Northern Virginia Software Symposium
September 24 - 25, 2026
Sessions
3rd Generation Agentic AI
Solving Integration, Intelligently |
Architecture Blindspots, Biases, and Blunders
Avoiding Common Pitfalls in System Design |
| Architecture in the Age of AI |
| Data Architecture for AI |
| Refactoring REST APIs for the Last Time: Strategies for a Future-Proof Design |
| Six Secrets to Succeeding with Microservices |
| Java Testing Lab: Test Driven Development (with Ai) |
Java's Asynchronous Ecosystem
Too Many Tools, One JVM |
Monitoring Systems with Prometheus and Grafana
Scrape it! Measure it! View it! Act! |
What's New In Java Half-Day Part 1
An always changing look into what is new in the Java ecosystem |
| What's New In Java Half-Day Part 2 |
AI 3-in-1: Agents, RAG and Local Models
Building out an AI agent that uses RAG and runs locally |
AI Security for Developers and Practitioners - 1/2 day
Building Safe, Trustworthy, and Resilient AI Systems |
Prompt Engineering Accelerator for AI
Mastering the Techniques, Patterns, and Strategies Behind High-Performance AI Prompting |
Understanding MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Understanding how AI agents connect to the world |
Understanding MCP (Model Context Protocol) - A hands-on guide
Understanding how AI agents can connect to the world |
