Platform engineering 2.0: 5 pillars your platform needs in 2026 and beyond

Platform engineering has crossed the adoption threshold. But the platforms most teams built weren't designed for AI workloads, autonomous agents, or a multi-persona organisation. In this session, Pankaj Gupta (Broadcom) and Sam Barlien (Platform Engineering) walk through the five pillars that define Platform Engineering 2.0: AI-native platform, multi-persona experience, embedded FinOps, security shifting down, and composable architecture. This is evolution, not revolution. But are you ready for it? Join the discussion to learn: 1. Why today's IDPs have hit a structural ceiling and what the five forces driving that pressure are: AI-driven coding acceleration, autonomous agents, cloud and AI cost pressure, multi-persona organisations, and sovereignty regulation. 2. What each of the five pillars of Platform Engineering 2.0 requires in practice: AI-native infrastructure, embedded FinOps, security shifting into the platform layer, multi-persona experience, and composable architecture. 3. How to prioritise the evolution: which pillar to start with based on your most urgent pressure, and the 12-month milestone that matters most for AI readiness. Speaker: Pankaj Gupta Senior Director, Product Management @ Broadcom n/a Speaker: Sam Barlien Head of Ecosystem @ Platform Engineering