August 6 - 8 2025 Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL

BUILD BETTER. TOGETHER - CHICAGO

AI in Action: Transforming Product, Engineering, and Agile Workflows

In this session, Jess Brock will cut through the AI hype to deliver actionable insights across three critical domains: product, engineering, and workflow. Drawing from real-world implementations, they'll demonstrate how AI is reshaping product development, engineering practices, and agile workflows—not just as a tool for efficiency but as a catalyst for reimagining work.

Through live demos and practical examples, they'll reveal where AI delivers immediate value, where it falls short, and how to strategically position your teams for the rapidly evolving future where human creativity and AI capabilities converge.

Key Takeaways:

  • Practical AI: Learn our three-lens approach (AI Augmented, AI First, AI Innovation) to evaluate and implement new AI tools in your work.

  • Real-World Application: See usable implementations that reduce toil, challenge conventions, and solve previously intractable problems.

  • From Experimentation to Leverage: Understand how to identify high-value AI opportunities across product, engineering, and agile practices.

  • Future-Proof Yourself: Discover which uniquely human skills will remain vital as AI capabilities advance.

  • Actionable Today: Walk away with specific techniques you can apply immediately, growing your personal skills and team capabilities with AI.

JESS BROCK

Coach, Technologist, Speaker, and Author

With nearly two decades of deep experience in the software development industry, Jess Brock is dedicated to helping organizations achieve measurable, lasting impact. Throughout her extensive career, she has held roles ranging from developer to senior leader, enabling her to deliver well-rounded capabilities and embody genuine empathy.

Jess specializes in empowering Agile, tech, and product professionals through hands-on coaching and immersive learning experiences. Her expertise culminated in authoring the acclaimed The Dojo Coach's Pocket Guide: Maximizing Immersive Learning for Agile Teams, a practical resource for Agile and tech coaches aiming to elevate their impact.

She has played pivotal roles in large-scale Agile transformations, engineering initiatives such as DevOps and continuous delivery adoption, the graceful deprecation of legacy technologies, and efforts focused on learning, culture, and people development at multiple Fortune 500 companies.

As a sought-after speaker and content creator, Jess frequently shares no-nonsense, practical insights on Agile, software development, and thoughtful AI.

Actively promoting diversity, inclusion, and career development in the industry, Jess holds a Master's degree in Technology Management from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Lindenwood University.

Outside of work, Jess enjoys music, mountain biking, and spending quality time with her wife and two daughters.