AI is changing how teams build, test, and ship software—but speed only matters if reliability and security keep up. This talk shares practical ways to combine modern DevOps and platform practices with AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery without increasing risk. We’ll look at where AI helps most across the delivery lifecycle, what “guardrails-first” looks like in practice, and how progressive delivery and observability create safer, faster releases. The session is designed to be broadly applicable across industries, toolchains, and team maturity levels.

Ethan Chung is a Senior Sales Engineering Leader and founder of H9 Foundry, providing bringing together GTM, technology and product lead innovation augmented. Previously, he led CloudBees SE team across EMEA & APAC and working with enterprises to modernise CI/CD, platform practices, and software delivery governance. Previously, he led Solution Engineering at Keysight and delivered enterprise-scale presales and transformation work across DevOps, observability, and developer productivity. Ethan also founded ePupp, a platform product focused on ethical pet adoption and data-driven matching, which sharpened his bias for practical, outcome-led engineering. He speaks about accelerating delivery safely—combining modern DevOps practices, platform thinking, and pragmatic AI adoption.