[ High-Load Technology Summit ]

[ 10 September, Warsaw, Poland ]

TECH RACE SUMMIT 2026

For executives, engineers, architects, and tech professionals exploring strategies, technologies, and practical expertise behind large-scale digital products.

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[ A SHORTCUT TO PROVEN EXPERIENCE ]

30+ international speakers

10+ hours of high-impact content

1,000 participants

3 parallel tracks

[ WHY TECH RACE SUMMIT? ]

Much like FORMULA 1 sets the benchmark for precision and engineering excellence, high-load industries define new standards for scalability, resilience, performance, and digital infrastructure.

TECH RACE SUMMIT creates the first cross-industry forum to exchange ideas, technologies, and expertise, driving the future of large-scale digital products.

[ igaming ] [ fintech ] [ AI-driven products ] [ Entertainment ] [ High-traffic platforms ]

The agenda focuses on real-world challenges across AI in engineering, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, system architecture, and high-performance systems, grouped in 3 Tracks: Vision Track, Solution Track & Experiment Track.

[ Deep technical talks, not marketing presentations ] [ Real case studies from high-load systems ] [ Cross-sector knowledge exchange ] [ Senior-level networking ] [ Practical insights you can implement immediately ]

SPEAKERS

[ 15 ]

Voices shaping high-load technology across industries.

Ex-Google Director of Product Management, Ex-YouTube Head of Mobile

[ BIOTECH ]

CEO, OPTIC Andrey Doronichev

[ iGAMING ]

Founder, SOFTSWISS Ivan Montik

Since co-founding Fastly in 2011, Artur has helped shepherd the company’s evolution in a variety of roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Architect, and Chairperson of the Board of Directors.

[ HIGH-TRAFFIC PLATFORMS ]

Founder and CTO, Fastly Artur Bergman

Sergey Kurson is a technology leader and a co-founder of AWS iGaming industry, specializing in the design and optimization of advanced betting and iGaming platforms.

[ HIGH-TRAFFIC PLATFORMS ]

Tech Lead, Betting and iGaming Technology, CEE, Amazon Sergey Kurson

[ iGAMING ]

CTO, SOFTSWISS Sergey Kastukevich

Viktor Vedmich is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS and a CNCF Kubernaut, specializing in cloud-native infrastructure design for iGaming platforms across EMEA.

[ HIGH-LOAD INFRASTRUCTURE ]

AWS iGaming Tech Evangelist and Visionary, Amazon Viktor Vedmich

[ CYBERSECURITY ]

Deputy Chief Security Officer, SOFTSWISS Artem Bychkov

[ iGAMING ]

CTO, Evoplay Yaroslav Sakharuta

Georgios Chatzimilioudis is a Cloud Solution Engineer at Oracle, advising customers on the architecture and optimization of large-scale, real-time systems. He holds a PhD in Distributed Databases and brings cross-industry experience spanning iGaming, Forex, Payments, Banking, Insurance, and Public Sector.

[ HIGH-LOAD INFRASTRUCTURE ]

Principal Account Cloud Engineer, Oracle Georgios Chatzimilioudis

CTO at Maincard with over 10 years of experience in enterprise development, specializing in high-load systems, building products from scratch, and optimizations at the intersection of application and infrastructure

[ iGAMING ]

CTO, Maincard Igor Borzunov

[ HIGH-LOAD INFRASTRUCTURE ]

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Cloudflare Simone Ricci

Szymon Wąsik is Director of Engineering for R&D and AI at ScyllaDB and Associate Professor at Poznań Merito University. He has led engineering and research teams across AI infrastructure, cloud computing, distributed systems, optimization, and machine learning, including work on vector search and large-scale AI applications. His research background includes discrete optimization, bioinformatics, neural networks, and algorithmic systems. Szymon brings a rare blend of academic research, engineering leadership, and practical AI systems experience to the intersection of AI and gaming.

[ HIGH-LOAD INFRASTRUCTURE ]

R&D Engineering Director, ScyllaDB Prof. Szymon Wąsik

Marketing expert with 10+ years of experience and deep technical and analytical skills. As an Industry Manager at Google, Andrey partners with major iGaming brands to drive growth and digital strategy. Prior to joining Google, he led client-side performance marketing across the e-commerce, food-tech, and education sectors.

[ iGAMING ]

Industry Manager, Google Andrey Kulin

Engineering Director, GCORE Vasil Mikhalenya

Lewis is a Developer Advocate at Coralogix, where he works closely with developers to explore smarter approaches to observability and how deep technical telemetry can be connected to meaningful business and user outcomes. Prior to joining Coralogix, he was a Tech Lead at IBM, where he led the technical delivery of mobile application projects for clients including BP and a major UK bank.

Dev Rel, Coralogix Lewis Isaac

[ DESIGNED FOR ]

If you manage systems under extreme load — this is your race.

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SCHEDULE

3 Parallel Technical Tracks.
All sessions are held in English.

Cross-industry discussions and keynotes for business leaders navigating the future.

[ Cybersecurity & Risk Management in the AI Era ]

[ Entertainment & Gamification Technologies ]

[ Business Efficiency & Growth ]

[ Leadership & Team ]

[ CTO Panel ]

[ Marketing Innovations in Gaming ]

[ High-Load Systems Future ]

09:30 - 09:50

Opening Ceremony

All tracks
09:55 – 10:40

Building AI Infrastructure and Platforms for the Future: Oracle’s perspective
Keynote
- Georgios Chatzimilioudis Principal Account Cloud Engineer at Oracle
  
  Keynote
10:50 – 11:40

AI & Cyber Risk: A Cross-Industry View From Fintech and iGaming

TBA
11:45 – 12:30

Keynote
TBA
- Artur Bergman Founder and CTO at Fastly
12:35 – 13:25

Keynote

TBA
13:40 – 14:25

Lunch Break
14:45 - 15:30

AI Maturity: AWS Roadmap for Strategic AI Adoption
- Viktor Vedmich iGaming Tech Evangelist and Visionary, AWS
- Sergey Kurson Tech Lead, AWS
15:35 – 16:25

CTO Panel: AI Impact in Engineering
Panel Discussion
- Sergey Kastsukevich CTO at SOFTSWISS
- Yaroslav Sakharuta CTO at Evoplay
16:30 – 17:20

Entertainment & Gamification Technologies

Panel Discussion
17:25 – 18:15

How AI Transforms Industries & Work
Keynote
- Andrey Doronichev CEO at OPTIC

A deep technical dive for tech professionals looking for hands-on, in-depth content.

[ Scalable Architectures & High Load Systems ]

[ Platform Strategy & Ecosystems ]

[ Cloud, Infrastructure & Performance ]

[ Real-Time Event Processing & High-Load Gaming Systems ]

[ AI-Native Engineering Workflows & AI Development Platforms ]

[ Data-Driven Product Development ]

09:30 - 09:50

Opening Ceremony

All tracks
09:55 – 10:40

When AI Code Hits High Load: Observability for AI-Assisted Engineering
Keynote
- Lewis Isaac Developer Relations at Coralogix
10:50 – 11:40

Building the Production-Grade Platform for Enterprise AI
Case Study
- Sergey Kurson Tech Lead at AWS
- Viktor Vedmich iGaming Tech Evangelist and Visionary at AWS
11:45 – 12:30

Five Problems Every iGaming Operator Hits — And the Infrastructure Approaches That Solve Them
Keynote
- Vasil Mikhalenya Engineer Director (Edge Network) at Gcore
12:35 – 13:25

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Keynote
13:40 – 14:25

Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:30

Keynote

TBA
15:35 – 16:25

Graduating to Maturity: Shifting iGaming to High-performance Growth Frameworks
Keynote Google
- Andrey Kulin Industry Manager at Google
16:30 – 17:20

Your Real-Time AI is not a Model Problem – It's a Storage Problem
Keynote
- Prof. Szymon Wąsik R&D Engineering Director at ScyllaDB
17:25 – 18:15

Securing the AI Era: From Workspace Protection to Agentic Control
Keynote
- Simone Ricci Senior Manager, Solutions Engineer at Cloudflare

Hands-on tips designed to equip attendees with practical expertise from industry leaders.

[ Executive Roundtable ]

[ Reputation Management Masterclass ]

[ Negotiations Masterclass ]

09:30 - 09:50

Opening Ceremony

All tracks
09:55 - 10:40

Platform Strategy & Ecosystem

Masterclass
10:50 - 11:40

Masterclass

TBA
11:45 - 12:30

Masterclass

TBA
12:35 - 13:25

From 3 AM Pages to 30 Seconds: Building an Autonomous AI Ops Agent
- Igor Borzunov CTO at Maincard
13:30 - 14:40

Lunch Break
14:45 - 15:30

How to deploy public-facing AI without making the wrong kinds of headlines
Masterclass
- Simone Ricci Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering at Cloudflare
15:35 - 16:25

Future of Tech Professionals

Masterclass
16:30 - 17:20

Reputation Management

TBA
17:25 - 18:15

AI in 2026: Cutting Through the Noise

TBA

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