“This community has helped me so much in my career and in my company. It's helped me with accelerating my career, with building better teams, with working on bigger things. I hope that you have that same experience. It's a real reward.”

“I've been involved since 2013. I've gained so much inspiration and insight from all of you — and I guarantee I've learned a 1000x of what I've taught. Thank you all for everything you've given me.”

“All of the inspiration I've ever gotten, for any transformation I've been involved with, has been from this community and from the people in this room. I need these bright minds to continue to inspire and help us innovate.”

“This community is brilliant. We see passionate people — leaders from different industries, government agencies, large banks, retail, e-commerce — and everybody is trying to figure out a way to move their technology, and their business, forward.”

“I'm no longer the lone auditor in the room — which is awesome. It is an honor to be part of a community that has taught me so much over the years.”

“The strength of this conference is how many different industries are presenting, how many different kinds of stories we're hearing — and it's the stories of our peers that make it really compelling.”

“No one wants to go back to the old way of working — because now, as a developer, you sit with the team and understand the business. You know the purpose of coming to work. You see the value that you deliver, all day long.”

“I learn so much at this conference every year. It's probably one of my favorite conferences of the year — I always meet really interesting people and hear what other large enterprise IT organizations are doing.”

“All of you people are part of my tribe. Your efforts to transform your businesses with new methods — it inspires me. And I wish this conference had existed 15 years ago. Maybe it would've been an eight-year journey instead of a 16-year journey, if I had learned some of the techniques from the people in this room.”

“I owe so much of my career success to the advice I've gotten from others in this community.”

“I owe personally so much to this community — a dynamic learning community. I have made so many connections, learning so much from the speakers, practitioners, experts, and every delegate.”

“Without this community, really, there are days I don't know that I could've gotten through — because it gets hard. But this community is just such a blessing.”

“My time with Gene was like a sliding door — the door opened, I was able to walk through it, and now AI, and how it is going to impact the business world, is top of mind for me all day.”

“The one thing I love about this conference is I feel like I'm with a community of my peers.”

“Thank you for this conference and the years you've been running it. It's one of the things I really look forward to every year.”

“What you're grappling with here is really at the heart of the most critical competitive capability that every large incumbent business is trying to build. It's a big honor for me to learn from you.”

“You're at the best conference on the planet to learn how to do this stuff.”

“I have really appreciated how Gene and this community are so curious, practical, and results-focused — but also welcoming, with care for the humans involved.”

“One thing I love about this conference — this is my first time here — is the consistent theme of the value of partnering with others.”

“The leaders and friends in this community have been a critical part of both my influence network and my support network.”

“This community of leaders has been vital — teaching us so much about the best ways to think about transforming into a high-performance organization.”

“I find it so important to sit back, take a deep breath, and really recognize what an incredible community we're a part of.”

“It is much bigger than technology. It's going to change how every business operates. And this group is at the forefront of this revolution.”

“This truly feels like my tribe. I've spent a lot of my career in large enterprises, and a lot of my career trying to move towards this thing that we now call DevOps.”

“I love coming here, where I get to rub shoulders with folks like you and learn and grow. I haven't ever seen such a group of amazing, talented, intellectual, and beautiful people.”

“Thank you to this community — thank you to all of you who shared your stories, that really inspired our own.”

“This is my fifth summit — I was at the first one, way back in San Francisco in 2014 — and it's a real privilege to be here.”

“This community is wonderful at really sharing learnings with each other.”

“I was telling my family last night that it is so much more fun to be here than any defense summit that I've ever been to.”

“I can say without hyperbole that when I first discovered this movement, about a decade ago now, it absolutely changed my life — as it did for so many people.”

“We came back from the summit, and it was about a week off the plane before I had this idea, and it all came together. I showed it to my boss, and I was like, "This is kind of expensive, right?" And he said, "No, this is a typing error. This is something that you should definitely pursue."”

“This is an awesome event. This is absolutely fantastic — a big thank you for organizing this mutually exothermic event.”

“One of the things that we both love about this community is everyone's willingness to help each other out.”

“We've seen all the presentations. They're fabulous. The content is excellent.”

“We're excited to be part of a learning community that is giving as much back to us as we hope we can give to you.”

“My leadership reserves most conference travel to leadership from the main office… but I have paid my own way a few times now because this conference is so valuable.”

“The many years that I have attended this conference in person were the times I most grew professionally.”

“I look forward to this event every year and I come home with a ton of value.”

“This conference was energizing and helped recharge me for another year of pushing for change. I had conversations and made connections during mealtimes that helped drive home the conference topics — a few of those also led to business.”

“Participation in this conference helps me achieve my goals and objectives within my organization.”

“I love this conference.”

“This is still one of my favorite conferences. If I get picked for the conference, I'll pay for my own travel and hotel.”

“I've had the pleasure of being able to speak at this event a few years and it's been a great experience. I'm especially appreciative of the content staying in line with industry trends and challenges.”

“I've enjoyed the conference each year, going back to 2016.”

“Keep focusing on the in-person networking — it's why I love in-person.”

“I loved the prior event, and look forward to more.”

“I love the learn-by-doing approach given by the conference.”