Agile Connect Rochester 2026
Upstate New York's Premier Agile Meetup
Date: Oct 1, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM with a happy hour afterwards
Location: Hyatt Regency Rochester
TechRochester's Agile Connect is the premier agile meetup in Upstate New York and you don't have to be an agile pro to join the fun.
From beginners to seasoned practitioners, we bring together curious minds from 40+ companies for a high energy day of learning, connection, and practical insights you can actually use. Whether you're just agile curious or you've been living and breathing agility for years, you'll find your people here.
This is where Rochester's tech and product community comes to connect, grow, and get energized about what's next.
Where Agile minds meet and momentum builds |
Where Agile minds meet and momentum builds |
AGENDA
Keynote Speaker
Building Resilience
Tricia Broderick, Co-Author of Lead without Blame
Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, is a highly respected leadership and organizational advisor with over twenty-five years of experience. In 2020, she founded Ignite Insight + Innovation to further her mission of “Igniting What’s Possible.” Today, she is a dynamic CXO at X2A, who aligns vision, capability, and impact to create meaningful experiences that help people and organizations become tomorrow-ready.
A sought-after advisor, facilitator, trainer, keynote speaker, and author, she is known for her passionate, authentic, and results-oriented leadership. What makes Tricia especially powerful as a speaker is the way she brings both depth and humanity into the room. She blends theory with lived experience, offering practical insight, honest perspective, and the kind of hard-won wisdom that resonates with real people doing real work.
Full Agenda
Full agenda is coming soon but we know exactly what this day is built to deliver. Every session, conversation, and break is designed around three things our tech community actually needs right now:
Connection
The relationships and soft skills are what make agile work, work. You will have time with people who understand the messy, human side of leading change. There will be moments built into the day so you leave with real connections, not just contacts.
Clarity
A grounded perspective in a moment when AI and tech noise make it hard to know what actually matters. You'll hear from industry professionals about what is really working for them and how you can incorporate it into how you lead. We will cut through the noise instead of adding to it.
Action
Walk away ready to act, not just think. You can expect learnings and techniques you can put into practice the moment you're back with your team, turning insight into action instead of just inspiration.
Event Information
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Hyatt Regency Rochester is attached to the South Avenue Parking Garage, which serves as the main parking facility for the Hotel. Fees will apply for parking.
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There will be an extra room available for those who need to step away for a meeting/call during the event.
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