Schedule

CPH^Automate 2026 runs Friday, October 2 from 09:00 to 19:00 at IDA Conference, with the happy hour taking the last two hours.

Times below are provisional and talk slots are still being filled — see Talks for the sessions confirmed so far. This page is updated as the program comes together.

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and coffee

Doors open at IDA Conference, Kalvebod Brygge 31-33.

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome to CPH^Automate

Introduction and practcal information - By Brian & Line

Opening

09:15 – 09:45

What Should You Build When You Can Build Anything?

Damien Garros

Talk

09:45 – 10:15

Democratizing Network Automation: What We Learned Building an Open Automation Stack

Göran Edin

Talk

10:15 – 10:45

Transformation Through Community

Andreas Bækdahl, Emil Commerou

Talk

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

Break

11:15 – 11:45

Bootstrapping a Source of Truth in a Brownfield Environment: Field-Tested Patterns

Constantin VURLI

Talk

11:45 – 12:15

JSON freedom or chaos; how to trust your data

Bart Dorlandt

Talk

12:15 – 12:45

Keeping ~2k IP Pools Filled with Just-in-Time Provisioning

Kristoffer Larsen

Talk

12:45 – 13:45

Lunch

13:45 – 14:15

Vibe-ops: Migrating production infrastructure with an AI agent

Marcus Hoff

Talk

14:15 – 14:45

Memory has no changelog

Ahmed Shawky

Talk

14:45 – 15:15

When Your Source of Truth Isn't Really Yours: Lessons from Cross-Team Integrations

Niclas Skøtt Petersen

Talk

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee break

Break

15:45 – 16:15

Shift Left: Building Network Automation That Lasts

Wim Henderickx

Talk

16:15 – 16:45

Laziness. A Blessing or a Curse?

Urs Baumann

Talk

16:45 – 17:00

Wrap-up and thanks

Closing