2026 EVENT OVERVIEW
Join network leaders and practitioners for interactive sessions designed to help you modernize operations with automation and AI, including:
- Customer stories from early Agentic NetOps deployments
- Expert sessions with leading network architects
- Practical roadmaps for adoption and scale
- Lessons learned from early adopters driving change
LOCATION INFO
Meet our speakers
Hear from the practitioners, analysts, and leaders defining what Agentic NetOps looks like in production.
Bernadette Nixon is the CEO of NetBrain, where she leads the company’s mission to help global enterprises prevent network outages and reduce MTTR with AI-powered automation. She brings more than two decades of experience scaling high‑growth software companies and building customer‑centric, high‑performing teams across the infrastructure and content management markets. Previously, Bernadette served as CEO of Algolia, the AI‑powered search and discovery platform, where she drove global expansion, major funding, and strategic acquisitions. Before Algolia, she held senior leadership roles at Alfresco, SDL, OpenText, Metastorm, CA Technologies, and the United Nations in Geneva, consistently focusing on innovation, go‑to‑market excellence, and measurable business impact.
Song Pang serves as the Chief Technology Officer at NetBrain, where he leads the company’s technology vision and strategy to deliver innovative, scalable, and customer-focused solutions. Since joining NetBrain in 2016, he has played a pivotal role in ensuring customer success by driving adoption and value realization through Technical Support, Professional Services, and Customer Success initiatives.
Break out tracks for 2026
Operate
Sessions in this track show you how AI-assisted diagnosis and triggered automation resolve problems at speed, no longer queued for your team to resolve.
Transform
Plan, execute, and validate the large-scale changes that fundamentally reshape how your network is built and run: device upgrades, security overhauls, applications coming online that the network isn't ready for yet.
Govern
Define what your network is supposed to look like, enforce it at scale across every device, and close the gap between intent and reality. Continuously.
Architecting the Future of NetOps
Smaller setting, roundtable format. Sessions cover building the vision, making the case that gets funded, and working through the people, process, and organizational obstacles between where most teams are and where they need to be.
Frequently Asked Questions
NetBrain’s annual flagship conference for network leaders and practitioners on September 22–24, 2026 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. Focused on Agentic NetOps: customer stories, expert sessions, automation roadmaps, and hands-on learning.
Network engineers, infrastructure automation engineers, NetOps directors, and IT decision makers looking to modernize with automation and AI, whether just starting or actively scaling an Agentic NetOps practice.
Early Bird pricing of $395 is available until June 1. After that, pricing increases; register early to lock in savings.
Yes, a group rate is available at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf (the venue itself). Booking details come with your registration confirmation. Reserve early; Boston in September fills up fast.
You can reach the team directly at [email protected]
