Expectation vs. Execution: Insights from the state of AI development 2026

Today, 97% of IT leaders are actively developing agentic strategies. As these initiatives scale, attention shifts to governance and integration. Both are necessary for supporting secure, sustainable growth.

Join OutSystems and industry experts for a discussion about what’s working for global IT leaders in 2026 based on a survey of 1,900 IT professionals. Explore how to embed agentic capabilities into legacy systems, accelerated development cycles, and scale autonomous agents across the enterprise.

We’ll go beyond speculation to explore the benchmarks, technical barriers, and integration strategies shaping the agentic enterprise:

• Maturity benchmarks: What is enabling 49% of enterprises to report that more than half of their agentic projects are now in full production.
• The legacy integration barrier: How to address the top blocker to AI success, including fragmented data and legacy infrastructure.
• Centralizing governance and control: Why 96% of leaders say a unified platform is essential for managing applications, data, and agents.
• Realizing ROI: Where agentic AI is delivering measurable value today and how to scale it further.

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