Perform 2026 Mainstage
Day 1 Mainstage
Leading with AI
Rick sets the stage for Perform by exploring our vision and why Dynatrace is the AI-powered platform for reliable, trustworthy autonomous operations that positions organizations to succeed in the age of agentic AI.
Achieving Big Goals With AI-Powered Observability
Steve and Mala dive deeper into the benefits of the Dynatrace 3rd-gen platform and explore critical platform innovations through the lens of your organization's mission-critical goals: Resilience, AI innovation, and delivering better customer experiences.
Better Together with ServiceNow
Steve unpacks the importance of a broad partner ecosystem to our agentic future, and welcomes Pablo from ServiceNow to talk about our new partnership and the critical business use cases it enables.
The Sky's The Limit with United Airlines
Laura and Ramiro share how United Airlines keeps critical services reliable and drives better business outcomes with end-to-end observability, and look ahead at how critical Dynatrace partnerships and innovations will empower one of the world's biggest airlines.
Smarter Together: The Road to Autonomous Ops
Bernd expands the vision for autonomous operations and introduces huge platform innovations designed to empower businesses to thrive in the agentic age and take the next big step towards autonomous operations maturity.
Governing the Agentic Frontier
Everyone wants to adopt and see value from AI quickly. But wherever you are on your AI maturity journey, the foundation for long-term success combines strategic adoption, consistent governance, and new workflows that keep humans in control. Join Chief Transformation Officer Colleen Kozak as she explains how to operationalize AI safely and effectively while keeping people at the helm.
Accelerating Your AI Journey
As we dive into the age of agentic AI, Ashley and Wayne explore why having a strategic partner to guide your maturity journey helps you go further faster, and how Dynatrace is paving the way for tomorrow’s autonomous enterprises to build and operate software successfully.
Reliability in the Age of AI with Macquarie Group
What can a tech giant teach a financial company about faster software delivery and site reliability at scale? Hear how Phil and the team at Macquarie Group are driving reliability and success with visibility everywhere, including their AI workloads.
Growing Together & Performance Pathfinder Award
The world has changed dramatically, and the way in which Dynatrace partners with customers has evolved with it. Steve explores how and gives out our first award: The Performance Pathfinder.
Day 2 Mainstage
From Complexity to Opportunity with TELUS
Dana and Kulvir from telecom giant TELUS explore one of their biggest days of the year, Black Friday, and how observability is critical to connecting the dots between IT and business outcomes and building the foundation for success in the agentic era.
Building Software in the Age of AI with Autodesk
The way we build and operate software in the age of AI has changed. Andi and Jeff explore new tools and responsibilities, and why Dynatrace is the best partner to developers. Alex from Autodesk unpacks how AI-powered observability empowers greater automation and productivity for a development team of thousands.
The Path to Zero-Touch Operations with Vodafone
From log insights to business impact, Mala and Luke explore how Vodafone has partnered with Dynatrace, AWS, and Accenture to unify observability, including logs, to power their "AI Zero-Touch Operations" initiative.
Innovation Impact + Customer Advocate Awards
Steve returns to recognize our Innovation Impact award winner and honor our Advocate of the Year.
Faster Together with VCARB
Laura invites Peter Bayer back to the Perform mainstage to talk about the Dynatrace + VCARB partnership after an incredible racing season. Together, they’ll explore the impact of AI-powered observability in driving success at the IT level and on the track, and the ways Dynatrace is supporting their never-ending drive to optimize performance.
Building Trust Together with Nationwide
Trust is the name of the game for Nationwide. Kate explores how observability brings business and IT together, ensuring payments are processed on time, and customers never see stalled payments or a lapse in trust.
Business Champion Award
Steve returns to mainstage one last time to award this year's Business Champion.
The Future of Fun with Princess Cruise Lines
Vacation is no place for complexity. Rick from Princess Cruise Lines joins us to explore how AI-powered observability from Dynatrace is powering the future of fun and delivering operational excellence and frictionless experiences to guests.
Executive Recap: What Happens Monday?
Dynatrace leadership return to stage to recap an incredible few days at Perform, look ahead to what we'll be talking about next year, and celebrate intelligence in all its forms alongside a lucky audience member and surprise guest.
