RovoCon Vancouver

RovoCon is a multi-city series of hands-on AI events where Atlassian experts, AI builders, and a growing community of makers come together for a free, full-day experience.

Take part in AI agent workshops, hands-on labs, and peer networking designed to help you turn ideas into action.This event is for developers, builders, and AI practitioners who want to create solutions, automate work, and experiment with AI-powered tools without needing deep coding experience.

Dream it, build it, share it. Powered by AI.

Dream of new ways to optimize workflows with AI, reimagine how your teams collaborate, and explore entirely new possibilities through human and AI collaboration.

Build your ideas into reality in guided, step-by-step sessions with Atlassian experts and alk away with AI solutions ready to put to work

Share your insights, learn from others, and connect with Atlassian experts shaping the future of AI-first teamwork.

Agenda

8:30 AM: Check-In & Networking

9:00 AM: Rovo for Everyone: Your new AI teammate

Explore Rovo’s newest capabilities and learn how to streamline complex processes, automate repetitive tasks, and strengthen collaboration across teams. Discover how human and AI collaboration can transform workflows, reduce cognitive load, and increase team productivity without compromising quality. Become a Rovo expert!

9:30 AM: Coffee Break

9:45 AM: From idea to AI Agent: Build your custom Rovo Agent

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll team up with Atlassian experts and peers to design, build, and launch custom Rovo agents that solve real business challenges. Discover use cases, see live demos, and create your own AI-powered assistants to overcome some of the most common use cases we’re seeing. Walk away with practical skills, ready-to-use agents, and fresh inspiration.

12:00 PM: Lunch & Networking

1:00 PM: Build, Automate, Accelerate: Level up your Developer Experience with Rovo Dev

Discover how Atlassian’s new AI-powered Rovo Dev Agent is transforming the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from planning to production. In this interactive, hands-on session, you’ll explore real-world use cases where Rovo Dev Agent streamlines development workflows. We’ll walk through how our intelligent developer agent supports various stages of the SDLC, from planning, writing and reviewing code to deployment.

2:30 PM: Coffee Break

2:45 PM: How I AI Roundtable: Everyday AI in Action

Join a roundtable of builders, makers, AI enthusiasts, and Atlassian experts to explore how AI fits into daily workflows. Hear real stories, share your own wins and challenges, and celebrate those unexpected “aha!” moments that make AI truly impactful. Walk away with fresh ideas, practical tips, and inspiration to bring AI deeper into your work.

4:00 PM: Cocktail Reception

5:00 PM: Event Concludes

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Speakers

Jordan Newman - Atlassian (Enterprise Solutions Strategist)
Jordan Newman is a Senior Technical Adoption Architect at Atlassian, specializing in automation, complex migrations, and driving cloud infrastructure to new heights. Jordan has helped some of Atlassian’s largest customers—including Fortune 500 organizations—navigate challenging migrations and maximize the value of their Atlassian investments. Now, Jordan is focused on enabling teams to…

Hung-wei Wu - Atlassian (Senior Software Engineer)
Hung-wei Wu is a Senior Software Engineer in Atlassian’s Central AI organization, where he focuses on the technical foundation of Rovo search and chat. He specializes in the critical data ingestion pipelines that allow Rovo to "learn" and retrieve information from across an organization’s entire ecosystem. Since joining Atlassian a year ago, Hung-wei has been dedicated to building the …

Annie Song - Atlassian (Senior Solutions Engineer)

Annie Song is a Senior Solution Engineer at Atlassian with three years of experience partnering with customers to modernize the way they work. She focuses on helping teams experiment with AI, streamline workflows, and unlock the full potential of Atlassian tools like Rovo.

Moderators

Brendan Byers - Absolute Security (Senior Program Manager)

Frieda Tang - Atlassian Community Champion

Arielle Unterberger - Adaptavist (Technical Consultant)

Hosted By

Brendan Byers, Atlassian User Group Leader

Brendan Byers is a Senior Program Manager and Jira Administrator with Absolute Software, a leading Cyber-security company located in Vancouver Canada.

He is an avid user of the Atlassian tool suite for the past 10 years, providing solutions of how to maximize its usefulness to empower his teams to achieve their best.
In addition to Jira and Confluence, particular areas of interest include Advanced Roadmaps, Automations and ScriptRunner.
He is one of the hosts for Atlassian Community Events in Vancouver, facilitating both local in-person events and virtual events frequently collaborating with other community leaders.

He lives in the Vancouver area with his wife and their French Bulldog, Promo.

Arielle Unterberger, Community Leaders

Daniel Alonso, Atlassian Expert

Frieda Tang, Community Champion

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Global Partner

Atlassian (http://atlassian.com)
Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality.

For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-vancouver-presents-rovocon-vancouver/.