Goat 2.0 - Gatineau Ottawa Agile Tour

The Conference

Returning after a six-year hiatus.

A focused gathering of decision-makers and influencers shaping what gets built and how it gets delivered.

Not

A broad conference.

Goat 2.0 is intentionally focused on people carrying product, delivery, and organizational trade-offs.

Not

A passive audience watching slides.

The format is built for active exchange, practical challenge, and peer-level discussion.

Instead

A room of peers navigating the same operational and strategic constraints.

Shifting macroeconomics and market landscapes
Volatile funding and capital allocation
Accelerating AI-driven change and risk
Rising geopolitical and regulatory complexity

Details

When: November 2026
Where: Ottawa, venue TBA
Scale: Capped at 250 participants

The Context

Radical Uncertainty

At the same time that AI is fundamentally rewriting how technology is being built, leaders are facing a complex web of competing pressures:

Intense budget scrutiny and shifting corporate investment priorities.
Evolving supply chains, compliance mandates, and shifting delivery models.
Aggressive organizational expectations around speed, cost efficiency, and systemic resilience.

Goat 2.0 is designed to uncover actionable, real-world frameworks to navigate, govern, and deliver value in the face of this radical uncertainty.

The Format

Share Insights. Bring Questions.

Goat 2.0 is a structured exchange between peers facing radical uncertainty.

AM

Panel Discussions

Geopolitical & Technology Disruptions: Analyzing the macroeconomic factors reshaping modern product portfolios and technology strategies.
The Future of Work: Examining the costs, benefits, and geopolitical risks of offshoring, AI integration, remote or in-office models, and long-term delivery sustainability.
AI: Uncovering Better Ways? Moving past pilots to enumerate real advantages, hidden structural costs, and deployment risks in value delivery with AI.

PM

Breakout Sessions

No passive presentations. The afternoon consists of candid, facilitated exchanges between peers, building on morning insights and sharing hard-won operational advice.

Who Should Attend Goat 2.0

People leading delivery while navigating real uncertainty.

We are bringing together individuals who actively set direction, manage risk, and own trade-offs within the Agile and broader technology delivery ecosystem.

Product & Portfolio Strategy: shaping product roadmaps, features, and investment decisions.
Delivery Leadership: scaling frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and PMI to optimize organizational flow.
Operational Enablement: directing UX, change management, and governance models to sustain performance under constraint.

Bring Insights and Questions.
Goat 2.0 is a structured exchange between peers facing radical uncertainty.

What Makes GOAT Different

Peer insight. Real trade-offs. Shared constraints.

Expect insightful questions and honest discussion. Leave with a stronger connection to the delivery community and new approaches to navigate today's uncertainties.

01

Peer Insight over Presentation

Every attendee is selected because they bring insights to share and questions to ask.

02

Real Trade-offs over Theory

We skip the basic frameworks to focus on real-world constraints, compromises, and failures.

03

Relevance over Scale

We prioritize depth, active participation, and a stronger regional delivery community.

About

Built by the community. Designed for relevance.

GOAT is a volunteer-led initiative from Ottawa's tech community, created to bring together experienced practitioners for meaningful exchange.

Agile Ottawa has provided a space for Agile practitioners to come together and share their knowledge since 2009.

Relevance over scale
Depth over breadth
Participation over presentation

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