How Google DeepMind is researching the next Frontier of AI for Gemini — Raia Hadsell, VP of Research

Presenters Raia Hadsell Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Beyond the Chatbot: Exploring the Frontier of Intelligence with Raia Hadsell 🚀 At the recent AI Engineer conference in London, Raia Hadsell, VP of Research at Google DeepMind, took the stage to remind us that the future of AI is much broader than just text boxes and chat interfaces. With a background spanning from the philosophy of religion to a PhD in convolutional neural networks under Yann LeCun, Hadsell now leads a massive team of 1,200 scientists and engineers across 10 global labs. ...

April 18, 2026 · 5 min

The Friction is Your Judgment — Armin Ronacher & Cristina Poncela Cubeiro, Earendil

Presenters Armin Ronacher Cristina Poncela Cubeiro Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Embrace the Friction: Steering AI Agents in Software Development 🚀💡 “Ship without friction.” Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? A smooth, unhindered path from idea to deployment. But what if that frictionless journey secretly leads to a cliff edge? That’s the intriguing question Armin Ronacher, a software development veteran with 20 years in the open-source space (and creator of the Python framework Flask!), and Cristina Poncela Cubeiro, a self-described “native AI engineer,” challenged us with. Their message is clear: in the age of AI agents, we need to add a little bit of friction back into our development process. ...

April 18, 2026 · 7 min

Harness Engineering: How to Build Software When Humans Steer, Agents Execute — Ryan Lopopolo, OpenAI

Presenters Ryan Lopopolo Vibhu Sapra Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Harness Engineering: Building Software with Humans Steering and Agents Executing 🚀 The world of software development is undergoing a seismic shift, and at the forefront of this revolution is Ryan Lopopolo, a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI. For the past nine months, Ryan has been living and breathing a new paradigm: building software exclusively with agents. He’s a self-proclaimed “token billionaire,” not in the financial sense, but in his belief that everyone should have access to the power of AI models to accomplish complex tasks. ...

April 16, 2026 · 6 min

Advancing Machine to Machine Workflows with the SPIFFE Identity Provider - Andrew Block & Maia Iyer

Presenters Andrew Block Maia Iyer Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Advancing Machine-to-Machine Workflows with SPIFFE Identity Provider 🚀 In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, securing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is paramount. As applications become more distributed and intelligent, traditional security models struggle to keep pace. This is where the SPIFFE Identity Provider steps in, offering a robust solution for establishing workload identities and enabling zero-trust architectures. Join Andrew Block, a Distinguished Architect at Red Hat and Keycloak user, and Maia Iyer from IBM Research, as they dive deep into how SPIFFE, in conjunction with Keycloak, revolutionizes M2M security. ...

April 13, 2026 · 5 min

KeycloakCon | Sponsored Keynote: Modernizing Railway IT Architecture: Secure-by-D... Bernhard Denner

Presenters Bernhard Denner Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Securing the Rails: Hitachi Rail’s Journey to Next-Gen Cybersecurity with Keycloak 🚂🔒 Ever wondered how the intricate systems that power our global railways stay secure in an increasingly complex digital landscape? Bernhard Denner from Hitachi Rail recently pulled back the curtain, sharing a fascinating look into how they leverage Keycloak to meet stringent cybersecurity demands for their safety-critical and mission-critical solutions. Get ready for an inside track on securing the future of rail! ...

April 13, 2026 · 4 min