For a few years, AI has helped developers move faster. But speed alone isn't enough. Organizations now need to modernize complex systems, reduce technical debt, and ensure security and accountability across the entire software lifecycle. In this Think 2026 session, lean how IBM Bob evolves from coding assistant to AI SDLC partner—bringing intelligent automation, governance and continuous improvement across IDEs, CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows. 

In this session, you will:

• Understand why faster code generation is no longer the challenge, and why enterprise readiness, governance and scalability now define success.  
• Learn how enterprises are reducing technical debt and modernizing legacy systems with AI without disrupting mission-critical environments 
• See how IBM Bob brings intelligence into every stage of development, from planning and coding to testing, deployment and optimization.