{"id":232564,"date":"2025-11-04T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/java\/?p=232564"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:03:24","slug":"jdconf-2026-is-coming-with-modern-solutions-for-an-agentic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/java\/jdconf-2026-is-coming-with-modern-solutions-for-an-agentic-world\/","title":{"rendered":"JDConf 2026 Is Coming With Modern Solutions for an Agentic World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"p3\">Technology is accelerating faster than ever, and developers are once again at the helm, shaping the future of applications, intelligence, and enterprise systems. With the rise of large language models (LLMs), agent-oriented architectures, and AI-driven development paradigms, Java developers find themselves in a uniquely powerful position to modernize code already powering critical systems, and to build the software of tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p3\">Java remains one of the world\u2019s most trusted languages for enterprise, cloud, mobile and mission-critical systems. As James Governor, from developer analyst firm RedMonk, <a href=\"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/java-relevance-in-the-ai-era-agent-frameworks-emerge\/#:~:text=Java%20has%20maintained%20relevance%20through%20all%20of%20the%20waves\">recently said<\/a>, <i>\u201cJava has maintained relevance through all of the waves that we\u2019ve seen over the last couple of decades \u2013 it is the exemplar of a general purpose programming language and runtime. [\u2026] The idea that somehow Java isn\u2019t going to play well with AI doesn\u2019t make any sense<\/i><i>.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p3\">At Microsoft JDConf 2026, we\u2019ll explore how Java is evolving to power agentic, intelligent applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p3\">We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft JDConf 2026 will take place on <span class=\"s1\"><b>April 8-9, 2026<\/b><\/span>, with live-streaming across multiple time zones to support our global community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Why attend JDConf 2026?<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This edition is all about <strong>agents, intelligence, and modernization<\/strong>. How Java developers can modernize legacy systems with GitHub Copilot, to then leverage LLMs, build intelligent and agentic features,, integrate them into existing systems, and scale them in production with Agentic DevOps. We\u2019ll dive into not just AI assistive tooling, but agentic applications that act, coordinate, and drive outcomes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are working on Microsoft JDConf 2026 with a focus on showcasing:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>AI-Native Java and AI-Assisted Development:\u00a0<\/strong>How Java developers build and code with AI. From AI-native applications using Spring AI, LangChain4J, or Azure OpenAI to AI-powered IDEs, Copilot workflows, and predictive coding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>App Modernization and Next-Generation Cloud:\u00a0<\/strong>Modernizing Java workloads with containers, serverless, and cloud-native tools. Include migration patterns and the role of AI or LLMOps in modernization.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tools, Automation, and Responsible AI Operations:<\/strong>\u00a0AI in the build, test, and deployment lifecycle\u2014CI\/CD automation, observability, policy-as-code, and responsible AI practices for Java systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainable, Secure, and Efficient Java:\u00a0<\/strong>Improving performance, security, and sustainability. Cover GraalVM, native compilation, zero-trust design, and efficient runtime operations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Success Stories and Customer Journeys:<\/strong>\u00a0Case studies showing how teams combine Java, AI, and cloud to deliver measurable results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Call for Speakers is Open<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The heartbeat of JDConf is the community. We\u2019re inviting Java developers, architects, engineers and thought leaders to submit proposals and share their experience with the world.<\/p>\n<p><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/jdconf-cfp\" target=\"_blank\">Submit Your Proposal<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Why speak at JDConf 2026?<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Reach a global audience<\/strong>: Engage with practitioners, influencers and enterprise developers around the world. The event will be streamed through Microsoft channels on YouTube, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share your impact<\/strong>: Contribute to shaping how the Java ecosystem evolves in the age of AI.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showcase practical outcomes<\/strong>: Attendees value real-world case-studies, lessons learned and actionable take-aways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head over to our speaker submission portal (coming soon) to submit your session. Stay tuned for submission deadlines, format guidelines and speaker benefits.<\/p>\n<h1>Let\u2019s build the future together<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JDConf 2026 offers a unique moment for Java developers to be at the forefront of the agentic AI wave. With the depth of the Java ecosystem, the power of modern tooling and the scale of the cloud, there\u2019s no better time to innovate, to re-imagine, and to build intelligent applications that truly act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark your calendar for April 8-9, 2026. Stay tuned for registration, the full agenda, sessions and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s code the future of intelligent agents, in Java.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is accelerating faster than ever, and developers are once again at the helm, shaping the future of applications, intelligence, and enterprise systems. 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