HANDS-ON 2026

The conference for developer adoption leaders

Join Instruqt for new research, practical conversations, and a first look at what’s next for hands-on product adoption in the AI era.

VIRTUAL EVENT
JUL 26, 2026
10:00 AM PT

Developer adoption is changing.
Are you ready?

AI is rewriting how developers discover, evaluate, and adopt software, and the teams who win are the ones turning that shift into hands-on experiences. Hands-On 2026 brings together the marketers, sales engineers, and enablement leaders defining what comes next.

Spend the day with new research, candid conversations, and a first look at where hands-on product adoption is heading. You will leave with practical plays you can put to work the moment you log off.

Why attend Hands-On 2026

One day with the people defining how developers discover, learn, and adopt products in the AI era, plus the hands-on tactics to do it better.

See what’s working now

Skip the theory. Walk away with proven plays for driving adoption: the demos, POCs, onboarding flows, and enablement programs teams are using to win developers

Understand the AI shift

AI is rewriting how developers find, evaluate, and adopt products. Get a clear-eyed look at what's actually changing and how leading teams are reshaping their go-to-market and education motions to stay ahead.

Learn from practical conversations

No keynote fluff. Real talks and candid Q&A with the marketers, sales engineers, and enablement leaders solving the exact adoption challenges you're facing.

Get hands-on, not hand-wavy

This is a working conference. Dive into live, interactive sessions where you build, test, and pressure-test ideas you can take straight back to your team on Monday.

Connect with your people

Spend the event alongside pre-sales, dev rel, marketing, CS, and education peers who get it. Trade playbooks, compare notes, and leave with a network that outlasts the conference.

Built for your role

Whether you lead marketing, sales, or education, every session maps to the adoption challenges your role owns, so you leave with takeaways you can actually put to work

Previous Speakers

Hear from the practitioners shaping developer adoption at the companies you watch. Real lessons from the people doing the work, not just talking about it.

MongoDB
Raghu Viswanathan
VP of Education
Isovalent
Raphaël Pinson
Platform Engineer
BMC Software
Brandi Coleman
Director, Sales Engineering
Stateshift
Jono Bacon
CEO, Stateshift
NVIDIA
Arun Gupta
VP, Developer Experience
Elastic
Amanda Saavedra
Value Operations Director

Agenda at a Glance

A full day of research-backed talks, hands-on sessions, and candid panels built for adoption teams. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead.

Stay tuned for the full agenda
Industry experts, practical insights, and exclusive sessions are coming soon. Register now to receive the agenda before the public release.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Be the first to see what’s next from Instruqt

We’re pulling back the curtain on what’s next for hands-on product adoption, and Hands-On 2026 attendees see it first. Get an early look at the research, product direction, and ideas shaping where Instruqt is heading, before anyone else. Register now to be in the room when we share it.

First reactions to what’s next

Early feedback from customers and practitioners who have seen where Instruqt is heading next.

"I want to call out its very nice that all these 2.0 improvements work really shows that instruqt listens to their customers."

Ryan Wallner, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer,  Portworx by PureStorage

"We are gladly surprised when you announced about Instruqt 2.0 and the new modular architecture. I think it's the right move. It's something that I love seeing."

Sysdig — Paul Hodgetts

"This is a massive improvement worthy of the 2.0 designation!"

Joe Titra, Global Head of Technical Enablement @ Wiz
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