Tech Race Summit 2026 Delivers iGaming and Big Tech Collaboration in Warsaw

Tech Race Summit 2026, organised by SOFTSWISS, convened approximately 1,200 professionals from iGaming operators, technology providers, and global digital enterprises in Warsaw on 10 September. This debut event was sold out and established itself as a cross-industry forum for addressing scaling, security, and AI challenges in high-load online environments.

Tech Race Summit 2026: An Overview of Key Players and Themes

The summit assembled representatives from over 25 iGaming companies, joined by more than 40 speakers who delivered sessions across three themed stages: Vision, Solution, and Experiment. Seventeen official partners participated, further creating a networking space for expertise sharing on core topics like artificial intelligence, infrastructure evolution, cybersecurity strategies, product development cycles, and the optimisation of high-load systems. Beyond iGaming, companies such as AWS, Oracle, Cloudflare, Google, Gcore, Fastly, ScyllaDB, and Coralogix featured prominently, broadening the event's technical perspective beyond the sector’s traditional boundaries.

High-Profile Speakers Share Applied Technology Lessons

Sessions grounded technology discussions in practical examples from across industries. Javier Verdura, Global Director of Product Design at Tesla, explored how the automaker’s approach to building high-performance teams—focused on ownership and accountability—could be applied beyond automotive engineering. Dhiraj Mukherjee, Co-Founder of Shazam, drew connections between leadership and major technology transitions in the talk “From Shazam to Generative AI: Why the Biggest Technology Shifts Always Look Impossible.”

Igor Borzunov, CTO at Maincard, presented on advancing operational response times with autonomous AI ops agents. According to Borzunov, their solution reduced critical incident reaction from hours to just 30 seconds. Alexander Krivetsky, CTO at BGaming, detailed the compressed timeline—just three months—to bring an AI-powered fraud detection system from concept through to production, outlining steps across data preparation, model training, integration, and deployment. These presentations highlighted tangible progress and challenges for high-load, AI-driven platforms, both inside and outside the iGaming industry.

SOFTSWISS Demonstrates AI Development Orchestration

During the summit, SOFTSWISS presented its own approach to AI-assisted software development. Illia Slepau, Software Architect at SOFTSWISS, described an internal Orchestrator designed to coordinate multiple AI agents throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The system combines automated efficiency with maintained human oversight for code quality, aiming to accelerate product iteration while managing integration risks proactively. This internal tool is intended to reduce coordination time for technical teams and shorten the journey from innovation to validated software updates.

Networking, Collaboration, and Industry Impact

The programme’s diversity, with speakers from both iGaming and big tech backgrounds, fostered active discussion around shared sector challenges—particularly in areas such as AI deployment, real-time systems, observability, and performance marketing. Approximately 1,200 attendees used the summit for peer comparison, solution-finding, and ongoing relationship building, extending conversations beyond the main agenda.

"What was especially rewarding was seeing how many conversations continued between the sessions—people were meeting, exchanging experiences, discussing ideas, and finding common ground. This is exactly what we wanted Tech Race to create." — Sergey Kastsukevich, CTO at SOFTSWISS

Organisers aimed for the summit to reposition technology at the centre of the iGaming event calendar, often dominated by commercial or regulatory topics. The first edition’s success has already prompted plans for its return to Warsaw in 2027.

Tech Race Summit Returns to Warsaw in 2027

The strong turnout and cross-sector engagement at Tech Race Summit 2026 have set a precedent for future editions. The organisers have confirmed that the summit will be back in Warsaw in 2027, promising continued opportunities for technology-driven dialogue and collaboration. Interested companies can consider joining as partners or proposing speaker contributions covering cases and applied technology advances.

Sector participants seeking updates related to product development, emerging AI applications, and infrastructure resilience can monitor further developments via the b2b and news sections, ensuring ongoing access to reporting on major iGaming industry events and technology shifts.