatias Pietilä
16:00–20:00Afterparty2B Lobby

Continue the discussion with food, drinks and exceptional company!