You'll be assigned a track based on skill-level, so everyone works at the edge of their capability.
Green Circle 🟢
First Tracks — New to building software with AI? You'll go from zero to a deployed, working application. No engineers required.
Blue Square 🟦
Groomed Runs — Already building? Learn to delegate work to AI, creating Skills and Agents that multiply your output.
Black Diamond ◆
Off-Piste — Stop writing code, start directing systems. Build the evaluation loops and coordination layers that scale beyond individual developers.
Double Black Diamond ◆◆
Backcountry — Advanced orchestration, self-healing pipelines, and human-AI decision making at the edge.
7:00 AM
Registration
Deer Creek Foyer
8:00 AM
ShipSummit Breakfast
with Rise & Shine Morning Show
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
9:00 AM
Introduction to ShipSummit
Bryon Kroger
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
9:10 AM
Ship Stories
Panel: Mina Hsiang, Christopher Given, Max Reele, Maya Israni & Pooja Shaw
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
10:20 AM
VibeCoding
Speaker: Gene Kim
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Single-Player vs. Multiplayer: Context Through Collaboration
Speaker: John Cutler
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
11:25 AM
Product Craft for High-Consequence AI
Speaker: Steven Sloss
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
11:50 AM
Lunch & Team Meet-and-Greet
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
1:10 PM
Features vs. Futures: Sustainable Augmented Development
Speaker: Kent Beck
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
1:55 PM
Q&A with Kent Beck
Hosted by Purvi Desai
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
2:10 PM
Break
2:25–3:40 PM
Vibe Coding Workshop for Practitioners
Speaker: Gene Kim
Tracks: 🟢, 🟦
Deer Creek Ballroom
2:25–2:50 PM
Design in the Loop: Sense it. Shape it. Check it. Hone it.
Speaker: Paul Rayner
Tracks: ◆, ◆◆
Empire Ballroom
2:50–3:15 PM
Evals
Speaker: Artium
Empire Ballroom
3:15–3:40 PM
Q&A with Paul Rayner + Kurtis Seebaldt from Artium
Hosted by Mike Gehard
Empire Ballroom
3:40 PM
Break and Transition to breakouts
3:55–4:45 PM
The IKEA Effect of AI Prototypes
Speaker: David Bland
Tracks: 🟢, 🟦
Deer Creek Ballroom
4:45–4:55 PM
Q&A with David Bland
Hosted by Rachel Del Vecchio
Deer Creek Ballroom
4:55–5:25 PM
The Next Run: Practitioner Panel
Speakers: Morgan Hoose, Simon Murphy-Holroyd & Jeff Patton
Hosted by: Jeff Rodanski
Deer Creek Ballroom
3:55–5:10 PM
Vibe Coding Workshop for Engineers
Speaker: Gene Kim
Tracks: ◆, ◆◆
Empire Ballroom
5:10–5:25 PM
Q&A with Gene Kim
Hosted by Delaney Coveno
Empire Ballroom
5:25 PM
Transition
5:40 PM
Impact Lab Kickoff
Speaker: Adam Furtado & Chad Brackelsberg, Utah Avalanche Center
Jordanelle C-F Ballroom
5:55 PM
Happy Hour
Hailstone Terrace
You'll be assigned a track based on skill-level, so everyone works at the edge of their capability.
Green Circle 🟢
First Tracks — New to building software with AI? You'll go from zero to a deployed, working application. No engineers required.
Blue Square 🟦
Groomed Runs — Already building? Learn to delegate work to AI, creating Skills and Agents that multiply your output.
Black Diamond ◆
Off-Piste — Stop writing code, start directing systems. Build the evaluation loops and coordination layers that scale beyond individual developers.
Double Black Diamond ◆◆
Backcountry — Advanced orchestration, self-healing pipelines, and human-AI decision making at the edge.
8:00 AM
Breakfast
with Rise & Shine Morning Show
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
Impact Lab
Rooms assigned by team
You'll use AI-native tools to build software that aggregates data across the organizations involved in avalanche prediction and turns it into actionable insight. Real software. Shipped.
Tracks are assigned, skill-level cohorts, so everyone works at the edge of their capability.
9:00–10:00 AM
🟢 🟦 Story Craft in the Age of AI: Why Your Best Work Matters More Than Ever
Speakers: Jason Fraser & Mike Gehard
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F
10:15 AM–12:15 PM
🟢 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Deer Creek A & B Ballrooms
10:15 AM–12:15 PM
🟦 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Park Peak & Big Dutch Ballrooms
9:00–11:00 AM
◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Empire Ballroom
9:00–10:00 AM
◆◆ Artium Workshop
Strawberry Ballroom
10:15 AM–12:15 PM
◆◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Bald Mountain Ballroom
11:15 AM–12:15 PM
◆ Artium Workshop
Strawberry Ballroom
12:15 PM
Lunch
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
12:15 PM
Book Signing with Gene Kim
Deer Creek Foyer
1:15 PM–2:55 PM
🟢 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Deer Creek A & B Ballrooms
1:15 PM–2:55 PM
🟦 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Park Peak, Big Dutch Ballrooms
1:15 PM–2:55 PM
◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Empire Ballroom
1:15 PM–2:55 PM
◆◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Bald Mountain Ballroom
2:55 PM
Break
3:15 PM–4:55 PM
🟢 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Deer Creek A & B Ballrooms
3:15 PM–4:55 PM
🟦 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Park Peak, Big Dutch Ballrooms
3:15 PM–4:55 PM
◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Empire Ballroom
3:15 PM–4:55 PM
◆◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Bald Mountain Ballroom
4:55PM
Break
5:10PM
AI Thought Leader Panel and Audience Q&A
Panel: Gene Kim, Paul Rayner, Bryon Kroger, Matt Pacione
Host: Sharon Hamilton
Jordanelle C-F Ballroom
5:55 PM
Happy Hour
Jordanelle Foyer
You'll be assigned a track based on skill-level, so everyone works at the edge of their capability.
Green Circle 🟢
First Tracks — New to building software with AI? You'll go from zero to a deployed, working application. No engineers required.
Blue Square 🟦
Groomed Runs — Already building? Learn to delegate work to AI, creating Skills and Agents that multiply your output.
Black Diamond ◆
Off-Piste — Stop writing code, start directing systems. Build the evaluation loops and coordination layers that scale beyond individual developers.
Double Black Diamond ◆◆
Backcountry — Advanced orchestration, self-healing pipelines, and human-AI decision making at the edge.
08:00 AM
Breakfast
with Rise & Shine Morning Show
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
09:00 AM–10:30 AM
🟢 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Deer Creek A & B Ballrooms
09:00 AM–10:30 AM
🟦 Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Park Peak, Big Dutch Ballrooms
09:00 AM–10:30 AM
◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Empire Ballroom
09:00 AM–10:30 AM
◆◆ Impact Lab Cohort Breakout
Bald Mountain Ballroom
10:45 AM
Après Ski
Go into exploration mode during this science fair-style opportunity to see what different teams accomplished during Impact Lab.
Continues through lunch.
Deer Creek A + B, Strawberry
12:00 PM
Lunch
Jordanelle Ballroom A-B
1:00 PM
ShipSummit Closing Session
Jordanelle Ballroom C-F