Attend EVOLVE 2026

The era of infinite code is here

Reserve your spot before the room fills.

Join the leaders defining the next era of engineering at our most exclusive rates.

Current

Early Access

Apr 14 - June 30

Individual price

$199

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Scale

Jul 1 - Aug 31

Individual price

$299

Upcoming

Final Call

Sep 1 - Sep 24

Individual price

$399

Upcoming

Free to Attend.
Limited Space.

We believe the best conversations happen when the right people are in the room.
Admission to EVOLVE is fully sponsored by Cortex (free of charge),
but space is limited.

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Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis to ensure
a balanced and high-caliber community.

What's included

See how engineering leaders are tackling the hardest problems of
scale (ownership, standards, reliability) and what's actually working.

Your pass provides full access to the frameworks and people shaping the next era of engineering.

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Insights

Full access to all keynote and technical sessions.

Collaboration

Interactive roundtables and hands-on workshops.

Fuel

Chef-curated dining and all-day energy stations.

Connection

Evening networking reception with open bar and appetizers.

Build the business case

Use these templates to explain why EVOLVE is an investment in your team’s efficiency.

The quick pitch

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Strategic pitch

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Venue

Convene 237 Park

237 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017

Venue & travel Info

Subway

Grand Central - 42nd Street Station

Metro-North & LIRR

Direct to Grand Central Madison

From the Airports

JFK ~45 min · LGA ~30 min · EWR ~50 min

EVOLVE 2026 takes place at Convene 237 Park in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, two blocks from Grand Central Station.

Convene is a modern event space built for focused, high-signal sessions. Every seat is a good one.

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The quick pitch

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Cortex Eng Leadership Event: September in NYC

Hi [Manager’s Name],

I’m interested in attending EVOLVE by Cortex on September 24th in NYC. It is the leading event focused on the future of engineering operations and organizational maturity.

Learning directly from leaders like Nathen Harvey (on Google’s DORA team) and practitioners who have mastered automated readiness and governance will help us avoid common pitfalls and accelerate our delivery.

Attendance is free but spots are limited. I’d like to apply to attend as soon as possible to secure my spot and share a recap with the team afterward.

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Proposal: EVOLVE 2026 / Engineering Operations Training

Hi [Manager’s Name],

I’d like to attend EVOLVE by Cortex on September 24th in New York City.

As our engineering organization faces increasing complexity, the bottleneck is no longer how fast we write code, but how we operate as a team. EVOLVE is the primary forum for learning how to move to a unified Engineering Operations mindset.

I'll bring back actionable strategies to:

  • Reduce Friction: Identify and eliminate the bottlenecks in our current SDLC
  • Ensure Readiness: Implement shared definitions of "good" for production-ready code
  • Unify Teams: Align our platform and SRE functions to act as a single "mission control"
  • Build the operational muscle to keep up as AI rewrites the rules

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Tickets are free but spots are limited. I’d like to apply to attend as soon as possible to secure my spot. I’ll provide a summary of key takeaways and an implementation plan for the full team after the event.

Thank you for your support.

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