InfoQ - QCon London 2026

Presentation: APIs for Agents: Rethinking API Programs in the MCP Era

Jim Gough, Andreea Niculcea — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Jim Gough and Andreea Niculcea explain how Morgan Stanley uses Architecture as Code with CALM to modernize its API program. They demonstrate integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communications, enforcing automated governance through deployment gates, and executing zero-downtime platform upgrades to safely scale enterprise AI and agentic workflows.

By Jim Gough, Andreea Niculcea

Presentation: Complexity and Creativity in Software Engineering

Phillip Mortimer — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Phillip Mortimer discusses the shift toward write-only software driven by AI code generation. He explains why traditional pull requests are broken and shares how engineering leaders can manage complexity by decoupling intent from implementation, automating code reviews, and building self-healing architecture to unleash developer creativity across senior engineering and architecture teams.

By Phillip Mortimer

Presentation: Teaching Engineers, Trusting AI: How Education Enabled Autonomous Code Review

Sarah Deitke — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Sarah Deitke discusses how Duolingo drives cultural AI adoption beyond tooling access. She explains their internal AI literacy workshops and observability dashboards, then shares a case study on redesigning code review using an automated PR risk-assessment bot. Deitke demonstrates how pairing targeted developer education with safe AI guardrails speeds up delivery without increasing defect rates.

By Sarah Deitke