Opening keynote: building the next era of software at GitHub Universe 2026
Join us for the GitHub Universe 2026 opening keynote as we look at the next era of software, the developers building it, and the tools and workflows GitHub is creating to help them go further. Hear from engineering leaders April Leonard, Jay Parikh, Cassidy Williams, Burke Holland, and Damian Brady as they unveil major updates across GitHub Copilot, autonomous agent workflows, and core developer tools. Expect new announcements, live demos, and a few surprises along the way. Speakers: April Leonard, VP of Engineering for GitHub Copilot, GitHub Cassidy Williams, Sr. Director, Developer Advocacy, GitHub Burke Holland, Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft Jay Parikh, Executive Vice President, CoreAI, Microsoft Damian Brady, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub Watch more videos from GitHub Universe 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AArI948SDz8&list=PLENrlACZ7mnU — CHAPTERS — 00:00 GitHub's explosive growth & agentic shift 03:26 Evolving for the agentic era 06:10 GitHub Copilot app & connectors 09:39 Copilot fusion, Copilot app canvases & Copilot dreaming 14:55 Copilot projects & Copilot automations 19:59 Agent-powered quality & security 31:25 Rebuilding GitHub's core infrastructure 40:00 The future of software development #GitHubUniverse #GitHubCopilot #SoftwareDevelopment Stay up-to-date on all things GitHub by connecting with us: YouTube: https://gh.io/subgithub Blog: https://github.blog X: https://twitter.com/github LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/github Insider newsletter: https://resources.github.com/newsletter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/github TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@github About GitHub It’s where over 180 million developers create, share, and ship the best code possible. It’s a place for anyone, from anywhere, to build anything—it’s where the world builds software. https://github.com