PHILADELPHIA, PA — As enterprises race to move artificial intelligence from pilot projects into everyday operations, Qlik® is positioning its flagship global conference as a proving ground for what accountable AI really looks like in practice.
Qlik announced an expanded program for Qlik Connect® 2026, scheduled for April 13–15, 2026, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The event will convene customers, partners, and industry leaders to examine how organizations can make their data work for AI in governed, transparent, and operationally sound ways.
Company leaders said the focus of this year’s gathering reflects a turning point in enterprise AI adoption — from experimentation to execution.
“AI is moving from an interesting capability to an operational expectation, and the moment it touches real decisions, trust becomes a hard requirement, not a slogan,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik. “At Qlik Connect, we will focus on how organizations make their data work for AI so they can move faster while staying transparent, auditable, and in control as agentic automation becomes part of everyday work.”
The expanded agenda will span mainstage keynotes, customer-led sessions, strategy briefings, and hands-on workshops aimed at helping organizations close the gap between AI insight and measurable business impact.
Among newly announced featured speakers are Jason Del Rey, founder and author of The Aisle, who has covered emerging technologies across Silicon Valley and global retail for more than a decade, and Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, founder and CEO of Humane Intelligence, a nonprofit advancing ethical, explainable, and accountable AI. Chowdhury previously led Twitter’s META team and serves on Qlik’s AI Council.
Both will join Qlik Chief Strategy Officer James Fisher for a discussion focused on near- and long-term AI strategies, with audience participation exploring how data professionals can prepare for the next phase of AI deployment.
Previously announced keynote speaker Jesse Cole, founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas, will also appear, alongside customers sharing real-world experiences on building data strategies that underpin AI success.
“Qlik Connect is where we pressure-test what’s next through three lenses: what’s changing in our operations, what accountability requires, and how to close the loop from insight to action in the systems we run,” said Mark Green, Head of Data, Analytics and Insight at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. “We leave with practical steps we can implement now, and a clear path to be ready for what’s coming next.”
The conference will feature sessions examining how AI is reshaping business models and decision-making, strategy outlooks led by Fisher, customer case studies highlighting governance and implementation lessons, and product roadmap previews detailing upcoming agentic capabilities and interoperability based on Model Context Protocol.
Hands-on workshops, technical breakouts, partner demonstrations, and structured networking events will round out the program.
Qlik said the 2026 event aims to equip enterprises not only to experiment with AI tools, but to embed them into workflows with the governance, accountability, and operational discipline required for sustained business value.
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