Harness is bringing together a small group of CIOs and senior technology leaders from Australia's leading industries for a private dinner built around one conversation: how to drive ROI from AI in software engineering by delivering code at machine speed without trading off risk and stability.

AI adoption inside the SDLC went from experiment to board-level expectation faster than most governance frameworks could follow. For Australian enterprises, the gap that has opened up is resulting in the bottleneck shifting to the outer loop of software development. AI generated PRs are stacking up with very few making it to production.

Nick Durkin, Field CTO at Harness, will lead the discussion. He'll draw on work with institutions including Workday, Zoox, Citi, NAB and others navigating the shift toward governed, AI-native software delivery.

Topics we'll dig into:

• Why AI-generated code creates a velocity paradox and where the real bottleneck now sits

• AI security threats; how to move faster to identify, triage and remediate zero-days

• How to avoid runaway AI cost and complexity

The evening will include:

• Arrival and welcome drinks

• A short, focused roundtable conversation led by Nick Durkin on AI-native delivery

• Open peer discussion throughout the evening (Chatham House Rule)

• Dinner and networking to continue the conversation

‍Capacity is limited, RSVP now to secure your spot!