Travel’s AI-Powered Shift: How Expedia Group Is Building in the AI Era

Travel is a complex industry, and at Expedia Group that complexity is becoming a proving ground for AI-enabled innovation and a new kind of engineering leadership. In this fireside chat, Expedia Group engineering leaders share how they are rethinking the software development lifecycle in the AI era — from early AI tooling adoption toward connected, purpose-built agentic systems. They’ll discuss what is changing in practice: how AI is helping teams ship higher-quality experiences faster, how smaller teams are delivering work in fewer sprints, and how impact is being measured through cycle times, velocity, output, and business outcomes—not adoption alone. They’ll also explore the next phase of Expedia Group’s AI strategy: agents inside Expedia Group that help employees move faster, supported by responsible AI guardrails and a flexible technology foundation. Come for a grounded, practitioner's view of leading as the stack and tooling evolve at a breakneck pace.