Expectation vs. Execution: Insights from the 2026 State of AI Development
Explore how to align AI development strategy with what works as industry experts unpack the latest research from OutSystems.

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.
Watch this on-demand session with OutSystems and industry experts exploring what’s working for global IT leaders in 2026, based on insights from a survey of 1,900 IT professionals. Learn how organizations are embedding agentic capabilities into legacy systems, accelerating development cycles, and scaling 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.
Speakers
Ryan Smith
VP, Product Marketing
OutSystems
Luis Blando
Chief Product & Technology Officer
OutSystems
Jackie Hite
Manager-Product Management-CDD, Risk, and Compliance
Worldpay
Tiago Azevedo
CIO
OutSystems
